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The Itreourni having a larger circulation thin ell
the papers in thelconnty combined. makes it the best
Advertising medinmin Northern Pennisylvania.
JOB rim:7m, a of every kind. in.Plitin and Fancy
tors. done with neatness and dispatch. Handbills.
Blanks, rants, Pamphlets. Billheeds, Statements, /cc.
Overc carietyjmul style. printed at the shortest .
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TERMS TN7ARTARTS OAHU.
RITSMESS CARDS.
WWILLACE :REELE4I,
( IIpUSE, SIGN AND FRESer) PAINTER;
Towanda. Sept.. 15. 1870 -yr
- -
D. BkRTLETT & SON,
• sttnAwcy: Aonn - cs, Towanda, Pa. Non° but
ruliable companic4 represented.
c. - ontukAf BASTLF"I7.
INciir. 13. A'2 `lp•
FOWLER, REAL ESTATE
I DEALER, No. 278 Rthlth Water Rtreet,
Chi
razo.lDfnols. Real Estate purchased and sold. In
v:estments madeand M , ; , ney Loaned. '
May 10.'70. "
TORN DITNFEE, BLACKSMITH,
"MONTMETON. PA., pays particular attention to
rnnth: Buggies, Wagons, Sleighs, kc. Tire set and
upairing dofte on short notice. Work and charges
satisractOry. • 12,15,e9.
MOS PENNYPACKEII, HAS
acaia estAllsbed bimielf In the TAILOIIII4.ZG
ShoTstwer 'Rockwell's Store. Work of
core description done lathe latest stylce.
Tctvanda, Aprit2l'. 1R711.,tf
ER A.YSTILLE WOOLEN MILL
undersier.e,Ll wonla respertfally`annonnee to
t , ,, on tide that 10 keeps constantly on hand Woolen
: - irAtis ; Cagsitnero.. Flannels. Yarns, and all kinds at
~.14olc.sale and retail. HUGO k BROADLF.Y,
'Ai12.10.1870 Prpprietor.
S. RITS L'S
N ER VL
S 1? A 11' CT: A G C 17,
in-tl'
VM. H. I.lo'fi GrA.N & CO., DF.AL.-
ERS 4 171 . r.Em.'E;TATE.—Lotq from tv-to
•‘vards. Also RealE , tate Accnts. Land bought and
r•old and money loaned. Pasties desiring to sell
Wild Lands, Farms. or Lots, can. Lave a map of
lauds or sobdivislon made at this Acency, and
property sold on a reasonable commission. Office
over PostoAlce, Block, Towanda. Pa.
L. L. stoonv. inG
!TIRE . 1710ERSIGNED ARCHI
TECT AND 1317TLDER. ashes to inform the
, :tizens of Towanda wad vicinity, that he will give
partionlar attention to drawing plans, designs and
~'.flcstiona for all manner of buildings. private
and nubile. Superintendence given few reasonable
7 , iiipensation. at residence N. E. corner of ,
, :ecmil and Ellqabidli streets.
EEO
NTES'. PA111.,011 OF FASHION.
SHAVING, HAIR CLUING,
STIA74POIING. DYEING
Ii , ne iu tho Lat;.;:st Style. Alamo mrtirnlar pains
cntting Lixiirs' and Childreg's - Ilair, Sham
atnl Frizzing.
t GII7SANit.IY I.INCIICOHE,bver the
Str , d, Towanda,
••larclpf,
• I'
I
W.KINGST3ITRY,
EAT, E.sTATT:. LITT, rTnE„k•-ArcrDn'T
\ ,- Str,IIANCE AGENCY
‘ , ./ 1 1:1•er of Maip and gtate 4 Streeta,
11,j172
' D OORS, AND BLINDS.
T air i•reTare,l to furnish Doors, Sash
of ally tylp, size, or thickness, on short
Aland in your orders ten Alays - Lefore yon
articile., :Ina be sure that you will
•!.,. r: that will not shrink Cr swell. Terms cash
..y.
1 , -.17.- l'i. 1 ,-. 71
11A Y T4\ r& B BOTHER,
HIDES, PELTS, CALF
SIaNS, FITS. &C.,
TOOl.,
Lizileat ca4i price is paid at all times
1.1 :11.7E. Rosenfield's Store. Main-et.,
A. 1 , IYTON.
I Dirr”.i. IT. n "TO
NEw F .11. !
E i;' GOODS, LOW PRIC
AT ILONROETON, PA
TRACY & HOLLON
Grorerics - and Provisions, Paige
Icre. , c . .ae Oil, I,zrops, Chimneys,
staffs, Paints, this, Varnish, Yankee No-
T Cigars, and Sr.nd. Pore Wines and
• Lel, quality. for medicinal purposes
Fold at the very lowest prices. Pro-
• = oar. fnlly co:up,,rorl.,l at all hours of the
4.,1vr us a rail.
TRACY tz lIOLLON
2i.
C .1 '..P.LES F. LIATTON
s t
A N E S MAKER,
Over :I if Stare
••-• !:anti a full a , ,sortnimt of. DOUBLE ant
11 kft.NES:,I, and all othpe alo.lB in his line
roarmf.otinog to order.
la, Augnat 23, 1t. 4 71.
B AK ERY ! CONFECTIONERY! !
GROCERIESI
:u.ilend•meil 'begs leave to return thanks to
of Towanda and vicinity fdr the very
•.• ratronagr eitended to him during the
- •1 and at the Same time to give notice that
his business a stock of
BEST FAMILY GROCERIES
Er
4 1 , 7,•pz.rel to nit:4:r AT THE LOWEST
OEN
coatinuo 4h . 0 Baiting busidess in all
and,can furni.h anything iif this line
notice lid
T:APANTEE SATISFACTION
11:, Las alo tic,' up a
DINING ROOM,
• \
at all times be ready to furnish. Siesta
• much lower rates than usual.
til , wh arr. , tuvitedto
v.•. 11 Tee Cr . :!ant,Ca.ki.s, Fruit,
!..... , t.ott,sry at short notice.
nearly oplws:te the Means
HORACE A. COWLES
'.14 Ft CI: ES BANK,
I 0 Vi" tNDA, PA
fc, B. S. RnasPll Cq., Bankers.)
LtnoFite, Loans Money, Mikes Collec-
doefi
( i.ENP,RA.L BANKING BUSINESS,
&Iwo as an IncOrporatid Bank.
pe.roons desiring to send money to AST mat
ri.it4l :States, Canada at Europe, this Bank
the best facilities and the lowest terms.
PASS G.E TICKETS
"L) 411 from Novas*otla, England, Ireland, Bea
auy part of-Europe end the Orient, ay the
. F , LEI3RATED INMAN LINE
Of Stoaniers abslys on hanst
at... 1 sells Gold, Silver, United States Bonds
rate 6. -
for thy ssle of 'Northern Pacific 7 840
LL, *BLERCUR, President.
_WII. S. viscENT, Cashier. mar.ls'7l
TOWANDA COAL YARD,
UZ.ktVni MMETI%
S' L} Ai,i:NCY SULLIVAN ANTIMACITE AND
BNIVI'LNY BITTNIMOUS COALS
'ALL SIZES PITTSTON ANTEMACITE COAL
At Market Prices
i, It 7:
tc. MONTANIT.
15.00 I 10.00
DR. T. B. JOHNSON, Py - cr
EnLAN AND
Strnozos. Office over Dr; H. 0.-Porter Son
& Co.la Drug.,Store.
