The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-01-15
OUR BUSY CONGRESSMAN.
He Is Not In Washington for Strictly
Ornamental Purposes.

Ornamental Purposes.
A Washington dispatch to the Oil City
Blizzard, under date of 18th inst, says:
In tue drawing for Office rooms in the
House on Thursday last Congressman
Nelson P. Wheeler secured a we'll located
room on the third floor of the new office
building, but oyerlooks the court of the
building. The room is over 25 feet long
by Is feet wide, and is handsomely fur
nished, including roller top desks for Mr..
Wheeler and his secretary, Gus. b. Evans.
Mr.. Wheeler has given up his room in
the Colorado building and after February
| will make the new Office building his
headquarters, where either he or Mr..
Evans will be found during business
hours, and can be reached through the
Bell long distance telephone in the rooms,
If haste is necessary,
Congressman Nelson p. Wheeler, with
his usual push and energy, hiss under
taken to secure for number Of citizens
of Western Pennsylvania damages from
the Government due to the new Govern
ment dam on the Allegheny River at
Springdae. This is meritorious matter
and although Congressman Sibley intro
duced bill on this subject in the last
Congress il was never pushed. The story
surrounding this claim is b ief and inter-
esting. About three years ago, when the
new Government dam at Springdale was
supposed to be in operation, a number Of
lumber and coal men along the river
were advised in the fall of the year that
the dam was all right and that they could
cross it with their rats or bsrges. AS a
result they sent their craft down the river,
but when the dam was reached it was
found that they could not cross it, Con-
sequently, they were compelled TO tie up
above the dam, their crafts we're frozen
with the ice and when the spring freshet
arrived, barges and RATS went down with
the ice when it broke up and were total
loss. Consequently, as the Government
owns the dam it is believed that the los
ers should receive due compensation.
Acting in conjunction with Congress
man Besle of Leechburg, who bad num-
Der of constituents who were losers in the
same affair, Mr.. Wheeler proposed to
push the matter vigorously, and Mr..
Beale has introduced a bill authorizing
the payment of damages as follows:
J. S. Henderson d Co., Forest county,
$500.
G. A. Hahn, ofClariOn county, 1856.
Neely Brothers, Clarion county, S749 so.
Truman K Taylor, of Jefferson county,
s62S.s6.
D. l.. Taylor Il Co., of Jefferson county,
Ss22.
]. b. Rhes, ofJefferson county, S7S.25.
j. B. Miller, ofClarion county, 81 ,S54. TO-
Emlenton Lumber Company, SSl2.34.
Bell Brothers, Elk county, 81 1892 95.
c. G. W. Slower, of Clarion county,
S22S.6O.
I. d. Doyerspike, ofArmstrong county,
$S45.
W. A. Crossmau, of Forest county,
50, ,6S7.62
d. Steiner, OF Clarion county, S527.
A. w. Wallace, of Forest county,
s635.62.
Josiah Work d Sons, of Fort Morgan,
Col, s64S So.
j. G. Norman, of Clarion county, $50
Heeter & Mcclure, Clarion county,
50, 1883.
S. c. Barr & Co.. of Jefferson county,
81 l,S5O,Ol.
Buzard u Agnew, of Elk county, $500.
Marvin Rulofson u Co., of Clarion
county -.
A. r. Braden, of Forest county,
S2,O25l2.
George F. Whitmer Il Co., of Clarion
county, Sl,479.
r. A. Grazier, of Clarion county.
S369.52.
East Brady Lumber Company, o: Clar-
ion county, 81, ,5Ol 81.
Congressman Wheeler and Beall have
already secured the promise of supper,
from Congressman Cooper, OF Union.
town, and Barclay. of Sinnemahoning
and will undoubtedly secure the aasist
ance also of the remaining members o
the delegation.