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 THE STURDY PIONEERS HAVE LEFT A MESSAGE 
 
 RE we faithful to the trust? Few and far between were the early settlers of that sec- 
 tion, now included in Monroe County and a part of the County of Pike, which has 
 come to be recognized as tributary to Monroe through the close affiliation of Delaware 
 Valley points with the two Stroudsburgs, the natural commercial centers of a country, 
 justly entitled to be known as "Pennsylvania's Favored Region." The trust imposed 
 upon us to keep alive the faith of our forefathers in a country new, a country with- 
 out apparent resource other than the possibilities of timbering and at that time limited agriculture, 
 the hunting domains of a heavily wooded district and the natural fishing streams, is in itself the 
 message, based upon the rewards which came to them in return for individual effort and indomitable 
 energy. Supported by physical and moral stamina, their courage and determination have left upon 
 their offspring the birthmarks that are indelibly imprinted upon the younger generation of the present 
 day, the birthmarks of progress and progressive tendencies, friendship and friendly feeling, ambition 
 and ambitious efforts, honesty and honest purpose. The spirit of "do and dare," putting to sleep any 
 false notions of superiority, but bringing into action the highest standard of citizenship for the com- 
 mon good, has set before the eyes of the world — in a new light — a country no longer new, but a 
 country finding favor in the eyes of the man) 1 , the thousands and tens of thousands who appreciate 
 it at its full worth. Such is the section which has become a playground for the pleasure-seeker in 
 summer and winter, a center of inspiration and education for the lowly and the great, and recognized 
 as a region advanced and advancing. No longer do we point to the Delaware Water Gap alone as 
 one of the world's greatest wonders, for we have learned to realize that "Pennsylvania's Favored 
 Region" in its entirety is a world wonder. No longer do we look upon industrial development as a 
 thing to be dreaded but instead have come to realize that the encouragement of old and new manu- 
 facturing enterprises proves a good investment and adds to the attractions which have so vividly set 
 a high-water mark of progress for this section. Nature has been kind to us, but we have learned 
 to add zest to life by making the most of natural advantages. 
 
 To the citizens of the new, the greater and the more prosperous Monroe — and that part of 
 Pike affiliated with it by virtue of traffic relations — to those citizens who have helped to upbuild this 
 legion along the most advanced lines, and to the sturdy pioneers who laid the solid foundation for 
 this modern superstructure, "The Bells" are respectfully and appreciatively dedicated by the pub- 
 lisher whose aim was to place all of Monroe County and its Tributary Country before the world at 
 large in the truest sense of "Justice to all, partiality to none." To thank each and every citizen who 
 has helped to make possible this edition — in which appears as complete a resume of "men and af- 
 fairs" of this region, as was ever published — this appreciation is also courteously extended. To the 
 editorial contributors, the makers of the fine photographs and the artistic printing plates, and to all 
 others who have labored for the production of an edition that will do justice to the representative 
 interests of this section — as in a class with the largest communities of marked enterprise — apprecia- 
 tion is hereby expressed. In closing, it may be advisable to state that the publisher feels confident 
 that the spirit of progress, which has enlisted the co-operation of the enterprising citizens in the pro- 
 duction of this remarkable booster edition, is destined to bear fruit in the continued prosperity of this 
 region, insuring to future generations a healthy echo of the message left us by the sturdy pioneers, 
 which now goeth forth as "The Bells, Ringing the Message of Progress in Monroe County and Tribu- 
 tary Country," an all home print publication. GEO. C. HUGHES. 
 
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 EATS will live forever, if only for his wonderful 
 words on things beautiful. He is dead, but "A 
 Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever," liveth or: 
 forever, and where may we go and find truer 
 and more striking exemplification of his words than in 
 the County of Monroe and its Tributary Country within 
 the State of Pennsylvania? The 
 wanderer who wends his way 
 hither and thither for pleasure, as 
 it may be obtained in close com- 
 munion with nature, needs but a 
 glimpse of the fairest of fair, Mon- 
 roe, to fall a victim to love at first 
 sight with a country richly endow- 
 ed by divine grace with everything 
 that heart desires for transient or 
 permanent residence. 
 
 Here, hill and dell, brook and 
 lake, water-courses — known as falls, 
 steep mountain ranges and pros- 
 perous agricultural low-lands, lov- 
 ers' paths and lovely flowers, game 
 and fish in their own season, sim- 
 ple farm homes and stately struc- 
 tures for the accommodation of the lowly and the fastid- 
 ious, a government camp for the training of its artillery- 
 men and guardsmen of various states, a railway over one 
 of the scenic regions of the world, the famous Gap which 
 to many remains a mystery as to its origin, bracing atmos- 
 phere and an altitude which forestalls many of the ills 
 and woes of city life, 
 all these and many 
 more may be found 
 within the limited 
 territory, known as 
 "Monroe County and 
 its Tributary Coun- 
 try." Is it a won- 
 der that in a field so 
 richly favored by the 
 Creator "Pennsylva- 
 nia's Favored Re- 
 gion" vies with the 
 wonderful sections of 
 the world for a place 
 in the records of dis 
 tinctive resort sec- 
 tions? 
 
 Its wonders have 
 never yet been told. 
 If I attempt to take 
 the reader with me 
 on a brief journey 
 of exploitation, it is 
 sincerely to be hoped that in passing the glimpses obtained 
 will leave an impression of fact beyond all others, so that, 
 may he travel far or near, throughout all parts of the 
 world, there ever remains to him the memory of the one 
 region which combines a far greater number of attrac- 
 
 CENTRAL HOUSE, STROUDSBURG— An Old Main Street 
 Landmark Which, in the March of Progress, Recently 
 Gave Way to Wyckoff's New York Store Building 
 
 Buck Hill Falls Inn, Near Cresco, in the Pocono Moi stain Region 
 
 Buck Hill Falls was opened in uyn Lisa "Summer Settlement for Friendsand 
 Friendly People." This unique resort of and for the "Society of Friends," or Quakers, 
 to which "no consumptive or other person against whom there is a reasonable moral, 
 social, racial or physical objection will be admitted," has been brought to success by 
 the Buck Hill Fails Company. Charles F. Jenkins, publisher of the Farm Journal, 
 Philadelphia, and owner of the Charmarie Farms in Monroe County, is the president. 
 Charles N. Thompson is general manager. Mr. Jenkins specializes in Ayrshire stock. 
 
 lions for the visitor at any one of the resorts within that 
 region than can be found generally within such easy ac- 
 cess to all. 
 
 The camper finds everything his heart desires in the 
 region for which the two Stroudsburgs, with their popula- 
 tion of over 10,000, form a Summer Capitol and shopping 
 center. Motoring and driving is a 
 pleasure, made so by splendid 
 roads, while those who enjoy a 
 walking trip may feast their eyes 
 for hours on natural scenery. Val- 
 ley lands, arable to great depths, 
 with a productive capacity re- 
 sembling the prairies, greet the 
 eye, as do large portions of broken, 
 irregular and hilly stretches. Here 
 are found the characteristic natural 
 features of the Blue Mountain, the 
 Delaware River and the Delaware 
 Water Gap. Here also may be found 
 the Pocono Mountains at an alti- 
 tude of over 2,000 feet, a greater 
 elevation than any point within 
 equal distance of the two great 
 cities of New York and Philadelphia, where "natural beau- 
 ties of towering heights and leaping brooks" annually lure 
 thousands of regular and transient visitors. 
 
 The streams of Pennsylvania's Favored Region have 
 given fame to this section among those who make fishing 
 a delightful pastime. Besides the Delaware, which de- 
 rives its present 
 name from Lord De 
 la Ware who visited 
 the bay in 1610, there 
 is Brodhead's Creek, 
 conveying the water 
 from the Pocono 
 Mountain to the Del- 
 a w a r e. It passes 
 through a pictures- 
 que country before 
 reaching Smithfield. 
 Marshall's Creek en- 
 ters Brodhead's 
 Creek a short dis- 
 tance before the lat- 
 ter reaches the Del- 
 aware. Cherry Creek, 
 named after Edward 
 or "Ned" Cherry, one 
 of the very early set- 
 tlers before 1738, is 
 another impo r t a n t 
 stream right in 
 Smithfield township. All are noted trout streams. Mar- 
 shall's Creek is said to be named after Edward Marshall, 
 the successful walker, or runner, in the "Walking Pur- 
 chase." Brodhead's Creek derives its name from Daniel 
 Brodhead, who settled on this stream at East Stroudsburg 
 
in 1738. The Indian name for it was Analorning. The 
 Naversink, or Mammakatonk, enters the Delaware from the 
 East of Port Jervis, the Bushkill from the West at the 
 town of that name, thirty miles South of Port Jervis. This 
 stream for years has been the dividing line between Mon- 
 roe and Pike counties. 
 
 Lakes, too, afford an interest in this region of more 
 than ordinary character. Echo Lake, in Middle Smithfield 
 township, and 
 M inneola 
 Lake, in 
 Chestnut Hill 
 township, are 
 surrou n d e d 
 by high banks 
 of dirt and 
 have no visi- 
 ble outlet, al- 
 though the 
 former h a s 
 a subterran- 
 ean drainage 
 into Cool- 
 tough's pond 
 and thence by 
 the way of 
 Pond Creek 
 into Mar- 
 shall's Creek; 
 and the lat- 
 ter has a sim- 
 ilar outlet 
 through the 
 coarse gravel 
 into McMich- 
 ael's Creek, 
 on e-f o u r t h 
 
 mile distant. The beautiful lake branch of McMichael's 
 Creek receives surface drainage over a low place in the 
 drift environment of Lake Paupaunoming. Coolbaugh Lake, 
 originally Jayne Lake, is fed by springs along its banks. 
 
 If "half the troubles of mankind are due to the reckless 
 use of language," Monroe County and its Tributary Coun- 
 try is more than fortunate in not having had its share of 
 troubles, although un- 
 fortunate in never hav- 
 ing had its full quota of 
 language used to do 
 justice to its thousand- 
 fold natural beauties. 
 That which elsewhere 
 might have spelled ruin 
 and destruction, the 
 opening of the Blue 
 Mountains admitting 
 the passage of the Del- 
 aware River on its jour 
 ney to the ocean, has 
 given to this section 
 the Delaware Water 
 Gap, one of the world's 
 wonders. In the lan- 
 guage of the Indians, 
 
 Panoramic View of Delaware Water Gap — One of the World's Wonders Taken near the Double Horse 
 Shoe Curve on the Scenic Route. This picture shows the Camp of the Morris Guard 
 of Atlantic City. N. J., Whose Members Made Merry Here in 1914 
 
 ler. 
 
 tired city dweller rest for body and brain, enabling him and 
 his to return to their labors refreshed. The Department of 
 the Interior, through the Director of the United States 
 Geological Survey, gives the railroad elevation at East 
 Stroudsburg as 426 feet, and the approximate elevation for 
 Bushkill, in Pike County, as 400 feet. Both arc a desirable 
 minimum, insuring freedom from many ills, superinduced 
 in cities close to sea level. As still higher altitudes within 
 
 P e nnsylvan- 
 ia's Favored 
 Region a r 3 
 freq uently 
 only short dis- 
 tances away, 
 It can be seen 
 that under 
 the protecting 
 arm of th<? 
 high moun- 
 tain ranges 
 even the val- 
 leys offer a 
 c omplete 
 change of cli 
 matic condi- 
 tions. 
 
 Indian lore 
 speaks of fall- 
 ing waters 
 t h r o u ghout 
 the country. 
 Monroe cnun 
 ty Is richly 
 endowed with 
 natural scen- 
 ic won d e r s 
 for the ang- 
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 Ihe Water Gap became the "Pohoqualin," or a river between 
 two mountains. To them also the "Kittatinny" range, of 
 the Blue Mountains or Blue Ridge Mountains, brought the 
 meaning of "Endless Hills." Of the Pocono Mountains Phil" 
 lips wrote: "There are waves of billowy blossoms on the 
 hillsides now, I know, And the laurel foam is breaking on 
 (he Heights of Pocono." 
 
 All have their history, each and everyone bring to the 
 
 THE COOLBAUGH COLLEGE INN, COOLBAUGH 
 Dr. D. Davidson, Proprietor, Post Office, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 about three miles long and one-half mile wide," three miles 
 to the south of Pocono Summit, the walks along the shores 
 banked with stately pines and leading through rhododen- 
 dron jungles, is easy of access. From Tobyhanna Station 
 flies may be cast by the enthusiastic angler for twenty 
 miles in the Tobyhanna (stream of falling water). Cresco 
 
 and. Canadensis form the 
 gateway to Eastern 
 Angler's Park, Bright's 
 Creek Park, Hunters' 
 Lodge, South Sterling, 
 Laanna, Rhododendron, 
 Levis Falls, Buck Hill 
 Falls, Indian Ladder 
 Falls, Red Rock Falls 
 and Spruce Cabin Falls. 
 Saw Creek and 
 Winona Falls are near 
 Shoemaker's, on the 
 Delaware Valley. From 
 the village of Bushkill, 
 "The Hub of the Dela- 
 ware Valley," thou- 
 sands annually go to 
 see the Bushkill Falls, 
 called "The Niagara of Pennsylvania," plunge its bound- 
 less waters "over an almost perpendicular wall ninety feet 
 in height down into a deep ravine whose rocky sides are 
 completely covered with a heavy growth of hemlock." 
 
 That it has become necessary for the Delaware, Lacka- 
 wanna & Western Railroad to run "Mountain Specials," 
 enabling the busy New Yorker to spend week-ends with 
 his family, testifies to the manifold attractions offered in 
 
this favored region for permanent summer residence. The 
 Caldeno golf links bring us back to the vicinity of Dela- 
 ware Water Gap, on the main line, of the "Lackawanna," 
 a name of aboriginal origin, meaning, "Meeting of the 
 Waters." Mount Minsi also owes its name to the Indian 
 Minsi tribe, a branch of the Lenapes, who once over-lord- 
 ed this whole region, then called "Minisink." Lenape Lake 
 at the Water Gap, perched half way up the mountain side, 
 still retains the old Indian name. 
 
 To C. C. Worthington the county of Monroe owes much 
 of its fame. Not only is the select Buckwood Inn, at Shaw- 
 nee-on-the-Delaware, the result of his enterprise, but "The 
 Golf Course of The Shawnee 
 Country Club" has been inter- 
 woven with the success of this 
 foremost citizen in the county. 
 Fifteen years ago the few golf 
 links in America were extreme- 
 ly crude. Although today over 
 a quarter of a million people 
 are actively playing the game 
 and the country is studded with 
 many hundreds of courses, 
 those of real championship cal- 
 ibre may be counted on the 
 fingers of two hands. Shawnee 
 Country Club's golf course 
 was planned and developed in 
 a portion of the valley of the 
 upper Delaware River, pecul- 
 iarly adapted to the require- 
 ments of the ideal course, be- 
 ing of 18 holes and 6,300 yards 
 in length. Hazards of the mod- 
 ern type added to those of Na- 
 ture, miles of underground wa- 
 ter pipes running to all parts 
 of the course, turf conditions 
 carefully studied, the fairways 
 and greens developed by ex- 
 perts, give the visitor the im- 
 pression — with undoubted as- 
 surance — that it ranks among 
 the most famous golf courses 
 in America. 
 
 Going back into the Dela- 
 ware Valley, beyond the ter- 
 minus of the railway by that 
 name, in Pike county, Tarni- 
 nent Lake, with an area of 100 
 acres, a depth of 60 feet and a 
 solid rock bottom, and Forest 
 Lake, with its 75 acres, includ- 
 ed in the Forest Park Hotel 
 property, beckon to the stranger 
 an invitation to rest. A little 
 further on, within a radius of 
 five miles of Dingman's Ferry — 
 reached over excellent natural 
 shale roads — are High Falls, Silver Thread, Child's Park 
 (in which are located the Factory, Fulmer and Deer Leap 
 Falls), Adam's Brook, and the Indian Ladder, both of 
 which are climbs up a succession of falls and cascades. 
 
 The tavern was the name of the houses, affording rest 
 and refreshment in the early days — even before the erec- 
 tion of Monroe County— and Saylorsburg was one of the 
 first to have such a structure. There is a public feeling 
 against dry statistics, but to enumerate a few facts regard- 
 ing such houses enables the Monroe county visitor to get a 
 glimpse of interesting history. Charles and Samuel Saylor 
 laid out Saylorsburg in 1825 and erected a tavern, of which 
 
 Bushkill Falls. Near Bushkill, Pike County 
 Snapped at an Opportune Moment. Generally the Great Volume 
 of Water Makes It Impossible to Secure This Effect 
 
 Peter Kemmerer became the first landlord. In 1833, Stroud 
 J. Hollinshead, son of Dr. James Hollinshead, built the 
 Stroudsburg House, which later became known as the Bur- 
 nett House and is now known as the Hotel Fuimer, Sirouds- 
 burg. Melchior Bossard, soon after 1842, erected a hotel 
 at Bossardsville. Brodheadsville, oldest village in Chest- 
 nuthill township— on land granted by "the Honorable the 
 Proprietaries of Pennsylvania to William Serfass in fee," 
 had a hostelry early in its history. 
 
 Joseph Barton gave to Bartonsville a hotel soon after 
 1833, and George Bowman was owner of a tavern at Para 
 dise Valley in 1838. Joseph Kunkle was responsible for a 
 
 hotel in Kunkletown as early 
 as 1849. At Henryville, in 
 1842, James Henry was known 
 as a landlord. 
 
 "Ross Common," on prop- 
 erty of Hon. (Judg°) John 
 Ross, was in early days a 
 breakfast stop for travelers 
 on extensive stage routes lead- 
 ing to New York City and 
 Philadelphia. Old "Jim Eley" 
 was host. At the top of the 
 Pocono a large, solitary hostel- 
 ry—in the midst of "Huckle- 
 berry Barrens"— proved to be 
 a welcome sight to stage trav- 
 elers who enjoyed the luscious 
 dinners, served by one John 
 Smith. Today the wayfarer 
 dines in sumptuously furnish- 
 ed dining cars en route with- 
 out a stop. 
 
 The Fort Penn House was 
 built at Stroudsburg by John 
 H. Mellick in 1851. It later be- 
 came known as the Central 
 House and is well remembered 
 even by the younger genera- 
 tion as an old Main street land- 
 mark which recently was re 
 placed by a modern structure, 
 erected by the A. B. Wyckoff 
 heirs. 
 
 John Thomas, a native of 
 Maine, who removed to Mon- 
 roe county in 1853, built the 
 Crystal Spring Hotel at East 
 Stroudsburg in 1856. It was 
 sold to John Kresge in 1861. 
 James K. Fenner acquired the 
 property in 1873. The Hotel 
 Fenner stands in its place to- 
 day. 
 
 The finest school building 
 in Monroe, erected at Delaware 
 Water Gap in 1855, by a Rev. 
 Mr. Howell, was sold by him 
 in 1862, after he had decided to enter the Army, to Samuel 
 Alsop, who used it as a school for one and one-half years, 
 then named it "Glen Wood House" and took city guests. 
 Richard Posten built the Analomink House, East 
 Stroudsburg, in 1857. An addition to a dwelling house, al- 
 ready standing in the same town in 1874, was built by Van 
 Cott, who opened the reconstructed building as the Lacka- 
 wanna House. 
 
 The Indian Queen, since rebuilt, bears an early date of 
 construction, as does the Washington House, both at 
 Stroudsburg, and singularly both now owned by members 
 of the well-known Shafer family. 
 
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The Automobile Roads of Monroe County Through to Pike Annually Draw Thousands For a Trip to Its Many Resorts. This view shows North 
 Courtland Street, East Stroudsburg, on the Highway to Bushkill. A Few Hundred Feet Further North the Road is Wholly Free From Car Tracks 
 
 SEE AMERICA FIRST AND ENJOY IT 
 Among the prime movers of the "See America First" 
 plan of instruction of the world traveler, making his homo 
 under the protecting wings of the Stars and Stripes, was 
 Tom Richardson, Oregon's famous booster and for years 
 secretary of Portland's Commercial Club. He was sup- 
 ported by a few at first, then by hundreds, until just before 
 (.he war which has wrought such havoc in Europe, thou- 
 sands began to see the advantage of at least having first 
 seen the beauty spots of our country, in order to draw 
 comparisons on merit. It has been my privilege to meet 
 representatives of large firms who were forced by circum- 
 stances to annually or several times a year visit Europe. 
 In every case surprise checked their enthusiasm, as they 
 (old of men and women whom they met abroad and who 
 had told them that they had never seen the many and mar- 
 velous scenic beauties of the U. S. A. 
 
 Most of those whom I refer to had been born on foreign 
 soil, had become American citizens, and had won the re- 
 spect of thousands in responsible positions. For these high 
 salaried representatives of import and export houses, the 
 
 wail of the thousands who were caught in Europe at the 
 beginning of the war which stands out prominently, as the 
 history of 1915 is being written, must have brought to 
 mind, with a double meaning, Scott's patriotic words: 
 "Breathes there a man with soul so dead. 
 Who never to himself hath said, 
 This is my own, my native land! 
 Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd, 
 As home his footsteps he hath turn'd, 
 From wandering on a foreign strand?" 
 There is every reason to feel that "Pennsylvania's Fa- 
 vored Region" will benefit with other world-wonder sec- 
 tions of America through the reaction of the war, as it 
 relates to European bound pleasure travel. See all of 
 America, if you will, but be sure to see Monroe County 
 first. Come to Monroe County walking, autoing, driving, or 
 riding in a parlor car, ye searcher after health, or new 
 vitality, fish or game, golf or tennis, straw rides or country 
 dance, fine dinners or homelike meals, and find all in abund- 
 ance. With me today you will arrive at East. Stroudsburg, 
 the station of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Rail- 
 
 Annual Excursions Flock to Monroe County and Her Neighbor, Pike 
 
 This croup shows only members of the Arion Society, and families, of .lersery City Heights, N. .1.. on their Labor Day Excursion to Monroe 
 County Sight-Seeing. Photo Taken at Clambake of German Society of Monroe County at Salathe's Grove, East Stroudsburg 
 
road, direct from New York 
 City. The days have been 
 hot and sultry. We were glad 
 to get away from the turmoil 
 and the speed of the great 
 cosmopolitan center and rest 
 our weary bodies on the cush- 
 ioned seats of the comforta- 
 ble railway car. Our eyes 
 feast on natural beauties en 
 route, as the fast train rapid- 
 ly plunges 10 its destination 
 in the county of Monroe. For 
 we left at 10 o'clock in the 
 forenoon and the cut-off has 
 shortened the distance. We 
 get a glimpse of busy New 
 Jersey towns in passing. But 
 soon we sight the railroad 
 construction wonders along 
 the route, the new bridges 
 which made the cut-off possi- 
 ble. 
 
 The Delaware Water Gap, 
 one of the world's wonders, is 
 caught by our artist's camera 
 in passing, but the real beau- 
 
 Sambo Falls, Near East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 Marshall's Falls, Marshall's Creek, Pa. 
 
 ties of this resort center must be left for closer inspection 
 later on. The train moves on. Soon we pass other things 
 of interest and are almost led to believe that the resort 
 region is lost sight of, as large manufacturing plants are 
 snapped by the camera. Again the train slops. We stretch 
 our limbs and, leaving the car, find ourselves in the midst 
 of a throng, crowd- 
 
 ing the station plat- 
 form. Hardly dare 
 we believe that the 
 great city lies be- 
 hind us, for trains 
 are passing in num- 
 bers, the Pennsyl- 
 vania Railroad and 
 the Delaware Valley 
 Railway adding to the busy scene 
 
 car, waiting at the station, joins the neighboring town 
 closely to her sister community. You are also made aware 
 of the fact that a short walk across the bridge would almost 
 lead you to believe that the two are one. We are told that 
 there is keen business rivalry between Stroudsburg and 
 East Stroudsburg, but that the citizens realize that a 
 
 greater Monroe coun- 
 ty must depend upon 
 the equal progress 
 of the two towns to 
 a great extent. 
 
 Here we stop to 
 take luncheon, be- 
 fore we continue the 
 trip which is to in- 
 ■'Get the Hook"— The Bass Are Here elude the whole coun- 
 
 You ask in wonder: ty of Monroe and a part of Pike in the shortest possible 
 
 "Where are we?" And I reply: "At East Stroudsburg." time One of us makes the arrangements for two large 
 
 Again the question comes from your lips: "But, where is touring cars at the Burnett Garage nearby while another 
 
 Stroudsburg?" escorts the members of the party to the Hotel Fenner, just 
 
 Soon you are acquainted with the fact that the trolley below the station, where special tables have been reserved. 
 
 After a good repast we await some friends 
 of Tom Milton's, who have telephoned from 
 the Indian Queen Hotel, Stroudsburg, that 
 they will join our party. There are seven 
 of them and a brief introduction all around 
 proves them jolly, wholesome companions. 
 They want us to go back with thtm fust 
 to meet the folks, but we insist on the 
 original plan of giving Stroudsburg and East 
 Stroudsburg the once-over at greater leisure. 
 We do, however, find pleasure in meeting 
 at the Fenner the genial J. A. Seguine, who 
 immediately proceeds to sing the praises 
 of Cresco, Canadensis, Mountainhome, and 
 other spots on the road to the higher up 
 Pocono section. J. A. Hoopes reminds us 
 between whiles that the real thing would 
 be found by us in the Pocouos. To remain 
 friends, we promise both to make separate 
 trips to their parts of Monroe. For we came 
 to see it all. And now we say, "Auf Wieder- 
 
 Bushkill Glen, Bushkill-A Beauty Spot InHke County. sehen " to W " H ' GibbS ' tllC FeDner U ° St ' 
 
It is just one-thirty. The vitality has 
 been given new impetus by a daintily 
 served meal, and the bracing air gives 
 us all a new grip on life. The motor 
 cars are ready. On one the genial 
 Harry P. Custard is himself "the man 
 on the box." The signal is given by 
 Miss Helen Hunt, who was last to en- 
 ter, and we are off. Rapidly we pass 
 up North Courtland Street. We stop 
 to chat with Mr. Charles Decker, who 
 emerged from the Prospect House, 
 just around the corner from the church, 
 to give us a friendly greeting. At The 
 Maplehurst, under the leadership of 
 happy Martin L. Bach and Mrs. Bach, 
 the owners, we exchanged greetings 
 with some of our friends and are off 
 once more. 
 
 We pass Milford Crossing, hurried- 
 ly pick up the flowers brought to the 
 highway from the greenhouses of Paul 
 Mader. And now for Craig's Mead- 
 ows, where we stop a moment at 
 Pehr's Liberty House, to smoke up 
 and stretch our limbs. The next stop 
 is Marshall's Creek, where mine host 
 Norman Huffman awaits us. Boats are ready at the lake 
 and we see the sights roundabouts, including the beautiful 
 Marshall's Falls. A telephone message by Miss Martha 
 Delafield to one of her friends at the Mountain Lake House, 
 nearby, compels us to make a slight detour to exchange 
 greetings. Dr. Davidson, just a little further up the maiu 
 drive at Coolbaugh, stops us to bring sweets for the sweet 
 in the party, and after showing us around the camp bids 
 us a pleasant farewell. As night is drawing near, we de- 
 cide to sup at the Oak Grove House and return to Ed. K. 
 Wyckoff's popular resort. After supper we take a moon- 
 light boat ride. Our chauffeurs light up the cars and we 
 speed on to Echo Lake, where Dr. Van Allen has reserved 
 rooms for our over-night accommodation upon receiving 
 a telephone message from Oak Grove that we were coming. 
 
 Arising early, we 
 took a stroll to tha 
 lake and then took 
 to the boats, rowing 
 across to A. T. 
 Shinn's famous bung 
 alow town, where we 
 visited the Marvins, 
 who were spending 
 their summer here. 
 After playing ball 
 with the little Mar- 
 vins, we said good- 
 bye, returning by 
 boat to the other 
 shore, where our cars 
 were ready. By & 
 o'clock we arrived at 
 Turn Villa, where M. 
 D. Turn had our 
 breakfast wa i t i n g. 
 Following the repast, 
 we took a sun bath 
 in the comfortable 
 settees provided here 
 and rested the while. 
 To spend the forenoon, 
 
 Winona Falls 
 
 its rugged beauty and scenic sur- 
 roundings, and hasten to Germonds 
 for luncheon. Here Mrs. Germond 
 greets us with that soft intonation, I 
 for which the French are famous, 
 while her husband puts the finishing 
 touches on the exquisite dainties to be 
 set before us. Acting on the advice 
 of friends we partake of the table 
 d'hote dinner, putting our faith in the 
 host, and receive the promised sur- 
 prise. We feel that the price will be 
 quickly forgotten, for the meal leaves 
 a lingering for an opportunity to come 
 again. Madame was right, when she 
 said: "We aim to please." 
 
 There is a desire among the mem- 
 bers of the party to follow up this 
 luncheon with a sightseeing trip that 
 shall bear promise of equal satisfac- 
 tion, and the lots are cast for Bush- 
 kill Falls. The afternoon is plsasantly 
 spent here, climbing and jumping, 
 strolling and viewing. For nature has 
 been kind to this spot, where the rov- 
 ing spirit finds an outlet for unbound- 
 ed enthusiasm. It is five o'clock and 
 
 the exercise has left its impression upon the inner man. 
 Mrs. Jacob Place, of the Mountain View House, on the 
 crest of the hill overlooking the town of Bushkill, prom- 
 ised earlier in the day to have supper ready for us at 5.45. 
 And we feel equal to the occasion. After a delightful meal, 
 which reminds us of farm supplies and home cooking, we 
 proceed to the Peters House, where Hon. E. F. Peters and 
 his brother Harry have agreed to care for us over night. 
 The evening is devoted to varied pleasures, for the ladies 
 are perfectly at home among the numerous friends whom 
 they find staying here and hereabouts. 
 
 In the morning we arise refreshed in body and spirit 
 and leave at six-thirty for Guillot Bros, poultry farm, where 
 Clinton Guillot has promised us a novel sight. It sort of 
 proves an appetizer for our breakfast, for which Joseph 
 
 Lake Marshall, Marshall's Creek, Pa. 
 
 we take in Winona Falls, admirin? C. Kennedy, of the Bushkill Inn, expects us. The modern 
 
hennery is pleasing to the eye, while the chickens look 
 good enough to eat. It is barely possible that friend Ken- 
 nedy had this in mind. For we were treated to an unusual 
 breakfast. Real milk and 
 honey was set before us in 
 abundance, while Standley 
 asked Herlin, if he knew 
 whether the chicken and 
 eggs both came from Guil- 
 lot's. "They looked s o 
 fresh." Bushkill Inn left 
 nothing to be desired, for 
 Kennedy knows the business 
 of catering to his guests. 
 After breakfast some of us 
 called at Turn & Cook's 
 store, to meet the son of 
 J. H. Cook and to inquire 
 about the Riverside, a little 
 distance further on — along 
 the Delaware. We learned 
 
 Wheir Lake— Near Gilbert, Pa. 
 
 by halves, even when his guests are comparative stran- 
 gers. Forest Park caters to a class of its own, but of the 
 best in their class. None will doubt my statement that. 
 
 the guests we met were not 
 only some of the leading 
 business men of New York 
 City and elsewhere, but 
 men and women whose in- 
 fluence is ever working for 
 the best interests of their 
 communities. 
 
 After supper we return to 
 Bushkill, remaining over 
 night at the Bushkill Inn. 
 An early breakfast puts us 
 in shape for an excellent 
 extended day trip over the 
 River Road to the Delaware 
 Water Gap. Our first stop 
 on the way is Charles R. 
 Turn's Model Farm. Mr. 
 
 that Mr. Cook had become host at the resort, where years 
 ago a few of us had found renewed strength and many 
 friends. The Riverside, being in his charge, was sure 
 to afford us pleasure, as of old. Fishing had 
 been forgotten in the up run. But now we 
 felt that it would be good sport for a day, 
 preparatory to another day's run or two 
 through this section. We were, however, 
 first to be the noon meal guests of Mrs. 
 Charles F. Holsterman, who had sent word 
 to the store that she expected us at the 
 Peters House, where she was staying. 
 
 Accepting the invitation, we put our car 
 in the garage and strolled about the town, 
 buying postcards, meeting friends at the 
 station, inspecting the old mill, and getting 
 oiled up where the gasolene was still on 
 tap. After luncheon we went to meet Mr. 
 J. H. Cook who had promised by telephone 
 to have fishing tackle ready for us on our 
 arrival at the Riverside. We had fish to 
 fry that evening for supper at his house and 
 had some broiled as well. Our own catch 
 was not needed to make a complete meal. 
 Music followed the supper, for Clarence Stoll 
 is an artist at the piano, while another guest 
 supplied some of the old Southern melodies 
 on his banjo. We rested well, but rose early 
 to breakfast before the chauffeurs got the 
 cars out. As we had accepted a special in- 
 vitation to see the unique resort, known as the Forest 
 Park Hotel, under the personal guidance of host Arthur 
 Lederer, we departed for that spot at eight o'clock. The 
 
 "It's a Bear" 
 Shot in the Poconos 
 
 Turn came up the night before in his own automobile to 
 
 join our party, in order to show us the way. We enjoyed 
 
 seeing the blooded stock, the latest equipment in his barn, 
 
 and the dainty breakfast set before us. Then 
 
 a spin around the farm area completed an 
 
 interesting visit. 
 
 With Mr. Turn to guide us, we then stop 
 for a brief inspection of the farm, owned by 
 George R. Elder, the genial superintendent of 
 the Ingersoll-Rand plant at Phillipsburg, N. J. 
 Charles C. Worthington had luncheon ready 
 for us at the Buckwood Inn, and personally 
 took us around to the beautiful grounds and 
 buildings, erected through his enterprise at 
 Shawnee-on-the-Delaware, where he has built 
 up an exclusive resort. The excellent golf links 
 give a brief opportunity for the enjoyment of 
 an interesting sport to some of the members 
 of our party who had been here before. 
 
 After leaving this ideal resort, we take in 
 Buttermilk Falls, and later at the Buttermilk 
 Falls House chat for a few moments with 
 Mrs. Anson Carter, who always prefers the 
 simplicity of this house to larger places. She 
 is spending a few weeks here with her daugh 
 ter. Fronting on the Silver Lake, this house 
 has the full benefit of good boating facilities. 
 Some of the folks take to the boats, while the 
 rest of us go to the Willow Dell, nearby, to 
 visit with Tom Milton's brother and a bunch 
 of the boys who are recuperating from their college stud- 
 ies. Here they are getting rid of brain fag. The boat- 
 ing party walked from the Buttermilk Falls House to the 
 
 ON THE LEFT 
 Pocono Falls 
 Bartonsville 
 
 ON THE RIGHT 
 
 A Shady Nook 
 
 Tannersville 
 
 unprejudiced mind will bear me out that we were given 
 the time of our lives, for Mr. Lederer does not do things 
 
 Willow Dell, where Messrs. Seguine & Altemose are the 
 hosts. We jump into our automobiles and are on our way. 
 
At the Cataract House, under the management of Gar- 
 rett R. Tucker, a billiard tournament has been arranged 
 by this hustling owner, with some guests of the house to 
 oppose Tom Milton, Jack Riordan, and others of our party. 
 As our boys are the win- 
 ners, we enjoy with the 
 losers the excellent cigars, 
 while the ladies appear to 
 derive great pleasure from 
 the sweets which were 
 their part of the stake. 
 
 Our next stop is the 
 North Gap Cottage, Eu- 
 gene Heller, owner. We 
 find here Miss Clarice 
 Miller's sister, Ellen, who 
 has an important post in 
 the educational field of 
 New York State. Her stor- 
 ies of good fishing at Sil- 
 ver Lake, nearby, and of 
 interesting tramping trips, 
 make us wish for more 
 time. But Miss Clarice is 
 as much in a hurry to 
 complete the trip, as we 
 are, and so we drive on, 
 
 John's friend, we had a real German-American meal and 
 then joined some of the other folks at the Bellevue, where 
 Harvey Blair, of Conway and Blair, the owners, added his 
 car to ours, and then led the way for a spin around the 
 
 town. Incidentally he 
 gave us a chance to see 
 Lenape Lake perched half 
 way up the mountain side. 
 Then we rolled away 
 in our cars to Eilenber- 
 ger's Boat Landing, where 
 we found most of the 
 folks in our party waiting. 
 The boat ride on the Dele- 
 ware was thoroughly en- 
 joyed. Returning to the 
 house owned by Conway 
 and Blair, we all had din- 
 ner. We scattered later 
 in the evening, some re- 
 maining at this house, 
 Dick Boner and I going to 
 Delawanna Inn, where a 
 friend of ours had taken 
 quarters for the season. 
 This gave us a chance to 
 have a chat about some 
 
 Paradise Falls, between Henryville and Cresco 
 
 after a brief farewell. Next we see the process of manu- business matters, in which we were jointly interested, 
 facture at the Analomink Paper Mills, where Layton Nau- Harry Neal and some of the girls, including his sister, 
 
 man, the manager, does the honors. The pangs of hunger Mildred, went to the Water Gap House on the hills. John 
 are getting into evidence, and we quickly rush on to the Purdy Cope, owner, calls it, "The Mountain Paradise." 
 Delaware House, where we had tables In the morning we all assemble at 
 
 reserved. John Yarrick, the owner — Sfife^\ Lamb's souvenir store, each party 
 
 of this famous Delaware Water Gap .s&k bringing their own car. Taking a hur- 
 
 House, just opposite the railroad sta- ^^| \ ried spin under the leadership of 
 
 tion, carefully looked after our in mk K\ Jos. H. Graves, one of the famous 
 
 terests. As we arrived late, we flB j&k Deleware Water Gap Boosters, to Fox- 
 
 deemed it wise to remain over night. /& mm, town Hill, we admire the renowned 
 
 At the Deleware Water Gap we S K Cherry Valley, with its well devel- 
 
 find much of interest, since each and R oped farms. At this point we take 
 
 every member of our party has 19 \^S Ml notice also of thai great trout stream, 
 
 friends who are staying at one of the \t=~ I ^| ■/ Cherry Creek, and its resemblance to 
 
 many houses here. John Schmetter- \ vJA W the snaDe of a gian1 s 1 "" 1 
 
 ling and I visit our friend, William & And then we go to the Kittatinny 
 
 Miller, at the Oaks. John had met Hotel, taking luncheon. At the 
 
 the owner of this house, Charles Bar- 9r Hauser's Souvenir Store we take the 
 
 get, in former years and so we were scenic route — the trolh y line of the 
 
 quickly introduced to Mrs. Barget, ~~ ""' Stroudsburg, Water Gap and Port- 
 
 and Mr. Barget's son who was up from Trout-The Pride of Monroe County ]and Railway Company— t o the 
 
 the city. We had to wait for Miller who was out auto- County Seat, where we put up at the Indian Queen, an all- 
 
 mobiling, but the genial host of this house took us out 
 on the lawn, where we had comfort and pleasure, view- 
 ing the landscape and the horizon from this spot, to many 
 Known as "Water Gap Heights." After the arrival of 
 
 year-round high class hotel, visited in the summer by 
 many regular guests. W. S. Shafer, the owner, and 
 Hal Harris, the sprightly manager, gave us cordial greet- 
 ing. We had feasted on the scenery, coming from the Gap, 
 
 Mountain Spring Lake and Ice Houses, Near Reeders, Pa. 
 
 Trout Lake and Ice Houses, Near Reeders, Pa. 
 
 10 
 
but had only thus sharpened our appetites for the dainty 
 meal ready for us soon after our arrival. The evening 
 was spent at The Stroud, a theatre in fact, not an excuse. 
 We were surprised both in its arrangement, in the active 
 management, and the offering of the evening by a good 
 road stock company. The night was spent at the Indian 
 Queen, where we 
 also remained 
 the following 
 day, its perfect 
 refinement hold- 
 ing all of us to 
 seek rest, before 
 undertaking an- 
 other trip. This 
 also gave us a 
 chance to take in 
 the town, for 
 there was much 
 to see here. We 
 enjoyed the sight 
 of the falls at 
 the Fifth Street 
 bridge, almost in 
 the heart of this 
 hustling town, 
 where inciden- 
 tally the water 
 serves the inter- 
 ests of the 
 Stroudsburg 
 Woolen Mills. 
 
 The West end of Monroe County is our next objective. 
 We leave on the second morning after an early breakfast, 
 going through the Cherry Valley to Stormsville, Bossards- 
 ville, to Sciota, and then to Saylorsburg. Leaving our cars 
 at the Inn, we took a stroll around the large brick plant, 
 where they make enameled or tiled brick. Then we visit 
 some friends at nearby cottages — built there by them, be- 
 cause there is more and more convenience of access (by 
 
 the Inn, conducted in connection with the numerous 
 brick plant. It is patronized by some of the best people 
 of the country who enjoy a spin through this section, and 
 by officials of the brick company, coming from their head- 
 quarters in Metuchen, N. J., and their friends. 
 
 Soon we are on our way rejoicing. We reach Mcll- 
 
 trolley) in sight. Wind Gap is to be the traffic center of 
 this new route. We take a look at the Latta property, a 
 summer home of distinction, owned by Mr Latta, a well- 
 known business man of Bethlehem. Our luncheon we 
 found ready for us — daintily prepared — as soon as we reach 
 
 Pocono Hotel, on Pocono Creek, Tannersville, Pa., C. E. Trach, Proprietor 
 Fine Fishing and Hunting in Season at This Automobile Headquarters 
 
 haney's, sweep on to Brodheadsville, where we visit the 
 Fairview Academy, in the High School Building, take in 
 Lake Mineola, and continue through Pleasant Valley to 
 Gilbert's. On the way we stop at Shupp's Wheir Lake 
 Creamery, inspect the lake which appears to have neither 
 inlet nor outlet, go on to the Polytechnic Institute, where 
 Prof. Christman is principal, who gives us directions 
 for a hurried trip to Kresgeville, a pretty little place, and 
 
 then also to 
 Kunkletown. We 
 return without 
 mishap to Effort 
 that night, a 
 tired, but happy 
 crowd. 
 
 As we had ar- 
 ranged with the 
 owner of the Ef- 
 fort House to 
 look for us, we 
 had no trouble 
 to get a late sup- 
 per. Frank Wer- 
 net, runs this 
 house, and he 
 surely knows his 
 business. We had 
 a good meal, af- 
 ter we had clean- 
 ed up, and then 
 some of the boys 
 enjoyed pocket 
 pool. Miss Miller 
 played some late 
 This house proved 
 
 A Beauty Spot at McMichaels. Where Fishing and Hunting Is Real Sport 
 Every Season the McMichaels Hotel is the Headquarters of the Pohoqualine Fish Association 
 
 music for the rest of us on the piano 
 a surprise to all of us who had expected that we would 
 find a backwoods hostelry instead of a modern hotel with 
 splendid service. In the morning we enjoyed the shady 
 walks of this little hamlet, taking in the Turn Pike, north 
 
 I 1 
 
of "Cedar Hill" stimulating our appetite for a hearty 
 breakfast, coming almost wholly from the farm, run by 
 Mr. Wernet in connection with the Effort House. After 
 breakfast Homer A. Shupp, manager of the spoke works, 
 known under the firm name of Simon Shupp and Co., took 
 us to his plant, where he had some spokes and a few axe 
 handles turned out, while we 
 looked on. Then we went to 
 the post office, a short dis- 
 tance away, where the post- 
 master, H. W. Dinstel, owner 
 of the Snowflake Roller 
 Mills, and a general store 
 conducted by him in the name 
 of G. Dinstel and Son, had 
 a treat in store for us. After 
 he had handed us some mail. 
 forwarded to this point from 
 Stroudsburg, he invited us to 
 an unusual repast, some flap- 
 jacks, made with the product 
 of his mill, the Snowflake 
 Self-Raising Buckwheat flour, 
 served with maple syrup. 
 We returned to the hotel, 
 chatting incidentally with J. 
 D. Serfas, another merchant 
 and member of the Board of 
 Directors of the Security 
 Trust Company of Strouds- 
 burg, while the cars were be- 
 ing supplied with gasoline. 
 
 Then we went through Appenzell to Reeders, where 
 we visited Trout Lake and Mountain Spring Lake. Get- 
 ting smokes for the boys at Reeders' Hotel and candy 
 for the ladies at Warner's store, we find ourselves pre- 
 pared to go direct from this point, where visitors are 
 practically at the base of Pocono Mountains, to McMich- 
 aels. Here we decide to remain a day, after we had a 
 taste of the excellent cuisine, for which McMichaels' Hotel 
 
 every year to enjoy this sport, as well as pheasant hunt- 
 ing in season. After supper, there is music, the piano, 
 the banjo and the graphophone affording plenty of variety. 
 Electric lights made the surroundings pleasant and the 
 large reception room looked liked city life, but the cool 
 breezes recalled the fact that we were far away from home. 
 
 Rustic Bridge on the Way to the Monomonock Inn, Mountainhome, Pa 
 
 is noted. Luncheon over, we accept the invitation of 
 seme of the members of the Pohoqaline Pish Association, 
 having its headquarters at this house, to go trout fishing. 
 This club includes some of the best citizenship of Penn- 
 sylvania's leading city, Philadelphia, and other places. 
 These folks from the city of Brotherly Love come here 
 as one happy family — intent on forgetting business cares — 
 
 The Sterling, E. D. Dunning, Proprietor, South Sterling, Wayne County, Pa. 
 Tobyhanna is the Railroad Station on the Lackawanna for This Popular House 
 
 In the morning some of our boys enjoy a little target 
 practice with a few of the club members. After luncheon 
 we go on our way once more, this time to return to Strouds- 
 burg. We go back to Appenzell and to Snydersville, tak- 
 ing gasoline at the Snydersville Hotel. The peculiar lay of 
 the land arouses our curiosity and we learn that glaciers 
 long ago were supposed to be responsible for the formation. 
 They art- ieported to have come through from the north, 
 
 dissolving here and making 
 deposits in the territory 
 roundabouts. Here may be 
 seen stone of a composition, 
 not found elsewhere; lakes 
 in the neighborhood are also 
 supposed to be the result of 
 the glaciers' journey from the 
 north. With this informa- 
 tion to hold us for a while, 
 we take the Snydersville 
 Road direct to Stroudsburg, 
 this time putting up at the 
 Washington House, where 
 mine host Ed Shafer gives us 
 a royal reception. While 
 running a popular priced 
 house, Mr. Shafer apparently 
 has due regard for the com- 
 fort of his guests. 
 
 We have plenty of time 
 
 for dinner, so that we are 
 
 glad to retire to our rooms 
 
 for a while, and thoroughly 
 
 After the meal we go to vari- 
 
 renovate our appearance. 
 
 ous places of amusement, such as the motion picture 
 shows. Some of us go to East Stroudsburg, taking in the 
 fine pictures at The Plaza. Later we meet at Nyce's for 
 ice cream. The next day we give East Stroudsburg the 
 once over, taking dinner at the Hotel Fenner, and supper 
 at Whitesell's, enjoying at the latter place the change to 
 
 12 
 
steaks of the highest city standard. Spending the night 
 at the Fenner, we rise early and accept an invitation to 
 breakfast at the Lackawanna House with T. J. Knox, the 
 famous art photographer of East Stroudsburg, known 
 favorably to thousands of Monroe County 
 summer guests. 
 
 At the conclusion of this enjoyable meal, 
 we start out again in automobiles for a 
 trip to the Poconos. This time nearly all 
 of the cars are Fords, most of them from 
 Price's Garage, nearby. Dr. Anson Singer, 
 the booster president of the East Strouds- 
 burg Board of Trade, courteously extends 
 the use of his car, under his own guidance. 
 Charles R. Turn, general manager of the 
 International Bailer Works — who had shown 
 us through his plant the day before, as did 
 President M. R. Yetter, of the East Strouds- 
 burg Glass Co., and We A. Gilbert, presi- 
 dent of the William A. Gilbert Co., silk 
 manufacturers, also joined the party. We 
 hardly expected to be shown the courtesy 
 of a visit to their plants. Much less did we 
 anticipate their company on this trip with 
 friends in their cars, chosen from among 
 summer guests and a few other local boosters. Strouds- 
 burgers in the party were noticed under the leadership 
 of Ernest H. Wyckoff, the merchant, who drove his own 
 car. It was a humdinger of a crowd, and we certainly 
 had a grand time throughout this trip up the mountains. 
 
 We go to Analo- 
 mink first, where Bar- 
 rett G. Decker, all- 
 round business man. 
 mill owner and hotel 
 proprietor, points out 
 the advantage of this 
 pleasure trip along 
 Brodhead's Creek, 
 with its varying 
 beauty spots all the 
 way from Stroudsburg 
 to Canadensis. And 
 then he takes us over 
 to the store and says: 
 
 W. H. Gibbs, Manager Hotel 
 Fenner, East Stroudsburg 
 
 on the other. It was daintily done. And so was our meal 
 daintily served. We enjoyed the pictures, telling of fam- 
 ily history. Acting on Mr. Henry's suggestion, we run 
 over to Red Rock Falls, leaving our cars near that point, 
 to get a close view. And then we pro- 
 ceeded to Paradise Falls, in the beautiful 
 Paradise Valley. It was a novel sight to 
 the city man, to find here rustic benches 
 and bridges, to enhance nature's handi- 
 work and to make a complete tour of the 
 falls possible. It took nearly the whole 
 afternoon, so that we passed Paradise, 
 where a Jefferson homestead is still located, 
 quickly and reached Maple Lawn, H. B. 
 Courtright's splendid summer boarding 
 house, just in time to give us a chance 
 to visit his observatory before dinner was 
 served. Schmetterling found his brother 
 and sister staying here for a two weeks' 
 vacation. They told him that they came 
 up here for a change, instead of going to 
 the seashore, as first planned. 
 
 As we had an invitation to a lawn party 
 at J. A. Seguine's home for that evening, 
 we left soon after supper, stepping in at 
 The Rudolph merely to give Milton a chance to see his 
 father, who spends the summer here. We found the Seguine 
 home, just outside of Cresco, brightly illuminated, the 
 porches strung with garlands and Japanese lanterns. From 
 the trees the lights also shone brightly. We enjoyed our- 
 
 Beauty Spots Near the Gap, in Monroe County, l'a. 
 
 "have something on me," spreading 
 before us cigars and candies to choose from. He tops 
 it all by inviting us to his beautiful home close by, where 
 he holds out dainty cups of coffee to the ladies, while we 
 smoke on the porch. After showing us 
 the sights around the place, he bids us 
 stop at Henryville, where he promises us 
 good attention from E. R. Henry, the 
 owner of the Henryville House. We 
 observed on the way some unusual scenic- 
 beauty, near the new concrete bridge 
 of the Lackawanna road, formerly known 
 to some of us as High Bridge, before it 
 was rebuilt. And even now it looks high. 
 as the trains speed by overhead. Brod- 
 head's Creek shows well in this vicinity, 
 and fishing is good. 
 
 At Henryville House we find lun- 
 cheon ready for us and notice special 
 table decorations, possibly for our bene- 
 fit. We suspect some of our friends 
 from the two Stroudsburgs. For the 
 state bridge over Brodhead's Creek, 
 joining mother and daughter closely, is 
 
 selves, until we realized that midnight was close at hand. 
 Through the co-operation of Mr. Seguine, our entire party 
 was advantageously quartered for the night, at various 
 houses close by. Some of us remained at the quiet Cliff 
 View, owned by Chas. Kolb; others at 
 the Cresco Hotel, where George F. Smith 
 holds forth, and a number went to 
 Heller's Mount Airy House, at Mountain- 
 home. We took our cars to our respec- 
 tive sleeping quarters and after break- 
 fast met at the Seguine store, where he 
 in his own car joined our party and es- 
 corted us to the mountain resort, Mono- 
 monock inn, near Mountainhome. The 
 sight appealed to our fancy and we pro- 
 mised ourselves a brief vacation upon 
 its completion for the 1915 season, just 
 to enjoy city conveniences amidst na- 
 tural surroundings of extraordinary 
 beauty. As this edition goes forth with 
 the pictures of the Inn, showing its ad- 
 vanced stage of perfection, those in our 
 party last summer will think twice of 
 Harry E. Geissinger's Monomonock Inn, 
 
 Cranberry falls, Panxiersville, Pa. 
 
 represented in miniature, with Miss East Stroudsburg ex- at Mountainhome, Pa., before they will forget the origi 
 tending the hand of fellowship on one side to Stroudsburg nal plans made for this coming season. 
 
 13 
 
 It is my be- 
 
lief that all of us would go to see it finished. The nearest 
 thing we saw completed last year, was the electric light 
 plant and the marvelous kitchen layout, showing the re- 
 frigerating storage capacity divided, so that nothing can 
 become tainted, meat being away from the butter, etc., 
 vegetables being separate from the rest. We looked in 
 at the Pleasant Ridge, the host — Mr. Janney — being known 
 to some members of our party. 
 
 Next we saw the sights at Buck Hill Falls, and when 
 luncheon time came found ourselves called to the tables 
 at Buck Hill Falls Inn, where Charles N. Thompson, the 
 genial manager, introduced us to the toastmaster of the 
 occasion, who was none other than 
 Charles F. Jenkins, president of the 
 association. Matters had been so ar- 
 ranged for obvious reasons that we 
 had the spacious dining room to our- 
 selves, the many regular guests of 
 this famous Quaker resort having 
 been served ahead of our party. 
 Whether it was believed that we would 
 all locate in Monroe or at least in 
 nearby Pike or Wayne County, to raise 
 cattle, each and every one found place 
 cards weighted down with a dainty 
 little Ayrshire cow, done to perfection 
 in a splendid cake mixture by the chef 
 of this institution. It was just a 
 novel way to continue the Ayrshire 
 propaganda, in which Mr. Jenkins, the 
 Philadelphia publisher of the Farm 
 Journal, is ever leader. 
 
 After luncheon we went to Cana- 
 densis, again dividing our forces in 
 various houses for the night. Some 
 of us remained at Frank G. Brown's 
 Green Valley House located right 
 in the heart of the hamlet. Mr. Brown 
 is a young man, full of energy, ac- 
 commodates many automobilists in 
 season, as well as a large number 
 of regular guests. The house is open 
 all the year. A few went up to Laurel 
 Grove, just above the Barrett High 
 School, while others found friends at 
 George W. Crane's Pine Knob Inn, 
 nearby. In the evening we all met at 
 Hensler's Amusement Hall, within 
 fifty feet of the Green Valley House, 
 where a dance had been arranged. 
 Refreshments consisted of Mr. Hen- 
 sler's own production in the ice cream 
 line, the red, white and blue having 
 been provided as a color effect in 
 this frozen dainty, to call our atten- 
 tion to the fact that the owner of 
 this amusement hall knows how to 
 do things. Soda water and other soft 
 drinks made frequent appeals to those 
 in our party who danced. I felt so 
 tired that I rejoiced to think that my 
 lot had been cast for Mr. Brown's hotel, almost next door 
 so that I could retire promptly after the party broke up 
 
 In the morning after breakfast we all went over to 
 Price Bros. On the way we picked up those who stayed 
 at Crane's, where they had chosen to be with the host 
 who had hunted with them during the previous season' 
 From his place we got a glimpse of Brodhead's Creek 
 again, all the way to Spruce Cabin Inn. We spent the 
 morning looking over the trophies, the game and fish 
 adorning the wall and little nooks everywhere. It makes 
 
 my mouth water to think of the noon day meal here, which 
 was on the folks from the Stroudsburgs. They simply told 
 us, when luncheon was ready, to "come on in, the water is 
 fine." And when it came to pay, we were told that Dr. 
 Singer, of East Stroudsburg, and Ernest H. Wyckoff, of 
 Stroudsburg, had already paid the bill. And we were never 
 able to find out to whom we remained indebted. 
 
 As some of our friends are staying at various Wayne 
 County houses, we decide to accept an invitation to a 
 card party, arranged for our benefit at The Sterling, South 
 Sterling, Pa., E. D. Dunning, the proprietor, having guar- 
 anteed by telephone that the whole party would be well 
 
 SILVER LAKE FALLS 
 
 (Deriving its name from beautiful Silver 
 
 Lake.) To many known as Cataract Falls. 
 
 Between Cataract House and Buttermilk 
 
 Falls House, at North Water Gap, Pa. 
 
 taken care of for one night. While we did not all stay at 
 his house, we feel satisfied that more could not have been 
 done for so large a party at this time of the year any- 
 where. The breakfast at The Sterling was thoroughly 
 enjoyed. Soon after breakfast we started on a run to 
 Tobyhanna, where we visited the U. S. Artillery Training 
 Camp, Major Summerall making our stay as agreeable as 
 his limited time allowed. Here are over 75,000 acres de- 
 voted to one purpose, the betterment of the military ser- 
 vice. The camp, the practice shoot, and all other things 
 
 14 
 
proved a novelty after much sight-seeing of a different 
 nature. At Lynch's store we filled up on cigars and candy, 
 and then we proceeded to the Mountain House, also at 
 Tobyhanna, where we had 
 luncheon. 
 
 Next we ran our cars to 
 Pocono Summit, where we 
 found a busy summer scene 
 quite in contrast with an ex- 
 perience some of us had the 
 winter before. We took to 
 the boats at Lake Naomi, 
 three miles to the south, and 
 after that enjoyed the beau- 
 tiful shore walks through 
 stately pines and rhododen- 
 dron jungles. Then we 
 feasted our eyes to our 
 heart's content on the big 
 plateau, where good farms 
 abound on the top of the 
 mountain, took in Long Pond 
 of the mountain 
 a year ago 
 
 The Post Office at Mount Pocono, Pa., Is a Busv Center in Summer 
 
 a big sheet of water on top 
 where Jack Robeson shot a bear over 
 Returning to Pocono Summit, we ate a late 
 
 dinner and made the run to 
 Mt. Pocono. Fortunately we 
 had telephoned to G. M. 
 Shoemaker, of the Fairview 
 House, who succeeded in 
 quartering all but twelve of 
 our party. We had a royal 
 time here in the evening, 
 and rested well. Others of the 
 party went to The Belmont 
 for the night. In the morn- 
 ing after breakfast at the 
 Fairview, we walked over to 
 the Mount Pleasant House, 
 where the owners, W. A. and 
 H. M. Leach, gave us an 
 opportunity to inspect their 
 big poultry farm. Then we 
 walked back to the Pocono 
 Mountain House, where we 
 
 reached the Meadowside Inn for breakfast. Here we left 
 Stoll and Schmetterling behind us, one at the Ontwood 
 where Stoll's mother was spending the summer, and the 
 
 other remaining at Meadow- 
 side Inn, whose host, E. H. 
 Smith, proved to be an old 
 acquaintance. All forenoon 
 the young folks in our party 
 had played tennis here, so 
 that we reached the Forest 
 House just in time to lunch 
 with the owner's brother, 
 Monroe County's treasurer. 
 W. J Hamblin, who had 
 phoned to Dr. Singer that he 
 would be ready for us at 
 one o'clock. Through the 
 courtesy of Harry T. Ham- 
 blin, the genial owner of 
 this home-like place, we se- 
 cured our mail here. 
 We stopped a moment at the beautiful home of Dr. 
 Fisher, secretary of the Pocono Fire Protective Associa- 
 tion, where we became enthusiasts of forest preservation. 
 
 And then we inspected the 
 famous Slee Laboratories, 
 through the courtesy of Dr. 
 Richard Slee, the founder. In 
 him we found a man of re- 
 fined tastes, though simple in 
 manner, who made us appre- 
 ciate more than anyone else 
 could have, that the output 
 of these laboratories, reach- 
 ing as they do the military 
 departments and the lead- 
 ing men in the profession, is 
 keeping before the eyes of 
 the world the natural advan- 
 tages of Monroe County. To 
 have such men located here. 
 is great advertisement for the 
 county, one difficult to set 
 down in dollars and cents. 
 
 A Beauty Spot Near the Pinehurst, Canadensis, Pa. 
 
 had arranged with the proprietor, E. E. Hooker, Jr., for His son, Arthur M. Slee, took us around the neighborhood 
 
 our luncheon. Tennis and golf were pleasant pastimes sight-seeing, for here — at Swiftwater — is a splendid hunt- 
 
 for some members of our party. Those who 
 know say that this house has been practi- 
 cally under the same management for near- 
 ly forty years. Some two hundred guests 
 can be comfortably accommodated here. 
 
 Ice cream and soft drinks were enjoyed 
 at Phillips' Souvenir Store across the way 
 from Mr. Shoemaker's hotel, and then we 
 secured our cars at Smith's Livery, ex- 
 pressed our appreciation of the high class 
 service rendered us at the Fairview through 
 the co-operation of Mrs. Shoemaker, anil 
 went to Pocono Manor. Here we inspected 
 the famous settlement, Mr. Hooper, the su- 
 perintendent of what to many is known as 
 Quakertown, personally directing us. So 
 thoroughly did he succeed in holding our 
 attention, so naively did he succeed in 
 granting us permission to look for trout 
 in Deep Hollow, that it was dinner time 
 before we realized it. Not wishing to in- 
 trude upon the privacy of his many guests, 
 we returned to the Fairview and once more remained over 
 night. We felt a liberty to leave early next morning and 
 
 Harry E. Geissinger, Who Will 
 
 Manage the New Moimmonnck 
 
 Inn at Mountainhome. Pa. 
 
 ing and fishing preserve, fine trout, and the 
 popular Swiftwater House. We reached 
 Tannersville in time for dinner at the Po- 
 cono Hotel, conducted by Charles E. Trach. 
 
 Henry S. Cattell, a prominent Philadel- 
 phian and compiler of interesting facts on 
 the early history affecting what is now in 
 part Monroe County, in his book, entitled 
 "The Pocono Plateau," writes of Sullivan's 
 Expedition. He quotes the following from 
 General John S. Clark's note to Harden- 
 burgh's Journal: "Learn's log tavern, north- 
 west of Stroudsburg, twenty-eight miles 
 from Easton. The main army encamped here 
 June 19th, at camp called Pocono Point. 
 This was the last house between Easton 
 and Wyoming. On the third day of July 
 1781, Mr. Learn was shot and scalped near 
 his house, as also was his son, George. An- 
 other son, John, shot one of the Indians 
 who was left on the spot where he fell. The 
 Indians carried off George Learn's w T ife and 
 an infant four months old, but not wishing to be encom- 
 bered with the child, dashed out its brains." 
 
 15 
 
'Pocono Knob," or 
 
 Referring to this, Mr. Cattell appends: "A portion of 
 'Learn's Log Tavern' is said to be still standing in good 
 condition as a part of the Pocono Hotel at Upper Tanners- 
 ville, owned by C. E. Trach." In another part of his book, 
 Mr. Cattell states: "Pogono Point," or "Pokono Point," as 
 it was then called, known at present as 
 "Big Pocono," was an interesting fea- 
 ture in the line of march." Today Mr. 
 Trach's place is a modern hostelry, ac- 
 commodating forty guests, and with its 
 dining service — just enlarged — is draw- 
 ing autoists, who appreciate good ser- 
 vice, as well as many regular guests. 
 Thus it came that we found enough 
 inducement to remain here over night, 
 in order to take a look around. We en- 
 joyed fishing in Pocono creek, which 
 runs by the house, took an interesting 
 walk to Cranberry Falls, and returned 
 to the house for luncheon, fully satis- 
 fied that here was a spot destined some 
 day to again come into prominence. 
 For natural surroundings and the splen- 
 did opportunities for development are 
 here if transportation facilities by trol- 
 ley and utilization of elements for pow- 
 er are given a chance to make good. 
 In former days this was a hustling community, tanneries, 
 etc., giving employment to many. After luncheon we took 
 a stroll over to Dr. A. A. Wertman's home, had a chat with 
 this booster, inspected some properties nearby, glanced up 
 at the railroad station of the Susquehanna nearby, went 
 to Learn's store for souvenir post cards, and at two-thirty 
 
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 Jos. H. Graves, an All-Round Booster for 
 Delaware Water Gap, Pa. 
 
 burg, where we parted from our local friends and went 
 to supper at The Maplehurst. Returning downtown, we 
 bought the city papers from that jovial, happy newsdealer 
 at the station, Frank Eckert, then we divided the men folks 
 among the barber shops of the town, some of us going 
 to Watson's, where happy Doc Watson himself performed 
 the operation on my face, while some 
 of the boys went to Al. Eckert's and to 
 Cramer's shops. A few went to Andy's 
 East Stroudsburg Candy Kitchen to se- 
 cure candy. Some of the folks went 
 to see the motion picture shows, while 
 our experts bowled at Ransberry's 
 Bowling Alley. Two of our party left 
 on the midnight train for Scranton, the 
 rest remaining at the Lackawanna 
 House over night. In the morning we 
 had our pictures taken at Knox's Studio, 
 opposite McFall & Warne's store, order- 
 ed some Kodak pictures developed and 
 printed, and ordered an enlargement 
 made of beautiful Bushkill Falls. Then 
 we went over to the Stroudsburg Wool- 
 en Mills to inspect the process of manu- 
 facture under Mr. Kitson's guidance, 
 and returned to East Stroudsburg in 
 time to take the noon train back to New 
 York City, a happy, satisfied people, appreciating fully that 
 on this trip we had indeed seen "Pennsylvania's Favored 
 Region," and had seen it at its best. 
 
 At the station were some of the boosters of the Strouds- 
 burgs to see us off. There was Mr Fellows, of the Fellows- 
 Huber Silk mill, Louis Rupprecht, Luther S. Hoffman, John 
 
 COLLECTION OF DEER HEADS, ETC., FROM MONROE AND PIKE COUNTIES 
 Photographed with the Co-operation of H. P. Van Auken, Taxidermist, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 started our cars on our return journey. Soon we reached 
 Bartonsville, where we took the back road to look at Poco- 
 no Falls, on Pocono Creek, and in due time arrived at 
 Stroudsburg. Here we dismissed our cars, went to Eding- 
 er's for ice cream and then took the car to East Strouds- 
 
 N. Gish, cashier of the Monroe County National Bank, Har- 
 ry Olldorf, of the Sopher Co.; Ernest Younkins, secretary 
 of the Board of Trade, and others, besides several from 
 Stroudsburg. We left happy and satisfied that this section 
 is a good place for a vacation or for permanent investment. 
 
 16 
 
C. V. Smith, Owner of Lakeside Gardens 
 
 IS SPREADING THE FAME OF MONROE CO. AS A GROWER OF ONIONS, CELERY AND LETTUCE 
 
 LAKESIDE GARDENS is a creation about five years 
 old, having been converted from a dangerous stretch 
 of unclaimed land by extensive ditching. The result 
 is apparent to the visitor. In bygone ages, undoubtedly, 
 the present gardens were a lake, comprising about twenty- 
 five acres, and it is supposed that the beds of peat or 
 muck — which surround the present lake of about six 
 acres of water — were made up of seaweed or moss growing 
 profusely in these waters. The peat varies in depth from 2 
 feet to an unknown 
 depth of from twelve 
 to eighteen inches 
 below the surface. 
 One finds here the 
 fibrous peat still in- 
 tact, the small fibers 
 still preserved and 
 tough, resembling 
 very much a dark 
 brown sponge. 
 
 From thirty inches 
 to over three feet of 
 water is found at all 
 times under these re- 
 claimed garden beds, 
 drougth having no 
 horrors for Mr. 
 Smith, as the plant 
 life is fed here by 
 
 Lakeside Gardens, C. V. Smith, Proprietor, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 capillary attraction of the water by the sun. The owner 
 of Lakeside Gardens commenced in a small way experiment- 
 ing with a number of vegetables to see which was best 
 adapted to the conditions of the land. Mr. Smith now spe- 
 cializes in celery, onions and lettuce. Other root crops 
 are grown to perfection. The Lakeside products are in 
 a class by themselves, reaching the largest hotels and re- 
 sorts in Monroe and adjoining counties. The Stroudsburgs, 
 Scranton, Wilkes Barre, etc., also furnish a good market. 
 
 Lakeside Gardens is 
 a beauty spot in the 
 Delaware Valley, at 
 Oak Grove, Pa., 
 where Mr. Smith has 
 built a home which 
 in itself is one of 
 the attractions of 
 Monroe County. In- 
 tensive farming has 
 been found profit- 
 able elsewhere in 
 Monroe County, but 
 Mr. Smith deserves 
 the honors of first 
 place in successfully 
 competing with the 
 famous sunny South 
 in celery. His ad- 
 dress is R. D. No. 1. 
 