-•
G. MORROW, Paysicrtix AND
etnunsow, offers his professional Services to
the citizens of Warren and riainity nesidenoe
first
h ouse north of J. F. Cooper's Store. Warren
Cen Pa. apllBl2.ly
TIR. C. M.„. STANLEY, DENIM,
successor to D. Weston. Office In Piton's
Block. up stairs, ➢fain Street, Towanda. Pa. Ail
kinds of plate work a specialty. . Jan.ls'73
DR. S.M. WOODBURN, Physician
and Surgeon, Office over Wickham it Black's
Crockery store.
Towanda. May 1, 1872.4y5
'STR,EETER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, j
1213 3 10 .' 7 2. TOW.ODA,
111 Cr B. 31 cREA N, ATTORNEY
.1.1• AND COVNEDLLOR AT LAW, Tommie, Pi. Pai s .
tionlar attention paid to business In the Orphans'
Court. • ' ' jn1720,V.15.
T McPHERSON,
x..-
WH. CARNOCEfAN, ATTOR
• NET AT LAW (District Attorney for -Brad
ford COnty), Troy, Pa. Collections made and pfompt
ly remitted. feb 114.—tf.
WB. KELLY, DErnsr.—Offtee
• over Wickham S Black's. Towanda. Pa.
Teeth inserted on Gold. Silver. Rubber. and Alnm-
Mum base. Teeth extracted without pain. 0e23.72
DR. L. U. BEACH, PttinlClAN AND
SrnoEoN.l'eninnently located at TOWANDA.
Pa. Particular attention paid to all Chronic Diseas
es. Cancers and Tumors removed without pain and
without use of the knife. Office at his residence on
State street, two doors east of Dr. - Prattis. Attend
ance in•office 'Mondays and Saturdays. May 16.'72.
TOIVANDA, PA
ATADILL & CALIFF, ATTEMNEYS
.I...‘ AT-L TOW:Md3. Pa.
Office in Wood's Block, first door south of first
National Bank, up stairs. ' Jan.R,73-4
OVERTON k ELSBREE,- Arron-
NET'S AT LAW, Towanda, Pa., having entered
Into copartnership, offer their professional services
to the public. tzpecial attention glen to -business
in the Orphan's and Register's Courts. apll4'7o
E. OVF.R.TON JR. N. C. rim=
w .
Main s ree opposite the Court House, Towanda, Pa.
J. E. FLEIMING.
Box fill, Towanda. P.
A A. KEENEY, COUNTY SU
• PERECTES7DENT, Towanda, Pa. Office with
B. M. Pea, second door below the Ward House.
Will be at the office the last Saturday of each month
and at all nth, times when 'tot called away on bnsi•
nets connected with the Bnperitendency. All letti.ra
'.quid hereafter be addressed as above. dec.1,70
1)1i. J. W. LYMAN,
PITTSICLOT A. 14) SVEGEON.
CLltce one door east of Reporter building Reel
deice. corner Pine and 2nd street.
Towanda Joon 22, 1871.
TOHN W. MIX, ATTORNEY AT
.4 LAW, Towanda, Bradford Co., Pa. -
ntrticular attention paid to Collections and Orpbans'
Court business. Office—Mercur's New Block, north
side Public Square. apr. 1, '6D.
TOWANDA, PA
fOCTOR 0. LEWIS, A GRADEr
ate of the Collette of "Physicians and Symons,"
:New 174 , r1; city. Class 1E43-4, gives exeltuiLve atteatitaa
to the o . .actlee of his profession. Office aid residence
on the eastern elope of Orwell Thu. adjoining Henry
Howe's, jan 14. '69.
D. P. SMITH, Dentist, has
D
l inrdi4sea G. IT. Wood's property, between
Mercur's Block and the Elwell House, where ho has
located his office. Teeth extracted with Ont pain by
use of ens. Towand I, Oct. 20. 1870.—yr.
GEO. P ASH
Hotels.. - fr.'.
DINING Roolkls
IN CONNECTION WITH TIEE 19.5E11.Y,
• Near the Court House.
Ire are prepared to feed the hungry at all times of
the day and evening. Oysters and Ice Cream in
their seasons.
March 30, 1870, D. W. SCOTT k CO.
TOWANDA,PA,
VLWELL HOUSE,TOWANDA,
.4
PA.
JOHN C. WILSON •
Having leased this House, is now ready to accommo-,
date the travelling public. No pains norexpense will
be spared to give satisfaction to those Who may give;
him a call. '
-Noah side of the public square, east of Iter
ates new block.
R IIMMERFJETiD CREEK HO
PETER LAtiaIIFSSER,
Having purchased and thoroughly refitted this old
and well-known stand. formerly kept by Sheriff Grif
fis, at the mouth of Run:mac:field Creek, is ready to
give good accommodations and satisfactory treatment
to all who may favor him with a call.
Der. 23, 868—tf.
HOUSE, TOWANDA,
COIL. RAIN AND LatEDGE STMTS.
The Horses, Harness. ke. Of all guests of this
house, insured against loss by Fire, without any ex
tra charge.
A superior quality of Old Euglish Bass Ale, just
received. T.' R. JORDAN, •
Towanda, Jan. 24.'71., Proprietor.
WARD HOUSE,
This popular house, recently leased by Messrs.
'lbw; k hir.says, and having been completely refitted,
remodeled, and refurnished, affords to the piblic
all the comforts and modern conveniences of a first.
clars Hotel. Situate opposite thet Mark on Main
Street, it is eminently convenient . [Or persons Malt.
ing Towanda, either for pleasure or business.
4 pG'7l EDON k MEANS, Proprietors.
NSION . HOUSE,
IV. R. BROWN;NO,
This nous? conducte(l in strictly Temperance
Principles . Every effort will be made to make
guests comfortable. Good rooms and the table will
always be supplied with the beat the market at
fords. Nor. 1, 1871.
Q, UPERIOR AGRICULTURAL
MAC INFAY, for Sa by
TOWANDA, PA.,
0111ce N. 3 Ilerenr's Mick, north side of Court
House square.
WHOLE9:IILE AND, RETAIL DEALER AND
JI.t,••EFACTCRERS
Mowing 3laeh!nes, Horse Powers and Threashers,
Wheel halts, Plaster Sowers, Grain Seeders, Hsi
Tedders, Reversible and Steel Plows, C - ltivators,
Thill Horse Hoes,,Clover Hullers and Fanning
Catalogues and deacriptire, illustrated printed da
culars. furnished or mailed free to all applicants.
It will cost but three cents to send for circulars
in postage
WEEKLY ARRIVAL OF' -
ANTHRACITE COAL
On the railroad, at Canal street, which will be sold
by Om car load or less quantity, and delivered on
miserable terms. Please call at the Coal Yard.
JAMES WILBER, Eialearaan.
Ana. 28. 1872. T.. R. akErg. Proprietor. 7,
NEW ARRIVAL OF
shall be prepared to exhibit my new arrival of
- MILLINERY GOODBi
To the ladies of Towanda and vicinity. Ily stock
comprise's everything in the line, and I shall con.
tinue to sell at my usually Oasionable rates,
Give me a call and exantino the good for' you
seltesi
Oct. 1, 1 ' 1372. FL M. GRIFFIN.
FOR SALE.—A house and lot in
Smithfield Centre, suitable for reiddenee -and
tore. Enquire cf Samea H. Webb. J 11246
I
, ,
S. W. A.I.4OV9ELL),
VOLUME XXXIII.
PROFESSIONAL CLUB.
TAMES! WOOD, iTTORITEY AtIAD
VP OarsEutzpaß AT LAW. Towanda, Ps.
MITE 'Ac MONTAN= ATTO
I, J NITS r ; AT UM. OfilC6-COMIL" Of NMI aid
Pine Streets, opposite Porter's Drng store.
