The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-28
Why You Should Live Here-Many
Advantages Not Found Elsewhere.


Honesdale is the home of a half
hundred varied industries and its
wheels in the different mills and
shops hum from morning till night.
Industrially Honesdale is far ahead
of other towns and cities. Parties
at different times in their lives who,
by the turn of the tide of circum-
stances have left Honesdale, invari-
ably return to this place to make
their fortune and live the balance of
their lives in their home town.
Honesdale is the county seat of
Wayne and is located in one of the
most picturesque places in Pennsyl-
vania. The Maple City, as it is some
times called, is not only noted for it's
shady streets; beautiful parks and
pure spring water, but also as a man
ufactvring center and place of resi-
dence 1t is rapidly forging ahead in
this line which has made it live
town and one that is known from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
Gulf to Canada.
The opportunities afforded in
Honesdale and Wayne county are
many and diversified. There are
several waterpowers developed and
others possible of development
Within a few miles of Honesdale a
dam is being constructed for the
largest power in this section of the
country and in the State of Pennsyl-
vania, that of harnessing the waters
of the Wallen-Paupack river. This
will insure cheap power, which alone
will be an incentive to locate in
Honesdale.
n in
dale? Prospective industries antic-
ipating locating outside of the
crowded metropolitan districts would
do well to investigate Honesdale and
the advantages obtained here before
locating elsewhere. Your factory
would have more light. 1t would be
better ventilated and the air pure. /
Your employees can produce two fold |
the amount of work than if they were !
located in the sitting of the crowded /
districts of the city.
Honesdale's population, including |
the immediate territory within a |
radius of mile, is 10000. 1t is 9S5 ,
feet above sea level and enjoys many |
natural resources. The Erie and !
Delaware G. Hudson railroads enter |
Honesdale. There are two express |
companies-Wells Fargo and Ma
tional-and the passenger train SER
vice is good, six trains on the Erie /
and six on the Delaware and Hudson !
daily.
Its fire department is complete. In !
addition to two steamers, four other |
fire companies are within a radius |
of less than mile. There are As !
fire hydTants in the borough. which |
insure good protection, besides two /
beautiful rivers which flow through |
the town and help keep down the
insurance rates.
Honesdale is noted for it's health
|fulness, its death rate being less than
% in every 1000 inhabitants, which
is the lowest in this section of the
country. 1t enjoys mountain spring
water which is especially adapted for
boiler purposes. 1t contains no
lime.
Honesdale is near the foot of the
|Moosic Mountains, is in close prox-
Unity with the coal mines. and is
built on solid ground. Honesdale is
mot mining town, as many people
suppose.
Honesdale is 1876 miles from New
York city. It's government is bor-
|ough and township
Honesdale postOffice serves a pop
|ulation of 1900 with mail The
town enjoys free delivery.
The town has both gas and cleo
briefly. A S15O,00O electric light
plant was erected two years ago,
(which is equipped with the latest and
best machinery.
Honesdale has upwards of $4,000
Invested in an opera house for the
Enjoyment of its citizens.
Its High school is foremost in the
State and furnishes a complete pre-
baratory course for college. Within
Ihe past two years a 100000 brick
school was erected.
Honesdale furnishes one of the
States crack companies, Company
r of the 18th regiment, \. G. p,
which company holds a high mark in
Efficiency for service. The State of
Pennsylvania recently built a fine
hew $4,000 armory, modern in all
Us appointments, for Company E.