 View Work, Commercial Photographs For 
 Manufacturers and Merchants, All Art Work 
 
 For Booklets, Catalogs, Etc., in 
 Any Quantity by T. J. Knox, East 
 Stroudsburg, Pa., Who Guar- 
 antees Good Service Anywhere 
 Around in the States of Pennsyl- 
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 halftone or other printing plates. To 
 secure the best results, perfect photographs 
 are necessary. The studios of T. J. Knox, at 
 East Stroudsburg, Pa., are equipped to handle 
 all work promptly, guaranteeing — if necessary 
 — the results. This applies equally to resorts. 
 all classes of manufacturing plants, reproduc- 
 tion of merchandise, interiors and exteriors. 
 Life-like panorama pictures made on short 
 notice. These studios are p/eparcd to make 
 printing plates for one or more color effects. 
 In addition to this department, there is every 
 facility here for enlargements, water color 
 sketches, framing, etc., in artistic manner. It 
 is easy to tell a printer what is wanted, if the 
 Knox Studios have made the photographic 
 and general art work. It saves money besides 
 For satisfaction is certain. These studios 
 also do high-class portrait work. Fashion draw- 
 ings, cover designs, etc., for every purpose are 
 made here under the most favorable conditions. 
 
 
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 A WONG the men of this nation who have made sayings 
 ■"■ famous, there was Post, of Postuni fame. It was he 
 who told the public that "There is a Reason," and the peo- 
 ple have come to believe it. There is a reason for the 
 large gatherings of summer visitors who come to the Cana- 
 densis Amusement Hall to 
 forget whatever care may 
 have left its impress upon 
 their brows in strenuous city 
 life. Here may be found a 
 modern dance floor, accom- 
 modating a goodly number of 
 dancers. Here also will be 
 found convenient seats for 
 their onlooking friends. Here 
 also will be found home-made 
 ice cream of quality. The sur- 
 prise of many will become 
 apparent, when they are told 
 that J. A. Hensler actually 
 averages fifteen to twenty 
 gallons of this frozen dainty 
 per day, some of it being ta- 
 ken away by the summer 
 guests to the various houses 
 in the vicinity, where they 
 spend their vacation. The 
 candies are of the best, and 
 smokers have every reason 
 to feel satisfied with the 
 standard brands of cigars 
 carried here in season. Mr. 
 Hensler is assisted by his 
 
 Son, Albert, who looks after Canadensis Amusement Hall, J. 
 
 the young folks with a knowledge of their needs. Refresh- 
 ing soft drinks, etc., are also to be had here. The location 
 
 of the Canadensis Amusement Hall is central, near all the 
 stores, while the management is active, as well as courte- 
 ous. The Canadensis Amusement Hall is open during the 
 day, as well as in the evening, for the accommodation of its 
 patrons. For there are many who stroll to this place for 
 
 
 A. Hensler, Proprietor, Canadensis, Pa. — In the Heart of the Village 
 
 chewing gum, mints, etc., because they feel it is always to 
 be had fresh. In the evening the hall is always well lighted. 
 
 The Cliff View House at Ciresco,, Pa., in 
 Poconos, Chas. Kolb, Proprietor;, Is Homelike 
 
 |_I OME life in the country, about one-half mile from 
 ■*• •*■ Cresco station, in the famous Pocono Mountains. Pleas- 
 ant surroundings, a large shady piazza, a spacious lawn. Of 
 such is the offering at the Cliff View House, under the man- 
 agement of Charles Kolb, where about 50 guests can be ac- 
 commodated. Rustic paths, water falls within easy walk- 
 ing distance and others conveniently reached by short drive, 
 three mails a day, New York and Philadelphia papers on 
 
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 V OTJNG men today show the enterprise of their com- 
 ■*■ munities. Frank G. Brown, owner of the Green Valley 
 House, Canadensis, Pa., is a live wire. Occupied with the 
 hotel already managed by him, he has made plans for one 
 of the finest resorts — with private artificial lake of large 
 dimensions — on an area extending over more than 600 
 acres. This latest of his enterprises, situated only about 
 three miles from Canadensis, will be ready for the season 
 
 The Cliff View House, Canadensis, Pa., Chas. Kolb, Proprietor 
 
 day of publication, facilities for variable amusements, sani- 
 tary conveniences, care of automobiles and frequent train 
 service to and from Philadelphia and New York City, and 
 these all add to make the Cliff View House a desirable 
 spot right in the heart of the world-famed Pocono Moun- 
 tains. Rates are reasonable. Reservations and full in- 
 formation may be had by addressing Chas. Kolb, Cresco, Pa. 
 
 Green Valley House, Canadensis, Frank G. Brown, Proprietor 
 
 of 1916. The Green Valley House is recognized as a stand- 
 ard hotel, where summer and winter the traveling public 
 may find comfort and modern conveniences, splendid ser- 
 vice and moderate charges. It is conveniently situated in 
 the heart of the famous Barrett township resort. The cafe 
 in connection caters to the traveler and the summer guest 
 alike. This season at the Green Valley House will be a busy 
 one for the owner, who is making every effort to please. 
 
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 " Belvidere, N. J., with his parents as a boy. At the age of 
 sixteen he became an apprentice in the art of monumental 
 sculpture in his brother's Belvidere works. Three years 
 later, as journeyman, he began to follow his trade in the 
 states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West 
 Virginia. In March, 1889, he came to Monroe County again, 
 
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 Right 
 
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 at the 
 Left 
 
 starting in business in Sciota. After nine years he moved to Saylorsburg, 
 purchasing land on which he erected a plant and a residence, continuing 
 his business on a larger scale. 
 
 In February, 1904, Mr. Bittenbender moved to Stroudsburg, where he 
 built the beautiful home and the present plant to meet the demands of 
 patronage coming to him from all parts of the county and from neigh- 
 boring sections. This modern and largest Granite and Marble Monument 
 plant in Monroe County, equipped to build and erect cemetery memorials 
 to the satisfaction of critical buyers, also makes a large display of finished 
 monuments, etc., for immediate selection. 
 
 Located nearly opposite the Stroudsburg Cemetery, convenient to the 
 car line, Ira E. Bittenbender is in a position to show designs already 
 in use, from his own drawings, or prepare special sketches. The address 
 is 1068 Dreher Avenue, Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 THE EFFORT HOW 
 
 UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF FRANK WERNET 
 IS A STANDING ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE WEST END OF MONROE 
 
 EXPECTATIONS of the weary traveler or the sportive 
 summer guest who comes to Effort, Pa., will never 
 be disappointed, as long as Frank Wernet is host at 
 the Effort House. There are few who would look for a 
 modern hotel in a little hamlet, surrounded by farming 
 country and away 
 from railroad com- 
 munication. But that 
 is exactly what the 
 traveler finds. Steam 
 heat, baths, splendid 
 cooking, exce 1 1 e n t 
 table service, tele- 
 phone connections, 
 accommodations for 
 the autoist, cafe for 
 gentlemen who ap- 
 preciate quality, all 
 these enable the 
 stranger to feel at 
 home in the little 
 village, located in 
 what is by some 
 termed "the garden 
 spot of Monroe coun- 
 ty." The farm, con- 
 nected with the 
 house, supplies the 
 table with the best 
 of its products. Mr. 
 Wernet has been in 
 E ff o r t twenty-two 
 years, winning the 
 respect of the home 
 people as well as the 
 strangers. Fifty guests can be accommodated, but the din 
 
 ists for the special Sunday dinners, in addition to the reg- 
 ular guests. The hotel is open all the year, the commercial 
 traveler finding it a haven of refuge in a prosperous, 
 though little known section of Monroe County. This is 
 just the spot for rest and recreation. Hunting in season. 
 
 Effort 
 
 House, Frank Wernet, Proprietor 
 
 For rates and reservations address Frank Wernet, proprie- 
 ing service in the summer months draws many automobil- tor, Effort House, Effort, Pa. Conveyances meet guests. 
 
 19 
 
Echo Lake, Farm and Echo Lake House 
 
 BEAUTY SPOT IN MONROE COUNTY 
 
 CHO LAKE is a beautiful sheet of water in Mon- 
 roe County, Pennsylvania, the residue of a vast 
 inland sea, years agone, left by the erosion of the 
 mountain at the Delaware Water Gap. It is 
 said to be the most beautiful of several hundred in East- 
 ern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and frequently called 
 the peer of the world-renowned Lake Luz- 
 ern, in Switzerland. It covers approximate- 
 ly fifty acres. Rev. Dr. Van Allen named 
 it for its remarkable echo. It will re-echo 
 from distinct words. The waters of Echo 
 Lake are pure and clear as crystal. It has 
 neither inlet nor outlet. It is surrounded 
 by green, high, sloping banks, has a depth 
 of forty to sixty feet, abounds with a vari- 
 ety of fish, and was liberally stocked by 
 Dr. Van Allen with black bass. White lilies 
 bank its shores. 
 
 Echo Lake affords the finest bathing, 
 swimming and diving facilities, being safe 
 for beginners, as the waters are shallow 
 along the shore, gradually growing deeper. 
 Safe and reliable boats can be supplied in 
 abundance, or guests may bring their own 
 boats, shipping them to Echo Lake, Pa. 
 
 The farm is high land and is cut in two 
 by a state road, the only mountain pass be- 
 tween Boston and Albany on the East, and 
 Philadelphia and Washington on the South, 
 a historic post road, 200 years old. It is also cut in two 
 by the Delaware Valley Railway. The state road, along the 
 full length of the farm, is lined with mature sugar maple 
 trees, nearly fifty years old, all planted — according to the 
 
 Echo Lake House is beautifully situated, and is per- 
 haps the oldest house in this region, growing from a little 
 farm house, of fifty years ago, to its present size. It is filled 
 each season to its utmost capacity. A hotel accommodating 
 five hundred guests could be filled just as readily. The 
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 STROUDSBURGS, VIA ECHO LAKE 
 TO BUSHKILL, PA., ON THE 
 DELAWARE VALLEY RAILWAY. 
 
 report of the state department of forestry — by the Rev. 
 Dr. Van Allen. Building lots, laid out on the farm along 
 the road easily find interested purchasers in the cities. 
 
 Echo Lake House, Echo Lake, Pa. 
 
 station and the lake, two minutes walk from the former 
 and three from the latter. Its altitude brings it close to 
 the Poconos which can be seen from the house twenty- 
 five miles westward. And as one turns, the thoughts wan- 
 der to Port Jervis, situ- 
 J : ~~ j~_y;77 a.l&A thirty-five miles 
 
 Eastward. Never a hint 
 of malaria is known here. 
 Drinking water from a 
 driven well 45 feet deep. 
 Echo Lake has been 
 under the same manage- 
 ment for fifty years, but 
 has desirable modern im- 
 provements. The table 
 is largely supplied from 
 the farm, the viands be- 
 ing always fresh, crisp 
 and toothsome. The house 
 and lawn are well shaded; 
 ample porches always pro- 
 vide cool retreat. An 
 acetylene plant furnishes 
 light throughout. The 
 railroad facilities are ex- 
 cellent, there being five 
 trains daily each way. 
 From New York it is two and one half hours, via the Lacka- 
 wanna Railroad, connecting with the Delaware Valley Rail- 
 way at East Stroudsburg. The Pennsylvania Railroad also 
 
 20 
 
connects there. Daily papers from the larger cities come 
 on the day of publication. Local and Long Distance tele- 
 phone service on premises, and connection with the West- 
 ern Union Telegraph Company at any moment, day or 
 night, makes the city man feel relieved. Churches are 
 near, and a skilled physician is quickly reached. 
 
 Horses, carriages 
 and automobiles can 
 be secured on short 
 notice and at rea- 
 sonable rates. The 
 house caters t o 
 guests who are glad 
 to return from year 
 to year and bring 
 others with them, 
 making a home gath- 
 ering of a gladsome 
 family. The lake is 
 private property, is 
 taxed same as land, 
 and can, therefore, 
 be controlled same 
 as land. The win- 
 ter months will some 
 day bring a return 
 from the ice on the 
 
 lake, estimated at Beauti 
 
 $100,000, per season, clear of expense. At present this 
 harvest returns unto itself, in the form of water in spring, 
 a total waste. There is, however, good skating enjoyed 
 on this splendid ice, gleaming like diamonds on the dark- 
 est day, while the season is on. And many there are who 
 visit this region on this account in the winter months, if 
 only for the day. 
 
 In season, prompt and efficient mail service at the U. S. 
 Post Office, which is located right in the house, is a con- 
 venience greatly appreciated by guests. 
 
 The map showing the distance between the lake and 
 the Delaware Valley Railway station is correct. It gives 
 
 at first glance the 
 right location of the 
 house, which is almost 
 the center of the two. 
 The beautiful shade 
 trees fronting on the 
 lots set aside for cot- 
 tages offer at once an 
 attraction, usually pos- 
 sible after years of 
 ownership, but here 
 provided through the 
 foresight of the pres- 
 ent owner who plant- 
 ed the young trees 
 some fifty years ago. 
 The proximity of the 
 lake, however, is the 
 chief attraction for 
 all. Echo Lake station 
 gives to every owner 
 the benefit of prompt 
 Fishing and Hunting in Season deliveries for special 
 
 occasions, while the leading merchants of both the Strouds- 
 burgs look after patrons of their stores by regular delivery 
 service. Life in the country is at its best in Monroe Coun- 
 ty. At Echo Lake it leaves nothing to be desired. Many 
 of the regular guests walk to other points of interest from 
 this center of the Delaware Valley, some going as far as 
 liushkill or Marshall's Creek between meals. Automobile 
 
 owners find a never ending variety of trips for their out- 
 ings from this spot, returning the same night for dinner. 
 One could go on indefinitely in describing the beauties 
 of this section and the attractions of Echo Lake. There is 
 a real picnic ground on the farm, overlooking the lake, and 
 the regular guests make the most of their opportunities in 
 
 • 
 
 ful Echo Lake, in Monroe County 
 enjoying this spot. There are remarkable farming sections 
 within walking distance or farther away that appeal to the 
 man who wants to know things. There are falls and lakes 
 near and far. There is the Delaware River not far away. 
 The West End of Monroe County is near enough to invite 
 an inspection of its many beauties during an extended stay. 
 Here, too, may be 
 found a chance to rise 
 early and see the sun 
 rise in all of Old Sol's 
 majestic beauty. 
 
 It is a well known 
 fact that Echo Lake 
 appeals to all who live 
 in Monroe County. 
 Other resort owners 
 make it a point to call 
 mity to their own 
 attention to its proxi 
 places, because it of- 
 fers to the sightseer 
 an opportunity to fully 
 appreciate the scenery 
 of the county. Auto- 
 mobile parties make 
 it a point to see this 
 spot, even on a thru 
 trip. There is an ever 
 increasing number of 
 outsiders who have 
 learned to know the 
 way and who come 
 again and again, re- 
 joicing in the knowl- 
 edge that here may be 
 found comfort and 
 convenience. 
 
 Reservations for the 
 summer season can be 
 made, by addressing 
 Rev. C. E. Van Allen. 
 D. D., Echo Lake, Pa. 
 
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 THROUGH THE DELAWARE VALLEY 
 
 •I- — . — - 
 
 FR 
 
 ONROE TO PU 
 
 AN INTERESTING PEN PICTURE OF A REGION FAVORED BY NATURE 
 By Rev. Chas. E. Van Allen, A. M., D. D. 
 
 HE name "Delaware Valley" in present use and 
 applied to designate a wellknown section in "The 
 Bells of Monroe" is a misnomer, or to say the least, 
 misleading. Strangers, into whose hands many 
 
 copies of this edition will doubtless fall, would naturally 
 
 think the region thus designated 
 
 was a "lowland" between the 
 mountains, or a "vale" between 
 the hills, or as a low, miasmatic, 
 malarious, disease-breeding re- 
 gion, whereas the facts are just 
 the reverse. 
 
 The "Bells of Monroe County" 
 will doubtless reach thousands 
 of pleasure seekers and travelers 
 
 who have never seen this region, and perhaps never will 
 if they get such an impression of it, and this writing is to 
 disabuse the minds of all by the truth of the 
 statement concerning the place. The hand 
 of the Maker seems to have been lavish of 
 his beauty in the construction of the tower- 
 ing mountains and sloping hills and waving 
 woodlands. Said one to the writer: "There 
 is beauty everywhere you look." 
 
 The region denominated the "Delaware 
 Valley" in the "Bells of Monroe" and other 
 publications, is that bounded by Strouds- 
 burg on the West; by Bushkill on the East; 
 by the Delaware River and Blue Mountains 
 on the South, and by the "back woods" on 
 the North. It is six or seven miles wide 
 and some thirteen or more miles long, and 
 covers about eighty square miles of coun- 
 try as wild and mountainous, as pictures- 
 que and beautiful, as diversified and varied, 
 as high and healthful, as free from malaria 
 and contagion as God ever made. It con- 
 tains mountains and woodlands, slopes and forests as deep 
 dense and dark as midnight. It has acres and acres of the 
 
 finest alluvial soil and glac- 
 
 "What's in a name ? That, which we call a rose. 
 By any other name would smell as sweet; 
 So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, 
 Retain that dear perfection which he owes, 
 Without that title;-Romeo, doff thy name; 
 And for that name, which is no part of thee, 
 Take all myself." 
 
 — Shakespeare:-"Romeo and Juliet.' 
 
 Hon. E. F. Peters 
 Peters House, Bushkill, Pa. 
 
 ial deposits rich in historic 
 lore. 
 
 The region along the Dela- 
 ware River from Water Gap 
 to Bushkill might properly be 
 called Delaware Valley, be- 
 tween the Blue Ridge and 
 Strunk Hill (locally known). 
 
 But the region of historic 
 note traversed by the State 
 Road from Bushkill to East 
 Stroudsburg — a part of the 
 road from Boston and Albany 
 on the East, to Easton, Phila- 
 delphia and Washington on 
 the West — is the only moun- 
 tainous pass between these 
 cities and has been traversed 
 for several hundred years. 
 
 When postal roads first began to be established, this 
 was one of the oldest. When local names began to be 
 fixed, this was one of the first to be named Coolbaugh, and 
 when post offices first began to be established, the Cool- 
 baugh Post Office was one of the first and this was the 
 name first affixed to this region, 
 a hundred years ago or more. 
 
 This region was called Cool- 
 baugh for fifty or sixty or more 
 years and the Post Office was 
 named after the Coolbaughs. Only 
 about fifteen or twenty years ago 
 was it called anything else. 
 
 Then a man by the name of 
 Friedburgh got the idea of build- 
 ing a railroad through this region from East Stroudsburg 
 to Bushkill. He got a charter and made a show of building 
 a railroad but failed after grading a part of 
 it and was sold out by the sheriff. Then it 
 was patched up again and again, sold out by 
 the sheriff and the name changed to Dela- 
 ware Valley Railway, by which name it is 
 now known, and the region has gotten its 
 name, Delaware Valley, largely from this. 
 
 Only a few years ago when Rural Free 
 Delivery of mail was popular, by political 
 power, a mail route was established from 
 Experiment Mills, now changed to North 
 Water Gap, up through this region running 
 along the railroad for eight miles to Bush- 
 kill, and then back to Experiment Mills, or 
 North Water Gap, and that route was called 
 North Water Gap Route No. 2. 
 
 When the mail route was established and 
 another name given to the region, as fool- 
 ish as useless — North Water Gap — all the 
 Re pro?rieio E rEchoL e ak'e A House 1 - D - way to Bushkill, Dr. Van AHen had the 
 post office established, or re-established and the U. S. 
 Government called it Echo Lake, after a description of the 
 country, considering it the 
 most appropriate that could 
 be used. The political or 
 geographical name is Middle 
 Smithfield. Thus we have 
 five names or appellations 
 given to this region at differ- 
 ent times, viz., Coolbaugh, 
 Middle Smithfield, North Wa- 
 ter Gap, Delaware Valley and 
 Echo Lake. 
 
 The name Coolbaugh was 
 given after the name of the 
 first residents and might easi- 
 ly have been retained. But 
 they are about all gone, ex- 
 cept the Hon. M. F. Cool- 
 baugh of Stroudsburg and the 
 youngest daughter of John V. 
 Coolbaugh, Mary Emma Cool- 
 
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 M. Depue Turn 
 Proprietor Turn Villa, Pa. 
 
baugh Van Allen. It is supposed that ages ago there was 
 a large inland sea covering thousands and thousands of 
 acres north and east of the Blue Mountains with the Dela- 
 ware River, the Bushkill Creek, the Brodhead's Creek, 
 at East Stroudsburg, and the McMichaels Creek, all pour- 
 ing their flood of waters into this vast sea. 
 
 Ages ago the erosion of the Blue Mountains took place 
 at the Water Gap and gradually this vast sea ran to the 
 ocean and left that which we find now a beautiful country, 
 with streams and rivers running through it and Echo Lake 
 a vestige of this vast sea remaining high upon its moun- 
 tains. Echo Lake is so-called from its distinct re-echos of 
 four syllables. Once when a demonstration of its echo 
 was given a party, they would not believe but that some 
 man was on the banks of the Lake and he himself making 
 the echo. 
 
 This then might well be called Echo Lake region, a 
 name as lasting as the hills. The Delaware Valley, as it 
 is commonly known, is celebrated first, for its access. It 
 has an acknowledged stretch of fifty miles almost straight 
 as a line through a wild and mountainous country of the 
 
 can be distinctly seen, and seems almost on a level. It is 
 a stretch of fifty miles over which the breezes blow, and 
 in this wind is health and happiness and always has been 
 to all the inhabitants. 
 
 Diogenes went about the city of Greece carrying a 
 lighted lantern and upon being asked why he carried his 
 lantern lighted in the day time, he replied: "I wanted to 
 find an honest man." The first settlers of this country 
 were honest men, and honesty made them men. They 
 were Democrats of the Andrew Jackson following without 
 the stubbornness and self conceit. The earliest settlers 
 were cotemporary with him and they all imbibed his prin- 
 ciples which lasts to this day — several generations. But 
 this writing goes back about one hundred years when the 
 writer was familiar with them and their lives and writes 
 of things known. 
 
 This country was rich in men rather than money and 
 has borne her full share. I speak of them first politically: 
 
 Judge Moses Coolbaugh, son of John Coolbaugh, Sr., 
 was one of the first settlers and one of her repsesentative 
 men. His son, William F. Coolbaugh, was a Stephen S. 
 
 On the Delaware River, Near Btishkill, Pa. Taken at Riverside Hotel 
 
 best road in the United States. No macadam or asphalt 
 can be made better, not to say as well. 
 
 In the days of bicycling, riders by the hundreds would 
 come out of New York by the Erie Railroad and take a spin 
 on this road to Stroudsburg or Water Gap and then take 
 the Lackawanna back to New York; and the century runs 
 of Philadelphia Wheelmen are remembered, though twenty 
 years have passed. Fred T. Moore, Louis Graupe, and other 
 Philadelphians used to start their run at Riverside above 
 Bushkill. 
 
 And now, in the days of automobiling, when the weath- 
 er is fine in summer, automobiles by the hundreds throng 
 this road for a test of tire. The road responds to the 
 wheels of the automobiles as do not the roads of asphalt 
 or macadam. Automobiles can tell this road from any 
 other the moment they strike it. Long before there were 
 any race tracks made in the county or elsewhere this road, 
 now a State Road, right in front of the Echo Lake House 
 was used as a race track. 
 
 There has never been a contagion or infection or a 
 hint of malaria or miasma in its region. Pocono Summit 
 
 Douglass Democrat. Another of his sons, Hon. M. F. Cool- 
 baugh, still living, is also a Democrat. His brother-in- 
 law, Hon. William Overfield, was of the same stripe. He 
 raised a large family of sons and daughters, all honored 
 and highly respected in their day and generation. 
 
 Jacob Shoemaker was another of the first dwellers in 
 this region. He, too, had a large and influential family. 
 He kept a store at what is still called Shoemaker's. His 
 oldest son, Charles Shoemaker, though not of the same 
 family in politics, was one of its smartest and brightest of 
 men. His youngest son, Emanuel Shoemaker, kept his 
 store for a number of years and at length went to Pen 
 Argyl. Another of his sons, Hon. Andrew J. Shoemaker, a 
 man of affairs, was a remarkable public speaker and was 
 elected to the State Legislature as an independent candi- 
 date by a large majority over the Hon. James Place, the 
 regular nominee, something very unusual. He was a con- 
 spicuous figure in the Legislature and attracted unusual 
 attention wherever he spoke on any measure. 
 
 The Hon. James Place, mentioned above, was a sterling 
 Democrat. His son, Newton Place, was elected to the 
 
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 State Legislature; so was a brother, Frank E. Place. Later 
 Hon. Harvey Huffman was elected from this district. Sen- 
 ator Huffman is now a member of the firm of Eilenberger 
 & Huffman, of Stroudsburg. 
 
 Such a line of worthy men is not found in every dis- 
 trict of this size and we might well be proud of their 
 names. 
 
 The men of the ministry included: Rev. Dr. J. Anson 
 Butty, of Drew Theological Seminary, who was born and 
 raised here. The Rev. Dr. Theophilus Heilig, a strong 
 and patriarchal figure of the 
 Lutheran Church, who only 
 recently left his charge in 
 this section. Rev. John H. 
 Brown, still living; Rev. 
 George Michael, Rev. Trei- 
 ble, Rev. Godfrey Transue, 
 Rev. Price; Rev. Alvin 
 Blackwell, still living; and 
 Wm. P. Peters, a missionary 
 of the American Sunday 
 School Union. 
 
 The medical men includ- 
 ed: Dr. Thomas Grattan. 
 and his son, Dr. Matthew 
 George Grattan, Dr. Philip 
 M. Bush, and his two sons, 
 Dr. Lewis Bush, and Dr. 
 Horace Bush, the latter still 
 living; Dr. Daniel Brown, 
 
 . __ T . _ _ ... ,. Joseph C. Kennedy, Proprietor 
 
 and Dr. Lewis B. Smith, the Bushkill inn, Bushkin, Pa. 
 
 latter also still living. Many others probably deserve men- 
 tion in all professions and callings. But the list would 
 require more space and time than has been allotted. 
 
 Of the laity, there were: John Malvin, John Turn, Sr., 
 Jeremy Mackey, and Jacob Miller, all prior to the writer's 
 time. John V. Coolbaugh, George Peters, Sr., George La 
 Bar, Levi Huffman, Frank H. Smith, John Turn, Samuel 
 Bush, George W. Peters. The latter is still among the 
 living, and of the present day there are also Edwin Bush, 
 Depue Turn, and John Q. 
 Strunk. 
 
 During the past 50 years 
 not only have the fathers 
 all passed on to the other 
 shore and the houses all 
 changed inhabitants but 
 the manners and customs 
 of the people have taken on 
 new color. 
 
 The late Case F. Smith 
 and his noble wife, Jane 
 Peters Smith, instituted 
 the custom of bringing the 
 people — a free ride — to the 
 Church and that helped 
 give the churchward move- 
 ment to the people. 
 
 People began to come to 
 this region from the city 
 
 Case F. Smith added to the house of his father until 
 the present popular Oak Grove House is the result. Depue 
 Turn made an attractive "Villa" of his little home. Arthur 
 Shinn adorned the border of Echo Lake with a row of 
 houses. A stately mansion was built on the mountains 
 overlooking Echo Lake. Marshall's Falls House was 
 greatly enlarged. Echo Valley home was made into a 
 large boarding house. Dr. Davidson's school and boarding 
 house were enlarged. The Mountain Lake House has 
 
 come into existence. The 
 
 J. H. Cook, Proprietor Riverside 
 Hotel, Bushkill, Pa. 
 
 Peters House has been en- 
 larged. The Bushkill Inn, 
 now under the management 
 of Joseph C. Kennedy, is 
 the former Maple Grove 
 House, remodeled. Just 
 above Bushkill, the River- 
 side, to be under the per- 
 sonal direction of the own- 
 er, J. H. Cook, this year, 
 will again draw the lovers 
 of the river, called the Del- 
 aware, as it did years ago 
 under the management of 
 Martin L. Bach and Mrs. 
 Bach. The Bachs have 
 gone down to East Strouds- 
 burg, where they run the 
 house on the automobile 
 gateway to the Delaware 
 Valley, The Maplehurst. 
 Cressmont Cottage was 
 
 and spend the summer and 
 
 Martin L. Bach 
 
 Who Direct Affairs at The Maplehurst, East Stroudsburg 
 
 built, Oak Ridge House was added, Winona House was 
 erected; Mountain View House was built as a Sanitarium, 
 but is now a popular resort. And it came to pass that 
 nearly every house, cottage and hamlet throughout the 
 whole region took boarders, some remaining, others pass- 
 ing into history. 
 
 It has become a veritable country city, where city 
 people spend their summers in the country. This change 
 is as great, if not greater than any of the other changes 
 
 that have come over the 
 country. All the houses 
 full and each has as much 
 as they can do. And there 
 are greater changes and 
 possibilities still for the 
 future. 
 
 People come and go, gen- 
 erations rise and fall. We 
 who live today are gone to- 
 morrow, but the earth abid- 
 eth, the process of nature 
 remains the same. 
 
 There goes to waste, on 
 the bosom of Echo Lake, 
 every spring time $100,000. 
 100,000 tons of ice are froz- 
 en each winter, off of which 
 $100,000 might be conserv- 
 ed but, all goes back to 
 waste. The time is coming 
 
 Mrs. Martin L. Bach 
 
 they got the trend churchward and have kept it for years, 
 and no other communicants went to church like this; 
 Religion was easy; There was no temptation; Godliness 
 and happiness prevailed. 
 
 But this too changed. The country, instead of merely 
 being the "Garden of the Gods," became the "Godly Gar- 
 den of city people in summer." The farmers, for all were 
 farmers, continuing their farming, began to keep city 
 boarders, which proved lucrative. 
 
 when this vast natural revenue will be conserved and will 
 be consumed by the vast influx of people in the region, 
 just as other resources of the Delaware Valley Region 
 are being husbanded for the future. Additional transpor- 
 tation facilities are promised and destined to bring Port 
 Jervis, N. Y., into close communication with this section 
 and the Stroudsburgs, the natural commercial center of 
 Monroe Co. Thus the Delaware Valley region will prob- 
 ably become a by-word for this section of Pennsylvania. 
 
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Peters House, Bushkill, Pa.— Old Grist Mill at Extreme Right of Bridge 
 
 THE PET] 
 
 HOUSE, AT BUSHKILL, PA. 
 
 WITH EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE AND MANY ATTRACTIONS DRAWS 
 THOUSANDS ANNUALLY FOR HEALTH AND PLEASURE BOUND 
 
 H" [STORY has spoiled nothing of the beauty and 
 character of the resort, now known as the Peters, 
 House, Bushkill, Pa., in the county of Pike, just 
 across the border line from Monroe. As early as 
 1750, Manuel Gonzales — an ancestor of the Peters family — 
 resided on the premises, running a Public House. Gon- 
 zales had seven daughters, one of which — Elizabeth — -was 
 stolen from the premises by the Indians. Henry Peters, 
 grandfather of the present owners, conducted the house 
 from 1812 to 1850; Peter, their father, until 1868. Since 
 then it has been owned by Mrs. E. E. Peters and her sons, 
 Hon. E. F. Peters and Harry Peters. 
 
 The premises were for a long time popular as a Road- 
 house, where the horses of 
 the Coach Line, connecting 
 Philadelphia and Port Jer- 
 vis, N. Y., were relayed. 
 The Log Cabin of those 
 early days had as a sign a 
 little "Brown Jug," hung 
 i.'om the attic. 
 
 Located on the banks of 
 the Bushkill Creek, one-half 
 mile from the Delaware 
 River, with the Bushkill 
 Falls, the "Niagara of Penn- 
 sylvania," only a short walk 
 away, The Peters House 
 today stands out prominent- 
 ly as one of the foremost 
 resorts of the territory, of 
 which the Stroudsburgs form a 
 
 house, together with the Annex, open to the public for the 
 first time this year under the same management as the 
 Peters House, accommodates one hundred and fifty 
 guests. It is well equipped with all the modern conven- 
 viences, electric lights, bells, telephone, etc., hot and cold 
 water and baths on all floors. Excellent water is supplied 
 by gravity from a mountain spring. 
 
 The surrounding country needs no recommendation, as 
 its reputation is far-reaching for beautiful streams, with 
 good bass and trout fishing, excellent roads which afford 
 
 good walks and fine drives, while a trout stream on the 
 
 property is always — in season — a pleasure ground for 
 the free use of guests. An auto garage is conducted in 
 connection with the Peters House, where reasonable 
 charges prevail. 
 
 A large farm, connected with the house, supplies the 
 table with vegetables, milk and cream, and other desirable 
 products. The rates for accommodation range from $2.00 
 per day, or $10.00 to $12.00 per week and upwards, each 
 person. Large porches, splendid grounds, spacious dining 
 and sitting rooms, etc., make the house attractive for con- 
 tinued stay. 
 
 The Peters House is located near the Delaware Valley 
 Railway station, where all trains connect with all the 
 
 principal lines to and from 
 New York City, via the 
 D„ L. & W. Railroad, and 
 to and from Philadelphia, 
 via the Belvidere Division 
 of the Pennsylvania Rail- 
 road. The ride from the 
 East Stroudsbur g — o r 
 Stroudsburg, as it is fre- 
 quently called — station of 
 the Delaware, Lackawanna 
 & Western, where all 
 trains of all roads center, 
 is only thirteen miles. 
 Baggage should be checked 
 right through to Bushkill 
 from any starting point. In 
 Peters House Annex, Opposite Main Building j ue height of the season, 
 
 natural center. The the Parlor Car service from New York City goes through 
 to Bushkill on certain trains. 
 
 Nearby points of interest are the Delaware River, % 
 mile; Bushkill Falls, 2 miles; Forest Park, 4 miles; 
 Winona Falls, 5 miles; Echo Lake, 5 miles; Marshall's 
 Falls, 7 miles; Transue's Knob, 8 miles; Delaware Water 
 Gap, 13 miles; Port Jervis, 29 miles, an excellent drive; 
 Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg, 13 miles; Dingman's 
 Ferry, 13 miles; Dingman's High Falls, 13 miles; Silver 
 Thread, 13 miles; Indian Ladder, 10 miles; Adam's Falls, 
 15 miles; Raymondskill Falls, 18 miles; Milford, 21 miles; 
 Sawkill Falls, 21 miles, and many other interesting spots. 
 
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BUSHKILL INN WITH MODERN FACILITI 
 
 CATERS TO THOSE WHO APPRECIATE QUALITY AND SERVICE, AT BUSHKILL, PA. 
 
 JOSEPH C. KENNEDY assumed the management of 
 Bushkill Inn, then known as the Maple Grove Hotel, in 
 1912. Since then the house has been completely reno- 
 vated, with the added facilities of running water and 
 private baths affording desir- 
 able convenience. Dining ser- 
 vice may be had on the Ameri- 
 can plan or a la carte, both 
 up to the high Kennedy stan- 
 dard. Eight hundred feet of 
 shaded veranda space gives 
 the hotel an ideally restful ap- 
 pearance, with accommodations 
 for fifty guests. All vegetables, 
 eggs, butter, cream, milk, fruit 
 and poultry are supplied from 
 the Bushkill Inn farm. 
 
 The water is pure and 
 sparkling, the service uniform- 
 ly courteous, the liquid re- 
 freshments in the cafe and 
 the grill service in connection 
 of a character to give satisfac- 
 tion to people of discriminating 
 taste. The location of Bush- 
 kill Inn, on the state road 
 from the Stroudsburgs to Port 
 Jervis, makes the house con- 
 venient for auto parties. 
 Churches, post office, stores, 
 physician, and the Bushkill 
 railroad station of the Dela- 
 ware Valley Railway, are only 
 five minutes' walk from the hotel. Baggage should be 
 checked through to Bushkill. Rates range from $2.50 to 
 
 $3.00 per day; $14.00 to $21.00 per week. The house is an 
 official Blue Book, A. A. A., Touring Club of America, and 
 American Protective Association hotel. 
 
 The house is open all the year. Rooms may be had 
 
 single or en suite. Bushkill Inn is very popular and is 
 much sought after by tourists and permanent guests. 
 
 OUNTAIN VI] 
 
 HOW 
 
 5HKILJL PA. 
 
 A DELIGHTFUL SUMMER RESORT IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY 
 
 TWENTY-FIVE years ago, on April 1, 1890, the Mountain 
 View House was established. This favorite resort is 
 today under the same management, having undergone 
 improvements since to meet the requirements of an in- 
 creasing patronage. It is situated on the crest of a knoll 
 
 Mountain View House. Mrs. Jacob Place, Proprietress 
 
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 commanding an extensive and interesting view of the gent- 
 ly rolling mountains of Pike County and Monroe, and the 
 peaceful fertile valleys between. Nearby flows the far- 
 famed Delaware River. The grounds are well kept, pictur- 
 esque and abundantly shaded. Roomy verandas afford 
 cool and pleasant retreats. The house 
 is supplied with pure spring water. 
 Luscious fruit, savory vegetables, rich 
 milk, cream, and fresh eggs, are ob- 
 tained from the farm belonging to the 
 estate. Driving is a favorite recrea- 
 tion in this section. Among the de- 
 lightful walks must be counted that 
 leading to the beautiful Bushkill Falls. 
 For the accommodation of motor- 
 ists a garage is connected with Moun- 
 tain View House. The table service 
 is of that home-like character, at once 
 pleasing and satisfying. Rates are 
 reasonable. Inquires regarding same 
 and reservations should be addressed 
 to Mrs. Jacob Place, Bushkill, Pike 
 County, Pa. Baggage should be check- 
 ed through direct to Bushkill, where 
 conveyances will meet guests upon re- 
 quest. The Delaware Valley Railway 
 station is only ten minutes' walk from 
 the house, the village of Bushkill be- 
 ing still nearer. From New York, the 
 D., L. & W. trains, and from Philadel- 
 phia, the Pennsylvania Railroad make 
 prompt connections at East Strouds- 
 burg. Telephone service to all points. 
 Delightful fishing, boating and bathing 
 in the Delaware River which is near. 
 
Marshall's Falls House and Bungalows 
 
 AT MARSHALL'S CREEK, PA., AN IDEAL RESORT 
 
 THIRTY-EIGHT years ago Marshall's Falls House was 
 started by E. D. Huffman, who conducted it until his 
 son, Norman Huffman, assumed the management eight 
 years ago. Losing none of its simple roadside features, 
 when the house was greatly enlarged and completely mod- 
 ernized in 1914, Marshall's Falls House sprang into greater 
 popularity with these changes. They included a large, new 
 and spacious dining room, with a seating capacity of 140, 
 and many rooms en suite with baths. 
 
 Lake Marshall, being but 100 yards away from the 
 house, proves an attraction and exclusive feature for the 
 hotel. Fishing and boating of the finest may be had, while 
 
 close proximity to Marshall's Falls House, where meals 
 can be secured under the same advantageous management 
 which governs the hotel. These bungalows have added 
 glories to the success attained by Mr. Huffman. 
 
 All necessities of life, including ice, may be had at 
 the doors of the bungalows at short notice. The cottages 
 are furnished completely, except silver and linen. They 
 are also supplied with running spring water. Situated on 
 the border of the lake, a mile in length, reasonably distant 
 from each other, light and ventilation is a valuable asset 
 of these dainty little summer homes, in each of which 
 long distance telephone connection may be had cheaply 
 
 Marshall's Falls House, Norman Huffman, Manager, Marshall's Creek, Pa. Modern Country Store, Soda Fountain, etc., Opposite Hotel 
 
 the motorist — taking his spin over the best motoring road- 
 ways in "Pennsylvania's Favored Region" — will find excel- 
 lent accommodations here for himself and car. Marshall's 
 Falls House now accommodates 100 guests, at rates rang- 
 ing from $12.00 to $21.00 per week. The atmosphere is 
 remarkably dry and invigorating, the management courte- 
 ous and considerate of the requirements of the guests. The 
 house is open all the year. 
 
 The charm of bungalow life among the mountainous 
 sections of Monroe County is at its best at Marshall's 
 Creek, popularly designated as the little hamlet of serene 
 beauty and quiet refinement in the Delaware Valley region. 
 Secluded from the main thoroughfare, nestled here and 
 there with privacy and restfulness assured, they are in 
 
 on application. Occupants of these bungalows or cottages 
 are accorded the privilege of having their own boats on the 
 lake, or they may hire them by the season. 
 
 Marshall's Creek, Pa., is a station on the Delaware Val- 
 ley Railway, only twelve minutes ride from the East 
 Stroudsburg (or Stroudsburg) station of the Delaware, 
 Lackawanna & Western Railroad, where all trains, includ- 
 ing those of the Pennsylvania, center. The walk to the 
 hotel and bungalows is delightful and short, none being 
 farther away than ten minutes from the Marshall's Creek 
 station. Those desiring it may have carriages to meet 
 them. Baggage should be checked through to Marshall's 
 Creek. Applications for rooms, etc. may be sent to Norman 
 Huffman, Prop., Marshall's Falls House, East Stroudsburg. 
 
 E. D. HUFFMAN & SONS, MARSHALL'S CREEK, PA. 
 
 CONDUCT A MODERN STORE, OF INTEREST TO VISITORS 
 
 OPPOSITE the hotel, at Marshall's Creek, is the general 
 store run by E. D. Huffman & Sons, who carry a good 
 stock of everything usually found in a first class country 
 store. Dealers in everything one may wish to sell and 
 selling everything one may need, this firm stands unique in 
 its character and relationship to the cottagers found here 
 in ever increasing numbers year after year. An up-to-date 
 soda fountain and ice cream parlor, where a cooling drink 
 or a refreshing dish may be enjoyed as well as on the large 
 
 porches, make the other side of the street, as it were, a 
 vicinity of joyful idlers, away from city life. 
 
 Besides handling dry goods, groceries, country produce, 
 boots, shoes, fine confectionery, feed, flour, buckwheat flour, 
 meal and all kinds of grain, this firm is an extensive ship- 
 per of railroad ties, mine ties, mine props, sawed lumber, 
 laths and wood. The shipping station is Marshall's Creek, 
 Pa., with post office address at East Stroudsburg, Pa. For 
 this spot the famous walker, Edward Marshall, made history. 
 
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 The Modem Resort— Oak Grove House 
 
 IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY 
 
 DERIVING its name from natural surroundings, the 
 Oak Grove House is in every way well suited to 
 delight the summer guest. Started forty years ago 
 by a pioneer in the resort business in the Delaware Val- 
 ley, the late Case Smith, it is 
 today — under the management 
 and ownership of E. K. Wyclc- 
 off, who purchased the prop- 
 erty in 1913 — in every sense 
 up-to-date. Aside from many 
 interior improvements, a mod- 
 ern sewage disposal plant 
 has been installed. The house 
 accommodates 125 guests, at 
 rates ranging from $10.00 to 
 $15.00 per week. Delaware 
 Valley trains stop at entrance 
 to grounds. Boating and fish- 
 ing in front of house, with ele- 
 gant drives to surrounding 
 country, pool and billiards, 
 tennis, croquet, extensive shad- 
 ed grounds, large colonial 
 piazzas, fine spring water with 
 improved cooling system for 
 drinKing, make a stay here 
 agreeable. Fresh vegetables, 
 milk, eggs and fruit, are a fea- 
 ture. Livery is convenient to 
 the house. Country comforts 
 and city conveniences combine 
 to make a vacation at Oak 
 Grove delightful. Reached 
 
 from all points on the D., L. &. W. Railroad, as well as 
 Pennsylvania, via the East Stroudsburg station, where the 
 
 Delaware Valley trains connect, baggage should be 
 checked through to Oak Grove station. Supplies can be 
 quickly had by amateur photographers, who will find sub- 
 jects innumerable within easy walking distance of the 
 
 Oak Grove House, Oak Grove, Pa.; Mail Address, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 house. All requests for reservations should be addressed 
 to E. K. Wyckoff, Proprietor, East Stroudsburg, Penna. 
 
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 The Popular Mountain Lake House 
 
 NEAR MARSHALL'S CREEK, PA. 
 
 SITUATED high above sea level, and overlooking the 
 beautiful Lake Marshall, only about 100 yards distant 
 from the house, the Mountain Lake House, at Mar- 
 shall's Creek, Pa., had a very successful season under the 
 
 Mountain Lake House, Near Marshall's Creek, 
 new management of Farley Pipher, last season. The 
 house is nicely furnished, its light rooms accommodating 
 
 30 guests. Butter, eggs, vegetables, etc., are supplied 
 from the farm in connection with the house. Water 
 comes from a good spring on the farm. Auto and car- 
 riage livery, with competent drivers, and saddle horse 
 service at any time. Boating and 
 bathing may be enjoyed by the pa- 
 trons of the house in the picturesque 
 Lake Marshall. Good fishing in the 
 same body of water, as well as in 
 the natural home of the trout, Mar- 
 shall's Creek, draws many lovers of 
 this sport. The surroundings are 
 beautiful, the house and porches 
 roomy, the village near, the mail 
 service prompt, and the railroad ser- 
 vice direct to Marshall's Creek, on 
 the Delaware Valley Railroad, from 
 any point on the Delaware, Lacka- 
 wanna and Western, as well as the 
 Pennsylvania Railroad, via East 
 Stroudsburg. Local and Long Dis- 
 tance telephone connections, and 
 everything else necessary to insure 
 comfort, pleasure and afford con- 
 venience for the guests. Hot and 
 cold water, baths, etc., a good dining 
 room service and reasonable rates. 
 Splendid driving on good roads is 
 assured. All inquiries should be ad- 
 dressed to Farley Pipher, Proprietor, 
 East Stroudsburg, Pa. Mountain Lake 
 House is only limited in capacity. 
 The service will, however, be found 
 agreeable and considerate of the needs of each guest. 
 It is within easy walking distance of the railway station. 
 
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 Turn 
 Villa 
 
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 HOME 
 
 FOR 
 
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 GUESTS 
 
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 LAWN comforts, with all appurtenances; surroundings of 
 hills and valleys affording beautiful views ; boating and 
 bathing at Echo Lake, na- 
 ture's beauty spot; easy ac- 
 cess by rail from points on 
 the Delaware, Lackawanna 
 & Western Railroad, as 
 well as the Pennsylvania 
 lines; quiet comfort; splen- 
 did service; a good table — 
 with supplies from a well- 
 kept farm ; these are some 
 of the attractions that bring 
 to Turn Villa a satisfied 
 patronage year after year. 
 Opened in 1883, with a 
 capacity for thirty guests, 
 the house today — under the 
 same management — can ac- 
 commodate 100 guests. 
 With increased facilities. 
 
 
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 including several cottages built near the main house; with 
 modern toilets and baths in the large building and toilets 
 
 ned Summer Home 
 
 boats may be rented by 
 rates. The Lake in itself 
 
 Enjoying the Shade at Turn Villa 
 
 Walk at Turn Villa — In the Delaware Valley 
 
 in the cottages; with the station of the Delaware Valley 
 Railway on the grounds; with all these Turn Villa retains 
 
 the refined character of a 
 quiet country home, open to 
 summer guests. The house 
 is open from June 1 until 
 the end of September. 
 
 Situated in the eastern 
 part of Pennsylvania, hav- 
 ing a frontage on the main 
 auto road leading from Del- 
 aware Water Gap to Port 
 Jervis, N. Y., only nine 
 miles north of the Gap, the 
 same distance East of the 
 Stroudsburgs, and three 
 miles Southwest of Bush- 
 kill, Turn Villa has an at- 
 tractive location among the 
 hills of Monroe County. At 
 its own Echo Lake landing, 
 guests at reasonable weekly 
 affords a splendid pastime. 
 Rates range from 
 $9.00 to $14.00 per 
 week. The connections 
 at East Stroudsburg, 
 on arrival from New 
 York or Philadelphia, 
 with the Delaware Val- 
 ley Railway are prompt 
 and conveniently made. 
 The Mountain Specials 
 carry through parlor 
 cars, stopping at Turn 
 Villa. Baggage should 
 be checked through. 
 Express may be ad- 
 dressed Turn Villa. 
 East Stroudsburg, Pa.; 
 telegrams to Turn 
 Villa, Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 For accommodations, 
 inquiries should be sent 
 to M. D. Turn, Proprie- 
 tor, North Water Gap, 
 Pa., R. F. D. No. 2. 
 
 jrtable Swings and Settees 
 
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T 
 
 AUTIFUL MAPLEHU 
 
 M. L. BACH FURNISHES HOME COMFORTS AND RESORT PLEASURES TO THOUSANDS 
 ANNUALLY AT EAST STROUDSBURG, THE GATEWAY TO RECREATION 
 
 DID you ever view the grand- 
 eur of the Creator's most 
 artistic handiwork, Sun- 
 set, at its hest? Did you ever 
 drink at this fountain of inspira- 
 tion to your heart's content? If 
 you did, you must have spent a 
 little of your time of life at 
 Maplehurst, where at the west 
 end of the grounds of this ideal 
 spot in Pennsylvania's favored 
 region you can often see Old Sol 
 winking at you in his array of 
 gorgeous colors. Bring out a 
 chair onto the spacious lawns 
 and view at leisure the marvel- 
 ous scenery, painted on the hori- 
 zon in multiples of colors and 
 glorious gold, watch it merge 
 from contrast to contrast of red 
 and green, watch it sink into 
 oblivion under the gray and the 
 deep tones of slate, and then 
 dream on in your easy chair of 
 the wonders of this world. 
 
 Would this rest your tired 
 body, would it relieve your weary 
 
 brain? Try it as the remedy for ... 
 
 fatigue from the labors in the lew 
 
 city. Use it as a tonic for the run-down system. And feed 
 at the tables of plenty, supplied from the modern farm on 
 the grounds and from the resources of the nation's best 
 supply depots of necessities and delicacies. You will agree 
 with others that the whole is a feast, fit for the gods, calcu- 
 lated to replenish the depleted sources of strength and 
 
 View of the Main Buildings and Grounds from the Highway 
 
 ambition, making your stay not only a pleasure of the 
 moment, but a source of revenue of physical and mental 
 energy for another year to come. And if you feel like 
 thousands of enthusiasts, come back now and then, at any 
 time of the year, motoring or by rail, and drink again at 
 this fountain of joy and eat of the foods in plenty. 
 
 Maplehurst is no less a pleasure ground for the young, 
 because it is an ideal family resort. Situated, as it is, in 
 the foreground of a highly cultivated 100-acre farm, within 
 walking distance of the hustling town of East Stroudsburg 
 and within easy trolley ride to the neighboring borough of 
 Stroudsburg, this house, formerly known as the Locust 
 
 of the Broad Verandas From the West 
 
 Grove House, and so named by its first guest, .loseph 
 Jefferson, is equipped with every convenience desirable at 
 home and therefore welcomed at a resort. Electric light, 
 hot water at all times, spacious dining rooms, five acres 
 of lawn, dancing room, accommodations for 200 guests, 
 hot water heating throughout the buildings, convenient 
 
 mail service and 
 freedom from ma- 
 laria and mosqui- 
 toes, due to the 
 elevation of East 
 Stroudsburg, good 
 and healthful sur- 
 roundings, togeth- 
 er with b'25 feet 
 of broad verandas 
 make Maplehurst 
 Beloved by All. 
 Rates are within 
 reason. 
 
 With but one 
 change from a re. 
 sort, situated at 
 a greater distance 
 from East Strouds- 
 burg, the owner 
 of The Maple- 
 hurst, M. L. Bach, 
 holds a continu- 
 ous record of 
 "Satisfaction that 
 brings you back 
 to the same place 
 over and over 
 again." A beauti- 
 ful grove of 10 acres with a spring of clear, pure water 
 is located in the rear and within five minutes' walk of the 
 house. Brodhead's Creek, one of the finest trout streams 
 in the county, runs through the property about 500 yards 
 from the house. The tennis court (clay bottom), and 
 croquet grounds, are new and in the finest condition. The 
 links of the Caldeno Golf Club are within easy access, and 
 splendid bowling alleys within five minutes' walk of the 
 house. Trolley cars to all parts of interest pass the 
 grounds every twenty minutes. A garage for the use of 
 the guests is maintained on the premises. All inquiries 
 should be addressed to M. L. Bach, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
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T. 
 
 THE BANKS OF Tl 
 E RIVERSIDE HOTEL, BUSHKILL, PAl 
 
 IS NOW UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF J. H. COOK, OWNER 
 
 ONVINCING are the arguments presented bynature 
 in behalf of the famous resort on the Delaware 
 River, for years known as The Riverside, only 
 two miles from Bushkill, Pike County, Pa., this 
 year under the new management of one of the oldest resort 
 men in this section. J. H. Cook, who will personally super- 
 intend the house, is the well known manager of The 
 Maples, which house has been under his charge for fifteen 
 years. That the beauty spot of Pike, on the famous shale 
 drive, will be under his care, is in itself an incentive for 
 the lover of a delightful outing or a summer's ideal vaca- 
 tion. 
 
 The house will open on April 1, and Mr. Cook will be 
 able to assure everybody who has ever learned to love the 
 spot and thousands of others that The Riverside will be 
 completely renovated and ready for those who desire com- 
 lort and refinement, cleanliness and service. The fame 
 
 A mile of river front, rustic houses, seats and swings, 
 excellent fishing, bathing and rowing, a tennis court, cro- 
 quet grounds, shady, well-kept lawns, garage and carriage 
 facilities, mountain climbing up through beaten paths, walk- 
 ing, autoing and driving roads to please the most fastid- 
 ious, scenic beauties unsurpassed, convenient telephone and 
 telegraph facilities, regular auto service to and from the 
 station of the Delaware Valley Railway, at Bushkill, Pa.; 
 these are some of the assured advantages offered by the 
 new management. Mr. Cook is too well known to need 
 a personal introduction further than the fact that he re- 
 quires no bank to back up the statement that he will make 
 good by making once again "The Riverside" the pleasure 
 ground for thousands who love this beauty spot on the 
 Delaware. 
 
 The house has a double daily mail service. It is easily 
 reached from New York via the D., L. & W. Railroad, 
 
 Riverside Hotel and Annex, on the 
 
 of this resort as an ideal autoist's stop-over will again 
 spread over the lands under the direction of Mr. Cook. 
 "On the Banks of the Delaware" will be found in and 
 roundabouts this unexcelled location the resting place for 
 the transient and the recuperating qualities for the per- 
 manent summer guests, so much sought after but seldom 
 found in the combination which here is idealized by nature 
 and supplemented by the guiding hand this year of J. H. 
 Cook. One could almost close the story thus: "Enough 
 Said." 
 
 It is, however, necessary to add that accommodations 
 for 200 guests can be had here, with conveniences of the 
 desirable class. Dining service will be up to the highest 
 standard. The water is from an artesian well, over 200 
 feet deep. The farm run in connection with the hotel will 
 also supply the table with vegetables, fruits, milk, cream. 
 
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 Delaware River, at Bushkill, Pa. 
 
 from Philadelphia via the Pennsylvania Railroad, all trains 
 connecting at East Stroudshurg with the Delaware Valley 
 Railway direct to Bushkill station. From here The River- 
 side auto service will bring guests to their destination in 
 less than fifteen minutes' ride over the ideal Stroudsburg 
 to Port Jervis highway. For rates and reservations at 
 The Riverside, letters of inquiry should be sent direct to 
 J. H. Cook, Proprietor, Bushkill, Pa. 
 
 The Riverside needs no fish stories to make it famous. 
 For it has the real thing to do that — the fish. Under Mr. 
 Cook's management the resort is destined to be crowded 
 to its present enlarged capacity throughout the season. 
 There will be music in the air, recreation and sport every- 
 where at the Riverside this year. Automobiles will fre- 
 quent this spot, with the assurance that garage facilities 
 will be ample to care for all those who wish to come. 
 
FOREST PARK BRINGS THE AOIRONOA 
 F PENNSYLVANIA TO THE FRONT DOOR 
 
 OF NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA— UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF ARTHUR LEDERER, PROPRIETOR 
 
 F IOREST PARK is the most accessible, the most 
 conveniently located, the most beautiful, the most 
 
 S55 resourceful, the most comfortable, and the most 
 _HHI healthful mountain summer resort, located in 
 Pike County, within easy reach of Bushkill station, on 
 the Delaware Valley Railway, Crowning the summit of 
 the Blue Mountain Range in Pike County, Pennsylvania, 
 and commanding a glorious vista of miles and miles of 
 rolling mountain woodland, redolent ever of the balmy 
 pines, is Forest Park and Forest Park Hotel and Cottages. 
 
 The hotel is arranged in ten buildings accommodating 
 about 350 guests, and fitted throughout with electric 
 light. Suites of rooms may be had with or without bath. 
 All buildings are connected with each other by continuous 
 covered passages, affording full protection against incle- 
 ment weather. The cuisine is unexcelled by that of any 
 first class hotel, the markets of New York being called 
 upon to supply in their season every luxury and delicacy 
 that can be obtained. The Dairy Farm within the Park 
 supplies all vegetables, eggs, milk and butter used in the 
 hotel, and they come upon the table in their freshness 
 and sweetness. A full corps of well trained servants, 
 noiseless in their movements and deft in their motions, 
 
 the New York morning papers on the hotel breakfast 
 tables to keep the guests posted. 
 
 The same health giving conditions prevail at Forest 
 Park, Pennsylvania, that have made the well-known re- 
 sorts of Sullivan County, New York, so famous. For Pike 
 County, Pennsylvania, and Sullivan County, New York, 
 adjoin. Both are at about the same elevation, with the 
 same glorious mountain summits, the same sweetly 
 breathing incense of the pine forests and the same health- 
 ful influences. Invalids, mothers with delicate children 
 and those blessed with boys who are "always running 
 into danger and getting half killed," need have no hesi- 
 tancy in regard to sojourning at Forest Park. A compe- 
 tent physician is in attendance, although the place is so 
 healthful there is scant need of his service. 
 
 Taminent Lake, within fifteen minutes walk of the 
 hotel, is 100 acres in area, with a depth of 60 feet and 
 solid rock bottom. Forest Lake, with its 75 acres, is only 
 500 feet from the hotel and amply provided with every 
 facility for summer recreation. 75 row boats and canoes 
 glide upon its surface. Sixty bathing houses edge the 
 banks of Forest Lake. Even these, prosaic and plain as 
 such structures always are, take on a beauty from their 
 
 situation and envir- 
 
 Forest Park Hotel and Cottages, Forest Park, Pa 
 
 quickly and unobtrusively provide for every need of a 
 guest. Service is faultless here. 
 
 The Park is four miles long, and these four miles are 
 a wonderland of nature's wildest beauty. It is the forest 
 primeval, where evidence of the hand of civilization serves 
 only to enhance the wild grandeur of the ever changing 
 scene. The altitude of Forest Park is 1,600 feet above 
 sea level, on the sun-touched, breeze-swept summit of one 
 of the most beautiful plateaus of the Blue Hills. A thous- 
 and miles and a thousand years from all civilization one 
 could fancy these romantic spots, while actually the roar 
 of the metropolis is only at the foot of the mountain, with 
 
 onments, half hid- 
 den, nestling in the 
 forest growths that 
 skirt the lake. Sea- 
 shore pleasures may 
 be enjoyed in the 
 highest degree at For- 
 est Park with advan- 
 tages of dry air, high 
 elevation and pictur- 
 esque mountain 
 scenery. This high 
 grade family resort 
 covers 2,500 acres of 
 pine forest preserve, 
 has a swimming 
 pool, lawn tennis 
 court, ball field, old 
 German cafe, bowl- 
 ing, billiards and 
 pool, music and 
 dancing, Viennese 
 outdoor cafe and res- 
 taurant, purest 
 mountain spring wa- 
 ter, perfect sanita- 
 tion, garage, gasoline supplies, good stable, fine roads, 
 local and long distance telephone via Stroudsburg, 
 Adams Express service (direct to Forest Park, Pa.), and 
 direct telegraph service by Western Union. A barber 
 shop, manicure and hair dressing parlor is in charge of 
 first class New York hotel barber; a complete laundry 
 is at the service of guests. 
 
 Forest Park is an officially appointed A. A. A. Hotel. 
 The rates per day range from $4.00 to $7.00; per week 
 from $20.00 to $35.00. The house opens on June fifteenth. 
 Reservations can be made by addressing: Arthur Lederer, 
 Proprietor, 39 Broadway, New York, until June twelfth. 
 
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 THE STROUDSBURGS HAVE THROWING, BROAD SILK AND RIBBON MILLS 
 
 This Story Is Written for The Bells to Give an Intelligible Idea of the Processes Involved in Silk 
 Production. By C. A. HUBER, General Superintendent Fellows-Huher Co., East Stroudsburg 
 
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 _ _ ONROE Countians, as well as the world at largf-. 
 Wl are probably only casually familiar with the silk 
 industry. The people may know of the payrolls 
 affecting the prosperity of the communities, in 
 which silk mills are located. But my experience has taught 
 me that the layman would like to see the inside workings, 
 as it were, of the industry, from the raw- 
 silk production to the finished output 
 of the varied branches of silk manufacture, 
 if such it may properly be called in all the 
 branches. If my effort in these pages will 
 give a reasonably clear insight to the aver- 
 age reader, I shall consider myself amply 
 repaid. 
 
 SILK IN DRESS ARTS 
 
 Silk, the queen of all fibres, takes in these 
 days one of the foremost places in dress 
 arts. In nearly every household the silk fibre 
 is favored either as dress or for ornamental 
 purposes. The advantage of this great 
 natural production over other fibres is chiefly 
 in its lustre and its light specific weight — 
 but the demand for it is now so great that 
 it is made in thousands of varieties. The 
 manufactured goods in the markets fifty years ago were 
 of simpler variations and constructions. The increased de- 
 mand for such materials has helped to produce fabrics of 
 wonderful designs. To beautify and to cheapen such goods, 
 an evolution both in the fibre and woven fabric has taken 
 place. The markets today 
 are filled with silk fabrics 
 of the purest character, as 
 well as with adulterations 
 and mixtures with cotton and 
 wool fibres — and even artifi- 
 cial silk yarns of simple and 
 scientific construction. 
 
 Some silk fabrics are made 
 for effect only; others are 
 made for quality and effect; 
 some for weight and effect; 
 some for wear and lustre; 
 and still others for wear and 
 tear. 
 
 RAW SILK— I will begin 
 to explain the silk science 
 with the cultivation of the 
 mulberry trees whose leaves are designed by nature as 
 the best food for the silk worms that spin the queen of 
 all fibres — the silk cocoons. The silk thread is the finest 
 and most lustrous fibre of all vegetable and animal produc- 
 
 William A. Gilbert, President 
 William A. Gilbert Company 
 
 C. 1-. Fellows, General Manager 
 I-ellows-Huber Company 
 
 tion, because silk is the product of double transformation. 
 Cotton is a direct production of a plant, while the silk 
 is the result of two organisms — the tree, as a food factor 
 for the silk worm, and the worms, a very short-lived organ- 
 ism just created for the purpose of transferring these 
 earthly organic elements into a fibre. The organization 
 and multiplication of the cocoon silk fibres 
 into a stronger thread, and the co-operation 
 of many manipulations finally produce for 
 us the greatest and finest fibre combination, 
 called silk goods. 
 
 SERICULTURE— The birth-places of the 
 silk fibres are the countries of Italy, China, 
 and Japan. Other countries like France, 
 Persia, Greece, Spain, etc., are also engaged 
 in a small way in the cultivation of the fibre. 
 The principal countries for the largest pro- 
 duction of raw silk will in future times be 
 Japan and China, on account of theii skilled 
 and cheap labor. 
 
 The silk worm belongs to the species of 
 butterflies — of the kind of spinners whose 
 existence is subject to a complete trans- 
 formation. Out of the egg comes a worm 
 and from this life — a moth and then the butterfly. 
 
 Japan is to be adjudged the leading country for giving 
 sericulture the most extensive attention. Over 1,436,805 
 families were engaged in sericulture in 1908. Over 4,564,- 
 722 sheets of silk worm eggs were produced. One sheet 
 
 alone holds one hundred 
 moths. The raw-silk yield 
 from these worms was over 
 291,849,827 pounds. 
 
 MULBERRY TREES— Na- 
 ture has always produced a 
 variation of trees for the 
 same purpose. So we have 
 in sericulture, early, medium 
 and late budding trees, for 
 the reason that the worms 
 may have food in the early 
 spring, as well as during the 
 advanced seasons. Japan has 
 covered over 103,100 acres 
 with mulberry trees. The 
 provinces of the greatest 
 acreage of mulberry-tree plan- 
 tations are Fukushima, Nagamo, Gumma, Yamasata and 
 Saitama. As we have in all countries early and late crops, 
 mulberry trees produce leaves for the worms of the first 
 and second ages of silk worms. Some trees arc of the 
 
 C. A. Huber, General Supt. 
 Fellows-Huber Company 
 
 33 
 
J. F. LEVY, Sec'y-Treasurer 
 Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills 
 
 species to furnish leaves for the third and fourth ages 
 and some late trees for the fifth age of the worms. About 
 fifty per cent, of all the mulberry trees planted are of the 
 late variety, because the silk worms consume the most 
 food in the last age. The quality of the leaves determines 
 also the quality of the product of the worm — the cocoon 
 SILK WORM REARING — Thousands of years ago the 
 silk worms were found to spin in their wild state only a 
 fairly silky fibre. Cultivation of the worms began soon 
 after this discovery. Moths, eggs and worms were roared 
 in housings (that means, they were protected from the 
 rough weather and kept in a specific temperature). Cross- 
 ings of worms were effected, 
 and a higher product was pro- 
 duced from century to cen- 
 tury. The evolutionized silk 
 worm — Boniby rnori — which is 
 now cultivated all over the 
 world, had as ancestors the 
 wild silkworms — Bomby man- 
 darana. This wild worm is 
 still found in the fields. Arti- 
 ficial or scientific selection of 
 silk worms has gone on for a 
 thousand years. The classi 
 fications are distinguished ac 
 cording to the number of 
 times of hatching in a year. 
 The silk worms are divided 
 into three varieties: 
 
 A. Annuals — that means those which make one gen- 
 eration within a year; B. Bivoltines — two generations 
 within a year; C. Polyvoltines — those producing three or 
 more generations within a year. Distinction of their pro- 
 ducts is also made by the color and lustre of the silk. 
 There are white cocoons, yellow cocoons, and green co- 
 coons, but the rearing of the white kind is now most 
 favored. The classifications of the cocoons are made by 
 the means of size, shape, and wrinkles of cocoons 
 
 SPRING SILK WORMS— The silk worm growers are 
 usually common farmers. They buy the eggs from the silk 
 worm egg manufacturers who make a specialty of this part 
 of the industry. Special egg nurseries are 
 provided for silk-worm culture. The season 
 of the spring silk worm growing begins, ac- 
 cording to climatic conditions, variedly from 
 early April to early May. In the middle of 
 May some early varieties begin to spin co- 
 coons. The time required from the hatching 
 of the silk worm to the spinning of cocoons 
 is about thirty-three days, or forty days at 
 the most It is well to remember that there 
 are spring, summer and fall silk worms. The 
 spring silk worms always produce the best 
 silk, on account of the soil imparting the 
 best elements of nutrition to the mulberry 
 leaves. 
 
 The silk worms that are to be hatched in 
 the spring are taken from the spring breed 
 of moths, of the preceding year. The egg 
 cards with the eggs of the spring breed are generally put 
 into a cold storage room, or a natural cool cave or cellar, 
 to preserve them or protect the eggs while in a dormant 
 state. Two weeks before the anticipated date of the bud- 
 ding of the mulberry leaves, the eggs are taken out of the 
 storage room and are removed to the nursery, where they 
 are subjected to artificial heat. From that time on, the 
 eggs and worms have to be kept in a proper temperature. 
 When the eggs have transformed to so-called ants — little 
 worms — the most tender leaves are selected, finely chopped 
 and scattered over the young worms for food. Minuto 
 
 LAWRENCE L. LEVY, Supt. 
 Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills 
 
 the middle of September, 
 
 Concise Facts 
 
 ABOUT THE SILK IN- 
 DUSTRY IN MONROE 
 COUNTY 
 
 Total number of 
 employees, both 
 sexes, 490. 
 
 Total average pay- 
 roll per year, $275,- 
 000. 
 
 With an expected in- 
 crease of population, 
 more help is in prospect, 
 so that facilities can be 
 increased to give employ- 
 ment to many others. 
 
 accounts of food, temperature and humidity are taken over 
 thf young worms. The silk worms duly attain their full de- 
 velopment after moulting five times and going through 
 five different ages. As soon as they have attained a per- 
 fect growth, they begin to spin their cocoons, wherein they 
 rest themselves in peace until another metamorphosis 
 comes over them. 
 
 SUMMER SILK WORMS— The sericulturists divide 
 their work and crops like the agriculturists. They cannot 
 raise all the silk in the spring, because the farmers have 
 rice, cereals, and other things to raise, so they produce a 
 summer cocoon crop. The summer period lasts from the 
 
 middle of June to the middle 
 of July. 
 
