Evening star., 1909-06-17

liamsport thence via the Philadelphia
and Reading railway to Philadelphia and
via the Philadelphia and Reading and
Central Railroad of New Jersey 10 Ne"
York.
"a charter was secured and a survey
made and estimates of the cost" con-
tinued Mr. Smith. Gen. Miller tried TO
interest the Lake Shore people to assist
in the construction of the connecting
line Of road but the matter was referred
to New York, and no encouragement be-
ing given, the Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg railway people desired TO pur-
chase the charter and promised 10 puiio
the railway from Franklin to Clearneld.
That was in 1892 The object of the Buff
falo, Rochester and Pittsburg people IN
getting control of the charter was to
open up new market for their coal.
Tp to that time they had no market
except Buffalo and Rochester, but py
building from Dubois over to Clearheld
it would give them access to the eastern
manufacturing cities.
'sBut the Buffalo Rochester and Pitts
burg. instead of building to Franklin, di-
yerted its line and built over to Butler.
Pa.
"In December, 1901. Gen. Miller again
took up the matter with Mr. w. H. New
man. president Of the New York Central
system, and showed him the possibilities
of forming a through line, as indicated.
Mr. Newman at once saw the practica-
bility of the plan, and new charter
was secured under the name of the
Franklin and Clearfield Railway Com
pany. A survey was made in 1904. and
it was found to be a very economical
route, inasmuch as the grades would
not exceed y per cent east bound and
q per cent west bound A right of way
was secured and a road has already
been, constructed from Franklin TO
Brookviile, a distance of sixty-five miles,
and also a branch line from East Sandy
to Polk.
This is one of the best constructed
roads in Pennsylvania. having steel
bridges and the roadway being graded
for double track throughout. recent
test was made with one locomotive haul
ing thirty-seven cars loaded with sew
enty-five tons each. Up to this time
the Pennsylvania railroad has been TAX
ing out the bulk Of the Clearfield county
the power of one locomotive to haul
nine cars.
Within the last three months the
Franklin and Clearfield railway has been
consolidated with the jamestown and
Franklin railway. the Central Trunk rail-
way and the Jackson Coal railway un-
der the name of the jamestown. Frank
lin and Clearfield railroad of which Gen.
Charles Miller is president. II is eX-
pected that the line will be open for
traffic some time about the middle of
July, the track being already finished as
far as Brookville. and probably arrange
ments will be made with the Pennsyl-
vania railroad to Dubois and over the
Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg to
Clearfield."
Gen. Miller's Lubricating Oil.
Gen. Miller is very wealthy man. He
is president Of the. Galena Signal Oil
Company. which has very close relations
with the Standard Oil Company He or
ganized It and has been its president since
1865 at Franklin. which has since been his
home, where. in partnership with John
Coon, he began manufacturing lubricating
oil with secret process invented by a
ellowBaptist named Hendricks. The
Galena plant at Franklin produces 3J0b
barrels of lubricating oil day. and it is
all mixed by one man. Only three men
know the recipe which is supposed 10 be
combination of lead and certain chem
icals with crude petroleum. which gives
the oil its supporting and wearing quail
ties.
The mixing tanks in which the oil and
other ingredients are churned, boiled and