DR. H. WESTON, DENTIST.—
.a.." Office is Pitton'a Block. over loss's Drag Dad
Chemical : tore. Jars 1. M.
.‘TTORNEY•AT-L
Feb.27,la-1y
I=l
A. PECK'S LAW OFFICE
O't. 27,'70.
GMZEBAL 11 , ZSL'IlANCE AGENT
II
TOWANDA,
BRADFORD COVSTY, PENS'd.
LERAISVILLE, PA
M. WELLES,
LAWN VOWEIIS, WLTC& DILLWELE. ELI= SWIM
LEST CHMLN POWED.II EN THE WORLD, COL
barlassui TPII HAND OR POWYS, 11C, AC.
Farmers when in Towanda, eall and see me.
April 22 72
MILLIN. ERY GOODS I
On and after SarraDAY, Oar. sth,
, -IA ir,
V"::
0. FROST & SONS;
•
lIANUFACIVREBS
Our
lif;v4u/AA•4111
•Of all styles and prices. cobatdning with the Rich
and Elegant; the Kediams Paces, suitable for an.
and so cheap that any can afford to hare than. Also
the finest and most •
FARRIONABLE BLACK WALNTT PARLOR AND
LIBRARY MINTITIRE.
Ofltew and original designs and of the most su.
pert style and ditlsh. Also" choice assortment of
T` BLEB, WARD/IC:1BM, DRESS
, ING CABER. finnt-BOA.RDS,' 4131kAllr
• Allto 1300/41A8M3.
Also a complete lens of T 584414.4. &lOW &aqui
Boding. Easy and Parlor Chairs, in ths pasted
of
of styles and priors. Also an =diem TAM
ty
BEDSTEADS, BUREAUS, CHAIRS
TABLES,. MIRRORS,
FEATHER PILLOWS,
MATRFSSES, 'Az SPRING BEDS,
•
Of every description, and in fact everything to be
found in a First Class Furuiture Store, -
13HEAPER THAN TILE CHEAPEST
We pay Cue for Lmnber, or will take Lumber in
in exchange for Furniture. Also a large stock of
TOWANDA. PA
Of every description from the moat common to the
finest Rosewood, always on, hand. Re are mole
agents for .
Which are now concoeded by all parties to be far the
beet Metalic Cams in use. We have the
In this section of country, sud will furnish any
thing in the UNDERTAKING line A 8 LOW .as the
e quality of goods can be -got at ANT PUCE,
either in Towanda or elsewhere, and from our
1 : 1
EXPERIENCE and thorough scinsty.anies witt l X
business, we can save persons many annoyance. to
which they are always subject whet dealing with
incompetent parties.
EINEMEM
sar DO not forget the place.
Towfwls. April 2, 1872
*****************
* - DHOTOGRAPHYI *
The undersigned would inform the public *
that they harp,purthased the
* OALL'ERY OF ART, *
oi
* •
on Main street, first door south of the First
*, National Bank, and mean, by strict attention
* to business, and by the addition of every *
prorement In the Art of Photography, to make
* the place worthy of patronage. Mr. GOBITIt *
* is to remain with ns, and give his whole time *
and attention to the making of
* .
IVORYTYPES,-
* PAD7TINGS IN OIL AND WATER COLORS, *
As well u PENCELING In INDIA INS, *
Particular attention given to the enlarging
* of pictures, and to the finishing of all kinds *
of work, so as to secure the best results, and
as much time as possible given to making ""
* negatives of small children. *
* Those wanting pictnres will please give na
a trial, and we think that they will be calla- jilr.
* fled. - . *
OLO. 11. WOOD k CO.
.* jatill..72yl *
-;********* * * * * * * * *
M . - sf, ROSENFTET D's
CLOTHING EMPORIUM!
' The rapid growth of Towanda requires the expan
sion of business, and the undersigned, realising this
want of the community in the
READY SLATE CLOTHING LINE
Has opened a new more in Beldlanai's Block,
(formerly occupied by H. Jaoobs,) and la now preo
pared to offer to his old customers and the public
generally, a better stock of
MENS' AND BOYS' CLOTHING
Than can be found, in any other establishment out•
side the cities.
My stock has all beeri purchased from the manu
facturers this season, so that have no old stock to
g f et rid of, bought at high prices. I have a full line
o -
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS
•
of the finest qntillty and latest styl6s. Tam
Offering at low figures. 1
I have no connection with the old stand. and when
yon want anything in the clothing line, for yoarself
or boys, call on me in Beldleman's Block.
M. E. IiOS.LNFIELD.
Towanda, March 28. 1872.
100 MEN WANTED
Paopirrroa.
t,
HA D AND SOFT COAL BURNER
COOK STOVES.
have the best line of Stoves In the State.
MANSARD COOK and • •
MODERN VULCAN
Save taken the premiums in all the State Fairs. and
'we know they are a Arst-elass Stove.
DOMESTIC COOK
Tor soft coal, something new .
For hard or soft coal. Also the
INVINCIBLE,
PRESIDENT,
ZENITH,
lINTIT,
All first-clue Moves. I
R. M. WELLES;
LIGHT HOESE, BEACON LIGHT. ROCKET.
ZILIMLECTDD. FIRE FLY. AND 131.1.21X0LZ
A full assortment of flardware, Tinware, Copper,
and ftheetiron Ware always on hand.
air All orders Med promptly. Job work done
and warranted, Give us a eall.
N0v.13,1872
pIucELIST--CIASCIA.DE lIILLS.
Flour, best wham, per sack ' *2 75
. htutdred 1ba............5 50
4. 1111 as Is InFrel 11 00
reed. per col 160
Custom grinding usml dons st ono% la Ma 011-
ir put orkty of the turn is salclent for a pest amount of
B. H. GUAX.
Campania. Stay as. 181.
rOR SALE—A valuable propeyty
for sale near the Bolling )dIU. at, bargain and
on easy terns. 100 feet front and - 2t5 feet deep.
Street on three sides of It. Large Immo thereon-
Yea lent tt not mold.
SUM Prs ROWE 11141=11111
MI
MIN
~` ffiBC6uSa~i.
1 1 :1” :/%1 V ILI/ ; :I
at all times contain an
r741:11'6: - . )
COFFINS-
FIBS'S *.ETALIC BURIAL CASTS.
FINEST HEARSE
1 1 114 01 ri ell:, :4 51
J. 0. PROST k SONS.
OPPOSITE THE I.IIANS HOUSE.
(Formerly occupied by 11. Jacobs.)
REMEMBER !
To buy the celebrated
DOKESTIO COO?
PARLQR STOVI33 .
EXPLBE OAB - 11MINE813 4 alzePl.
CORY
HEATEILS
LEWIS k, SNALLEIt.
'No. 4, Bridge St.. Towanda.
110 WANDA,,, BRADFORD
,COUNTY, PA., APRIL 10;1873.
peed ui te i nte
MIEN EQITA llf THE)110IIECt;
4lthough the lithequa swindle is
dead, we hope beyond resurrection,
we publish the fclowing able and
vigo - rous speeches,i made when the
subject was - finderiiisiusaion in: the
House. Our peop4e will snot 111001 k
forget the men who so boldly defend
ed our righti in the face of 'the terffi
ble.temptation set before them : •
REMARKS OF MB. DAUM
Mr. DARTT. Mr. Chairmain, I
have had I very perfect knowledge,
I think, for several year* of the whole
question of the division of Bradford
county, and in my remarks I shall
try to make a careful statement of
the facts as they exist, and I trust
' , that gentlemen will heat me patient
ly, for I feel interested in this bill
and in this subject Rifore us. There
fore I beg.your attention, because it
is well known that I am not an orator
nut a public speaker by profession,
and I shall only make statements' as
I pass along, and not attempt to
elaborate or speak upon pbints as
they oetnr, in any ornamental way.