 AUTUMN SILK WORMS— 
 The silk worm eggs for the 
 autumn breed are selected 
 from all three kinds of spe 
 cies: from the annuals, the 
 bivoltines, and the polyvol- 
 tines. About 60 per cent, of 
 the first and 40 per cent, of 
 the latter two form the fall 
 combination. The fall rear- 
 ing is only made possible on 
 account of the perfect intro- 
 duction of cold storage 
 houses for the egg cards. 
 Fall rearing begins from the 
 latter ten days of July to 
 and only twenty-two days are 
 needed for developing the eggs into cocoons. The trans- 
 formations of the eggs at this time of the season are so 
 rapid, profitable and convenient that the farmers will raise 
 greater quantities in the fall from year to year. 
 
 THE DISEASES OF THE SILK WORM— Improper tem- 
 perature, unwise feeding, and the wrong fertilization of 
 mulberry trees form a combination which must bring 
 about waste in sericulture. 
 
 REELING OF COCOONS— The cocoon threads are so 
 fine and tender that a number of them have to be reeled 
 together to produce the commercial thread — Raw silk. The 
 cocoon threads are not twisted in reeling, 
 because their natural gum pastes all the 
 threads together as one. For the purpose 
 of reeling, cocoons are placed in the reel- 
 ing basin which is full of warm watei. 
 
 The raw silk is first reeled on small reels 
 and then again rereeled on larger reels, the 
 size in which regular commercial silk skeins 
 are marketed. To make one pound of raw 
 silk, ten or up to fourteen pounds of fresh 
 cocoons are needed, and only seven to eight 
 pounds of dried cocoons. One hundred 
 pounds of fresh cocoons furnish about eight 
 pounds of marketable raw silk. The reeling 
 of cocoons into raw silk is now chiefly done 
 in factories which are called "Filatuie" or 
 "Filanda." 
 
 THE CLASSIFICATION OF RAW SILK— 
 In Italy, Japan, China, and other countries, the reelers 
 have all trade-marked their product. First class raw silk 
 is recognized by evenness, cleanliness, elasticity, tenaci- 
 ty, and strength. Uneven and knobby raw silk is marketed 
 under very low classifications. Every "Filanda" has in- 
 troduced in the market a number of trade-marks, called 
 chop-tickets. Japanese and Chinese raw silks are made 
 up n small packages, called books; one book contains 
 thirty skeins of raw silk. An inspection of raw silk at 
 shipping places is made by exporters. The process of inspec- 
 tion is microscopical or mechanical in many instances. 
 
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THROWING OF RAW SILK 
 Natural raw silk made from, the cocoons is not yet in a 
 state, where it can be used for general weaving purposes. 
 Of course quite large quantities of raw silk are used in 
 special weaving mills, where warps in the grey or raw for 
 piece dyed silk goods are woven. 
 
 To stand the wear and tear of boiling and coloring in 
 the dye-house, the raw silk must receive a twist of a speci- 
 fied number of turns. For general use, two threads of 
 twisted raw silk threads are thrown together to make one 
 stronger thread. The throwing mills begin with splitting 
 the skeins of raw silk into "slips" of convenient size for 
 the purpose of making the winding from the small skeins 
 to the bobbin easier. Raw silk is an article subjected to 
 much adulteration. The reeler often adds in the course of 
 reeling from the cocoon, to augment the weight of the silk 
 fibre with diverse hygroscopic materials which are de- 
 signed to deceive the buyer of raw silk. If the raw silk 
 fibre is treated or weighted with alkalies — that is chemical 
 substances in the reeling, in the throwing process and then 
 again in the dye-house — it is no wonder that sucn silk 
 must be tender. If the most scientific ways for detecting 
 raw material adulteration are not employed in a silk mill, 
 that mill must work with a system of continual claims. 
 
 First-class throwsters are beginning to give the raw 
 silk a better treatment than in former years. Not only the 
 Chinese incorporate millions of dollars worth of adultera- 
 tion in their silk; it is also well known that Japanese and 
 Italian silks very often show 
 the evidence of such decep- 
 tion. 
 
 TWISTING OF RAW SILK— 
 The preparation of a weava- 
 ble thread from the raw silk 
 fibre for the purpose of mak- 
 ing the best and strongest 
 silks is a very important op- 
 eration. The commercial silk 
 fibre is of three kinds: 1. — 
 Organzine for warps; 2.— 
 Tram for filling and 3. — No 
 throw, or singles, consisting 
 of the thread as it is bought 
 from the raw-silk merchant, 
 or just a little twisted to be 
 able to stand the operation of 
 stripping and dyeing, 
 eration after the throwing of the raw silk into tram or 
 organzine is stripping or degumming. If the silk has not 
 been adulterated and has not suffered by any of the bad 
 processes in cocoon reeling or throwing, it rests upon the 
 dyer to see that the silk leaves the dye-house in proper 
 condition. To strip the organzine or tram from gum, the 
 silk is softened over night in a lukewarm bath containing 
 10 per cent, of the weight of the silk in soap and just 
 enough water to cover the silk. On the following morning 
 the soap water is removed and the silk is immediately 
 whizzed in the hydro-extractor, and then subjected to 
 stretching and steaming. 
 
 SILK BLEACHING — Bleaching of thrown silk is for the 
 purpose of removing from the silk the last trace of the 
 natural color left after the process of stripping. A pure 
 white can be obtained only by the bleaching process. 
 
 SILK WEIGHTING — The commercial name, "Pure Dye" 
 is not a true name, because only light shaded colors con- 
 tain nothing but the silk plus the dye. Pure dye black and 
 dark colors are really weighted silk, because the silk has 
 an affinity for tannin, and all these pure dye colors are 
 produced by galls, sumac, etc., which give the silk a little 
 weight, but also a good touch and lustre. Besides the light 
 weighted or "Pure dye" blacks, a process of heavier weight 
 
 Louis Lippman, Manager 
 
 Lippman & Abrash 
 
 Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 SILK STRIPPING— The next op- 
 
 ib in operation. "Dynamited" silks belong in the class of 
 heavier weighted silks. 
 
 SILK DYEING — In order to turn out a given shade in 
 dyeing, a dyer has rather to trust as a rule to his eye for 
 color than to special formulas. Considerable ingenuity on 
 the part of the operator has to be exercised. Dyeing means 
 a more or less permanent chemical combination of the dye- 
 stuff with the fibre. Silk coming out of the dye bath is 
 washed several times in hard water. 
 
 WINDING — Winding is an operation by which the silk 
 (or any other material) is wound from the skeins by means 
 of the winding frame to bobbins (also called spools). The 
 winding frame is run at a high or low speed, according to 
 the quality and size of the silk. The great importance in 
 winding is an even, or regular tension of the thread. This 
 first operation to prepare even wound silk will determine 
 the success of the next operation. 
 
 WARPING — The next process necessary — after wind- 
 ing — is the preparation of the warp. The usual method of 
 warping is by means of what is known as the warping mili. 
 This warping mill consists of a reel of eight yards circum- 
 ference, mounted on a frame. A number of bobbins in 
 proportion to the number of ends or threads — of which 
 the warp is to consist — are placed on a creel a distance n£ 
 ten to twelve feet from the mill. The creel consists of a 
 number of pins from 600 to 1,000, upon which the bobbins 
 are placed. The threads are now taken from the bobbin 
 and passed through a device called "reed." Alternate 
 
 threads of warp aie made to 
 cross each other, passing over 
 and under two rods, thus 
 forming the lease, so as to 
 enable the weaver to take 
 each thread separately. The 
 mill is now made to revolve, 
 thus winding the warp round 
 it in a spiral form until suf- 
 ficient length has been wound 
 on. The warp is then wound 
 on a beam or made ready for 
 the loom. 
 
 WEAVING — After all op- 
 erations up to the warping 
 have been performed suc- 
 Alexander Abrash, Supt. cessfully, the warp is entered 
 
 Lippman & Abrash . ,„,,.. 
 
 btroudsburg. Pa. in harness and finally taken 
 
 to the loom. Weaving is the art of combining threads, as 
 to form a cloth or fabric. This combination may take a 
 variety of forms, according to the intention of producing 
 plain or fancy fabrics. For the ready and rapid combina- 
 tion of threads, they are divided into two sets oi classes 
 which are generally known as warp and filling; one set 
 consisting of the threads which run longitudinally through 
 the piece of fabric and which is termed warp, the other 
 set being thrown or placed transversely and termed filling 
 or weft. Regarding the mechanical operations of weaving, 
 the combination, interlacing and arrangement of colored 
 threads, taken separately, nothing could be more simple. 
 If we take the three movements, which have to be executed 
 in weaving, separately they are each simplicity itself, yet 
 they are in combination beantiful, interesting and instruc- 
 tive. The regularity and simplicity of the movements, the 
 ease and rapidity of their execution, accompanied by the 
 regular winding of the cloth on one beam, and letting off 
 the warp from another, and the ever ready stopping mo- 
 tions and protectors in the event of anything going wrong, 
 bringing the loom at once to a dead stand, certainly pre- 
 sent as beautiful and complete a machine as it is possible 
 for mortal man to produce, or for the mind to conceive. 
 The following are the principal tissues used: Taffetas, 
 satins, twills, armures, gauzes, fancy, figured silks, etc. 
 
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A Modern Manufacturing Plant and Store Catering to the Buyer of Distinctive Furniture for Home and Business Use 
 
 Artcraft Furniture from the Plant of the 
 Brown Furniture Company 
 
 At East Stroudsburg, Pa., Gives Distinction to Home, Office or Store 
 
 N 
 
 INETEEN Hundred and Ten, after the leaves 
 began to fall, brought to Monroe County an awak- 
 ening with the coming of W. E. Brown to East 
 Stroudsburg. In him the city of Bangor, Pa., 
 
 lost — in the same year — not only an artisan of high qual- 
 ifications, but also the Bangor Woodworking Co., of which 
 he was the manager. To use an old adage, "the world do 
 move," the removal of Mr. Brown from Bangor resulted 
 in the organization of the Brown Furniture Co., whose 
 plant is located "at the state bridge," in the hustling man- 
 ufacturing town of Monroe, where he has kept busy mak- 
 ing things move up a few notches in the production of 
 fine art furniture. 
 
 This plant specializes in the art of distinctive designs, 
 suited to the individual requirements of lovers of harmoni- 
 ous effects in the furnishings of homes, offices, hotels, 
 clubrooms, stores and other buildings. The shops are 
 equipped with machinery of the latest pattern, adapted to 
 the making of artcraft furniture. The showrooms are 
 stocked with samples of the output of this plant, as well 
 as with distinctive suite displays and individual pieces 
 from the shops of well-known makers of high grade furni- 
 ture, rugs and mattings. 
 
 A visit to the Brown Furniture Company's premises 
 supplies convincing proof that here real artistic taste pre- 
 vails, the arrangement of stock on hand enabling the 
 seeker after knowledge of "what is what" in the furniture 
 line, to easily get posted by inspecting the combinations 
 on display. The guiding hand of Mr. Brown keeps buyers 
 from pitfalls in making their selections. The reputation 
 of this house at the same time insures to all patrons sat- 
 isfactory treatment in all other respects, while facilities 
 and advantageous buying of raw lumber provide a guar- 
 antee of moderate prices for "above the average standard" 
 furniture. Lumber and manufactured output of the plant, if 
 
 wholly shipped in and out, last year alone would have 
 exceeded easily fifty carloads. But part of the raw material 
 is bought in and near the home town, only a share of it 
 coming from the South, while much of the finished work 
 finds a ready demand in the home county. The trade of 
 this company, however, extends beyond the state lines on 
 many special orders. 
 
 The Board of Directors of the Brown Furniture Co., 
 includes: Luther S. Hoffman, President; H. B. Drake, J. 
 W. Cornish, W. W. L'Hommedieu, and W. E. Brown, 
 Treasurer and General Manager. The company gives em- 
 ployment to from ten to fifteen men and disburses about 
 $1,000 for labor and incidentals each month. 
 
 Some of the important contracts, executed by the 
 Brown Furniture Co., include equipment for the Mt. Minsi 
 Hotel, the Hotel Sterling, extensive special orders for the 
 Buckwood Inn, equipment for the Moosic and Moscow 
 Y. M. C. A. buildings, White's Drug Store, at Stroudsburg. 
 and wallcases, etc., for the leading barbershops of Mon- 
 roe County. 
 
 Mr. Brown is a native of Stroudsburg. Growing up in 
 that community, he finished his schooling at the East 
 Stroudburg Normal School, making his way through by 
 special effort, later was supervisor of schools in Madison 
 Township — in the southern end of Lackawanna County— 
 and then went into business at Bangor. Today he is the 
 directing force of one of Monroe County's leading estab- 
 lishments. The location is at the line dividing East 
 Stroudsburg from Stroudsburg, on the car line, and easily 
 reached from the railroad stations of both towns. The 
 store is always open for the inspection of visitors, many 
 of the summer guests coming annually to Monroe County 
 having in this manner learned to appreciate the advan- 
 tages of made-to-order furniture, produced in the Artcraft 
 shops of the Brown Furniture Company, East Stroudsburg. 
 
 36 
 
, — .._.+ 
 
 IN MONROE COUNTY'S PROGRESS THE 
 
 WHEELS OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE 
 
 ARE DAILY MAKING HISTORY 
 
 By EM1L HELD, Compiler of "The Bells, Ringing the Message of Progress 
 of Monroe County and Tributary Country" 
 
 VERYBODY is "busy as a bee." If thus I were to 
 speak of the commercial and industrial strength 
 of Monroe County, I would perhaps more clearly 
 than is possible in extensive data typify the suc- 
 cess along these lines, as figured in this present day, when 
 material welfare is considered essential to the general 
 
 dent industrial effort for these pioneers to even bring into 
 play the axe of the wood cutters in the erection of their 
 homes. It is only natural in this advanced age to look at 
 industry merely from the viewpoint of the man who owns 
 a modern manufacturing establishment of some kind. To 
 such observers brick yards have only a meaning in the 
 
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 Robert Brown, President 
 Stroudsburg Industrial Club 
 
 Dr. J. Anson Singer, President 
 East btroudsburg Board of Trade 
 
 Robert Eastwick, President 
 Monroe County Poultry Association 
 
 progress of a section. I have been told that only of late 
 years has industry along manufacturing lines been develop- 
 ed in Monroe County, and that what I see now is only the 
 outgrowth of activity which became manifest within the 
 past fifty years in lines of production, 
 differing from the ordinary industrial 
 undertakings found in the average com- 
 munity. Right here I am forced to is- 
 sue a call of warning to those who are 
 inclined to depreciate the magnitude of 
 industrial life, found in Monroe County 
 in the early days and even long before 
 that memorable year of 1836, when the 
 erection of a separate county gave dis- 
 tinction to the life within its boundar- 
 
 Let us look back into the historic 
 pages of villages and towns, of counties 
 and of states, throughout the Union, and 
 we will find hidden away somewhere 
 the adaptation of the local advantages 
 to the possibilities of growth, until some 
 one or two people find the key to the 
 solution of the problem called Industry. 
 When Nicholas Depuy built his first 
 gristmill at Shawnee over one hundred Wm M 
 and fifty years ago, and in 1753 was 
 followed by Ephraim Culver, who erected the second mill 
 North of the mountains, there came into this section, now 
 known as the County of Monroe, probably the first actual 
 signs of real manufacturing. Yet, it must have been an evi- 
 
 sense of their pay-roll and not as being adaptations of the 
 clay of drift deposits to practical purposes. Without this 
 latter natural advantage, the brick yards of this county 
 would probably be eliminated from the industrial life which 
 has reached a high state of general ad- 
 vancement along all lines. 
 
 It is. therefore, necessary to stick 
 closely to the natural advantages in de- 
 fining even to some extent the progress 
 of industrial life in Monroe. This is no 
 less essential in depicting the commer- 
 cial advancement of communities or sec- 
 tions. Frequently the commercial life 
 may make rapid strides in the direction 
 of great achievement, even where no in- 
 dustries or only the essential black- 
 smithing, baking and similar establish- 
 ments, meeting the every day needs of 
 any population, may be found. The for- 
 ests of Monroe County, and that is true 
 of that part of our near neighbor, Pike, 
 which was invaded by advancing im- 
 provements in the form of the Delaware 
 Valley Railway, were early factors in 
 shaping the industrial development of 
 this section. Nature provided, in this 
 instance, a logical avenue for industry 
 along certain lines, and the sawmills sprang up as the 
 result. 
 
 When Col. Jacob Stroud abandoned his two years' ef- 
 fort of transporting government supplies to Fort Pitt, near 
 
 Burnett, Secretary Monroe County 
 Agricultural Society 
 
 37 
 
F. W. Posten, Jeweler 
 Masonic Temple 
 Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 Louis Rupprecht, President 
 
 Cameron Engineering Co. 
 
 East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 G. S. Pullinger, Secretary 
 
 Cameron Engineering Co. 
 
 East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 F. F. Christine, Manager 
 
 Stroudsburg Music Co. 
 
 Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 Pittsburgh, on account of lack 
 of profit, and then entered into 
 a contract with Abel James, a 
 p r o m i nent Philadelphian, to 
 carry provisions through the 
 unsettled region North of 
 Stroudsburg to Shohola, a set- 
 tlement on the Delaware, he 
 laid the foundation for the com- 
 mercial development which is 
 now so much in evidence in 
 Monroe County. His saw mill, 
 grist mill, blacksmith shop, and 
 finally store, are other evi- 
 dences of the adaptation of 
 man to local conditions. Mr. 
 Stroud probably followed the 
 lines of least resistance in pro- 
 viding avenues of industry aud 
 commerce and thereby means 
 of enriching himself. In 1822, 
 the oldest tannery on record 
 was built by Charles and Jacob 
 Stroud, sons of Daniel Stroud. 
 What became in later days the 
 leather manufactory of W. R. 
 Bennett & Co., was originally 
 the Stroudsburg Tannery, erect- 
 ed by Jacob Singmaster about 
 1841. The flour mill, construct- 
 ed by Daniel Stroud about 1822- 
 23, later changed hands a num- 
 ber of times until William 
 Ackerman became the sole 
 owner in 1873. William Wallace erected a saw mill in 
 1865, while in the same year the Stroudsburg Woolen Mills 
 was organized, but not operated before 1866, 
 when Doster Bros, took hold. It sooti passed 
 into the hands of Kitson, Walker & Davis 
 for a short time and since then has grown 
 into one of the largest industries of the 
 state under the leadership of the Kitson 
 family. In mercantile life Stokes & Brown, 
 which firm in 1828 changed to Stokes & 
 Staples, are favorably mentioned in early 
 history. 
 
 One other factor and one to be counted 
 with in the progress of any community came 
 into prominence comparatively early. The 
 press must be reckoned with as a stimulat- 
 ing influence to the growth of communities, 
 entire counties, and even of complete com- 
 monwealths. The first paper published in 
 
 STROUDSBURG NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 
 In the Heart of Stroudsburg. The Pioneer Bank of Monroe County 
 
 M. Russell Yetter, President 
 East Stroudsburg Glass Co. 
 
 what has since become Mon- 
 roe County was the Strouds- 
 burg Gazette, which made its 
 appearance in 1832 with John 
 P. Robeson & Co., as publish- 
 ers. Its career was doubtless 
 short-lived, as no files have 
 been found. James Rafferty, 
 who came from Luzerne Coun- 
 ty, started the Monroe Demo- 
 crat in 1834. It changed hands 
 several times, passing from the 
 original owner to the firm of 
 Rafferty & Hannum, then to 
 Luther J. Ringwalt, later to 
 Ringwalt & Schoonover, the 
 latter member of the firm be- 
 ing Barnet Schoonover of Mid- 
 dle Smithfield. David Keller, 
 of Stroudsburg, then publish- 
 ed the Democrat about five 
 years, when he sold to John 
 DeYoung, who was succeeded 
 by A. O. Greenwald as proprie- 
 tor. He took in Thomas Me- 
 Ilhaney as partner to prevent 
 the latter's starting a new pa- 
 per with Stephen Holmes as 
 partner. Four months later 
 Mr. Mcllhaney retired, and in 
 April, 1879, the paper passed 
 into the hands of R. S. Staples, 
 who sold it again to Mr. Green- 
 wald one year later. In 1882 
 the Democrat was sold to Morey, Shull & Heller, publish- 
 ers of the Monroe Journal, which later was merged with 
 the Democrat. Still later a Daily Democrat 
 was issued in connection with the weekly 
 by the then owner, B. F. Morey, who con- 
 tinued both papers until Sept. 1, 1907, when 
 the plant was destroyed by fire and both 
 the Daily and Weekly Democrat passed into 
 the hands of the Stroudsburg Printing Co., 
 whose management combined the daily with 
 the Stroudsburg Daily Times, but continued 
 to publish the weekly. 
 
 This brings us to the history of the 
 Stroudsburg Times, which was founded by 
 Hughes & Gulick, on July 20, 1888, the mem- 
 bers of the firm being Geo. C. Hughes and 
 William Gulick. The casual passerby, in- 
 quiring about the newspaper life of Mon- 
 roe County, will be told by the average citi- 
 
 38 
 
zen that one of the most aggressive news- 
 paper men of the state was Geo. C. Hughes, 
 during his career as a publisher. During 
 his connection with the Stroudsburg Times, 
 which was started on Green Street, the pa- 
 per met all public issues fearlessly, and to 
 his energetic advocacy in the columns of 
 the Times must be attributed the activity 
 of the people, so that the County Commis- 
 sioners heeded the public wish and decided 
 to erect a new Court House. On Jan. 20, 
 1S92, Mr. Hughes bought out his partner 
 and continued successfully alone. On Aug. 
 13, 1892, part of the office was destoyed by 
 fire but not a single issue of the paper was 
 missed, which reflects credit upon the pub- 
 lisher. Geo. C. Hughes was born at Flem- 
 ington, N. J., in the early sixties, entered 
 a printing office in 1877, and on Juue 6, 
 1880, established his first newspaper, the 
 "Hunterdon Advertiser." After three years he sold the 
 paper and soon after left the town to become a commer- 
 cial traveler. In time he returned to Flemington and 
 started a job printing office. Later he spent several years 
 on the New York 
 World, and other 
 city offices, until 
 June 6, 1885, he 
 launched the Pen 
 Argyl Index. 
 While still con- 
 ducting this pa- 
 per.he started the 
 S troudsburg 
 Times in partner- 
 ship with Wm. 
 Gulick. But in 
 October, 1888, he 
 disposed of his 
 outside interests 
 and thereafter de- 
 voted all of his 
 time to the Mon- 
 roe county paper 
 very successfully. 
 It was due to Mr. Hughes' efforts that the Daily Times 
 was established on April 2, 1894. He later also became the 
 owner of the Jeffersonian, a weekly newspaper started in 
 1840, and which was conducted by Theodore Schoch for 
 more than 50 years, beginning with 1841. 
 When Mr. Hughes sold the Times, some 
 men thought that he was about to abandon 
 the newspaper career, but he reappeared as 
 the owner of the Jeffersonian and East 
 Stroudsburg Press, under which name this 
 weekly was brought into East Stroudsburg 
 by him. The Morning Press, an East Strouds- 
 burg daily, is also the result of his effort, al- 
 though both papers have since been sold by 
 him to Rev. Karl L. von Krug, Mr. Hughes 
 now being engaged only in the job and book 
 printing and binding business. In this busi- 
 ness, under the firm name of The Hughes 
 Press, he is very successful. 
 
 The old site of the Monroe Democrat was 
 purchased in 1907 by a corporation known as 
 the Monroe Publishing Co., under whose own- 
 ership the publication of the Monroe Record, 
 a weekly, was started in 1908. The following 
 year the same corporation also started the Daily Record, 
 issuing both as Democratic papers. A. F. Everitt is editor 
 of the Weekly and Daily Record, while N. A. Frantz is 
 
 HON. T. Y. HOFFMAN 
 
 Treasurer East Stroudsburg Lumber 
 
 Co. Banker and Booster 
 
 JOHN S. SCHOONOVER 
 
 Treasurer Stroudsburg and 
 
 Bushkill Telephone Company 
 
 HON. E. F. PETERS, Pres. 
 S. & B. Telephone Co. 
 
 MISS O. M. POSTEN 
 
 Secretary Stroudsburg and 
 
 Bushkill Telephone Co. 
 
 business manager. Chas. L. Drake is the 
 editor and manager of the Daily Times, 
 which is also a Democratic journal. C. A. 
 Keiper is its city editor. The Jeffersonian 
 and East Stroudsburg Press is the only Re- 
 publican paper in the county, The Morning 
 Press being Independent in politics. One 
 other publication, The Mountain Echo, a re- 
 sort publication started by the late Jesse A. 
 Graves, photographer and all-around booster 
 of Delaware Water Gap, is to be mentioned. 
 This weekly was later sold by him to Geo. 
 C. Hughes, then owner of The Stroudsburg 
 Times. He sold it also to The Stroudsburg 
 Printing Co., whose management has con- 
 tinued it. Whatever its present scope of 
 success may be, is attributed by many to the 
 live advertising manager for that company, 
 W. M. Burnett, who is, however, better 
 known under the popular name of "Billy" 
 Burnett. Those who have become acquainted with "Billy" 
 through his activities as secretary of the Monroe County 
 Agricultural Society and former head of the Monroe Coun- 
 ty Poultry Association, realize the value of the two organi- 
 zations and the'r 
 active officers as 
 factors in the up- 
 building of Mon- 
 roe County. 
 
 To give news- 
 paper work such 
 prominence in the 
 i n d u s trial and 
 commercial prog- 
 ress of the Coun- 
 ty may seem ex- 
 traordinary. But 
 few men realize 
 the basic import- 
 ance of a news- 
 paper to the en- 
 tire progress of a 
 community or, as 
 in this case, coun- 
 ty. Reme m b e r 
 this: A community is known by the class of men who pub- 
 lish their newspapers, and by the class of newspapers pub- 
 lished by these men. If today all desire to make sacri- 
 fices in behalf of a cause should die out in the hearts of 
 men who risk the varying possibilities of 
 newspaper life, there would be an immediate 
 discontinuance of many newspapers. It is 
 fortunate that such men as Mr. Hughes, who 
 are unafraid to venture, have in the past en- 
 tered the business of newspaper publishing 
 and to some extent become responsible in all 
 parts of the United States for the forward 
 march which has marked their communities. 
 That others are still following in the foot- 
 steps of men of his enterprising spirit gives 
 us reason to believe that communities will 
 continue to look up to newspapers, even with 
 their shortcomings, as a vital industrial factor 
 in the advancement of the best interests of 
 their section. 
 
 Briefly then, the reader has become ac- 
 quainted not only with the early history of 
 commercial and industrial life in Monroe 
 County, but has come to realize that there 
 must be a cause as well as an effect, for progress along 
 these lines. Nature provided some of the causes, the grad- 
 ual settlement of people in a section and their consequent 
 
 ED. SHAFER 
 Gen. Man. Stroudsburg and 
 Bushkill Telephone Company 
 
 39 
 
requirements provide other causes. 
 Newspapers are brought into existence 
 or, in other words, caused by the desire 
 of a number of people to become in- 
 formed on certain subject matter more 
 quickly than is possible by word of 
 mouth. The effect of bringing into life 
 these various business establishments, 
 either of commercial or industrial na- 
 ture, in itself is again a cause which 
 must result in creating the need for 
 other establishments. It must be clear, 
 therefore, to the observant mind that 
 commerce and industry reacts favorably 
 upon itself and stimulates greater ac- 
 tivity along these very lines. For this 
 reason, men band themselves together 
 in the present day into organizations 
 which shall devote their time to a great 
 extent to the bringing about of greater 
 activity along the very lines mentioned, 
 and it must not be forgot 
 ten that the medium of 
 publicity which helps to 
 create and stimulate the 
 activities of all interests 
 remains the printed word. 
 If the East Stroudsburg 
 Board of Trade and the 
 Stroudsburg Industrial 
 Club have come into ex- 
 istence through the recog- 
 nition of cause and effect 
 in the production of great- 
 er activity in the commer- 
 cial and industrial life, so 
 have other and perhaps 
 less directly similar or- 
 ganizations taken a place 
 in their communities in 
 this county to stimulate 
 a healthy growth, which 
 must depend upon the in- 
 creased commercial and 
 industrial factors. It was 
 always clear to the minds 
 of individuals that Mon- 
 roe County has won a 
 place for itself sufficiently 
 strong to bring into evi- 
 dence the grinding of the wheels of industry and commerce 
 which continue to daily make history in the foward march 
 
 of Monroe Coun- 
 ty, exemplified in 
 the simple but 
 telling words: 
 "Progress." 
 
 That stock 
 farming has grown 
 to be an import- 
 ant factor in this 
 county is now no 
 longer questioned 
 and it has been 
 i n s t r umental in 
 furnishing the 
 cause for other in- 
 dustries, organi- 
 „,,.., „ „ zed since that 
 
 F. J.Kistler, East Stroudsburg 
 
 F. J. Kistler & Sons branch of farming 
 
 Geo. C. Hughes, Proprietor 
 The Hughes Press, East Stroudsburg 
 
 EAST STROUDSBURG NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 
 Home of The Keystone Building and Loan Association 
 
 Joseph Weiss 
 
 The Daylight Store 
 
 East Stroudsburg 
 
 has won a prominent place. Poultry 
 has given added strength to our county 
 and our co-related near neighbor, Bush- 
 kill, in Pike county. Fruit growing is 
 also figured now as an important in- 
 dustry, the huckleberry of Barrett town- 
 ship having helped to make Cresco 
 quite a shipping point, while the apple 
 is winning laurels in various parts of 
 this county. In the advancement of all 
 of these the efforts of the Monroe Coun 
 ty Agricultural Society and of the Mon- 
 roe County Poultry Association have 
 been helpful, while for the apple the 
 Monroe County National Bank, of East 
 Stroudsburg, seems to have actively 
 stimulated interest already awakened 
 by the Agricultural Society. All this 
 is evidence that industrial and com- 
 mercial Monroe County is awake. 
 To enumerate in detail the industrial 
 and the commercial 
 houses which are today a 
 factor in Monroe county 
 would be impossible. It 
 is sufficient to state that 
 many of these interests 
 have co-operated liberally 
 with the publisher, in or 
 der to give evidence of 
 their faith in the future 
 of our section, by helping 
 on to success this edition 
 which shall go forth to 
 their own friends at home 
 and to the world at large 
 as a direct emissary un- 
 der the title, "The Bells, 
 Ringing the Message of 
 Progress in Monroe Coun- 
 ty, Pa., and Tributary 
 Country." If industry 
 and commerce in this 
 county continues to grow 
 in the future as in the 
 past, it must be largely at- 
 tributed to the enterprise 
 of these progressive citi- 
 zens. 
 
 Machinery and metal 
 works, silk, woolens, hosiery, glass, furniture, leather, and 
 other factories vie with each other in keeping the Strouds- 
 burgs a busy in 
 dustrial center. 
 The new b u i 1 d- 
 ings erected dur- 
 ing the past 12 
 months through- 
 out the county de- 
 note progress. Au- 
 tomobile tr u c k s 
 are everywhere in 
 evidence and in- 
 dicate that condi- 
 tions are being 
 met. Freight, in- 
 coming and out- 
 going, has reach- 
 ed enormous pro- 
 
 , ., J. A. Seguine, Cresco 
 
 portions, while ex- ,, „„. . ° A ;. ,„, 
 
 ^ merchant and Live wire 
 
 40 
 
Analomink Plant, Shop No. 2, of the International Boiler Works Co., East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 press shipments to and fro prove the adaptation of the live 
 business interests to the requirements of speed. 
 
 Commercially, the county is supplied with successful 
 
 wholesale establishments and growing retail stores, meet- 
 ing the needs of the permanent and transient or tourist 
 
 population. The automobile garages tell 
 of increasing sales of small and large cars 
 for pleasure and commercial use as evi- 
 dence of reasonable prosperity. The use of 
 the telephone is extended throughout the 
 county, putting the country in touch with 
 the whole county. 
 
 Today Monroe County is being put on the 
 map of the world, just as readily by its 
 manufacturers, as by its natural resort at- 
 tractions. We find that thousands of those 
 who come here to recreate consider it in 
 teresting to pay a visit to the large plants, 
 whenever the opportunity offers. 
 
 Industrially speaking, East Stroudsburg is 
 the hustling center of Monroe. The older 
 Stroudsburg is a live wire competitor. The 
 International Boiler Works alone, when run 
 ning at full capacity, employs 125 men, with 
 a payroll easily averaging $75,000 — and more 
 a year. With a paid-in-capital of $300,000, 
 this plant is equipped to cater to a trade demanding quali- 
 ty, rather than devoting time to a quantity business ex- 
 clusively. The officers are: Chas. S. Hebard, Chestnut- 
 hill, Philadelphia, President; J. W. Booth, Vice President; 
 
 H. B. Drake, East Stroudsburg 
 Banker and Man of Affairs 
 
 and General Manager; and 
 
 Charles R. Turn, Treasurer 
 Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer, 
 Secretary and Solicitor. 
 
 Minisink Plant, Shop No. 
 1, of the International Boiler 
 Works Company, is located 
 near the heart of the town, 
 close to the freight station 
 of the Lackawanna Railroad, 
 las good switching facilities, 
 and is devoted to all special 
 work. Analomink Plant, Shop 
 No. 2, located near Milford 
 Crossing, is run excusively 
 on standard work, such as 
 vertical boilers and tanks. 
 At this shop the bulk of the 
 
 ...... c ., . . A Stewart B. Taylor, Mgr., Strouds- 
 
 Vertical boilers for the hoist- burg Creamery Co., Stroudsburg 
 
 ing engine trade is turned out. The two plants have a 
 combined floor space under roof of 60,000 square feet, in 
 excess of sheds, boiler rooms, etc. Five electric traveling 
 cranes, ranging from three to twenty tons, handle the work; 
 air compressors, with a total capacity of 5,000 cubic feet 
 
 of free air per minute, take care of the pneumatic tool 
 equipment, such as riveters, drills, chippers, hoists, etc. 
 Here will be found hydraulic riveting machines, of the 
 Wood pattern, with a range of gap from 36 inches to 
 3 26 inches, equipment graduating from fifteen tons to 100 
 tons pressure; steam driven rolls running 
 from four feet to eighteen feet between 
 housings; plate planers with tables twenty- 
 four feet in length; Lenox rotary shears; 
 steam and belt driven punching machines, 
 with capacities ranging from one-quarter 
 inch through one-eighth inch plate to six 
 inches through five-eighths inch plate. 
 
 The International Boiler Works Company 
 also carries a full line of patterns in its 
 foundry, covering all kinds of castings, 
 used in connection with boiler work, such 
 as full flush fronts, grate bars, bases, 
 hoods and circular grates. 
 
 Commercially, the store founded by A. 
 B. Wyckoff, J. W. Cooke and William Bell, 
 may be considered equally important with 
 industries. Started on April 22, 1875, in 
 premises of 18x30 feet dimension, the busi- 
 ness grew under the same management until 
 the death of Mr. Bell fifteen months later, 
 when it devolved upon the remaining partners to fight the 
 battle. They succeeded. Later Mr. Cooke retired, remain- 
 ing in the employ of the firm, however, until September. 
 1910, when his death separated two intimate friends, Mr. 
 Wyckoff feeling the loss deeply. It had taken only about 
 
 three years of the mercan- 
 tile life of the original firm 
 to necessitate removal to 
 the present site, where a 
 building, 24x25 feet, was put 
 in use. This again was en- 
 larged until the store com- 
 prised about 6,000 feet of 
 floor space at the time of 
 the thirty-seventh anniver- 
 sary of the founding of the 
 business by Mr. Wyckoff, 
 an event which attracted 
 wide-spread attention in 
 1912. 
 
 Since then the present 
 
 Homer A. Sliupp. Mgr., Simon , , ^ , 
 
 Shupp & Co., Effort, Pa. building has been erected, 
 
 the son, Ernest H. Wyckoff, assuming the management 
 after his father's death. The high standard set by the 
 founders was maintained, with the adoption of the latest 
 merchandising methods, so that the Wyckoff New York 
 Store is recognized today as a modern department store, 
 
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worthy of the name and a place in the front rank of retail 
 stores of the country. 
 
 It is but right to step a moment from the industrial 
 and commercial field to have a look into the financial sec- 
 tion of Monroe County to bring home to the 
 readers the marvelous advancement made. 
 For in the latter we find men whose busi- 
 ness interests have made them financiers 
 by virtue of necessity. To meet the de- 
 mands of varied interests Hon. T. Y. Hoff- 
 man, originally a carpenter and builder, 
 and later a lumberman of progressive ten- 
 dencies, started with J. S. Schoonover and 
 other associates the Monroe County Na- 
 tional Bank, located at East Stroudsburg, 
 after other banks had for years succeeded 
 in serving a constantly growing demand for 
 increased banking facilities. The bank's 
 growth has been rapid, even though it is 
 the youngest National Bank in the county. 
 An inspection of another financial insti- 
 tution's career enables to get a glimpse of 
 merchants who have directed its affairs successfully for 
 more than a quarter of a century. Here we find Harry 
 
 short time of six hours and four minutes wool was sheared 
 from sheep, turned over to the various departments in 
 quick succession and a suit made for Thomas Kitson, Sr., 
 head of the company. The world's record of eight hours, 
 made in Scotland, was thus beaten by one 
 hour and fifty-four minutes. 
 
 One needs must go to other branches of 
 industrial life to get a glimpse of the variety 
 of products manufactured in this county. 
 We have in the East Stroudsburg Glass Co. 
 a large bottle and demijohn industry, the 
 entire output going to commercial users. 
 The business is of such dimensions that the 
 company maintains its own box and crate 
 making departments for shipping purposes. 
 M. Russell Yetter is considered the youngest 
 of the progressive men of the county at the 
 head of a large industry. He recently also 
 took the presidency of The Metal Crafters, 
 whose plant is largely devoted to the manu- 
 Wm. H. Metzgar, Treasurer The Metal facture of novelties for the general novelty 
 Crafters, East Stroudsburg trade and specialties for plumbers' use in 
 
 fitting bathrooms. 
 
 A branch of the Whitall, Tatum Glass Co., of New York 
 
 B. Drake, whose career found its inception in a retail gro- 
 cery store, at the head of the East Stroudsburg National 
 
 and Millville. N. J., manufacturers of bottles for the drug 
 trade, is also operating in East Stroudsburg, promise of 
 
 
 Plant of E. B. Marsh, Bros. & Co., Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 Bank. Ability to organize has placed Mr. Drake also at the 
 head or on the boards of commercial and manufacturing 
 interests. He is president of the L. D. Sopher Co., whole- 
 sale grocers, East Stroudsburg; president of the Keystone 
 Building & Loan Association, and in one 
 capacity or another connected with many 
 other leading interests. 
 
 Returning for a moment to the industrial 
 field, we find in the silk industry factors im- 
 portant enough to justify a separate article 
 in this edition by C. A. Huber. As he covers 
 the subject fully we pass on to the industry 
 which has become popularly known as the 
 Stroudsburg Woolen Mills, Thomas J. Kit- 
 son being the moving spirit. This plant 
 spreads the fame of Monroe County with a 
 popular line of fancy woolens for the cut- 
 ting trade to all parts of the country. Em- 
 ploying a large force, mostly men, the pay- 
 roll of Thomas Kitson & Son, Incorporated, 
 Stroudsburg, Pa., exceeds now $90,000 per F ' A ' craners'"^ 
 year, while the output approximates about 10,000 yards of 
 material for men's and women's wear per week. 
 
 Strange as it may seem, one of the world's records was 
 made in this mill on May 19, 1898. In the remarkably 
 
 extension being assured, as soon as additional help can be 
 secured. 
 
 The art branch of the glass trade finds an important 
 industry growing into prominence in Stroudsburg, where 
 the Gibbs Cut Glass Company operates its 
 plant. 
 
 So much has been said of the prominence 
 attained by East Stroudsburg as a manu- 
 facturing town that outsiders might be 
 tempted to look at this community only in 
 that light. It is therefore worth while to 
 mention that the retail trade in the younger 
 community is awake and hustling to attain 
 an equally high standard in all lines. Loder's, 
 the oldest store here, is to be remodeled to 
 meet the requirements of growing patron- 
 age. The Daylight Store, one of the latest 
 additions in the retail merchandising field, 
 devotes its attention exclusively to ready- 
 to-wear articles in modern premises. Shultz's 
 "stroudsburg eta Quality Shop, in East Stroudsburg, is mod- 
 ern, catering to men and women, while the same owner 
 maintains a Stroudsburg store for men's wear. 
 
 The grocery stores of East Stroudsburg aim just as 
 high in the quality of goods sold, as they do in attention 
 
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to service. In the pharmacy field East Stroudsburg is well 
 supplied, the Crystal Pharmacy, to many Monroe Countians 
 better known as Dr. Bush's Drug Store, maintaining a 
 modern soda fountain service. Also the 
 Red Cross Pharmacy, Rhodes & Dun- 
 ning, proprietors. 
 
 In the electrical supply and trade 
 work, August Engelhardt, of East 
 Stroudsburg, has won attention for 
 Monroe County, not only by local con- 
 tracts, but also by successfully figuring 
 on work outside of the county and state. 
 
 Jacob Kintz is a jobber of cigars, etc., 
 while Pipher's Bakery, as well as Will- 
 iam Kohl's Bakery, do a large wholesale 
 business in and out of town. All are 
 located in Stroudsburg. John G. Drake 
 and Wirt D. Miller conduct groceries. 
 
 The Stroudsburg & Bushkill Tele- 
 phone Company, a strictly home con- 
 cern, has done much to provide close 
 inter-communication between the vari- 
 ous sections of the county and her 
 neighbor Pike, aiding in the general de- 
 velopment of this region by its own 
 growth. The Stroudsburg Music Com- 
 pany, under the leadership of F. F. Christine, has given 
 the county seat a modern business with aggressive poli- 
 cies, worthy of the 
 success achieved. In 
 the millinery lines, 
 Miss Carolyn Miller 
 has set a standard 
 along New York re- 
 cords. As Miss Miller 
 gained her experience 
 there, it was to be ex- 
 pected that she would 
 make Stroudsburgers 
 and the rest of the 
 county sit up and take 
 notice. Among those 
 who purchase jewelry 
 and kindred goods, F. 
 W. Posten has gained 
 respect and confidence 
 by reliable treatment 
 and modern displays, 
 Mr. Posten adhering 
 to the policy of mark- 
 ing the price of every- 
 thing in plain figures. 
 
 Rev. Karl L. von Krug, Publisher 
 The Morning Press, East Stroudsburg 
 
 Exterior of T. B.Drake's General Merchandise Store, Washington St., East Stroudsburg 
 There is a general belief that certain conditions favor 
 manufacturing enterprise in given localities. Both East 
 Stroudsburg and Strouds- 
 burg, as well as other parts 
 of Monroe County, possess 
 every element necessary to 
 induce people to locate in 
 these towns. That the 
 younger community has 
 been exceedingly fortunate 
 in bringing new industries 
 within its borough limits, is 
 ascribed by many to the 
 activities of the East 
 Stroudsburg Board of Trade 
 whose members believe in 
 their town. 
 
 It was due to their efforts 
 that only recently two cap 
 factories located here, one 
 
 the Holtite Cap Company, the other the Capital City Cap 
 Company. Both are bringing new labor to the borough. 
 The cosmopolitan president of the East Stroudsburg Board 
 of Trade, Dr. Singer, is a firm believer 
 in the policy of "going after them," 
 and in this he is heartily supported by 
 the other members of the trade body. 
 The element of power naturally en- 
 ters into the calculations of those who 
 seek manufacturing locations. And 
 this element is provided for by nature 
 and by those who feel that electricity 
 does more work than hot air. The 
 Citizens' Gas & Electric Company is 
 a strictly home corporation, bearing in 
 mind that both gas and electricity are 
 needed for completing the circle of 
 necessities looked for by newcomers. 
 Thus we find a clean fuel supply for 
 the dainty housekeeper combining its 
 benefits of lighting the home at the 
 same time. For those who need elec- 
 tricity for power and illumination 
 abundant provision has been made by 
 this company. A. A. Holbrook, the 
 managing head of this enterprise, is 
 still a young man qualified to meet the needs of the grow- 
 ing demand for these modern elements of progress. The 
 
 company's headquar- 
 ters are located in 
 Stroudsburg, but their 
 territory extends over 
 both boroughs. 
 
 The magnitude of 
 the publicity, secured 
 for Monroe County 
 through individual ef- 
 fort, is best shown in 
 the Slee Laboratories, 
 makers of Biologic 
 Products, at Swiftwa- 
 ter. Pa. Few men 
 could have realized 
 that the establishment 
 of these laboratories, 
 in 1897, would result 
 in bringing before the 
 U. S. Army and other 
 branches of the Gov- 
 ern m e n t service, as 
 well as Boards of 
 Health in many parts 
 of the Union, and before foreign governments. Monroe 
 County products of vital interest to medical science. Dr. 
 
 Richard Slee is a former 
 Army officer whose social 
 standing enhances the bene- 
 fit accruing to Monroe 
 County through his enter- 
 prise, in which he has the 
 active cooperation of his 
 son, Arthur M. Slee. 
 
 Practically sixty years of 
 continuous business life in 
 the county of Monroe is the 
 record of a firm, now known 
 as E. B. Marsh, Bros. & Co., 
 at Stroudsburg. Started 
 first in Snydersville by the 
 grandfather, Isaac Marsh. 
 
 W. Dinstel, Mgr., Snow-flake 
 Roller Mills. Effort, Pa. 
 
 Floyd C. Van Why, Transfer and 
 Trucking, East Stroudsburg 
 
 who was succeeded by his 
 son, John Marsh, the busi- 
 
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ness grew to the present dimensions by careful attention 
 to the needs of an exacting trade. The Stroudsburg plant 
 was started in October, 1903, with two molders, the de- 
 mand increasing until now there are twenty- 
 three men employed. The four partners in 
 the present firm are: E. B. Marsh, H. B. 
 Marsh, M. M. Fetherman, and R. J. Marsh. 
 Of these, E. B. Marsh has been in the busi- 
 ness about forty years. In the Stroudsburg 
 plant they turn out eighteen to twenty tons 
 of castings per week, their principal work 
 being in boiler and railroad castings. They 
 also make general castings. 
 
 We come again into the financial field to 
 cast our glance in the direction of the 
 Stroudsburg National Bank, the pioneer 
 institution of its class in the county. Here 
 we find in the directorate men of promi- 
 nence in every branch of business and pro- 
 fessional life, with B. S. Jacoby, who has 
 been connected with the bank for years in other capacities, 
 as president. In like manner we find here C. B. Keller, 
 Jr., the cashier in active ser- 
 vice in a responsible position 
 which came to him as a re- 
 ward of faithful service after 
 Mr. Jacoby's election to the 
 presidency. Naturally this 
 bank clings to its record as 
 an indication of progress. 
 
 Risen from the ranks, 
 Stewart B. Taylor, manager 
 of the Stroudsburg Creamery, 
 occupies a responsible posi- 
 tion as an officer of the com- 
 pany. He gives the business 
 his personal attention and 
 his patrons are assured of 
 prompt service. Mr. Taylor 
 is a hustler of the younger 
 class of enterprising busi- 
 ness men of Stroudsburg. 
 
 That business men can ad- 
 vertise the resort region, is 
 proven by A. W. Kistler, 
 proprietor of the Pocono 
 Hosiery Mills, East Strouds- 
 burg. The product of this 
 factory to a large extent goes 
 out as the "Pocono Mills" 
 brand. While this may only 
 have slight bearing on the 
 summer business, Mr. Kistler's output reaches a class of 
 business men who are generally recognized as intelligent, 
 for buyers of large houses are paid for know- 
 ing things. The constant reminder of the 
 Pocono name, placed before them, either 
 strengthens the publicity secured through 
 direct resort advertising or makes them 
 wonder why this firm selected that particu- 
 lar name in branding some of the output. 
 And the old saying that "every little helps" 
 applies here. 
 
 The resort men must recognize the fact 
 that the business men of this county are 
 responsible for bringing many people here 
 who would otherwise perhaps be tempted 
 to go elsewhere to spend their vacation. It 
 is for this reason, as much as for any other, 
 that "The Bells" represent in this one edi- 
 tion all branches of the boosters of this 
 
 H, P. Custard, Manager 
 Burnett Garage, East Stroudsburg 
 
 The happy life, the life ideal to Monroe boys makes its appeal, 
 rhrough industry they all attain, in later life, both wealth and fame 
 
 county. Take for instance, speaking in a personal applica- 
 tion, the whole-souled general manager of the International 
 Boiler Works, of East Stroudsburg, Charles R. Turn, who is 
 active in many other interests, or William 
 A. Gilbert, president of the William A. Gil- 
 bert Company, who "wears the smile that 
 won't come off," and others of their class. 
 If mercenary motives alone prompted them, 
 it. would soon be forgotten that they are 
 after business. In such men — and by the 
 way, they are constantly in touch with the 
 big men of the country — it is apparent, that 
 they live up to the faith in their county that 
 is in them. We all know that "when you 
 can meet a man at the door and shake 
 hands with him and make him feel you are 
 glad he came, you have made it fifty per 
 cent easier to sell him." This is equally 
 true of the president of the Monroe County 
 National Bank, Hon. T. Y. Hoffman; of 
 Louis Rupprecht, a man who is on the road throughout the 
 country, who never fails to boost Monroe County, and of 
 
 others. It holds good of F. 
 F. Christine, manager of the 
 Stroudsburg Music Company, 
 and Ernest H. Wyckoff, a 
 Stroudsburg merchant and 
 Princeton man, who natural- 
 ly once in awhile spends a day 
 off with the fans of this great 
 educational center. 
 
 Let no man say that the 
 business man fails in his 
 share to advertise Monroe 
 County resorts. I could men- 
 tion fifty without effort who 
 could not help doing so. For 
 their nature is "to boost." 
 
 Take Homer A. Shupp, 
 manager of the spoke works 
 of Simon Shupp & Co., at 
 Effort, Pa., located in the far 
 Western end of Monroe Coun- 
 ty, whose mill sends its pro- 
 duct to many points in Penn- 
 sylvania and New Jersey. 
 Every time a shipment goes 
 to a customer, that section of 
 Monroe, and therefore all of 
 the county, is put on the 
 map. This will be still more 
 so when the railroads pro- 
 tap this rich "garden spot of the West End." For 
 
 \V. A. Meyers, Furniture Dealer 
 East' Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 44 . 
 
 jected 
 
 industry in Monroe County starts with the boys and girls 
 on the farm who aid in the upbuilding of 
 that which helps of necessity the resorts, 
 while they grow into sturdy manhood and 
 womanhood, the best product of Monroe 
 County and her neighbor Pike. Coopera- 
 tion has helped in the past and will help in 
 the future. The "pull together" spirit is in 
 evidence everywhere. 
 
 The older men are telling their sons, 
 whom they have trained to respect values, 
 to take hold and run things in the modern 
 way, if need be. to keep up with the times. 
 In the store of F. J. Kistler & Sons, at East 
 Stroudsburg, we find Lee Kistler, a running 
 mate to his father. In W. A. Hughes, we 
 find a young man running a new business 
 in the grocery line of necessities and luxu- 
 
Harvesting ice at Lake aupaunoming, Saylorsburg, Pa., one of the many Mon- 
 roe industries. In summer this lake affords other pleasures to the visitors 
 
 ries, with success and his son. Earl, helping the good work 
 along. In C. L. Wallace we have a late accession to the 
 East Stroudsburg business field, a young hardware dealer 
 who believes in doing things and who apparently can stand 
 "hard ware" well. 
 
 In the East Stroudsburg banking life there is John N. 
 Gish. the live wire cashier of the Monroe County National 
 Bank. M. S. Kistler holds the responsible position of 
 cashier at the East Stroudsburg National Bank. 
 
 At the Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills we find Lawrence L. 
 Levy, the superintend- 
 ent, one of the young- 
 est business men of 
 Stroudsburg, conduct- 
 ing the producing end 
 of an important indus- 
 try. In the same town 
 we find Joseph Wal- 
 lace, youngest perhaps 
 of the young men, 
 giving material assist- 
 ance to his father, 
 Lewis A. Wallace, who 
 conducts the largest 
 hardware store in this 
 county, and one of the 
 few stores in the same 
 family for 50 years. 
 
 The youngest finan- 
 cial institution, the Se- 
 curity Trust Co. of 
 Stroudsburg, organi- 
 zed in 1907, belongs to 
 
 the booster class. Its president is P. R. Johnson, the well- 
 known lessee of The Glenwood, a famous Delaware Water 
 Gap resort. Frank B. Michaels is secretary and treasurer. 
 He is in the prime of life, active in many ways, systematic, 
 and by his courtesy constantly winning favor as a banker. 
 Differing from the National Banks in scope, this organiza- 
 tion derives benefit from the advantages obtained by its 
 charter, making for itself a worthy place among the finan- 
 cial interests of the county. The directorate includes busi- 
 ness and professional men from all parts of Monroe, and 
 one member from New Jersey. 
 
 The Monroe Mills, East Stroudsburg, also prove the 
 advantage of cooperation between two generationns. Here 
 J. M. Wyckoff finds the assistance of his son, Fred A. 
 Wyckoff. valuable in the conduct of the milling business. 
 
 At Effort, Pa., the Snowflake Roller Mills, 
 under the management of H. W. Dinstel, do- 
 ing business in the firm name of G. Dinstel 
 & Sons, produce the Snowflake Self-Raising 
 Buckwheat Flour. As it is sold by the trade 
 in and out of the state, direct advertising 
 value accrues to Monroe County. 
 
 The personality of men enters into the 
 value of publicity, thus secured. And, for 
 this reason, it must be apparent to the 
 casual observer that the active members 
 of the Fellows-Huber Co., Broad Silk Manu- 
 facturers, at East Stroudsburg, gain prestige 
 through the fact that they are young men. 
 C. L. Fellows, the general manager, as well 
 as A. C. Huber, the general superintendent, 
 take an interest in the community growth, 
 while directing the affairs of their company 
 with energy. 
 
 It applies with equal strength to another 
 important industry that "young men are 
 coming into their own." At Bushkill, Pa., 
 
 Chark-s Decker, Proprietor 
 
 Prospect House. Kast Stroudsburg 
 
 President Board of Education 
 
 and All-around Booster 
 
 there is a modern poultry farm, conducted by two brothers, 
 Clinton and Norman Guillot. They do a successful busi- 
 ness under the name of the "Bushkill Poultry Farm," 
 Guillot Bros., proprietors. 
 
 In Stroudsburg, Robert Eastwick owns the Braeside 
 Poultry Farm, an extensive industry. That his efforts in 
 this work are appreciated — by his fellows in the business 
 — is shown by the fact that he recently was elected presi- 
 dent of the Monroe County Poultry Association, organized 
 for the interchange of scientific and practical poultry facts. 
 
 In East Strouds- 
 burg again we find the 
 president of the Capi- 
 tal City Cap Company, 
 H. D. Goodenough, 
 though a late addition 
 to the community, 
 jumping with the vig- 
 or of youth into the 
 a c t i v i t ies and the 
 booster family of the 
 town. "It's catching," 
 said Mr. Goodenough 
 recently, with refer- 
 ence to the enthusiasm 
 of those who induced 
 him to locate here. 
 
 C. W. Smiley, better 
 known as "Charlie" 
 Smiley, or "Smiley, 
 the Groce r," is a 
 worthy pupil of the 
 newer school of mer- 
 chandising. His store is located in East Stroudsburg. 
 Salathe & Rohrbacker's meat market is itself evidence 
 of "modern methods applied" by the members of the firm, 
 consisting of W. E. Salathe, L. F. Salathe (to his friends 
 known as Fred), and M. A. Rohrbacker. 
 
 C. B. Hartman, well known to those who order plumb- 
 ing and kindred work as Charlie Hartman, now has the 
 cooperation of Jacob Hartman, Jr., in the conduct of the 
 firm of Hartman Bros. 
 
 August Engelhardt, the electrician, ranks with the 
 leading contractors of Monroe County, having built up a 
 big business in his line in and out of the county through 
 progressive attention to the needs of his clients. 
 
 The above named three firms all maintain their head- 
 quarters in East Stroudsburg. The outsider would find it 
 worth while to spend a day to look around 
 and prove to his own satisfaction that 
 "energy sleepeth not" in the Stroudsburgs. 
 Young as the business of the Brown Furni- 
 ture Company, East Stroudsburg, is W. E. 
 Brown, the active manager, has amply 
 shown that art in furniture making produces 
 men who are craftsmen. Having made his 
 way through school, including the East 
 Stroudsburg Normal, he has won recogni- 
 tion as "the craftsman," an unsolicited 
 compliment from an appreciative buying 
 public. 
 
 And right here it is worthy of note that 
 the East Stroudsburg Normal has given to 
 the world at large many artisans in other 
 lines, who, as her alumni, continue to boost 
 for Monroe County. 
 
 Several years ago two young men, Louis 
 l.ippman and Alexander Abrash were in- 
 duced by J. F. Levy, of the Stroudsburg Rib- 
 bon Mills, and others to locate their broad 
 
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silk mill here in quarters rented from Mr. Levy. Today 
 these same young men direct their affairs in a plant 
 especially erected for their needs. 
 
 In the short period of two years, 
 T. J. Knox, commercial and portrait 
 art photographer, has won the respect 
 and confidence of the people of this 
 county and a large number of summer 
 visitors who find occasion for his ser- 
 vices in season. 
 
 McFall & Warne, grocers, have the 
 stand which has been a grocery store 
 for half a century. Solidity of charac- 
 ter strengthens their hold on patrons 
 who believe in them and their word. 
 
 Speaking of personalities, the faith 
 of Stroudsburgers in H. E. Sweeny, 
 secretary of public service companies 
 supplying gas, electricity, etc., who has 
 given in the past of his time as secre- 
 tary of the Industrial Committee of the 
 Stroudsburg Industrial Club, is a rea- 
 sonable indicator of Mr. Sweeny's pop- 
 ularity as a man. 
 
 The same must be said with un- 
 questioned sincerity of Luther S. Hoff- 
 man, president of the East Stroudsburg 
 
 _ j . . , ... Wm. E. Brown, Craftsman, East Stroudsburg 
 
 Lumber Co., and Vice president Of the Manager Brown Furniture Co. 
 
 East Stroudsburg Board of Trade, who is interested in stand, is modern 
 a number of enterprises, where success spells "ad- Engine Works is 
 mission to the inner 
 
 circles." He always 
 boosts for Monroe. 
 
 Among the mer- 
 cantile leaders of 
 Monroe one must 
 needs look for J. A. 
 Seguine, who has 
 built a modern de- 
 partment store near 
 and around a rail- 
 road station. At first 
 glance this appears 
 to be an illogical 
 statement, but inves- 
 tigation will prove 
 it to be a fact that 
 Mr. Seguine has suc- 
 ceeded in doing at 
 Cresco what may 
 seem to many readers 
 impossible to accom- 
 pli s h in fair-sized 
 
 towns Interior East Stroudsburg Can 
 
 Of the older establishments, T. B. Drake, 
 the grocer and general store owner, of East 
 Stroudsburg, remains sucessfully in the 
 field. The latest modern store is that of 
 Jensen and Meichner, shoe merchants, who 
 recently opened the fine corner store in 
 the East Stroudsburg Masonic Temple. Mr. 
 Meichner is a young man. In the contract- 
 ing field we find such men as W. E. Van 
 Vliet, Contracting Painter and Decorator, 
 who has been in Monroe County ever since 
 he came to see the light of day. He is a 
 man of enterprise, active in public affairs, 
 president of the East Stroudsburg Council, 
 recognized as a representative citizen, and 
 respected by all men. Edgar Rinker, Builder 
 
 vorably known in his field, having achieved success in and 
 out of the county. A. M. Price is now the owner of an es- 
 tablished garage, at East Stroudsburg, 
 where he has just purchased the plant, 
 formerly known as the Snover Automo- 
 bile Company. Floyd C. Van Why is 
 a young man who is striving to win re- 
 cognition in the business of trans- 
 ferring baggage and general cartage. 
 
 Stroudsburg has its young men a- 
 plenty who are reaching for greater 
 things. There is Kistler's Vinegar 
 Works, where young men have the man- 
 agement. Weiss Bros.' store for ladies' 
 and men's wear is in charge of a young 
 man. Frankenfield's Shoe Store is 
 managed by its owner, one of the 
 younger business men. The First 
 National Bank of Stroudsburg has in 
 the capacity of cashier the oldest banker 
 of Monroe County, Wm. Gunsaules, 
 who is called by his friends the young- 
 est old man in the financial field. In 
 the poultry field we find at the Blue 
 Mountain Poultry Farm a young man, 
 Claude Truslow, closely associated with 
 his father, W. H. Truslow. LeBar's 
 Drug Store, for years at the same 
 in its arrangement. The Stroudsburg 
 an up-to-date plant. The Stroudsburg 
 Brewing Company 
 which changed hands 
 last fall, is under 
 the management of 
 enterprising men. 
 
 The Stroudsburg 
 Industrial Club held 
 its election of officers 
 on February 12, 1915, 
 and, following the 
 trend of the times, 
 infused new blood in- 
 to the directorate of 
 its body. S. E. Shull, 
 an attorney of prom- 
 inence, interested in 
 business and financial 
 institutions of magni- 
 tude, was chosen 
 president. Ernest H. 
 Wyckoff was elected 
 to the office of vice 
 president. Going 
 back to business, 
 
 Kitchen, Adjoining Post Office, A. D. Tsukatos, Prop. 
 
 and Contractor, of East Stroudsburg, is fa- 
 
 where it is combined with pleasure, George 
 L. Hicks recently became manager of the 
 Stroud Theatre, Stroudsburg, a good omen 
 for the county seat. This theatre is planned 
 to meet the needs of a bright future. 
 
 At Wallace's Department Store the man- 
 agement of an extensive Business is in the 
 hands of A. Reeves J. Wallace, owner and 
 a young man, whose standing in the com- 
 munity has brought him recognition in 
 the financial field through his election to 
 the directorate of the Stroudsburg National 
 Bank. 
 
 East Stroudsburg is fortunate in the pos- 
 session of many industries whose principal 
 _ owners make their home in the county. 
 
 \\ . Kistler, Prop., Pocono Hosiery „,, . , , ,, 
 
 Mills, East stroudsburg, Pa. There is also an outside Industry repre- 
 
 46 
 
sented with one of its largest branches, giving employment 
 to many men. The Elk Tanning Company, with general 
 offices in Ridgway, Pa., has this plant under the direc- 
 tion of H. H. Ten Broeck, superintendent. Mrs. J. H. 
 Lanterman conducts successfully a music store, where 
 Monroe Countians feel certain of fair and reliable treat- 
 ment. She makes a specialty of Packard and Lehr Pianos, 
 one for the demand of experts and the other for popular 
 sale, the Lehr appealing to many who want 
 to patronize home industry, as nearly as 
 possible, for it is made in Easton, Pa., by 
 one of the largest manufacturing plants, 
 located there. Raub and Lanterman con- 
 duct a furniture and undertaking business. 
 
 Among the industries catering to a na- 
 tion wide trade are to be counted the New 
 York Piano Stool and Manufacturing Com- 
 pany, East Stroudsburg, where the secre- 
 tary, Chester G. Booth, has the manage- 
 ment. This company has just bought out 
 a competitor, gaming thereby greater pa- 
 tronage and providing greater scope for its 
 output. This is now one of the largest 
 industries in its field, the product going 
 wherever music finds its way. 
 
 The Cameron Engineering Company, 
 with its secretary, George S. Pullinger, directing the 
 affairs in the home office in East Stroudsburg, is putting 
 out overhead handling devices, such as transfer cranes, 
 trucks, etc., finding a market for its product throughout 
 the United States. 
 
 Announcement has just been made that the Brooklyn 
 Bolt and Forging Company has decided to move to East 
 Stroudsburg, where they will erect four buildings imme- 
 diately. There are only four factories of this nature in the 
 whole country, so that the Monroe County manufactur- 
 ing center may well be proud of the accession to its many 
 industries. 
 
 A large brick plant is also operating in East Strouds- 
 burg, J. H. Zacharias being the owner. Thus I have gone 
 briefly over the most important interests affecting the 
 future growth of Monroe County. If any have been over- 
 looked, it was unintentional, for I am vitally interested 
 
 A. J. Reeves Wallace, Prop. 
 
 Wallace's Department Store 
 
 Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 facts, the publisher of "The Bells," George C. Hughes, 
 agreeing with me that the truth is efficient in itself. 
 There is but one more factor of vital interest of which I 
 want to make casual mention, for its future must affect 
 the growth of one section of the county materially. Pro- 
 gress must continue to be the password of the officers 
 of the Delaware Valley Railway. 
 
 If in my days I shall have the satisfaction of seeing 
 "Pennsylvania's Favored Region" grow into 
 still greater opportunities as the result of 
 my humble efforts on "The Bells," I shall 
 feel amply repaid to have had a share with 
 the publisher, George C. Hughes, who has 
 given unstintingly of the best that is in 
 him, to make them ring out loudly "the mes- 
 sage of progress of Monroe County, Pa., 
 and Tributary Country." 
 
 Monroe County has wholesale houses of 
 good standing. The L. D. Sopher Com- 
 pany, wholesale grocers, at East Strouds- 
 burgs leads. If anyone doubts that the 
 smiling countenance of Harry Olldorf, sec- 
 tary of this company, is other than a valu- 
 ble asset of Monroe County, as well as an 
 advantage to his house, let him find occa- 
 sion to meet "Harry." In the same manner 
 the rotund, happy treasurer of this company, L. D. Sopher, 
 in looking after the inside affairs makes one feel glad 
 to be in Monroe County. The Uncas Poultry Farm, at Dela- 
 ware Water Gap, needs mention in passing. It is a 
 modern place of business. 
 
 A general review suffices to reiterate these facts of 
 importance, so that they will sink in to bear fruit for the 
 good of this section. Home industry provides in Monroe 
 County for practically every need of her people. One 
 could almost say that it is possible to clothe men, women 
 and children from head to foot with home made apparel, 
 for which the materials come from local factories. There 
 is but little lacking, and that little stands in a fair way to 
 be added to local industries. In the iron foundry and 
 machinery lines, it has come to pass that those who wish 
 can have nearly everything required through home pro- 
 duction. Successful farmers, in every branch of that indus- 
 
 Jesse Ransberry, East Stroudsburg 
 
 President Monroe County 
 
 Agricultural Society 
 
 W. E. Van Vliet 
 Contracting Painter and Decorator 
 President East Stroudsburg i 
 
 w. C. Hood, Racing Secretary 
 
 Monroe County Agricultural Society 
 
 Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 in making this showing of Monroe County and that part 
 of Pike — which is tributary to this section — as complete 
 as possible. No attempt has been made to exaggerate the 
 
 try, for such it must be called, are in a position to supply 
 practically every home necessity of the table. Mer- 
 chants cater to home trade as well as summer visitors. 
 
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 ALLACE'S DEPARTMENT ST 
 AT STROUDSBURG 
 
 GREW FROM A SMALL INCEPTION TO ITS PRESENT STRENGTH 
 
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 UILT upon a solid foundation, Wallace's Depart- 
 W ment Store today stands as a monument to the en- 
 terprise of William Wallace, the founder of the 
 merchandising establishment, now located at Main 
 and Sixth Streets, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He started 
 it before the Civil War. Later Joseph Wallace, his broth- 
 er, who had been employed by Robert Boys, became a part- 
 ner in the firm. At that time the business was located 
 in premises near the Washington House, where hardware 
 and staple lines of dry goods, shoes, groceries, etc., were 
 carried in stock. 
 
 In 1877, Joseph Wallace, then the sole owner of the 
 store, took his oldest son, Charles D. Wallace, into part- 
 nership, moving the entire 
 stock, with the exception of 
 hardware, into the store at 
 the corner of Main and 7th 
 Streets. The father continued 
 to look after the hardware 
 department at the old store, 
 leaving the management of 
 the new store in the hands of 
 his son. 
 
 To meet the growing de- 
 mand, another storeroom was 
 added to the Seventh Street 
 premises two years later. 
 When it became necessary to 
 branch out on a still larger 
 scale, the land was purchased 
 at the corner, where the pres- 
 ent imposing premises are 
 located, and a new building 
 erected. On March 20, 1899, 
 the business was moved to 
 the new building. Two years 
 previous to the removal, A. 
 Reeves J. Wallace, an- 
 other son of Joseph Wallace, 
 was admitted to a limited 
 partnership. This son be- 
 came a full partner in 1904, Wallace's Depai 
 a year before the demise of Joseph Wallace, who had be 
 come recognized as a leading business man of the com- 
 munity. 
 
 The senior Wallace had been active in local affairs, 
 was looked upon as a man of financial strength and ability, 
 being honored with the vice-presidency of the Stroudsburg 
 Ntional Bank. At his death this honor fell to his son, 
 Charles D. Wallace, who later became president. 
 
