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For Sale!
1 hereby offer for sale, on easy terms,
he brick hotel property at the north end
of Graut street, Salisbury, Pa., adjoining
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BEATTY’'S PIANOS AND ORGANS.
Hon. Daniel F. Beatty, the great Organ and
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: Beatty left home a penniless plow-boy, and by
his indomitable will he has worked his way up
80 as to sell so far, nearly 100,000 of Beatty's Or-
gans and Pianos since 1870. Nothing seems to
sdishearten him; obstacles Jaid in his way, that
wonld have wrecked any ordinary man forever,
‘he turns to an advertisement and comes out of it
brighter than ever. His instrumeuts, as is well
i known, are very popular and are to be found in
all parts of the world, We are informed that
‘during the next ten years he intends to sell
200 000 more of his make. that means a business
f $20,000,000 if we average them at $100 each.
Jt is already the largest business of the kind in
existence—Send to Daniel F. Beatty, Washing-
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i Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines.
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he finest and best instruments made. The cate-
price of it is $500, but you will be surprised
you learn how much less than that we can
to you for. Wecan even sell it for less than
sale price. We also have a few very
g machines on hand that we want to
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ake good wrapping paper, also
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THE STAR.
He Favors the Electric Road.
Los ANGELES, CAL., Jan. 22, 1892.
EpiTor STAR: —In my last 1 promised
to write you about the Los Angeles elec-
tric railway system. Itakeit for granted
that this subject will interest your Salis-
bury readers. for the reason that the pro-
ject of an electric railroad between Salis-
bury and Meyersdale is now being agi-
tated. see, Mr. Editor, that you ure
skeptical cither as to the advisability or
feasibility of this scheme. It can hardly
be the latter, as the practicability of the
electric railway has been too amply dem-
onstrated to admit of the least doubt as
to the efficiency of the service as com-
pared with other methods of locomotion.
It must Le then that your opposition to
[ the proposition (if indeed you are opposed
to it) is founded on the belief that the
business interests of your town would
not be enhanced by improved transporta-
tion facilities. If this is vour idea,
think it is erroneous. From a casual
view of the situation such might seem to
be the case; but in the long run you would
find that the business of the town would
be stimulated by an electricroad. Iknow
of only one institution that would suffer
by the institution of electric transit be-
tween Salisbury and Meyersdale; that is
Mr. Jolin Coleman’s hack line. But must
the progress of a whole community be
| retarded on account of one person’s pri-
vate interests? It might be hard on Mr.
Coleman to enter in competition with an
electric railway, but think of the hun-
dreds of others that would be benefited.
The greatest good to the greatest number
is the best public policy. An electric
road would give employment to ten men,
where a hack line employs one. To get
even with the innovation Mr. Coleman
would have to get a job as conductor or
electrician on the electric road. That
could be easily arranged. for he isa capa-
ble man in any capacity, so even he
would not be a sufferer.
In my opinion, there can be no doubt
that the convenience of the Salisbury
public demands better, more rapid apd
more frequent communication with Mey-
ersdale. This is due to the fact that Mey-
ersdale is the nearest point on a through
line of railway. Your branch railroad is
a delusion and a snare so far as passenger
service is concerned, and many days in
the year your wagon roads ure praciieal-
ly impassable. Well do I remember the
hours of agony. I put in on the road be-
tween Salisbury and Meyersdale. Gen-
erally when I was in a great hurry I made
the trip afoot. There is where I had the
advantage of the ladies, the cripples and
the aged. who perhaps oft-times had as
great occasion to get to Meyersdale in a
hurry as I had, but had to depend on the
Salisbury railroad or a slow mail coach,
which made only one trip a day. For
these reasons. Mr. Editor, I can not help
thinking that any method of locomotion
that would enable a person to travel to
or from Salisbury. at any hour of the day,
and land him speedily at his destination,
would be a great advantage to the town.
The only question is, would an elecric
railroad between Mevyersdale and Salis-
bury pay? That would depend upon the
volume of trafic, of course. and in a
community so thickly populated as the
Casselman valley, [I believe sufficient
trade conld be developed to place the road
on a paying basis. The cost of operating
an electric road, where fuel isso cheap
ag in Somerset county, is comparatively
light. The great expense would be in
building and equipping the line, but cap-
italists would not hesitate to put up the
money if it could be shown that the earn-
ings would be sufficient to pay a fair div-
idend.
Now my idea is this: If an electric
road were built, for instance, from the
Meyersdale B. & O. depot, down Meyers
avenue, thence via Salisbury street
through Beachly town to Sam R. Fike’s;
thence along the public road to Shaw
mines, or crossing the river in the vicini-
ty of the old John R. Liehty place, and
following the line of the Salisbury rail-
way pretty closely through Romania,
Keystone, ete., to Boynton; thence via the
public road to Salisbury and through the
borough via Grant and Ord streets to
West Salisbury, the most, populous part
of the valley would be passed through.
