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VOL. XIV.
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1909.
NO 42
rake
Bress.
BRIEF MENTION
Robert Dryadale of Pnuklyn is
spending a abort ttme with friends
iu town
Note the new 'ad' of Jihnson, tba
ehoeman, which appears in this issue.
The Milford nine defeated the
Pittsburg Giants Tuesday by a score
of t-0. Tte defeat ol the visitors
was Inrgely due to tbe superb pitch
of Mahoney,
Mrs. Arthur Sullivan entertninert
Tuesday afternoon a company of..
A f i i r 1
Indies in bonor of her friend
Reid of Brooklyn.
T. B Morse is spending the week
at bis saruuier home on 4th Street.
Mrs. Dr. George W Andrews of
Woonsocket, R. I Is visiting her sis
ter Mr. C. A White nt the Manse.
George A. Koeoling of Sbohola
Was in town Tuesday.
Last Sunday's North American
contains a very readable article on a
canoe trip down the Delaware. Tbe
dangerous rifts are described and
there are several exoelient illustra
tions of sceres along the river. To
those fond of the sport theinforma
tion would be valoabln.
C. 8. Morris, wife and daughter of
E'ist Orange, who ha ve been guests
at the Dauinanu Cottage on High SI,
went to Dooutcn, N. J. this week
for the remainder of their vaoatlon.
Last Sunday was one of the hottrs'
days of the season here. Tbe tber
mometer ranged abont 04 deg in the
shade, but was followed by cooler
weather. The evenings were espec
ially cool and pleasant. Thursday
August 5th there was frost in Wayne
county.
Mrs. Emma J. Baker of East
Orange, N. J. is visiting her mother
in towu.
Miss Marie L. Gamier, wbo hag
been passing her vacation in town,
returned to her studies at the Orange
Memorial Hospital yesterday. AX tbe
recent examination at the end of tbe
year she stood first In her class of
nine.
An interested correspondent else
. where discusses the matter of saving
in baying coa If it can be delivered
here cheaper than the present rates
there seems no good reason why
consumers in tbe town should not
combine and save money. Every
one can approximate closely to the
quantity required lor a winters sup
ply and there need not be a very
large surplus stock ordered. Hauling
could be done at the most favorable
times, when full loads could be brot
and something saved in tolls.
The inhabitants of certain locali
ties in Orange County recently have
been exercised over tbe appearance
of a mysterious light in tbe East. It
was thought by some to be a lantern
suspended from a balloon, or a light
from an aeroplane which some no.
known sky pilot was trying out, and
there were other oonjeotures as to
its identity, some perhaps asserting
it was a spark from a meteor, which
never fell, in Sussex oountr. Learnt-d
astronomers now dtoide that it is
the planet Jupiter but tbe laity do
' not adopt the belief, and yet watch
it with bated, or some other kind of
breath.
Tiife highest tuonel in the world is
on iuo rauroau oeiween Area, vuiie, .
it i i . . .. . i
ami i ran, oouvia. is o miles
long and pierces tbe Andes 12,000
feet above aea level. American
methods and machinery are osed
and it is expected trains will pss
throos-h It bv tba flrat of nnvfc iur I
The all Milford team was defeated
last Saturday by the Yale School
nine by a score of 9-0 and tbe For- j
dham-Millord nine was takeu into
camp at Newton by the aggregation
named for that town by the score of
1-1.
Ueorga R Bull E.-q was Ka New
Yord the first ot the wek on legal
busiuess.
Some petty thieving is ooniplain d
ol in town, for which there is no ex
cuse. Any one desiring work here
can obtain it and there is nocxeme
for pilfering. Tbe transgressor will
be caught probably aud lauded down
tbe river.
Senator J. C. Prioe of Branch vill",
N. J. announces himself a oaiidula-e
for runomination for a tbiid term.
He seeks vindication from tbe atlai k
made on bim by the probibiiionisis.