 The elder brother held these connections until his death, 
 which occurred on December 13, 1913, when A. Reeves J. 
 Wallace assumed the management of the store. He had 
 also been elected to the directorate of the Stroudsburg 
 National Bank. 
 
 With a line of dry goods, men's, women's and chil- 
 dren's cloaks and suits, men's furnishings, fancy and staple 
 groceries, the Wallace Department Store has always lived 
 up to the standard set by the founders. 
 
 The grocery department has given the store a unique 
 standing in Monroe County's business enterprises. For 
 the line is extensive, while the general delivery service in 
 town and country is particularly appreciated by the pa- 
 trons of this department. 
 
 Located at a prominent corner, the store is well lighted, 
 possesses modern facilities for the convenient handling 
 of the indoor business transactions, and retains a patron- 
 age of people who have done their shopping here for years. 
 
 One of the features of this establishment is apparent 
 to every visitor. It is a complete department store, as 
 complete in departments as may be found in Monroe 
 County. It has taken years to build this organization 
 
 tment Store, Main and Sixth Streets, Stroiu's^urjr, Pa. 
 
 which today has an opportunity of looking into the future 
 the living child of its founder, Jacob Stroud. There is rea- 
 tively, with the assurance that the founders and their 
 successors have builded wisely and well. 
 
 The realization that in the forward march of business, 
 every energy must be bent for the retention of past 
 achievements stimulates the present owner, A. Reeves J. 
 Wallace, who is in the prime of life, to greater efforts to 
 enlarge upon the success of the past by additional attain- 
 ments in the future. 
 
 It is with this end in view that every purchaser is 
 made to feel that the Wallace Department Store aims at 
 reliable merchandise, full measure or weight, reasonable 
 prices and good service in all departments. The Wallace 
 store can be relied upon to sell goods as represented, the 
 honor of the house being staked on its claims. This makes 
 the Wallace store one of the reliable stores of the county. 
 
 48 
 
The Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills, Stroudsburg, Pa., a Leader In Its Branch of the Monroe County Silk Industry. 
 
 Complete in Every Detail of Equipment 
 The Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills 
 
 HAVE BECOME WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A STRONG INDUSTRIAL FACTOR 
 
 OMING from Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1910, where the 
 the business was conducted as the Brooklyn Rib- 
 bon Mill, the Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills descend 
 directly from the former industry. Incorporated 
 on April 1, 1910, with a capital of $30,000., the following 
 officers were elected: S. E. Shull, President; J. F. Levy, 
 Secretary and Treasurer; and L. L. Levy, Vice President 
 and Superintendent. A modern building was erected and 
 immediately equipped with all the latest machinery. 
 
 Twenty-five looms, with all necessary auxiliary machin- 
 ery was started at once. Since the demand for the ribbon 
 output has been so great that an additional building be- 
 came necessary. There are now seventy-five looms run- 
 ning with bright prospects for the future. 
 
 Over $100,000 worth of machinery is used in operating 
 the mill, including winders, warpers, quillers, weaving 
 looms, and finishing machines. A very extensive dye 
 house is also run in connection with the plant. About 125 
 employees are necessary for full time operation, with a 
 payroll amounting to about $75,000 annually. 
 
 Satin Taffeta is the principal output, although of late 
 several other ribbons have been added with great success. 
 The total output of the mills approximates in round fig- 
 ures about $35,000 in cash monthly, the product going 
 direct to jobbers. Figured in yardage the monthly pro- 
 duction totals about 1,000,000 yards. 
 
 A visitor to the Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills would be 
 surprised at the simple manner in which ribbon is manu- 
 factured here. The raw silk, received in skeins, is wound 
 on spools of which warps are made. These are twisted, 
 each end individually, into the loom, when they are ready 
 for weaving. The woven product goes to the dyehouse in 
 accordance with the orders sent from the main office 
 which is located at New York city. Dyed ribbon is con- 
 veyed to the finishing room, where it is treated with great 
 care owing to the quality of the ribbon. Then it is 
 
 blocked and boxed, when the ribbon is ready for the 
 market. 
 
 Apparently this process is simplicity itself, but after 
 all one needs to know the how and the why. The 
 Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills deserve credit for the important 
 part played by their interests in the upbuilding of Monroe 
 County and as an industrial factor in the county seat. 
 
 The Finishing Department of the Stroudsburg Ribbon 
 Mills, which was moved to Paterson, N. J., two years ago, 
 and later to New York City, has again been installed in the 
 Stroudsburg plant, giving employment to additional hands 
 here. The Sales Department, from which the entire finish 
 ed product is distributed, is located with the New York 
 office. This company now also makes a specialty of Fancy 
 Ribbons, including Fancy Hat Bands for hatters and mil- 
 liners, Striped Ribbons for milliners, Ribbons for Trim- 
 mings, used by women's and children's wear manufactur- 
 ers. The Stroudsburg Ribbon Mills do their own silk 
 throwing, making it into three thread tram largely, and 
 some into two thread tram, of 15 to 20 twists to the inch, 
 for the manufacture of their ribbons. 
 
 At the New York office, located at 55 Grand Street. 
 J. F. Levy also carries on an extensive raw silk importing 
 and brokerage business, selling raw silk to manufacturers 
 in large quantities, in most cases to firms whose orders call 
 for shipment direct to throwsters who cater to the trade. 
 In the raw silk import line for thirty years, Mr. Levy has 
 acquired an expert knowledge of testing silk. This experi- 
 ence has proved to be of great value to him in his ten 
 years' connection with ribbon manufacture. It likewise has 
 brought him an extensive raw silk patronage among the 
 traie, that branch of his work being entirely conducted 
 under the firm name of J. F. Levy, with an annual turn- 
 over in excess of the ribbon mill business. The imports 
 come largely from Italy, Japan and China, the cable ad- 
 dress being "Intelligent," New York. 
 
 49 
 
Edgar Rinker, Contractor and Builder 
 
 AT EAST STROUDSBURG, HAS WON THE CONFIDENCE OF CLIENTS IN AND OUT OF 
 THE STATE WITH STRUCTURES FOR HOME AND BUSINESS PURPOSES 
 
 COMING to East Stroudsburg from a farm, on which 
 he had worked for some time, Edgar Rinker start- 
 ed to learn the carpenter trade, serving an appren- 
 ticeship for a period of five years. He then worked 
 as journeyman for two years, was foreman for three more 
 years, and in 1897 started in the gen- 
 eral contracting business on Green 
 Street, East Stroudsburg. Three years 
 later he opened a planing mill on 
 Courtland Street, at Teeter Street, con- 
 tinuing his building and contracting 
 work at the same time. Here he was 
 located for six years, when he moved 
 to 201 Washington Street, where he re- 
 modeled the home which he had pur- 
 chased from Mrs. Emma McCormick. 
 
 At the Washington Street address 
 he has maintained his business address 
 ever since. He has been located there 
 for nine years. As Mr. Rinker is doing 
 some large contract work right along, 
 it is well to mention that he has built 
 up his business by strict application to 
 his interests and those of his clients. 
 He is a man of refinement, yet with 
 simple tastes; a believer in home life 
 and a builder of homes; a good Dusiness 
 calculator and a successful erector of 
 structures devoted to business and manufacturing purposes. 
 Socially, he believes that "a man is known by the com- 
 pany he keeps," and he travels accordingly in the circles 
 that are respected and 
 deserving of respect. 
 Mr. Rinker believes 
 that what is good for 
 himself is none too 
 good for his family, so 
 that he places at the 
 disposal of his house- 
 hold the best of every- 
 thing at all times, in- 
 cluding educational 
 advantages worth 
 while. It may be due 
 to this trait in this 
 master builder that he 
 has won out on many 
 competitive bias, 
 whenever quality came 
 Into consideration. He 
 is president of the 
 East Stroudsburg Mil- 
 itary Band. Also trus- 
 tee of the local M. E. 
 Church. 
 
 Among the most 
 notable contracts ex- 
 ecuted by Edgar Rin- 
 ker are local and out- 
 
 Edgar Rinker, Contractor and Builder 
 
 erected the residences of F. J. Kistler, Mrs. Edith Jay 
 Brockley, M. E. Raub, and W. C. Drake; the East Strouds- 
 burg National Bank Building, and the Masonic Temple. 
 
 At Stroudsburg, he built the handsome residence of 
 John S. Schoonover, in Highland Park, as well as the Dr. 
 N. C. Miller Building, the Churleigh 
 Inn, and both shops of the Inter- 
 national Boiler Works Company, Num- 
 ber 1, near the Lackawanna freight 
 station, and No. 2, above Milford 
 Crossing. He had once before built 
 the Numb r 1 shops, securing the con- 
 tract for the second time, after a fire 
 had destroyed the original structure. 
 Mr. Rinker erected the first building 
 for the Buck Hill Falls Association, 
 when that settlement was started some 
 years ago. He has also built five good 
 residences in Belvidere, N. J., among 
 them one for Prosecuting Attorney Al- 
 bert A. Angle, at a cost of $8,000, and 
 one for George P. Young, Cashier of 
 the Warren County National Bank, the 
 latter costing $15,000. 
 
 A handsome brick residence, erected 
 by Edgar Rinker for Superintendent 
 Tonkin, of the Zinc Mine at Franklin 
 Furnace, N. J., brought the contractor 
 such favorable attention that Mr. Tonkin urged him to 
 settle there. 
 
 Of the buildings mentioned, it is interesting to call 
 
 attention to the extent 
 of the structures put 
 up for the Interna- 
 tional Boiler Works 
 Company, at East 
 Stroudsburg. These 
 are not ordinary shop 
 buildings, as may be 
 best judged from the 
 photographic repro- 
 ductions of the build- 
 ings appearing in this 
 edition of "The Bells." 
 They have been 
 built with a view to 
 carrying heavy ma- 
 chinery and shafting 
 accommodating 
 weighty materials. In 
 their particular case, 
 it was also necessary 
 to pay attention to a 
 uniform influx of 
 light. In the facilities 
 necessary for the 
 most convenient hand- 
 ling of this company's 
 extensive business, 
 the contractor was ob- 
 viously forced to con- 
 
 of-town residences of 
 
 considerable m a g n i- H ° me ° £ Ed S ar Rinker, =oi Washington Street, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 tude, as well as important manufacturing and other build- sider first of all the interests of his clients. Mr. Rinker 
 ings. In East Stroudsburg alone he has— among others — is qualified to do this and has won success on this basis. 
 
 50 
 
toou.cl.s.buTg^s Solid Growth m the Past Asgimirea 
 Prosperity foir the Fetore 
 
 By S. E. SHULL, President Stroudsburg Industrial Club 
 
 DANSBURY was the original name of the settlement 
 in and around which Jacob Stroud founded Strouds- 
 burg in 1769. Daniel Brodhead was the original own- 
 er of land on which the town now stands. 
 Much that is now history was essen- 
 tially responsible for the growth of the 
 community which has found favor in the 
 eyes of thousands who Have settled 
 here, and tens of thousands who annua' 
 ly visit the many resorts of Monroe 
 county. For Stroudsburg is not merely 
 the County Seat, but a beautiful town 
 and a desirable place in which to live 
 and do business. 
 
 According to Col. Jacob Stroud. Fort 
 Hamilton was built as one of a line of 
 other forts extending from the Delaware 
 to the Potomac, erected by the English 
 as a protection against the French and 
 the Indians. The fort stood nearly op- 
 posite where the Mansion House, the 
 old Stroud Mansion, now stands. Fort 
 Penn was built during the Revolution on 
 the hill near the Eastern part of Strouds- 
 burg and was the home of Col. Stroud 
 until his death in 1806. These forts still 
 live in the annals of Stroudsburg's past 
 history, although that is all that remains. Coupled with 
 their existence was that part of American history which 
 centered in the tribe of Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians. 
 Col. Stroud's son Daniel became responsible for the broad 
 streets, when he practi- 
 cally laid out the town in 
 1S10 and required with 
 every deed of sale that 
 the prospective building 
 be placed thirty teet from 
 the sidewalk. 
 
 Such names as those of 
 Lynford Lardner, Peter 
 LaBar, who erected a log 
 house near the west side 
 of the borough in 1730, 
 and others stand out pre- 
 eminently among those 
 who located hereabouts 
 nearly two hundred years 
 ago. The longevity of our 
 former citizens, as well 
 as many of those of the 
 present day, tells in it- 
 self its story of healthgiv- 
 ing qualities to be fouud. 
 Such men as the noted 
 George LaBar, a direct 
 descendant of Peter, who 
 lived to be one hundred 
 and eleven years old, are 
 part of tho history of 
 Stroudsburg. As early as 
 February 6, 1815, the vil- 
 
 HON. CHARLES D. BRODHEAD 
 During His Life a Respected Citizen of Strouds- 
 burg, Whose Name Brings to Memory that of 
 Daniel Brodhead, one of the Earliest Settlers. 
 
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 ij^f m— 
 
 Stroudsburg Methodist Kpiseopal Church, 
 Rev. Amos Johnson, Pastor 
 
 51 
 
 lage of Stroudsburg was incorporated as a borough. Reg- 
 ular local government comes first into evidence, however, 
 with the organization of the county and from that time 
 appears to have been continued to the 
 present date. The first actual officials 
 on record make their appearance in 
 1836, when Peter Wyckoff was Burgess, 
 and John Boys, Jos. V. Wilson, Stogdell 
 Stokes, Morris D. Robeson and James 
 H. Stroud were the councilmen. Among 
 these only the name of Wyckoff re- 
 mains as one of the leading family 
 names of the present day. 
 
 Col. Jacob Stroud once again comes 
 into evidence as the first merchant, 
 while later during the early part of the 
 present century John Witchel, a Quaker 
 of English descent, and his wife began 
 a general mercantile business in a 
 house standing where the American 
 House is now located. Another name 
 in the mercantile field was that of 
 Samuel Brooks, while Stogdell Stokes 
 is mentioned as another early merchant. 
 John Malvin, George H. Miller, John 
 Boys, Robert Huston, Chas. R. Andre 
 and Nicholas Ruster belong in the ear- 
 ly class. For many years it was thought that Stroudsburg, 
 notwithstanding its advantages of water power and rail- 
 road facilities, was largely destined to be a home center. 
 The community has lived up to every claim which might 
 
 be made for it along ihese 
 lines, but has also won for 
 itself a place as a manu- 
 facturing center, as may 
 be seen from the showing 
 made in this edition by 
 local manufacturers. It is 
 not my purpose to length- 
 ily dwell upon the advan- 
 tages possessed by Strouds- 
 burg as both a home, com- 
 mercial and industrial fac- 
 tor in the County of Mon- 
 roe. This must be left to 
 the individual interests 
 who claim the right and 
 are justly entitled to the 
 honors along these lines. 
 Prosperity has been 
 showered upon us by na- 
 ture and by local enter- 
 prise. A healthy local gov 
 ernment has at all times 
 been provided, while the 
 citizens have always voted 
 for the best interests of 
 the community. Only re- 
 cently a large vote was 
 cast for the paving of 
 Main Street, our principal 
 
 i»fc. 
 
thoroughfare, a step which must lead to benefits for the 
 entire town. If the old saying that "we are here, because 
 we are here," is to be applied to the future progress of 
 Stroudsburg, I am very much afraid that temptation would 
 beset us and that we would be inclined to rest on our 
 laurels. But I have reason to believe that Stroudsburg 
 citizens, already in the possession of the county seat, 
 already proud of the solid growth which has characterized 
 the past, will make a continued effort to be true to thair 
 forefathers who laid the foundation for power in commerce 
 and industry, by matching their efforts in the future. 
 
 The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad, a 
 branch of the Erie system, has centered its passenger and 
 freight facilities in our midst. The accessibility of the 
 Delaware. Lackawanna & Western, the Pennsylvania and 
 the Delaware Valley Railway systems for our town cannot 
 be questioned. The station, it is true, for these roads is 
 located in the heart of our sister community, East Strouds- 
 burg, but an interchanging electric line service has brought 
 the two into closer com- 
 munion. 
 
 That we have reason to 
 look back upon the past 
 with pride in the present 
 goes without saying. Streets 
 have been improved, light 
 and sewer facilities with- 
 in our town limits are 
 equal to all requirements, 
 splendid mansions and un- 
 usually good modern homes 
 provide for the needs of 
 our people according to 
 their own taste, churches 
 in turn prove the allegi- 
 ance of our people to that 
 which is right; lodges are 
 active in the promulgation 
 of the spirit of kindly feel- 
 ing, while modern business 
 structures speak abundant- 
 ly for the solidity of our 
 mercantile and industrial 
 life. The younger element 
 which is gradually coming 
 into its own — proves up to 
 the standard of aggressive 
 progressiveness, which has 
 always marked m other 
 communities the beginning 
 of a new era of greater 
 prosperity, founded upon 
 the success for which their 
 elders had labored continuously for many years past. 
 Our school system has come to be recognized as of the 
 highest standard by leading colleges and prominent busi- 
 ness houses throughout the land, our graduates winning 
 honors everywhere. The development withiu the past 
 fifty years must be credited to a certain extent to such 
 men as B. F. Morey, and the late J. E. Shull and I'rof. W. 
 H. Ramsay. Our fire and police departments have en- 
 deavored to keep step with the progress of Stroudsburg, 
 although it is only appropriate to mention that there never 
 has been, and I hope there never will be, any need of a 
 large police force. From our midst the visitor to Monroe 
 County can now travel over a scenic route in electrically 
 propelled coaches, not only to the famous Delaware Water 
 Gap, but through Bangor and other places all the way to 
 Philadelphia. In this manner we also benefit from the 
 direct traffic which culminates in our community from 
 nearby resorts. It has been said by some that we lack 
 
 Malta Temple, Main Street, Stroudsburg— The Home of St. John's 
 Commandery, No. 186, Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights of Malta 
 
 only one thing, and that one missing link has been named 
 by them "union with our sister community, East Strouds- 
 burg." How justly this claim may be looked upon by 
 others, I am not prepared to say. Recently it was pointed 
 out to me, that we have a modern theatre iu our com- 
 munity, considered far in advance of our needs, thanks 
 to the enterprise of those who were willing to risk idle 
 capital, but that it has prospered to some extent through 
 the co-operation of our neighbors across the State Bridge. 
 Be that as it may, I am willing to say this much in behalf 
 of union that, if it ever comes to be a fact accomplished, 
 the county seat will at least have reason to feel proud of 
 any accession due to such a change. Meanwhile, it will 
 be our purpose to continue to live and to act in a manner 
 which is befitting a community whose record is one of 
 progress in the past and whose achievements can only 
 mean greater advancement in the future for Stroudsburg, 
 the lving child of its founder, Jacob Stroud. There is rea- 
 son for all to point with pride to this illustrious name. 
 
 Stroudsburg's borough 
 officials are costantly 
 striving to conserve the 
 interests of all residents 
 in every undertaking. They 
 are: C. L. Edinger, Chief 
 Burgess; Edwin Shafer, 
 President of Council; Jas. 
 B. Van Etten, Oscar R. 
 Shafer, W. C. Hood, H. Q. 
 Snyder, Councilmen; Mich- 
 ael Super, Tax Collector; 
 Capt. John B. Williams, 
 Solicitor. Mr. Williams 
 also fills the clerkship. 
 
 James K. S,pragle is 
 Chief of Fire Department; 
 Chas. P. Whitu is Assist- 
 ant Chief; C. L. Wallace, 
 Foreman Chemical Com- 
 pany, No. 1; A. M. Marsh, 
 Foreman Phoenix Fire 
 Company, No. 2; T. H. 
 Welter is Chief of Police; 
 L. Phillips and R. J. Bush 
 are Overseers of the Poor. 
 The members of the 
 Board of Health are; Dr. 
 W. E. Gregory, D. W. Lee, 
 Philip LaBar, Andrew Hel- 
 ler, and Dr. H. S. VanEt- 
 ten; Samuel Smiley is 
 Health Officer. The Jus- 
 tices of the Peace are: U. 
 L. Walter, Robert Gruver. Wm. Swartwood is High Con- 
 stable. The other constables are: Wm. H. Makin, First 
 Ward; Clarence Shafer, Second Ward; Edwin Johnson, 
 Third Ward; John Oyer, Fourth Ward; A. E. Miller, Fifth 
 Ward. The Young Men's Christian Association has recently 
 moved into new and commodious quarters and has thus en- 
 larged its scope. Building improvement is making itself 
 felt in every direction, the latest news along that line in- 
 dicating that cosmopolitan retailers are recognizing the 
 forward movement of the Stroudsburgs. As a convention 
 center, the community is also receiving favorable attention 
 by fraternal bodies, transportation facilities to the two 
 boroughs making the selection of Stroudsburg for state 
 meetings desirable. Hotels and boarding houses offer every 
 convenience for lodge members and their friends to make 
 their stay pleasant. Lighting facilities are also being im- 
 proved to meet requirements of building advancement. 
 Stroudsburg is justly proud of the progress being made. 
 
 52 
 
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 e 
 
 (f^i 
 
 Pionoor 
 
 a d □ □ c 
 
 n 
 
 Vj P^QHF TUST as Monroe County, Pa., had 
 ^B ^k ^f I reached maturity, far-sighted men 
 
 ^H| lfc. ** of that day with the sturdy faith 
 
 B. s. jacoby of pioneers organized the first finan- 
 President cia j institution of the county. If one 
 
 is tempted to believe that these founders of The Strouds- 
 burg National Bank had second sight, there is ample rea- 
 son for it. for the prosperous community grew all around 
 it. Today this bank holds the center of attention, not 
 merely by reason of location, but also by virtue of an en- 
 viable record, for through war periods and panics this 
 institution has prospered. 
 
 The first directors, chosen on July 20, 1857, were: Jay 
 
 Gould, Stephen Kistler, Hon. Henry M. LaBar, Thomas 
 
 W. Rhodes, Chas. D. Brodhead, John Boys, Stroud Hollins- 
 
 head, Davis Walton, Michael Shoemaker, Chas. Saylor, 
 
 Morris Evans, William S. White, and Depue S 
 
 Seven days later, on July 
 
 ^^^^ 27, 1857, Mr. Miller was 
 
 ^^ elected president and held 
 
 9W the office until 1866. At 
 
 i^^ Bk the same time James H. 
 
 H Stroud became the first 
 
 cashier, holding the office 
 
 iv until 1867. Later records 
 
 ^^k > Jl show even 
 
 V fg of office by their succes- 
 
 ^B B^ sors. When B. S. Jacoby 
 
 ^BJ^ B^ was chosen president this 
 
 year, he had been with the 
 
 hank for over 35 years, 
 
 having served as cashier 
 
 13 years, while his successor to the latter post, C. B. Keller, 
 
 Jr., has a record of 27 years service with the bank. 
 
 That this reward of faithful service has from the begin- 
 ning given the assurance of solidity and induced faith of 
 depositors, not only in the directorate, but in the strength 
 of the bank, is shown by the remarkable record of over 
 $1,500,000 in deposits, attained this year. Just 12 years 
 ago the million was still missing in the grand total of de- 
 posits, the amount then on record being $486,714.20. Un- 
 
 g JINDXIDJM 
 
 I, ■ 1 1 1 i. i o ( I.VI i ) i [ 'o 
 
 in, 
 
 OS 
 
 hroudsD 
 
 [''luancial Instil 
 
 LEADS WITH AN ENVIABLE RECORD 
 
 C. B. KELLER, JR. 
 Cashier 
 
 Miller. 
 
 HON. 
 
 A. M. PALMER 
 Solicitor 
 
 questionably personal service and effi- 
 cient management must be responsi- 
 ble for such increase. The identifica- 
 tion of the bank's present Board of 
 Directors with the progressive busi- 
 ness interests also shows a cause for the prosperity of this 
 financial institution. On this Board are: B. S. Jacoby, 
 president; R. H. Kintner, vice-president; Hon. A. M. Pal- 
 mer, solicitor; Hon. Harvey Huffman, solicitor; W. L. 
 Andre, Joseph Shifter, Jacob Kintz, Henry Eilenberger, A. 
 R. J. Wallace, Charles R. Turn, all of Stroudsburg; Hon. 
 E. F. Peters, of Bushkill; John Fabel, of Snydersville, and 
 Theodore Gearhart, of Gilbert. 
 
 The Stroudsburg National Bank's present site was 
 chosen by the stockholders on February 9, 1858, the lot 
 being acquired from James Stroud for $1,100. Here one 
 other record needs mention, speaking volumes, as it does, 
 
 for the hank's securities. 
 
 At the present time bonds 
 
 and securities, besides .U. 
 
 S. bonds of $110,000 held, 
 
 amount to $945,113.88, 
 
 while 25 years ago this 
 
 bank held only United 
 
 States bonds to the amount 
 
 of $70,000. With dividends 
 
 of nearly $500,000 paid 
 
 since organization, the. 
 
 surplus fund of this bank 
 
 today totals $300,000. The,. 
 
 capital is $100,000. Aside 
 
 from general banking with- 
 in the scope of a National bank, giving large and small 
 checking accounts alike careful attention, the Savings 
 Department shows over 4,000 savings depositors, includ- 
 ing many mail accounts, on the records of this "Roll of 
 Honor Bank," with a surplus and profits far in excess of 
 its capital. The $100 Club, started to induce the saving 
 habit for varied purposes with the minimum of 25 cents 
 a week, places the Million Dollar Bank within the reach 
 of all. This innovation has met with great success. 
 
 HON. HARVEY HUFFMAN 
 Solicitor 
 
 Here the Bank's Clients Transact Routine Business 
 
 53 
 
 Here the Bank's Force Serves Its Clients 
 
Guillot Bros. Have Made 
 
 Their Bushkill Poultry Farm 
 
 a Center of Interest 
 
 AT BUSHKILL, PA. 
 
 
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 The Guillot Family Home at Bushkill 
 
 ALONG the Delaware River, just fourteen miles from Dr. Guillot. Both of the present members of the firm, 
 the Stroudsburgs, is the village of Bushkill, Pa., known as Guillot Bros., were born in Bushkill, where they 
 where Guillot Bros, conduct their Bushkill Poultry have always made their residence. Norman, the younger 
 Farm Ideally situated, having unlimited range, good brother is agent of the Delaware Valley Railroad at Bush- 
 drainage and an abundance of pure sparkling spring kill, having held the position since the road was built, 
 water, the farm has become recognized as one of the Clinton Guillot took a special course in State College 
 
 attractions of this section of 
 Pennsylvania. The aim is to 
 supply city patrons with 
 strictly fresh eggs for family 
 use, the parcel post facilities 
 of the present day insuring 
 deliveries within a radius of 
 100 miles before the eggs are 
 24 hours old. Naturally the 
 demand for day-old eggs from 
 the Bushkill Poultry Farm 
 is rapidly increasing. 
 
 The flock of chickens is 
 composed of one breed — Sin- 
 gle Comb White Leghorns. 
 Here will be found about 
 4,000 of the finest White Leg- 
 horns that can be seen on 
 any poultry farm of the pres- 
 ent day, made up of two of 
 the most noted strains, the 
 Dan Young, of America, and 
 the Tom Barron, of England. 
 Guillot Bros, were among the 
 first and largest importers 
 and breeders of the English 
 stock. Prospective poultry 
 raisers desiring new blood 
 will do well to communicate 
 with this farm, as they make 
 a speciality of hatching eggs 
 and of day-old chicks in sea- 
 son, as well as a fine breed- 
 ing stock at all times. Visi- 
 tors are always welcome to Panoramic View of Main Buildings at the Bushkill Poultry Farm 
 this notable Pike County 
 
 farm, while prospective buyers will find it a pleasure to in dairying and affiliated branches. In 1900 and for sev- 
 look over the stock here. eral years thereafter he conducted a creamery in his home 
 
 The property comprising the Bushkill Poultry Farm town, keeping a few chickens as a side line. Finding poul- 
 has been in the Guillot family for two generations, being try profitable, he gave up the creamery business in 1905 
 originally purchased by the late Dr. P. J. Guillot of the and turned the buildng into a feed and incubator house, 
 John Heller estate. The family home was also built by launching out extensively in the poultry line. Each year 
 
 new buildings have been added until now there 
 are ten up-to-date laying and brooder houses 
 actively in use. The trade of the Bushkill Farm 
 covers a wide territory, Guillot Bros, shipping 
 their product all over the eastern part of Penn- 
 sylvania, and through the states of New York 
 and New Jersey. They also ship eggs for table 
 use to fancy grocers and private families in 
 Philadelphia, New York, Newark, N. J., East 
 Orange, and many other large nearby cities. 
 With hatching eggs and chicks in large quan- 
 tities many poultry farms are reached. During 
 the summer season the Bushkill Poultry Farm 
 is an interesting point for visitors from the 
 cities who spend their vacation in this section. 
 The splendid automobile roads, the proximity 
 to the highway and the hamlet of Bushkill, 
 within easy walking distance, center attention 
 on Guillot Bros.' property. Their mail address 
 
 yt TT-it »jj-.- . r- ■„ . d , Tj, ,_, -„t> w o and shipping point is Bushkill, Pike county, Pa. 
 
 Upper Hill Addition to Guillot Bros.' Bushkill Poultry Farm rr D r 
 
 54 
 
Music Lovers Appreciate the Advantages | 
 Offered by The Stroudsburg Music Co. | 
 
 ■* 
 
 URCHASING the L'Hommedieu Music Co., on May 
 9, 1911, F. F. Christine, manager of the Strouds- 
 burg Music Co., remained in the Malta Temple 
 Building, until in 1914 he removed the business to 
 the present location, at 556 Main street, where the various 
 departments can meet to better advantage the demands 
 of a constantly growing patronage. The Stroudsburg Music 
 Company carries an extensive stock of Piano Players and 
 Pianos, including the Everett, Mathushek, Ivers & Pond, 
 Laffargue, Vough, Mansfield, Harvard, Merrill, LaVerne, 
 Regent and Biddle makes. 
 
 The firm also deals in Victor Victrolas, Edison Disc 
 machines, records and supplies, sheet music, souvenir 
 
 factory, where he had charge of the tuning department. 
 To the music lover in search of expert knowledge, Mr. 
 Christine's experience is a welcome factor, as his ability 
 to judge of the individual requirements of piano buyers is 
 a valuable asset. 
 
 Mr. Christine also was a prominent musician in the 
 city of Easton for a number of years. He played bass in 
 the Easton Band for fifteen years and was a member of 
 the Easton Opera House Orchestra for nine years. In the 
 year 1906, he and his brother, S. W. Christine, went to 
 Bangor and bought out the old Werner Jewelry and Music 
 House. After spending three years there, F. F. Christine 
 came to Stroudsburg and bought out the L'Hommedieu 
 
 Interior of Display and Salesrooms of the Stroudsburg Music Co., Stroudsburg, Pa., F. F. Christine, Manager 
 
 articles, post cards, leather goods and latest books. Sewing 
 machines, cameras and supplies are sold at this store, the 
 trade extending over the entire county and neighboring 
 territory. 
 
 F. F. Christine, proprietor of the Stroudsburg Music 
 Company, was a piano and organ maker for fifteen years, 
 gaining experience in several factories, spending the last 
 five years of that period in his career with the Needham 
 
 Music Company, changing the name to the Stroudsburg 
 Music Company. 
 
 The tonal qualities and superior finish of the Mathushek 
 Pianos have brought to this store trade from the leading 
 artists of this section. The manufacturers of this high 
 grade piano have — since moving their plant to New York 
 City— greatly enlarged their facilities. Mr. Christine al- 
 ways carries this make in stock in all the leading styles. 
 
 55 
 
M 
 
 D 
 
 <H[ 
 
 a^ 
 
 At the 
 
 Washington 
 
 House 
 
 in Stroudsburg 
 
 Guests Feel at Home with 
 
 the Popular Host 
 
 Ed. Shafer 
 
 D 
 
 Uisii^ 
 
 RIENDS of Ed. Shafer, 
 the owner, manager and 
 head greeter of the 
 Washington House, 
 Stroudsburg, Pa., say that he will 
 live to an old age and come out 
 smiling at all times, because his 
 cradle stood in Pleasant Valley. 
 The place of his birth has since 
 been renamed Gilbert, but the 
 change has not affected the ever 
 pleasant countenance of this na- 
 tive of Pennsylvania, whose whole 
 bearing is that of the sound, but 
 jovial, honest Pennsylvania Dutch. 
 Mr. Shafer made his debut in 
 this hustling world in February, 
 1853, but retains the snap and 
 ginger boasted of by the youngest 
 
 The Washington House, Stroudsburg 
 
 cafe is 
 ments 
 
 Ladies' Lobby — Entrance to Parlor at Right 
 Entrance to General Office at Left 
 
 Parlor and Writing Room at the Washington House 
 
 A business men in the county. He 
 
 came to Stroudsburg in 1868, serv- 
 ing his apprenticeship in the hotel 
 business under his father, Jacob K. 
 Shafer, at the Indian Queen Hotel. 
 In 1875, he and his brother, W. S. 
 Shafer, joined forces in the man- 
 agement of that house and con- 
 tinued for three years, when his 
 brother took the house alone, Ed. 
 remaining with him, however, for 
 years after. 
 
 In 1899 the Washington House 
 became the property of E. Shafer 
 and has grown in popularity under 
 his management. It is conducted 
 on the American plan exclusively, 
 at popular prices with excellent 
 dining room service. A first-class 
 in connection, where liquid refresh- 
 are served in strictest compliance 
 with all that self-imposed respect for fellow- 
 men that makes for refinement. 
 
 About 75 guests can be accommodated in 
 the hotel and many of them are, so to speak, 
 regular honor guests whenever they come 
 to Stroudsburg, because they feel at home 
 here. 
 
 Mr. Shafer, in addition to taking a lively 
 interest in the welfare of his community and 
 his county, finds time to continue his con- 
 nection with the Stroudsburg and Bushkill 
 Telephone Co., whose active general mana- 
 ger he has been since that company was 
 organized in 1893. Mr. Shafer is also the 
 active President of the Council of Strouds- 
 burg and takes great interest in the public 
 welfare of every movement that will be of 
 benefit to this hustling town. He is one of 
 the directors of the Monroe County Agri- 
 cultural Society with which enterprise he 
 has been identified for many years. In fact 
 Mr. Shafer can always be found in the front 
 rank of every movement to inprove his town. 
 
 56 
 
The Plant of Thomas Kitson & Son, Inc., Commonly Known as the Stroudsbure Woolen Mills 
 
 The KUson Standard ©f Quality in Woolen 
 
 HAS GIVEN NATION-WIDE FAME TO STROUDSBURG AND MONROE COUNTY 
 
 WHO has not heard or used the term "All wool and 
 a yard wide," in connection with purchases of 
 merchandise in the piece or made up? When 
 Thomas Kitson, virtually the founder of the 
 Stroudsburg 'Woolen Mills, secured employment in a mill 
 at Leeds, Greene County, N. Y., he could not have had a 
 conception of the strength and responsibility that was 
 destined to be vested in the family name in the not far dis- 
 tant future. Now, not only fellow citizens of the present 
 head of the house, but business men throughout the coun- 
 try swear by and for the reliability of the name "Kitson" as 
 "All wool and a yard wide," it being in this case syno- 
 nymous with "As good as his bond." 
 
 In April, 1873, while at Thomaston, Conn., Thomas Kit- 
 son formed a partnership with two others for the purpose 
 of opening the Wallace Mills, at Stroudsburg, which were 
 closed at that time. Serious loss was caused them in this 
 enterprise by the panic of 1873, but undaunted, Mr. Kitson 
 formed a new partnership with William Wallace, and they 
 operated in the mill until 1883, when Mr. Wallace sold his 
 interest to his partner. The growth of Thomas Kitson & 
 Son, Inc.. commonly known as the Stroudsburg Woolen 
 Mills, is best shown by initiating the reader into simple 
 facts about the beginning under Mr. Kitson. Then the 
 plant consisted of four looms, employing 13 hands. 
 
 Today the plant occupies an area of three and one-half 
 ncres, 35,000 square feet of floor space being devoted to the 
 manufacturing departments, while separate storage and 
 warehouses are located along the railroad. Sixty looms 
 and 225 employees, nearly all male, with a payroll of about 
 $90,000 a year, and an output of about 10,000 yards of ma- 
 terial for men's and women's wear per week, varying 
 according to the fineness of the fabric, is the present rec- 
 ord of this company located in Stroudsburg, Pa. The plant 
 was practically doubled in 1893, known as a panic year, 
 while additional improvements made in 1904 have brought 
 the capacity up to the present standard. Catering to the 
 fancy woolen trade, in business circles recognized as the 
 cutting trade, with special designs, patterns and mixtures, 
 Thomas Kitson & Son, Inc., have won an extensive clientele 
 l?rgely in New York State and in the Northwest. That the 
 plant was able to fill recently orders for wool blankets re- 
 quired by warring European nations is, however, eloquent 
 
 testimony for the modern equipment installed to meet any 
 demands. 
 
 A trip to the mill for information about the process of 
 manufacture naturally would lead the layman to the de- 
 signing and pattern rooms first, for here the plans are laid 
 for the production. Then he might visit the storage houses, 
 where the raw wool and such of the fine cotton, as goes 
 into mixtures of a certain class, are stored. Here also 
 might perchance be found a large quantity of rags, from 
 which the cotton is burned out, so to speak, by an acid 
 process. From the dyehouse, where both the scouring and 
 dying process takes place, to the drier with a heat of 220 
 degrees, one must follow wool and rags to the picker 
 house, where competent operators on special machinery 
 prepare the material to get it fine enough for the carding 
 machines. In the carding room the stranger is apt to let 
 bis eyes linger on the seven sets of carding machines, three 
 machines in a row to one set, for these produce the yarn 
 soft enough for the spinning rooms, where machinery 
 known as mules and jacks, each machine under a compe- 
 tent man, does the work. Some of these mules carry as 
 many as 55S bobbins. The spooling room sends the material 
 to the dressing room, where the warps are made ready for 
 the loom. To the casual eye it would hardly be noticeable 
 that one warp may carry enough material for 500 yards of 
 finished goods. Fifty yards a day per loom is the average 
 man's work. Finished is hardly the proper term, for it is 
 necessary to follow the goods to the fulling room, where 
 in a shrinking process of two hours, the 72-inch cloth is re- 
 duced to the normal width of 54 inches, insuring solidity of 
 texture. The visitor will now reach another drying room 
 to which the cloth is fed after leaving the fulling machines. 
 Next comes the. napping machine, then the shearing mach- 
 ine removing the nap. Steaming and pressing, measuring 
 and folding is the final machine work, when another bolt is 
 ready for the market. 
 
 The officers of this enterprising Monroe County com- 
 pany are: Thomas J. Kitson, President; Luther S. Hoff- 
 man, of East Stroudsburg, Vice President; Frank B. 
 Michaels, Secretary-Treasurer. With these on the Board 
 of Directors are: N. C. Miller, M. D., William L. Andre, 
 Charles R. Turn, all of Stroudsburg. and Charles Mervine. 
 of Mount Pocono. They form a representative directorate. 
 
 57 
 
.._♦_, 
 
 CE SUCCI 
 
 OF THE 
 
 STROUDSBURG & BUSHKILL 
 TELEPHONE CO. 
 
 of the<C^_ 
 
 Strocidsbcirg $ Btisbkill 
 
 TELEPHONE COMPANY 
 
 1 — Indian Queen. 
 2— A. B. Wyckoff. 
 
 +- 
 
 _ ITH the granting of the first charter on November 
 jflf 2, 1893, Governor Robt. E. Patterson, insured to 
 Monroe County the Stroudsburg & Bushkill Tele- 
 phone Co., an industry which was destined to be- 
 come a vital factor in the upbuilding of this section. The 
 first board included: Hon. E. P. Peters, Bushkill; Van C. 
 Peters, Stroudsburg; Samuel G. Peters, Bushkill; Seeley 
 Rosenkrans, East Stroudsburg; C. E. Van Allen, D. D., Echo 
 Lake; Elias Huffman, Marshall's Creek, and Ed. Shafer, 
 
 the company were re- 
 built. This involved 
 over $25,000. This was 
 the first independent 
 organization in this 
 country to secure co- 
 operative service with 
 the American Tele- 
 phone & Telegraph 
 Co. under 
 agreeme n t 
 with Atty. 
 Gen. Mc- 
 R e y n olds, 
 Insuring to 
 all the sub- 
 scribers of 
 the Home 
 Co. di r e c t 
 c o nnection 
 with the 
 Bell system 
 incl u d i n g 
 
 Normal School (B) 
 
 Dr. 
 
 Bushkill (E) 
 
 3 — KauU & Staples. 
 
 4— RosenkranB (A) 
 VanWhy (C.) 
 
 6 — First National Bank. 
 
 6 — G. G. Tilloteon's Residence. 
 
 7.— East Stroudsburg National Bank. 
 
 8-Marsholl's Creek (A) Van Allen's (B) 
 Been (C) Jacob Place (D) 
 
 9 — Dr. Brownell's office. 
 
 10— Musselman & Custard (A) Nutt & Heller (B) 
 11— -^-^0 J&s^' 
 12— 
 
 13— John M. Hill (A) Loder 4 Sons (B) 
 14 — Weaver Bros. 
 15— 
 
 16 — James VanKirk 
 
 17— Stroudsburg PasseDger Railway Office. 
 18— United Stales Express Office (A) Kintz. 
 
 Shoemaker & Co. (B) 
 19- 
 
 20— Silk Mill. 
 
 21— D. L. & W Freight Office, 
 22— Joseph Wallace 4 Sons (A). R, H. Kint- 
 
 ner (B). 
 23— H. W. Kistler & Co. (A). Coolbaugh & 
 Co.(B). 
 
 Notice-* T by Number - 
 
 When there 
 I more than one subscriber on a 
 line order by Number end L«tter. 
 
 Ed. Shafer. Supt. 
 
 (Original List of Subscribers) 
 
 Superintendent at Work at Test Table 
 
 Stroudsburg. On Feb. 14, 1908, the Monroe Tele- 
 phone Co. was incorporated with the Stroudsburg 
 & Bushkill Telephone Co., the latter title being 
 retained. 
 
 Beginning with a capital of $800, the success- 
 ful operation is now shown by a paid-in capital of 
 $33,000. No dividends have been paid, the men 
 connected with the board serving largely without 
 salary. That Home Service was at all times in- 
 tended to mean Best Service, is indicated in facts 
 which may be set forth here tersely. The original 
 list of subscribers is reproduced on this page. 
 At present over 950 telephones are connected 
 with the central exchange in Stroudsburg, where 
 in February, 1913, a new home was acquired. 
 Here a complete Common Battery outfit and the 
 new switchboard, the Harmonic System of com- 
 munication and a Test Table, enabling the super- 
 intendent to locate troubles on the entire system 
 within four feet of any cable and within a half 
 mile of an open aerial location, were installed. 
 At the same time new cables were run through 
 Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg and the Water 
 Gap. Practically speaking, the entire lines of 
 
 also the Consolidated Telephone. Co.'s Keystone 
 line, the Blue Mountain Tel. & Tel. Co., the 
 Slate Belt Tel. & Tel. Co., and the Pohoqualine 
 Tel. Co. This means universal service on one 
 telephone. The present officers are: Hon. E. 
 F. Peters, president; O. M. Posten, secretary; 
 John S. Schoonover, treasurer; Ed. Shafer, gen- 
 eral manager; Van C. Peters and Hon. W. A. 
 Erdman complete the directorate. The com- 
 pany now has twenty field and office employees 
 on a total payroll of about $10,000 per annum. 
 
 Switchboard at Stroudsburg Central Office 
 
 58 
 
VIEW OF THE EAST STROUDSBURG GLASS COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF BOTTLES AND DEMIJOHNS 
 Taken on the railroad frontage. The plant also has a frontage on North Courtland Street. 
 
 The Evolution of a Glass Bottle 
 
 As Seen at the Works of the 
 
 East Stroudsburg Glass Company 
 
 DURING the busy hours one may watch men con- 
 stantly at work, preparing batch after batch of 
 the ingredients that form the fundamental ele- 
 ments for the production of bottles and demijohns 
 to which the entire plant of the East Stroudsburg Glass 
 Co., East Stroudsburg, Pa., is devoted. Three thousand 
 pounds of crystal sand, drawn at present from Bridgeton, 
 N. J., one-half ton of soda ash and one hundred and eighty- 
 five pounds of rock ground lime are necessary for each 
 batch, all of which and some times more is necessary to 
 fill the giant furnaces. Three fills are possible in a work- 
 ing day, and these are at times supplemented with a supply 
 of broken glass, the latter eliminating the waste incident 
 to many other industries. 
 
 Each fill is brought to the melting point at a heat vary- 
 ing from 2800 to 3000 degrees, pure oil and air compressors 
 combined providing the necessary heat. The molten mass 
 goes through sluice ways into a container at the far end of 
 the furnace, where the glass blowers, with an apparatus 
 resembling a pipe, withdraw it in suitable quantities and 
 begin the shaping of the glass, preliminary to its entry 
 into molds. Of these there may be found here all popular 
 styles and sizes, some of the private molds for individual 
 firms being unchangeable, while others are stock molds, 
 easily changed for the impression of respective names by 
 substituting one detachable name plate for another in the 
 mold. 
 
 Is the bottle ready when it leaves the mold? Hardly. 
 No more is the demijohn. Each bottle is caught up in a 
 special container of the respective size, called snap, and 
 reheated in the glory hole for the application of finishing 
 tools to the neck, which comes from the mold with some- 
 what of a rough edge. This process enables the workman 
 to put on either the ground finish, commonly used for bot- 
 tles covered with metal caps, or the lightning finish, for 
 rubber or cork tops. 
 
 The seemingly finished product then undergoes the 
 tempering process in the annealing lehr, resembling some- 
 what of a furnace itself, where heat of 950 uegrees gives 
 the really finished product the necessary resisting power. 
 This tempering is brought about in large metal pans, one 
 
 after another of which goes through this lehr on trucks, 
 these being fed to the heat on one end and received cooled, 
 ready for packing, at the other end. The East Stroudsburg 
 Glass Company makes its own wood cases and crates for 
 shipping the finished product from the works. 
 
 The plant was originally started in 1877, by the late 
 Milton Yetter and William Burrows and others as a limited 
 partnership, which continued for two years, at which time 
 Milton Yetter and William Burrows purchased the inter- 
 ests of the other members. Upon the death of Mr. Burrows 
 in April, 1897, Milton Yetter obtained control of his former 
 partner's interest, and a corporation resulted in October, 
 1897, with the following officers: Leopold Thomas, Presi- 
 dent; Milton Yetter, Treasurer, and J. L. Singer, Secretary. 
 Later Mr. Thomas resigned and Mr. Yetter held the office 
 of president and treasurer until his death, which occurred 
 in August, 1911. 
 
 Charles H. Warman then became treasurer, and was 
 assisted by Samuel A. Scott as factory manager. In Sep 
 tember, 1913, M. Russell Yetter, a stockholder in the com- 
 pany, purchased Mr. Warman's interest, effecting a re- 
 organization with the following board of directors: M. 
 Russell Yetter, President; S. A. Scott, Vice President; 
 Hon. W. A. Erdman, Secretary and Treasurer; S. W. 
 Schoonover and L. M. Schoch, Directors. Mr. Scott re- 
 signed in January, 1914, and S. W. Schoonover was elected 
 to fill the vacancy of Factory Manager, Mr. Schoonover's 
 experience in the glass business, extending over 25 years, 
 being a factor. Thus officered, the company looks to a 
 permanent and bright future with hopes of doubling the 
 capacity of the present plant, which now reaches thirty- 
 five thousand gross of bottles of all kinds annually. The 
 distribution of the output is far-reaching, extending as it 
 does from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coasts, East and 
 West, to Canada on the North and Cuba on the South. 
 
 The importance of this industry to the prosperity of 
 the home town may be judged from the fact that in raw 
 materials alone, the East Stroudsburg Glass Company an- 
 nually consumes 40 cars of sand. 4 cars of lime, 15 cars of 
 soda, 60 cars of pure oil, 30 cars of cullet, 12 cars of lum- 
 ber and 600 cords of fire-wood. This is a splendid showing. 
 
 59 
 
TH: 
 
 ;a.<;t stiuxji.^uurg lumber 
 
 HAS HELPED TO BUILD UP MONROE COUNTY 
 
 OMING here from Smithfleld township, where he 
 had been engaged in carpentering and building 
 work, Hon. T. Y. Hoffman entered into a partner- 
 ship with the late Chas. L. Rhodes, in 1887, the 
 
 firm engaging in a limited way in the building supply line. 
 
 The start was made with a little over $5,000 and one team. 
 
 In 18SS, the 
 
 East Strouds- 
 
 burg Lumber 
 
 Co., Ltd., was 
 
 org a n i z e d, 
 
 but the year 
 
 following 
 
 Luther S. 
 
 Hoffman pur- 
 chased the 
 
 interest of C. 
 
 L. Rhodes 
 
 and entered 
 
 into co-part- 
 nership with 
 
 his cousin. 
 
 In 1911, the 
 
 East Stroudsburg Lumber Co. was incorporated with 
 
 Luther S. Hoffman, President; M. G. Nye, Secretary, and 
 
 Hon. T. Y. Hoffman, Treasurer. 
 
 From a small beginning the business has grown until 
 
 it now requires four teams, four yard men, four office em- 
 
 Mill and Glass Departments of the East Stroudsburs Lumber Company 
 Extensive Lumbtr Yards at Extreme Left of This Sectional View 
 
 ployees and 15 mill hands. In 1913 alone, the Company 
 handled on the receiving end 240 car loads of lumber and 
 building material. Aside from the large amount of mill 
 work, the East Stroudsburg Lumber Co. deals extensively 
 in lime, cement and patent wall boards. 'While their pro- 
 ducts figure even in contracts in New York State, their 
 
 principal bus- 
 iness is con- 
 fined to a ter- 
 ritory includ- 
 i n g Goulds- 
 boro, on the 
 North to Del- 
 aware, N. J., 
 on the South, 
 and as far as 
 D i n g m a n's 
 Ferry in Pike 
 County, to all 
 parts of Mon- 
 r o e County. 
 For the East 
 S t roudsburg 
 
 State Normal School, the Malta and Masonic Temples in 
 Stroudsburg, and the Masonic Temple in East Strouds- 
 burg, and others this company has supplied a large part of 
 the mill work. The pay roll reaches annually over $17,000, 
 and speaks volumes for its effect on local prosperity. 
 
 HIGH STANDARD WIMS A NATIONAL MARKET 
 
 FOR THE PRODUCT OF THE POCONO HOSIERY MILLS, EAST STROUDSBURG 
 
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 w_ OSIERY has brought fame to more than one city 
 X 1 in the United States. The manufacture of hosiery 
 has brought employment to large numbers in East 
 Stroudsburg, where the Pocono Hosiery Co., with 
 A. W. Kistler as secretary and treasurer, was organized 
 in 1898. Five years later, in the spring of 1903, Charles 
 S. Kistler bought an inter- 
 est, the firm name being 
 changed to that of A. W. 
 Kistler & Bro., and con- 
 tinuing in this manner for 
 two years. 
 
 A. W. Kistler then be- 
 came sole owner and has 
 since conducted the busi- 
 ness as the Pocono Hos- 
 iery Mills. The production 
 of this plant has grown 
 steadily from the original 
 output of about fifty dozen 
 per day to 400 dozen per 
 day, a grand total of about 
 5,000 pairs for every work- 
 ing day. The product of 
 
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 for export trade is also manufactured on special orders. 
 At the present time the firm has a force of seventy-five 
 employees and has plans ready for additions for twice 
 that number, as fast as the necessary help can be secured. 
 A modern plant, with plenty of light for every depart- 
 ment, including the dye house, the latest machinery, sani- 
 tary conditions and care- 
 ful management insure the 
 continued success of this 
 manufacturing establish- 
 ment. The present payroll 
 of about $25,000 a year 
 proves the value of this 
 firm to the local interests. 
 Carload lots of cartons 
 may be seen here frequent 
 ly, destined to carry the 
 output throughout the. land 
 and ultimately to the wear- 
 er who thus becomes ac- 
 quainted in an indirect 
 manner with the fame of 
 the Poconos through the 
 "Pocono Mills" brand of 
 
 PLANT OF POCONO HOSIERY MILLS 
 Dye House in Foreground 
 
 this mill has within recent years reached a high standard hosiery. Early in the county's history industrial enter- 
 as to quality, dye and finish. prise was helped along by members of the Kistler family 
 The "Pocono Mills" Brand of Stockings is now being whose name stands today as always for reliability. The 
 sold to jobbers of every state in the Union. Hosiery same standard is being upheld by the Pocono Hosiery Mills. 
 
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The Stroudsburgs Have Reason to Feel Proud of 
 The William A. Gilbert Co., Silk Throwsters 
 
 AS AN INDUSTRY AFFECTING THE PROSPERITY OF MONROE COUNTY 
 
 NAMED after the man behind the gun, The William 
 A. Gilbert Company possesses a plant of which the 
 Stroudsburgs may well be proud. This mill was 
 started in 1886, under the firm name of John C. Ryle 
 & Company, with Mr. Ryle and George G. Tillotson, of 
 Paterson, N. J., as partners, 
 and continued in this form un- 
 til 1898. In December of that 
 year, William A. Gilbert be- 
 came interested and the firm 
 name was changed to William 
 A. Gilbert & Company. 
 
 On the retirement of Mr. Til- 
 lotson in 1901, The William A. 
 Gilbert Co. was organized and 
 became the owners of the prop- 
 erty, their business as Silk 
 Throwsters having reached a 
 capacity of one hundred and 
 
 forty employees with a mini- Rear View o£ Mill, Show 
 
 mum of eighty employed at all times. It will prove of in- 
 terest to indicate the capacity of this mill in another form, 
 by the simple statement that 25,000 spindles are in opera- 
 tion here. Occupying a large area near Brodhead's Creek, 
 close to the State bridge, the original building was erected 
 
 portant factor. The general manager, Mr. Gilbert, brought 
 with him at the time of his entry into the business a suc- 
 cessful record of twenty years' connection with the Atwood 
 Machinery Co., Stonington, Conn., builders of silk mill 
 machinery. In fact the equipment of The William A. Gil- 
 bert Co. was sold to the orig- 
 inal owners of this plant, J. C. 
 Ryle & Co., by Mr. Gilbert, who 
 always took a personal interest 
 in the erection of machinery 
 sold by him for the Atwood 
 people. The secretary of the 
 company, Mr. Hunt, came here 
 from New London, Conn., and 
 took his apprenticeship in the 
 Gilbert silk mill, growing right 
 into and familiar with every 
 branch of the business. 
 
 It is possibly due to this per- 
 ing Silk Vault at Right sonal equation in the manage- 
 
 ment that The William A. Gilbert Co. secures easily 2V2C 
 to 12c per pound more than the average market price 
 offered to silk throwsters. One is tempted to believe that 
 high price in their case stands for high standard. Mr. 
 Gilbert has the distinction of having landed at least one 
 
 Front View of The William A. Gilbert Co.'s Plant, East Stroudsburg 
 
 at a cost of $35,000, to which must be added over $100,000 
 worth of modern machinery, standardized in the name At- 
 wood, well known in the silk throwing machinery line. 
 Powerful engines, one of 300 horse power, furnish the mo- 
 tive power. 
 
 The output goes to other mills and finds its market in 
 the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 
 The present officers are: Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer, presi- 
 dent; A. G. B. Hunt, vice president and secretary; William 
 A. Gilbert, treasurer and general manager. 
 
 In the achievement of this company toward success the 
 personal element must be reckoned with as the most im- 
 
 large customer through the facetious greeting extended 
 to him by another customer in New York City one day in 
 this manner: "Hello, you high-priced throwster." Com- 
 ing, as did this remark, from a raw silk dealer whose clan 
 may be designated as expert on quality, the pleasantry 
 must have been doubly welcome on this occasion, when a 
 new prospect overheard it. The Gilbert plant can convert, 
 when running full time and force, 17,000 pounds of raw silk 
 per month and handles only the consignments of its clients. 
 The business of the company is entirely done with the 
 trade, the plant throwing no silk for its own account, 
 a fact that is fully appreciated by their regular customers. 
 
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Broad Silks 
 
 Form the Output of the 
 
 FELLOWS- 
 
 HUBER 
 COMPANY 
 
 EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. 
 
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 Whose Business Prospers Here 
 
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 INCORPORATED on November 25, 1912, with an author- 
 ized capital of $75,000, the Fellows-Huber Co. organi- 
 zed on December 1, of the same year, with the following 
 officers: H. B. Drake, 
 president; F. W. 
 Grant, vice president; 
 A. C. Huber, general 
 superintendent, and 
 C. L. Fellows, general 
 manager, seer e t a r y 
 and treasurer. The 
 erection of a building 
 of modern mill con- 
 struction, equipped 
 with automatic sprink- 
 ler system and other 
 fire fighting apparatus, 
 was immediately be- 
 gun. 
 
 Machinery of the 
 best and most im- 
 proved makes was in- 
 stalled and is being 
 operated by separate motors 
 
 Exterior of Fellows-Huber Silk Mill. Offices and Shipping Department in Center Wing 
 
 This equipment includes 
 Sipp Winders and Warpers, Universal Quillers, Compton 
 & Knowles Looms, and the American Moistening System 
 
 Weaving Department. Main Floor. A Like Department, 
 Is Maintained on the Second Floor 
 
 Fully Equipped 
 
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 Warping, Winding and Quilling Department, Main Floor 
 
 of Humidifying. The mill is now operating ninety-six broad 
 silk looms, space being provided for forty-eight additional 
 looms and the company is steadily taking up this space. 
 
 Eighty emplo y e e s 
 participate in the pro- 
 duction of ten thou- 
 sand yards of dress 
 silks weekly, a record 
 which has been estab- 
 lished since opera- 
 tions were commenced 
 in April, 1913, upon 
 the completion of the 
 plant. The output 
 goes to commission 
 merchants, but the 
 business as a whole 
 materially affects, in 
 a beneficial way, the 
 progress of Monroe 
 County and East 
 Stroudsburg as a man- 
 ufacturing center. 
 A payroll of about $50,000 per year indicates in round 
 figures the value of this plant to the community and the 
 magnitude of their business at large. The company's plant 
 
 adjoins on the East front the trackage of the 
 
 D. L. & W. Railroad, the area west of it allow- 
 ing for future expansion. The floor space of 
 the present plant totals over 22,000 square feet. 
 Here the raw material, which in this mill is 
 confined to Italian and Japanese silks, is re- 
 ceived in skeins. These go through the pro- 
 cess of winding, followed by warping or get- 
 ting a certain number of threads into certain 
 lengths before they reach the harness which 
 is strapped into the loom before the weav- 
 ing begins. The finished product goes to the 
 dyeworks, subject to the buyers' orders. 
 Great care is exercised in the purchases, made 
 by this firm from raw silk dealers, to secure 
 compliance with requirements regarding cer- 
 tain chops (or brands they might be called) 
 of raw silk. Frequently a conditioning house 
 examines either whole lots or even ten skeins 
 of each bale for elasticity, strength, evenness 
 of thread, touch, lustre and sizings. 
 
 The Fellows-Huber Co.'s success may safely 
 be ascribed to good management. 
 
HOW BEST TO INSCRIBE IN 
 MONROE COUNTY'S ANNALS 
 OF HISTORY THE FORWARD 
 MARCH OF EAST STROUDSBURG 
 
 By J. ANSON SINGER, M. D., President of the East Stroudsburg Board of Trade 
 
 
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 SOBER thought and careful research prove that 
 East Stroudsburg owes much to the name of 
 "Drinker." It was Henry Drinker, perhaps more 
 than any other man, who nearly one hundred 
 years ago, blazing with an ax a route 
 from the mouth of the Lackawanna, 
 now Pittston, through the unbroken for- 
 ests, across the lofty Pocono Mountains 
 to the Delaware Water Gap, a distance 
 of sixty miles, satisfied himself that rail 
 communication between the Delaware 
 and Susquehanna Valleys offered untold 
 advantages. While it took several de- 
 cades to organize a logical traffic road, 
 still Drinker's efforts were indirectly 
 responsible for the bringing into exist- 
 ence of East Stroudsburg. The first at- 
 tempt to establish railway communica- 
 tion was made in 1826, when the charter 
 for the Susquehanna Canal and Railroad 
 company was granted. But not until 
 the "Lackawanna and Western" and a 
 branch known as "The Delaware and 
 Cobb's Gap Railroad Company" came 
 into existence in and along the early 
 fifties was real life assured for East 
 Stroudsburg. 
 
 first officials: I. T. Puterbaugh, Burgess; C. E. Durfee, M. 
 L. Hutchinson, A. W. Loder, S. P. Smith and W. N. Peters, 
 as members of the first Council. The land forming the 
 site of the Borough originally belonged to Daniel Brod- 
 head, and consisted of six hundred and 
 forty acres. In 1856 the first railroad 
 station was erected at the head of what 
 is now Washington street, but in 1864, 
 a new station and freight house were 
 erected on Crystal street, to meet the 
 necessities of increased population and 
 business. 
 
 The first Justice of the Peace elected 
 after the organization of the Borough 
 was M. L. Hutchinson, who at this writ- 
 ing is still among the old residents of 
 the community. Among the early busi- 
 ness men must be counted Alexander 
 W. Loder, who erected, in 1868, the 
 building later owned by Dr. Lesh, in 
 which he carried on a mercantile busi- 
 ness for three years. With the organi- 
 zation of East Stroudsburg as an in- 
 corporated community there came many 
 others. The name of the late Stephen 
 
 The Late Mayor Frank Smiley Kistler must, however, go down in his- 
 
 Honored in Life and in Death tory as an industrial factor with the 
 
 Many of the early settlers were descendants of those erection of a tannery in 1869. John Burt also built a brew- 
 
 who had faced the rigors and hardships of pioneer life in ery in 1867, for the production of ale and porter. The 
 
 Stroud township, some even as far back as the period enlarged Elk Horn Tannery dates back to the name of 
 
 preceding the erection of 
 this township on the 22ud 
 of January, 1817. To enu- 
 merate each and every one 
 singly, would require space 
 far beyond the limits of that 
 which I take as appropriate 
 for a brief, but comprehen- 
 sive, sketch which is to 
 serve in telling to the aver- 
 age reader not only the past 
 growth of the community, 
 but also "How best to in- 
 scribe in Monroe County's 
 annals of history the for- 
 ward march of East Strouds- 
 burg." 
 
 To the rapid growth of 
 the town after the comple- 
 tion of the railroad, must be 
 ascribed the application for 
 a charter as an independent 
 borough and the incorpora- 
 tion as such, by the Court, 
 on May 23, 1870. Providing 
 for the first election at the 
 public house known then, as now, as the Analomink House, 
 the following were duly chosen on June 11, 1870, as the 
 
 Masonic Temple, Washington Street at Courtland, East StroudsburR 
 
 Kistler, as today a large 
 bottling concern dates back 
 to the name of Burt. So 
 that two manufacturing in- 
 terests outlive the transi- 
 tory stage from the town- 
 ship of Stroud to the incor 
 poratTon of East Strouds- 
 burg. The name Loder also 
 successfully passed this 
 transition period. The store 
 of Thomas Stemple, erected 
 in 1863, located opposite 
 what is now the East 
 Stroudsburg National Bank 
 Building, has passed out of 
 existence, although the 
 property is still owned by 
 his son, Jay Stemple. Stores, 
 previously kept by Peter 
 Terpeening and Col. John 
 Nyce, are also extinct, ex- 
 cept on the records of his- 
 tory. 
 
 The marvelous growth of 
 the community is best shown 
 by pointing out the accession of one industry after another, 
 in the splendid showing of attractive homes, modern build- 
 
 63 
 
ings for the traveler and the resort guests, houses of wor- 
 ship to meet the requirements of a growing population of 
 varied beliefs, in fact, prosperity which is in evidence 
 everywhere. We point with pride to a fire department 
 which has won records throughout the state and remains 
 a factor to induce the sleep of the just among those who 
 make their home here or who have their commercial and 
 industrial establishments located within the boundaries of 
 East Stroudsburg. The local government is in the hands 
 of citizens who aim to serve the community for the best 
 interests of all concerned and improvements have been 
 pushed forward here as rapidly as conditions have justified 
 each step. Our police system, although fortunately limited, 
 has met the requirements 
 of competent guardians of 
 the peace. That East 
 Stroudsburg has the dis- 
 tinction of being a principal 
 stopping point between 
 Scranton, Pa., and Hobo- 
 ken, N. J., for through trains 
 of the Delaware, Lackawan- 
 na & Western Railroad 
 speaks for the traffic which 
 emanates from this station, 
 where also the Pennsylva- 
 nia Railroad and the Dela- 
 ware Valley Railway inter- 
 change traffic. 
 
 If I may be permitted to 
 say so, the ghost which 
 sleepeth not is the growing 
 friendship with our sister 
 community and county seat, 
 Stroudsburg. It is my be- 
 lief that the showing made by the citizens of East Strouds- 
 burg in this edition will more than justify the belief that 
 nothing can take away from the glories which our com- 
 munity has already earned. Nor is it possible to lead the 
 sane booster astray by telling him that anything will ever 
 stop the forward march of that part of Monroe County 
 which is now known as East Stroudsburg. As I look at 
 the connecting link between our town and Stroudsburg, 
 in the form of the State Bridge, I am wondering how far 
 off the date will be when our sister community, Strouds- 
 burg, will match our own efforts and help make of the two 
 towns one united whole to be known under her own name, 
 
 but without disparaging the showing which we have made 
 and without burdening us unjustly in the effort of making 
 of the two one City which shall prosper and grow as one 
 of the foremost communities of this great Commonwealth 
 of Pennsylvania. 
 
 There are those who claim that such a union would 
 tend to depreciate the standing of our section of the town, 
 because it might lead to the hastening of that day, when 
 the Lackawanna Railroad Company might be tempted to 
 move its station to the disadvantage of East Stroudsburg. 
 I defy any man to prove to me that there is any logical 
 reason, even in the removal of the present station, to take 
 it out of that part of Monroe County which is now circum- 
 scribed by the boundary 
 lines of East Stroudsburg. 
 To my mind, there can be 
 but one solution in the fu- 
 ture for the problem which, 
 in a forward march, may 
 confront the Lackawanna 
 Railroad, and that solution 
 would be most likely in an 
 Eastern direction, perhaps 
 slightly Southeast, but with- 
 in the limits of the Borough 
 of East Stroudsburg. 
 
 Even with such a removal 
 there remains only con- 
 tinued prosperity for what 
 is now the heart of our com- 
 munity. In the city of Chi- 
 cago, in a district which for 
 years had depreciated in 
 value, the Chicago & North- 
 western built a new and 
 magnificent station structure, and has helped to increase 
 the prospects of future property values in its immediate 
 vicinity, while not anywhere depreciating existing values. 
 In the city of Minneapolis, the same company has helped 
 to increase values in a much neglected district by the 
 erection of a new station structure, but away from the 
 station property values also have continued to increase. 
 When the city of San Francisco, before the days of the 
 great fire, pointed with pride to the new ferry structure 
 which immediately gave a new impetus to its own imme- 
 diate vicinity, there was no depreciation of property values 
 in other sections of the community. It cannot be charged 
 
 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Stroudsburg 
 Rev. J. S. Kistler, Pastor 
 
 
 
 Acme Hose Company, No. I, East Stroudsburg's Prize Winning Fire Fighters 
 
 64 
 
that Scranton property values have fallen since the D., 
 L. & W. Railroad put up its modern railway station, simply 
 because realty in the immediate neighborhood of the depot 
 has been considerably enhanced in value. Stroudsburg 
 has the station of that branch of the Erie Railroad, known 
 as the New York, Susquehanna & Western, and can but 
 benefit even by the erection of a new Lackawanra depot 
 in East Stroudsburg, other than in its present location. 
 , We can safely say that 
 we have some things which 
 physically do not burden 
 our community, nor do we 
 fail to recognize that ad- 
 vancement in this communi- 
 ty has gone too far forward 
 to be stolen bodily even by 
 the adoption on our part of 
 our family name without 
 the "East" attached to it. 
 But I may safely claim that 
 East Stroudsburg can sin 
 gle out Lord Byron's fa 
 rnous saying. 
 
 "With all that Demosthe- 
 nes wanted, endowed, 
 and his rival or master in 
 
 all he possessed," 
 and assert that a greater 
 Stroud sburg would rival 
 Demosthenes, not in ora- 
 tory, but in speaking for it- 
 self as a factor to be reck- 
 oned with much more ex- 
 tensively in the annals of 
 the future history of Mon- 
 roe County. And such a 
 Stroudsburg is easily possi- 
 ble, if our sister community 
 will take steps without 
 jealousy, but in brotherly 
 
 First Presbyterian Church, East Stroudsburg 
 Rev. Karl L. von Krug, Pastor 
 
 throughout his life. He served as school director for nine 
 years, was a director of the East Stroudsburg National 
 Bank for two years preceding his death, was elected 
 Burgess on November 6, 1913, and passed into the great 
 beyond on November 1, 1914, honored in life and in death. 
 Robert H. Ace was appointed to fill out the unexpired 
 term of the late Mr. Smiley. District Attorney Ira A. La 
 Bar is Borough Solicitor; C. P. Smith is Chief of the Fire 
 
 Department; W. A. Hughes 
 is Assistant Chief; Joseph 
 Evans and Daniel Stemple 
 are Justices of the Peace; 
 Forgie C. Fish is High 
 Constable, and Amos Mil- 
 ler is Constable. 
 
