THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.*
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ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 37.
The Emporium Lumber Co.
(ialelon Dispatch.
It would not be proper to mention ;
anything of this company without !
first relating some facts, which lead to j
its organization in 1892. Some twenty
years ago, Mr.W.L. Sykes.then just out
of his teens, and without means started
on his own account, a lumber operation j
at Benzinger, Elk county, Pa., and later j
in this enterprise was joined by William
Calfisch. Together these brotliers-in- j
law developed this industry to an est- j
tent under the circumstances, hitherto !
unthought of in connection with
lumbering. Not only economically
working up the hamlock, but erected
buildings and installed machinery for
manufacturing, for a multitude of uses; |
all the hardwood from the sapling to .
the largest tree.
Thus they not only prolonged the
duration of the business, and furnished ,
employment for a much larger force of
men, but saved in the ordinary economy
of nature, many millions of feet of
timber that would have otherwise been
left to be consumed by foreßt fires.
While it may be said others are now
doing the same, it is nevertheless a
fact tiiat these gentlemen were the
pioneers in economics of this nature.
In 1592, some years before the ex- I
piration of the business at Benzinger, I
an arrangement was made with the [
Goodyears for the purchase and manu- I
facture of their immense tracts of I
hardwood timber in Potter, Cameron |
aad other adjoining counties, and in
this connection the Emporium Lnmber
Company was organiz: d, and at present j
consists of W. L. Sykes, president, |
Galeton, Pa.; W. S. Walker, vies presi- |
dent, Austin, Pa; W. T. Turner,
secretary and treasurer, Keating
Summit, Pa. The directors areW. L.
Sykes, W. T. Turner, W. S. Walker,
William Calfisch, and E. J Jones, with
general olHces located at Keating
Summit, Potter county, Pa.
The first mill built by the new Com
pany was at Keating Summit, in 1892
and has been in successful operation
since. In the year 190 C the mill at
Galeton was built and put into opera
tion, and a year later the A. G. Lyma-
Hardwood mill at Austin, Pa., was
purchased, and has since been operated
by the company.
In connection with all this, the
company have arranged for the pur
chase of all the hardwood lumber, to be
manufactured in the hardwood mil!
of the C. B. Howard Co., of Emporium,
Pa , making in the grand aggregate a
total of 40,000,000 feet of hardwood ;
lumber annually.
It is not the magnitude of the com
pany's business that is so worthy of
praise and consideration, so much as
it is the admirable manner in which
their immense business is conducted.
The writer whose connection with I
the Emporium Lumber Company is ;
only tost of friendship, has had a life
time experience with the lumber busi
ness,and an intimate acquaintance
with the gentlemen in question for the
the past 20 years, an experience which
has covered operations in several dif
ferent states, can say in all candor
that of all the hardwood manufactur
ing concerns he has even met with,
none are, or have been, conducted
with anything approaching the ability
and intelligence which is character
ized in the management of the affairs
of the Emporium Lumber Company.
One of its most important mills is
the one located at Galeton, which runs
day and night the year around, giving
steady employment to a large number
of workmen at remunerative wages.
This industry thus performs a leading
part in the maintenance of the business
prosperity of this borough. An im
pression may be found of the business
conducted by this company, when
known that it holds the same relation
to the hardwood business that the
Goodyear Lumber Company does to the
hemlock trade.
The logs for these mills are cut out
from large tracts covering over one
hundred thousand acres, principally
on the line of the Buffalo & Susque
hanna railroad and the logs are
hauled to the various mills by rail.
Their three mills are equipped with
modern machinery, consisting of CI ark
Bros., band mills, with planing mills
and dry kilns and novelty works for
turning and working up small dimen
sion stock. Their principal products
in lumber are cherry, ash, maple,
birch, beech, chestnut, oak, basswood
and elm and last but riot least, the
only tract of Virginia white pine left in
Northern Pennsylvania, known the
Billings tract, in Tioga county, in now
the property of the Emporium Lumber
Company, and will bo manufactured
at their Galeton mill during the next
three years.
Advertise in the PKESS.
Chapter of Accidents.
BLOOI) POISONING.
Mark Goodman, of Rich Valley, who
was so seriously bitten on the ankle by
a dog, while riding on his wheel, in
the public highway, about ten days
ago, and who subsequently was pros
trated with blood poisoning on account I
of it, has so far recovered as to be able, |
in a few days, to be on the streets !
again. Dr. Heilman attended him.