If trains were run over this, say hourly.
a great many passengers would be carried
during the course of a day. The entire
trip from one end of the line to the other,
would necessarily not consume more
than one hour, including stops, as elec-
tric cars on an unobstructed track are
now run at a high rate of speed. The
beauty of the service is that the cars are
under perfect control of the electrician
and can be run slow or fast and be stop-
ped almost instantly, thus enabling pas-
sengors to get on or off at anv point along
the line---a great improvement over steam
cars. Another great advantage is that
grades and curves cut no figure, so it is
possible to lay an electric track along
any street or highway without going to
the expense of making deep cuts or fills
in order 10 get an easy grade or curva-
ture.
‘Both freight and passengers can be
carried, and that at rates lower than by
any of the existing methods. Five cents
fare could be charged for short distance
rides, and the round trip between BSalis-
bury and Meyersdale could be put down
to about 35 cents. The advantages of
such a service to Salisbury must be ap-
Lah
's store, at bottom prices. Work |
is just as natural to imagine the reverse.
The time was when it was necessary for
people to go to ‘the Dale” to get what
they wanted, and at reasonable prices.
But this is no longer the case. I under-
stand that Salisbury has as good stores
now as Meyersdale, and that goods are
sold as cheap. Think back a few years
when Balisbury did not have a single
hardware or impliment house, or any
other store. that made pretensions to
compete with Meyersdale, and can you
blame the people for going to the latter
place to trade? With stores equal to
those of Meyersdale and prices to suit,
you need not fear that Salisbury people
will go to the former place to irmie.
My idea of an electric road for Salisbury.
is not to make it easier for the people of
Salisbury to get away to do business, but
to make it easier for people to come
there to trade. For instance, give the
people of Keystone mines an opportuni-
ty of going to Balisbury as conveniently
and cheaply as to Meversdale, and they
are just as apt to do their buying at the
former us at the latter. But primarily
Salisbury wants the electric road so as to
have better communications with the
outside world. You have no through
line of railroad and no prospects of get-
ting one, and while this condition prevails,
you want to make it as easy as possible
to get to the nearest station on a through
line. An electric road will fill the bill.
Now, Mr. Editor, I don't believe that
these suggestions conflict with yonr own
opinions in reality. I think yon have
been ridiculing the idea of an electric
road simply because the Meyersdale edi-
tors have been making a hobby of it,
and possibly because you thought it im-
probable that the time was ripe for such
an enterprise or that capital could be in-
terested in the undertaking. I confess
that 1 feel somewhat skeptical on the lat-
ter point myself. It would take consid-
erable money to put in a plant sufficient
to run such a system as outlined above,
and it is probable that the road would at
first be operated at a loss. As at pres-
ent operated electric roads do not pay
well except in populous cities, but im-
provements are being so rapidly made
in the appliance of electricity, that1 be-
lieve it is only a question of a few years
simple and so cheap as to make it profit
able to operate electric roads in the rural
districts as well as in the cities. There-
fore I do not think it too early to begin
to awake the interests of your citizens in
this important subject; and for this rea-
in your paper, although in apparent op-
position to your published views.
I started out to write you about the Los
gressed and have already written too
much tor one letter, so I will defer what
I have to say about the Los Angeles elec-
tric roads, till I write again.
W.8 L.
In connection ‘with the above article,
the editor of this journal wishes to do
some commenting.
The foregoing makes everything look
very rosy indeed for the electric road, and
laying all jokes nsidesuch a road would
be a real nice thing in many ways. But
W. 8. L. has never been much of a finan-
cier, having always been noted for look-
ing too much at the beauty and conve-
nience of a thing and not enough at the
financial part. He has always been too
willing to dive head over heels iuto ven-
tures of almost any kind, simply because
some one showed up the pretty side of
something to him. We believe W. 8. L.
will not deny this, and we feel certain
that if he were a millionaire and had his
residence here that it would be the easiest
thing in the world to talk him into build-
ing themuch talked of electric road all
alone.
as much brain as he has could easily con-
vince him that such a road would pay at
least 50 per cent on every dollar so in-
vested.
The fact of the watter is that the finan-
cial part of a business venture is the one
great object to tak to consideration,
and it is well’ to remember that in the
matter of advice it is considered by most
men nore blessed to give than to receive.
Of course. we do ndt pretend to say that
W. 8. L. has Liven our readers his views
in the shape of. advice, but we merely
want our readers 10 be considerate in act-
ing upon other people's suggestions, ideas
and advice ‘and ‘not get too enthusiastic
on new venltiires that require lots of cap-
ital. Weigh all such matters well before
acting, no matter what is said pro and
con by others, Don’t entirely ignore the
opinions of “other people, but don’t let
them influence your own judgment too
much. In other words, try to reason
and think for yourself and have good
reasons of your own for advocating a
thing. Don’t advocate anything just be-
cause some one else does.
THE STAR does not oppose the electric
road because the Meyersdule papers fa-
vor it, neither is it the desire of this pa-
per to array itself against progress that
is needed and the times are ripe for. We
do not believe that the capitalists of Mey-
ersdale are ready to put any money into
an electric road, and we know that Balis-
bury capitalists are not. We do not be-
lieve that there are .any capitalists in
Somerset county who would be willing
to sign an agreement to operate, keepin
repair and pay the running expenses of
the proposed road for all the income it
would bring them, even if outside capital
ists would come in and pay for the entire
building and equipment of the road and
when electric motor power: will be so-
son I believe yon will give this letter space.