Tbe other avowed candidates are
Jaooh L. Bonnell. editor of Ihe New
Jersey Herald and Lei Morris. Tiio
. three oornerad contest will mke an
interesting democratic primary.
Mrs. Geo Hultslander and daugh
ter of Buffalo is "pending a few davs
bare with htr siaUra,
i Mlsn Maigarnt Carnlwrnon, (f
j Brooklyn, wbo fell soon after srrlt-
ing at Conaxbaugh, Ang 1st, and j
fractured her breast bone died last
Sunday of lung tronble Induced by '
Ihe broken bone. Her age -was 70
yeais and the remain were taken to
Cypress Bill, N. Y. by undertaker
Wwd for interment.
Tbe peach tree borors manifest
their presence this niont'' titid should
be killed. This may be dvue by out
tins them out or piercing them will)
. ... , . ,
of the trees with equal parts of
uuwcib ui vii p lur buu sail will pro
vent the moth from laying its eggs,
and this may be done now.
Tbe Republican county committee
has organised by electing Hon. W.
A. H. Mite! ell Chairman, H. 8.
Angle Secretary and Percy Lyman
Treasurer. - The other members are
A. W. Balch jrandj O Ryder of
Matamoras, W. B. Cortnght cf
Lackawaxen and E. T. Riviere of
Milford.
Uifford Pincbot received a decided
ovation when be declared before the
1200 members of the Irrigation con.
gress assembhd nt Spokane that a
water power trust was in process of
formation which proposes to control
all the water (lower of the oountry.
A forest fire burned over consider
able area North of Brink pond latt
Tuesday.
A man in Illinois Is raising ducks
and educating them to eat potato
bngs. Just now be bag 15 trained
qoackers which are bringing bim a
dollar a day each. They go through
a patch like a neighborhood scandal,
and ba viug acquired a taste for the
pests do not care for any other diet.
Mr. Depue, in Sindyston, who has
made duck raising a great success
and knows their habits and dispasi
tion to a dot might add to his profits
by establishing a school for their
training in potato bug snatching.
The Shetland pony is proof against
fright by' automobiles and may be
safely driven by children on any
road, provided they have been prop
erly instructed" as to the side of tbe
road to keep on and the rules re
garding turning oot. These should
bo known by every person wbo at
tempts to drive a horse. -
A large progress! Vb encbre party
was given et tbe Cliff Park House in
Diiigman township Wednesday for
tbe benefit of tbo V. I. A. The af
fair waa well patronized and band
some prizes were the rewards of
luck and skill. The V I. A. received
a substantial addition to its excheq
uer. It is reported that P. J. Callan and
w.febave sold their farm in Ding
man township to J. 8. Owner of
New York, who will engage In the
business of raising chickens.
The races at tbe Driving Park last
week were not well attended There
were three races and eight horses
entered. Port Jervis horses . ton It 1
most of the prizes.
The dry weather is seriously affect
ing many parts of the Slate and for
est fires are very destructive. This
seotion is suffring from drouth and
dust.
A oouple of wandering bear ped
dlers were arrested by the State pol.
loo Wednesday for annoying aud
frightening tbe family of Dr. Peter
Hughes at their bungalow in Ding,
; man township. When ordered from
the premise one used abnsive aud
I threatening language. A a hearing
w.,r f i .,ii,. v.. a -
of 15 and costs whioh were paid.
Wbun we note daily in tbe papeta
the assaults and murders of women
by vagaliouds it is no wonder tbat
those living in by places shonld be
alarmed at tbo appearanoe of such
strangers. The County has no nse
for thoui and they should be driven
out.
B-njatuin Bi'ardsley of Tuckaboe,
N. Y with his family spent Sunday
here.
Cap How rd Reed with his wife
arrived here Monday from Fort Bay
ard, N. M. His health is precarious
and it is hoped the change will te of
benefit.