The county of Bradford, which I
have the honor in part to represent,
was organized, if lam right, in the
year 1810. It is situated, as you well
]mow, upon the northern boundary
of the State, upon the Susquehanna
river, which runs nearly through the
centre of the county, contains eleven
hundred seventy-fours quare miles and
and-fifty-three thousand two hundred
and four people. Of the part of the
county known as western Bradford
I shall speak more particuliarly, and
refer to the east only incidentally.
I might say, however, in the outset,
that nearly all the waters of Bradford
county run toward the centre, both
east and west. As far as the west is
concerned, all the waters that drain
the western part of Bradford county
empty into the river within two
miles of the ' town of Towanda. I
might remark that the southwdstern
corner of western Bradford, from
which this portion is proposed to be
taken, is bounded on the south by a
line of mountain, and the line runs
nearly :up to the, ;summit of that
mountain. Upon the western
boundary, and at nearly right angles
with this South Mountain, a inonn
tain also extends along the bounda
ry, and the line of the• county is
nearly upon the summit of that
mountain, known as-Armenia. Where
these mountains , approach and come
together a notch seems to have been
left by the Almighty when he created
them, or by some other means, al
most for the purpose of alloiing the
Northern-Central railroad to cross
from the southern part of the State
and enter the county and pass
through it. You may stand if you
please on Armenia monntain, near
the boundary line, and the eye
stretches across the county, and it
appears to be a vast bassin covered
with little farms laid out at right
angles with the lines marked east and
west, ,and north and south. You
might also take a position on the
southern boundary on South moun
tain, and the naked eye wili on a
clear day reach nearly across the
county._ These small farms with
which this whole county is' covered
are occupied by an intelligent, honest
and industrious people. 'They are a
reading people ; they understand
their wants, and they understand
all the political bearings of the coun
try as well as any citizens of any
county of the commonwealth of Pen
nsylvania. I say this county is oc
cupied by men who afe considered
just in easy circumstances, just well
to do, just able to get along from
year to year, and some of them to'
make a little in addition. That is
the class of people that are settled
upon the whole county. Inregardto
the necessities for the accommedation
of the people I will just - speak a mo
ment upon ; that point has been
spoken of largely among the members
of this House. From our own vil
lage of Canton. for I have the pleas
ure or at least I am amonng those
who live in the territory proposed to
be cutout and skti4hed away from
the old county of, Bradford—from
the town of Cantoni to the county
seat any respectable horse will travel
over that ground in four hours, be
cause it is one of the finest roads in
the county—a distantee of twenty-six
Many drive over that distance in
hree hours, and there is no difficulty
whatever in any industrious man
getting up in the morning and
reaching the county seat by the time
of calling court. 'i So nicely were
these boundaries fixed for this county
of Bradford that et the southwest
corner, 'precisely Where the corner
stone stands or within a few feet of
it ; is the watershed, the head waters
of both Lycoming and Towanda
creeks. From one side the waters
fan into Lycoming creek and through
this valley to Williamsport and the
other way into Towanda. Down
that stream is one of the finest
roads in our county. Upon that
stream and its head waters is the vil
lage of Canton and Canton township.
Any man can see from these facts
that there is no such necessity _ for a
county seat nearer, because not more
than one in twenty perhaps ever have
to attend court for a year.
The fact is, these honest, hard
working: straight forward, stay-at
horaGmind-your-civm-btuliness sort
of people, have _very little to do at
court. But I will tell you what they
have to do. They are obliged to pay
their taxes ; there is no getting by
that. Now, the newitounty proposed
to be ela,lied out from Tioga and
other counties and a portion of our
own, leaves the townships in Brad
ford county, it appears to be, in no
very pleasant , Shape. In this con
nection, I 'mat to have read by the
clerk a statement made by an old
surveyor of our county, which will
describe somewhat the .
, boundary
lines of the the new county. I ask
to have it read as a • part of my re
marks.
The clerk read as folloWs.-
The total area of Armenia, is a lit
tle less than eighteen square miles.
ple bill takes over two-thirds of this
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territory.. takeievary mill ; every
school house but one six-sevenths
of the assessed valuation of the town
ship. It leaves but fifteei resident
taxables, with a, debt against the
township of one .thousand dollars.
The country is ragged and mountain
ous, in the. last extreme: The peo
ple are poor and illy able to bear the
burden sought to be inflicted upon
them by this nefarious Bohan& That
portion'- left of this township is
inaccessible with the usual modes of
conveyance a great portion of the
year, without roads or the means of
making them. If this bill passes and
becomes a law, the territory must
become deserted.
Coming down from Armenia' You
enter the valley of the Sugar Creek,
aboutihree and one half miles rom
Troy village. Most of the farms' in
this section are bounded by east and
west and north and south lines. The
new county line divides every farm
which it touches in Troy township
into triangular patches, neither run- -
ning parallel with the roads nor the
streams, but cornerwise, across the,
hills, dividing neighborhoods and,
school districts in a way and manner
that it will be' impossible for but few
scholars in the winter season to at
tend schcol in their own county, and
depreciating the Value of real estate
in this fertile region at least one-half.
Going on to the corner of Gran
ville you follow the Graniille line
east two and a-half miles; then south
to north branch of Towanda creek ;
thence east by said creek G its
month, taking a little over two thirds
of Granville into this county of Min
nequa, attaching it to Leßoy ; thus .
compelling the citizens of this new
addition to Leßoy to climb - the high
and almoht impassable ridge which
now divides the two townships to
get to - the future political centre, di
viding the lands most disastrously
and inconveniently and in a manner
entirely unexcusable, and leaving the
balance of Granville a little narrow
strip averaging about two and one
half miles wide ; every school , dis
trict but three divided, and every
farm in the township east of where
the lino strikes the creek, which
would be ranked and assessed as
" imprOved lands" split in twain. If
there is a residentof Graniille town-
Ship in favor of this scheme, I have
yet to see him. I have ma - de close
inquiry. But let us go on. From
here we start for the South Moun
tain via the east boundary, line of Le-
Roy township ; we include the whole
of Leßoy, with its population of one
thousand two hundred and thirty
five and two hundred and forty-seven
taxables to the Sullivan county line ;
then east to the line of Elkland town
ship, including the wilderness of Fox
township, round to the line of Ly
coming county ; thende west, split
ting the townships of - Plunkets
Creek, Cascade, Lewis, Cogan House
and Pine, in the county of Lycom-.
ing and including the whole of Jack
son and linntyre townships, in said
county, encircling a telritory that,
leaving out a few prominent exeep
lions, that *ill compare in point of
desolation favorably with any por
tion of the desert of Sahara, and yet
its peaceful denizens are sought to
be dragged in here and made to bow
down to this modern Meloch, and
contribute to building up for him a
political palladium wherein the pro
fessions are to be all on the side of
virtue, but the practice,s will evident
ly be unclean. Going , astward out
of this untenanted and untenable dis.