TOOK A TUMBLE.
A man named Yates Boom, while j
sitting in one of C. B. Howard & I
Company's engines, early last Monday |
morning, waiting togo to one of the j
camps to work, fell asleep and fell from [
his seat,striking his forehead on a rivet j
head, cutting open an artery over the
left eye, from which he bled profusely.
Dr. Heilman ligated the artery and
dressed the wound.
PAINFUL INJURY.
Last Tuesday, a young man named
Jacob Joeson, employed in C. B. How
ards & Company's new band mill, met
with a painful accident, having the
two middle lingers of his right hand
caught between the rollers. But for
his prompt effort in withdrawing his
hand, in spite of the pain in so doing,
he might have lost his arm. As it was,
the tips and nails of the two lingers
were torn off. Mr. Henry Auchu and
John J. liinkle accompanied him to
Dr. Heilmau's office where the injury
was cleaned and dressed. He wont to
his uncle's home at Williainsport, to
nurse his injuries for several weeks.
Up Against It.
Pap Blodget came up from Sinnama
honing on Monday to roll ten pins
with Dalrymple for the championship
of Cameron county. They went at it,
but before the game had proceeded far,
it was evident th.it Pap was outclassed.
Pap started in the game with his coat
off, but before it ended he had vest,
shirt and one shoe laid away.
The old man was so badly beaten !
and so terribly rattled that he ran to
catch the train, which was not due for
one hour and a half.
Dalrymple had been preparing to
attend the Democratic state conven
tion at Erie and had the old man "hyp
notized" before the contest started.
The score: Blodget, 0; Dalrymple, 299.
Pleasant June Wedding.
Miss Daisy M. Barr, daughter af Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Birr, Huston Hill, was
united in marriage to Mr. Francis li,
| Connor, by Rev. Faus, of M. E. Church
at the home of of the bride's parents,
Saturday evening, June 21st, 1902, at
8:30 o'clock. Among the guests pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Connor, father
I and mother of the groom, Mr, and Mrs.
j O. 11. Jordan, sister and brother of
! bride. The bride's attendant was Miss
Violet G. Jordan, a neice. Thegrooin
was attended by Stanley A. Barr,
brother to bride. The occasion was a
pleasant one and all wish the happy
! couple much happiness.
Disastrous Upset.
Yesterday George J. Laßar's deliv
ery team drove to Wiley's grove to
bring away some chairs that had been
loaned to the Free Methodist camp
meeting, when the horses made a
quick turn upsetting the wagon, spill
ing out a goodly number of young
ladies and giving them, as well {is the
driver, Mr. Thomas Rishell, a good
shaking up. While righting up the
wagon the horses became unmanage
able, throwing the most valuable one
• down the embankment, killing it almost
| instantly.
Postal Telegraph Company.
Negotiations have been finally con
{ eluded whereby the Postal Telegraph
company will secure tli3 3,500 offices
| and all the lines owned by the Penn
j sylvan la railroad operated by the
| Western Union. The Postal will take
possession of the offices on January 1,
j 1903, when the Western Union will be
compelled to give up all of the trunk
lines now in use which are on the
property of the Pennsylvania railroad.
I This deal will derive the Western
i Union of its chief outlets west and
south iu addition to the 3,500 feeders
that cost little or nothing to maintain.
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Baptist Church Notes.
Preaching, morning and evening by
the pastor; evening, "On the Moun
tain top." Bible school at the close of
morning worship, C. E.Crandell, Supt.
Y. P. ft. C. E., Sunday evening 0:30,
li. Olmsted, Pres. Prayer-meeting,
Wednesday evening. All welcome..
In Jlemorinm.
KVAN.S—Iu pad and loving remembrance of our
dear Muter, LAI'RA, who departed this life June
'iflth I8'"L Sadly missed.
MOTHER, SISTERS ami BROTHERS.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JUNK 20.1902.
PATTISON NOMINATED.
Boss Guffy nominated at Erie,
yesterday, the following ticket,
the major part of which was slated
at Atlantic City, several days ago:
Governor, Robert E. Pattison,
Philadelphia; Lieut. Governor,
Geo. W. Guthrie, Pittsburg;
James Nolan, Beading, Secretary
of Internal Affairs. All but three
Phildelphia delegates voted against
Pattison, when they left the
convention. In former years
Pattison was strong with the people
but his weakness in his own party
is plainly visible, especially at
home. His defeat is certain, yet
Boss Guffy must form a ticket to
boost his Senatorial aspirations.