Furnished rooms to rent. Enquire
of Mrs. Etta Poillon, Corner Broad
and Ann Streets, Milford, Pa. tf
The Wayne Couuty Traction Co In
a half page ad In tbo oity papers of
fers its flr.t m-jitgags bonds bearing
6 per oent anuii anunal interest at
pir. Tbe mad will be 11 miles long
but ween Seeleyvllle bndHuwley and
U bonded for $500,000 or at the rate
of over 145,000 a mile. Ffunre ont
what the inoome of the road must
he p-iv interest on that sum snd
alto jwy opt-rating expenses,
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON
Tbe vanaU wbo pulled op and car.
ried away the flowers set In a plat
in tbe Bevans cemetery should be
made an example of, if found out.
John Snider, of Leyton, took It
upon himself unaided to clear ( ft tbe
cemetery at Lay ton, and he done a
fine job. Tbe thanks of tbe entire
oommonlty are extended to Mr. Sni
der. Preparations are steadily going
ahead for a grand good time on Wed
nesday the 18th at tbe Laytnn Har
vest Home.
A petition is In circulation in th's
town having for its object the abol
ishing of the Board of Freeholders
and substituting three CotnmlasnYn
ers as 1 being done in other counties
and where it has proved successful
and a saving to the connty, and the
saving we need in Sussex.
Sandyston has about 200 bridges
including all sizes and now the ques
tion comes up between onr Freehol
der and our Committee "what con
stitutes a ceunty bridge." The
bridge in need of repair has not be.- n
attended to yet.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L. Bonnell
editor of the New Jersey Herald,
spent the past week at "Alsacia
Farm" in this town. He interviewed
the voters and informed them of bis
Senatorial aspirations.
Sunday was a day that will be re
membered for its intense heal and
dusty roads. The thermometer was
97 Max and 54 Min.
The marriage of Miss Stella Depue
to James S. Ayres ocenred at the
Bainesville parsonage on Saturday
last. Miss Depue is the youngest
daughter of N. L. Depue. '
The lovemaking of a loving young
oouple was duly observed on Sunday
for they were not alone.
Charlee Hill, a veteran of the Phil
ippines and now instructor of the
New York mounted poliue made the
writer pleasant, call last week.
During his term of service In the
Philippines we kept up a correspond
denoe and his visit was appreciated.
Our roads are vast beds of dust
and the wsy the autos scatter it is
wicked. I am glad Newton and Mil
ford have got through their baseball
war, for their autos were a terror in
the way of dust.
The family circle of Mr. and Mrs.
George Owen, of Layton, were de
lighted over the arrival ol a daugh
ter on Friday.
John J. Vansickle departed for
Ohio on Thursday and will be gone
a coo pie of weeks.
The attractions of Pike Connty are
many, and why several of onr yonng
men make tri-weekly visits across
the river is a puzzle. We presume
toe feminine attraction is tbe prime
cause
Bluff House Notes
The guests at the Bluff had their
usual round of pleasure last week.
This time It was in the ftrra of an
open air concert Among the ar.ists
were Miss Pruline Somera, Miss Ruth
Someissod Miss Ryan, whp, tender
ed vocal selections; Mr. Greis favored
the guests with his usually funny
stories and songs; Mr- Pegrain ren
a bass solo; and the Puster sisters
rendered selections on the man!o In
snd piano.
On Saturday night a masquerade
ball was indulged In, whioh was said
to be one the bee, if not the best,
ever given at this hostelry. Various
oostumes were worn, aud they were
pretty too. Paul House was a typl
cal colored girl; his make-up being to
good that his friends did not recog
nizn him. John MoCaflrey was very
good as a ballet girl, as likewise was
Miss Ormsby as Lady Washington.
Dr. Grieemer and the Messrs 8pan
ier and Martin did clever work as
clowns.
A tennis tournament was in order
this wee, and a vandevilleentertain
ment, the 10th.
Among the late arrivals were J.