.trict, we come to the point in the bill
where the line runs north through
Liberty ., township in Tioga county,
passing one and a half miles east of
the hotel at the block house, thence
north to Bloss township, cutting off
one-third of Liberty township, and
depriving them of all the advantages
they have helped to create, such as
schools and roads, and dragging
them through untrodden paths, or to
the necessity of constructing new
roads in order to arrive at the coun
ty seat so beautifully and conven
ienly located . From here we pass
round to the line ofFall Brook town
ship, thence east to Ward township
line, thence splitting Ward , township
to Sullivan's south line, thence by
said' south line ''of Sullivan to the
place of beginning (which - said place
of beginning is, directly west of the
postoffice at Troy). Now, why split
the territory of Ward and , compel
the few taiables - to travel a distance
of fifteen miles to, Canton, through a
region destitute of good, roads, to
transact business,' when they 'could
do the same thine. e as they are now
located by traveling by good roads
two or three miles, and thence by
railroad in one hour to Wellsboro.
The answer to this answers all the
rest, and gives the , key to this whole
mystery. It is not the interest of
the citizens of the new county that
are for one moment to be considered,
but instead thereof the interest of
private individuals, else why can NVe
not have the buildings for the new
county erected at Canton borough ?
Why are not. the people consulted in
this matter at all? Why is there,no
limitation in the matter of the bonds?
Why not leave it to a vote of the
people ? I defy you to produce a
precedent in the annals of legislation
like the piiktage of this bill will af
ford. - H. A. CASE.
Mr. DARTT. This is not an in
significant point in.this matter. The
lines of the new county are nearly
all diagonal, while the boundaries of
the farms and the school districts
are also bounded by lines east and
west and north and south, or nearly
so. It seems-to me that some atten
tion should have been paid in draw
ing these boundary lines, to the com
fort of the , persons owning . the farms
along which the lines were to pass.
No man wants .his farm
.cut into a
- triangular form, part in one county
and . part in another. We have had some ex
pene_nee in this Hansa in reference to school
di tricts part ha one county and part in anoth
er. Now there are twenty-four school districts
that will be thus divided,and must be arranged
by legislation, becanselhe courts hats no con
trol over school districts so ccimpOsed, with
part in one county and part ha another. Most
of the lines pus in that manner across the
farms on the norjhern line in Bradford. These
farms are divided ail along the stream, North
Branch, of Towanda creek, until they come to
a point directly opposite the Leßoy line aid
then they strike along that line: I think that
is about the only line in the whole territory
that is bounded by a township line.
If you will notice this matter Quefully you
will see that there are nine #ownshipe cut into
by- these hues, and that Mae are only isix
townships in the county Ott it le orgasdited.
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Now these lines pais up the raged Adel of
Srr:th Mountain. il imPoosiblo
r mans feet or hands to Climb ; where !lief'
..trike the boundariesrof Sullivan orn w t z n4and
then strike obliquely across it tat to to
the southwest corner of Fox township, Ito ago
tint into every farm it touches in that Own
ship. Is not only cuts the farms in two, but
the school districts here as boil= ; then they
run along the line a mile and a half, rtrike
• across the mount= into Lycornlng county for
a distance, of about thirty miles and away across
the wilderness portion of the county. Then af.
ter running fervid in Lycoming. run north to
the county line. thence ran back on that line
about one-half of the distance before they
strike into Moo county. Then they divide the
township of Li be rty, in the same manner. cut
ting into farms without reservation. and then
pass through into Ward township, to the place
of beginning on the line of Bradford. 'Yon
pass over four mountains in making-these
lines; directly -Um four ranges of mountains
informing these lineaot the new county. Then
you return to the place of beginning.
Now, then. the bill proposes to fix the county
seat at a certain ranon - a farm of five or six
hundred acres, bought by this man Herdic, a
resident of Williamsport or Philadelphia; a
nian very well known In this State and very
well known at this capitol ; very well known by
all the members in this House ; very well
known everywhere. I have nothing to say
about him, fbr it is not necessary. Ho is a very
tie man, arid has accomplished a good
deal inthe course of a short life, and proposes
to accomplish a good deal more if ho can. I
state that this bill 'proposes to fix the county
seat on the terriority which he has bought for
a.small sum of money, and by this schema it
. will enhance the value of that fairn to an un
told amount. The ; place where the county
seat is located by the provisions of this bill is
within four miles of 'the northern boundary of
the proposed county, and it is t forty miles from
the other extreme of the county. ' Frdm the
other portion of the county to reach this point
one must travel over as -rough road and as
rough- a country as can be found in northern
Pennsylvania. The people in that portion of
Lycoming county- proposed to be cut off are
further away from:the proposed county seat
than they are from Willumasport, their county
seat at the present time. The place is folly as
damn to approach, so that it appear's to me
that so far as that is concerned it does not
provV a remedy for those people ; it dois not
accommodate those ' people that , they propose
so kindly to accommodate. It is not for that
purpose. But the gentlemen from Lycoming
county will tell yon more about that. Ho is
interested for his people, who do not want to
stand the taxation that would be imposed Orion
them.
. Then, again, this bill provides that three
men shall bo appointed, not by the people, but
three men shall be appointed who shall pro
ceed to let the contract for these public build
ings. They are to prodeed to settle upon the
people the debt that -they are afterwards re
cpairad to pay. Now If this bill was passed,
that settles the matter of the county seat that
it is to be located there upon the territorrof
_Ur. Herdic. It not only settlei that point, but
it provides that the contract for the public
building and'all the debts to .which this little
county shall be exposed, shall be fixed upon
the the people without' the nght of choositig 'their
Own commissioners.
At the next general election they may chose
three commissioners for the new county, bat
then those three commissioners are required
to issue bonds to pay the expense of the erec
tion of the new county buildings, which ex
pense the people have no voice in whatever.
In conversation with ono of the principal men
of Mr. Herdic's lobbies—and I may say here
that I believe he is as fair and honorable man
as there is among them—l refer to Mr. Pack
ard, in conversation with whom I asked this
question: "What is the valuation, as you
have figured it up, of this proposed new coun
ty ?" His reply was: "Why, it is' between
one hundred and twenty thousand and one
hundred and thirty thousand dollars." Then, I
asked him : " How, many bonds dO you pro
pose to issue in paying the expense, as you
have estimated them?" " Well, to bo honest
about it," ho said, "we will say three hundred
thousand dollars. I believe that is as low as
you possibly get it." Now, I candidly believe,
that when this county is Organized - under the
provisions of this bill, if passed, we: will never
escape with a debt of leas than: thre,o hundred
thousand dollars—mot one dollar less.
Then what next? Does any man believe
that a county with ono million two hundred
thousand dollars assessed valuation and a ter
ritpry like this, with a population of about ten
thousand inhabitants, can conduct and carry
on its necessary expenses (to say nothing of
the expense of erecting county buildings; with
the same percent go of taxation, they can in a
large county like Dradford? Everybody knows
it cannot be done. The judges naust bo paid,
the associate judges must be paid, juyios mast
be paid, and all these expenses must be met.
There are very few tJ pay them ; 'consequently
I say the taxation even if the buildings were
built without a dollars's expense to themounty.
I say that the taxes must be doubled (Just to
meet the natural expenses of carrying on the
business of this little county. Now, this 'thing
must be so. We take that for a self-evident
Tact ; for it is so. And to this the seini-anneal
payment of the interest on these bonds, and
seven and one-third per cent. interest, one-half
of Which must be paid every six months, aud
that makes in a year twenty-two thousand dol
lars. What is the pen:el:hag° on t .is amount
of valuation to meet that Item? Why, sir, it
would take a percentage of eighteen mills
tile dollar to pay the interest on these bonds.'