Continued Illness.
We regret to learn that Mr. J. M.
Olson, one of our most respected citi
zens, is having a very serious time,
being painfully afflicted with rheuma
tism and unable to leave his bed.
Excursion Kates.
The Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad
Company will place on sale July 3rd
and 4th round trip tickets between all
stations on its line a fare and one-third
for round trip. Tickets good going
July 3rd and 4th and available for re
turn passage on or before July 7th.
Social.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give a social and serve ice cream
and cake, etc., on the lawn of Mr. Al.
Hockley, on 4th St., above the Climax
offices, on Saturday evening. Every
body come, enjoy yourself and be
refreshed and cooled.
Bauer-Delaney.
MR. JAMES HIKAM BAUER, and Miss
EVA CLARA DELANEY, of Sinnamahon
ing, Pa., were united in marriage Sat
urday alternoon, June 21st, at the
parsonage of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, by the pastor, the
Rev. O. S. Metzler.
The Town Clock.
Chas. F. Egler, of New York, repre
senting the Howard Clock Company,
arrived in Emporium last week and is
now at work placing the town clock in
the courthouse tower. The ladies
having the matter charge are deserv
ing of more than credit—they are en
titled to the thanks of the public.
Valuable Purchase.
Henry C. Crawford, who for many
years has been one of the best and most
popular lumbermen in this section of the
country, was a welcome PRESS visitor
on Tuesday. Mr. Crawford has I
purchased 10,000 acres of valuable j
timber land in South Carolina that will
net him a neat fortune in the very near |
fature.
A Great Paper.
The greater Harrisburg edition of
Harrisburg Telegraph, containing
thirty-six pages of interesting matter
is upon our desk. The Telegraph has
made wonderful strides since E. J,
Stackpoll took charge of that always
clean and reliable sheet, but this mark
of enterprise takes the cake. The
edition is one that Harrisburg should
be proud of.
Epworth League Anniversary.
The thirteenth anniversary of the
! Epworth League, the young peoples
j society of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church was appropriately observed by
! the local organizations hist Sunday
evening. "The Rainbow Covenant"
I was the subject of the service of reeita
| tionsand songs and as presented by the
! young members it was very entertain
! ing and instructive. The audience was
i large. The floral decorations were in
| keeping with the occasion. The eol
i lection was liberal. The music by the
! Sunday School orchestra verv enjoy
j able.
Track Walker's Fate.
Michael Dougherty, a track-walker,
! was found lying along the tracks of
i the Philadelphia & Erie railroad, two
| miles above Keating Wednesday night,
badly injured by being run over by
j ears. He had been struck by a sec
tion of the west bound freight train
and was in a greatly exhausted condi
tion when found. His left leg was
crushed below the thigh and the bones
were protruding through the flesh 1 lis
right elbow was dislocated and ho was
otherwise injured. Dougherty was put
on the Erie flyer and conveyed to Lock
Haven, where lie died Thursday in
great agony. Ife was unmarried and
aged 39 years.
Teachers' Examinations.
W ill beheld in High School Building,
I Saturday, June 28th. Begin at 8:30
i sharp.
1 MATTIE M. COLLINS, Supt
NEWS 11K1
if Kill.
The Cautious Reports by Physicians
Increase Rather Than Allay the
Popular Anxiety- Little Hope
for Recovery.
LONDON, June 25.—The news about
the King from the highest sources this
afterndon is altogether pessimistic. It
is stated on high authority that the
Kings physicians are unable to offer
any encouragement. The King's life
hangs by a thread, and the only chance
for his recovery is that a miracle will
take place.
The tubes described in the accounts
of the operation are not for drainage,
the authority quoted states, but to re
place a section of the bowel which was
removed bodily. Nobody is able to
live long with tubes so placed, and the
only hope is another operation to re
move the tubes, draw the bowels to
gether, and sew them up. The chance
for such an operation being successful
are so slight that they are barely worth
consideration.
The Royal family has been informed
of the real state of the case, and that
the possibilities of the King's recovery
is most remote, though ho may linger
for days and perhaps a fortnight. The
first day being past, the third day
(to-morrow) is the one generally ap
prehended.
Nitro-glvcerine is being used to
maintain his Majesty's vitality. Ar
rangements are being made for the
final announcement.
Pleasantries.