W. Beckman, Mia Gladys Opdyte
of Jersey City ; Brooklyn Joseph
O'Brien, Miss Anna E. Sullivan,
Miai A. D Leary, E A .Houchin,
F. J. Ceaiidy, Edward Noonan, W.
J. Kelleher, George BeaHy and James
U. Doyle; New York E. L Hale
Robert List, J. R, Salmon, Mrs
Miliigan, James D. Hurd, Stanley
Quinn, George Grady, O. W. Weaver
E. F. llurlbert, the Misses Helen,
Mildred and Clara Burlbert. Mrs.
and Miss Cahill, the Mishea Pauline
Nehrbas, E. Peterson and Mr.
Pieckur.
J. W.
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON
The Payne tariff bill, after twenty
weeks cf almost continuous debate,
is finally on the statue bonks and
the Dingley law has passed into his
tory. Final action on the bill was
la ten by the Senate on Thursday
afternoon, Angust 5th, and within
three hours after the passage of the
measure by tbe upper bouse, the Pres
ident affixed his signature and the
and the first sewlon of the Sixty-first
Congress adjourned sine die. The
bill went into effect that night at mid
night After signing the Hll the
President made a statement of his
views, saying; aI have signed tbe
Payne tariff bill because I believe It
to be the result of a sincere effort on
the part of Ihe Rcpnbllcan pnrty to
make a downward revision . and to
comply with the promises of the
platform as they bsve been generally
understood and as I interpreted tlx in
in the campaign before election".
President Tuft frankly admits that he
is not wholly satisfied with the meas
ure, Raying; "The bill is not a perfect
bill or a complete compliance with
the promises made, strictly inter
preted, but a fulfilment free fn m
criticism in respect to a subject mat
ter Involving many schedules and
thousands of articles could not be ex
pected". There have been a great
number of real decreases in rates, and
they constitute a sufficient amount to
Justify the statement that this bill
is a substantial downward revision
and a reduction of excessive rates.
To the many who put their faith
in a tariff commission the President's
words on that subject will prove an
an occasion of gratification for he (
says that the provision contained in
the maximum and minimum seotion
gives him "a wide latitude for the
acquisition, under circumstances
favorable to Its truth of information
in respect to the price and cost of pro-
duclion of goods at home and abroad, J
which will throw much light on the
operation of the present tariff and be.
of primary importance as officially
collected date upon which future Ex-
ecutlve ami Executive rtcomiueoda
tlons may be based.
Some of tbe leaders in Congress
sought to emasculate tbe tariff pro
vision commission, at-is cleivrly dem-
nnatrfltutfl hit Ih. WatiuMinl tt U ...... ..
Hale in debate that under the l
visions the President would hi
power to investigate costs of product-
Inn I hnrtiAnr nhmarl TliaaiunMnna
ofsoablea lawyer as President Taft 1 0081 er M er
th.t ih.mi.in -i JsnPPlie8 fr0D ha nearest point of
that the provision as enacted affords
h.m wide latitude to secure Just such
,, . , . .
information is, therefore, most reassur .
ing to a majority of the people, even
though it may greatly contribute to
tbe discomfiturt of Mr. Hale.
The President purposes to appoint
his commission as soou as he can find
the right men, For a time the com
mission will doubtless be fully occo
pird securing the information necess -
ary to the intelligent enforcement of
tbe maximum and riiniiuum provis
ion, but even in connection with
that work much valuahle data will
be secured and immediately that
phase of the work is completed the
commission will turn its attention to
the determination of costs of product
Ion at home. There is one way in
which the reactionaries in Congress,
men like Speaker Cannon, can defeat
t le purpose of tbe President and that
is by refusing to appropriate the funds
necessary to pay the salaries and ex
penses of the commission; but If Ihe
people will do their part and Insist
that this couiss shall not be pursued,
the Preeident will bve full power to
make these all importtnt inveatiga
tions. Ants la Corn
Prof. Surfaoe in a recent bulletin
notes a curions faot with regard to
ants. He says when found in corn
roots they are indirectly destructive
by taking oare of plant lice which
are there. The corn root aphis is an
enemy to corn. It drops its eggs in
tbe soil, and tbe anta gather them
and take them to their nests and
oare for them during the winter go
ings so far as to find the root of corn
in tbe spring and placing the aphis
eggs, or yonng Use themselves, on
oorn roots in burrows preiared for
them by tbe ants. Go to the ant eta
WANTED!