 The members of the 
 Board of Health are: Carl 
 Brown, W. E. Brown, David 
 Carlton, Francis Transue, 
 and Oscar Imbt. E. G. 
 Williams is Health Officer. 
 Joseph Seiple and W. A. 
 Hughes are Overseers of 
 the Poor. 
 
 The Borough Improve- 
 ment Association is an or- 
 ganization of women, de- 
 voted to a cause deserving 
 the co-operation of all. 
 
 It must be remembered 
 that — while the public in- 
 terests are properly look- 
 ed after by public officials 
 and organizations aiming 
 to serve the common in- 
 terest — in East Strouds- 
 burg each and every citi- 
 zen aims to be a commit- 
 tee of one, ever ready to 
 labor in behalf of pro- 
 
 love, to lead to a union which shall bring greater pros- 
 perity to us both, but leave untampered that which is 
 already possessed by prosperous East Stroudsburg. 
 
 The present officers of this municipality are: Robert 
 11. Ace. Mayor; W. E. Van Vllet, President of Council; 
 M. L. Bach, W. K. Deubler, Lewis \Y. Lehman, Louis 
 Rupprecht, Frank 'Walters, T. 
 J. Moyer, Councilmen; Charles 
 McDonough. Secretary; L. W. 
 Lehman, Treasurer; It a A. La 
 Bar. Attorney; F. C. Fisii, Chief 
 of Police; C. S. Van Why, Water 
 Superintendent and Street 
 Ccmmissioner; E. H. Bruch, 
 Tax Collector. 
 
 East Stroudsburg lost in the 
 late Mayor Frank Smiley one 
 of the representai ive men. Mr. 
 Smiley was born on November 
 G, 1854. in Stroudsburg. receiv- 
 ing his education in the schools 
 i.i that borough. At the age of 
 nine he became a water boy on 
 the Delaware, Lackawanna & 
 Western Railroad, a brakeman 
 five years later. At eighteen 
 
 St. 
 
 gress. This is a community of boosters who believe in 
 their town and in everything that helps all of Monroe 
 County. We believe in service, one and all, and are not 
 afraid to speak out, even though we may disagree on some 
 topics. We realize that the dark horse is liable to hurt 
 more than the one in the open daylight. And acting on 
 
 this belief, we strive to serve 
 the whole community — a n d 
 therefore the county — by a free 
 discussion of any undertaking. 
 If East Stroudsburg has come 
 to be recognized as a live wire 
 municipality, it must be as- 
 cribed to the hearty coopera- 
 tion of all citizens in every for- 
 ward movement, and I confi- 
 dently express the opinion that 
 "The Bells" furnish ample evi- 
 dence for the truth of this 
 statement. There are no dead 
 ones in East Stroudsburg. In 
 the name of Mayor Robert H. 
 Ace, I extend to all strangers 
 — who want proof — the band 
 of welcome to Monroe County's 
 hustling and growing town. 
 
 Matthews Roman Catholic Church, East Stroudsburg 
 Rev. Francis Craft, Rector 
 
 ho was a conductor, and at thirty-two he was promoted to The key to this prosperous and prospering community car- 
 
 the position of yardmaster, serving in that capacity for ries with it due appreciation of the newcomer's presence 
 
 twenty-eight years. Soon after his schooling he removed and assurance that his stay will be made pleasant in 
 
 to East Stroudsburg and has been a respected citizen East Stroudsburg, "Where Industry and Recreation Meet." 
 
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A DECADE OF PROSPERITY AND SATISFACTION 
 
 Rings True of The Keystone Building and Loan Association 
 
 of East Stroudsburg 
 as a Home Builder in Monroe County 
 
 UTUAL benefit was the keynote of the first 
 effort in Building and Loan organization. 
 Since then there has been added the greater 
 benefit of upbuilding a community by en- 
 abling the individual home builder to secure 
 the best possible structure through one complete invest- 
 ment. Thousands of happy homes throughout the Union 
 stand today as monuments to the enterprise of citizens 
 who by organization aided not only themselves, but others 
 with a loan plan which alone made possible the realization 
 of a real home, otherwise either deferred or unattainable. 
 On a charter, granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- 
 vania on March 1, 1904, the Keystone Building and Loan 
 Association of East Stroudsburg was organized with the 
 present set of officers and direc 
 tors except Lewis C. McFall, who 
 was elected to succeed the late 
 Irvin W. Smith. Without friction 
 the work has thus progressed 
 through a period of ten years for 
 the benefit of many. The result 
 is best shown in the simple state- 
 ment of fact that about two hun- 
 dred loans have been placed since 
 the association began to do busi- 
 ness on May 1, 1914. 
 
 For the benefit of those who are 
 not acquainted with the working 
 plan of such an organization, it is 
 well to state that the Keystone 
 Building and Loan Association 
 places at the disposal of intending 
 home purchasers or builders the 
 sum necessary to meet individual 
 requirements. Unlike an invest- 
 ment in the ordinary corporation, 
 which places the responsibility of 
 proving up on the stock purchased 
 upon possibilities of the business, each shareholder, or 
 investor if you please, in a building and loan association 
 becomes a guarantor of his investment. This places the 
 responsibility of success not merely upon the officers and 
 directors, but upon each and every member, a method 
 which insures by mutual protection not only greater mutual 
 benefit, but also greater individual returns on the original 
 investment. 
 
 This elimination of chance, together with the selection 
 of officers and directors whose integrity is unquestioned 
 and whose repeated re-election vouches for their ability 
 to successfully protect the interests of all, has brought 
 about an increased business of cooperative benefit to many 
 through the good judgment of a few. Thus the Keystone 
 Building and Loan Association takes an important place 
 in the upbuilding of Monroe County by making possible 
 a greater number of good homes throughout this section 
 on the mutual small payment plan without the usual risks 
 
 "Man, through all ages of revolving time, 
 Unchanging man, in every varying clime, 
 Deems his own land of every land the pride 
 Belov'd of heaven o'er all the world beside : 
 His home, the spot of earth supremely blest, 
 A dearer, sweeter spot than all tlie rest." 
 
 to the investor. The plan is simple and worthy of investi- 
 gation by those who want to build their home in prosperous 
 Monroe County, where pretty homes abound. 
 
 The last financial statement, issued by this organization, 
 shows not only a healthy growth in one decade, but proves 
 beyond doubt that without a single setback the original 
 plans have succeeded. About January next the first series 
 of the Keystone Building and Loan Association shares will 
 mature, insuring the payment of all monies to holders of free 
 stock in that series and the cancellation of all first series 
 loans. This fact alone is something to be proud of. But 
 the real cause for pride among officers and directors who 
 have handled the affairs of the association, as well as 
 among the citizens at large, is found in the creditable 
 statement that not a single loan 
 has failed to do its duty. In other 
 words, foresight, justice and fair 
 play have been combined in the 
 efforts of the directorate to create 
 a community of interests between 
 borrower and organization which 
 has prevented loss in every case, 
 yet has safeguarded even the in- 
 terests of individual borrowers 
 without embarrassment to the as- 
 sociation as a whole. 
 
 The officers and directors of this 
 association are: H. B. Drake, 
 president; W. H. Jacques, vice- 
 president; M. S. Kistler, secretary; 
 I. A. Gardner, treasurer; A. R. 
 Brittain, conveyancer; with W. C. 
 Drake, L. C. McFall. Abram 
 Albert, Dr. J. Anson Singer, and 
 F. J. Kistler. As a building and 
 loan association has functions 
 affecting the welfare of communi- 
 ties at large, it is not amiss to 
 mention in detail the connection of individual directors 
 with other interests. 
 
 H. B. Drake, the president, is also head of the East 
 Stroudsburg National Bank and president of the L. D. 
 Sopher Co., a local wholesale grocery house. W. H. 
 Jacques, though no longer in active business, is classed 
 among the safely conservative citizens. M. S. Kistler, 
 secretary, is the reliable cashier of the East Stroudsburg 
 National Bank. I. A. Gardner, the treasurer, for years 
 held a responsible position with the D., L. & W. Railroad, 
 but is now retired. A. R. Brittain is a well known attor- 
 ney. W. C. Drake is a local hardware merchant. Lewis 
 C. McFall is a member of the firm of McFall & Warne, 
 dealers in general merchandise. Abram Albert is also 
 retired, but his experience is valuable to the association. 
 Dr. Singer is the active president of the local Board of 
 Trade and a medical practitioner of standing. F. J. Kistler 
 is a respected citizen and the head of F. J. Kistler & Sons. 
 
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4RTER OF A CENTUR 
 
 F SUCCESSFUL BANKING f ,SS9 
 
 VV 1915 \f/ 
 
 This Is the Record of the East Stroudsburg National Bank " ,a ^x L ^,4* 
 
 # 
 
 RGANIZED in 18S9 under the National Bank 
 ing laws, the East Stroudsburg National Bank 
 began to do business on May 6th, of the 
 same year. The growth of the business since 
 that date has been steady, gaining for this 
 bank consistent influence, strength and the 
 confidence of the people. It is said that the 
 financial institutions of a community reflect 
 the character and progressiveness of her people. Just so 
 do the earnings of a bank reflect the policy of a bank. 
 
 The officers and directors of the East Stroudsburg 
 National Bank points with pride to the fact that every pre- 
 caution is taken at all times to invest its funds in securi- 
 ties and bonds of unquestionable safety. With a manage- 
 ment able to cope with every problem presenting itself 
 in progressive, but safe banking, this bank has not only 
 won an enviable position in its home town, but the approval 
 of many throughout Monroe County and the Delaware 
 Valley. 
 
 Quartered in its own premises, rebuilt in 1912, the 
 bank is fortunate in the possession of a structure reflecting 
 credit upon the whole community, while providing for each 
 and every department ample room. The massive vault is 
 fire, burglar and water proof, and is constructed with heavy 
 reinforced concrete walls and lined throughout with plates 
 of drill-proof chrome steel. The entire equipment is the 
 embodiment of the latest and most modern features of 
 vault construction. 
 
 The Savings Department is an important factor, three 
 
 per cent, interest being paid on deposits. An account may 
 be opened with one dollar. In addition to the usual func- 
 tions of a national bank, i. e., issuing currency, receiving 
 deposits, collecting checks, drafts and notes, making loans 
 on approved security, the East Stroudsburg National Bank 
 issues Travelers' Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks, 
 payable in every country in the civilized world. Safe De- 
 posit Boxes may also be rented by individuals, at the 
 nominal rental of $1.00 and upwards per year. Securities, 
 deeds and other valuables of any description may be stored 
 with this bank. 
 
 Women who look upon banking as a business necessity 
 find it a distinct pleasure here, where every convenience 
 and accommodation is provided for the women patrons. 
 A special room is placed at their disposal. 
 
 Resources of over $700,000 — including the banking 
 house, conservatively valued at $35,000 — a wide knowledge 
 of business conditions, mature judgment, integrity and 
 experience of the officers and directors insure to this bank 
 continued prosperity and to its depositors security that 
 is unquestionable. 
 
 The officers are: H. B. Drake, president; F. J. Kistler. 
 vice president; S. T. Detrick, secretary; M. S. Kistler, 
 cashier; H. B. Bush, teller, and Hon. Harvey Huffman, 
 solicitor. The Board of Directors includes, in addition 
 to the president, vice president and secretary, Messrs. 
 Theo. Ott, Portland; J. A. Seguine, Cresco; T. M. Lynch, 
 Tobyhanna; D. D. Drake, Water Gap; W. E. Van Vliet, East 
 Stroudsburg, and C. F. Gravle, Jr., Pocono Lake, Pa. 
 
 MASSIVE BURGLAR AND FIREPROOF VAULT OF THE EAST STROUDSBURG NATIONAL BANK— TRIPLE TIAIE LOCK DOOR OPEN 
 
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Tfae East Slioudsbiuiirg Stale norma 
 
 AS A FACTOR IN SPREADING THE FAME OF MONROE COUNTY 
 
 THE East Stroudsburg State Nor- ^^ ^\ pus contains twenty-three acres, and ad- 
 
 mal School has reached its / ;\ joining plots of ground also belong to 
 
 majority. Its twenty-first class / \ the school. The grounds also have been 
 
 was graduated in June of the past / \ improved until they are among the most 
 
 year. It has justified its existence and / \ beautiful in the State, and besides the 
 
 realized the most ardent hopes of its / \ first building there are on the grounds 
 
 founders. It has won for itself an envia- / jA a large gymnasium, a fine and adequate 
 
 ble position among the Normal Schools / ^■^Sk, **flfe. ! recitation building, an imposing and 
 
 of the State. mW ' 7l8Pi well-planned Model School, and a well 
 
 More than two thousand graduates w^L \ H equipped heating and electric light 
 
 have left its halls. In addition to these IMSBP'* \ plant. 
 
 many other students have completed ^^B The internal growth of the school has 
 special courses preparatory to entering B been as satisfactory as the external, 
 colleges or universities. The remarka- \ «H ' ' .. B/ The facilities for laboratory work have 
 bly successful lives of the alumni are \ AMw _|> i WSj been increased and multiplied, and the 
 a constant source of satisfaction to the \ ^^BJ / , new departments demanded by the re- 
 trustees and faculty and other warm \^AM A / vised course of study well provided for. 
 friends and supporters of the school. ^B BuBB ^ ^ Mi B^ The equipmeoit for manual training and 
 They are making themselves useful in ^B Wf MB domestic science and art are excellent, 
 responsible positions all over our coun- ^BJ Jf± Ms B^ and a large school garden has been de- 
 try, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in ^ s ^^8_j^B^^^ veloped on the campus in aid in making 
 Porto Rica, Cuba, Mexico, the Canal E L KEMP Fc D LITT D the teaching of horticulture and agricul- 
 Zone, the Sandwich and Philippine Isl- Principal East Stroudsburg State Normal School ture as practical as possible, 
 ands, in Great Britain and in China and Japan. The state course of study has for years been accepted 
 In many ways they attest their loyalty to their Alma as a minimum requirement. The work in different depart- 
 
 Mater. They are the school's most active agents, and are 
 constantly sending additions to its student body. Recently 
 they contributed a large sum of money for the erection of 
 a beautiful entrance to the campus, and there are now on 
 interest eleven hundred dollars donated by them towards 
 
 ments of pedagogy especially has been much extended and 
 intensified, and provisions has been made to enable stu- 
 dents to specialize and increase their requirements as much 
 as time will allow. In consequence, the teacher graduates 
 are notable in quality and are remarkably successful. 
 
 ■9 
 
 * 
 
 ENTRANCE TO CAMPUS OF EAST STROUDSBURG STATE NORMAL SCHOOL 
 
 the placing of a handsome fountain on the campus. 
 
 The history of the school has been the story of steady 
 progress. At first there was one building located on a plot 
 of eleven acres given for the purpose by a citizen of East 
 Stroudsburg, Mr. Albert Knapp. To the original property 
 additions have been made by purchase until now the cam- 
 
 They rank among the best. The trustees now are: Seeley 
 Rosenkrans, Frank J. Kistler, J. Anson Singer, Chas. H. 
 Warman, John F. Henry, Frank B. Michaels, Patrick Culla- 
 ther, John M. Wyckoff, M. Russell Yetter, of East Strouds- 
 burg; B. F. Morey, William B. Eilenberger, of Stroudsburg; 
 Fred Eilenberger, of North Water Gap; W. B. Holmes, of 
 
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Honesdale; Geo. F. Davies, of Lansford; James J. Powell 
 of Scranton; Will F. Maguire, of Plains; and George M. 
 Harlernan, of South Bethlehem. They are active and capa- 
 ble business managers of the school, and are thoroughly 
 devoted to its interests. A large percentage of them par- 
 ticipated in its founding, and have borne their full share 
 of the burdens and the struggles incident to Its growth. 
 The capable officers of the board are: Dr. J. Anson 
 Singer, President; Dr. John F. Henry, Vice President; Mr. 
 Seeley Rosenkrans, Secretary. 
 
 The faculty is strong. Without exception they have 
 received their higher training in colleges and universities, 
 or the equivalent in special schools. One member of the 
 faculty. Dr. D. W. LaRue, has for several years taught 
 psychology and pedagogy in the summer school of Har- 
 vard University; and another, Miss Elizabeth Kurtz, teach- 
 er of geography and geology, has taught for several years 
 in the summer school of Columbia University. 
 
 the building sadly defective in construction. With unflinch- 
 ing courage the local champions persisted in their efforts. 
 Mr. Oakes talked Normal School in season and out of sea- 
 son, the Hon. R. F. Schwartz made a magnificent fight for 
 recognition in the Legislature, and Mr. Milton Yetter and 
 Mr. George E. Stauffer, when the treasury was empty, en- 
 dorsed the notes of the trustees, sometimes to the amount 
 of $15,000. The local men triumphed. Not only the town. 
 but the whole county owes them a debt of gratitude. 
 
 The school has been very fortunate in the selection of 
 men to head the board of trustees. The first president was 
 Mr. Seeley Rosenkrans. He was elected because of his 
 interest in education, his business ability, and because from 
 the beginning of the movement, he was actively allied with 
 the strongest workers for the school. After serving one 
 year he gave way to Judge John B. Storm, but afterwards 
 was again elected to fill the office. Mr. RosenKrans has 
 given more time and thought to the management of the 
 
 Entrance to and Partial View of Administration Building, East Stroudsburg State Normal School 
 
 The principal has been with the school from the begin- 
 ning, nine years as vice principal, during the principalship 
 of Prof. Geo. P. Bible. He is the author of two text-books; 
 one a history of education widely used in Normal Schools 
 and Universities, and the other a book on methods, now in 
 the hands of the publishers. 
 
 The school is a monument to the vision, energy, and 
 pluck of its founders. The man of vision was Rev. Chand- 
 ler Oakes. then pastor of the local Presbyterian church. 
 He was a man gifted with persuasive eloquence and an 
 indomitable pioneer spirit He could and did inspire others 
 with enthusiasm akin to his own. 
 
 It was not established without a struggle. VYhile the 
 stock sales were being pushed and the first building was in 
 process of erection, a number of prominent men in Scran- 
 ton conceived the idea of having the school located there, 
 and made a determined effort to win it away from East 
 Stroudsburg. Friends of this movement declared the loca- 
 tion here poorly adapted to the needs of the district and 
 
 Fchool than any other man who has been connected with 
 the board. His activity has not ceased with the advancing 
 years of his service. 
 
 Judge John B. Storm, the second president of the board, 
 was at the time the most prominent man in the county 
 and one of its most cultured citizens. He filled the. office 
 for several years. The other men, who with equal ability 
 and zeal filled the office, were Judge. T. Y. Hoffman, Mr. 
 Milton Yetter, and Mr. B. F. Morey. The latter voluntarily 
 dropped out because of his health to make room for the 
 present incumbent. Dr. J. Anson Singer. Two of the ex- 
 presidents have passed away — Judge John B. Storm and 
 Mr. Milton Yetter. Mr. Yetter held the office of president 
 longer than any other man. He held the majority of the 
 stock and during the time he held the office, he made the 
 school peculiarly his own. His great business ability and 
 his foresight were of great service to the school. He 
 took the lead in all of the marked steps in its develop- 
 ment. 
 
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The Davidson Camp and School for Boys 
 
 in. 
 
 vi.ilii'o iVl o iiMaiiig 
 
 IN the front rank of our institutions for the 
 benefit of the young stands the Davidson 
 School and Camp. It has for its motto the 
 trinity of — 
 
 PHYSICAL STRENGTH 
 MENTAL, EFFICIENCY 
 MORAL EXCELLENCE. 
 Judiciously combining the benefits of the 
 home with the advantages of the school, the 
 Davidson Institute has since its establishment 
 in 1900 exercised influences of inestimable value 
 over all the boys who during the summer sea- 
 sons have been entrusted to its care. 
 
 While everything is being done in the form 
 of sports to develop the strength and to further 
 the growth of the young, yet equally full con- 
 sideration is being paid to their mental advance- 
 ment, protecting their minds from becoming Coolbaugh Lake. Bathing and Boating Under Reasonable Supervision 
 
 rusty through vacation idleness and to equip them with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and with the Pennsyl 
 necessary means to render their school work during the vania Railroads, thus rendering it easily accessible to all 
 winter season easy and agreeable. Fully realizing that all parts of the country. By special arrangement the Davidson 
 education, physical as Camp and School now 
 
 well as mental, must T~ : ; 7^1 handles its own mail, 
 
 serve yet a higher &trj*i using East Strouds- 
 
 purpose, special care M$, burs as its post office - 
 
 is taken to endow the ^j^ltf The fine summer re- 
 
 young students, by ^?.J& afe. ifft . | sort near, »'' called 
 
 precept and example, ^^^^^m^^^^^hmk- ..^ Ml feg JL Coolbaugh College Inn, 
 
 with those fine traits has proven a varitable 
 
 which make for con- boon of delight and 
 
 duct and character. ^^^^'f^f^'^^'w^f^ Tfl: " '"''^(f^^f'f* recreation for the par- 
 
 The success of the ^J ents and friends of the 
 
 Institute during the students. 
 
 past years justly pres- The respect coin- 
 
 ages an ever growing manded by Dr. David- 
 
 success in the future. son and his institution 
 
 It is gratifying to re- in the home county is 
 
 cc.nl I lie liberal spiril |. . . ■ . ... . .. ■■ J a strung testimonial 
 
 pervading the School for the high character 
 
 and Camp. There are Exercise Before Breakfast Is the Foundation of Healthy Appetite o£ wor lc carried on by 
 
 no religious barriers for teachers or students. The only him. Improvements are constantly being made on the 
 criterion is mental and moral fitness. The principal never premises to maintain the standard of equipment and con- 
 allowed himself to gain financial success by an 
 indiscriminate number of pupils. Any appli- 
 cant, under suspicion of being tainted, is rigidly 
 denied admittance. 
 
 Dr. David Davidson is well known in the 
 country as a scholar and educator, having been 
 for a number of years a member of the faculty 
 of The Hebrew Union College at Cincinnati, O., 
 whose graduates fill the most prominent pulpits 
 in the United States. As regards the climatic 
 conditions, indeed, any superlative expression 
 would not be exaggerated. The whole Blue 
 Ridge Mountain Section is famous for its beau- 
 ty and healthfulness; and Dr. Davidson was es- 
 pecially fortunate in establishing his camp in 
 the finest region on the spur of the Blue Moun 
 tain. Comprising an area of over 300 acres, hav- 
 ing its own dairy and poultry yard, it forms with 
 lake and hills one of the finest estates in Mon- 
 roe county. The Delaware Valley Railroad, having a station 
 on the School Grounds, connects the Institute with the 
 
 The School and Tents— Camp Life Causes No Brain Fag 
 
 veniences, looked for by an increasing number of pupils 
 whose attendance at the School benefits the whole county. 
 
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I 
 
 4 ENERGETIC POLICY HAS PLACED 
 THE MONROE COUNTY NATIONAL 
 BANK IN THE SAFE AND SOUND CLASS 
 
 ■ =3 EARLY IN ITS HISTORY » =3 
 
 * — ■ 
 
 _ . _ ITH its required capital over-sub- 
 \flf scribed to the extent of $17,000— 
 so that the total authorized stock 
 reached $42,000— the Monroe Coun- 
 ty National Bank, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., 
 began business on October 22, 1900, under 
 favorable auspices. Then the youngest of 
 the county's financial institutions, it quickly 
 gained an enviable position in its chosen 
 field. A few years' activities necessitated 
 larger and better facilities, causing the ac- 
 quisition of the property on Crystal Street, 
 opposite the D., L. & \V. station, where a 
 new and massive building was erected, its 
 doors being opened to the public on August 
 30, 1906. 
 
 Here the entire equipment, including the 
 vaults, were of the latest construction, the 
 bank's quarters being commodious and light, 
 safe deposit boxes at a popular rental also 
 
 being provided. 
 
 HON. 
 
 T. Y. HOFFMAN 
 President 
 
 Six years of 
 progress, unprecedented in 
 the country's history, had 
 brought the baby bank of 
 Monroe County another dis- 
 tinction, the deposits on Sep- 
 tember 14, 1906, showing a 
 total of $320,755.32, as against 
 $62,835.80 in 1901. 
 
 Another innovation, brought 
 about by this active banking 
 institution, was the payment 
 of interest on 
 savings which 
 resulted in a 
 change of policy 
 among all banks 
 for the benefit 
 of Monroe Coun- 
 ty depos i t o r s, 
 who thereafter annually found themselves 
 about $40,000 richer in consequence. That 
 the Monroe County National Bank was able, 
 before Christmas, 1908, to declare its first 
 dividend and at the same time announce a 
 total surplus of $50,000, equal in amount to 
 the capital, proves that the management 
 was not only aggressive, but had safeguard- 
 ed the bank's resources and deposits from 
 tha start. 
 
 Now in its fifteenth year, the Monroe 
 County National Bank has constantly added 
 to its prestige among the people. Us de- 
 posits have grown to a total of about 
 $700,000, while its resources approximate 
 
 JOHN S. SCHOONOVER 
 Vice-President 
 
 The Home of the 
 
 Monroe County National Bank 
 
 East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 the handsome total of $800,000. This is 
 proof sufficient that the youngest national 
 bank in the county stands with its friends 
 united, as an important factor in the local 
 business world. 
 
 The officers are: Hon. T. Y. Hoffman, 
 President; John S. Schoonover, Vice-Presi- 
 dent; J. N. Gish, Cashier; V. M. Reynolds, 
 Teller, and Hon. W. A. Erdman, Attorney. 
 The directorate includes, in addition to the 
 president and vice-president, the following: 
 O. Zimmerman, of North Water Gap; N. S. 
 Brittain, Sr., of Tobyhanna; Phillip Ruster, 
 R. W. Reynolds, Frank Brown, Win. H. Loder, 
 and Peter Lesoine, of East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 The Foreign Exchange Department of 
 this bank meets every requirement of those 
 who make remittances to foreign countries 
 or who in their travels seek convenient iden- 
 tification means, coupled with safety in the 
 carrying of needed funds. The 
 securities of this institution 
 include high-class Railroad. 
 Municipal and Industrial 
 Bonds, not readily influenced 
 by fluctuations in the market 
 and by virtue of the recog- 
 nized standing of the corpora- 
 tions represented acknowl- 
 edged to be safe first and 
 dividend-paying at all times. 
 In one other direction must 
 credit be given 
 to the manage- 
 ment of the 
 Monroe County 
 National Bank. 
 Believing that 
 the upbuilding 
 of local indus- 
 tries will redound to the benefit of all, it has 
 also come to the aid of this section, in which 
 its interests are centered, by stimulating 
 the production of better fruits. Two years ago 
 this bank inaugurated its first "Apple Show," 
 and so successful was the effort in its re- 
 sults for the good of all that last year's show 
 attracted a still greater number of ex- 
 hibitors, while the prizes offered by the bank 
 covered a wider range. Thus interest in 
 the productivity of the soil of this region is 
 being developed and additional investments 
 in this section are being encouraged by 
 proof positive, found in the exhibits annually 
 made in the banking rooms of this bank. 
 
 JOHN N. GISH 
 Cashier 
 
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A, EngcThardl's Success as Electrical 
 Contractor Extends Beyond Monioe County 
 
 A BOUT 22 years prac- 
 ■"■ tical experience in 
 his line is the basis upon 
 which at this time the 
 record of achievement of 
 A. Engelhardt holds out 
 a still brighter future for 
 him. He came to Strouds- 
 burg in 1902, after five 
 years' service with the 
 General Electric Co., at 
 Schenectady, N. Y., and 
 took charge of the in- 
 stalling and maintaining 
 of the electric signal sys- 
 tem on the D., L. & W. 
 Railroad's Scranton divi- 
 sion. Nearly five years 
 later he started in con- 
 tracting work at the 
 county seat and in 1909 
 removed to East Strouds- 
 burg, where he is now 
 located in his own build- 
 ing at 209-211 Crystal St. 
 Mr. Englehardt's success is easily shown by the num- 
 ber of larger contracts which he has executed in and out 
 of Monroe County, among them being the Stroud Theatre, 
 Indian Queen Hotel, Flagler Building with the Newberry 
 store, A. B. Wyckoff building, all in Stroudsburg; the Hotel 
 Fenner, Masonic Temple, The Daylight Store and building, 
 Hartman Bros, new building, Fellows-Huber Silk Mill, in 
 East Stroudsburg, and many other larger structures in 
 both the Stroudsburgs, Delaware Water Gap, Portland, 
 Belvidere, Newton, and many other New Jersey towns. 
 He is practical in every branch of the electrical business. 
 In civic and fraternal life Mr. Engelhardt is always 
 active in behalf of the causes that serve the best interests 
 of all. He is a member of the East Stroudsburg Board of 
 Trade, and is always a boomer for his town and county. 
 
 The Firm of Kistler iz Sons Upholds 
 
 the Splendid Roc or J of an Honored Name 
 
 A. Engelhardt 
 
 •\T7HEN in 1881, F. J. and A. W. Kistler purchased M. M. 
 *V Kistler's stock of merchandise, they formed a co- 
 partnership under the firm name of Kistler Bros. During 
 the year 1890 they dissolved, A. W. Kistler retaining the 
 stock at Bartonsville. In East Stroudsburg the business 
 was continued by F. J. Kistler until July, 1894, when A. 
 W. returned from Bartonsville. The business was con- 
 tinued until 1907, when it was changed to F. J. Kistler & 
 Sons, including F. J. Kistler, M. S. Kistler and L. S. Kistler. 
 
 VV. A. 
 
 His 
 
 i Satisfied! Im the Art ©f 
 stablishraient Photography T. X Knox H 
 
 TWENTY years' residence in the community, fourteen 
 of which were spent in the service of one firm in his 
 line, entitles W. A. Hughes to recognition as a business 
 man who believes in sticking close to home. With some 
 previous grocery experience to back him, he came here 
 about 20 years ago from Wilkes-Barre. Mr. Hughes has 
 made good, as is shown in the satisfied patronage given to 
 his store since he opened a business under his own name 
 
 Interior of W. A. Huehes' Grocery Store 
 
 on April 14, 1914. His equipment is absolutely modern and 
 a complete line of groceries and all that is usually found in 
 such a store with automobile delivery insure prompt service. 
 Aside from the owner, who gives his personal attention 
 to the business, Chief Clerk James Bunnell has had ten 
 years' experience. Earl Hughes is also a popular clerk. 
 
 DOMING here from 
 *-' Scranton in April, 
 1913, T. J. Knox opened 
 the studio formerly oper- 
 ated by Mr. Doolittle, at 
 92 Washington Street 
 With a thorough knowl- 
 edge of the art of por- 
 trait and commercial 
 photography, acq u i r e d 
 during 20 years practical 
 experience, Mr. Knox 
 has built up a successful 
 business. He also does 
 enlarging, Kodak devel- 
 opment, water color and 
 crayon work, and during 
 the summer season re- 
 ceives a large share of 
 the Kodak work of visi- 
 tors. Prompt service at 
 prices, considered rea- 
 sonable for assured qual- 
 ity, has been his step- 
 ping stone to success. 
 
 At the Knox Studio may be seen the portraits of quite 
 a number of the foremost citizens of Monroe County, 
 whose approval of his work resulted in orders. Here 
 also may be found excellent group photographs, includ- 
 ing flashlights, of large organizations whose members 
 recognized the merit of his work. In outdoor photography 
 the samples of the work, done by Mr. Knox, include some 
 of the largest buildings throughout the county and fine 
 homes. 
 
 T. J. Knox points to some of the striking photographs, 
 both portraits and commercial, made by him for this edi- 
 tion of "The Bells," not only as a boost for Monroe Coun- 
 ty, but also for the quality of his work. Mr. Knox is con- 
 templating additional equipment for the growing demand. 
 
 T. J. Knox 
 
 72 
 
oard of Trade o: 
 
 EXTENDS AN INVITATION TO ALL STRANGERS LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY 
 TO RESIDE OR DO BUSINESS WITHIN THE GATES OF A LIVE COMMUNITY 
 
 By LUTHER S. HOFFMAN, Vice-President East Stroudsburg Board of Trade 
 
 L>IFE at best may be a problem. But East Strouds- 
 burg citizens have tried to make that problem's 
 solution an easier, as well as a pleasanter task 
 i&JUi than is frequently found in communities whose 
 greatest achievements are still in the making. Much or 
 the credit of giving a new impetus and a greater spirit of 
 enterprise to the already prospering 
 town must be ascribed to the far-sight- 
 edness of Dr. J. Anson Singer who, in 
 the fall of 1909, secured the co-operation 
 of other citizens and brought about the 
 organization of the East Stroudsburg 
 Board of Trade. That he was honored 
 with the presidency of the new body 
 speaks well for the appreciation of his 
 work by the members. That he has 
 remained at the head of the organiza- 
 tion ever since is evidence of the ap- 
 proval bestowed upon his labors by a 
 trade body. 
 
 With Dr. Singer, President; H. B. 
 Drake, Vice President; Luther S. Hoff- 
 man, Second Vice President; Chauncey 
 Schoch, Recording Secretary, and S. L. 
 Mosier, Financial Secretary and Treas- 
 urer, entered upon the duties of first 
 officers of the Board. Later the machin- 
 ery was altered to suit requirements, 
 the body deciding upon the abolition 
 of the second vice president's office, and 
 adopting the simpler titles of secretary 
 and treasurer respectively for other officers. In 1911 
 Herbert Bush was elected treasurer and in 1912 Ernest 
 Younkins became secretary, while in the same year Luther 
 S. Hoffman stepped into his present office. 
 
 The accomplished results of the whole body's efforts 
 are best shown in a few simple statements of fact. 
 
 J. Anson Singer, M. D., President 
 
 Crafters; The Fellows-Huber Co., silk manufacturers; The 
 New York Piano Stool & Manufacturing Co.; The Cam- 
 eron Engineering Co., and Geo. C. Hughes, then the owner 
 of the Jeffersonian and who later started also a daily 
 here — The Morning Press. Since Mr. Hughes sold the 
 paper, he has opened up an independent job and book 
 printing plant, becoming indirectly 
 and directly responsible for the main- 
 tenance of two new enterprises in this 
 community. In the removal to or the 
 starting of these enterprises in East 
 Stroudsburg, the Board of Trade has 
 done its best to meet the requirements 
 of the newcomers. Lately the Board has 
 succeeded in bringing the Holtite Cap 
 Manufacturing Co. here. The Home 
 Laundry is a new factor in local indus- 
 trial life, through the Board's efforts. 
 Improved express service, the secur- 
 ing of a town clock, a public drinking 
 fountain for horses, street improve- 
 ments, must also be counted as a trib- 
 ute to the energies of the Board, even 
 when, as in the case of street better- 
 ment, the Board simply stimulated or 
 supported the efforts of individuals or 
 public officials. The efforts of Com- 
 pany G, Monroe County's crack body 
 of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, 
 in the erection of their armory, were 
 appropriately encouraged by this Board. 
 The last Annual Banquet of the Board, held at The Maple- 
 hurst, when Gov. Tener and his staff were invited guests, 
 as well as the members of the Stroudsburg Industrial 
 Club, must go down in history as an unparalelled success 
 for Monroe County's enterprising trade body, the East 
 Stroudsburg Board of Trade, whose officers and members 
 
 Ernest Younkins Secretarv 
 
 Through the activity of the Board, East Stroudsburg 
 secured a number of prospering manufacturing establish- 
 ments, including a branch of the Whitall, Tatum & Co.'s 
 glass factory, employing about seventy people, whose com- 
 ing here necessitated arrangements for a change of a 
 railroad crossing; the Brown Furniture Co.; The Metal 
 
 Luther s. Hoffman, Vice-President Herbert Bush, Treasurer 
 
 extend a hearty welcome to all seekers after pastures new. 
 Here may be found the soil and the fellowship, suited to 
 the advancement of individual interests, good schools, 
 excellent banking and railroad facilities, ideal manufactur- 
 ing and home sites, cheap electric power, churches, and 
 an altitude that places life much above the ordinary level. 
 
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TiM', noTi<:i, !'i:mner ; at east stroud 
 
 IS MONROE COUNTY'S LEADING COMMERCIAL HOTEL 
 
 EAST STROUDSBURG is fortunate in having in the 
 heart of the town Monroe County's leading commer- 
 cial hotel under the personal management of W. H. 
 Gibbs. The Holel Fenner is appreciated by the people at 
 borne, as much as 
 by the traveling 
 public. This mod- 
 ern building of lat- 
 est constru c t i o n, 
 with elevator ser- 
 vice, forty commod- 
 ious guest rooms, 
 a large sample 
 room, tel e p h o n e 
 and running water 
 in every room, is 
 the pride of all. 
 The Fenner is reg- 
 istered as an Offi- 
 cial Blue Book Ho- 
 tel, is conducted on 
 the American plan 
 at popular prices, 
 ranging from $2.00 
 per day up, has a 
 number of rooms 
 with private baths 
 attached, an unex- 
 celled cafe service, 
 where only the best 
 liquid refreshments 
 
 are to be had, and a spacious dining room. Vapor and 
 Vacumm heat provide comfort at all times. Located 
 within a block of the Lackawanna station, the Hotel Fen- 
 ner is convenient for travelers who arrive late or depart 
 
 early. Prompt 
 laundry service is 
 the latest feature 
 of this hotel. W. 
 H. Gibbs, to his 
 friends better 
 known as "Bill" 
 Gibbs, took charge 
 of the house on 
 February 1, 1912, 
 having had first- 
 class hotel experi- 
 ence for a number 
 of years. 
 
 The Hotel Fen- 
 ner dining room 
 service appeals to 
 every commercial 
 traveler, while the 
 location affords 
 easy access to the 
 merchants of both 
 Stroudsburgs. Mr. 
 Gibbs has conduct- 
 ed hotels in many 
 other places with 
 marked success. 
 
 HITESELL'S CAFE THE LACKAWANNA HOUSE 
 
 EAST STROUDSBURG, HOLDS A SATISFACTORY PATRONAGE 
 
 WITH its dining room service, popular bar and good 
 rooming facilities, the Lackawanna House, under the 
 management of F. J. Crockenberg, succeeds in holding the 
 patronage given it, while winning new friends all the time. 
 
 EAST STROUDSBURG, SPECIALIZES IN SEA FOOD 
 
 LADIES, as well as gentlemen, appreciate the service at 
 Whitesell's Cafe, opposite the Lackawanna Station, now 
 in its fifth year under the same management. Oysters and 
 clams, direct from the beds, deviled and soft crabs, lob- 
 
 ster, etc., in season, are served in refined surroundings. 
 The best of Imported Beers, Wines, Liquors, Cigars, etc., 
 are on sale. A la carte service at all hours until midnight 
 is a convenience that is appreciated by the traveling public. 
 
 The prices are popular and the management is well known 
 throughout this section. Transient patronage finds it con- 
 veniently located, directly opposite the Lackawanna Sta- 
 tion. Personal service is made a feature. The cafe con- 
 nected is well stocked with the best liquors, wines, cigars. 
 
C. L. Wallace, Hardware Merchant, Is 
 
 the Most Enterprising of East Stroudsburg's Dealers 
 + _._.._. _.. + 
 
 WITH an experience of thirteen years in the hardware 
 business, gained under his father, C. L. Wallace suc- 
 ceeded H. E. Frankenfield, of East Stroudsburg, on Sep- 
 tember 21, 1914. The store, located at the corner of Wash- 
 ington and Courtland Streets, carries a full line of build- 
 
 McFall & Warne Have Built a Good 
 
 General Merchandise Business in East Stroudsburg 
 
 ers' and general hardware. Mr. Wallace specializes in 
 sporting goods. His enterprise has brought him recogni- 
 tion as an energetic merchant from his townsmen, and ! s 
 also bringing him a constantly increasing patronage from 
 people throughout the county and adjoining territory. 
 
 ECURELY intrenched in the confidence of the 
 people of Monroe County, the firm of McFall 
 & Warne looks back to a splendid record, since 
 the store was started in March, 1892, with H. B. 
 Drake and Lewis C. McFall as partners. At that time the 
 firm name was Drake & McFall, the senior member of the 
 firm selling his interest to W. W. Warne in 1908. Mr. 
 Warne had ben in the employ of the firm previous for ten 
 years to that date. Since then the partnership has been 
 continued under the present name. 
 
 Mr. McFall originally came to East Stroudsburg from 
 Martin's Creek. Mr. Warne came here in 1888 and was in 
 the service of another local grocery house for ten years 
 before he went with Drake & McFall. As a consequence 
 both members of this firm are favorably known through- 
 the county. 
 
 They carry on a General Merchandise business, includ- 
 ing a full line of Fancy Groceries, a Shoe and Dry Goods 
 department. In the grocery department McFall &. Warce 
 specialize in the "Olney" line of Fancy Canned Goods, 
 known for their high standard of quality. Besides a large 
 line of Ladies' Shoes, they carry the celebrated "Packard" 
 Shoes for men. As a result of close attention to business 
 on the part of the management, this store's activities have 
 brought about an expansion to about four times its original 
 size. The business has been conducted in the same loca- 
 tion for twenty-one years. The owners are active mem- 
 bers of the Board of Trade. Mr. McFall is a director 
 in the Keystone B. & L. Association, while Mr. Warne 
 held the office of Borough Auditor for a number of years. 
 
 * 
 
 Wm. A. Meyers Is Rapidly Building Sampson Bros. Believe that "Cleanliness 
 
 an Extensive Furniture Business in East Stroudsburg 
 
 ' " ■»— ■■— ••^••^••^ll^ll^— •■— M^ai^ll^ll^Nt^M.^11— II lift 
 
 _ _ OST men would hesitate to engage in a business, 
 JV1 °f which they had little inside knowledge. Wm. 
 A. Meyers, of East Stroudsburg, was the exception 
 when he bought out the furniture department 
 of Snover Bros, on December 10, 1911. With faith in him- 
 self and his ability to make good on the basis of "Full 
 Value For the Money," he set about to convince the public 
 that it pays to "Buy of Meyers." 
 
 How well he has succeeded, is best evidenced by the 
 fact that his store handles the well-known line of "Globe- 
 Wernicke" Sectional Bookcases and the popular "Hoosier" 
 Kitchen Cabinets. To secure the agency for such widely 
 advertised furniture, a furniture dealer must be able to 
 give the manufacturer an assurance of a certain amount of 
 business annually. The mere fact that Mr. Meyers is able 
 to meet these requirements indicate that his business war- 
 rants going after the best lines and drawing new trade with 
 them. 
 
 A general line of Furniture, Rugs, Carpets, Matting, 
 Mattresses and Pillows, etc., makes up the stock which is 
 carried in a modern store, on Washington Street, adjoin- 
 ing the East Stroudsburg National Bank. Picture Framing 
 is also done here. All goods bought by customers in the 
 Stroudsburgs or nearby places, are delivered by Mr. Meyers. 
 
 Wm. A. Meyers has a faithful assistant in his son, 
 Arthur, who is also the window trimmer for the Sim. The 
 junior Air. Meyers is an artist in displaying goods to ad- 
 vantage. Good business judgment has brought success. His 
 motto is: "Service and Quality First, Satisfaction Always." 
 
 Is Next to Godliness" in a Modern Meat Market 
 
 AMONG the live wires of Monroe County must be count- 
 ed the firm of Sampson Bros. Their meat market is 
 modern, the management active. Only the best of meats, 
 game, poultry and provisions are handled. The owneis 
 are Chas. Sampson, who was formerly with the Childs 
 
 grocery, Phillipsburg, N. J., and Geo. Sampson, who was in 
 the employ of a local meat firm for ten years. The busi- 
 ness was started just a little over two years ago. The 
 market is located at 33 Crystal Street, East Stroudsburg. 
 
 75 
 
C. W. Smiley Has Achieved Marked Success 
 
 THROUGH GOOD SERVICE, GAINING POPULARITY AS "SMILEY, THE GROCER." 
 
 i 
 
 ■4 
 
 AFTER eighteen years' service with one grocery house 
 in East Stroudsburg, C. W. Smiley began to do busi 
 ness under his own name, in 1910, in the heart of East 
 
 Interior View of - C. W. Smiley's Grocery Store 
 
 Stroudsburg. Being a native, he was fully equipped to 
 meet the demands of the people whose needs he had pre- 
 viously studied. Backed by a reputation for honesty, 
 which is inherent in the family, Mr. Smiley 
 easily won a patronage worth catering to. The 
 stock includes a full line of groceries, canned 
 goods, green goods — the reliable kind — fruits, 
 and all kinds of cakes, bread, etc. 
 
 Two deliveries a day have given to ' Smiley, 
 The Grocer," as Mr. Smiley is popularly known, 
 the reputation of having one of the best de- 
 livery systems in the community. As he is 
 devoting his business entirely to town trade, 
 this convenience is appreciated by local pa- 
 trons who frequently fill in their needs by 
 telephone — either Bell or Local System — or in 
 passing the store during the day. 
 
 Considering the fact that this store is but 
 little over four years young, the reputation for 
 satisfactory service gained from the beginning 
 is a notable record. As Mr. Smiley is constant- 
 ly on duty, the personal service feature largely 
 enters into the success of this merchant. Em 
 ployees, naturally are inspired by such an em- 
 ployer. The old and the new friends who have 
 given their patronage to this store show their 
 appreciation of good treatment received from 
 the popular merchant, "Smiley, The Grocer." 
 
 In Salathe & Rohrbacker's Modern Market 
 
 EAST STROUDSBURG HAS ONE OF MONROE COUNTY'S LEADING ESTABLISHMENTS 
 
 + 
 
 WAYNE County's loss 
 was Monroe County's 
 gain, when in 1900 the firm 
 of Salathe & Rohrbacker es- 
 tablished a business in East 
 Stroudsburg. Their success 
 was assured from the start 
 on account of their knowl- 
 edge of the line in which 
 they engaged. In 1913 the 
 firm met the demands of a 
 constantly growing trade by 
 moving into premises which 
 had been entirely rebuilt on 
 modern lines. They handle 
 meats, poultry, game, canned 
 goods, butter and eggs of 
 first quality only. The refrig- 
 erating department speaks 
 for itself and for the magni- 
 tude of their business as well. 
 Their own stock farm, one 
 mile northwest of town, sets 
 the standard for high-grade 
 requirements. The firm con- 
 sists of W. E. Salathe, L. F. 
 Salathe and M. A. Roll) back- 
 er, every member giving his 
 entire time to the business. 
 
 The Modern Refrigerating Department at Salathe & Rohrbacker's 
 
 76 
 
More Than a Half Century of Merchandising 
 
 At the "Busy Corner" 
 
 10 KOCOTi 
 
 v, W., I .odor c v -: >Sons, Kasi: ' '>i:mi.i.< ]•; 
 
 Main Floor Store Front of Loder's, Showing: Improvements Contemplated 
 
 SUCCESS marked the early efforts of A. W. Loder, 
 who started in business in East Stroudsburg in 
 186S. The opening of new quarters in the present 
 location in 1872 was a high water mark for mer- 
 cantile establishments of that day, the Loder store being 
 the oldest. The business grew under the careful man- 
 agement of its founder, until in 1891 the demands of in- 
 creased patronage brought about the entry of two sons, 
 V'nton S. and William H. Loder, as partners under the firm 
 name of A. W. Loder & Sons. After A. W. Loder's death 
 in 1903, this name was retained. 
 
 Several additions have been made to the store since 
 it was founded. Still greater and more extensive im- 
 provements are contemplated in the near future. At 
 present the firm occupies three store rooms and the floor 
 above with an extensive line of general merchandise, in- 
 cluding staple Dry Goods and Notions. A high-class and 
 varied line of Groceries has brought to this house pa- 
 tronage from the best families. The store has the exclusive 
 agency for Jelke's Good Luck "Butterine," "White Sponge 
 Flour," and "Russell-Spaulding" Baked Goods. Loder's 
 also have an agency for DuPont Powder and Dynamite 
 for general blasting and farm purposes. 
 
 The Shoe Department is a feature of this store, the 
 agency of the world-renowned "Regal" and "La France" 
 shoes adding distinction to the several other lines of 
 leading makes of footwear carried in stock. Loder's also 
 have a general line of Hardware, a large line of Wallpaper, 
 and give special attention to Garden Seeds. Their knowl- 
 edge in the latter line has given them a reputation which 
 brings people from all parts of the county and adjoining 
 counties to their store for garden seeds. 
 
 Special attention is also called to their Art Needle- 
 work and Embroidery Department, and their agencies for 
 "Standard Patterns," "Holeproof" and "Black Cat" Hosiery. 
 
 The extensive business done by this firm has given 
 their location favorable renown as the "Busy Corner." 
 This has resulted in making their well known brand 
 "Busy Corner" After Dinner Coffee probably one of the 
 most popular articles handled in the store, the coffee 
 having gained more than a local reputation. 
 
 Loder's Delivery Service is unexcelled, a large auto 
 truck covering the East End of the county and part of 
 Pike. Three delivery wagons and one automobile take 
 care of the town trade. 
 
 With a training received from early manhood in the 
 business founded by their father, the present owuers are 
 fully equipped to meet the demands of a steadily growing 
 trade. Having devoted their lives to the upbuilding of 
 this store on the "Loder" reputation, for which the founder 
 worked with untiring zeal, their patrons have come to rely 
 unhesitatingly on the word of Vincent S. and William H. 
 Loder. The spirit of service in behalf of the customers 
 also is instilled in the clerks who are instructed to please. 
 
 The history of the Loder family name is as honored as 
 the reputation of the Loder store, which is solidly built 
 on honest principles. When on August 29, 1901, A. W. 
 Loder celebrated the anniversary of his golden wedding 
 at his home, surrounded by his children and grand-chil- 
 dren, he could look back on an unbroken chain of success, 
 as well as cast his glance upon an unbroken family cir- 
 c'.e. Fifty years without a death in the family, combined 
 with fifty years — without a business setback — was a record 
 of which this pioneer merchant could well be proud, as lie 
 stood with his wife under the floral bell, bearing the figures 
 "50" in gold on this anniversary. 
 
 With the plans for store improvements well under way, 
 the family name will in its new chapter win new laurels 
 for A. W. Loder & Sons' Greater Department Store. Show 
 windows will be put in to meet the lowered floor level. 
 
 77 
 
MONROE COUNTY'S POPULAR NEWSPAPER 
 
 p^Tl THE MORNING PRESS 
 
 BROKE, HARRY 
 MILLER HANGS 
 SELF JO TREE 
 
 Unable to Pay Bill, Conscientious i)ay- 
 
 lorsburg Man Committea Suicide 
 
 By Hanging to Apple Tree 
 
 
 AMONG the newspapers of Monroe County the youngest 
 publication is known as The Morning Press. It is now 
 in its second year, but recognized by all as a lusty young- 
 ster. The pub- 
 lisher, Karl L. 
 von Krug, pur- 
 chased this pa- 
 per, as well as 
 the East Strouds- 
 burg Press and 
 Jetfersonian, on 
 Oct. 15, 1913. 
 Continuing the 
 Daily as an in- 
 dependent pub- 
 lication, he has 
 aimed high as 
 to standard, be- 
 lieving that a 
 fearless publica- 
 tion, decently 
 edited, would 
 hold the place 
 it had won from 
 the start in 
 many Monroe 
 County homes, 
 and also in neigh- 
 boring territory. Looking first of all to the proper hand- 
 ling of local, or, properly speaking, Monroe County news, 
 The Morning Press gives careful and prompt attention to 
 
 THE WEATHUt 
 
 TEMPERANCE DAY OBSERVED 
 IN MANY LOCAL CHURCHES 
 
 THE CAREER OF A 
 GREAT AND GOOD MAN 
 
 Born Nnrrmbcr 6. ISM. to Straudibut,. Pe. 
 
 Roceirrd UiiiiM el Slroudrburi School*. 
 
 Al All Dl Nu» Buma Willi Bd; hi D.L1W.R.R. 
 
 Bnksun el Aj. of FvuftHD. 
 
 Conductor ■> Ai. of Euhlean. 
 
 Yeidmuler •! Ala of Tturlr-lwtj. 
 
 C00.omti0u.l7 HcU PoeiUoo (or T-.nl T-tiiM Youi. 
 
 Nevrr lo a Raitmd AtcJrnL 
 School Director For NL» Veen. 
 
 Director of the Cart Stroud.buri Nelioul Buk (or Two 
 Yeer. Preceduii Deolh. 
 
 Beetec! Chit! Bunoi, No.tc.ber 8, l»l). 
 
 ALL Ml TAMMANY 
 IS IN FLAMES AS 
 THOUSANDS WATCH 
 
 Slate Fire Warden William Lioslef, of DoTer, 
 and Scores of Mm' ate Fijhlinj Flamts 
 
 Chief Burgess Smiley 
 Dies Suddenly at His 
 Home, of Apoplexy 
 
 all important general items in concise form. This policy 
 has won for it a pleased list of subscribers who are prov- 
 ing their faith in the paper which comes to their homes in 
 
 town and coun- 
 try on the first 
 delivery by re- 
 newing their 
 s u b s c r lptions 
 promptly. 
 
 The rural sub- 
 scribers are es- 
 pecially pleased 
 on account of 
 the service which 
 brings to them 
 The Morning 
 Press on the 
 same day it is 
 printed. This 
 fact has made 
 Monroe County's 
 morning daily 
 newspaper the 
 power it is in 
 town and a great 
 part of the coun- 
 ty, assura n c e s 
 being given that 
 the scope of the growing circulation will be met by ex- 
 tension in service that shall keep step with all other de- 
 partments. Mr. von Krug will meet all requirements. 
 
 Y.M.C.A. BOYS ATTENDED 
 SPECIAL RALLY DA Y SERVICES 
 
 HARTMAN BROTHERS, LEADING PLUMBERS 
 
 the success of C. fitters' Supplies, besides doing a general Heating and Saui- 
 firm of Hartman tary Plumbing business. In addition, they do all work in 
 with T. J. Moyer the tinning and roofing branches. Their ability to meet 
 
 all requirements has brought 
 
 DEVOTION to business brought about 
 B. Hartman, senior member of the 
 Bros., who started on December 12, 1904, 
 as a partner. The firm was 
 then known as Moyer & Hart- 
 man. Doing a general plumb- 
 ing, steam fitting and heating 
 business, they continued the 
 partnership until Septmber 5, 
 1914, when Jacob Hartman, Jr., 
 bought out Moyer's interest 
 and the firm name was changed 
 to Hartman Bros. From the 
 small beginning, which neces- 
 sitated only the labors of the 
 two partners, the firm's activi- 
 ties have grown until now they 
 give employment to 14 men. 
 
 This growth forced enlarge- 
 ment of quarters to facilitate 
 the handling of the business. 
 In May, 1914, the old firm of 
 Moyer & Hartman decided to 
 meet this issue by erecting a 
 new building on their old site. 
 It is a modern three-story 
 structure, with showroom, of- 
 fice and tinning department on 
 the main floor, and plumbing 
 department and storage room 
 in the basement. 
 
 Hartman Bros, carry a full 
 line of Plumbers' and Steam- 
 
 Hartman Bros.' New Building 
 
 78 
 
 the firm many large contracts 
 on varied construction work, 
 each completed order reflecting 
 credit upon the Arm's reputa- 
 tion. 
 
 C. B. Hartman, popularly 
 known as "Charlie" Hartman, 
 has made many friends, not 
 only in his home town, East 
 Stroudsburg, where the busi- 
 ness of Hartman Bros, is lo- 
 cated on North Courtland St., 
 but throughout the county. He 
 takes an active interest in gen- 
 eral affairs of the community 
 and believes in the future of 
 Monroe and her neighbor Pike. 
 Jacob Hartman, Jr., the junior 
 member of the firm, is rapidly 
 gaining friends. This firm has 
 done important jobs, including 
 the Masonic Temple. Also the 
 residences of T. P. Rhodes and 
 Dr. C. B. Rosenkrans, in East 
 Stroudsburg; Lutheran parson- 
 age, Stroudsburg; Hawthorne 
 Inn, Mt. Pocono; Water Gap 
 House, Sciota and Snydersville 
 Hotels, and many others jobs. 
 
FIVE YEARS IN THE PlA 
 
 HAVE BROUGHT SUCCESS TO MRS. J. H. LANTERMAN 
 
 WITH an experience of 
 about twelve years 
 to aid her, Mrs. J. 
 
 H. Lanternian was 
 
 well equipped when 
 she began to do business in 
 East Stroudsburg five years 
 ago. Realizing that in the 
 selling of pianos the standard 
 of the makers would reflect 
 favorably upon her own ef- 
 forts, she decided upou the 
 Packard pianos first, because 
 in her previous acquaintance 
 with the policy of its makers 
 and the tonal qualities of the 
 instrument there had come 
 an assurance that the Pack- 
 ard was second to none. In 
 addition to this recognized 
 line, Mrs. Lanternian special- 
 ized in the popular Lehr 
 pianos, and also became rep- 
 resentative of the Bond, Doll 
 and Wellsmore pianos, finding 
 in her rapidly growing clien- 
 tele a demand for all these 
 makes. 
 
 Adding one year ago a com- 
 plete talking machine depart- 
 ment, Mrs. Lanterman has 
 succeeded in building up a 
 very prosperous business in 
 this line also by cariying a 
 
 large stock of Columbia and Victor records and all styles 
 of machines. That the achievement of this house is due 
 to the policy, adopted at the start, of fair dealing, equal 
 
 Interior of Mrs. J. H. Lanterman's Piano and Talking Machine Store, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 ;hr high-gr 
 
 DELIGHT THE MUSICAL PEOPLE 
 
 THE musical superiority which has won recognition 
 throughout the country for LEHR Pianos and 
 Players, has also given these instruments the 
 highest standing in Stroudsburg and adjoining 
 territory, for which section Mrs. J. H. Lanterman, 
 of East Stroudsburg, has been the successful representa- 
 tive for the past six years. 
 
 The Lehr is the ideal piano for the home, and its pres- 
 ence there is a sign of culture and refinement in the family. 
 
 The favor which the Lehr enjoys 
 among professional musicians, its 
 increasing popularity among pur- 
 chasers of taste, and its high repu- 
 tation in the music trade, confirm 
 the evidence of artistic excellence 
 which the piano itself at once con- 
 veys. 
 
 Superb tone, perfect adjustment, 
 exquisite case and excelling work- 
 manship place this instrument in 
 the front rank. Its durability, at- 
 tained only by the use of the high- 
 est grade material and the finest 
 construction in every detail, insures 
 permanent satisfaction. 
 
 Lehr Upright, Grand and Player 
 Pianos are noted for originality and 
 beauty of case design as well as for 
 tone quality and reliability. They 
 are made in the richest Fancy Ma- 
 hogany, Figured Walnut, Quartered 
 Oak, and other choice woods, are 
 superbly finished with a depth of 
 lustre rarely seen, and possess all modern improvements 
 besides valuable features found in no other make. 
 
 "The sweet toned Lehr" is a descriptive phrase that has 
 been adopted by many prominent dealers who handle this 
 instrument. It is also used and endorsed by leading schools 
 of music, including the Grand Conservatory of Music, New 
 York City; The Pennsylvania College of Music, Philadel- 
 
 Lehr Style 32 Player 
 
 treatment of friends and strangers on the basis of best 
 values obtainable, and the highest quality of goods, is con- 
 ceded by all who have had dealings with Mrs. Lanterman. 
 
 OF STROUDSBURG AND VICINITY 
 phia; The Chicago Conservatory, Chicago; The Pueblo Con- 
 servatory of Music, Pueblo, Col., and other musical institu- 
 tions which have given flattering testimonials to the merits 
 of the Lehr Piano. 
 
 The Lehr instruments are manufactured by H. LEHR & 
 CO., at Easton, Pa. The small freight expense on ship- 
 ments from Easton to Stroudsburg permit local purchasers 
 to secure an instrument of the highest standard at a rea- 
 sonable cost. Horace Lehr, President of H. Lehr & Co., 
 is well known in this section, not 
 only as the head of one of Eas- 
 ton's principal industries, but also 
 by reason of his active interest in 
 public affairs, being a former May- 
 or of Easton and a former Presi- 
 dent of its live Board of Trade. 
 
 The large plant of H. Lehr & 
 Co. is frequently visited by noted 
 artists, as well as by dealers in 
 Lehr Pianos, who take advantage 
 of this opportunity to come into 
 close contact with the makers of 
 "the sweet toned Lehr." It is due 
 to this fact, perhaps, that many of 
 the leading artists have become 
 real boosters for this piano. For 
 at the factory they have every 
 means of proving to their own sat- 
 isfaction that Hie Lehr Pianos are 
 made right, tested before they are 
 shipped away, and so carefully 
 parked that — barring accidents in 
 transit — they wil reach the individ- 
 ual purchaser without a flaw. 
 
 .Mrs. J. 11. Lanternian, of East Stroudsburg, who has the 
 agency for this popular instrument in this territory, has 
 absolute faith in the Lehr I'iann and its makers. The 
 price is very reasonable, but the piano always gives satis- 
 faction. Mrs. J. H. Lanterman carries the Lehr Pianos in 
 stock, but is ever ready to fill special orders promptly. 
 
 79 
 
Her tihte Personal Supervision 
 of H. P. 
 
 Burnett Garage 
 
 In East Sfcroudsbuarg, 
 Recognition In th« 
 
 ImoLJ w!i:!i ciio .I'nick /Vjouey 
 
 3 
 
 IVE years ago next April, H. P. Custard purchased 
 the garage, formerly conducted by L. H. Burnett, 
 and continued the business as the Burnett Garage 
 which has been going since with marked success. 
 With an experience of about eleven years in the motor 
 car and repair line, Mr. Custard is able to meet all the de- 
 mands of the trade. Under the ownership of Mr. Burnett, 
 Mr. Custard had entire charge of the business for fully four 
 years, while two years 
 were previously devoted 
 to learning the busi- 
 ness. Today the Burnett 
 Garage is an important 
 factor in this town. 
 
 Although a native of 
 Monroe County, Mr. 
 Custard spent five years 
 in Massachusetts learn- 
 ing the trade of ma- 
 chinist. Those who 
 know the difficulties of 
 auto owners with dam- 
 aged or broken parts, 
 
 Burnett Garage, Analomink Street 
 near North Water Gap, and then after Mr. Pipher moved 
 to Stroudsburg. Mr. Custard has had the agency for the 
 Buick cars since 1911, gaining with the sale of this popular 
 car many new friends. The Burnett Garage is also fully 
 equipped for all classes of repair and remodeling work, and 
 carries in stock automobile supplies, oils, gasoline, tires, 
 Buick and Ford parts. An automobile livery service de- 
 partment caters to lo- 
 cal and transient trade, 
 experienced chaufleurs, 
 familiar with the roads, 
 being placed in charge 
 of cars rented out. Each 
 and every auto is care- 
 fully inspected before it 
 leaves the garage on 
 hire, insuring to all pa- 
 trons unexcelled ser- 
 vice. 
 
 The Buick Car has re- 
 ceived favorable atten- 
 tion from those in the 
 
 Buick Touring Car, Model C-25 
 ran fully appreciate the knowledge thus gained by Mr. market for a new car, because Mr. Custard gives his per 
 
 Custard. He later spent two years "getting the hang" of 
 the automobile business from the senior Mr. Pipher, one 
 
 Sectional View of Interior at Burnett Garage 
 year while the latter still ran his business at the old mill, 
 
 sonal care to each buyer. He is ever ready to demonstrate 
 
 the car and prove its advantages in a convincing manner 
 and through actual service. A large 
 number of cars are owned locally 
 throughout the county as the result 
 of his activity in behalf of this make. 
 The Burnett Garage is advantage- 
 ously located on Analomink Street, 
 near the Delaware, Lackawanna and 
 Western station, right in the heart of 
 East Stroudsburg. 
 
 Long Distance telephone messages 
 can be sent to this garage over the 
 Bell or the Local System, the Strouds- 
 burg & Bushkill Telephone Company 
 accepting calls for the Burnett Gar- 
 age from affiliated companies includ- 
 ing the Bell System. In this manner 
 prompt attention can be given to all 
 emergency calls from any point in 
 this or neighboring states. Telegraph 
 calls for cars to meet passengers at 
 railway stations will also receive due 
 consideration. 
 
 The Burnett Garage is the storage house for automobiles. 
 
 Vulcanizing done promptly, and all repair work guaranteed. 
 
 80 
 
The Daylight Store in East Stroudsburg 
 
 HAS VVOii !':■;<"';■' :h|[ I'loN A,':. A iVlO.lXSZ.RN i •■'.i'.AJJY'-.L'i >AV i 
 
 AR 
 
 GARMENT 3T0RA 
 
 __ BEGINNING their career in Newton, New Jersey, in 
 
 t\ 1905, as the Weiss Dry Goods Co., A E. and Joseph 
 Weiss, the latter as senior meniher of the firm, 
 have built up a large and successful business, with 
 branches in Middletown, N. Y., and at East Stroudsburg. 
 The store in the Monroe County, Pa., town has become 
 iecognized as the only establishment, devoting its entire 
 service exclusively to things ready to wear and use. It 
 was started in 1909. The Middletown store was opened for 
 business in 1913. 
 
 Joseph Weiss who is 
 in charge of the East 
 Stroudsburg store, has 
 had extensive experi- 
 ence in Footwear, Hos- 
 iery. Notions, Knit Un- 
 derwear and Men's 
 Furnishings. Mr. Weiss 
 uses this knowledge in 
 the art of buying for 
 his various stores. A. 
 E. Weiss, manager of 
 the Middletown store, 
 is thoroughly experi- 
 enced in the Ladies' 
 Wearing Apparel aDd 
 Millinery. He also gives 
 to the united interests 
 the benefit of his ex- 
 perience by buying for 
 these departments. The 
 two members of the 
 firm have the valuable 
 assistance of their 
 brother, B. H. Weiss, 
 who has charge of the 
 Newton store. With 
 his experience in Un- 
 dermuslins and White 
 Goods, he is an import- 
 ant factor in the buying 
 for these departments. 
 
 A direct and extra- 
 ordinary advantage ac- 
 crues to the firm thro 
 these possibilities of 
 purchasing in large 
 quantities in all lines 
 and distributing the 
 stock to each store ac- 
 cording to local de- 
 mand. Each buyer 
 keeps track of the 
 changes in the markets affecting his particular depart- 
 ments, and thus always secures every advantage or avoids 
 disadvantages. The customers of The Daylight Store get 
 the benefit in their turn. The Weiss stores give employ- 
 ment to an average of twenty-five employees, special help 
 for special occasions not being counted. 
 
 The Daylight Store, at East Stroudsburg, is most thor- 
 oughly lighted by electricity, but may well be termed the 
 ' Daylight Store," on account of its having daylight com- 
 
 ing in on all sides. The window and interior displays are 
 attractive features of this store, while the efficient evening 
 lighting effects give this town a Daylight Corner until 
 nearly midnight, a fact appreciated by the public. 
 
 The firm expects to make extensive improvements dur- 
 ing 1915, for which some plans have already been laid. 
 The past record of The Daylight Store reflects credit 
 ipon the community, as well as upon the management. It 
 is said that Joseph Weiss, who directs so successfully the 
 
 a ff a i r s of the East 
 Stroudsburg store, de- 
 manded more lighting 
 fixtures, when he leased 
 the store in the then 
 new building, than 
 were provided for by 
 the owner in his recent 
 improvement of that 
 corner. On being told 
 that it would involve 
 con siderable expense, 
 Mr. Weiss said: "I 
 am willing to pay for 
 anything asked for, but 
 I must have light 
 enough in the store to 
 justify the name "Day- 
 light Store," even at 
 night. 
 
 This is only one of 
 the factors calculated 
 to please the public. 
 On special occasions 
 everything is done to 
 attract attention to the 
 Daylight Store corner, 
 for Mr. Weiss is an ex- 
 perienced window trim- 
 mer who knows the art 
 of displaying merchan- 
 dise to advantage. The 
 selling methods are 
 naturally based on the 
 ability of this house to 
 buy in quantities, so 
 that the East Slrouds 
 burg store is ever ready 
 to quote the lowest 
 prices to their custom- 
 ers. The advertising 
 policy of the Daylight 
 Store aims to serve the 
 public by making 
 known promptly every special purchasing opportunity, as 
 well as by announcing in due time the arrival of seasona- 
 ble merchandise. 
 