The other i&penses will be in the
neighborhood of two mills on the
dollar, so that the county tax will not
be less than thirty mills. At the
leaSt calculation it cannot
~be. less
than that, and that will be ti burden
of taxation to the people of that
county heretofore unknown. The
taxation made on the valuation of the
property in Bradford county has not
for many years exceeded ten mills,
and that only when we had in actual
process of_ erection county buildings
—a jail, which - we have built at an
expense of seventy-five thousand dol
lars during the last two years. The
ordinary taxation of Bradford coun
ty is four and a half mills. New, why
should you charge this taxation up
on the poor people which I have the
honor to represent, and I stand here
to-day upon this. floor to represent
them. .
You charge them taxation from
four and a half to twenty-five mills
if you please—l will drop-it down to
that—and see what it amounts to. It
amounts to a change of twenty and a
half mills on the dollar. It is pro
posed to erect this new county, and
to take twenty-one mills on the dol
lar oat of every poor man's property
and widowlwoman's house who - has
a home for her children, and give it
to this ruthless speculator. That is
'hat this bill does.
But they tell.us, sir; that they have
large petitions for this thing; that
the people want, it. Now, sir, I pro
pose to ventilate a little the manner
in which these petitions have been
procured in Bradford county. It will
bo remembered by some members
upon this floor that last winter the
members from Bradford county were
excited one day when they were told
that a bill had been read iu place in
the Senate, requiring the. commis
sioners of Bradford to borrow one
hundred - thonsand dollars and build
county buildings'in Troy. The mem
bers from that county were a little
excited; they wondered at such a
thing, especially when the Senator
from our own district [Hr. Fitch]
was absent in the performance of his
official duties connected with ' the
21I'Clare vs. Gray contested election
case sitting in the city of Philadel
phia. We started on a search for
that bill, but we could not find it.
We - found the title of the bill in tran
scribing room, and that it had been
referred to a committe, and that the
committee had reported it favorably,
and that it had been printed. • Of
course, we all understand that these
bills are printed, two hundred of
each, for the examination of each of
the' members of this House and of
the Senate before they come np for
consideration. We looked over the
files of the House and over those of
the Senate, but not a copy of the bill
could be found. We then went to
the printing 'office and there found
the original bill, and got -knowledge
of the fact that. two hundr - d copies
as usual-had been printed and- seat
up to the capital. But - here did
those bills turn . , up ? Those two
hundred bills finally torned up . itt,
eastern Bradford .: It iiras, 'supposed
by somebody that since Mr. Dartt
has friends in - eastern „Ilradfoid, we
will get a petition from that: portion
of the county. So this salient° was
concocted. The 'bill was I read in
place by the Senator from Schuylkill
[Mr. Randall], passed and transcrib
ed, and the:first knowledge ;we had
of it was that one of the sere,,eants-at
arnis came in and said : if Your bill
has just passed the Senate',.and you
i
can look for it , upon the peaker's
table." The facts were, ja ! t
before
the Seuate adjourned, this s me Sen
atorfr from Schuylkill got up nd said:
"clhave a little bill here en irely lo
and, it is important it s ould be
passed to night." Of co se, - the
Speaker said : " The Sena or from
Schuylkill has a bill entirely of a lo
cal character, which he . d Sires to
have:passed to-night.' The Speaker
knew nothing about it, an •it was_
passed immediately. • Some pay ear
ned it in here; it was. not, essaged
over in the usual manner. so, sure
enough; when the Speaker cleared
the table, there was the bill. •
It required the c i onamissi , uers of
Bradford County to approp , ate. one
hnndred thousand ',dollars for the
purpose of building county nildings
in Troy. Nobody in Troy k• ew any
thing about it, nobody in D rad fora
knew anything about it ex -pt the
schemers, and wheri Senat or Fitch
rettirned.to his seat 'learned of this
matter, which was new to him, he
made a speech before the Se ate, ex
plaining it, and theyorderes it back
to the Senate and killed it.' But the
object had been accomplishe;. They
wanted two hundred copies of this
bill for Bradford county, a. d they
distributed them among th, people
of eastern Bradford. They 5: id, "See
what] these people of Troy a e about
to dd. They are going to t: ke this
money' out of yonr pockets to help
to build up county boil. ings in.
Troy.' Of-course the people replied,
"We do not like it." Thole parties
who were circulating the bill,' had a
copy of the-bill and a peti ion to
gether, and they would - say, " Now,
if you will just sign your ame -to
this petition—the bill has pa sed the
Senate, and will' pass the use—if
if you will sign it, we will is p it,"
Of course the man would say"l will
do that; lam not going to e swin
dled in this ; way." So they s tined it,
and more than two thousan names
were procured in that roam} r.
-The facts were, this see 'on was I
held over their heads to c!,ria 'el them i
to sign that petition. Tha is the:
manner of doing business, a d is the
style in which this legislatio isat
i
tempted to be driven throng . These 1
are the facts; they are tru —there
can be no gainsaying the . They
brought those petitions h re last
year, and said to me, "Here re your
friends on this petition, aski g for a
new county." One gentleman then
told me that be knew, every one of
the names on those petitions whs iob
tained under false prete'ns s. But
they have come up again. Because
they are a year old is nothin. b .
Every representative froth these
counties proposed to be cut Up, stand
N I )
together shoulder to shotilde against
this speculation, and all th repre
sentatives around us. •The re resent- 1
alive from Potter Zpunty, th repre
sentative from Susquehanna county,
the representative from ?yozning
county, they all stand by u , shoul
der to shoulder, against this Iniquity.
I ask, is it a customary thing in this
HOuse of Legislation to ridelover the
radical wishes of the members from
/any location and disregard their
wishes in' regard to bills of this char;
acterls It is not customary and is
not known in legislation eXcept in
extraordinary circumstance and un
der mysterious pressure. But they
not; only pressed the citizen lof this
territory to sign their petition for a
new county, t they misrepresented
the facts. -During the past year it
was stated that there won,d be no
bonded debt put upon this county: I
t i ,
•, have heard it myself state that .Mr.
Herdic would make eenlation
enough Out, of this farm s . that he
can afford to build these ' nildings
himself. More than one-h fof the
-men signed these petitions with the
understanding that there hould be
e l .
no debt heaped upon th s county
that would last during thei lifetime
and would be left for'their children
to pay after them. That is the man
ner in which they secured igners to
these petitions in Bradford county.
I would like to have a 1 tter read
'which I have here, and whi, h is from
a leading man of our own village.
He is a leading Democrat and a very
honorable man.. , .
Mr. ORVIS. I would like to ask
the gentleman a question.
Mr. DARTT, -Wright; go ahead.
Mi. ORVIS. I. would like to ask
whether it is au exceptions 4 case to
find honorable men among the Derr..
ocrats.
Mr. DARTT. Oh, no,
honorable men. There ar
them in this House as
Bradford county. I only
say that he is one of them
The clerk then read as f,
. CArrox, Pa., Feb.
Hon. B. S. Dolt : '
DEAR Sin : I send you herewith 'a
remonstrance against th erection
of a new county out of parts of Brad
ford, Tioga, Lycoming and Sullivan'
Your constituents propose to be in
corporated in the new unty are
very many of them totally ignorant
of the outlines of the pro osed new
county. 'The whole move: ent origi
p
nated with a• resident of ycoming.
county, and is intended to ake 'hl
u .ble.an otherwise - valnele s specula
tm of Peter Herdio We ask and
a i
expect of our representativ to stand
by the interests of the resi ent taxa
•bles of the county, and not to,.perniit
-a foreign speculator .to isinember
our county whenever it s to his in
terest. By the provisions f the bill,
as I understand, every - m 's real es
tate in the territory is mop, gaged in
full, and bends issued for Herdic . lo
speculate upon in the. stoc market.