An exchange of pulpits between a
prominent clergyman of this place and
that of a neighboring town, on a recent
Sabbath evening, is responsible for the
following bit of pleasantry. The Em-
V rium parson, his subject being
"Judah; a Character Study" was dis
coursing in a most animated manner,
when suddenly out went the electric
lights. The evident embarrassment of
the situation was only temporary, as
they almost as quickly came on and
the service was concluded without
further interruption. To a member of
the choir, who sympathized with his
discomfiture, the officiating clergyman
remarked, that in view of what had
just happened, a more appropriate
theme for his discourse, would have
been, "Moses" for "where was Moses
when the light went out," when the
choir member, not to be out-witted,
made the apt rejoinder, "Parson we can
at least say that a part of your ser
mon was out of sight."
Bunch of Brides.
Adrew Blinzler and Mis 3 Mary Dollan
were united in marriage Wednesday
evening, at St. Mark's church.
John Hammer and Miss Mary Shane
were married at St. Mark's church,
Rav. Downey officiating, Wednesday
morning
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A quiet wedding took place at the
residence of Mr. Bennett Leutze, Pine
street, yesterday morning, the con
tracting parties being Miss Marrietta,
their eldest daughter, to Mr. Edward
Griffith, of Ludlow. The happy young
people left on Erie mail for Ludlow,
where they will reside.
Honors on Hon. C. A. flayer.
At the meeting of the board of trus
tees of Franklin and Marshall college
in Lancaster last week, degrees were
conferred as follows: D. I), on the Rev.
Cyrus J.Muser,of Philadelphia, and the
| Rev. G. W. Richards, ofLancaster, and
j LL. D. on Charles A. Mayer, of Lock
| Haven. The trustees pledged them
| selves to raise §5,000 to complete the
j science building equipment.—Lock
Haven Republican.
Sudden Death.
P. & E. Passenger Conductor Burr,
well and favorably known by our read
; ers, died suddenly at Erie yesterday
i afternoon, of heart disease. Mr. Burr
was apparently in the best of health
and was standing in front of the depot
preparing to take his train when
stricken.
Arm Broken.
L. H. Sprout's five year old son, re
siding on Fifth street, fell from a tree
or ladder, lust Monday, breaking his
left arm. Dr. Baker reduced the frac
ture.
Review Sunday.
The second quartely review of the
Sunday-school lessons is next Sunday,
and the review in the Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school will he
conducted by J. W. Spangenburg.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, June23th, 1902.
Editor Prow:
History has been made rapidly
in Washington during the past
week. As predicted in my last
letter, the message of the President
produced little effect upon those
Senators who are opposed to Cyban
reciprocity and two conferences of
the Republican members of the
Senate have been without results.
That there will be no reciprocal
Legislation at this session of
Congress is generally conceded by
its most ardent advocates. Never
theless, Mr. Roosevelt considers
that the honor of the nation is
involved and lie has stated offi
cially that lie will not give up the
light. It is now deemed nrobable
that he will either call the Senate
in extra session to consider a treaty
which he will meanwhile negotiate
with Cuba, or that lie will submit
such a treaty as soon as Congress
convenes in December.
Last Wednesday evening the
Republican Senators called a
conference to consider the subject
of the President's message and the
beet sugar Senators were given
ample opportunity to express their
views. Seventeen Senators declar
ed themselves irrevocable opposed
to any legislation which would
reduce the duty on raw sugar and
two others, who were not present,
has authorized a similar expression
of their views. The conference
adjouned without action to meet
again on Friday afternoon. At
the adjourned meeting a number
of ''administration Senators"
pleaded for harmony and what they
represented as the honor of the
country. Senator llanna said,
''l declare to you, as chairman of
our National Committee, that our
party will suffer at the polls in the
coming election if this pledge which
we have made is not carried into
execution." The conference,
however, was compelled to adjourn
without action and subject to the
call of the chairman, Senator
Allison, who told me after adjourn
ment that he did not believe the
conference would meet 4 -again
soon". Another administration
Senator told me that he anticipated
no trouble in securing the
ralification of a reciprocal treaty
fter the elections and that he felt
sure that would he the ultimate
outcome of the President's earnest
efforts in behalf of Cuba. He said
Mr. Roosevelt would appeal to the
country, in support of Cuban
reciprocity, on the trip he expects
to make this fall, and that he
would not ask for support in vain,
On Thursday, by a vote of 42 to
34, the Senate decided in favor of
the Panama-Colon route for the
isthmian canal. The test vote
came on a motion to substitute the
Spooner bill for the Hepburn
Nicaraguan bill passed by the
House. An amendment offered by
Senator Fairbanks was adopted,by
virtue of which the government
will upon the settlement of the
route question by the President,
issue two per cent interest bearing,
gold bonds to the amount of
S 1.30,000,000 to defray the expense
of the undertaking. Under the
provisions of the Spoonar amend
ment, the President is authorized
to purchase the entire plant, rights,
etc.,of the Pananma canal company
for $40,000,000, provided he can
secure thereto a satisfactory title
and provided he can procure from
Colombian government the perpe
tual right to a. strip of land six
miles wide in the proper location,
etc. In the event that he cannot I
secure satisfactory title or proper
i concessions from the Colombian :
| Government, he is to secure such I
concessions from the Nicaraguan
and Costa Rican governments and
commence operations on that route.