 Joseph Weiss believes that boosting the town helps 
 every business. Consequently he is found active iu every- 
 thing that helps the common interests of all who believe 
 in a greater Monroe County. It is conceded by all that Mr. 
 Weiss is a live wire who places service to his patron:; 
 in a class with service for the good of East Stroudsburg. 
 
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Tike P@€©irn© Fire Proft®dta¥© A§§©tiiati@im 
 
 Work 
 
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 ••....:.•- 
 
 '• By DR 
 
 THE Pocono Protective Fire Association was organized 
 in Stroudsburg in November, 1902. Its incorporators 
 were: George G. Sharer, of Mountainhorne; Isaac S. 
 Case, of Tobyhanna; John Price Wetherill, of Phila- 
 delphia; Isaac D. Ivison, of Mount Pocono, and Thomas I.,. 
 Hodge, who represented the Monroe Water Supply Com- 
 pany (Lehigh Coal and Navagation Company). The object 
 of the association was the protection of the woodlands of 
 the Pocono Mountains, which were being devastated by 
 forest fires, year after year. 
 
 At that time the great lumber industry that hsd made 
 many fortunes and given employment to thousands, had 
 long since passed away from these mountains, and little 
 interest was taken by the public in lands that had once 
 been covered with forest trees but now were worthless, in 
 consequence of fires that had repeatedly swept over them 
 and burned out the fertile elements of the soil. 
 
 But another industry was coming to the front. Monroe 
 County was developing as a resort for rest, and health, 
 and recreation for sportsmen, tourists and summer visitors 
 from the great cities 
 of the East. Hotels 
 and boarding houses 
 were increasing in 
 number, and large 
 tracts of land were 
 being secured for the 
 establishment of colo- 
 nies of cottagers. It 
 was plain to be seen 
 that the preservation 
 of the scenic attrac- 
 tions of the county was 
 imperative, if this 
 growing industry was 
 to be fostered and en- 
 larged. 
 
 In those days the 
 township constables 
 were nominally fire 
 wardens, but there was 
 no organized fire ser- 
 vice, and too often 
 through carelessness 
 
 forest fires were allowed to burn on the mountains for 
 days and nights, without an attempt to suppress them. 
 The Pocono Protectice Fire Association was formed with 
 the idea that a private organization, made up of the many 
 who were interested, in one way or another, in the welfare 
 and development of the county, could command sufficient 
 means to provide fire wardens of its own, and do effective 
 work in preventing and controlling forest fires. The incor- 
 poration was an historic event, for this was the first private 
 association for forest protection that was established in 
 ihe United States. Today there are dozens of similar pri- 
 vate associations, dotted here and there over the country, 
 working in harmony with the forestry organizations of 
 their States and the National Government, and rendering 
 invaluable service to both. 
 
 The association succeeded in carrying out its projects 
 with a fair amount of success up to the year 1909. Then 
 the Legislature took away from the townships the control 
 of forest fires and vested the authority in the State Depart- 
 ment of Forestry. As soon as this change was effected 
 
 WM. R. FISHER 
 
 EDWIN A. HOOPES, PRESIDENT 
 Pocono Protective Fire Association 
 
 many members of the association withdrew their support, 
 thinking that private effort was no longer needed since the 
 State had assumed the duty of preventing and controlling 
 forest fires. So many resigned that, for a time, the very 
 existence of the association was threatened. 
 
 But there were others who saw further ahead and real- 
 ized the need and value of the Fire Association to Monroe 
 County. They recognized the fact, now so generally ac- 
 cepted, that such private organizations are in position to 
 render special service to the State and often to ass'st in 
 accomplishing rsults that cannot otherwise be secured. The 
 association was not allowed to die out, and its present pros- 
 perity shows the wisdom of those who stood by it in the 
 time of trial. 
 
 The present Board of Directors have had charge of the 
 affairs of the association since 1912: Edwin A. Hoopes, 
 president; J. A. Seguine, vice president; Chas. N. Thomp- 
 son, E. C. Arnold; and Wm. R. Fisher, sercetary and treas- 
 urer. A popular revival of interest in the progress and de- 
 velopment of the association has followed close upon a vig- 
 orous educational cam- 
 paign which the direc- 
 tors instituted through 
 lectures, through prize 
 essay contests among 
 the pupils of the 
 schools of the county, 
 and through the press, 
 which has always 
 given most generous 
 support to the move- 
 ment for forest protec- 
 tion. The people are 
 gradually learning that 
 the aim of forest pro- 
 tection is not alone to 
 save timber; that the 
 preservation of our 
 forests means alto the 
 protec tion of our 
 springs and wells, and 
 the streams that are 
 tributaries of the Del- 
 aware and the Lehigh, 
 that every fire in the woods does harm to the soil and hin- 
 ders the renewal of the trees; that frequent fires, passing 
 over the same land, leave it at last a useless barren waste. 
 During the session of the General Assembly of 1913 the 
 Pocono Protective Fire Association took an active part in 
 bringing about the passage of two supplementary laws for 
 the improvement of fire fighting methods. As a conse- 
 quence Monroe County now has a State District Forester 
 to supervise and direct the fire wardens in each township 
 and, more important perhaps, it has a system of fire patrol, 
 carried on n co-operation with the State authorities, which 
 has proved to be the most useful advance in fire protec- 
 tion that has thus far been effected. The County of Mon- 
 roe was the first in the State to secure the advantages of 
 these two acts of Assembly. 
 
 At the present time the membership of the Poconc Pro- 
 tective Fire Association is larger and its strength is greater 
 than ever before. Its range of activity is no longer restrict 
 ed to the mountains but extends throughout the county. 
 Its Board of Directors works with renewed energy for all. 
 
 DR. WM. R. FISHER, SECRETARY 
 Pocono Protective Fire Association 
 
 82 
 

 
 
 GATI 
 ED RI 
 
 ARTICLE by 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CRESCO, THE 
 TO A FAVOR] 
 
 SWAY 
 SGION 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 AN ILLUSTRATED, DESCRIPTIVE, HISTORICAL 
 
 J. A. SEGUINE, 
 
 CRESCO, PA. 
 
 
 the development of the "hoop pole" industry in 1S91. This 
 also was doomed to decline and to pass out of existence 
 with the onward march of the American inventor, steel 
 taking the place of wood hoops. Oakland Blue Stone fur- 
 nished in turn an industry which lost its virtue as in indus- 
 trial factor, when cement crowded out this product of 
 Barrett township. But nature remained kind despite all 
 these reverses and left us the huckleberry, which has been 
 and still is a source of considerable revenue, as every sea- 
 son thousands of quarts are shipped daily from Cresco to 
 
 the New York and 
 Philadelphia markets. 
 But this is not all. 
 With the elimination 
 of the saw mill came 
 the mine timber in- 
 dustry, which from a 
 beginning of a few 
 cars monthly has de- 
 veloped into an im- 
 mense industry. Whole 
 train loads of mine 
 props and ties have 
 been shipped from 
 Cresco and Mouutain- 
 
 Cresco Station, the Busy Passenger and Shipping Center on the D.. L. & W. Railroad honie in a single day. 
 
 The pioneers in this present day industry were Seguine 
 & Shannon, and George F. Smith, and later Joseph W. 
 Swaine, who has been succeeded by Theodore B. Price. 
 Today midway between Cresco and Mountainhome will be 
 found in operation a most ingenious device for replacing 
 manual labor in this one industry. Here machines with 
 one operator do the work of several men. One machine 
 
 makes four saw cuts and 
 
 RESCO — All out for Cresco, Canadensis, Mountain- 
 home, Laanna, etc., and other places reached from 
 this station on the Lackawanna Railroad which 
 has grown in importance within the past few 
 years, until now it is on the map. The conductor and the 
 brakeman give voice to their station call energetically, for 
 here traffic justifies some attention to the needs of the 
 passengers and their baggage. Here also the incoming ex- 
 press and freight shipments, together with the outgoing 
 freight, demand more than passing attention. Time was 
 when much of this 
 section was merely 
 known by the names 
 of the townships, first, 
 Price and Paradise, 
 from portions of which 
 in 1859, Barrett Town- 
 ship was erected. 
 Named in honor of 
 George H. Barrett, at 
 that time President 
 Judge of the Monroe 
 County Courts, the 
 township has lost none 
 of its lustre since his 
 death. 
 
 It is true that Cresco which has earned the title of "The 
 Gateway to a Favored Region," as part of and with the 
 entire township of Barrett, has passed through several in- 
 dustrial crises, but it is also true that it emerged from 
 these crises due to development of industries in connection 
 with timber from a momentary despair into an era of hope- 
 fulness, worthy of the sturdiest pioneer. Although the first 
 settler, John Price, located 
 
 in what was then Price 
 township, as early as 1674, 
 the active history of Bar- 
 rett township leads us back 
 only to 1840. Then in the 
 sixties prosperity followed 
 in the wake of the early 
 citizens, when immense 
 tracts of timber attracted 
 outside capital. Tanneries 
 at Mountainhome and Can- 
 adensis; shoe-peg, clothes 
 pin, and veneer factories at 
 Mountainhome; saw mills 
 located on several streams; 
 they were the actual signs 
 of industrial prosperity dur 
 ing the timber era. The 
 first indications of decline 
 came with the burning of 
 the large tannery at Mountainhome in 1S85. This was fol- 
 lowed by financial reverses until the veteran lumberman, 
 Martin Rinehart, completed his last contract, and was fol- 
 lowed soon after his death by the collapse of the old mill. 
 A healthy revival came to Barrett in its darkest hour with 
 
 BARRETT FRIENDLY LIBRARY. MOUNTAINHOME, PA. 
 Convenient for Barrett Township's Residents and Visitors 
 
 planes out two notches mak- 
 ing a complete tie with one 
 operation. Another machine 
 turns out thousands of 
 sprags daily. Still another 
 machine picks up a log or 
 prop from the ground and 
 lifts it on the car at the rate 
 of one a minute. Truly the 
 citizens of this region are 
 adopting modern methods 'o 
 cope with the problems of 
 the day. The manufactur- 
 ing of rustic chairs, benches, 
 settees, etc., now on sale in 
 stores in many cities, has 
 been given a new scope by 
 M. L. Krummell, of Cana- 
 densis, who invenied and 
 perfected machinery reduc 
 ing hand labor and increasing capacity. In Canadensis 
 there is also a steady general development noticeable. 
 Every hotel and boarding house owner aims to reach a 
 patronage that shall go away satisfied and boosting for 
 Monroe. Here they make a business of pleasing strangers. 
 
 83 
 
One has good reason to feel proud of this fact in the adapta- 
 tion of our people to the needs and requirements of those 
 who are giving to us that largest of all industries, for which 
 Cresco is the gateway to a favorite region, that which is 
 neither confined within the boundary lines of the township, 
 nor restricted to the township of our near neighbors. That 
 greatest of industries is found in the summer resorts 
 which have given back to us a 
 prosperity of unlimited dimen- 
 sions. 
 
 Close by here the pioneers in 
 the development of the business, 
 about a third of a century ago, 
 were Edward Price, and Henry 
 Zeiger, of Cresco; Henry Price, 
 of Mountainhome; C. W. Bruton 
 and Abram Albert, of Canaden- 
 sis. Compare the combined capa- 
 city of these early houses for a 
 total of 150 guests with the fact 
 that today Cresco is the receiving 
 station for about 50 boarding 
 houses and hotels, with a total 
 capacity of about 2500 guests. Na- 
 ture has been kind to us in this 
 great enterprise, for which pros- 
 perity is destined to continue in 
 years to come by virtue of cli- 
 matic and natural advantages. 
 
 Paradise, Price and Coolbaugh 
 townships of necessity beuefit us, 
 as our prosperity benefits them, 
 and we gladly extend the hand of 
 good fellowship to our nearest 
 neighbors, as we lay claim to an unprecedented progress 
 during the last decade. Today Barrett township has mod- 
 ern churches, modern public schools and a high school, 
 numerous general stores, one department store, an I. O 
 O. F. Hall, two P. O. S. of A. Halls, a public library, first- 
 class State Highways. It also derives its share of the 
 benefits offered all of Monroe coun- 
 ty by the Pocono Protective Fire 
 Association, organized for the pro- 
 tection and preservation of forests. 
 Finally, a body of energetic and 
 progressive business men is at the 
 head of large and prosperous en- 
 terprises. But lest we forget, it is 
 well worth while to enumerate here 
 the fact that post office growth has 
 kept pace with the progress made 
 in other directions. Barrett town- 
 ship has the postoffice at Cresco, 
 which serves by star routes the 
 postoffices at Mountainhome, Can- 
 adensis, Laanna, South Sterling and 
 Panthers. Buckhill Falls, with its 
 settlement of about 125 cottages *n 
 season, has its own postoffice, 
 served through Cresco, which is 
 the receiving station for the mail 
 of an extensive district. There is 
 reason to feel that the business of 
 the Cresco office will continue to 
 grow. It now has three clerks in 
 summer and two in winter. From 
 this office Paradise is also served 
 by rural route which delivery bene- 
 fits many Barrett township residents 
 
 Miss Mary Keokee Monroe 
 In Whose Memory Keokee Chapel Was Built 
 
 Keokee Chapel. This Church was Built by Mary E. 
 Monroe in Memory of her Beloved Daughter Keokee, 
 Near the Famous "Pocono Pines— Popularly Known as 
 Paradise Evangelical Church. 
 
 Rev. C. S. Bergstrasser, Cresco, Pastor 
 
 From Canadensis 
 also two rural deliveries are made up and reach nearby 
 districts conveniently. 
 
 In closing, it is well to state that in the fifties an un- 
 broken wilderness presented itself to the pioneer settlers, 
 but that already in the eighties farming and fruit raising 
 bad brought about an agricultural prosperity within the 
 township which was not affected by the ups and downs 
 of industrial life. At the present time there is making 
 itself felt a renewed interest in the production from the 
 tilling of the soil for valuable 
 products, which will ever remain, 
 in conjunction with the prosperi- 
 ty due to the resort life, a factor 
 that should give added incentive 
 to all. 
 
 The influence of the Buck Hill 
 Falls Company on the upbuilding 
 of Barrett Township has made 
 itself manifest, not only in the 
 actual investments of the com- 
 pany, but strikingly in the coming 
 to this region of a very desirable 
 class of visitors. While restrict- 
 ed as to the guests accepted, the 
 Buck Hill Falls Settlement has 
 grown from a small beginning to 
 such an extent that about 125 cot- 
 tages are occupied each season, 
 aside from the accommodations 
 offered by the Inn. The demands 
 of those who wish to spend parts 
 of the winter here have been met 
 by the opening of one section for 
 this purpose, giving to Cresco and 
 vicinity a desirable winter traffic. 
 There is every indication that 
 other houses will provide for an increasing winter traffic, 
 while constantly added general improvements make the 
 whole of Barrett Township and neighboring sections an 
 ever more desirable paradise for the seeker after pleasures 
 and health-giving qualities. Nature has been kind to us in 
 providing abundantly the attractive natural advantages 
 that make for the real develop- 
 ment of a resort region, when 
 backed by the enterprise of men 
 and women who believe in their 
 section. 
 
 The present is merely a begin- 
 ning of a harvest of prosperity in 
 store for us, if we develop the 
 property hereabouts. Where large 
 land portions are not up to the high- 
 est standard of possibilities, we 
 will find intensive farming not only 
 profitable, even on small acreage, 
 but with proper care the truck 
 farming methods and the hothouse 
 planting of the great West can be 
 called to the attention of those who 
 seek locations within easy access 
 of large centers. Not only will an 
 increase of population result, but 
 closer affiliation between growing 
 communities may lead to the bring- 
 ing here of public service facilities 
 of great importance. Enterprising 
 citizens of Canadensis are already 
 contemplating an electric lighting 
 plant that will benefit a number of 
 citizens. It cannot be many years 
 hence, when the call of the train conductor, as he shouts, 
 "Cresco, all out for Cresco, Canadensis, Mountainhome, 
 Laanna," will be answered by thousands of happy people. 
 
 84 
 
J. A. Seguine Has Built a Modern Merchandising Establishment 
 at Cresco, Pa., Winning Success from the Beginning on Honor 
 
 N 
 
 EARLY a quarter century of business building has 
 resulted in the achievement, pictured and told of 
 on this page. Established in 1891, The Cresco 
 Cash Store, as it was known for the first ten years 
 of its career, won a permanent place in the community by 
 its ever apparent readiness to serve each customer. This 
 preparedness, coupled with the determination to sell only- 
 reliable goods at fair prices, a fair return and exchange 
 policy, and a liberal credit system have always character- 
 ized the store man- 
 agement, which has 
 always been under 
 the personal super- 
 vis i o n of J. A. 
 Seguine, the owner. 
 As the business 
 grew, store build- 
 ings were erected 
 until seven wen; 
 in use. But even 
 these did not pro- 
 vide for the rapkl 
 expansion, and in 
 1908 the new De- 
 partment Store was 
 planned and com- 
 pleted. This big 
 structure, with its 
 four floors, the An- 
 nex lor old store) 
 and seven store 
 buildings, with a 
 total floor space of 
 24,000 square feet, 
 are stocked to over- 
 flowing with mer- 
 chandise. On the main floor 
 
 rooms, twelve departments are located, including: Grocer- 
 ies, Drugs, Confectionery, Fresh and Smoked Meats, Flour 
 
 Here, at this modern mercantile establishment and al- 
 most under one roof, may be found a greater variety of 
 merchandise than at some of the larger department stores 
 of the big cities. A paper of pins or an Electric Light Plant, 
 a toy wagon or a Motor Truck may be purchased here. 
 Right at the gateway and opposite the railway station, the 
 Souvenir Store is located, where Ice Cream and soft drinks 
 are served during the summer season, while at all times a 
 large variety of Souvenirs and Stationery are carried in 
 
 stock. A unique 
 and original feature 
 of this store is the 
 setting aside each 
 year of one business 
 day to celebrate the 
 Anniversary of the 
 completion of the 
 new store. So much 
 interest has been 
 aroused in the suc- 
 cess of Mr. Seguine 
 and in the doings 
 of this store that at 
 Ihe last celebration, 
 the Sixth Annual 
 event, held on Octo- 
 ber 31st, mere than 
 one thousand per- 
 sons — from fift>- 
 two towns and ci- 
 ties — visited Crescr. 
 to attend the gath- 
 ering. There is am- 
 ple reason to feel 
 that Cresco's De- 
 partment Store, un- 
 will continue in 
 future years as an active force in the upbuilding of Bar- 
 rett Township, as well as of Monroe County. In every 
 
 Sectional View of One Salesroom on Main Floor 
 
 which is divided into four der the management of Mr. Seguine 
 
 Mam Building. Containing Pour Floors— Including: a Light Basement 
 
 Devoted to Merchandising. Receiving and Shipping Room 
 
 at Extreme Right of Main Floor 
 
 and Feed, Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Men's Furnishings, 
 Hardware, Paints and Varnishes. Ready-to-\\'ear Garments, 
 Carpets, Wallpaper, Harness, etc., are on the second floor. 
 
 I oi ■ .rv ami Souvenir Store Right at the Gateway 
 
 movement for the good of this section, and in his case the 
 whole county. .Mr. Seguine is found among the leaders. 
 He believes that "he who helps others helps himself best." 
 
 85 
 
I THE AYRSHIRES-A NEW ASSET 
 
 ! 
 
 TO THE PROSPERITY OF MONROE COUNTY 
 
 — + 
 
 to the conditions under which they have been reared, the Ayrshire 
 is a hardy, vigorous breed quick and active, and perhaps the best o£ 
 all dairy breeds to withstand adverse conditions. They are essen- 
 tially a grazing breed, and give the best results when on pasture 
 alone. The prevailing colors are red and white, brown, and white 
 with white largely predominating. 
 
 The first Ayrshires in America were brought to New York in 
 1822. They were imported into New England in 1830, and into Can- 
 ada in 1837. The breed has been a special favorite for dairy pur- 
 poses in Canada, the New England States and part of New York 
 State, but. until recently does not seem to be as well known else- 
 where as its established good qualities deserve. The end sought, 
 in perfecting the breed has been a large yield of milk, with the 
 utmost economy in the utilization of food. 
 
 The Ayrshire cow is of medium size, weighing on an average 
 about 1,000 pounds, and has a decided appearance of an excellent 
 dairy cow. She is a great eater, and not in the least fastidious 
 about her food. She is very active, a fast walker and when at 
 liberty, most constantly in motion. She is quiet in disposition, bright 
 and intelligent and, despite her activity, is neither fidgety nor ner- 
 vous when being milked. 
 
 She is a persistent milker, giving a large flow nearly the whole 
 
 ABOUT a year ago a movement was started in Monroe year. The average cow should give about 4,000 quarts of 
 County that is destined to double the value of every milk a year, but there are individual records of from 6,000 
 farm in the County in 20 years, perhaps less. It was to 10,000 quarts in a year. The milk is of a good color, 
 the introduction of a breed of cattle — the Ayrshires, which looks rich, never blue nor lean and, on account of its equal 
 
 A PERFECT AYRSHIRE COW 
 
 Kilnford Bell 3rd, Grand Champion, being: the best cow of 
 
 any breed at the Chicago Dairy Show 1913 and 1914 
 
 are splendidly adapted for our 
 farming conditions. Our farms 
 are ideal for dairy farming; 
 we have access to the best 
 markets at good prices, and all 
 we need is better cows and 
 more of them. With better 
 cows will come better care and 
 with better care will come in- 
 creased production and in- 
 creased profits. We have now 
 one cow to every 28 acres of 
 cultivated land. Lancaster 
 County has one to every 12 
 acres. If we double the num- 
 ber of cows, which we should 
 do, and double the production 
 of each cow as we can do, we 
 will produce just four times 
 the amount of butter and milk 
 and will have surpluses to sell 
 
 , ..... . . . Rvanofi:ue Exemplar, a splendid, pure bred Ayrshire Bull 
 
 and Will bring in ready cash as owned by Robert Price & Son, Cresco, Barrett Township 
 
 well as improving the fertility of the farms where more cows are 
 kept. Previous to 1914, William J. Moore, of Analomink, and C. J. 
 Pasold, of Canadensis, owned Ayrshire bulls. They were con- 
 
 vinced of their worth but few of their neighbors shared their en- 
 thusiasm. Since the movement started the following enterprising 
 larmers have bought and now own pure bred Ayrshire bulls: 
 
 distribution of cream and 
 casein, is easily digested, and 
 excellent for children and peo- 
 ple with weak digestion. Her 
 milk is admirably suited for 
 town and city supply, testing 
 well above local requirements, 
 uniform and capable of rough 
 handling and long journeys 
 without injury. 
 
 One great advantage of the 
 Ayrshire breed is that when 
 the bulls and cows are through 
 their usefulness they put on 
 flesh and fat, being in great de- 
 mand by discriminating butch- 
 ers. This is an important item. 
 For free printed matter re- 
 lating to Ayrshires, send ap- 
 plication to C. M. Winslow, 
 Ayrshire Breeder's Associa- 
 tion, Brandon, Vermont. 
 
 Robert Price & Son, 
 Harry W. Krummell, 
 J. Personeni, 
 William Bonnick, 
 E. D. Huffman, 
 H. N. Henry, 
 Frank Hoffman, 
 David Davidson, 
 Irvin L. Allegar, 
 Charmarie Farms, 
 
 Cresco 
 
 Canadensis 
 
 Canadensis 
 
 Canadensis 
 
 Marshall's Creek 
 
 Analomink 
 
 Analomink 
 
 Coolbaugh 
 
 North Water Gap 
 
 Buck Hill Falls 
 
 Nearly all these men have placed their bulls at service and it 
 will not be long before the County will be filled with grade Ayr- 
 shires of splendid milking strains. In addition quite a number of 
 dairymen are planning, just as soon as way opens, to buy a bull or a 
 cow or both and start to build up pure bred herds. They realize 
 that those early in the movement will profit most by it. 
 
 The Ayrshire is particularly adapted to Monroe County. Owing 
 
 86 
 
 Marketan, a two-year-old Monroe County Ayrshire Belong- 
 ing to Charmarie Farms, Barrett Township 
 
Parked Streets Make Home Life Attractive in Monroe County. Main Street at Eighth, Looking West, Stroudsburg 
 
 Monroe Connir/s Pride Ls Centered m llsl lorne and Social I ,ife 
 
 "NOR NEED WE POWER OR SPLENDOR, 
 WIDE HALL OR LORDLY DOME— 
 THE GOOD, THE TRUE, THE TENDER 
 THESE FORM THE WEALTH OF HOME." 
 
 By C B. KELLER, Jr., Caa 
 
 FROM the earliest date of any settlement in that part 
 of Pennsylvania, which is now known as Monroe 
 County and to which at least a part of the county 
 of Pike is closely related, there must have been something 
 else than mere desire for wealth, to prompt the pioneer 
 settler to make his home hereabouts. The name of Daniel 
 Brodhead comes up in the records continuously as having 
 been closely identified with that part of Monroe, which in 
 early days was known as Dansbury, retaining that name 
 until Stroudsburg was founded by Jacob Stroud, in 1769. 
 Only men who believed in a country as being fit for a home 
 would have deemed it at all 
 advisable to build a log mis- 
 sion chapel, as did Daniel 
 Brodhead, for use by Morav- 
 ian missionaries of that day. 
 This second house of wor- 
 ship north of the mountains 
 became known as the Dans- 
 bury Mission and was dedi- 
 cated on the 19th day of 
 May, 1753. The church has 
 ever been a factor in the 
 social life of the citizens of 
 Monroe, the history of the 
 earliest house of worship be- 
 ing, however, somewhat ob- 
 scured. It was a Union 
 Church, erected jointly by 
 the Lutheran and Reformed 
 settlers in and around Shaw- 
 nee. A corner stone found 
 in the South wall of the Presbyterian church, built upon 
 Its site in 1853, shows the date of its erection to have been 
 1752. The first church book known to have been in exist- 
 ence, and later in the care of the Smithfield Lutheran 
 Church pastors, bears date of May 18, 1798. its illuminated 
 title page having had this inscription: "Das allgemeine 
 Kirchen-Buch der Unterschmidfeldter Lutherischen uud 
 Reformiete.n Genieinden in Northampton County in dem 
 Slaat Pennsilvanien." Its records, among other things, 
 contained dates of baptisms running back even to 1787. 
 
 Residence of ,|. A. 
 
 All these facts prove that home life was an early factor 
 in the upbuilding of the county. 
 
 It is difficult to actually and extensively set forth in 
 limited space each and every early settler. For the pur- 
 pose of making clear my claim that home and social life 
 was the pride of Monroe County, even before such a coun- 
 ty was legally erected, just as it remains its tower of 
 strength as well as cause for pride today, a few of the 
 early names need be mentioned. One knows that our fore- 
 fathers came here from all the lands which in those days 
 furnished immigrants. There were, among others, the 
 
 brothers Sly, one settling in 
 Smithfield, the others on 
 land in Stroud township, 
 which was later occupied by 
 Josiah Bossard and by Chas. 
 and Michael Keller, respect- 
 ively. Major Jos. Drake was 
 among the early settlers. He 
 married a Miss Houser. The 
 names of James Brewer. 
 George Felker, Benjamin 
 Decker, Chas. Miller, Thos. 
 Gordon. Chas. M. Foulke, 
 Aaron Cramer, Derrick Van 
 Vliet, David Smiley, -Mat- 
 thias Shafer. Jacob Tosten, 
 John Huston, Joseph Kerr, 
 Thomas W. Rhodes, Walter 
 Barry, are mentioned to give 
 an idea how the home life 
 Secuine. Cresco, Pa. grew into belng through the 
 
 efforts of early settlers. Peter LaBar built a log house, 
 probably the first hereabouts, in 1730, near the west side 
 of what is now the borough of Stroudsburg. 
 
 But we needs must come to the name of Stroud, whose 
 memory will live, while the two principal communities of 
 Monroe County retain their present names. Col. Jacob 
 Stroud, born at Aniwell, N. J., on Jan. 15, 1735, came to 
 live with Nicholas Depuy, at Shawnee, to learn tanning 
 during the early years of his life. At his death, which 
 occurred on July 14, 1806, he had not only made a home 
 
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for himself in this county, but 
 had laid the foundation for the 
 upbuilding of his adopted home 
 section. To his son David 
 must be accredited the first 
 real effort of the determined 
 parking of the streets and the 
 beginning of a concentrated ef- 
 fort to secure a nucleus for de- 
 velopment. As a middle aged 
 man, Col. Jacob Stroud occu- 
 pied old Fort Fenn as his 
 home. But one and one-half 
 miles distant, near Fort Ham- 
 ilton, which was some 20 years 
 older, he had erected for John, 
 his eldest son, a large roomy 
 stone mansion, which was com- 
 pleted in 1795. Between this 
 mansion and the fort, a frame dwelling was erected in what 
 is now the center of the town, opposite the present Hotel 
 Fulmer, formerly known as the Burnett House. In 1797, 
 the large stone home was occupied by Daniel Stroud, anoth- 
 er son of Col. Jacob Stroud. A third house, built simulta- 
 
 Home of A. W. Kistler, Prop 
 21 Prospect Street 
 
 of, it is because our pioneer 
 forefathers have left us noth- 
 ing to be ashamed of. 
 
 Social life, as viewed from 
 the standpoint of societies and 
 orders, was inaugurated before 
 Monroe County was born. John 
 Coolbaugh's home offered the 
 lodge room for the meetings of 
 Zebulon Lodge, No. 179, F. and 
 A. M., which had been organ- 
 ized on Sept. 3, 1821, by the 
 Grand Master of the Grand 
 Lodge of Pennsylvania, Bayse 
 Newcomb, with John Coolbaugfi 
 as Worshipful Master, Daniel 
 W. Dingman as Senior War- 
 den, and Cornelius Coolbaugh 
 as Junior Warden. It appears 
 that the lodge was discontinued after June, 1827, since no 
 records can be found of later meetings. It is only neces- 
 sary to point to the many and varied lodges and organiza- 
 tions in the county today, to prove that the social life, en- 
 gendered by fraternal organizations, has reached a high 
 
 rietor Pocono Hosiery Mills 
 East Stroudsburg 
 
 Parked Streets Make Home Life Attractive in Monroe Co. Washington Street, East Stroudsburg, North East from Armor}' 
 
 neously, if records are true, stood for years where the ulace in our own county and close by among our neighbors. 
 
 Malta Temple has since superseded it in the course of the 
 onward march of improvements. 
 
 During the early period of the present century John 
 Witchel, an English Quaker, and his wife aiso erected and 
 occupied a dwelling which stood 
 where now the Indian Queen 
 Hotel is located. In East Strouds- 
 burg, the old homestead of Dan- 
 iel Brodhead, later the residence 
 of J. R. Smith, was built about 
 150 years ago, and located on 
 what is now Courtland Street. 
 An old stone house on Washing- 
 ton Street, below the former re 5 ; 
 idence of J. H. Shotwell, which 
 latter is now the home of Or. 
 J. Anson Singer, was the next 
 oldest house in its borough lim- 
 its, this stone house having been 
 the homestead of the Starbirds. 
 I have thus enumerated names 
 which lead back to the time be- 
 fore the establishment of Mon- 
 roe county, because today, in 
 many cases, descendants of the 
 early settlers are scattered 
 throughout the country. If home 
 life is today anything to be proud 
 
 The Old Stroud Mansion — With Slight Changes 
 Still Standing at Main and Ninth Streets, Stroudsburg. 
 Landmark and Testimony to the Good Judgment of 
 Stroudsburg's Founder in Planning the Town 
 
 The magnificent private homes, many of which are shown 
 in this edition, in turn indicate that the home life of Mon- 
 roe is ideal enough to appeal to the city bred and farmer 
 alike. The "Back to the Farm" slogan has meant more to 
 those who have chosen to live 
 within reach of the two Strouds- 
 burgs, the natural supply center 
 for a large territory, than is 
 usually found possible. 
 
 Communities are growing even 
 farther away from this center, 
 because modern conveniences 
 are placing the village in close 
 touch with the towns and in turn 
 the farmer with his neighbor. 
 The log cabin and its fires, kin- 
 dled with the aid of flintstone, 
 has given way to frame, brick or 
 concrete block construction with 
 the latest heating conveniences. 
 The rough country road through 
 wooded districts has been re- 
 placed with state and county 
 roads of broad dimensions, high- 
 ways that enable the farmer to 
 bring his product to town or rail- 
 way station and to bring back 
 needs of the day or week with 
 
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out hindrance. The automobile has brought the physician 
 of one place into close touch with his fellow practitioner 
 in case of need. The telephone has placed them all within 
 easy reach of calls in any emergency. The surplus product 
 of farm or dairy can reach town or city on short notice, 
 while the opportunity for so- 
 cial pleasures and other 
 amusements have brought 
 life in the country hereabouts 
 to a standard, frequently en- 
 vied by the hustling, bustling 
 city folks who miss the real 
 life. 
 
 "The butcher, the baker 
 and the candlestick maker" 
 leave their wares at our doors 
 at our request. Electricity 
 and gas furnish light, fuel 
 and heat — often before the 
 furnace comes into action — 
 to countless families who in 
 the days of long ago used oil 
 as the only means of illu- 
 mination and wood as the only 
 fuel. Trolley cars bring us 
 cheap transportation, while 
 other systems are being plan 
 ned that may cover the whole 
 county of Monroe and give 
 us stil closer interchange 
 with our neighbor Pike. 
 
 Summer homes, owned by 
 leading citizens of the great 
 Commonwealth of Pennsyl- 
 vania, New Jersey and New 
 York state, dot the county. 
 Wealthy business men of the 
 three states maintain farms 
 — devoted to specialization 
 along certain lines — and run 
 up frequently to spend the week-end all the year round, 
 while others spend the summers at the beautiful homes 
 erected on their own properties. 
 
 Fraternal organizations maintain their own buildings in 
 nearly every village 
 of any size, or at least 
 in townships, affording 
 the social and frater- 
 nal advantages that go 
 hand in hand today 
 to make life in the 
 country desirable. 
 Churches, too, reach 
 every child and adult 
 who find spiritual and 
 social comfort in close 
 affiliation with their 
 fellow-beings. It ; s 
 indeed different today 
 than years ago. 
 
 To call attention to 
 the large number of 
 attractive homes in 
 Monroe County and 
 that section of Pike 
 which is tributary to 
 our region — individu- 
 ally — would require 
 unlimited space. It 
 
 Salem Church, a Union Church at Gilbert. Pa. 
 
 Park is just gaining the prestige to which it is entitled 
 by virtue of the magnificent homes being erected there. 
 Thomas Street has for years been a select residence por- 
 tion of Stroudsburg. A part of Main Street remains the 
 center of beautiful residences, although east and west of 
 
 that centre is being and has 
 been changed into business 
 property. East Stroudsburg 
 is gaining in the same man- 
 ner recognition as a com- 
 munity of fine homes. Normal 
 Hill Section from Ridg- 
 way Street way past Analo- 
 mink Street is being built 
 up rapidly with modern resi- 
 dences, owned by the leading 
 citizens of the Borough. 
 "Washington Street — in the 
 same manner as Main Street 
 of Stroudsburg — is retaining 
 the character of a residence 
 neighborhood, while north 
 and south of that particular 
 portion business is making 
 its inroads upon vacant or 
 sparsely improved property. 
 The country homes, owned 
 by individuals who make 
 their permanent residence in 
 Monroe County and in Pike, 
 are in many instances de- 
 serving of notice. The sum- 
 mer homes, owned by promi- 
 nent citizens of the larger 
 cities in this and neighboring 
 states, are of a class com- 
 paring favorably with fine 
 suburban residences in many 
 places throughout the coun- 
 ty. Passing on from this 
 casual mention of the reality of real and really fine homes 
 in this section. 1 hasten to call attention to the innu- 
 merable churches — appealing to every creed. These may 
 be found even in the most restricted sections on a scale 
 
 worthy of comparison 
 with the edifices of 
 worship in larger 
 communities. T h e 
 s u m m e r guest in 
 Monroe County pro- 
 vides — as it were — 
 the opportunity for 
 his own and the at- 
 ten dance of his 
 friends at religious 
 services which in no 
 way detracts from 
 the opportunities for 
 recreation. 
 
 The life among fra- 
 ternal bodies justifies 
 some mention of in- 
 dividual organizations 
 as far as I liav< 
 able to conveniently 
 secure the [acts, in a 
 manner descriptive. 
 • T possible, " 
 Masonic lodges own 
 
 Mary of the Mount Church, Mt. Pocono, Pa., Rev. P.J. BolnnU, Rei 
 sufficient to reiterate that in the historic data obtained. Th. 
 Stroudsburg street upon street may be classed as repre- buildings in both the Stroudsburgs The Masonic body 
 sentative residence sections of the community. Highland :it East Stroudsburg only recently completed one of the 
 
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modern structures in this section, devoting all of its up- Eugene Custard; Sword Bearer, Charles D. Appenzeller; 
 
 per floors to the purposes of Masonry and affiliated organ- 
 izations. The officers of J. Simpson African Lodge, No. 
 628, Free and Accepted Masons, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., 
 are: Worshipful Master, J. N. Gish; Senior Warden, W. E. 
 
 Warden, Edward L. Dreher; Sentinel, Charles Kresge; 
 st Guard, Bert H. Kintner; 2nd Guard, Samuel B. Hag- 
 gerty. Trustees, 6 months, James Mclntyre; 12 months, 
 Reeves J. Bush; 18 months, Alvin C. Trach. The Corn- 
 
 Residence of Chas. R. Turn 
 510 Thomas Street, Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 VanVliet; Junior Warden, V. M. Reynolds; Secretary, 
 A. D. Wannamaker; Treasurer, W. C. Drake. 
 
 The officers of Barger Lodge, No. 325, Free and Ac- 
 cepted Masons, of Stroudsburg, Pa., are: Worshipful Mas- 
 ter, George B. Metzgar; Senior Warden, Norman O. Ben- 
 der; Junior Warden, Howard E. Creitz; Treasurer, P. M. 
 Howard R. Flagler; Secretary, John C. Bensinger; Trus- 
 tees, P. M. Steward S. Flagler, P. M. William L. Andre; 
 P. M. Lewis Shifter. Masonic Temple is at Main and 6th. 
 
 Monroe Chapter, No. 99, Order of the Eastern Star, 
 was instituted June 3rd, 1910, with forty-eight charter 
 members and now has a membership of one hundred twen- 
 ty two (122). Meetings are held in Masonic Hall, East 
 Stroudsburg, Pa., the first and third Friday evenings of 
 every month, except July and August. 
 
 The present officers are: Worthy Matron, Mrs. Mary C. 
 Stem; Worthy Patron, Frank A. 
 Snover, Associate Matron, Mrs. Bes- 
 sie A. Walters; Secretary, Mrs. Lou 
 H. Bornhoeft; Treasurer, Mrs. Laura 
 P. Bush; Conductress, Mrs. Francis 
 Neyhart; Associate Conductress, Mrs. 
 Mary A. Andre; Chaplain, Mrs. Char- 
 lotte Ransberry; Adah, Mrs. Maude 
 Hartman; Ruth, Mrs. Elnora Palmer; 
 Esther, Mrs. Ida May Snover; 
 Martha, Mrs. Sue B. Warman; Electa, 
 Mrs. Lizzie Heller; Warder, Mrs. 
 Laura Rinehart; Sentinel, William 
 K. Deubler; Organist, Mrs. Kathryn 
 Frantz; Marshal, Mrs. Anna L. 
 Henry. 
 
 The Knights of Malta lodge, of 
 Stroudsburg, was instituted March 
 27, 1896, in the Dr. N. C. Miller Build- 
 ing, Main Street, Stroudsburg, Pa., 
 with 66 charter members, George F. 
 Bartholomew being the organizer. 
 The Commandery was instituted by 
 George H. Pierce, P. S. C, who was then the Grand Re- 
 corder of Pennsylvania. The first officers were: Sir 
 Knight Commander, Dr. N. C. Miller; Generalissimo, 
 Moses E. Miller; Captain General, L. Broad Palmer; Pre- 
 late, Henry A. Bell; Recorder, Samuel D. Mellick; Treas- 
 urer, James Mahlon; Senior Warden, Robert B. Powell; 
 Junior Warden, John L. Stackhouse; Standard Bearer, 
 
 Union Church, Brodheadsville, Pa. 
 
 Residence of Dr. A. A. Wertman, Tannersville, Pa. 
 
 mandery has initiated 488 members, and has a present 
 membership of 341. Its present officers are: Sir Knight 
 Commander, Wm. H. Carson; Generalissimo, Charles H. 
 Crowe; Captain General, Frank L. Stackhouse; Prelate, 
 Lester E. Lord; Recorder, Alfred L. Snyder; Assistant Re- 
 corder, William H. Metzgar; Treasurer, Arthur W. Bowlby; 
 Senior Warden, Samuel W. Marsh; Junior Warden, Leo 
 Klingle; Standard Bearer, Joseph G. Parsons; Sword 
 Bearer, Floyd Bachman; Warden, Edward G. Marsh; Sen- 
 tinel, George F. Bartholomew; First Guard, Earl J. Carl- 
 ton; Second Guard, William E. Mellick; Trustees, 6 months, 
 Robt. B. Keller; 12 months, H. B. Bush; 18 months, Ira A. 
 LaBar; Scenic Artist, Levi L. Marsh. Commandery owns a 
 handsome commodious Temple on Main Street, the finest 
 building in town. One of its members has gone through 
 the Chairs of the Guard Commandery of Pennsylvania, 
 and is now Past Grand Commander of the State, and 
 Sentinel in the Supreme Grand Com- 
 mandery of the Continent of America. 
 The members of the Malta Temple 
 Association are: Robert B. Keller, 
 President; Herbert B. Bush, Vice 
 President; Frank B. Michaels, Sec- 
 retary; L. Broad Palmer, Treasurer; 
 Luther S. Hoffman, Landlord; Alfred 
 L. Snyder, Light and Fuel Agent; 
 Lester E. Lord, John N. Gish, Milton 
 S. Kistler, James Richmond, William 
 B. Eilenberger and Harry B. Drake. 
 The officers of Ooolah Siesta, No. 
 77, Princes of Bagdad, are: Sultan, 
 Robert B. Keller; Scratcher, Alfred 
 L. Snyder; Grasper, Robert D. 
 Bowlby; Calif, Chester A. Dreher; 
 Pasha, August E. Miller; Kahtib, Ira 
 A. LaBar; Vizier, Albert H. Mit- 
 chell. 
 
 The officers of the Malta Club are: 
 Acting President and Secretary, Al- 
 fred L. Snyder; Treasurer, Chester 
 A. Dreher. 
 
 In St. John's Sisterhood, No. 46, Dames of Malta, H. of 
 St. J., the women of the Stroudsburgs find a splendid 
 opportunity to fraternize. Dames of Malta were organized 
 June 3, 1907. The officers are: Protector, Nettie Hastie; 
 Queen Esther, Alice Spragle, Angle Building; Ruth, Mary 
 Miller; Naomi, Ida Druckenmiller; Keeper of Archives, 
 
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Louisa N. Shick; Burser, Johanna Frisbie; Herald, Flo- 
 rence Mann; Deputy Herald, Mary Everitt; First Color 
 Bearer, Nora Ferguson; Second Color Bearer, Lucy Smith: 
 First Messenger, Ella Altemose; Second Messenger, Lizzie 
 Brands; First Guard, Ella Hoffman; Second Guard, May 
 Brands; Trustees — Six Months, Lydia Smith; Twelve 
 Months, Cora Brown; Eighteen Months, Emma Chambers; 
 Delinquent Committee: Mary Everitt, Almeda Stackhouse, 
 Emma Chambers; Deputy for 1915: 
 Lydia Smith; Press Agent, Louisa 
 Shick; Captain of First Degree Team, 
 Sarah Plattenburg; Captain of Sec- 
 ond Degree Team, Lydia Smith; Cap- 
 tain of Funeral Team, Sarah Platten- 
 burg. This Sisterhood helped insti- 
 tute the Bangor Lodge of Dames of 
 Malta. 
 
 The Elks, famous the country over 
 for their closely intimate relations 
 with one another, are represented in 
 Monroe County in East Stroudsburg 
 Lodge, No. 319, B. P. O. E., insti- 
 tuted on June 28, 1895. The present 
 officers are: Exalted Ruler, Dr. C. 
 G. Cross; Esteemed Leading Knight, 
 Paul Overfield; Esteemed Loyal 
 Knight, Harry J. Dilts; Esteemed 
 Lecturing Knight, Graydon D. Hoff- 
 man; Chaplan, Prof. E. L. Kemp; Es- 
 quire, Dr. F. J. Baer; Secretary, 
 James S. Bunnell; Treasurer, Louis 
 Glass, Sr. ; Inner Guard, Eli R. 
 Travis; Tyler, Charles W. Smiley; 
 Trustees: H. S. Puterbaugh, C. H. 
 Drake, H. S. Smoyer. 
 
 Malta Temple, Stroudsburg, is not 
 merely a building reflecting credit upon all of Eastern 
 Pennsylvania, but stands as a monument to the enter- 
 prise of the local Commandery of the Ancient and Illus- 
 trious Order of the Knights of Malta, St. John's Com- 
 mandery, No. 186. The Elks have splendid quarters in the 
 Monroe County National Bank Building, East Stroudsburg. 
 The Patriotic Sons of America numerically and in 
 many other respects belong 
 to the strongest fraternal or- 
 ganizations of this section. 
 Washington Camp, No. 236, 
 Pa., P. O. S. of A., of Strouds- 
 burg, was organized in Octo- 
 ber, 1887, with the following 
 officers: Past President, R. 
 L. Long; President, N. C. 
 Miller; Vice President, Chas. 
 Trach; Master of Forms, J. 
 F. Bush; Conductor, Geo. N. 
 Childs; Treasurer, W. W. 
 Mill: Recording Secretary, 
 C. W. Holbrook; Financial I 
 Secretary, Alvin Trach; In- 
 ner Guard, L. Abies; Outer 
 Guard, We Ratcliffe; Right 
 Sentinel, L. Walton; Left 
 Sentinel, C. Keiser; Trus- 
 tees: N. C. Miller, A. C. 
 Jansen, N. W. Hill. 
 
 The above officers were in- 
 
 St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Tannersville, Pa. 
 Rev. Edwin Dingman, Pastor 
 
 Interior of the East Stroudsburg M. E. Church 
 Rev. D. L. McCartney, Pastor 
 
 ident, Roger L. Christian; Master of Forms, Percy Mar- 
 vin; Financial Secretary, Arthur L. Heller; Recording Sec- 
 retary, Charles S. Christian; Treasurer, E. B. Carlton; 
 Conductor, Lloyd Kresge; Inspector, Archie Possinger; 
 Guard, Raymond Snyder; Right Sentinel, Paul Ziegenfus; 
 Left Sentinel, Walter Smith; Chaplain, Henry Ruster. 
 
 One of the strongest bodies at Tannersville, Pa., is the 
 Washington Camp, No. 473, Pa., P. O. S. of A., whose 
 officers are: Past President, R. C. 
 Shook; President, J. M. Shellenber- 
 ger; Vice President, Floyd Hay; Mas- 
 ter of Forms, Clyde Beehler; Con- 
 ductor, Granville Sniffer; Inspector, 
 G. F. Heller; Guard, Claude Warner; 
 Sentinels: Walter Slutter, Isaac 
 Frantz, Russell Werkheiser and Har- 
 ry Bisbing; Treasurer, A. A. Wert- 
 man, M. D.; Financial Secretary, 
 Adam Greenzweig; Recording Secre- 
 tary, H. E. Werkheiser; Trustees: 
 J. M. Shellenberger, R. C. Shook and 
 Otto Ruehlman. 
 
 This Camp was instituted on Octo- 
 ber 26, 1889, by Camp No. 318, of 
 Tobyhanna, Pa., E. J. Meyers, Dis- 
 trict President. The following were 
 the first officers: Past President, H. 
 L. Keeler; President, W. A. Miller; 
 Vice President, Elmer Warner; Mas- 
 ter of Forms, Daniel Williams; Con- 
 ductor, Joseph Werkheiser; Record- 
 ing Secretary, J. Lessig; Financial 
 Secretary, W. J. Hamblin; Treasur- 
 er, Peter Warner; Inspector, David 
 B. Warner; Guard, Addison Learn; 
 Chaplain, Rev. G. B. Smith; Trus- 
 tees: Nathan Daily and Wm. Storm. This Camp has paid 
 for death benefits the sum of $1,070, and for sick benefits 
 the handsome total of $4,553. The assets include real 
 estate and furnishings of an approximate valuation of 
 $4,000; total assets over $7,000. Membership now 300. 
 
 Washington Camp, No. 568, Pa., P. O. S. of A., was 
 instituted on October 29, 1890, at Analomink, Pa. The 
 
 present officers are: Past 
 President, Albert Pensyl; 
 President, Otto Lesoine; Vice 
 President, Walter Persback- 
 er; Master of Forms, A. H. 
 LaBar; Conductor, T. B. 
 Luckey; Inspector, Wm. L. 
 Lesoine; Outer Guard, Fred 
 G. Detrick; Treasurer, G. B. 
 Decker; Financial Secretary, 
 L. A. Emery; Recording Sec- 
 retary, Robert W. Bates; 
 Trustees: E. V. LaBar, W. D. 
 Bates, T. B. Luckey; Right 
 Sentinel, W. D. Bates; Left 
 Sentinel, Lewis Brish. 
 
 Washington Camp, No. 579, 
 Pa., P. O. S. of A., Canaden- 
 sis, Pa., first met on April 12. 
 1913. The officers are: Ly- 
 man Price, Past President; 
 C. J. Price, President; Frank 
 Backmier, Master of Forms; 
 
 stalled in their respective offices by State President, R. D. J. Bender, Recording Secretary; M. K. Price, Financial 
 
 T. S. Hallowell, in A. O. Greenwald's Hall on October 6, Secretary, F. B. Mikels, Treasurer; H. C. Lauer, Conduc- 
 
 1887. There were sixteen charter applicants present at tor; Benjamin Price, Inspector; Arthur Vernoy, Guard; 
 
 this meeting. The present officers are: Past President, Ira S. Price, Chaplain; S. B. Bush, Assistant Recording 
 
 Russell J. Williams; President, Harry Transue; Vice Pres- Secretary; C. C. Lightner, Right Sentinel; Fred Krummell, 
 
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Left Sentinel; Trustees: C. C. Lightner, Lyman Price 
 and M. K. Price. 
 
 The Red Men are well represented in several Lodges. 
 Sagamon Tribe, No. 352, Improved Order of Red Men, 
 was instituted March 27, 1895, with 
 87 charter members. The report 
 of October 1, 1914, showed a mem- 
 bership of 210 and the assets of 
 the Tribe approximating $5000. 
 The present officers are: Sachem, 
 Charles Long; Senior Sagamore, 
 Leroy Decker; Junior Sagamore, 
 Garfield Lewis; Prophet, Layton 
 Nauman; Chief of Records, W. E. 
 VanVliet; Keeper of Wampum, 
 Phillip Rulster, Sr.; Collector of 
 Wampum, W. H. Rockefeller; 
 Trustees: Charles H. Crowe, David 
 Carlton, Carl Brown. 
 
 The women are represented in 
 Sagamon Council No. 98, Degree 
 of Pocahontas, which was institu- 
 ted on November 26, 1912. The 
 
 present officers are: Pocahontas, 
 Mrs. Anna Oney; Wenonah, Mrs. 
 
 Anna Werkheiser; Prophetess, Middle Smithfield Presbyterian Church, Coolbaugh, Pa 
 
 Mrs Lizzie Werkheiser; Ponhatan, Mrs. Clara Heller; 
 Keeper of Records, Mrs. Ella Daubert; Keeper of Wam- 
 pum Mrs. Ethel Lanterman; Collector of Wanipum, Miss 
 Flossie Evans; First Scout, Mrs. Ella Ebert; Second 
 Scout, Mrs. Emma Dailey; Guard of the Forest, Mrs. 
 Elnora Mayers; Guard of the Tepee, 
 Mrs. Susan Transue; First Runner, 
 Mrs. Josephine Pipher; Second Run- 
 ner, Mrs. Lillian Bird; First War- 
 rior, Miss Flora Garis; Second War- 
 rior, Miss Edith Brown; Third War- 
 rior, Mrs. Gertrude Neyhart; Fourth 
 Warrior, Mrs. Mable Garis; First 
 Councilor, Mrs. Jennie Newhart; 
 Second Councilor, Mrs. Anna Henry; 
 Trustee for 18 months, Mrs. Alice 
 Heller; Trustee for 12 months, Mrs. 
 Serena Kunkle; Trustee for six 
 months, Mrs. Mable Garis. 
 Analomink Tribe, No. 536, Improved m. e. Church, Mt. Pocono, Pa 
 
 Red Men, was instituted on July 27, 1911. The Treasurer, Lucinda Williams; Guide, Mae Bunnell In 
 
 Grand Lodge from the Mountainhome Lodge, and those 
 who have faith in this section as a Convention Centre, 
 the Grand Lodge will meet in Stroudsburg this spring. 
 Mountainhome Lodge, No. 684, I. O. O. F., of Pa., was 
 instituted on December 23, 1869. 
 The present officers are: Noble 
 Grand, Arthur W. Case; Vice 
 Grand, Herman J. Gravel; Treas- 
 urer, Samuel B. Mikels; Financial 
 Secretary, Clarence F. Hess; Re- 
 cording Secretary, Casper Buck; 
 Trustees, J. A. Seguine, W. D. 
 Yothers, Frank Mills; Representa- 
 tive to Grand Ledge, J. A. Seguin-; 
 Representative to Orphans Home, 
 Samuel Cooper. 
 
 The West End has an active body 
 in Effort Lodge, No. 1102, I. O. of 
 O. F., at Effort, Pa., with the fol- 
 lowing officers: Noble Grand, Wm. 
 H. Shupp; Vice Grand, Homer A. 
 Shupp; Secretary, David Frantz; 
 Treasurer, Clarence M. Werkheis- 
 er; 3rd Mem. Relief, Chas. F. An- 
 drews; R. S. N. G., Harry M. 
 Schoch; L. S. N. G., Stewart E. 
 Shupp; War., Howell H. Hawk; Con., F. Martin Shupp; 
 R. S. S., Lloyd J. Arnold; O. G., Harvey F. Dorshimer; 
 I G., Austin Hill; Chaplain, Raymond D. Everitt; R. S. V. 
 G., John R. Felker; L. S. V. G., C. Alvin Rader. 
 
 Monroe Council, No. 131, Daughters of Liberty, of East 
 Stroudsburg, Pa., was instituted on 
 March 10, 1902, in Miller Hall, 
 Stroudsburg, with 60 charter mem- 
 bers. On April 1, 1914 the meeting 
 place was changed to the new Ma- 
 sonic Hall, East Stroudsburg. The 
 present membership exceeds 200. The 
 Officers of the Council are: Councilor, 
 Lizzie Oney; Associate Councilor, 
 Ella Ebert; Vice Councilor, Flossie 
 Kresge; Associate Vice Councilor, 
 Anna Werkheiser; Recording Secre- 
 tary, Elnora Palmer; Associate Re- 
 cording Secretary, Ellsworth Palmer; 
 Financial Secretary, Flora Garis; 
 
 pr^en" officers are: Sachem, George Young; Junior Saga- side Guard, Cora Stine; Outside Guard, Iona Marvin; Jr 
 
 more E V LeBar- Senior Sagamore, Stanley Hallet; Ex-Councilor, Harlan E. Heller; Associate Jr. Ex-Council- 
 
 Prophet William Lesoine; Chief of Records, Robert W. or, Jennie Neyhart; Trustees, Mable Garis, Olive Swink 
 
 Bates- Keeper of Wampum, W. D. Bates; Representative, and Anna Oney; Deputy State Councilor, Elnora Palmer; 
 
 E. V. LeBar; Trustees: William pianist . Verna Wildrick; Repre- 
 Lesoine, G. A. Vaughn and E. V. 
 LeBar. 
 
 Mountainhome Camp, No. 
 
 Woodmen of B der of Independent Americans 
 
 7780, Modern 
 America was organized at 
 Mountainhome, Pa., in March 
 1913. The present officers are: 
 Consul, Lewis Huguenuin; Ad- 
 visor, Irvin Shook; Banker, E. 
 R. Heller; Clerk, C. F. Hess; 
 Escort, Arch Smith; Watchman, 
 Jacob Hoke; Sentry, Frank 
 Sebring; Trustees, Arthur Bar- 
 tleson, Jacob Englert and Frank 
 Sebring. 
 
 The Odd Fellows are doing 
 the things in Monroe County. 
 Through the efforts of J. A. Se- 
 guine, Representative to the 
 
 sentatives, Gilbert Palmer and 
 Ida Strunk. 
 
 Pocono Council, No. 1008, Or- 
 
 Dungan Chapel— M. E. Church, Reeders, Pa. 
 Rev. W. E. Harkness. Pastor 
 
 was instituted as Pocono Coun- 
 cil, No. 1008, Jr. O. U. A. M., 
 on Mar. 16, 1895, with 52 mem- 
 bers. In 1904 it transferred its 
 membership to the Order of In- 
 dependent Americans, retaining 
 the title "Pocono Council." The 
 present membership is nearl> 
 300 in good standing. The pres- 
 ent officers are: Councilor, Wm. 
 D. Stein; Vice Councilor, Jesse 
 Albert; Recording Secretary, 
 Gilbert Palmer; Asst. Recording 
 Secretary, Floyd E. VanWhy; 
 Financial Secretary, Michael R. 
 
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Ransbury; Treasurer, John F. Pierson; Conductor, Win. 
 Li. Ruff; Warden, Norman C. Pipher; Inside Sentinel, 
 Eugene B. Strunk: Outside Sentinel, Milton D. Keller; 
 Chaplain, Win. T. Wolf; Jr. Past Councilor, Adam Clark; 
 Trustes, Geo. D. Michaels, Chester A. Dreher and Wn, 
 T. Wolf. 
 
 Fort Brown, No. 609, Royal Arcanum, was instituted 
 in Greenwald's Hall, Stroudsburg, Pa., on August 4, 1881. 
 P. M. Deputy Grand Regent, Dr. J. A. Home of Mauch 
 ( hunk presided and acted as the Instituting Officers. The 
 following are the names of the first officers, 
 elected to office for the year ending Decem- 
 ber 31, 1881: J. W. Cook, Regent; Oscar 
 Dreher, Vice Regent; P. S. William, Ora- 
 tor; E. K. Wyckoff, Past Regent; S. A. 
 Snyder, Secretary; P. B. Keller, Collector; 
 Linford March. Treasurer; J. E. Snyder, 
 Chaplain; J. M. Posten, Guide; J. F. 
 Mosier, Warden; N. H. Shafer, Sentry. 
 Present Officials are: Regent, O. R. Shafer: 
 V., R.. Lewis H. Bush; Orator, Amzi Y. Hoff- 
 man; Secretary, Dr. N. C. Miller; Treasurer, 
 Robert B. Keller; Collector, Theodore C. 
 Brown; Chaplain, James Posten; Guide, D. 
 Wesley Lee; Warden, W. W. Warne; Sen- 
 try, Frank S. Bush; Past Regent, Samuel 
 S. Wolfe; Trustees: Robert Brown, Sr., 
 H. B. Drake and Dr. C. M. Brownell. 
 
 Chester G. Booth, Manager 
 New York Piano Stool & Mfg. Co., 
 East Stroudsburg, Whose Product 
 
 77, Division of Pennsylvania, S. of Y. U. S. A., was or- 
 ganized February 24, 1894. Death has called eight of 
 the members to an eternal rest. These were Gilbert H. 
 Mood, James M. Nauman, William R. Slutter, Jerome 
 Brewer, Jacob Nace, E. R. Houck, Claude B. Heeter and 
 Theodore Kulp. The present officers are: Captain, Allen 
 Werkheiser; Past Commander, Fred C. Fatzinger; Com- 
 mander, Edward Repsher; Sr. Y. Commander, LeRoy 
 Deubler; Jr. Vice Commander, Edward Cressman; Patri- 
 otic Instructor, Watson Birch; Chaplain, Marvin Smith; 
 Secretary, Claude Werkheiser; Treasurer, 
 Emery A. Harman; Guide, Luther Smith: 
 Color Guard, William Repsher; Inside 
 Guide, Emanuel Altemose; Outside Guide, 
 William Starner; Camp Council, H. T. 
 Werkheiser, W. K. Nevil and John Hull. 
 
 There remain a number of other organi- 
 zations to be mentioned, but correct data 
 are not at hand. Some general organiza- 
 tions, not typically fraternal, do their part 
 in making Monroe County a factor socially. 
 Among them must be counted those in- 
 tended to stimulate civic pride. Strouds- 
 burg has the Civic Club with the following 
 officers: Mrs. William Dolby Palmer, Presi- 
 dent; Mrs. Edward Calkins, Yice President; 
 Mrs. D. Webster Coxe, Second Vice Presi- 
 dent; Mrs. W. R. Levering, Recording Sec- 
 
 Stroudsburg Aerie, No. 1106, Fraternal Reaches Homes All Over the Union re tary; Mrs. Steward Sniffer, Correspond- 
 ing Secretary; Miss Emma Shay, Treasurer. 
 
 The Borough Improvement Society, of East Strouds- 
 burg, has the following officers: Mrs. T. F. Rhodes, Presi- 
 dent; Mrs. Jesse Ransberry, Vice President; Mrs. Harry 
 Olldorf, Treasurer; Mrs. William Moser, Secretary. 
 
 As a military center Monroe County is receiving at- 
 tention through the excellent work done by Co. G, Thir- 
 teenth Infantry, N. G. P. which was organized and mus- 
 tered into service on November 18, 1913, by Colonel F. W. 
 
 Stilwell and staff of 
 Scranton. Although lo- 
 cated in East Strouds- 
 burg, it is purely a Mon- 
 roe county organization 
 and any young man of 
 good character who is a 
 resident of the county is 
 eligible to membership. 
 The company owns its 
 own Armory which is a 
 frame building sixty four 
 by one hundred feet, 
 containing a drill floor, 
 sixty four by eighty five 
 feet, without any ob- 
 struction of any kind, a 
 Hub room fifteen by 
 thirty four, a first ser- 
 geant's room, eight by 
 fifteen, Officers' room, 
 eight by fifteen, ladies' 
 dressing room, and two 
 toilets; with large equip- 
 ment room overhead: a basement, fifteen by sixty four, 
 containing the furnace. The company keeps its full time 
 quota filled at all times beside having a large waiting 
 list in reserve. The Officers of the company are as fol- 
 lows: Captain. George A. Dunning: First Lieutenant, 
 Clarence B. Altemose; Second Lieutenant, Giles H. Bur- 
 lingame; First Sergeant. Paul Overfield; Quarter Mas- 
 ter Sergeant. Newton S. Brittain. Jr.; Sergeants. Philip 
 L. Voss, Eli R. Travis, Layton M. Nauman, A. E. Miller; 
 
 Order of Eagles, was instituted in that borough on May, 
 26, 1905. The organization is now quartered on Main 
 street, with two floors, the first of which is handsomely 
 furnished for club quarters and the second one for lodge 
 purposes. The present membership is over 222, making 
 one of the strongest fraternal orders of the county. The 
 cfficers: Past Worthy President, E. J. Robinson; Worthy 
 President, W. E. Crouse; Worthy Yice President, E. Platz; 
 Worthy Chaplain, Ed. Butz; Worthy Secretary, Geo. D. 
 Michaels; Worthy Treas- 
 urer. W. J. Morton; Wor- 
 thy Conductor, Walter 
 Haney; Worthy Inside 
 Guard, Ed. Nixon; Wor- 
 thy Outside Guard. Har- 
 ry Frantz; Worthy Trus- 
 tees, P. W. P., S. B. Cor- 
 rell; P. W. P.. A. F. 
 Everitt; P. W. P., Geo. 
 W. Nevil; Worthy Physi- 
 cian, H. S. Van Etten; 
 Secretary House Com- 
 mittee, P. W. P., A. F. 
 Everitt. The lodge is 
 prosperous. 
 
 The Sons of Veterans 
 are organized as a bene- 
 ficial order, as well as a 
 social and patriotic body. 
 
 Their mottoes are "Fra- 
 ternity, Charity and Loy- 
 alty." They are banded 
 together to perpetuate 
 
 the memories of the men who wore the blue in the war 
 from 1861-1865, forgetting all things of ill, yet remember- 
 ing the good. This is not like other organizations in 
 regard to securing members, as they have only a limited 
 number to draw from. To become a member, one must 
 be the son or a grandson of a veteran of the Civil War. 
 The Sons of Veterans are a uniformed body and have a 
 company of Reserves. Quite naturally they meet in the 
 G. A. R. Hall, Stroudsburg. Captain Warnick Camp. No. 
 
 VAN ALLEN FAMILY GROUP 
 'This is tin- Life," Said Rev. Dr. C. E. Van Allen, of Echo Lake, Pa., as He 
 Pointed t<> His Family of Monroe Countians and Their Descendants 
 
 93 
 
Corporals: Jerome B. Brewer, Preston Stem, Vernon Wal- 
 lace, William Bentzoni, Chester D. Voss and J. N. Smith. 
 The Acme Hose Company, No. 1, East Stroudsburg, 
 Pa., represents one of the prize winning, fire fighting or- 
 ganizations of this County. It was organized on April 2, 
 1890, and has a membership of 60. Their equipment con- 
 sists' of a Motor Chemical and Hose Truck and a Hook 
 and Ladder Truck. The present officers are: President. 
 George D. Clark; Vice President, William H. Merring; 
 Financial Secretary, N. J. Smith; Recording Secretary. 
 Preston Stem; Chief, C. P. Smith; Assistant Chief, Wil- 
 liam A. Hughes; Foreman, Frank Walters; Assistant 
 Foreman, Calvin Groner: Property Clerk, M. J. Cullather; 
 Trustees, C. S. Hoffman and J. H. Zacharias. 
 
 Stroudsburg has two fire companies, one the Chemical 
 Co., No. 1, and the other the Phoenix Hose Company, No. 
 2. The Chemical Co. No. 1 was incorporated on February 
 19, 1910 and has among its members Charles P. White, 
 who is Assistant Chief of the Fire Department of Strouds- 
 burg. The Foreman of the Company is C. L. Wallace; 
 Assistant Foreman, A. B. Neyhart; President, S. E. Shull; 
 Vice President, J. L. Harbaugh; Secretary, A. F. Everitt; 
 Treasurer, G. D. Michaels. Both Companies possess good 
 fire fighting aparratus. The same holds true of the East 
 Stroudsburg Fire Department. These data have been 
 compiled from information secured by 
 direct appeal to the various organiza- 
 tions in this County. If any have failed 
 to respond, it was not the intention of 
 the writer to slight the 
 showing made by the fra- 
 ternal organizations of 
 Monroe County and other 
 bodies aiming to enrich 
 the social opportunities of 
 this section. It was the 
 purpose to give as com- 
 plete a record as possi- 
 ble. It is believed that 
 this has been accomplish- 
 ed with the co-operation 
 of those who responded. 
 The social side of the 
 life in "Pennsylvania's 
 Kavcred Region" de- 
 
 rives its opportunities from the high standard set by the 
 home, church, fraternal and general spirit of good fellow- 
 ship prevailing here and hereabouts. There is a social 
 side to every home, as there is a social side to churches 
 aiming high enough in the love of fellow man. And there 
 is a social side to every organization, whether fraternal 
 or otherwise, in this section which makes for the better- 
 ment of all around life in this region. Only recently 
 Louis Rupprecht, President of the German Society of 
 Monroe County, succeeded in the almost hopeless task 
 of organizing an Oratorio Society, comprising some 200 
 members of the best musical talent in this coun- 
 ty. The social side of Monroe County is also 
 shown in the constant assembling of several 
 generations of one family 
 who keep up the spirit of 
 recognition for their home 
 section by joining their eld- 
 ers in fitting reunions. In 
 this article is shown just one 
 such group, of which there 
 happened to be a picture on 
 hand. It is the family of the 
 Rev. Dr. C. E. Van Allen of 
 Echo Lake. The reunion was 
 held only recently and proves 
 the longevity of our citizens 
 in this county and in our 
 neighboring territory. Dr. 
 Van Allen is only one of 
 hundreds to whom we 
 might point as samples 
 of continued home life 
 in this one region. It 
 would take, however, 
 too long to enumerate 
 them all or to hunt 
 their names. In this 
 edition there appears a 
 group picture of octo- 
 genarians. All of these, 
 taken last year, are 
 living with one 
 exception, the 
 Rev. B. F. Apple. 
 Secretary of the 
 
 Present and Past Officers and Members of Captain Warn! ck Camp, No. 77, Division of Pennsylvania, S. of V., U. S. A. 
 Reading from left to right: Top Row— Edward Cressman, Claude Werkheiser. Middle Row— Edward 
 Cobb, J. M. Weisgarver, George Biggs, Edward Repsher, Fred Fatzinger, Amzi Werkheiser, John Dingman, Oliver 
 Heeter. Front Row— Milton Everitt, Roy Nevil, Watson Birch, LeRoy Deubler, Arlington Werkheiser, Elmer 
 Stein, John Martz, Harry Heller, William Nevil. 
 