If lie permitted to carry his mks
nie over the head of the i presents
five from the county, we may abolish
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per Arnim:a AdvanCe.
our. legislature, and surrender our
selves willing subjects to the powers
that be.' Truly yours,
C. groonwrtn. ,
1 Mr , DARTT. Outside of this ter
ritory, in' the western part of Bra
ford counts, they have sought names
to their petitions, for numbers is the
chief thing With them. They have
gone outside of this territory and
sought •to obtain` the names of as
many. as they Could possibly get.
Here is a letter from Sylvania boro',
from, a man I know-very well, and a
man Well known 'to gentlemen- tere
as an honorable man. He says : “ I
have been informed that names have
been put upon his (Mr. Herdic's)
.aper of persons, who are not in flat°
vicinity, while others have been put
on without the knowledge or consent
of the parties ; while others have
been put on two 'or three different
forms. Such are the means by
which they, have attempted to mis
represent the people. ,
Now, this is the kind of manage
-1 ment, and this the scheme by. which
1 the division of Tioga county is, at
tempted to be brought about and an
-effort'mado to get np an excitement
in that county. They have attempt
ed to get up , au excitement so that
between the two walls they can crush
somebody, and they have succeeded
in securing a good many names. - It
ifralso a fact that' we t , have had 4
large number ~ of remonstrance:s.
There are several thousand names to
remonatamees here. I .have five
thousand Irom the county of Brad
ford, outside of 'the territory; and
there are here in my possession re-
Monstrances signed by some four
hundred from the counties of Brad
fprd and Tioga, in the territory pro ,
posed to be taken, protesting against
the division , , I hold also in n.i,:.., pas
session a petition signed by nearly
all the citizens pf that territory, say
log that this bill in its presentishape
is obnoxious and
. against the inter
ests of a large majority of the people.
If passed they want certain amend
ments attached to it. Some men
signed that paper with. t 4 under
standing that if the bill cannot be,
passed with these amendments, they
want the bill - with its obnoxious
parts ; while , others have signed it,
saying that they want these amend
ments, and if they cannot be secured
they want the bill' defeated. This
paper is signed by nearly all the Citi
zens since this bill was printed, 'and
they have had an opportunity to' ex
amine it carefully. We have_had re
monstrances from a large uirinbei• of
the people in that territory. My
friend from Lycoming [Mr. Petrikin]
has a remonstrance signed by nearly
every man proposed to be taken from
that county: I have here aso letters
of remonstrance. One tha 'I, recciv
ed this morning I will read
OFFICE OF Ctr.un.r.s S. Gitzmvj MANS:-
FACITTLEII OF HARD WOOD Lrarsin,
BOARLNG BRANCH, March 17, '73. ,
Horn. B. S. Dart!
DEMI Sin: I wish to put in my prOtest
against being'mado a citizen of Minnequa &owl
ty. • •
The representations as to the only opposith.,n
to then w cormtv coming from outsiders, is not
correct as far as * Mclntyre township IS concern
ed. lam well acquainted all through it, and
find no one in favor orthe meastirtr, and the
strona - st opposition coming from those who
/La re the most at stake.
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I hope legislation Ims not reachd paint
where the will of the people is entirely ignored,
although the continued attempts to pass this
bill look like it. -
- C. S. GREEN.
I have also a letter from Armenia,
whiCh I believe is in the proposed
new county, although I am not in
formed of the exact place where the
writer resides. The letter reads an
follows : -
Hem. B. S. Dartt
DEtu Sin: As there - is some excitement as to
dividing this County, I for ono regret that such
is the case . M i
uch t is against the interest of
the county. -
IlaY,Petttion and prayer would be that-the
Legisliture take our.word.
My impression is that_ thain is , ninety per
cent, opposed to Peter lierthes policy of divid
ing this county.
Shall our beloved Bradford county be sold to
suck schemers without,our consent?
Respectfully,
•
. JOHN TOMLINSON.
Now, as will be seen by these let
ters that the first business men of
that section are radically opposed' to
this measure, so must every sensible,
honest, candid, hard-working Man in -,
that torritory object, unless hg is sit
listed in, the vicinity of the : proposed
county seat. There are some men
who own real estate justadjacent to
the farm owned by . M. Herdic, who
are of course in faVor of this bill,
with, all
_its obnoxious provisions.
But Wska at home last weed, and I
have yet Ito fintrilie first man in my
rounds, except the dozen ° who hang
around the Herdic scheme, who are
in favor of:llis bill as it is., They say
that A is oppressive; they say that it
comes too heavily upon them; they
say they cannot endure the taxation.
No, sir, I suppose it is - not necessary
to figure up the expense which would
naturally accrue in erecting, A county
like this. If you- stop to figure it up,
you will find that the figures made
by the honorable gentleman to whOm
I Ilitve referred, are not out of the
way. Even Mr. Herdic -himself:told
me not a week ago that buildings
go . sting one huridred and fifty thous
:lnd dollars would be sufficient:- He
Old me that that amount would pat
no buildings good enongli for it little
I county.
here are
some o
ell as in
esired to
Then connected with that there
are the necessary expenses in the
erection Of this county for these men
who are appointed to fix the bounda
ries and the county seat; each has a
salary which must be paid by the
new county. The expense of trans
ferring the records from each of the
counties from which this new county
is taken, must-be borne by the neon
county. The enrollthent tai of live
hOndred dollars for the passage of
this act Must also be paid by the
county .These are the expenses that
would occur. Of course I say noth
ing about the hotel expenses of the
projector of this measure, and of The
expense of circulating these papers
all through the district, for he has
deployed men at as high a price as
$l.O per day men who, can -talk.
When these men come to, a farmer,
tor instance, who is an hon - est, indus
trious man, and commence to talk
with him, thti farmer cannot spenld
the time to talk to him; he is too
busy; and he says that he will sign
the paper if theot is nothing to pay,
so that he can go along and attend
to his bstsiness. That is the style
and tanner in which t4ili bumbleen
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ArnizzaA, Feb. 164873
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has - Nei : Punned 'hipissanng - ' thesp _ -
names—at least a portioA of Vie& . '
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Aa I said, the expenses inast*mit Utile tho>,
ilium mentionedly Oho gentleman with-whom'
I was cower/Ns Same filth:l3lMo ago.. He la a
practical man, who under r tantbsthe Nash* of; ~
the matter, and when he Sager:lod the/mot* I",
at three hundred Gonsand dollars, it was With--;
in therfignres. ,When theca binds are isitteld. ''
amounting to tiventy4tir cent. pt. he- air ''
sand value of Thep - - , does. &tubed/ be- •.•
lieve that these bonds will ring snore than the
bonds of the grmt city of William/pert? I ant j -
informed that the most of those bonds - were . 1 _
gbl this Man Hardie at tifyiettnts on •
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if there is any/peculation here, ie. will pro- •
bably want to get 9'. grab at { these. ' And after
he has paid the Bta'W taxes on them a little
while, perhaps he will ails.. Itiquequa to pay
these taxes. Just as be had a bill passed thro '.•
the Senate and the Bolin and we signed by
the Governor on one day, a alert time since,.
transferring the payment or dim (maven ,-.
bonds of the city of Williamspbrt from New
York to Williaresport. He said it was too - bad
thatthe treasurer of Williamsport should be
compelled to send the money to' *IV York •
every six months to pay these coupon 'bonds--
that they might as well, be paid m Williates-
Port- • - - •
The bill passed tuld wee signed by the Gov
ernor, but dm examination-of it showed tiva4 it
limply retfuired the citizens of Williamsporo to
F ey the Butte taxes on these bonds. In speak
mg of this I do so with reference to the future
bearing and the relation of these bonds of this
little new county: ..I happen to be one of those' '
whet live thz.re and if I . continde to do so !or
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twenty yeas*, will hive to ',pay my share -of
these bonds. I, perhaPs, may be able to do it;
.but: I have some neighbors who are thy able to
meet this. expense. ~ !Therefort, , I look to the
probabilities that are to come upon us it this
bill becomes i law. • e
1 / 4 .t.