SALESMEN to represent ns in
the sale of cur High Grade Goods.
Don'i delay, apply at once. Steady
employment ; liberal terms. Exper
ience not necessary.
ALLEN NJRSERY CO.
1 Rochester, N. Y.
WHY PURCHASE COAL
IN PORT JERVIS?
(COMMUNICATED) '.
Milford is not so large a common
ity that those who are interested in
the wellfareof tbe town ran afford
to allow tbe wealth of this district to
be distributed among busiuess men
of other places, especially profits in
the parchase and sale of commodities
which might easily be kept at borne.
It must be conceded Ibat where neo
esearies of life can be procured in
Milford just as good and just as rer
Bonable from the local dealers, it is
of decided benefit to tbe community
and therefore to the lesidents, that
the looal dealers should be patron
ized. No one would say fur Instance
tba if it were possible to save to
this community and tbe citizens
thereof from (1,500 to 12,000 or More
per year, it wonld not be the grossest
waste aud extravagance not to take
advantage of tba opportunity to
practioe the economy. There are
many ways that Milford can be econ
omical in whioh oommnnities, espec
ially cities wonld not tolerate a fail
ure to grasp and aot upon-
One of the principal extravagances
of this plaoe consists in the purchase
of all tbe coal brought into the di.
triot from tbe city of Po.it Jervis. It
must b with a good deal of satisfac
tion tbat the ooal dealers of Port
Jervis are able to oarry on their
books the names of all the residents
of Milford as customers. There is
! absolutely no reason or excuse for
the profits on the supply of winter
ooal for this borough going ontside
the town and into the pockets of
dealers of a city seven and one-half
miles away, necessitating tbe paying
of a higher price for ooal on aooount
of Individual cartage. There would
be just as maoh hauling locally in
the ooal trade if the profits on coal
were kept at home, . for the ooal
wonld have to be carted from Port
Jervis just the same, bat it wonld
sem that tbe price to be paid by tbe
consumer per ton oould be reduced,
at least to tbe extent of the price
charged for the hauling.
Milford can purchase ooal at the
mines just as obeap aa Port Jervis.
We mean of oonrse if we dealt in
ooal here the looal dealer oould go to
tbe mines and buy coal in carload
lots at the same prloes that Port Jer
"ITT ' ? n
o,y"B'd hJ? Aa f?f Mi,'ord U
self, but the surrounding distriota
which are accustomed to obtain their
,7 . I . ,. .u .
d'8tr , ..V"!" U
i ooal dealer In Milford, or. tbe for.
mation of a oo operative coal con
sumers association. Moat everybody
knowa how muoh coal be needs for
the winter supply and can plaoe his
order in advanoa so it would be pos
sible to know exaotly bow muoh to
order at tbe mines by the dealer.
There would be no risk oonneoted
j with providing ooal in accordance
with a cooperative plan and should
there be any surplus, it never can
constitute a loss.
Under present conditions Milford
not only pays high toll to bring in
neoesaaries of life, but toll on the
necessities themselves is exaoted by
tbe payment of all profits into tbe
pockets of the oitizens of another
community and state. Tbat com
munity Is just so muoh enriched by
drawing on Milford and the fact that
there are no compensating oommer
oial transactions from Port Jervis
b nefitUng Milford, is all the more
reason why the men of this placa
shonld wake up to tbe situation and
out off tbe leak.
Ths Crime Of Idleness.
Idleness means trouble fur any one.
Its the same with a lazy liver- II
causes constipation, headache, jaun
dice sallow complexion, pimples snd
blotches, loss of appetite, nausea, but
Dr. King's New Life Pills soon ban
ish liver troubles and build up yonr
health. 25c at All Druggists.