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organization, having passed into the great beyond. As 
 Rev. Dr. Van Allen came in close touch with him fre- 
 quently in the early years of the late Mr. Apple's career, 
 and as Dr. Van Allen also knows a great many of the 
 people who have lived in this county for years, it perhaps 
 is not amiss to briefly state the following in compliance 
 with a request of the editor of "The 
 Bells." 
 
 Rev. Chas. E. Van Allen, M. A., 
 D. D., has been a conspicuous per- 
 sonage in the annals of Monroe 
 County and Middle Smithfield for 
 the last fifty years. His activities 
 have mostly been along Religion and 
 Temperance lines. 
 
 The Doctor supported himself all 
 the way through his academic or col- 
 lege preparatory course, through his 
 collage course at Union College, 
 Schnectady, N. Y., and through his 
 Theological course at Princeton 
 Theological Seminary and graduated 
 with the highest honors at each of 
 these institutions. 
 
 Dr. Van Allen began his lifework 
 in the Gospel Ministry immediately 
 upon his graduation from the Semi- 
 nary in the early part of 1865, just 
 fifty years ago this spring, though 
 he had been licensed to preach a 
 year before he graduated by the 
 Presbytery of Albany, N. Y. He was 
 sent to the Middle Smithfield Presbyterian Church by 
 Rev. Dr. McGill, a professor of Princeton Theological 
 Seminary and chairman of the committee of supplies. 
 
 After a while the young minister extended his preach- 
 ing in other fields; first at Sand Hill, a union church. 
 Highland Grove Mission Church was built by him, assist- 
 ed by others. Palmer's 
 
 Grace Reformed Church, Tannersville, Pa 
 Rev. J. M. Shellenberger, Pastor 
 
 in men and in properties, for Dr. Van Allen is only a little 
 short of eighty years of age. 
 
 Recently I had occasion to meet Robert H. Ace, who 
 was appointed by the Court as Mayor of East Strouds- 
 burg on December 16, 1914, succeeding the late Mayor 
 Frank Smiley. In recalling this incident, I merely aim 
 to bring out the fact of the cordial 
 relations existing between those 
 who act in an official capacity for 
 either of the two leading boroughs 
 of Monroe County. Mr. Ace was 
 hobnobbing on a matter of business 
 with Mayor Edinger of our own 
 town. He is a native of the County, 
 having seen the light of day in 
 Paradise Township, is the superin- 
 tendent of the Stroudsburg, East 
 Stroudsburg, Portland, Mount Beth- 
 el, Pa., and Columbia, N. J., district 
 for the Pennsylvania Utilities Com- 
 pany. He was in fact their first em- 
 ployee in this district. Previous to 
 that time he was a member of the 
 firm of Mosier & Ace, doing a good 
 real estate business. In men like 
 Mayor Ace of East Stroudsburg, the 
 business relations between the var- 
 ious communities in the County lead 
 to a better social understanding be- 
 tween the various residents. And 
 this is what all of Monroe County 
 Is striving for, namely, to make the 
 social and business relations of its inhabitants one unit 
 of power for the upbuilding of this section. 
 
 Just as I am about to close this article for lack of 
 further information and space, I am enabled to add through 
 the kind offices of J. A. Seguine, that booster merchant of 
 Cresco, the following facts: The Odd Fellows have in 
 Stroudsburg, in Fort Penn Lodge, No. 134, I. O. O. F., an 
 
 old and historic lodge with 
 
 Swamp, now Wooddale 
 Church, was built by him. 
 But his labors were not en- 
 tirely confined to the liter- 
 ary and scholastic world 
 and to preaching the gos- 
 pel; he was a man of af- 
 fairs as well. It was he 
 who raised the money and 
 built the belfry and sur- 
 mounted it with quadruple 
 spires and when the funds 
 ran out, he hung the bell 
 in the tower himself and 
 painted on the card which 
 hangs on the front of the 
 tower, giving the date of 
 the erection of the church. 
 1833, the time of the addi 
 tion of the tower and the 
 hanging of the bell. There 
 are only two hand lettered 
 bells in this section of this 
 County, the one above men- 
 tioned and the Sand Hill 
 bell, which was given to the 
 Sand Hill Church by Joseph 
 Overfleld. After twenty-flve 
 years he resolved to go to some place to educate his grow- 
 ing family He only remained away a short time; he had 
 bought the Echo Lake home and farm and he was needed 
 at home. He has seen the church to which he ministered 
 years ago completely changed. He has also seen changes 
 
 "'£»£?£ 
 
 Seventh Day Adventist Church 
 Second Street, Stroudsburg, Pa 
 
 sturdy old Stro u d s b u r g 
 stock in its list of Past 
 Grands, living and dead. L. 
 M. Dreher is secretary. It 
 certainly holds a distinctive 
 place among the 1100 lodges 
 in the State of Pennsylvan- 
 ia. Analomink Lodge, No. 
 946, I. O. O. F., of East 
 Stroudsburg, is growing 
 steadily, has splendid quar- 
 ters and deserves more than 
 this passing notice. But I 
 can merely refer now to the 
 names of David Carlton, 
 Noble Grand, and David 
 Van Vliet, Secretary. Neola 
 Lodge, No. 827, I. O. O. P., 
 is located at Snydersville, 
 and Pocono Lodge, No. 10S6. 
 I O O F.. is at Tanners- 
 ville. No. 104, I. O. O. F., 
 at Kunkletown, is the new- 
 est lodge, its number coming 
 from another lodge which 
 surrendered its charter, 
 making seven lodges with 
 nearly 800 members. The 
 Rachael Brodhead Lodge of 
 Rebekahs, meeting in the 
 Fort Penn, I. O. O. F., 
 lodge rooms, at Strouds- 
 burg, will entertain the Re- 
 bekah Assembly of about 
 350 delegates in May, when 
 the Grand Lodge session is held in Stroudsburg. 
 
 And now I extend greetings to John M. Decker, of 
 Stroudsburg, and A. E. Eckert, of East Stroudsburg. Demo- 
 cratic successors to Samuel B. Dreher, of Stroudsburg, and 
 N. S. Brittain, Jr., of East Stroudsburg, the present post- 
 masters, feeling satisfied that "all Is well that ends well." 
 
 95 
 
The Turn Farm, Near North Water Gap, Pa. 
 
 AFTER NEARLY A CENTURY IN ONE FAMILY, IS TODAY THE PROUD POSSESSION OF 
 CHARLES R. TURN, A MAN ACTIVE IN BUSINESS LIFE 
 
 R 
 
 EMEM BERING the old saying that the older a farm 
 is the poorer it will prove to be, one points with 
 pleasure to a straight contradiction of this as- 
 sumption, as one directs the glance of the visitor 
 to Monroe County to the Turn Farm. Located, as it is, 
 about midway between North Water Gap and Bush- 
 kili, the farm commands a marvelous view of the surround- 
 ing hills and of the valleys stretching 
 through the Delaware Valley region. 
 The property is today one of the show 
 places of this section, already rich in 
 agricultural properties of considerable 
 value. 
 
 All this may be said to be due to 
 the hobby of Charles R. Turn, a native 
 of Monroe County, who finds time to 
 devote some attention to real farming, 
 while ever attentive to his varied busi- 
 ness interests. Mr. Turn is the gen- 
 ial, ever happy, general manager of the 
 International Boiler Works Company, 
 of East Stroudsburg, Pa., President of 
 the Stroudsburg Creamery Company, 
 and affiliated with other business and 
 hanking interests. He was born on 
 August 16, 1865, received schooling for 
 the activities of his successful career 
 at Blair Hall, N. J., and at Eastman's 
 Business College, at Poughkeepsie, N. 
 Y. In 1885 he became connected with 
 the East Stroudsburg Glass Company, going at the end 
 ot' five years with the International Boiler Works Co., of 
 which he became General Manager in 1902. In 1910 he 
 also became Treasurer, holding both offices to the present 
 day. 
 
 Mr. Turn is anything but a gentleman farmer. He is a 
 
 Chas. R. Turn, Successful Gentleman 
 Farmer and Busy Man of Affairs 
 
 his father, John Turn, and became the property of the 
 present owner some nine years ago. There are over 200 
 acres of practically all tillable land, splendid farm build- 
 ings, including a modern dairy barn with every late im- 
 provement, comprising also the famous James stall and 
 overhead carrying system. While Mr. Turn has every 
 facility for general farming, he expects to devote his at- 
 tention to dairying largely, special- 
 izing in Holstein cattle. He now has 
 some 24 heads of well bred stock, which 
 will be increased as fast as judicious 
 development permits. 
 
 In the hog family the Berkshire pigs 
 have the lead at the Turn Farm, the 
 stock including three thoroughbred 
 sows and one thoroughbred boar. Every 
 mprovement has been added to make 
 the hog pens conform to the general 
 high standard of Turn Farm methods. 
 A competent superintendent looks after 
 the details, while Mr. Turn himself 
 can be found on the premises at every 
 spare moment. 
 
 He has a splendid home in the old 
 homestead property and much of the 
 week-end time is spent there. The 
 property is not far from the Delaware 
 River, is located in a region dotted with 
 bungalows owned by people from the 
 large cities who spend their summers 
 in this vicinity, has every appearance of being a gentle- 
 man's home, but in reality is the busy scene of a busy man 
 who believes that it pays to make farming pay. It is prob- 
 ably with this end in view, that Mr. Turn has during the 
 past year made improvements that should enable him to 
 achieve things in the farming line, just as he has succeed- 
 
 Modern Stalls for Horses and Blooded Cattle at Turn Farm 
 
 man who believes in making his country property pay. 
 It has always been a good farm, the land being first settled 
 by John Turn, his grandfather. It was later purchased by 
 
 Showing James Stalls and Equipment in Barn at Turn Farm 
 
 ed in accomplishing for other interests, of which he is 
 active manager or presiding official. On the opposite page 
 is shown a panoramic view of Mr. Turn's model farm. 
 
 96 
 
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 to be obtained. George C. Hughes, proprietor of The 
 Hughes Press, East Stroudsburg, Pa., has attained an 
 enviable record in the printing business as a producer of 
 fine work. Facilities are such as to insure the lowest 
 prices consistent with perfection in the finished product. 
 
 Pointing with pride to this edition of "The Bells, Ring- 
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 right along in the plant of The Hughes Press. Compara- 
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 is really the largest in general effect ever produced here 
 and in many other sections of the state. The undertaking 
 has required more time than similar orders for a book- 
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 Independent of any news- 
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 had to be created — as it 
 were — out of nothing and 
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 message of progress in a 
 creditable manner. It like- 
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 an industry at its best, tell 
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 leaving it to the reader to 
 pass judgment on the results 
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 publisher feels that it is but 
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 the responsibility — s e 1 f-i m- 
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 at 90 Beekman Street, New 
 York city, who furnished the 
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 is safeguarded by the results, 
 for even good paper could 
 not serve its purpose with- 
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 with The Hughes Press on this edition. Mr. 
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Panorama View at Blue Mountain Poultry Farm, Stroudsburg, Pa., Showing Nearly All Buildings, Except One Separate Section and the Home 
 
 BLUE MOUNTAIN POULTRY FAR 
 
 STROUDSBURG, PA., SPECIALIZES IN SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS 
 
 THERE is no question but that the Leghorn family is 
 the greatest egg-producer known and the Single 
 Comb White Leghorn is the most popular breed of 
 that family. They lay a large white egg which is known 
 to the trade as "Nearby Hennery Whites." They often 
 command a premium of ten cents per dozen above other 
 eggs. The Leghorn egg is remarkably fertile and they 
 hatch better than any other breed. One year's record at 
 the Blue Mountain Poultry Farm, Stroudsburg, Pa., shows 
 that the fertility for the season was 91 per cent, and for 
 April 95 per cent. Individual hatches were as high as 85 
 per cent, of all eggs set. This farm has about 3,000 White 
 Leghorn hens, the pullet eggs going to the market. Hatch- 
 ing is done from the two year olds. All standard require- 
 ments are met; many choice birds could hold their own 
 in the show room, but the business is primarily market 
 poultry, catering to the trade for fresh eggs and dressed 
 poultry; also the shipment of eggs for hatching and day 
 old chicks in large quantities. 
 
 W. H. Truslow, manager of the Blue Mountain Poultry 
 Farm, procured his foundation stock from some of the 
 foremost breeders in the country and is a firm believer 
 in careful sorting. His son, C. E. Truslow, has given val- 
 uable assistance to Mr. Truslow in his efforts to please the 
 many patrons. Unlimited range is one of the features here 
 and valuable in the poultry business for the securing of 
 sturdy stock. Mr. Truslow came to Stroudsburg in 1889, 
 and is recognized as a representative citizen of Monroe 
 County. Choice table eggs reach the family table of lead- 
 ing citizens in many parts of the East through his farm. 
 The Blue Mountain Poultry Farm management be- 
 lieves in fresh air and all houses are built accordingly. 
 The farm is located in the mountains of Monroe County. 
 Pa., and is only three miles from the far-famed Delaware 
 Water Gap. It is within a mile of the Stroudsburg post 
 office and only a short walk from the Water Gap trolley. 
 It is made up of rolling land, both cleared and thinly 
 wooded. There are many springs of pure water, a pontl 
 
 of several acres and a large mountain stream borders the 
 property, so all the pens have plenty of shade and water, 
 making an ideal place to develop strong and healthy 
 stock. There are three railroads, namely: the D., L. & 
 W., the Pennsylvania and Erie, so they can ship promptly 
 in any direction. The feed room is a model of complete- 
 ness, having storage for five cars of feed, digester, mills, 
 cleaners, mixers, etc. The wet mixer takes feed from 
 
 
 •MUlMl' 
 
 flfflTSTT 
 
 Attractive Home Occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Truslow 
 Highland Park, Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 the bins without any manual labor and delivers it in the 
 wagon at the rate of twenty bushels per minute. Elec- 
 tricity is used for both power and light. Incubators have 
 a capacity of 20,000 eggs. 
 
 On account of the thousands of city boarders in this 
 vicinity, visitors must be restricted. But the management 
 will be glad to welcome you if you write and make an 
 appointment. 
 
 The poultry business was started in 1887. Breeders 
 and eggs have been shipped all over this country and to 
 foreign lands, while dressed poultry goes to New York, 
 
 Philadelphia, the summer re- 
 sorts and private families. 
 They have been shipped as far 
 as Chicago and Milwaukee. 
 The number of chickens hatch- 
 ed would make an aggregate 
 of over half a million. What 
 a mountain of poultry and what 
 an opportunity to pick choice 
 breeders. Most people like to 
 gather eggs, but if they had to 
 gather those at the Blue Moun- 
 tain Poultry Farm they would 
 find it quite an undertaking, as 
 they have as many as 2, 000 per 
 day. It is interesting to watch 
 the feeding of the chickens and 
 the gathering of the eggs. 
 
 For further particulars ad- 
 dress. William II. Truslow, 
 Blue Mountain Poultry Farm, 
 
 A Sectional View at Blue Mountain Poultry Farm, Not Included in Panorama Above Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 99 
 
"THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME" IN EAST STROUDSBURG 
 1. Residence of Hon. T. Y. Hoffman, 154 Washington Street. 2. Residence of F. J. Kistler, 202 Washington 
 Street. 3. Residence of Louis Rupprecht, 130 Lackawanna Avenue. 4. Residence of L. D. Sopher, 204 Analomink 
 Street. 5. Residence of the Late Mayor Frank Smiley, 202 North Courtland Street. 6. Residence of W. E. Van Vliet, 
 152 North Courtland Street 
 
 100 
 
HOME LIFE IS IDEALIZED IX STRUT I >SliCK<; 
 
 1. Residence of .Mrs. W. B. Easton, 707 Thomas Street, (Taken from the spacious lawn). 2. Residence of Thomas 
 
 .1. Kitson, 746 Main Street. 3. Residence of John S. Schoonover, Highland Park. 4. Residence of William A.Gilbert. 
 
 905 Main Street. 5. Residence of Attorney W. B. Eilenberger. Highland I'ark. 6. Residence of Dr. W. C. Snover, 
 
 403 North 5th Street. . 
 
 101 
 
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA., HAS MANY ARTISTIC HOMES 
 1. Residence of Lewis Glass, 12 Smith Street. 2. Resilience of Dr. J. Anson Singer, 116 Washington Street. 3. Resi- 
 dence of Dr. C. B. Rosenkrans. Analomink, at Smith Street. 4. Residence of Frank Smiley, 39 Green Street. 5. Resi- 
 dence of Harry B. Drake, 88 Analomink Street. 6. Residence of Mayor Robert H. Ace, 149 Ridgway Street 
 
 102 
 
The Biologic Products of the Slee Laboratories 
 
 At Swiftwater, Pa., Place Monroe County in an Enviable Position Among Medical Scientists of the World 
 
 MONROE COUNTIANS will agree on one point with 
 the appearance of this edition. To many it will 
 bring the first opportunity of seeing their county as 
 others see it. The Slee Laboratories, at Swiftwater, Pa., 
 may be termed the leader in this section for keeping the 
 attention of the scien- 
 tific world centered 
 on Monroe County. 
 
 On this page is 
 shown in one group a 
 portion of the build- 
 ings used in the prep- 
 aration of the various 
 biologic products mar- 
 keted by the Slee 
 Laboratories; notably 
 Diphtheria and Tetan- 
 us Antitoxins, Anti- 
 streptococcus, Anti- 
 meningitis and Nor- 
 mal Serums, Small- 
 pox Vaccine Virus, 
 etc. 
 
 These Laboratories 
 were established by 
 Dr. Richard Slee in 
 1897. His son, Arthur 
 M. Slee, is now active- 
 ly engaged with him 
 in the scientific man- 
 agement of this large 
 plant. 
 
 Since their estab- 
 lishment in 1897, these 
 laboratories have con- 
 tinuously supplied 
 their products to the 
 U. S. Army and other 
 branches of the Government services, to many state and 
 local boards of health, and their scientific standing has 
 made them the Mecca of those interested in this most 
 exacting branch of medical research work. 
 
 The Slee Laboratories were the first to be built in the 
 
 The Slee Laboratories Are Located on the Banks of This Picturesque Mountain Stream 
 
 United States for the commercial production of these, at 
 that time new remedies; all of the buildings are of stone, 
 practically fireproof in construction, and with their every 
 detail of scientific equipment and management, their 
 beautiful and healthful surroundings, located on the banks 
 
 of the renowned Swift- 
 water stream, it is no 
 wonder that their pro- 
 ducts are used in prac- 
 tically every country 
 on this globe. 
 
 Dr. Richard Slee, 
 the head and founder 
 of the Slee Laborator- 
 ies holds a commis- 
 sion in the U. S. 
 Army, as First Lieu- 
 tenant in the Medical 
 Reserve Corps, is a 
 Fellow of the Ameri- 
 can Medical Associa- 
 tion, Member of the 
 Society of Military 
 Surgeons, Society of 
 American Bacteriolog- 
 ists, and other organ- 
 izations of equal 
 standing. 
 
 Location is not a 
 matter of great weight 
 in some cases, as long 
 as railroad facilities 
 have been taken into 
 consideration. In es- 
 tablishing the Slee 
 Laboratories at Swift- 
 water, Pa., Dr. Rich- 
 ard Slee, however, 
 gave first consideration to natural surroundings. The head 
 and founder of the Swiftwater plant has met the require- 
 ments imposed on research work by locating in a country 
 beautiful and health-inspiring, giving to Monroe County in- 
 ternational fame through products of the Slee Laboratories. 
 
 Partial View of Buildings Devoted to Scientific Research Work By the Slee Laboratories, Swiftwater, Pa. 
 
 103 
 
TT"H 
 
 rlE SECURITY TRUST 
 
 I OF STROUOSBURG, PA. 
 
 r; HIK YOUNGEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (N MONROE CO. | 
 
 i 
 
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 I 
 
 NCORPORATED on March 26, 1909, under the 
 laws of Pennsylvania, the Security Trust Co. 
 opened for business in its present location on 
 August 2, 1909. The first day's deposits amounted 
 to $7,299, truly a nominal sum with which to commence 
 operations. But those who had been instrumental in 
 bringing about the addition of this Company to the finan- 
 cial interests of Monroe County had planned with no un- 
 certain outlook for the future. Rather had they figured 
 on solid, steady growth to give assurance of looked for 
 prosperity. Five 
 years have pass- 
 ed and it is evi- 
 dent that the de 
 sired success has 
 been attained. 
 
 The business of 
 the Security 
 Trust Co. shows 
 an annual i n- 
 crease of about 
 $100,000 in de- 
 posits since the 
 opening of this 
 institution, the 
 total on January 
 5, 1915, when the 
 last report of the 
 condition of this 
 Bank was made, 
 being $537,083.42. 
 The charter or 
 this Company 
 gives it unusual 
 scope, enabling it 
 to act as trustees 
 for funds or exe- 
 cutors of wills. 
 etc., for individ- 
 uals or corpora- 
 tions, giving it 
 every facility for 
 a savings deposit 
 department, whil i 
 still providing for 
 the usual com- 
 mercial banking 
 facilities. As the 
 
 COmpanv also has The Home of the Youngest Financial Institution 
 
 a safe deposit vault system, the business has grown not 
 only in the matter cf monies handled, but also in the num- 
 ber of people who patronize the Security Trust Company. 
 The banking rocms are modern and conveniently situated 
 at No. 713 Main Street, near Seventh Street, the building 
 having been entirely arranged to meet the requirements 
 of this bank at the time of incorporation. The slogan 
 of the institution is "the Bank for Courtesy and Service." 
 It is impossible to take exception to it. Everything that 
 has been done by this company has had in view, at any 
 and all times, service for its patrons and courtesy to all 
 
 It is possible that on this principle the record of this bank- 
 ing institution has been built. Without a change in the 
 personnel of its officers since the first election was held, 
 there has been made statement after statement of 
 the resources and liabilities of the Security Trust Com- 
 pany of Stroudsburg sufficiently interesting as an indica- 
 tor of progress to justify the belief that its future holds 
 greater things in store for this bank. 
 
 Aside from the property, furniture and fixtures in the 
 present location, this company holds title to the corner 
 
 of Main, at Sev- 
 enth Street, 
 Stroud sburg, 
 where at present 
 a drug store is lo- 
 cated. It is con- 
 templated to use 
 this corner as the 
 home of the Se- 
 curity Trust Com- 
 pany of Strouds- 
 burg, as soon as 
 possible, but sure- 
 ly within the next 
 few years, when 
 all leases shall 
 expire. The di- 
 rectorate includes 
 P. R. Johnson, H. 
 
 A. Croasdale, L. 
 
 B. Palmer, S. E. 
 Shull, J. B. Wil- 
 liams, Howard 
 Morgan, W. C. 
 Hood, John Snif- 
 fer, Geo. L. Nyce, 
 N. C. Miller, M. 
 D.; F. D. Shupp. 
 J. A. Singer, M. 
 D.; E. G. Dor- 
 shimer, J. D. Ser- 
 fas, D. S. Greg- 
 ory. A. A. Wert- 
 man, M. D.; D. 
 W . Bowman, 
 Charles P. Mer- 
 wine, James M. 
 
 Gilpin, J. C. Kit- 
 in Monroe County Whose Record Speaks for Itself cnen j3 j, Kemrj 
 
 Thos. J. Kitson, D. C. Trach, M. D. The officers are: 
 P. R. Johnson, President; J. A. Singer, Vice President; 
 J. D. Serfas, Vice President and FranTi B. Michaels, Sec- 
 retary and Treasurer. 
 
 While the president of the bank, P. R. Johnson, gives 
 much of his time to its interests, the active management of 
 the affairs of this financial institution devolves upon F. B. 
 Michaels, the secretary and treasurer, who is ever ready 
 to serve the increasing number of clients. The remarka- 
 ble progress of the Security Trust Co. must, in a measure, 
 be ascribed to the active interest taken by the directors. 
 
 104 
 
•X* "•^«— "i 1 ^" ■« ' " " " " " " " 
 
 THE BENCH AND BAR 
 
 AND OFFICIAL LIFE OF MONROE COUNTY 
 
 AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW BY EMIL HELD 
 
 + 
 
 THE FIRST MONROE COUNTY COURT HOUSE. Erected in 
 In Its Place the County Now Has a Beautiful Lawn. 
 Circle Fronting the Present Court House. 
 
 HISTORY tells us that Nicholas Depuy was the first 
 white settler in the limits of what is now known 
 as Monroe County. Born in France, where in 
 early life he was a Roman Catholic priest, he is 
 said to have left his native country on account of persecu- 
 tion following his affiliation 
 with the Protestant sect of the 
 Huguenots. He went to Hol- 
 land, where he married a Miss 
 Rose, but later came to this 
 country from Artois, France, 
 arriving in New York in Octo- 
 ber, 1662, with his wife and 
 three children. After an ex- 
 tended residence in Ulster 
 County, N. Y., he purchased 
 land in the Minisink Valley 
 some time between 1725-1727. 
 His purchase in this valley, 
 which extended from the Dela- 
 ware Water Gap to Port Jervis, 
 N. Y., embraced three thousand 
 acres on the river, about three 
 miles above the Gap, including 
 the islands in the river and 
 the Shawnee region. Accord- 
 ing to Mr. J. Lantz, "this is said 
 to be the oldest documentary authenticated settlement by 
 the whites on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, 
 of land now included in Monroe County." The late Robert 
 R. Depuy was born in the ancestral mansion at Shawnee 
 on November 13, 1814, and was a direct descendant of the 
 original settler, Nicholas Depuy. 
 
 Monroe County was 
 established by an act 
 of the Assembly en- 
 titled "An act erect- 
 ing part of Northamp- 
 ton and Pike Counties 
 into a separate coun- 
 ty to be called Mon- 
 roe," the act being ap- 
 proved by Governor 
 Joseph Ritner, April 
 1, 1936. This process 
 was much simpler 
 than the selection of 
 the county seat, which 
 was left for the de- 
 termination of the vot- 
 ers. Stroudsburg, 
 Delaware Water Gap, 
 and Ke.llersville con- 
 tested for the honor, 
 an election being held 
 on July 2, 1836, which 
 resulted in a draw. 
 On the 26th of the 
 same month, a second 
 
 1836. 
 
 election was held, when Stroudsburg was supported by the 
 Gap and received 1132 votes against 1062 for Kellersville. 
 Fraud was charged freely, but in after years, merely elicited 
 a smile on the faces of those who seemed to think that 
 Stroudsburg simply succeeded in getting the larger number 
 
 of all votes cast for either 
 town, whether honest or il- 
 legal. 
 
 Briefly, but clearly the read- 
 er has thus been brought up 
 to the establishment of Mon- 
 roe County, whereby all com- 
 munities, affected by it, and 
 included therein, received a 
 new impetus to their growth. 
 The first court in this county- 
 was held in the upper rooms of 
 the since razed Edward H. 
 Walton house, opposite the 
 Hotel Fulmer, which was for- 
 merly known as the Burnett 
 House. 
 
 The court house, which was 
 then being erected on ground 
 deeded by Stroud J. Hollings- 
 head, was guaranteed to the 
 trustees appointed by an act of 
 the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed on the first day of 
 April preceding and to the county commissioners succeed- 
 ing for the county of Monroe through the public spirit of 
 Daniel Stroud, Stogdell Stokes, Joseph Wilson, John Boys, 
 Morris D. Robeson and Michael H. Dreher, of the borough 
 of Stroudsburg. The trustees, who were thus enabled to 
 
 carry out the provis- 
 ions of the Legisla- 
 ture, were: Moses W. 
 Coolbaugh. Benjamin 
 V. Bush, William Van 
 Buskirk. Michael Shoe- 
 maker and Joseph 
 Trach. 
 
 In this historic year 
 the county of Monroe 
 was annexed to and 
 became a part of the 
 Eleventh Judicial Dis- 
 trict of the Common- 
 wealth, and courts 
 were ordered held on 
 the third Mondays of 
 February, May, Sep- 
 tember and December 
 in each year, the first 
 court actually being 
 ...livened on the nine- 
 teenth day of Decem- 
 ber, in pursuance of 
 the Act of the Legis- 
 lature. Hon o r a b 1 e 
 
 THE PRF.SENT MONROE COUNTY COURT HOUSE 
 Lawn Circle Frontinc It is Site of First Court House 
 
 105 
 
David Scott as president judge, John T. Bell and Jacob 
 Brown being associate judges of this court by appoint- 
 ment. To John W. Burnett, appointed crier, fell the duty 
 of opening the first courts. 
 
 Aside from the reading of the commissions of the asso- 
 ciate judges, commissions were read at this session of the 
 following officers: Joseph S. Teel as sheriff of said coun- 
 ty, with writ of assistance; Gideon Burrett, as prothono- 
 tary of the Court of Common Pleas, clerk of the Court of 
 Oyer and Terminer, and clerk of Court of Quarter Ses- 
 sions; Samuel Snyder as register and recorder and clork 
 of the Orphans' Court. 
 
 The list of attorneys, admitted at this session to prac- 
 tice before the several courts of the county, shows the 
 following: James M. Porter, Peter Ihrie, Hopewell Hep- 
 burn, Andrew H. Reeder, Horace E. Wolf, Richard Brod- 
 head, Jr., Newton D. Strong, William Davis, Peter Wyckoff, 
 M. M. Dimmick, and Alexander E. Brown, some of these 
 names later gaining lustre, not only in law, but also in 
 political life. In after years the names of Hon. Samuel 
 S. Dreher, Hon. James H. Walton, Hon. Charlton Burnett, 
 Stephen Holmes, Hon. John B. Storm, Lewis M. Burson. 
 Thomas McFall Mcllhaney, David S. Lee, Archibald A. 
 Dinsmore, Henry 
 J. Kotz, John E. 
 Shull and others 
 will be found in 
 the historic pages 
 of active law prac- 
 titioners. 
 
 The office of 
 President Judge 
 in 1836 records 
 also the names 
 of Wm. Jessup, 
 Luther Kidder, N. 
 
 B. Eldred, Geo. R. 
 Barrett, and last- 
 ly, Hon. Jas. M. 
 Porter. The lat- 
 ter was succeed- 
 ed by Hon. Thos. 
 A. Bell, in 1855, 
 while Hon. Sam'l 
 S. Dreher as- 
 sumed the office 
 in 1870. 
 
 The first coun- 
 ty treasurer on record in 1836 was Joseph Trach, who 
 held office until 1839. With his own name and term are 
 linked those of Jacob Shoemaker, Henry Fenner and John 
 
 C. Bush, as the first County Commissioners. 
 
 Professional Life in All Branches a Factor 
 To a section, favored by nature as is Monroe County 
 and all her tributary country, in early days the health- 
 seeker began to flock for recuperation. Thus we find in 
 the early history of this section names of medical and 
 dental practitioners who have been instrumental in the 
 upbuilding thereof. Some of the names have had even 
 more than a local reputation. Included in the list of men 
 who upheld the ethics of their profession at home and 
 abroad are: Dr. Henry Richard Linderman and Dr. Gar- 
 rett Brodhead Linderman, sons of Dr. John J. Linderman. 
 a German, who settled in Pike county, and later married 
 a daughter of Hon. Richard Brodhead; Dr. Francis Joseph 
 Smith, whose original name was Josephus Jacobus Aerts, 
 a native of Brussels, then capital city of the Netherlands. 
 who changed the name to escape "from the despotism of 
 the Queen of France"; Dr. Abraham Reeves Jackson, who 
 was largely responsible for the organization of the Mon- 
 
 State Bridge Across Brodhead's Creek, Connecting 
 
 roe County Agricultural Society and who also became the 
 "Doctor" of Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad." Later 
 Dr. Jackson attained fame as practitioner and editor of 
 medical journals in Chicago. 
 
 His brother, Dr. George W. Jackson, practiced in 
 Stroudsburg until his death in 1877. Dr. Philip M. Bush, 
 of Marshall's Creek; his sons, Dr. Horace Bush, who now 
 conducts the Crystal Pharmacy, East Stroudsburg, and 
 Dr. Lewis Bush, who practiced in East Stroudsburg; Dr. 
 Irvin R. Bush; Dr. Cicero Brodhead; Dr. M. G. Lesh; Dr. 
 James Hollinshead, who lived and died near Stroudsburg 
 before the erection of Monroe county; Dr. Frank Hollins- 
 head, his grandson; Dr. N. C. E. Guth, for years at Gil- 
 bert; Dr. J. F. Lesh, of East Stroudsburg, who later be- 
 came a professor in a Kansas institution; all of these 
 names remain honored in the professional history of 
 Monroe county. Dr. Amzi LeBar began the practice of 
 medicine at Elmer, N. J., in 1867, but removed to East 
 Stroudsburg in 1871, establishing himself at the county 
 seat, Stroudsburg, in 1874, where he purchased the old 
 Hollinshead drug store, in July, 1880. Dr. S. S. Levering, 
 who located in Pleasant Valley (now Gilbert) in 1863 and 
 eight years later removed to Brodheadsville; Dr. George 
 
 W. Seip; Dr. S. 
 Stokes, who in 
 1820 began the 
 practice of medi. 
 cine in Strouds- 
 burg, but soon be- 
 came, favor ably 
 known as an 
 apothecary; Dr. 
 E. Grewer, who 
 settled near Bush- 
 kill; Dr. Thos. 
 Grattan, a native 
 of Ireland, who 
 was skilled in sur- 
 gery and soon af 
 ter his marriage 
 in 1816 emigrated 
 to what is now 
 Monroe county, 
 finally making his 
 home at Mar- 
 shall's Falls; Dr. 
 Matthew George 
 
 Link Between Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg p ra ff an whose 
 
 parents settled in Smithfield and who practiced there; 
 Dr. Samuel L. Foulke, who confined his attention to phar- 
 macy; Dr. George W. Dunga'n, a homeopathist; Dr. N. C. 
 Miller; Dr. Simon E. Miller; Dr. Charles Vail, who died 
 in Stroudsburg about 1836; Dr. J. P. Mutchler; Dr William 
 P. Vail, all these are among the honored names of the 
 early and late history of the past century in Monroe 
 county; Dr. N. C. Miller among them all being a highly 
 honored pactitioner, still in the harness. 
 
 Dr. Jackson Lantz established himself at Stroudsburg 
 in 1852 in the practice of dentistry. He also became 
 active in the business interests and, during his term of 
 office as chief burgess, helped to restore the lower part 
 of the town which was carried away by a freshet in 1869, 
 the Town Council becoming personally responsible for 
 liabilities to meet immediate requirements and repairs. 
 
 But for the fact that Dr. Joseph H. Shull, of Strouds- 
 burg, is — really in the prime of life like Dr. J. Anson Sin- 
 ger, of East Stroudsburg, a still younger man, — writing 
 good history right along, one would be tempted to include 
 them also in the honored records which have been made 
 by professional men hereabouts. To many it will be of 
 
 106 
 
Photo Copyright. 1914, by Geo. C. Huehes. East Stroudsburg. Pa. 
 
 Second Annual Reunion Octogenarian Association of Monroe County, at Stroudsburg, Pa., October 1, 1914 
 
 A number of those attending left before the picture was taken. Those in the above group are: Reading from left to Right, Standing — D. S. 
 Bisbing, Mason Tock. Levi Drake, .losiah Bartron. Dr. C. E. Van Allen. Joseph Keller, Andrew Hallett, Dr. R. J. Levering, Levi Smith, Silas Dreher, 
 J. F. Brewer. Left to Right, Sitting — Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Biesecker. E. R. Gearhart. William S. Stiff. .1. U. Hilgert, H. R. Biesecker. President: 
 Rev. B. F. Apple, Secretary: Dr. lackson Lantz, Aaron Reimer. Charles Hallett. S. At. Pettit, .1. S. Williams, Vice President: C. L. Hallett. J. M. 
 Peters, Charles Koehler, Joseph Arnold, A. N. Snover 
 
 This photograph was appropriately taken in Court House Square, on the spot where the first Court House stood. The County's age nearly ap- 
 proaches the average age of these octogenarians 
 
 interest to know that Stroudsburg's live wire was admitted 
 to the practice of law in 1877, just four years after his grad- 
 uation in medicine. Only a few years later, in 1883, Dr. J. 
 Anson Singer began to practice medicine in Brodheadsville, 
 having since located in East Stroudsburg. In these days, 
 when everybody is or supposed to be doing it, one is safe 
 to claim that these two men, active in their professional 
 careers, are essentially doing things that make for the 
 commercial and industrial growth of Pennsylvania's favor- 
 ed region. 
 
 Education Has Driven Its Wedge of Progress 
 
 In the educational history of what is now Monroe Coun- 
 ty, the records go back only to 1800. What there is of 
 earlier data must be credited to the re- 
 search of B. F. Morey, an honored citi- 
 zen and educator. He places the earliest 
 school of which anyone appears to have 
 any recollection, on Keever's Hill, in 
 Stroud township, on the public road 
 leading from Stroudsburg to the Wind 
 Gap, and outside of the present borougli 
 limits. The citizens instrumental in 
 building this log school structure were: 
 Daniel Stroud, John Stroud, Mr Hollins- 
 head, and a few others. The first teach- 
 er was a Mr. Curtis. This school was 
 organized some time before the year 
 1800. It was moved about 1800 to a 
 stone building in the borough of Strouds- 
 burg. At about the same time a school 
 was in successful operation in Hamilton 
 township, at Hamilton Square, while in 
 Middle Smithfield a school was organ- 
 ized under the direction of the Cool- 
 baughs and Overfields. in an old log 
 dwelling house. Some of the pupils of 
 that early date came to their schools a distance of five 
 miles. 
 
 In 1810 the first school house was built in Cb.estnutb.itl 
 township, at Pleasant Valley Church, and about the same 
 time, or soon after, one at Keller's Mills. Slowly other 
 schools were organized and houses built in other town- 
 ships. The next great effort in educational progress was 
 
 Prof. Frank Koehler, 
 Of Schools for 
 
 the building of an academy for the county on Academy 
 Hill. The state furnished $2,000 — citizens supplying the 
 rest. Another academy was opened in 1855 in one of the 
 finest buildings in the county by Rev. Mr. Howell, a Presby- 
 terian minister of Delaware Water Gap. Unfortunately 
 he sold the property in 1862, to join the army, and the 
 new owner soon after changed the purpose of the original 
 owner by converting it into a resort hotel. In 1874 an 
 effort was made to build a normal school, but failed until 
 in later years East Stroudsburg became the seat of the 
 East Stroudsburg State Normal School. In another part 
 of this edition will be found more detailed information 
 about this institution's pronounced success. Of late years 
 the educational growth of the entire 
 county has kept pace with all other 
 interests, public and private. 
 
 It is doubtful if C. S Detrich, appoint- 
 ed first county superintendent in 1853, 
 by Mr. Curtin, then Secretary of State, 
 (because Hon. Charlton Burnett had 
 not been elected by a majority vote) 
 could look back upon his nearly nine 
 years' term of office with anything like 
 the assurance, of progress made in the 
 present day in one-tenth the time. But 
 today Monroe Countians i an point with 
 pride to education as to other factors 
 and in truth say: "This is indeed Penn- 
 sylvania's Favored Region." 
 
 Among the Professional and Public 
 
 Men of Today 
 To speak of the past without men- 
 tioning the present would be to produce 
 Hamlet with "Hamlet left out." But it 
 is not my purpose to detail the family 
 history of those whose careers, as fac- 
 tors in the present life of Monroe County, are of Interest 
 in a reasonably complete resume of the civic and general 
 professional advancement as depicted in the year 1914. 
 These closely intimate data avail nothing in the pictorial 
 and text portrayal in these columns of those who have 
 already earned a place among the faithful and the boosters 
 of and for Monroe County. R:ithor it is my intention to 
 
 County Superintendent 
 Monroe County 
 
 107 
 
briefly sketch valuable data about individuals, as I have 
 been able to gather them in casual conversation about 
 the court house or in other public places; substantiated — 
 however — by competent authority wherever there was 
 occasion to verify the information obtained. 
 
 The present county officials 
 are: Hon. Charles B. Staples, 
 President Judge of the Forty- 
 Third Judicial District, com- 
 posed of Monroe and Pike Coun- 
 ties, elected in 1903 and re- 
 elected in 1913; Hon. George H. 
 M e t z g a r, Associate Judge 
 elected in 1911; Hon. Moses C. 
 Strunk, Associate Judge, elect- 
 ed in 1911; Samuel B. Correll, 
 Prothonotary and Clerk of 
 Courts, elected in 1908 and re- 
 elected in 1911; Eugene H. 
 Altemose, Register of Wills and 
 Recorder of Deeds, elected in 
 1911; William J. Hamblin, Coun- 
 ty Trasurer, elected in 1911; 
 George Evans, County Commis- 
 
 sioner, elected in 1911; Enos A. Miller, County Commission- 
 er, elected in 1911; Wm. S. Harps, County Commissioner, 
 elected in 1908 and re-elected in 1911; Peter Bonser, 
 Sheriff, elected in 1911; John H. Wagner, Jury Commis- 
 sioner, elected in 1913; Norman D. Treible, Jury Com- 
 missioner, elected in 
 19 13; Joseph A. 
 Shupp, County Audi- 
 tor, elected in 1911; 
 George E. L a B a r, 
 County Auditor, elect- 
 ed in 1911; Charles 
 MacDonough, County 
 Auditor, elected in 
 1908 and re-elected in 
 1911; Ira A. LaBar, 
 District Attorney, 
 elected in 1911; Prof. 
 Frank Koehler, Coun- 
 ty Superintendent of 
 Schools, first elected 
 in 1905 and re-elected 
 for the fourth time in 
 1914; Robert E. 
 Evans, Clerk to the 
 County Commission- 
 
 ter H. Rhodes; Stewart S. Shafer; W. A. Shafer; Harry 
 
 K. McNeal, and C. R. Bensinger; all of Stroudsburg. 
 
 A. R. Brittain, another member of the Bar, has his offices 
 
 in East Stroudsburg.. 
 
 The medical and dental professions are well represent- 
 ed in both towns and through- 
 out the county. Some of the 
 representative members of these 
 professions appear in this edi- 
 tion. Others include among 
 the practicing physicians: Dr. 
 E. H. Levering; Dr. W. R. Lev- 
 ering; Dr. C. M. Brownell, and 
 others of Stroudsburg; Dr. G. S. 
 Travis; Dr. O. S. Rhodes, and 
 others of East Stroudsburg. 
 Among the dentists are also: 
 Dr. Wei com C. Snover; Dr. 
 N. L. Peck; Dr. W. F. Hayes, 
 and others of Stroudsburg; Dr. 
 C. G. Cross, and others of East 
 Stroudsburg. 
 
 Of those in the medical pro- 
 High School, Brodheadsviiie, Pa. pession, Dr. Richard Slee does 
 
 not practice medicine, but devotes his time to the Slee 
 Laboratories, at Swiftwater, Pa., whose products are 
 recognized and acepted as high standard by the U. S. 
 Government and leading practitioners of the world. 
 
 Dr. Horace Bush is the owner of the Crystal Phar- 
 macy, East Strouds- 
 burg, to which he has 
 devoted most of his 
 time for years. He is 
 highly respected by 
 every man in active 
 practice. Practition- 
 ers in the country 
 are all men of good 
 standing. 
 
 Hon. Charles B. 
 Staples, President 
 Judge of the 43d Judi- 
 cial District, was born 
 on November 24, 1853, 
 graduated from Dick- 
 inson College, Car- 
 lisle, Pa., in June, 
 1874, and was ad- 
 mitted to the prac- 
 tice of law on May 26, 
 
 ers, appointed by the The Schools at East Stroudsburg Are Modern in Every Respect 1876. In May, 1885, 
 
 commissioners on January 1, 1912. Rev. Charles E. Roth he was appointed by President Cleveland Collector of 
 
 was appointed Court Stenographer in September 1913. Internal Revenue for the twelfth district of Pennsylvania, 
 
 Cicero Gearhart is Counsel for holding this position from June 
 the County Commissioners. The 
 
 Associate Judges are chosen 
 from the laity. 
 
 The members of the Bar in- 
 clude, besides those mentioned 
 in connection with the county 
 offices, the following: Hon. A. 
 Mitchell Palmer, Member of 
 Congress; Hon. Rodgers L. Bur- 
 nett, U. S. District Attorney; 
 Hon. Harvey Huffman, former 
 State Senator; W. B. Eilenber- 
 ger; Hon. W. A. Erdman; F. B. 
 Holmes; Cicero Gearhart; J. B. 
 Williams; S. E. Shull; Claude 
 C. Shull; Dr. J. H. Shull; Ches- 
 
 8, 1885, to July 10, 1889. Re- 
 turning to his professional prac- 
 tice, he continued successfully 
 until his appointment, in Novem- 
 ber, 1892, by Hon. Samuel 
 Dreher, to the office of District 
 Attorney for Monroe County. 
 After his retirement from this 
 office, on January 1, 1894, he 
 again devoted his attention to 
 his profession. On November 
 3, 1903, Hon. Charles B. Staples 
 was elected to the office of 
 President Judge of the 43d 
 Judicial District, composed of 
 the counties of Monroe and 
 
 Pocono Lake School House, Pocono Lake. Pa. 
 
 108 
 
Pike. On November 4, 1913, he was re-elected to this 
 office, defeating his opponent, Hon. Rodgers L. Burnett, 
 overwhelmingly. Judge Staples is naturally — as well as 
 
 by intent of his position — one of the 
 
 leading citizens of this section. He 
 
 makes his home in Stroudsburg. 
 Hon. Moses C. Strunk, a prominent 
 
 farmer and lumberman of Smithfield 
 
 township, was born in 1842. In the 
 
 district schools of Middle Smithfield 
 
 township he received a common school 
 
 education, and in his youth he taught 
 
 several terms of school near his home. 
 
 In 1890 he purchased the property in 
 
 Middle Smithfield which had been 
 
 owned and cleared by his father, John 
 
 C. Strunk, and here he erected a fine 
 
 home for the Bushkill Rod and Gun 
 
 Club, of which he became general man- 
 ager. He was elected to the office of 
 
 Associate Judge on November 4, 1913. 
 
 Judge Strunk previously held local 
 
 offices in his township. 
 
 Hon. Geo. H. Metzgar was born in 
 
 Hamilton township. When he was 
 
 four years of age, his father — Abraham 
 
 in November, 1910. He is affiliated with many enterprises. 
 YV. B. Eilenberger was born in Middle Smithfield town- 
 ship, County of Monroe and State of Pennsylvania, in 
 1867; attended school at the Kutztown 
 State Normal School, Kutztown, Penn- 
 sylvania; graduated from the National 
 Normal University of Lebanon, Ohio, 
 with the degree of B. S.; taught school 
 for a number of years, first in East 
 Stroudsburg, later in Stroudsburg; 
 studied law in the office of the Hon. 
 John B. Storm of Stroudsburg, Penn- 
 sylvania, and at the University of 
 Pennsylvania. He was admitted to 
 the Bar in September, 1894; was 
 Deputy County Treasurer from 1894 to 
 1897; was Chairman of the Democratic 
 Committee for the years of 1901 and 
 1902. He became a member of the law 
 firm of Eilenberger & Huffman in 1897. 
 This partnership has continued from 
 that time down to the present. 
 
 Cicero Gearhart was born at the 
 family homestead on McMichaels 
 Creek on April 18, 1858. After leav- 
 ing the public schools, he attended a 
 
 S. E. Shull, Attorney-at-Law, President 
 
 Stroudsburg Industrial Club 
 
 Metzgar — moved to Stroud township. Here the son at- seminary at Orangeville, Pa., also a Normal School in 
 
 At the age of twenty he rented Berks County, and then he taught school for four winters 
 
 tended the public schools, 
 the farm, now owned by him. 
 from his father. About twenty- 
 five years ago he started lum- 
 bering. Ten years later he en- 
 tered into a partnership with 
 his son, Charles, under the firm 
 name of Geo. H. Metzgar & 
 Son. They have carried on an 
 extensive lumber business ever 
 since. Judge Metzgar has held 
 many township offices. In 1904 
 he was elected Associate Judge 
 of the Court of Common Pleas 
 of Monroe County for a term of 
 five years which expired Janu- 
 ary 1, 1910. By an act of the 
 legislature he was appointed by 
 the Governor for an extra term 
 of one year. In 1911 he was re- 
 elected for a term of six years, 
 the farm in Stroud township, near Bartonsville, but is 
 also completing an attractive home 
 for his own occupancy in Highland 
 I'ark, Stroudsburg. 
 
 Hon. Harvey Huffman was born at 
 Marshall's Creek, Monroe County, 
 Pa., on May 19, 1869, and was educat- 
 ed in the public schools and the Key- 
 stone State Normal School, graduat- 
 ing from the latter in 1892. He 
 studied law at the University of 
 Pennsylvania and in the office of the 
 late Hon. John B. Storm, of Strouds- 
 burg, Pa., was admitted to the Bar 
 in 1896, and has since been actively 
 engaged in the practice of his pro- 
 fession. He is a member of the law 
 firm of Eilenberger & Huffman, has 
 been a staunch Democrat, delegate to 
 political conventions, and Chairman of 
 the County Committee. He has also 
 served as County Solicitor. He was 
 elected to the Senate of Pennsylvania 
 
 in the latter section. For one 
 year he attended school at Leb- 
 anon, Ohio. He prepared for 
 college at Brodheadsville, Pa., 
 and for two years he was a 
 student in Franklin & Marshall 
 College, at Lancaster, Pa., later 
 preparing for the practice of the 
 legal profession with A. A. Dins- 
 more, then of Stroudsburg. He 
 was admitted to the Bar in 1885. 
 Since then he has been in gen- 
 eral practice at Stroudsburg. 
 He was County Solicitor during 
 the building of the court house 
 and is filling the same office at 
 this time. He served two terms 
 as District Attorney of Monroe 
 Barrett High School, Canadensis, Pa. County, being elected the first 
 
 Judge Metzgar still owns time in 1899. He has at various times acted as counsel 
 
 for the sheriff, 
 
 Hayor Robert H. Ace, East Stroudsburg 
 
 109 
 
 county treasurer, prothonotary, register 
 and recorder. He is an ex-school 
 director, counsel for the borough board 
 of health and for a number of town- 
 ships of the county. His public and 
 private acts have never been question- 
 ed, and his standing is the highest. On 
 January 1, 1914, Chester H. Rhodes be- 
 came associated with Mr. Gearhart, 
 under the firm name of Gearhart & 
 Rhodes. 
 
 Chester H. Rhodes was born on Oc- 
 tober 19, 1887, at Gouldsboro, Wayne 
 County, Pa. He prepared for college 
 at the School of Lackawanna, Scran- 
 ton, Pa., attended Muhlenberg College, 
 Allentown, Pa., one year, graduated 
 from Lehigh University, South Bethle- 
 hem, Pa., with degree of B. A., in 1910, 
 and received the degree of M. A. from 
 the same institution in 1912. He was 
 admitted to the Bar in Monroe County. 
 Pa., on October 4, 1913, becoming the 
 
junior member of the firm of Gearhart & Rhodes, on Jan- 
 uary 1, 1914. Mr. Rhodes is the youngest member of the 
 Bar in Monroe County. 
 
 Samuel Eakin Shull was born in Stroudsburg, Pa., on 
 May 16, 1878. He graduated from the South Easton 
 High School in 1895, from the University of North Caro- 
 lina in 1900, and was admitted to the Bar of Monroe 
 County on September 24, 1900. As a law student he 
 registered from the office of his father, J. H. Shull. Be- 
 ginning practice at Stroudsburg immediately after admis- 
 sion, S. E. Shull entered into a partnership with his fath- 
 er in 1902 — under the firm name of Shull & Shull — which 
 has continued to date. Mr. Shull, in addition to his law 
 work, is vice president and treasurer of the Stroudsburg 
 
 Chemical and Hose Truck Purchased by Chemical Co. No. 
 
 Ribbons Mills, director and solicitor of the 
 Trust Company, and president of the King Realty Com- 
 pany. He is District Deputy Grand Master— 50th Masonic 
 District of Pennsylvania; has achieved distinction as cap- 
 tain of the Football Team of the University of North 
 Carolina, and is recognized as an energetic citizen. The 
 members of the Stroudsburg Industrial Club honored his 
 spirit of progress by electing S. E. Shull to the office of 
 President— on February 12, 1915— as successor to Robert 
 Brown, who had held the position since the organization 
 ni' the club. 
 
 to the Race Academy at Hollisterville, Wayne County, Pa., 
 also to a private school taught by Prof. John F. Dooley, 
 and to the State Normal School at Trenton, New Jersey. 
 Mr. Williams registered as a law student with A. A. Dins- 
 more, then of Stroudsburg, and was admitted to the Bar 
 in December, 1885. After leaving home — at the age of 
 twenty-one — he taught school for several years, but in 
 1880 entered the employ of William Burrows and Milton 
 Yetter, owners of the East Stroudsburg Glass Company, 
 at their Binghamton, N. Y., plant. Mr. Williams was 
 Commissioners' Clerk of Monroe County from January 
 1890 to January 1893, District Attorney of Monroe County 
 for two terms, to wit: from January 1893 to January 1899. 
 He has been Solicitor of the borough of Stroudsburg and 
 
 Secretary of the 
 Council of the bor- 
 ough of Stroudsburg 
 for over twenty 
 years, during which 
 time, through the 
 efforts of the Town 
 Council, the affairs 
 of the borough were 
 so conducted that, 
 with one exception, 
 the borough was not 
 called upon to de- 
 fend any law suits, 
 that exception being 
 a law suit some- 
 what mutual in its 
 character to deter- 
 
 Hon. W. A. Erdman, native 
 of Monroe County, studied 
 law with the late Hon. 
 John B. Storm, at Strouds- 
 burg, was admitted to the 
 practice of law on March 1. 
 1888. Judge Erdman was 
 lor some time associated 
 with other members of the 
 Bar; with Hon. Charles B. 
 Staples under the firm 
 name of Staples & Erdman, 
 and with Cicero Gearhart 
 under the firm name of 
 Gearhart & Erdman. He 
 was appointed on January 
 1, 1903, to fill out the un- 
 expired term of the late 
 Hon. Allen Craig, as Presi- 
 dent Judge of the Forty- 
 Third Judicial District, 
 composed of the counties of 
 Monroe and Pike. Since Judge Erdman retired from the 
 bench, he has built up a lucrative private practice. He is 
 looked upon as a man of sterling character. 
 
 John B. Williams was born June 21, 1854, at South 
 Sterling, Wayne County, Pa., on the Williams' Homestead 
 Farm, received common school education at home, went 
 
 i, Stroudsburg, Pa., from James Boyd & Brother, Phila. 
 
 Security mine whether a certain street in Slroudsburg was a pub- 
 lic highway. 
 
 Franklin Koehler, better known as Frank Koehler, was 
 born at Rossland, Monroe County, Pa., December 26, 1871. 
 He attended the Meixell's Valley public school; entered 
 Polytechnic Institute in the Spring of the year 1887, grad- 
 uating therefrom in the year 1890. He taught public school 
 in Polk Township for several winter terms, and served as 
 an assistant teacher at Polytechnic Institute during the 
 Spring and Summer terms. He was elected Principal of 
 the Hudsondale schools in Carbon County, and served for 
 three successive terms. At the close of this period he was 
 elected Principal of Polytechnic Institute, at Gilbert, which 
 
 position he held for thirteen 
 
 years. In the year 1898 he 
 was granted a Teachers' 
 State Certificate by the Key- 
 stone State Normal School. 
 His special work, under pri- 
 vate tutorship, enabled him 
 to receive the degree Mas- 
 ter of Arts from Ursinus 
 College in 1902. He was 
 elected Superintendent of 
 Public Schools of Monroe 
 County in the year, 1905, 
 having since been elected 
 to serve a fourth term. In 
 1910, he founded and be- 
 came editor of "The Home 
 and School Guest," a live 
 up-to-date school paper. He 
 has served as Superintend- 
 ent of different Sunday 
 Schools for twenty-four 
 years, and at present is 
 County Superintendent of 
 the Teacher Training Depart- 
 ment in Monroe County, 
 which in efficiency has led the State for the last five 
 years. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Con- 
 vention at Denver, in 1908. He is a member of the Nation- 
 al Educational Association since 1906, and took a course in 
 Special Supervision at Columbia University. Mr. Koeh- 
 ler's work in the county has been effective. His effort to 
 secure closer supervision of schools by organizing the coun- 
 ty through a Co-operative Committee has attracted attention. 
 
 Effort Public School, Effort, Pa. 
 
 110 
 
Reading from left to right, top row. Hon. Harvey Huffman, of Eilenberger & Huffman: \V. B. Eilenberger. of 
 Eilenberger <fc Huffman; Hun. \V. A. Erdman. Center row: Hon. Geo. H. Mctzgar. Associate Judge of Monroe 
 County: Hon. elms. I!. Staples. President Judge of the 43rd Judicial District, composed of Monroe and Pike coun- 
 ties: Hon. Moses C. Strunk, Associate Judge of Monroe County. Bottom row: John B. Williams. Solicitor for 
 Strondsburg; Cicero Gearhart, County Solicitor, of Gearhart & Rhodes; Chester H. Rhodes, of Gearhart & Rhodes. 
 
 Ill 
 
PROFESSIONAL MEN IN MONROE COUNTY, PA., COMMAND/THE RESPECT OF ALL CITIZENS 
 
 Reading from left to right, beginning at top: Dr. C. B. Rosenkrans, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Dr. J. Anson Sin- 
 ger, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Dr. A. A. Wertman, Tannersville, Pa.; Dr. L. J. Morgan, Dentist, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; 
 Dr. Richard Slee, Founder and Head of the Slee Laboratories, Swiftwater, Pa.; Dr. S. W. L'Amoreaux, Stroudsburg, 
 Pa.; Dr. L. E. Ace, Dentist, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Dr. Horace B. Bush, Proprietor Crystal Pharmacy, East Stroudsburg, 
 Pa.; Dr. F. W. Ritter, Tannersville, Pa. 
 
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Cataract House 
 
 Casino and Cottages 
 
 □ □ D D □ DID O 
 
 D D D D D 
 
 AT DELAWARE WATER GAP, PA., 
 
 FORM AN IRRESISTIBLE COMB1- 
 
 NATION OF ATTRACTIONS FOR 
 
 A SELECT PATRONAGE 
 
 A' CCOMMODATING two hundred guests, the Cata- 
 ract House, Casino and Cottages are attractively 
 located out of the village, with the advantages of 
 the lake, river and country in adjacent proximity, 
 affording an enviable playground for a vacation. 
 On a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, overlooking lake, 
 river and village, and only two miles from the Lacka- 
 wanna depot, this spot is accessible to all points of inter- 
 est, the walk to the village being in itself one of the pas- 
 times of the season guests here. The buildings are fire- 
 resisting, large and modern, the entire premises having 
 been improved; the lawns are well shaded. Sanitar; 
 arrangements meet the requirements of the fastidious 
 
 The Ball Room at the Cataract House 
 
 enjoy their outings to the utmost with our coach service. 
 Catholic and Protestant churches are near: express sta- 
 tion, postoffice, and telegraph office are within ten min- 
 utes walk of the house. Laundry service for the con- 
 venience of guests. Guests are met at Water Gap station. 
 The Cataract House occupies a commanding position 
 on the side of the Blue Ridge Mountains, far above sea 
 level. The surroundings are ideal and beautiful in the 
 extreme — a happy combination of the skill of the land- 
 scape artist and the untouched, rugged beauty of nature. 
 From the broad piazzas — running around the house — are 
 views of surpassing grandeur. The Delaware River is 
 near — and the beautiful Silver Lake Falls, to many better 
 
 ^£fi& * BBSS 15 I* -I iim 
 
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 Cataract House, Overlooking Beautiful Silver Lake Falls 
 
 guest. There are open fire-places; pool and billiard 
 tables; bowling alleys and tennis courts; cement and 
 dirt courts; bathing facilities, for which guests bring 
 their suits; boating and canoeing, with weekly regattas; 
 fishing and hunting in season. Cuisine and drinking water 
 unsurpassed. Spacious dining rooms and comfortable 
 parlors. 
 
 A splendid ball ground with grand stand brings fre- 
 quent ball games by college teams. The ball room, forty 
 six feet square, has a fine maple floor. Livery, saddle 
 and driving horses reasonable. Coaching parties can 
 
 known as the "Cataract Falls." empty into Silver Lake 
 nearby. Noted for its healthfulness — its dry, invigorating 
 air — as well as its scenic attractiveness, this district has 
 been favored for more than fifty years as a resort, the 
 Cataract House alone having been practically under one 
 management for over thirty seasons. The Cataract House 
 enjoys the distinction of providing a real home for its 
 guests — givng every advantage of the highest type of 
 modern home life, coupled with the systematic conduct of 
 a distinctive hotel. All inquiries should be addressed to 
 Garrett R. Tucker, manager, Delaware Water Gap, Pa. 
 
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+ — . — 
 
 PUBLIC SERVICE IS EFFICIENTLY 
 DERED IN THE STROUDSBURGS 
 
 BY THE CITIZENS GAS AND ELECTRIC CO., THE STROUDSBURG WATER SUPPLY 
 CO., AND THE STROUDSBURG, WATER GAP AND PORTLAND RAILWAY CO. 
 
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 ERHAPS nothing better illustrates the growth of 
 the Stroudsburgs than the character of the public 
 service companies operated therein. One group, 
 comprising the Stroudsburg Water Supply Com- 
 pany, the Citizens Gas and Electric Company, and the 
 Stroudsburg, Water Gap and Portland Railway Company, 
 all under one management, 
 represents an investment of 
 nearly three-quarters of a 
 million dollars. Perhaps the 
 most vital need of any com- 
 munity is a sufficient and 
 wholesome supply of water 
 for domestic purposes. 
 Stroudsburg is especially 
 fortunate in this, as the prin- 
 cipal water supply for the 
 town is furnished by the 
 water company from a great 
 spring at Stokes' mill which 
 flows a million gallons daily 
 in times of great drought. 
 To provide for the future, 
 the water company has ac- 
 quired two farms in Stroud 
 township and will build a 
 storage reservoir with a ca- 
 pacity of 20,000,000 gallons. 
 The pipe line is already laid 
 to the proposed reservoir 
 site, and work on the reser- 
 voir will be started this summer under favorable conditions. 
 Perhaps next in importance to a sufficient water supply 
 are the gas and electric facilities, and in this the Citizens' 
 
 tract for the lighting of a single isolated dwelling, or for 
 the furnishing of a hundred or more horse power. The fur- 
 nishing of power for the local industries has become a 
 great factor in the electric business, and some of the 
 local industries operated from the "Citizens" plant are 
 the Stroudsburg Engine Works, Monroe Ribbon Mills, 
 
 A Modern All-Gas Kitchen 
 
 Gas and Electric Co. points to complete, but ever increas- 
 ing facilities. The electric department is prepared to con- 
 
 Spring: at Stokes' Mill, Flowing a Million Gallons Daily 
 
 Lippman and Abrash Silk Mills, East Stroudsburg Lumber 
 Company, Record Printing Plant, Times-Democrat Printing 
 House and numerous feed mills and small users of power. 
 The facilities for the supply of electric current demand con- 
 stant increase, and the Citizens Gas and Electric Company 
 is enlarging its facilities to 2,000 horse power, so that in- 
 ducements may be offered to any sized factory to locate 
 in either town. With cheap power and good water, cou- 
 pled with freedom from labor troubles, certainly the two 
 Stroudsburgs offer an inviting field for new industrial 
 operations. 
 
 Five years of increasing effort has educated the people 
 of the community in the use of gas for many purposes. A 
 keen observer has said that he could estimate a town by 
 the size of its gas tanks. On the dividing line between 
 the two towns — at the State Bridge — the Citizens Gas 
 and Electric Company owns ten acres, with a frontage on 
 Main Street, which is constantly being built up into an 
 efficient public utility service station. In fact, this 
 property is being built up so constantly that it is hardly 
 ever clear of supplies, used almost continuously for build- 
 ing operations of one kind or another. Just now the gas 
 generating apparatus is being duplicated, and a new gas 
 main is being laid along Main Street, so that the capacity 
 of both the works and the distributing system are being 
 doubled to provide for future growth. The secret of the 
 increased use of gas for all purposes lies in its economy, 
 except for power, but principally in its use as fuel by dis- 
 
 114 
 
placing the old-fashioned coal ranges in the kitchen. All 
 good houses, now being built, have all-gas kitchens, and 
 in many of the older ones gas ranges are being installed 
 to do away with coal and to provide long-sought-for cleanli- 
 ness and convenient service at little cost. It is a well- 
 established fact that gas is cheaper than coal, and it en- 
 tirely eliminates the carrying of coal and ashes. A modern 
 all-gas kitchen is cheaper to install and cheaper to operate, 
 hence the ever increasing popularity of the gas range. 
 
 It may safely be asserted here that no community in 
 Pennsylvania of equal size has better water, gas and elec- 
 tric facilities than the Stroudsburgs. Rates are low and 
 the service superior. This aggregation of public service 
 facilities furnishes support for about fifty employees and 
 is in consequence one of the industrial factors in the town. 
 The several companies have a good reputation for the 
 
 plex variations of scenery. There are those who have 
 said that Delaware Water Gap is placed among the few 
 real wonders of the world. One only needs to add that 
 "truth is mighty." For truth is sufficient in all that may 
 be said of the Gap. On page four of this edition of "The 
 Bells" will be found a panoramic view of Delaware Water 
 Gap, as seen from the roadbed of the "Scenic Route." On 
 this page will be found some general views of the Gap, 
 both being indicative of what is in store for the sightsee- 
 ing tourist. 
 
 With the above introduction the management of the 
 Strcudsburg, Water Gap & Portland Railway Co., could 
 stop its essay on the "Scenic Route" of Monroe County, 
 Pa., but a few facts will prove interesting. The road was 
 first built over the mountain between Stroudsburg and 
 Water Gap in 1907, and in 1912 extended through from 
 
 Beauty Spots at Delaware Water (lap, Pa., Reached by the "Scenic Route" of the Stroudsburg, Water Gap & Portland Railway Cl 
 
 treatment of the public and every complaint is considered 
 and adjusted with promptness and fairness. 
 
 The president of the Water Company is B. S. Jacoby. 
 H. E. Sweeney is vice president of the Gas and Electric 
 Company and the Stroudsburg, Water Gap and Portland 
 Railway Company. All the companies are under the man- 
 agement of A. A. Holbrook. 
 
 THE FAMOUS MOUNTAIN VIEW LINE 
 Scenic railways will be found in many states of the 
 Union. But it remained for Monroe Countians, in "Penn- 
 sylvania's Favored Region," to locate a scenic route — un- 
 paralleled for natural beauty — and thus bring to summer 
 guests visiting this region the ideal means of seeing the 
 famous Gap section of Monroe. A painting might bring 
 in its varying colors visions of the reality, as it is found 
 on this trip. But it would require the artist's skill for 
 years to reproduce thus in detail the manifold and corn- 
 
 Water Gap to Portland. The length of the route is ten 
 miles and the actual cost more than a quarter of a million 
 dollars, proving one of the most expensive trolley con- 
 struction jobs ever undertaken in the state. During the 
 summer boarding season, the "Scenic Route" is patron- 
 ized by thousands of guests and travelers. 
 
 This line is the connecting link between Stroudsburg 
 and the trolley system of the slate region and affords a 
 direct line between Phiadelphia and Stroudsburg. In 
 summer the trip from Philadelphia to Water Gap is made 
 in five hours; and the regular time at all seasons on local 
 cars is only six hours from Philadelphia to Stroudsburg. 
 
 World-wide travelers say that there is no trolley ride 
 in their travels that compares with this for scenic grand- 
 eur. The officers of the Stroudsburg, Water Gap & Port- 
 land Railway Company are: John B. Reynolds, President: 
 H. E. Sweeney, Vice President; A. A. Holbrook, Secretary, 
 and C. D. Honeywell, Superintendent. 
 