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‘and THE STAR isn’t going to urge capital-
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ing dental treatment,
Office on Union St., west of Brethren Church.
A. M. LICHTY,
Physician And Surgeon.
Office first door south of the M, Hay corner,
SALISBURY, PA.
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Physician And Surgeon,
tenders his professional services to the citizens
of Salisbury and vicinity.
Office, corner Grant and Union Sts,, Salisbury,
Penna.
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VETERINARY SURGEON,
treats.all curable diseases horse flesh is heir to.
Has the latest and most, improved veterinary sur-:
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Repairing of all kinds done with nestness and
Sspaich. Give me your patronage, and I will
try to please you.
WAGNER'S GROCERY!
The best place in Salisbury to get pure, fresh
Groceries, Candies, Nuts, Crackers, choice Cigars
and Tobacco, Refreshing Drinks, Fresh Oysters
and other things in the grocery line, is at M. H.
Wagner" § grocery. Yours for bargains,
M. H. WAGNER.
BEATTY'S Organs at Bargains.
» For particnlars, eatulogue, address
Daniel FP. ‘Beaty, Washington, New .
compnny all the earnings of the same."
The fact is that the electric road is re-
garded by most of the people of Balis-
bury. and Meyersdale as a joke. Of
course the Meyersdale papers have a
great deal to say about. it, and they de-
clare that it will be built, but that is
more for a lack of something else to
write about than anything else. But be
it a joke or not, there is just this about it:
If it is a joke, it is now stale enough and
ought to be shelved. If it isnot a joke,
and Meyersdale wants to build the road,
its citizens can go ahead and do so. No
one here will object. 5
TaE STAR is not much afraid of Salis-
bury trade going to Meyersdale, electrici-
ty or no electricity, for no matter wheth-
er such a road will ever be built or not,
the trade that goes from Balisbury to
Meyeredale is bound to grow beautifully
less each year. ButSalisbury capital can
be invested to much better advantage to
thiscommunity than in an electric railroad
to Meyersdale. It can be used in estab-
lishing factories at this place that all
men know will pay better than a dozen
eleciric railways would, and besides
making money on such investments
themselves, they can in that way give
employment to many more laboring men
and thus support a population here that
will then create a demand for and|
make an electric road pay.’ After we
get a few more large manufacturing es-
tablishments here, then THE STAR will
favor an clectric road with all its might
and main. But at the present time an
eleatic road for Salisbury to invest mon-,
ey in would be foolish in the extreme,
the Meyersdale electric railway scheme.
LOOK HE
Read, Ponder, Reflect and Act,
Act Quickly. Come and
ERIE
elsewhere in the county.
BARGAINS
in every department. Do you need a pair of fine shoes?
carry in stock the finest in town. Do you need a pair B
gans? [I have the best and cheapest in town. :
wife need a fine dress? It can be bought here very low.
You use Groceries, do you? Call; I will be pleased to su
mit my prices. I keep a full line of such goods as belong t
a first-class general merchandise store.
Cothing, MEN'S CLOTHING
I desire to close out my stock of Men's clothing. Great
bargains are offered in Suits, Overcoats and Pantaloon
“The early bird catches the worm.”
I would announce to my patrons and prospective patre
that I continually keep on hand a full line of the Celebrated
Walker Boots and Shoes. I also carry a line of the Fam:
ous Sweet, Orr & Co. Goods, Pants, Overalls, Blouses,
Shirts, etc. Thanking you for past favors, and soliciting a
continuance of same, I remain very respectfully
J. L. BARCHUS, Salisbury, Pa
BUSINESS Established In 1857!
Jer. J. Livengood & Son,
—MANUFACTURERS or.
Carriages, Buggies, Pha-
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Sleighs, Ete.
Any kind of a vehicle bulit to order, on short notice and at rock bottom prices,
Repairing of all kinds neatly and promptly done. We also do general blacksmithing. Bring in
your old buggies, carriages, etc., and have them painted and made to look as well as new. Don't
drive your faded and weather-worn vehicles, when you can have them painted at a small cost.
Give us your trade. We guarantee to please you in both workmanship and prices. Thanki
you for past patronage, and soliciting a continuance of the same, we are very respectfully
der. J. Livengood & Son, Salisbury, Elk Lick P. O., Pa.
Mrs. CS q, Lichliter,
— Dealer In AR Kinds Of—
GRAIN, FLOUR And FEED.
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ground feed for stock, “CLIMAX FOOD,” a good medicine for stock.
All Girades of Flour,
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GRAYHAM and BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, Corn Meal, Oat Meal and Lima Beans. I also handle
All Grades of Sugar,
including Maple Sugar, also handle Salt and Potatoes. These goods are principally bought in oar-
toad lots, and will be sold at lowest prices. Goods delivered to my regular customers. Swe: in
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