Twaa A Glorious Victory
There's rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn.
A man's life hss been saved, aud now
Dr. King's New Discovery la the
talk of Ihe tswn for ouring C. V.
Pepper of deadly lung hemorrhage.
"I coold not work nor get about" be
writes, "and the doctors did me no
good, but' after using Dr. King's
New Discovery thrao weeks, I feel
like a new man, and can do good
work again". For weak, sore or
diseared lungs, Cooghs and Cclds,
Hemorrhages, Hay Fever, La Grippe
Asthma or any Bronchial and effec
tion It stands unrivaled. Price 60o.
snd 1.00. Trial bottle free. Sold
' aud guarantied by All Druggists,
TWILIGHT
(To JosxriiisE E. Tompkhib)
What is there In tbe twilight hour
Tbat brings suob rest and peace?
The weary son I forgets awhile.
Its cares and finds release.
A quiet calm, pervades the earth,
A holy light is shed,
We think somehow of other days
That pleasantly have sped.
There are aad yet pleasing thoughts
Tbat ths gentle twilight brings ;
Faoea, voices, smiles appear
And many little things x
Tbat memory bad stowed away.
A play, a song, a flower,
Perhaps a long lost melody
We hear again in twilight hour.
But twilights' charms cannot remain
Tbay are too sweet to last.
And so our thoughts, we wonld they'd stay
- Pleasant reveries of the past.
The twilights fading, fading ont,
Mosio's faint upon the ear,
Gone onr visions of the friends
That this hour we felt were near.
Cioii.ia A. Crr.LF.N.
Pennsylvania's Rank as a
Coal Producer
In 1880 Pennsylvania produced 88
per cent of the entire output of tbe
United States, and during the lait
twenty-five years she has produced
about 63 per cent of the total Since
1903, however, the proportion has
been less than half and it is doubtful
if it will again exceed 50 per oent.
In the production of bituminous
coal alone Pennsylvania far outranks
the other coal-producing State, the
output In 1908 having been nearly 2)
times that of Illinois, which ranks
second, and having exceeded the
combined production of Illinois, West
Virginia, and Ohio.
Pennsylvania alone produces more
coal than any single foreign country
except Greet Britain. Pennsylvania's
production of coal exceeds, In fact,
the combined production of -all for
eign countries outside of Great Briton,
Germany, and .Austria-Hungary.
Pennsylvania's output In 1908 was
3 8 times that of Austria-Hungary
4.8 times tbat of France, and 7 timis
that of Russia, these being, respective
ly fourth, fifth, and sixth among
the coal-prodncing countries of tbe
world.
Real Estate Transfers
Garret Brodhead to David O. Brod
bead, 91 acres Delaware.
. L. Parks to Albert Golden, lot
Lincoln Park Westfall.
U. A. Swepeniser Treaa to J. H.
Van Etten and assignment of same
to Margaret A. Hart, 75 acres Shoh-
ola part of Martin Neleigh No 83.
Emma Ryerson to Lena Keller, lot
In Hyde Park Porter.
Helnrioh Rieeer to Anna Sohmeid-
erer 182 acres Blooming Grove part
or Jaa Duncan No 92 1100.
John D. Houok to Ruel A. Smith
and others 8 lores Green (200.
George B. Quinn to Theodore Boa
ter, 3 acres Dingman 1130.
Archibald C. Van Etten to Lanra
M. Van Elton, lot on Delaware Drive
Matamoras.
A. C. Van Etten to B. C. Tottec.
lot in Matamoras (800.
B. C. Tot ten to Boiouch of Mata-
moras, same land f 800.
. - i
E. L. Parks to C. J. Gregory, lot
in Lincoln Park Weetfall.
Tbeo Hosier to Martin Surasue K
acres Dingman 200.
Geo Landuskr to Julius Brant and
wife, 3g aores Lackawaxen (1500.