I Crest, however, betbre :we adjourn this
Howie will regulate that thing so mealy fixed •
the other day. I have, however, a better Opi
nion of the Legislature of the present, as well as
of the future, than to suppose that they will re
quire
the people of 111 W -county to pay thelitate •
tax on those bonds. The Legislatdre is not
responsible for the passage of that bill last
week. They knew nothing about it. They lire
of to blame for it, nnle it is for not looking [
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into it morecarefully. • -
Nov, I want to sum-n in a few words all I
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have to say on this matte , this time. This
bill imposes a burden upon' these people in
which they have no voice. Oar f.mple feel that- ,_.
they'are not Ale to bear this burden. Their
shoulders ate too sore to carry .this atirinnt.
They cannot bear up under it; and. I do • hope
that this Legislature will, not. heap upon' my --
people this load of taxation, 'and compel them •
to bcari it upon their galled and core shoulders.
1 hive in my posession a letter,
which Was sent'to mdji day or two
I 'ago. ' ' froth, a woman living in thi s ter
ritory, whose husband, for two years,
has been in the ; insane asylum._S4e
has some little land,in that territory,
'and she says the formation of this.
-new county must ineyitahly .increase
the taxation. The new county would
be no eeoinedation to . her. She Says_
she is now obliged to work luto , . the
midnight hour to keep her fataily to
gether and get alonc , Cl and make both
ends meet at the end of the year.
She hopes this Legislature will not
pass this bill and make - this ,. increase
of taxation, because she. ,
says she is,
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notable to bear it. '. - i
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I met a widow in, our own town
who says she has zi r small property
there, and three or four children, and
she says she N - Viuits to educate her
children. She said,.", I have nothing
more than this - little property ; I am
ohlirred to work by the Midnight oil
c:. , ,-.
to meet my necessary - expenses and
support my family." She begged of
me not to let that bill
,paSs, because,
she says, "I cannot - keep my family
together if the taxes' are increased.'
-I met fi gentlethan from Ward town- •
,
ship, n. portion of Tioga county to be
-taken into this new connty, Mi. Pres
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tr,,..), a leading man in that township.
I said to hint, "Mr: Preston; how is
it with your people,iwyour neighbor
bold; do you want'this new county'
"Nili i , we el..sret want it," he said ' "we
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cannot-- afford it.- - --. . -
I met another gentleman who was
a mau of standing in the towjaship of
Union, and I asked hfin how the peo
p'd are suited there--with the 11.,NV
c ,- ”,lniy; project. , He said,."l will tell
you how they feel in our neighbor
hood. • The honest,, straight forward,
"stay-at"home, mind-your-own-busi
ness wen do not Care about it. They
have no business in court or if they
have, they can 'go' the pikesent
county seat. They cannot bear thli\
additional.taxation
.that must come •
upon them by the organization of
this new county." Another man froth
another portiOn of the township,
asked the same question, for I made
it my business to, inquire of all I met
who are to be included in this new
county. He said, "I live about as far
from the - county seat 'as anybody and
I can hitch up my horse and go to
Vellsboroug,h any morning before
court calls. I think we do not want
its we cannot afford it; , we cannot pay
the increased taxes`that, would-result
from it." That is the sentiment of, the
people. I know that certain writers,
employed by outside people, have
written -many things. Ido not sup
pose that anybody is to be greatly
honored by anything that is said in
the newspapers. I know 'it is said
that I'do not represent my people. '
I stand up here and - ,saygthat I know
my peopN, and know. to the contrite*.
stand here in the•place of those people. I
sad to this Honse that therdo •not, at the pres
ent time,, want to shoulder these taxes which
are necessary to erect such a county as is pro
vided by this bill as it now stands. I say here,
without any fear of contradiction, that not - a,
"hundred men can be found in that - county who
will not say they dislike the provisions of • this
bill. Ido not believe that a. hundred men can
be found to-dav in all that territory whci desire
the passage of this bill in its present ,form. II
know something about that , county; I knoW
something about 'the territory propoiedito be
trod and• crushed out of • tbe comers :et ithese
four corners or these four counties. I _think I
understand it¢omewhat, and Ilutow the feeling
of the people tbere. Nineteen-twentieths of the
stay-at home, 'mind-your-own-business people
would prefer that nothing,shonld be done—that
the counties should be left,as they are. a t t any
rate, I venture tbe assertion that not one in ten ,
can be found in all that territory who will say
that they favor the passage of this bill - in its
present form.
It carnot be that gentleman ort this door will
urge the passage of this billunder each circum
stances. it cannotbe that gentlemen will en- . -
force upon an unwilling and remonstrating pBo
ple such a measure as this; which must inevi
tably increase their taxation for a life time. If
there was any light ahead it wouldbo another
thing. Brit the whole. future is blinded with
this multitude of bonds xfhichsests as a wort
gage upon the whole -territory. •These bends
'cannot be paid in less than twenty years, aid I
presume that they will not by paid in- twenty
years more. Who is going to live to see ii,eut ?
We might pay this tax one rear; we might
possibly pay it two years, but it is to go on fromv:
year to year. There is no end to it whateVer, '
and when the principal comes to be paid it will
take twenty-five per - cent of the present valua
tion of all the preperty in that 'tomtory. Just
around thu point where this county seats fa to
be located, of course-a largo speculation is to be -
made. But ou 4 sido of that particular location
I beg to know of an honorable, square business
man what -the effect will be upon real. estate.
There hangs a debt over it.
Under theSe Tircniestances every man .who
has property there, if he can poksibly get q
from under it will do so. lie• wilt want to sell
his property. Here comes in a man 'with a lit
tle money. - lie seen a beautiful location, and
a beautiful view stretching towards the, rising
min. Ile sees a place of churches, and schools
and everything pleasant, and. says, "I would
like to buy a little home here for my family
where Imay have the advantage of schools and
churches and where the association are pleas
ent." • I t.
"All right; I would like to sell yon home,".
say&one. . "Well, what are your taxes?" "0
we have got a few bends.' Of course they have
got a few boids. Of course they have got to
be paid some day, but they don't amount to
much •, the tax is only about 'twenty mills on
the dollar to pay-the,interest on them,'' •
Hie reply.to.that will bo that iflissre. are as
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pleasent places outside of that te 'tory ; that
he will
_go outside and norbuy property under
such a mortgage its that. Every can teak
ily see that it is conclusive that real estate
must be depreciated in its value 4 Any briefness
man can see that. It is plainithat unless there
is some speculative process bywhich some local
ities may be advanced is the value of its nt ,
estate, there Must bo a depreciation in const-1
quenence and in proportion to the debt hanging
over it. Now, I stand here to ask, in the name
of those people, that this house of legislation.
now and hereput, their hand upon this measure
and say that they will stand between there peo
ple and, this speculator.
I ask this house of legikbation. itt behalf of
these poor people, who cant but just:lire, to
prevent thb passage of this iset, and to: prevent
any man from bringing upon them this oppres.
- sive taxation for and scheme - of speculation: 4 'l
ask,in the name of-these pooziwidows who work
tho midnigh oil to support their families and
give their children seine little culture, - that this
house put their hand upon this measure and
say it *442 not pass.
speak feelingly on this - subject, because 1
kriOntri etre= dace. that Ifthionad it, I
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