As, in any event, a treaty must be
negotiated, with the government
through whose territory the canal
is to pass and must be ratified by :
Hie Senate, no active operations
will be begun before the Senate has J
again convened.
TERMS: $2.00— 51.50 IN AIJ NCU
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.)
FRIDAY, Fair.
SATURDAY, Fair.
SUNDAY, Fair.
Fourth of July
Celebration and Picnic
UNDER AUSPICES OF
W. C. NO. 126, P. 0. s OF A
AT
SINNAfcAKGNING, PA.
8:30 a. m.— Parade of Town Societies.
9:45 a. m.— Grand parade forms at
depot and marches to Camp-meet
ing grounds.
10:30 a m —Oration,followed by music
by Band.
11:20 a. m.—Foot R ice for pri/.e. Free
for all.
12 m—Dinner.
1:00 p. m.—Base ball games—Darktown
and Swampoodle.
2:4-> p. m.—Sack race, Potato race and
Fat Men's race.
3:00 p. m.—Catching Greased Pig,
Three-legged race, Lean, Long, Fat
and short races.
A commodious platform will bo erect
ed and good music will be in attend
ance for those desiring to dance.
FIREWORKS IN THE EVENING
BRIEF fIENTION.
Laboring men are very scarce in this
section. The demand continues lo in
crease.
Don't fail to eat ice cream and cake
on Al. Hockley's lawn, Saturday even
ing, 28th inst.
Governor Stone and party have beer
fishing in Potter county trout streams
the past week.
Presbyterian I scream and kake on
Al. Hockley's lawn Saturday evening
and don't you forget it.
A surprise birthday party was given
Mrs. J. M. Nolan, on North Creek, last
evening, by her friends.
A committee of citizens will visit St.
Marys next Saturday for the purpose of
examining the street paving at thai
place.
The seven year old son of John
Metzger, of Cherrv Street., who fell from
a porch and broke both bones of his
right arm, a week or so ago, is getting
along very nicely.
There seems to be no decrease in the
number of men to bo seen ou our streets
suffering from small injuries, cuts
bruises,etc., acquired in the woods ant
in the various industries in this
neighborhood.
We are in receipt of a copy of ■int
Mt. Angel Magazine containing an ex
cellent half-tone cut of the Mt. Ange!
base ball club with Ray B. White in the
group. Ray is employed on thie
Magazine, which is published by the
Benedictine Fathers at Mt. Angel, Or.
The ladies of Emporium have succeed
ed in collecfiug money enough to
purchase a town clock and the same
has been ordered from the manufactur
ers and will be putin position as soou
an it arrives. Movement shows
1 thai when the ladies undertake
anything it is generally accomplished.—
Bellefonto Watchman.
While Ethel Herald, of Rising, Tioga
county, was taking a ride she ran over
a large blacksnake, which quickly coiled
itself into her bicycle. She lost no time
in dismounting, giving the pedals a
whirl as she did so. As the bi<ss&ste
careened into the gutter the snake got
into the sprocket wheel and its lieaQ
dropped off into the road,
Hon. Henry M. Foote, of Wasn
ington, D. C., is now engaged as at
torney in pressing a civil war claim ol
half a million dollars against the.
United States government for the
state of New Jersey. His success in
getting §700.000 for- Pennsylvania hat
attracted the attention of the author
ities of other states. His motto is
'•Ask and yon shall receive."—Wells
boro Republican Advocate.
The Camp Meeting.
The Free Methodist camp meeting,
in session at Wiley's Grove, this place,
closed a very successful session yester
day. Although the weather has not
been as pleasant as desired the atten
dance was good.
NO. 18.
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