J- W. Christian to Floroena M
Christian, lot in Linooln Park Wast-
falL
Washington's Plague Spots
lie in the low marshy bottoms of the
Potomac, the breeding ground of ma
laria germs. These germs cause chilis
fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice
lassitude, weakness aud geueral debil
ity and bring suffering or death to
thousands yearly. But Electric Bit
ters never fail to destroy them and
malaria troubles. "They are the best
all around tonic and core lor malaria
I ever nsjd," writes R, M. Somes, of
Louellen. 8. C. They cure Stomach,
Liver, Kidney and Blocd Troubles
and will prevent Typhoid Try them
20o. Guaranteed by All Druggist
Soared With A Hot Iron
or scalded by overturned kettle-cut
with a knife-bruised by slammed
door-Injured by gun or In any other
wy-the thing needed at onoe Is
Bucklen's Atnica Salve to subdue
Inflammation and kill the pain. It's
earth's supreme bealer, infallible fur
Boils, Ulcers, Fever Boras. Eeaema
aodPlU. ttc at All, Drugjtsts.
Fire At Monticello
A fire Tuesday evening which orig
inated in tbe electrio light plant at
Monticello, N. Y., burned over a
large area in the central part of tbe
town and destroyed thirty six build
ings and a large part of their con
tents. Three hotels, all the lawyers
offices, two newspaper offices, sever
al stores and dwellings, the Surro
gate's office with all its papers, the
National Union bank and Masonio
Temple The Port Jorvis Fire De
partment was called on to assist
fighting the flames and went np on a
special tra(n. a high wind prevailed
at the time and tbe tire seemed to
spread with wonderful rapidity- The
shade trees in tbe burned aistrict are
all destroyed and though tbe build
ings may be replaced it will be many
years before the town will regain its
beauty. It la said tbe insurance is
only about one fourth of the lets,
bnt enterprise is shown by tbe
promptness with which arrange.
menta are being made by many mer
chants to rebuild.
Water is supplied to tbe town
fdom Klamesha lske and is pumped
in a water tower, but the firemen
were not able to check tbe fire and
finally dynamite waa used to plow
up buildings in its path. The reflec
tion of tbe flames were plainly seen
here and many emelled the smoke
but assumed it oaute from a forest
fire.
The Automobile Industry
In 1908 there were built In this
country 55,400 oars and a careful es
timate by manufacturers for this
year places the number st 82,000. In
1910 it is expected tbat at least 200,
000 machines will be manufactured
in thia oountry. Up to 1895 there
were but 70 oars built here. In 1904
there were built and sold 20,000 cars
at an average prioe of 12200 each.
This year the average price la esti
mated at $1250 and next year it is
expected the average prioe will be
1200. If the salea next year reach
the anticipated number there will be
abont one to every 200 of population.
All this means that there must be a
different system of road making.
Coal Remaining In
Pennsylvania
M. R. Campbell, of the United
8 tea Geological Survey, places tha
amount of coal originally in the an
lliraoite fields of Pennsylvania at 21
000.000.000 abort tons and iu the bi
tuminous fields at 112,674,000,000
short tons. The percentage ol wax to
in anthracite mining has been mater
tally reduced by modern methods,
but it is probable that the exhaus
tion to the close of 1908 bsa actually
doubled the production, amounting
to, say, 4,030,000,000 short tons. This
would leave still in the ground ap
proximately 18,970,000,000 tons,
whiob would be capable of producing
at the rate of one ton of coal lost for
each ton mined, 8,425,000,000 tons
or approximately 102 times the an
thracite produced in 1908.
If for tbe bituminous production
1 ton of coal is estimated as lost for
every 2 tons mined, the exhaustion
to tbe close ot 1908 has been 1,945,
000,000 tons, which wonld leave still
In the ground more than 109,000,000
000 abort tons, about 930 times tba
production of 1908. In other words,
if the exhaustion Is times the
production of bituminous coal in
Pennsylvania, at the rate of produc
tion in 1908 the supply would last
approximately 820 years.
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