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The Delaware House, at Delaware Water Gap 
 
 REFLECTS CREDIT UPON JOHiN YARR1CK, OWNER 
 
 Delaware House, Delaware Water Gap, Pa., a Popular Resort Near All Points of Interest 
 The House is an Attractive Establishment for Autoists 
 
 ACCOMMODATING 5 
 ^guests, the Delaware 
 House is ideally situated for 
 transient and permanent 
 guests. Located opposite the 
 Lackawanna station, it is 
 within easy reach of the chief 
 points of interest at Dela- 
 ware Water Gap, and with 
 relation to other hotels and 
 the entire resort section here- 
 abouts remains central. The 
 house is open all the year, 
 modern in every respect and 
 completely equipped in every 
 particular, being provided with 
 every convenience. The rates 
 are $2 and upward per day 
 and $10 and upward per week. 
 Parlors, writing, smoking 
 and card rooms; billiards, 
 pool, shuffle boards and bowl- 
 ing alleys; long distance 
 telephone and telegraph ser- 
 vice; steam heat, gas, elec- 
 tric lights, hot and cold baths 
 on every floor; electric call 
 bells and sanitary arrange- 
 ments complete; unsurpassed 
 cuisine; laundry service in 
 the house; splendid roads for 
 walking, driving and automo- 
 biling; boating, bathing, fish- 
 ing and gunning; a fireproof 
 garage, etc. For full infor- 
 mation, inquiries should be 
 addressed to John Yarrick, 
 Delaware Water Gap, Penna. 
 
 The Oaks, at 
 
 PROVES UP WITH HIGH IDEALS AND SPLENDID 
 GERMAN-AMERICAN TABLE 
 
 /""HARLES BARGET, proprietor of The Oaks, at Delaware 
 ^ Water Gap, is a host of extraordinary ability and ex- 
 cellent judgment. His house is located on "Water Gap 
 Heights," one of the highest locations, affording a beautiful 
 view and restful surroundings. It is a summer residence 
 for refined patrons, accommodating 35 guests comfortably, 
 and near all points of interest. Rates range from $2.00 per 
 day, and $10.00 per week and upwards. Ideals of comfort, 
 quietude and real homelike surroundings are attained here 
 by the most critical. The Oaks is easily reached from the 
 
 :er Gap 
 
 OVERLOOKING BEAUTIFUL SILVER LAKE 
 IS HOMELIKE 
 
 A CCOMMODATING twenty guests, the Buttermilk Falls 
 ■"■ House, at North Water Gap, is a country home for sum- 
 mer guests at moderate rates. The house is surrounded by 
 spacious grounds, well shaded, and located on elevated 
 land, yet easily accessible from the highway which lies in 
 front of it. Part of Silver Lake is owned by Mrs. Augusta 
 LaBar, proprietor of Buttermilk Falls House. Fishing, 
 boating and bathing can be enjoyed here. Boats are free 
 for the use of guests. The air is dry and bracing. The 
 table is supplied with fruit, vegetables, milk, butter, eggs, 
 
 
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 The Oaks, on "Water Gap Heights," Delaware Water Gap, Pa. 
 
 railroad station or the heart of the village by those who 
 like a short walk at odd times. For reservations address 
 Charles Barget, Proprietor, Delaware Water Gap, Penna. 
 
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 Buttermilk Falls House, Mrs. Augusta La Bar, Proprietor 
 
 etc., from the home farm. Carriage will meet guests at 
 Delaware Water Gap station upon request. The house is 
 open from May 1st to November 1st. Ice cream parlor is 
 near the house, where refreshments are served. Butter- 
 milk Falls, close by, is another attraction. For rates, full 
 particulars and reservations, address Mrs. Augusta LaBar, 
 North Water Gap, Pa., a short distance from Water Gap. 
 
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 McMichaels 
 Hotel 
 
 MCMICHAELS, 
 MONROE COUNTY, PA. 
 
 THE SPORTSMEN'S PARADISE 
 AND COOL RETREAT FOR ALL 
 
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 ESTABLISHED probably in 1843 by Jerome Kresge, 
 father of the present proprietor, J. W. Kresge, as a 
 
 public house, McMichaels Hotel has been a licensed 
 hotel ever since. Mr. Kresge was the pioneer settler of 
 Chestnuthill township — in which McMichaels is located. 
 He cleared the land and 
 built the roads which now 
 constitute this part of Mon- 
 roe County. The house is 
 located in the foothills of the 
 Pocono Mountains, at the 
 junction of public roads lead- 
 ing from the Stroudsburgs 
 and from WilkesBarre 
 through Brodheadsville, in 
 Monroe. 
 
 It is ideally situated on the 
 banks of McMichaels Creek, 
 famous for its never ending 
 supply of pure, cold water 
 which rushes from the earth 
 only a few miles away. Sur- 
 rounded by stately maple 
 shade trees, the hotel is al- 
 ways cool at sundown during 
 
 The Club Room at McMichaels Hotel— Headquarters of the Pohoqualine Fish Association 
 
 months. Trout fishing and pheasant hunting is excellent 
 in the vicinity of the hotel. During the open season the 
 hotel is patronized by many sportsmen. Facilities for 
 target shooting are of the best and accessible at all 
 times. Telephone service on the Stroudsburg & Bushkill 
 
 Telephone Company's lines 
 connects with the Consoli- 
 dated Telephone Company 
 service. Guests will be met 
 upon request at the "Reed- 
 ers" station of the New 
 York, Susquehanna & Wes- 
 tern Railroad, connecting 
 with the Erie Railroad's 
 main lines and the Pennsyl- 
 vania, and affiliated roads. 
 
 As access to this unique 
 resort — located in the midst 
 of the West End's famous 
 garden spot — is easy with 
 proper directions, those con- 
 templating a stay should 
 write for particulars to Mc- 
 Michaels Hotel, McMichaels, 
 Monroe County, Pa., and se- 
 
 ttle hottest season. There 
 
 A Corner in the Reception Room at McMichaels Hotel 
 
 cure full information. The 
 
 are accommodations for forty guests and table accommo- 
 dations for one hundred. Modern improvements include 
 baths, electric lights, etc., while the cuisine is noted 
 throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. McMichaels is a 
 Mecca for touring parties during the summer and fall 
 
 McMichaels Hotel— Surrounded by Fine Shade T;> 
 
 117 
 
 large reception room is exposed to the cool breezes on 
 two sides. The mail service is prompt every day. 
 Guests will find the accommodations of the highest class, 
 and comfortable without formality, so often found in re- 
 sorts of this character catering to cosmopolitan patrons 
 
 of high social stand- 
 ing. Here may be 
 found woods, water- 
 falls, and mountain 
 scenery of varying 
 character. Here, too, 
 may be found every 
 opportunity for 
 amusements of a 
 different nature from 
 the general run. 
 Walks, drives, and 
 automobile trips lead 
 in many directions, 
 giving a choice of des- 
 tination for each day. 
 The management is 
 active, the sons of the 
 owner being alive to 
 the needs of city 
 guests. Winter sports 
 attract many people 
 to this well known 
 and popular resort. 
 
Germond's, at Bushkill, Is the Mecca of Autoists 
 
 AND OTHERS WHO APPRECIATE THE FINEST FRENCH AND AMERICAN COOKING 
 
 AMONG the eqicures who come to Monroe and Pike 
 counties from every part of New York State and from 
 Pennsylvania, or for that matter anywhere, one needs only 
 to mention Germond's to indicate highest standard in cui- 
 sine and service. While catering in the dining service to 
 the tourist trade, on an extensive scale, this establishment 
 
 can accommodate about twenty regular or transient guests. 
 The house is strictly modern in appointments, has an 
 abundance of shade, and is perhaps the most popular 
 rendezvous for autoists along the Delaware Valley. It is 
 located on the banks of the Big Bushkill, ten minutes' walk 
 from the Delaware River, and owned by A. Germond. The 
 
 best of French and Am- 
 erican cooking sets the 
 standard for high class 
 cuisine in this section. 
 Monroe County's own 
 people are learning to 
 appreciate the quality 
 service here rendered 
 to the guests. Luncheon 
 or dinner always proves 
 a series of surprises at 
 Germond's. And truly 
 that is "enough said." 
 For detailed informa- 
 tion and booklets, write 
 to Germond's, Bushkill, 
 Pike County, Pa. 
 
 The house has ac- 
 commodations with pri- 
 vate bath and is in 
 every respect modern 
 in all its appointments. 
 
 The Prospect House, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 CATERS TO GUESTS WHO APPRECIATE HOMELIKE 
 SURROUNDINGS IN SUMMER OR WINTER 
 
 pENTRALLY located in East Stroudsburg, in the county 
 ^of Monroe, the Prospect House under the management 
 of Charles W. and Mrs. Decker, meets the requirements of 
 summer guests who want the combination of modern con- 
 veniences, comfortable sitting rooms, plenty of fresh air, 
 a good table, pure spring water, excellent service and mod- 
 erate rates. Easy walking distance to and from the Lacka- 
 wanna station, convenient access to amusements in the 
 
 Stroudsburgs, opportunities for sight-seeing trips, the usual 
 facilities for the enjoyment of summer sports, such as fish- 
 ing, etc., all these combine to make the Prospect House, 
 with its home-like surroundings, shady lawns and agreeable 
 company, a desirable summer home. Rates range from $7 
 to $10 per week. For reservations address Chas. Decker, 
 proprietor of the Prospect House, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 Stroudsburg Has in Miss Carolyn 
 
 Shops a Representative Millinery Store 
 
 DEGINNING in February, 1911, in limited quarters, Miss 
 •^-'Carolyn L. Miller, formerly of New York City, has built 
 up one of the leading millinery establishments in Strouds- 
 burg. In September, 1911, Miss Miller moved to her present 
 quarters, where she keeps a competent corps of helpers. 
 
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Sectional View of Interior of Stroudsburg Creamery, Showing a Part of the Modern Facilities of the Plant 
 
 THE STROUDSBURG CREAMERY MEET! 
 ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SANITAT! 
 
 AND PERFECT TABLE PRODUCTS IN BUTTER, ICE CREAM AND PASTEURIZED MILK 
 
 WITH a completely equipped plant in Stroudsburg 
 and a creamery at Sand Hill, in the West End, 
 the "garden spot" of Monroe County, and another 
 at Stormsville, in the famous Cherry Valley, the 
 Stroudsburg Creamery Company, having its main 
 office in Stroudsburg, Pa., is in a splendid position to take 
 care of an ever increasing demand for its products. 
 
 The raw materials needed in the process of manufacture 
 of butter and ice cream, coming as they do largely from 
 dairies, owned by individuals, have to be constantly tested 
 for certain standards. To accept inferior milk means also 
 the production of inferior butter. The Stroudsburg Cream- 
 ery, since changing management on December 1, 1914, has 
 placed its standards on a plane with the leading producers 
 of the United States of America, insisting at all times on 
 first standard mater- 
 ial for the making of 
 its fine table butter. 
 The cream is separa- 
 ted from the milk — 
 brought to their cream- 
 eries in the country — 
 at these plants. The 
 convenience of having 
 the creameries near 
 the dairies is not the 
 only factor calling for 
 their maintenance. 
 The fact that the 
 milk reaches these 
 creameries quickly is 
 an advantage to the 
 consumer. It means 
 better condition of 
 cream. The Strouds- 
 burg plant is equipped 
 for separating, be- 
 cause many milch- 
 cow owners find ship- 
 ping to the home plant 
 a more direct way of 
 getting there prompt- 
 ly. The cream is also brought to Stroudsburg from their 
 own separating stations, insuring perfect production of 
 butter under one management. This allows for the elim- 
 ination of any cream, not up to the highest standard. 
 The Stroudsburg Creamery Company's butter is put up 
 in one-pound prints — carefully wrapped in waxed paper, 
 as well as in tubs, both going to the consumers, including 
 hotels, etc., and the stores in perfect condition. Some of 
 their butter goes as far as Washington, D. C. 
 
 The ice cream made by the Stroudsburg Creamery, is 
 
 Plant at Stroudsburg, Pa. Creameries are Also Located at Sand Hill and Stormsville, Pa 
 
 winning favor in and out of the county. The output 
 includes bricks and ice cream in special molds, besides one 
 quart to ten gallon cans for family, hotel and store trade. 
 The large facilities of this establishment — due to the 
 varied products — enable the selection of the best mater- 
 ials for the ice cream department. In demanding Strouds- 
 burg Creamery ice cream the consumer is sure of quality, 
 as well as purity. 
 
 The need of pure milk has become so generally recog- 
 nized that those who want to be sure of it insist on get- 
 ting Pasteurized Milk from the plant of the Stroudsburg 
 Creamery. Here the Jensen pasteurizing apparatus is 
 being used for best results. Once put up in thoroughly 
 clean bottles, the milk can never become contaminated 
 or infected before reaching the user. For the bottles are 
 
 automatically filled 
 and capped promptly. 
 The conditions of the 
 plant are such that 
 its very cleanliness 
 insures purity. Thus 
 the baby or the pa- 
 tient in sick-bed are 
 alike protected by the 
 use of the Strouds- 
 burg Creamery Com- 
 pany's "pasteurized 
 milk," whether bought 
 at stores or from the 
 company's drivers. 
 Their milk is also 
 shipped in large cans 
 to users outside of the 
 Stroudsburgs and 
 Monroe County. The 
 company has two 
 milk routes, one in 
 Stroudsburg and the 
 other in East 
 Stroudsburg. 
 
 The most important 
 improvement to the 
 plant — under the new management — is a> modern refrig- 
 erating apparatus, installed by the Prick Company, of 
 Waynesboro, Pa., enabling the company to maintain even 
 cooling conditions the year around. The Stroudsburg 
 Creamery Company was incorporated on January 15, 1915, 
 with a capital of $25,000. The officers are Charles R. 
 Turn, Stroudsburg. President: George L. Nyce. Bushkill. 
 Vice President; W. W. Graham. Stroudsburg, Secretary: 
 and Stewart B. Taylor. Treasurer and General Manager. 
 Prompt deliveries are made by auto trucks and by wagons. 
 
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Maple Lawn, at Cresco, Pa., A Beauty Spot in the Pocono Region 
 
 IS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF H. B. COURTR1GHT, PROPRIETOR 
 
 MAPLE LAWN has been under the same management 
 for twenty years. It is conveniently situated 
 within two miles of Cresco, Pa., on the Lackawanna 
 Railroad. The house is situated on a farm of one hundred 
 acres, and accommodates about fifty guests, with ease 
 and comfort. Guests find it uniformly attractive in spring, 
 summer and autumn. Trout streams are near and con- 
 sidered of the best in the county. Nearby is the famous 
 Paradise Trout Hatchery. Varying amusements are made 
 
 Maple Lawn, Cresco, Pa., H. B. Courtright, Proprietor 
 
 possible. On a spur of the Pocono Mountains, 2,000 feet 
 above tidewater, Maple Lawn commands a magnificent 
 view of valley and mountain scenery. The house has 
 modern facilities on second and third floors as well as 
 first. The piazzas have over 1000 square feet of floor 
 space. The air is dry, pure and exhilarating. The views 
 of the vicinity compass in their sweep a panorama that 
 unfolds from the Poconos on the northwest, across pic- 
 turesque Monroe County to the Delaware Water Gap on 
 
 the southeast. Beau- 
 tiful and appropriate- 
 ly named Paradise 
 Valley lies at the foot 
 of the eminence which 
 gives Maple Lawn site 
 and vantage. Building 
 sites with water priv- 
 ileges are for sale. 
 Auto livery, garage 
 and stabling facilities 
 give good service. 
 
 Guests met at sta- 
 tion upon notification 
 to the management. 
 
 Products of dairy, 
 orchard, garden and 
 farm come fresh from 
 the premises. Physi- 
 cians and churches 
 are convenient, depot, 
 telegraph and express 
 offices 20 minutes' 
 drive from the house. 
 Address mail, tele- 
 graph or 'phone to H. 
 B. Courtright, Cresco. 
 
 THE FOREST HOUSE, AT SWIFTWATER, PENNA. 
 
 IN THE POCONO MOUNTAINS, HAS BEEN FOR YEARS A FAVORITE SPOT FOR SUMMER GUESTS 
 
 \17ITHIN two and a half miles of the Mount Pocono 
 " station, on the D., L. & W. Railroad, is The Forest 
 House, under the management of H. T. Hamblin. The 
 house is built at just the right spot to get the breeze, 
 no matter in what direction the wind blows. Around the 
 buildings are large lawns, shaded here and there by noble 
 oaks, maples and 
 ornamental trees, 
 decorated by 
 shrubbery and 
 flower-beds. The 
 house is modern 
 in every respect 
 and fully equipp- 
 ed with every 
 sanitary conveni- 
 ence. Large fire- 
 places add cheer 
 and comfort in 
 early spring and 
 late autumn when 
 mornings are 
 cool. This popu- 
 lar summer re- 
 sort is situated 
 on the famous 
 Pocono M o u n- 
 tains, at an alti- 
 tude of 2000 feet 
 above tidewater. 
 Open from first 
 of May until No- 
 vember, The For- 
 est House caters 
 to people of re- 
 finement who ap- 
 preciate homelike 
 
 surroundings. The table is supplied from the farm in 
 connection with the house. Booklets and information 
 can be obtained by writing to H. T. Hamblin, Proprietor, 
 Swiftwater, Pa. There is tennis and other diversions 
 here, and a golf course within walking distance. Car- 
 riages will — upon notice — meet trains at Mount Pocono. 
 
 The Forest House, Harry T. Hamblin, Proprietor, Swiftwater, Pa. 
 
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Winter in the Poconos— An Enjoyable Pastime 
 
 WINTER OUT-OF-DOORS IS MORE AND MORE FINDING ADHERENTS, AS IS INDICATED 
 BY THE EVIDENCE ON THIS PAGE SECURED AT THE WINTER INN, BUCK HILL FALLS, PA. 
 
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 EALTH is Wealth. This old saying has been recog- 
 nized by Europeans for years. Switzerland, the fa- 
 mous Alps, the Austrian Tyrol, all have had their 
 share in bringing home to the health and pleasure seeker 
 the advantages of a sojourn there. Few there are in this 
 country who know, however, that actual winter health re- 
 sorts in these regions annually draw thousands in mid- 
 winter to regain lost health. "Sleep outdoors, well cover- 
 ed," is one of the great prescriptions given those who have 
 broken down under the strain of business or professional 
 life, as they are being directed to one or the other moun- 
 tain health resorts of Europe. 
 
 Life in this country for many years aimed only for 
 recreation at cool summer retreats and warm winter 
 beaches. A change has come over the people of this 
 nation within the past few years only — a change for the 
 better, since it appeals especially to red-blooded Ameri- 
 cans that it is much better to build up the system to resist 
 the many ills to which life is heir rather than to be 
 chased by them to a milder climate and eventually meet- 
 ing them with a depleted 
 constitution. 
 
 Those Americans who 
 have visited the Northern 
 European section during 
 the season, when in Den- 
 mark, Norway and Swe- 
 den sports — such as skiing, 
 sleighing, etc. — are at their 
 height, have come away im- 
 bued with the belief that 
 they have missed something 
 in the past. Those, too, who 
 have gone to the Alps and 
 witnessed guide after guide 
 take out tourists on moun- 
 tain climbing trips over the 
 snow-clad peaks return home 
 with a new incentive. 
 All these things have made 
 
 Skating As a Pastime Near the Winter Inn 
 
 sort points the advantage of winter sport and all-year 
 health resorts. The Pocono Mountains, in Pennsylvania, 
 
 have of late years been kept 
 before the people of the 
 Eastern States as a real 
 winter pleasure resort re- 
 gion, the campaign of edu- 
 cation having been led by 
 the owners of the Buck Hill 
 Falls, whose genial mana- 
 ger, C. N. Thompson, be- 
 lieves in the outdoor life. 
 The Buck Hill Falls Asso- 
 ciation own property of uni- 
 que and distinctive appear- 
 ance and location in the 
 heart of the inspiring health 
 giving Poconos. That their 
 efforts to educate the peo- 
 ple to the enjoyment of all 
 outdoor sports in this re- 
 it's Easy Sledding in the Vicinity of The Winter Inn, Buck Hill Kails, Pa. gion have borne fruit is evi- 
 themselves felt throughout the country until all mountain denced in the success of The Winter Inn open at Buck 
 regions are having added to their prestige as summer re- Hill Falls, Pa., all winter. Moreover, their achievement 
 
 has found an echo in the maintenance of the Mount 
 Pleasant House, at Mt. Pocono, and of the Pocono 
 Manor, at Pocono Manor, Pa., resort as all winter 
 recreation points. There is sleighing, skating, skiing, 
 tobogganing a-plenty to be had in this region, which 
 in the past has made its strong appeal only on the 
 grounds of being a summer season section. It is 
 being changed. For those who seek to combine the 
 comfort of a modern indoors in the woods and homey 
 hospitality away from home enjoy such places as the 
 Buck Hill Falls, and others in this region. Glass en- 
 closed porches and sun parlors afford opportunities 
 for the "shut-ins" who need exercise. Cheerful gam- 
 ing rooms, allowing for the more sedentary games 
 of checkers, chess, etc., nine "holes" of indoor golf 
 and hand tennis, are provided. The cuisine appeals 
 to all. For winter resorts in the Poconos are managed 
 by men who know that the inner man must not be for- 
 gotten. All these things are possible in winter in the 
 Poconos in an atmosphere which cannot be surpassed. 
 
 Havinga liood Time in Hurrett Township 
 
 121 
 
I The Henryville House at Henryville, Pa. 
 
 ! LNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF E. R. HENRY, AFFORDS COMFORT AND PLEASURE 
 
 EUGENE R. HENRY, owner of the Henryville House, 
 conducts a pleasant mountain resort, beautifully situ- 
 ated in the Pocono Mountains; one quarter mile from the 
 Lackawanna Railroad station. It is high, healthy and cool, 
 and has shady walks and drives. The house is conducted 
 with an eye to the 
 comfort of the 
 guests ; at rates 
 ranging from $8 to 
 $12 per week. Fine 
 roads, cascades, 
 waterfalls, rhododen- 
 dron and laurel are 
 here ta attract the 
 visitor. Perfect sani- 
 tary conditio ns, 
 steam heat and gas 
 light make country 
 life enjoyable here. 
 Good trout fishing 
 in season brings 
 back every year reg- 
 u 1 a r guests, who 
 know that the excell- 
 ent table is supplied 
 with fresh eggs, 
 milk and vegetables 
 from the farm at- 
 tached. Pure spring 
 
 water appeals to all. Local and long distance telephone 
 and telegraph connections satisfy the city man who wishes 
 to spend the week-end. The house opens April 15, giving 
 home comforts throughout the season. For information 
 write Eugene R. Henry, Henryville House, Henryville, Pa. 
 
 Henryville House, Henryville, Pa., E. R. Henry, Proprietor 
 
 The Fairview House, Mount Pocono, Pa. 
 
 IS A BUSY CENTER IN SUMMER AND A MODERN HOSTELRY ALL THE YEAR 
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 THE management of the Fairview House, Mount Poco- 
 no, Pa., must be imbued with the idea that the way 
 to a man's heart is through his stomach. "The proof 
 of the pudding is in the eating," they say, and here it is 
 true. The proof is not only good evidence, but sufficiently 
 good to appeal to the man with a fancy for variety as well. 
 
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 city of the house readily provides for seventy-five guests. 
 Good bowling alleys are only five hundred feet from the 
 house. Fishing may be had in private preserves in Devil's 
 Hole and Brodhead's Creek. The Fairview is but three 
 minutes' walk from the Lackawanna station. Special rates 
 for spring and fall can be had here, two persons in one 
 
 room, $22 per week 
 
 The Fairview House and Annex. Mt. Pocono, Pa., G 
 
 Modern improvements, including gas, electric lights, steam 
 heat, broad shaded piazzas, wide halls and light airy rooms 
 afford city conveniences under the most favorable moun- 
 tain life conditions. The annex — only fifty feet from the 
 main building — is frequented by many who seek the pri- 
 vacy of their rooms during the day or evening. The capa- 
 
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 and up; single, $12 
 per week and up; 
 July, August and un- 
 til September 15th, 
 two persons in one 
 room, $25 per week 
 and up; one person 
 in a room, $12 per 
 week and up — ac- 
 cording to location. 
 Rates per day, $2.50 
 and up. The Mount 
 Pocono Casino is 
 only two min u t e s' 
 walk from the house 
 and contains all the 
 popular diversi o n s, 
 such as pool and bil- 
 liards, dance floor, 
 and promenade. Re- 
 M. Shoemaker, Manager servations may be 
 
 made by addressing, G. M. Shoemaker, Fairview House, 
 Mount Pocono, Pa. 
 
 Winter sports in the Pocono Mountains are attracting 
 large numbers of city guests, as well as the usual sum- 
 mer guests. The Fairview House is open throughout the 
 year and will give first-class attention to all. 
 
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IS*! The Monomonock Inn fOT 
 
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 ••••••••••••••••a* 
 
 Is the Latest Creation of the Builders' Art Amidst Natural Surroundings 
 
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 N" ATURE has been kind to the spot selected by Mr. 
 and Mrs. H. E. Geissinger, as the promontory 
 upon which to build the stately structure, known 
 as the Monomonock Inn. Overlooking a fertile val- 
 ley in the famous Pocono Mountain region — in the 
 center of Barrett Township — and within walking distance 
 of the Lackawanna station at Cresco, Pa., there has come 
 into being within twelve months past a modern summer 
 resort with every city convenience. There will be real 
 life at this spot, but there will be no need 
 to fear that rest and recreation will lose 
 half of its charms by too much formality. 
 It is true that modern service will make 
 one feel that a first-class city hotel has 
 been transplanted to the country, but there 
 will be so much elbow room that guests will 
 be able to mingle with their own friends 
 without intrusion or make friends at plea- 
 sure with other guests. Still it will retain 
 the character of a modern home in refined 
 surroundings. 
 
 Tennis, croquet, shuffleboard and many 
 other outdoor amusements are here, with 
 golf nearby. There is hunting and fishing 
 in season. Local and long distance tele- 
 phone connections. A children's play- 
 ground is provided. Special spring and 
 fall rates will give this house a long sea- 
 son. Buck Hill and Paradise Falls are some 
 of the attractions. Guests will be met at 
 Cresco, on the main line of the D., L. & W. 
 R. R., where baggage should be checked. 
 
 The main floor is spacious lounging room 
 and office, so arranged that even transients, 
 such as motoring parties, can secure a cer- 
 tain privacy, separately for ladies and for 
 gentlemen, as dressing rooms adjoin rooms 
 set aside for such guests at each end of the building. A 
 sun parlor at one end and a smoking room at the other 
 end of this floor add individual comfort. A commodious 
 lobby and large reception rooms and parlor, fire places of 
 unique construction and towering size add distinction. 
 Wide staircases, all open, lead to the upper floors, where 
 hot and cold water connection in the sleeping chambers, 
 
 with private bathing facilities attached. Large family 
 rooms are also provided. 
 
 That the inner man will be looked after with care, is 
 shown in the kitchen, which is as large as some large 
 dining rooms and fully as well lighted. The ranges are 
 set up along the entire wall. Separate refrigerating stor- 
 age in two sections is provided for immediate kitchen use, 
 and the refrigerators are provided with a complete artificial 
 cooling system. In addition there is a large storage sec- 
 
 Side View Monomonock Inn, Mountainhome, Pa. 
 some even with private baths, all lighted by electricity, 
 indicate the character of this house. Public baths are 
 provided with some showers, rather than a preponderance 
 of tubs, while private bathrooms at floor ends have the 
 tub facilities needed for those who do not engage rooms 
 
 123 
 
 Front View, Monomonock Inn, after Hilltop Is Reached 
 
 tion arranged in a corridor adjoining, where meats, vege- 
 tables and such things as butter, milk, etc., are cared for 
 in three large separate sections. A steam heating plant 
 also assures late season or winter guests of comfort. The 
 dining room is as distinctive as it is large, while pantry, 
 and children's dining rooms, and a private dining room 
 for the use of the help, etc., are close by. The roadway 
 is in splendid condition for all classes 
 of vehicles. Comfort is assured. One 
 hundred and fifty guests can be ac- 
 commodated and rates will range from 
 $12.00 to ?25.00, in spite of the lux- 
 uries afforded. The scenery is worthy 
 of the place. The electric plant is 
 modern in every detail. The house is 
 a credit to the county, already proud 
 of the many splendid resort houses. 
 Full information and reservations can 
 be had by addressing H. E. & .1. M. 
 Geissinger, Monomonock Inn. Moun- 
 tainhome, Monroe County, Pennsyl- 
 vania. The house will be open for 
 the first time this season, but all con- 
 struction work was done before the 
 fall season ended in 1914, giving 
 every opportunity for thorough dry- 
 ing of plaster, so that absolute com- 
 fort is assured. There is every ad- 
 vantage of natural beauty retained. 
 Shaded grounds, ample porch room, 
 beautiful vistas, all these aid in mak- 
 ing the stay here agreeable. No 
 need to walk down hill for exercise, 
 as there is plenty of level ground on 
 top of the hill amidst forest growth 
 beginning within a stone's throw of 
 the house. The woods here possess 
 a charm of their own, and to those so inclined offer un- 
 usual opportunities for exploitation. Garage facilities 
 meet all requirements. The mail service is frequent and 
 dailv papers arrive early. Monroe County's latest house 
 ente'rs into the activities of resort life thoroughly equipped. 
 
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 CYNICS might say that "a rose by any other name might 
 smell as sweet." Tobyhanna might have become the 
 seat for the U. S. Government's Artillery Training 
 Camp, even if the place had been differently named. Un- 
 questionably natural conditions entered into the selection 
 of this location for this specific purpose. It is only logical 
 that the Government should choose healthful surroundings 
 
 Mirror Lak 
 
 Near The Sterling, South Sterling, Wayne County, Pa 
 
 for the benefit of men whose ambition is to give of their 
 best in time of need. It is true in consequence that here 
 may be found by the casual visitor and by the ever-return- 
 ing summer guest enough of interest to make Tobyhanna 
 a Mecca of sightseeing tourists. 
 
 If there were nothing else, this railway station would 
 hold its prestige of a busy summer scene gained through 
 the traffic to and from the Camp. F. C. O'Rourke, owner of 
 the Mountain House, at Tobyhanna, gets the benefit of the 
 automobile parties, because he looks after the interests of 
 his transient guests with the same zealous care bestowed 
 upon a limited number of summer vacationists. Mr. O'- 
 Rourke took possession of the Mountain House in January, 
 1911, and has gained a satisfied patronage by his liberal 
 treatment of all. As his house caters to a cosmopolitan 
 people, he aims to keep his cafe up to the standard of 
 his patrons. 
 
 There are other resorts in this vicinity and many of the 
 summer guests take a meal at the Mountain House, either 
 going to or coming from the Government Camp. The 
 Pennsylvania Railroad also reaches Tobyhanna via its 
 Belvidere Division in the summer season. There are those 
 who travel to this point also to reach the beautiful resort 
 section of Wayne County, of which South Sterling, Pa., is 
 an important center. It is located on the North side of 
 the Poconos and, by reason of its picturesque location and 
 healthful climate, one of the rapidly growing resorts of the 
 Pocono region. Free from dampness and fresh from being 
 wafted over the mountain tops, the atmosphere is uniform 
 and invigorating. The constant breezes insure comfort on 
 the warmest days and the nights are invariably cool; yet 
 the air is soft and balmy. Those suffering from malarial 
 diseases find the climate an almost perfect specific. The 
 
 water is supplied from high-source mountain springs in 
 unlimited quantities. Nature has been kind in her gift of 
 wild flowers. From early spring, until October brings its 
 richly hued foliage, there is a continuous bloom of moun- 
 tain beauties. June brings the rhododendron, the pride of 
 the Poconos. 
 
 This is the setting in which the stranger finds The 
 Sterling, at South Sterling, 
 Pa., commanding not only a 
 broad view of the mountain 
 range, but also one of the 
 bends of the Wallenpaupac, 
 whose rippling waters tell a 
 never ending story of moun- 
 tain freedom. The house is 
 new, modern and sanitary. 
 The bedrooms are arranged 
 singly or en suite. The din 
 ing room is commodious and 
 so arranged that tables may 
 be reserved for families. The 
 veranda is 120 feet long, of 
 generous width and angles 
 that afford sunshine and 
 shade throughout the day. 
 The conveniences iuclude gas 
 light, hot and cold water, 
 baths. The cuisine has the 
 advantage of home cooking 
 and supplies from the farm 
 connected with the house. A 
 trout stream is on the prem- 
 ises. E. D. Dunning, to whom 
 all mail should be addressed 
 at South Sterling, Pa., is the 
 owner. This is the fifth year 
 of The Sterling as a resort. 
 Previous to the change from a family home, which it had 
 been for twenty years, the place had been in the same 
 ownership, assuring to guests the continuance of a home- 
 like atmosphere under improved conditions. Local and 
 long distance telephone connections give the guest a 
 feeling of nearness to the far away city home or office. 
 The railway station is Tobyhanna, where baggage should 
 be checked. Drives and mountain walks may be enjoyed 
 here, where forty guests can readily be accommodated. 
 
 Mountain House, F. C O'Rourke, Proprietor, Tobyhanna, Pa. 
 
 Here the Pocono Mountains hold their sway — as else- 
 where in this region — over the health and pleasure seeker 
 who finds the nooks and corners of the far-reaching coun- 
 ties of Monroe and Wayne, wherever guests may be located. 
 
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T. M. Lynch & Bros. Are Successfully Conducting 
 
 A GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS IN TOBYHANNA, PA., WHILE DEVOTING SOME TIME TO 
 THE LYNCH WOOD LAKE ICE CO. AND THE TOBYHANNA SOUVENIR & NOVELTY MFG. COMPANY 
 
 _ _ ATIVES of Monroe County, being at home where 
 _^j they now do business, the three brothers, Thomas 
 M. Lynch, George C. Lynch and James P. Lynch, 
 opened a general merchandise store in limited 
 
 quarters at Tobyhanna, Pa., in 1903. T. M. Lynch had 
 
 previously been connected with the Tobyhanna & Lehigh 
 
 Lumber Company, entering 
 
 that company's service in 1889. 
 
 So rapid had been the success 
 
 of the new firm that T. M. 
 
 Lynch & Bros, erected the 
 
 present structure in 1908, in 
 
 order to meet more efficiently 
 
 the demands of their patrons. 
 
 Besides this building, which is 
 
 wholly devoted to business, the 
 
 firm has another structure 
 
 close by, where in season the 
 
 Ice Cream Parlor is located. 
 
 There room is also provide! 
 
 for the handling of huckleber- 
 ries, in which line the firm is 
 
 rated as extensive wholesale 
 
 shippers. T. M. Lynch & Bros. 
 
 carry a full line of general 
 
 ing careful attention to all customers. They also do a 
 retail coal business. The members of the firm are also 
 the owners of the Lynchwood Lake Ice Company, whose 
 crop comes from their artificial lake — about two and one- 
 half miles East of Tobyhanna. This company ships ice 
 to New York City, Philadelphia, and to many local points. 
 
 in like manner do the mem- 
 bers of the firm of T. M. Lynch 
 & Bros, control the Tobyhanna 
 Souvenir & Novelty Manufac- 
 turing Company, making rustic 
 mission novelties, as well as 
 rosewood clocks and ether spec- 
 ialties in rosewood, there be- 
 ing a good demand for the 
 product among the novelty 
 trade. 
 
 T. M. Lynch does not con- 
 fine his attention to affairs in 
 his home town. He bslieves 
 that the whole county has a 
 right to call on him for a bit 
 of attention. That this public- 
 spirit — coupled with keen busi- 
 ness judgment — has won him 
 
 : Bros., 
 
 Store Buildings Occupied By T. M. Lynch , 
 Tobyhanna, Pa. 
 
 merchandise, including groceries, meats, hardware, dry recognition is evidenced by the fact that he has been elect- 
 goods, boots and shoes, flour, feed, hay, cement, etc., giv- ed as a director of the East Stroudsburg National Bank. 
 
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 CATERS TO TRANSIENT TRADE 
 SUCCESSFULLY 
 
 THERE are many who take a short spin up the Dela- 
 ware Valley in their automobiles. Often they find out 
 too late that gasoline is short. W. L. Fehr, owner of the 
 Liberty House, Craigs Meadows, between East Strouds- 
 
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 The Liberty House, Craigs Meadows, W. I.. Fehr, Proprietor 
 
 burg and Marshall's Creek, always has it on tap. And thus 
 an oversight is amended without difficulty. Meals are 
 promptly served, and the passing crowds made happy. 
 There are ample shaded grounds for a rest. Mr. Fehr has 
 had the house several years, owns the property which con- 
 sists of a fair-sized farm in connection and the building 
 known as the Liberty House, a popular wayside Inn. 
 
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 AIMS TO PLEASE WITH PROMPT 
 SERVICE 
 
 YOUTH is often considered a barrier in business, when 
 it is linked with lack of experience. In Floyd C. Van 
 Why it spells physical prowess and ability to cope with 
 any problem that may confront him in hauling freight of 
 every description, baggage, and anything else that may 
 need to be moved from one place to another. Persons re- 
 quiring such service find it a good move to call Floyd C. 
 Van Why. The business conducted by him was started in 
 1886 by his father, Calvin VanWhy, the son taking hold in 
 
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 1912. Anyone needing an expressman only has to call Mr. 
 VanWhy, on the Stroudsburg & Bushkill Telephone, asking 
 for 247-A, to be sure of both satisfaction ami action, in 
 1913 Mr. VanWhy realized that a storage house is a valua- 
 ble adjunct to the express business. He, therefore, started 
 one at 291 South I 'curt land Street. Floyd C. VanWhy is a 
 native of East Stroudsburg. where he has made many 
 friends, and is prepared to give service in both the Strouds- 
 burgs at any time upon short notice at reasonable prices. 
 
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SNOWFLAKE SELF-RAISING BUCKWHEAT FLOUR 
 
 FROM THE SNOWFLAKE ROLLER MILLS OF G. DINSTEL & SON IS GIVING 
 EFFORT, PA., FAME AS A MANUFACTURING CENTER 
 
 qp HE firm of G. Dinstel & Son, of which W. H. Dinstel is 
 ■* now owner, started at Effort in 1892, working as Custom 
 Millers in an old 
 country mill. In 1895 
 they remodeled the 
 old plant to a Roller 
 Flour Mill, it becom- 
 ing known as the 
 Snowflake Roller 
 Mills of G. Dinstel 
 and Son. In 1901 this 
 firm introduced the 
 "Snowflake Self-Rais- 
 ing Buckwheat 
 Flour," finding it hard 
 sledding at first. 
 
 Gradually they suc- 
 ceeded in getting a 
 foothold with their 
 product until now 
 there are but few 
 families in Monroe 
 County whose mem- 
 bers do not realize 
 that G. Dinstel and 
 Son's Snowflake Self 
 Raising Buckwheat 
 Flour fully deserves 
 its name. In 1905 
 William Henry Din- 
 stel assumed the busi- 
 ness entirely and has 
 successfully continued 
 
 since then, doing business under the firm name of G. 
 Dinstel and Son. Mr. Dinstel is now forty years of age 
 and possesses the energy necessary to carry on a grow- 
 
 ing business. On October 1, 1914, W. H. Dinstel accepted 
 the position of Postmaster at Effort, being fully able to 
 
 Snowflake Roller Mills and General Merchandise Store of G. Dinstel & Son, Effort, Pa. 
 
 conduct this work in conjunction with his extensive mer- 
 chandise business. The premises are well arranged for 
 work, the mill being in a semi-detached building. 
 
 The Broad Silk Mill of Lippman & Abrash 
 Is a Growing Stroudsburg, Pa., Concern 
 
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 V\7 ITH the advent of Lippman & Abrash in Stroudsburg 
 ' 'in 1912, the silk industry received another impetus. 
 The firm has a capacity of 88 looms, a payroll approximat- 
 ing $40,000 a year for 65 employees, an investment of $35,- 
 000, to which must be added general stock capacity of an- 
 other $35,000. They do all work, except the dyeing and 
 finishing, which is done by affiliated firms for them. Their 
 business totals close to a quarter of a million dollars a 
 
 year. In 1914, the firm moved into the present quarters, 
 especially built for their own use, where the best lighting 
 facilities and room for future expansion were provided. 
 Their market is largely in New York City. The members 
 of the firm are: Louis Lippman, who looks after the gen- 
 eral office, purchasing and sales departments, and Alex- 
 ander Abrash, who superintends the manufacturing end. 
 
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 The Cameron Engineering Company 
 
 Of East Stroudsburg Has a National Market 
 
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 T OCATED in East Stroudsburg, Pa., the Cameron Engi- 
 neering Company does a nation-wide business in over- 
 head handling devices, including monorail carryings; 
 stems, transfer cranes and kindred products. They manu- 
 facture the famous Economy Transfer Truck, which is 
 used in connection with wooden platforms in handling 
 heavy loads. These trucks are rapidly displacing the old 
 flat top truck as an economical and labor saving method 
 of handling goods of all descrip- 
 tions. The officers of this com- 
 pany are: Louis Rupprecht, Presi- 
 dent; George S. Pullinger, secre- 
 tary, and actively directing the af- 
 fairs of the plant; 
 H. B. Drake, treas- 
 urer; and Hon. Har- /*• 
 vey Huffman, solic- 
 itor, all well known 
 in Monroe. 
 
 Portable Crane Made by Cameron Engineering Co. 
 
 So rapidly has the business grown that the Company is now 
 receiving orders from all parts of the United States. 
 
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The Plant of Simon Shupp & Co.'s Spoke Works, at Effort, Pa., Has Large Storing Capacity 
 
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 UPP & CO., OF EFFORT, PA. 
 ANUFACTURERS OF SPOKES 
 
 HAVE TAKEN THEIR PLACE AMONG THE LEADING INDUSTRIES OF MONROE COUNTY 
 
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 _, IONEERS who stuck to it helped to make the 
 g~ manufacturing end of Monroe County what it is 
 today. The younger generation is cognizant of 
 the fact that modern methods in every branch of 
 a business enhance the value of the confidence gained 
 by their elders. The firm of Simon Shupp and Co. was 
 established in 1906, after the death of Simon Shupp, who 
 was the founder of the business. He started in 1878. 
 
 Without any effort, other than close attention to detail 
 and honesty of purpose, the demands for the product grew, 
 forcing increased facilities from time to time. Today the 
 company is manufacturing spokes, neck yokes, whiffle 
 trees, handles, etc., the raw material coming from the 
 neighboring section, while the output largely goes to 
 points in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 
 
 The timber is cut during a period extending from about 
 the middle of October to March 1. Then it is stacked, 
 being well preserved, until the sawing starts in March, 
 when the first fall cut receives attention. Oak is then 
 cut into thirty inch lengths, hickory into twenty inch 
 lengths. These are then cross cut, from seven to eight 
 inches in diameter, halved and quartered, if necessary, so 
 that they can be handled more easily on the bolter saw, 
 which cuts them out in billots. 
 
 One season's record shows about 133,000 of these 
 sawed. The bark is removed, and they are stacked again, 
 being air-seasoned for a year or more, when they go to 
 the dry-sheds. After that they are ready for the mill, 
 where they are turned into the desired shape. 
 
 Coming first from the tenon machine, they go to the 
 throater machine, facer, belter and polisher in turn, when 
 they are ready for the grading. Then they are packed 
 into sets of fifty-two for a whole wagon: long and short 
 spokes; and in half sets of twenty-six. 
 
 A visit to this mill and their warehouse is interesting. 
 The man familiar with woods finds the process enter- 
 taining, as he calculates the time it took to grow each tree 
 and sees man and machinery destroy its natural beauty, 
 to create something useful in a very' limited time. 
 
 The man who believes in doing things will admire the 
 facilities for quick production of an output much in de- 
 mand. He will look into the stockrooms and wonder 
 where and when this or that set, or this or that lot of 
 handles may come under his observing eye again. 
 
 It requires much attention to prepare for each new 
 season, while the investment is large enough to place 
 Simon Shupp and Co. at the head of important industrial 
 factors in the West End, and readily has won them recog- 
 nition among the enterprising industries in Monroe. 
 
 Strange as it may seem, this firm has found its busi- 
 ness grow steadily under conditions lacking one import- 
 ant facility, railroad trackage. There is at present no 
 railroad tapping the West End's growing business com- 
 munity, Effort, Pa., although indications point to a change 
 in this direction. But in spite of this disadvantage, which 
 forces the company to ship from nearby railroad stations, 
 the firm successfully competes with other makers, gaining 
 an advantage by reason of smaller overhead charges. 
 
 Homer S. Shupp, the manager of the firm of Simon 
 Shupp & Co., belongs to the younger class of business men. 
 His enterprise — backed by his associates — has placed the 
 spoke works in their proper position among competitive 
 concerns. Similar enterprise on the part of West End 
 business firms will put Effort, Pa., and other towns per- 
 manently on the map. Owing to the great demand for 
 materials, turned out by Simon Shupp & Co., among 
 people who call at the Effort plant, it has brought about 
 a demand for certain lines of hardware. To meet require- 
 ments, this firm carries a stock of needed articles for 
 general local and nearby trade. All spokes, axe handles, 
 etc., manufactured in their own plant, are also supplied 
 for local demand, although the bulk of the output goes to 
 the trade in and out of the state. 
 
 Shipping facilities are so arranged that the product of 
 this plant goes to the nearest station of the railroad hav- 
 ing the most direct route to the respective stations of 
 its many customers. In this manner the various railroad 
 centers near Effort, Pa., are used at various times. 
 
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East StroMckibiiirg jBumgalows 
 
 arimacy, 
 
 REFLECTS CREDIT UPON DR. HORACE BUSH, 
 THE OWNER 
 
 r^ RADUATING from the Jefferson Medical College, Phil- 
 ^-'adelphia, Dr. Horace Bush started in the practice of 
 medicine in the same year. In 1890 Dr. Bush started the 
 Crystal Pharmacy, on Washington Street, East Strouds- 
 burg, continuing as a medical practitioner without inter- 
 ference with his business. Few men are better known in 
 
 Campee's Island 
 
 Monroe County, his father and brother having also been 
 physicians in this county for years. Naturally many of 
 his fellow practitioners felt safe in entrusting their pre- 
 scriptions to the drug store conducted by a graduate of 
 medicine. Besides drugs, a specialty is made of package 
 candies, cigars, toilet articles and soda fountain drinks. 
 Dr. Bush is ably assisted by Doc Walter Bronner, who 
 will be found on duty when the owner is away from the store. 
 
 IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH NATURE AND THE CITY 
 LUTHER S. HOFFMAN'S HOBBY 
 
 r IFE in the country is appreciated by all. Nature's rerne- 
 ■ L/ dies, quietude, fresh air, pure water and fresh farm 
 products excel all other vitalizing and invigorating influ 
 ences. This fact has been recognized to such an extent 
 that even the busy men of the Stroudsburgs go away for a 
 change during the summer. But they do not have to go far. 
 Luther S. Hoffman, president of the East Stroudsburg Lum- 
 ber Co., affiliated with other business interests and recently 
 elected president of the local Board of Trade, spends his 
 summers on Van Campen's Island, on the Delaware river 
 and in sight of the famous Delaware Water Gap, where he 
 
 enjoys boating, bathing and bass fishing. He has become 
 the owner of several bungalows adjoining his own and will 
 rent them to desirable tenants for the season. Telephone 
 service with the mainland and the cities. A quiet vacation 
 can be spent here by the city man who wishes to remain 
 in touch with others. Mr. Hoffman may be addressed for 
 terms and all information at East Stroudsburg, Penna. 
 
 Watson's Barlbeir Shop at 23 S. Crystal St., The News 
 
 Current Magazines 
 
 EAST STROUDSBURG, IS MODERN 
 AND WELL PATRONIZED BY LOCAL AND SUMMER CUSTOMERS 
 
 /"OCCASIONALLY one still hears the hard worked ques- 
 ^tion: "Where do you get shaved?" It would be simple 
 enough to give the usual answer in Monroe County: "On 
 my face, of course." But in East Stroudsburg some of the 
 leading business men feel proud to answer: "At Watson's 
 Barber Shop." This is natural enough when consideration 
 
 Watson's Modern Barber Shop, East Stroudsburg 
 
 is given to the fact that Miles J. Watson was born in the 
 borough, knows nearly everybody worth knowing and is 
 favorably known to those he knows. Several years ago Mr. 
 Watson installed new fixtures and thus proved to the 
 public that their patronage was greatly appreciated. 
 
 APPEAL TO STRANGERS FROM THE HANDS OF 
 FRANK H. ECKERT 
 
 TpOURISTS who frequent the station of the D., L. & W. R. 
 ■*• R. and every traveling man who passes through the sta- 
 tion will acknowledge that the East Stroudsburg railway 
 center gains a big share of its real life from the stentorian 
 voice of Frank H. Eckert, the man who supplies the news. 
 He trusts his regular customers with complacent faith in 
 his fellow man. He 
 is portly and they 
 say that heavy set 
 men are good natur- 
 ed. Frank Eckert is 
 all of that. To get a 
 little candy or a 
 smoke at his stand 
 at the station is the 
 opening wedge for 
 his kindly face to 
 beam on strangers 
 and help to make 
 them feel at home. 
 And his own towns- 
 people, for he was 
 born in this town, 
 like him, because he 
 serves them with the 
 same zealous atten- 
 tion to which Frank 
 Eckert would feel 
 his best friend en- 
 titled. His is indeed 
 a life of service, jol- 
 ly good service at 
 that, in behalf of his 
 patrons and of his 
 fellow man Frank Eckert's Newsstand at Lackawanna Station 
 
 H. Eckert may have his faults, but one thing is certain that 
 he was rightly named, when he was baptized Frank. He was 
 born that way and is naturally frank in everything he does. 
 
 
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 ■SULTS ACHIEVED IN A FEW YEARS E'Y 
 
 THE L. D. SOFHER CO. 
 
 Wholesale Grocers of East Stroudsburg, Penna., Place the House in the 
 Front Rank of Monroe County Establishments 
 
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 OST people demand in this advanced age that every 
 avenue of supply be brought near to their own 
 business establishments to insure convenient and 
 economical handling of merchandise. L. D. Sopher, 
 a native of Wayne County, New York, who was 
 formerly in the fruit and produce business, making a spec- 
 ialty of apples, started in East Stroudsburg in 1907 as a 
 wholesale grocer, meeting every need of quick service. 
 In June, 1910, the L. D. Sopher Company was incorporated 
 with the following officers: H. B. Drake, President; L. 
 D. Sopher, Treasurer, and Harry Olldorf, Secretary. Mr. 
 Drake had formerly been in the retail grocery business in 
 East Stroudsburg where he was for a number of years a 
 
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 patrons. "Eventually" the readers of this edition will learn 
 that the L. D. Sopher Company also has the exclusive 
 distributing agency in this section for the widely known 
 "Gold Medal Flour." Made in Minnesota, this product of 
 one of the greatest milling industries in this country has 
 found its way into many homes in every part of the Union. 
 The Rose-O-Cuba, an excellent 5 cent cigar made in 
 Reading, is sold exclusively at wholesale by this firm in the 
 territory covered by their sales force. Some assert that 
 the Rose-O-Cuba, popular everywhere and very much so 
 in the West, can be obtained in this section wherever 
 cigars are sold. It is made in nine different shapes. 
 The "Revolution Cigar Show Case," a most desirable con- 
 
 Warehouse of L. D. Sopher Co., Wholesale Grocers, Jobbers in Tobacco, Candies, Fruit and Produce, North Courtland Street, Bast Stroud 
 
 member of the firm of Drake & McFall, now known as 
 McFall & W'arne. Mr. Olldorf, a native of Monroe County, 
 was for a long period connected with the sales department 
 of Armour & Co. The L. D. Sopher Co. handles Grocer- 
 ies, Tobacco, Cigars, Confectionery, Fruit and Produce, 
 doing a wholesale business exclusively and catering only 
 to the wants of the merchants. The territory covered ex- 
 tends over twenty-live miles in either direction from East 
 Stroudsburg. Facilities of this linn for handling all 
 merchandise quickly are up to the modern standard, the 
 warehouse being situated at ln-l" North Courtland Street, 
 one of the main thoroughfares, with building extending 
 to the tracks of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 
 Railroad, giving switching facilities for receiving and ship- 
 ping goods in carload lots. The company also has loading 
 platforms on the sides of the warehouse, making the prem- 
 ises easily accessible to its own trucks and those of its 
 
 venience for the merchant who wishes to save time and 
 still offer his patrons cigars in a clean "help yourself" 
 manner, is sold by the L. D. Sopher Co. in this territory. 
 As distributors of Coca Cola and Moxle, and dealers in 
 Soda Fountain Supplies, such as syrups, etc., they give ex- 
 cellent service at all times. The company is successfully 
 placing on the market hereabouts the "Creasey ice I 
 its." used by leading drug stores, resort hotels, and hospi- 
 tals, etc., throughout the I'nited States. This modern and 
 economic ice crusher lias also found its way into homos, 
 cleanliness is a desirable factor In crushing let tor 
 table and other uses. The same field ol operation is open 
 to them in placing the "Childs" Fire Extinguisher, an ap- 
 paratus known to have nipped in the bud many flres. 
 
 For the convenience of its many customers the L. D. 
 Sopher Company carries a full line of wrapping paper. 
 paper bags, twine, etc., and aims to give prompt service. 
 
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 View at The Braeside Poultry Farm, Stroudsburg, Pa., Showing Home of Robert Eastwick, Proprietor, at Lett 
 
 The Braeside Poultry Farm 
 Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 Under the Management of Robert Eastwick, Specializes 
 
 in Utility Single-Comb White Leghorns— the 
 
 Best for Egg Production 
 
 STABLISHED in October, 1909, when Robert East- 
 wick came to Monroe County from Philadelphia, 
 Pa., the Braeside Poultry Farm today is recognized 
 as one of the representative business interests of 
 this region. Mr. Eastwick started with one hun- 
 dred Single Comb White Leghorn Pullets, but in 1915 the 
 plant records nearly 1,000 layers. This farm is strictly a 
 utility farm, specializing in the production of hens that 
 will lay 200 or more eggs a year. Egg production is what 
 counts here. There are two laying houses, one 125 feet by 
 200 feet, the other a small house in which a few high-record 
 certified trap nest hens are kept, a special mated pen. 
 
 The brooder house has a capacity of 3,200 chicks, the 
 Hall System being in use. The feed house and incubator 
 cellar are separate, the hatching capacity reaching 3,000 
 eggs. Fifteen colony houses for raising the young pullets 
 are at the far end of the premises. The Single Comb 
 White Leghorns of the Braeside Poultry Farm have stood 
 the test of the Storrs Egg Laying Competition. Three en- 
 tries have been made in the Storrs, the North American 
 and the Missouri Egg Laying Contests. Mr. Eastwick has 
 bred continually for egg production. 
 
 October 1, 1912, he selected from his flock a pen of 
 five pullets and sent them to the second North American 
 International Egg-Laying Competition, then conducted at 
 Storrs, Connecticut. These five pullets laid 907 eggs dur- 
 ing their pullet year. They did not begin to lay quite as 
 early as did some in the contest, yet they averaged over 
 181 eggs each; these eggs were all laid in a period of about 
 ten months. Mr. Eastwick has additional proof that his 
 
 secure prizes there, such as the following will show: — 
 Laying Type White Leghorns — First and Third. 
 Certified Layers — First, Second, Third and Fourth. 
 Leghorn Eggs — Second and Fourth. 
 
 To improve his already heavy-laying strain, Mr. East- 
 wick purchased from Ed. Cam, Hoghton, England, his sec- 
 ond prize pen in the second Philadelphia North American 
 International Egg Laying Competition, Storrs, Conn. The 
 certified egg record of these five hens for the year was 
 1107 eggs, or an average of over 221 eggs per hen. This 
 pen he has mated to a vigorous robust cock, imported from 
 Cam, December, 1913, having an excellent pedigree. 
 
 In addition to the Cam hens, he has forty-five Tom 
 Barron pure English strain hens in three pens. Shipments 
 from the Braeside Poultry Farm are guaranteed to arrive 
 safely, the owner only demanding that boxes be opened 
 at the Express Office, so that Agent can sign for losses 
 which will be replaced. 
 
 This farm is located in the County Seat of the beautiful 
 County of Monroe, one of the noted summer resorts of the 
 East. Situated in the Delaware Valley and protected on 
 the north by the Pocono Mountains and on the south by 
 the Blue Ridge Mountains, the climatic conditions are 
 ideal for poultry raising and the Eggs for Hatching from 
 this locality will produce healthy and vigorous chicks. 
 The owner is fortunate in having three railroads and one 
 trolley system, viz: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 
 Pennsylvania, the New York, Susquehanna and Western 
 Railroad (Erie), and the trolley direct to Philadelphia. 
 The express companies are Adams and Wells Fargo & Co. 
 
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 Panorama View of Braeside Poultry Farm, Stroudsburg, Pa., Robert Eastwick, Proprietor, Showing Home of Owner From the Rear 
 
 stock is of the egg laying type and can produce the Fancy 
 Large White Table Eggs, in the prizes carried away by 
 him at the Allentown Fair, in September, 1914. Those 
 who know the Allentown Fair know what it means to 
 
 With such shipping facilities at hand, orders will be de- 
 livered with the least possible delay. Eggs for hatching 
 will be shipped by Parcel Post at the request of the pur- 
 chaser, but postage for same must be enclosed with order. 
 
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THE METAL CRAFTERS OUTPUT 
 
 ADDS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FAME OF EAST STROUDSBURG, PA., AS AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER 
 
 T| HE removal of the plant of The Metal Crafters 
 from New York City on May 1, 1913, to East 
 Stroudsburg, gave to Monroe County another 
 opportunity of showing its decided industrial 
 progress. This thriving concern has a cash 
 capital of ten thousand dollars, besides real estate holdings 
 of approximately the same amount. The present plant is 
 designed to accommo- 
 date from fifty to sixty 
 workers and is so 
 located and arranged 
 that additions may 
 be made, as required, 
 without disarranging 
 in any way the origin- 
 al layout of depart- 
 ments. The latest 
 power machinery for 
 operation of the plant 
 is in use. 
 
 The output consists 
 largely of artistic- 
 sheet brass work and 
 electro plating, the 
 firm specializing in the 
 manufacture of Fine 
 Bathroom Ware and 
 Engraved Plates for 
 plumbers' use. The 
 product of the plant 
 enjoys a world-wide 
 distribution, as well as 
 a heavy domestic de- 
 mand. The firm also 
 makes metal goods for 
 
 Plant of the Metal Crafters. East Stroudsburg, Pa 
 
 other manufacturers who for various reasons prefer to 
 have the work done here to making it themselves. This 
 branch of the business profits by the willingness of the 
 management to estimate on practically anything in light 
 metal for substantial prospective customers. 
 
 Incidentally a large volume of replating of automobile 
 trimmings, gas and electric fixtures, hardware trimmings, 
 
 is shown on this page, enables this concern to handle all 
 classes of work calling for special designs. This includes 
 everything in their line of use to other manufacturers who 
 desire parts of certain output of their own made where 
 facilities insure labor-saving quotations. 
 
 Metal novelties of every description can be manufac- 
 tured here, as the upper floor is fully equipped for every 
 
 finishing and plating 
 process. The demands 
 of every branch of the 
 novelty trade can be 
 satisfied by The Metal 
 Crafters, whose patron- 
 age comes from all parts 
 of the United States, 
 including some of the 
 largest firms, specializ- 
 ing in bathroom ware 
 and other novelties. 
 
 Investments on build- 
 ings and machinery of 
 the plant of The Metal 
 Crafters approxi mate 
 $25,000— to which must 
 be added a payroll of 
 about $10,000 a year. 
 The capacity of the en- 
 tire plant in all depart- 
 ments ranges from an 
 output of $30,000 to 
 $50,000 a year, with suf- 
 ficient room for en- 
 larging the facilities 
 on adjoining property 
 owned by the com- 
 pany. The third year of business finds The Metal 
 Crafters facing the future with a very bright outlook. 
 
 Sectional View of Interior of the Metal Crafters Shops— Showing Stamping 1 lepartment 
 
 store fixtures, tableware, etc., in nickel, brass, copper, sil- 
 ver, etc., is done by The Metal Crafters for private parties. 
 Since the company increased facilities recently, plans for 
 extending the business have been perfected. The equip- 
 ment of special machinery, on the main floor, part of which 
 
 They always carry in stock from five to six tons of brass 
 parts and sheet brass, so that orders can be executed on 
 short notice. They also carry on hand sheet steel and 
 iron, as well as other metals, in all of which there is a 
 growing demand for specialties. 
 
 The equipment of this plant also enables 
 this company to make all special tools for 
 their own use in turning out the varying 
 products and the many different patterns 
 for all purposes of the trade. Thus it is 
 certain that customers of The Metal 
 Crafters can secure complete service, a 
 feature greatly appreciated by those who 
 want action. 
 
 The finishing rooms are naturally inter- 
 esting, as one watches the process of turn- 
 ing silver into gold, as it were, when the 1 
 final touches are being put on the highly 
 polished brass goods. Another sight — and 
 a novelty to the layman — is the production 
 of old style or antique finishes — in pattern 
 effects in many cases. Pressed or stamp I 
 work, bearing complete reproductions of 
 scenic and building effects, appeals to the 
 uninitiated who is given the opportunity 
 to see the work done. He is indeed for- 
 tunate who is considered friend enough to 
 be shown through. 
 
 M. Russell Yetter is president of the 
 
 company; Fedor A. Weber, vice president 
 
 and general manager; William H. Metz- 
 
 gar, treasurer; and Fred Weber, secretary. 
 
 Mr. Yetter is also president of the East 
 
 Stroudsburg Glass Company and ntliliated 
 
 with other interests of importance. P. A 
 
 Weber and F. Weber are both experts in 
 
 the metal lines, the former having had the 
 
 benefit of years of practical knowledge in 
 
 the manufacturing, as well as constructive departments 
 
 of firms in kindred lines, before be became associated 
 
 with others in the organization favorably known as The 
 
 Metal Crafters. Mr Metzgar is connected with other 
 
 business besides the company of which he is treasurer. 
 
 131 
 
F. W. POSTEN, Stroudsburg Jeweler, Has a Modern Store 
 
 D ORN in Stroudsburg, F. W. Posten learned his trade at 
 JJ home under P. S. Williams. In 1879 he left for Wilkes- 
 Barre. Returning to Monroe County in 1904, he started in 
 business first in 
 East Stroudsburg 
 but later opened 
 a store at the cor- 
 ner of Main and 
 Sixth Streets. 
 Forced by a grow- 
 ing patronage to 
 enlarge his quar- 
 ters, he moved to 
 the storeroom in 
 the Masonic build- 
 ing, on October 1, 
 1911, where he 
 now conducts the 
 largest jewelry 
 business in the 
 county. Mr. Pos- 
 ten carries a Iarg i 
 stock of dia 
 monds, having 
 won the confi- 
 dence of the pub- 
 lic in his integri- 
 ty who trust to 
 his judgment in 
 their selection. 
 Employing com- 
 petent help, he 
 has also built up 
 an excellent re 
 pair department 
 As official rail- 
 road watch in- Interior of Jewelry Store of F. W. Poster], 
 spector, Mr. Posten has also acquired the patronage of 
 many railroad men. In addition to the regular lines, there 
 
 may be found at the jewelry store of F. W. Posten a com- 
 plete line of silverware and novelties for gift purposes, 
 fountain pens, umbrellas with handles of every description. 
 
 Few men are bet- 
 ter known than 
 Mr. Posten, who 
 has always taken 
 an active interest 
 in every move for 
 the good of his 
 town and his 
 home county. But 
 his trade is not 
 confined to home 
 patrons, for the 
 summer guests — 
 who do their 
 shopping in the 
 Stroud s burgs — 
 are pleased with 
 his knowledge of 
 the business and 
 remain some of 
 his best custo- 
 mers. The store 
 is well located in 
 the heart of the 
 town, right on 
 the car line. This 
 makes it easy to 
 reach from either 
 town or from the 
 Gap. The stock 
 is well displayed 
 and easily in- 
 spected. Courte- 
 
 Masonic Temple Corner, Stroudsburg, Pa. S y j s th e keynote 
 
 of this store, whether people buy or not. There is an 
 atmosphere of "welcome for all to look around." 
 
 Shultz's Quality Shops 
 
 At East Stroudsburg and Strouds- 
 burg, Are Justly Entitled to tbe 
 Distinction of Quality 
 
 SOMEONE said recently, "This happened in 1898," sub- 
 stantiating his claim by the statement that in the same 
 year S. Shultz came to East Stroudsburg and started 
 in the men's furnishing line on Crystal Street, opposite 
 the Lackawanna station. The store has been torn down 
 since and replaced with another structure, giving Mr. 
 Shultz an opportunity to fit its interior in a manner con- 
 forming to the splendid line of men's and women's wearing 
 apparel carried in stock. Thus we find here an establish- 
 ment favorably known as "Shultz's Quality Shop." In the 
 seventeenth year of his career Mr. Shultz can point in this 
 
 Shukz's Quality Shop, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 town to a store comparing advantaneously with the best 
 specialty stores in his line in larger communities. But this 
 is not all. Some six years ago he also started a store at 
 608 Main Street, Stroudsburg, devoting its stock entirely 
 to the men's lines. "Shultz's Quality Shops" are up-to-date. 
 
 Newberry's, 622 Main Street, Stroudsburg, Leading 5 and 10c 
 Store In Monroe County 
 
 NEWBERRY'S 5, 10 and 25 Cent Store opened in 
 Stroudsburg late in December, 1911, and has become 
 one of Monroe County's substantial business institu- 
 tions. The public was quick to recognize the good princi- 
 ples upon which this store was being conducted and the 
 long and previous experience of Mr. Newberry, the head of 
 the business, has been used most effectively to the advan- 
 tage of all citizens of Monroe County. 
 
 Mr. Newberry has been in the 5 and 10-cent business 
 sixteen years, having been active in one of the large 5 and 
 10c syndicates thirteen years prior to embarking in busi- 
 ness under his own name in Stroudsburg. Since opening 
 the store here, two other stores of the same character have 
 been opened — one in Freeland, Pa., and the other at Lans- 
 ford, Pa. Newberry's stores equal the stores of large cities. 
 
 132 
 
The Modern Plant of the New York Piano Stool and Manufacturing Co., at East Stroudsburg, Pa 
 
 I THE PRODUCTS OF THE NEW YORK PIANO 
 | STOOL & MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
 I of East Stroudsburg, Penna., Are An Indication of 
 j Highest Standard in the Homes of Music Lovers 
 
 _ . _ HAT is now an industry of national importance in 
 yY its far-reaching influence extending from the home 
 office in East Stroudsburg, Pa., to thousands of 
 homes throughout the Union through many local 
 dealers, was started in Washington, N. J., in the year 
 1900. It was incorporated under the New Jersey laws in 
 1910, and in December, 1913, removed to Bast Stroudsburg, 
 Pa., where the company was reorganized and chartered 
 under the laws of Pennsylvania. A factory was especially 
 built to facilitate the production of their output — which 
 averaged about one hundred piano stools and twenty-five 
 piano benches daily since that date. Thus an introduction 
 is given to the New York Piano Stool & Manufacturing 
 Company of East Stroudsburg, whose record is the best 
 indication of its progress from the time it began opera- 
 tions here. 
 
 There have been some thirty employees actively en- 
 gaged here, mostly all being skilled mechanics. The com- 
 pany's business has prospered in spite of unfavorable con- 
 ditions existing during the past year, affecting luxuries. 
 Pennsylvania being the largest state of piano users in the 
 Union and this plant being the only one of its kind in 
 the State of Pennsylvania. It had only five competitors 
 throughout the country, but had to fight hard for a share 
 of the restricted business done during a rather dull year 
 in its line. How well they have succeeded is best shown 
 in the recent purchase by the New York Piano Stool & 
 .Manufacturing Company of the interests held by the Mel- 
 vin Bancroft Company, of Lowell, .Mass.. whose business 
 had been successfully conducted for twenty-one years 
 and whose output during the past seven years had averaged 
 25,000 piano stools, 10,000 piano chairs and 5,000 piano 
 benches annually, requiring about fifty employees during 
 the same period. 
 
 Chester G. Booth, the secretary-treasurer of the New 
 York Piano Stool & Manufacturing Company, is ably as- 
 sisted by Ludger E. Hubert, general superintendent, who 
 
 came to the East Stroudsburg plant from his former Massa- 
 chusetts home, where he was connected with the Bancroft 
 Company. Under Mr. Hubert's supervision, important 
 machinery of the Lowell factory has been added to the 
 local industry, tripling its capacity and necessitating an 
 increase in the number of employees to about seventy, 
 about three-fourths being skilled male hands. The Lowell' 
 plant has turned over its entire business to the company 
 controlled by Mr. Booth. 
 
 As a direct result of this amalgamation the output of 
 the New York Piano Stool & Manufacturing Company, 
 going from Coast to Coast — North and South — and foreign 
 territory, averages more than double the former require- 
 ments and shows indications of a steady increase. The 
 raw material, coming from Nova Scotia, Canada, the Pocono 
 Mountains and the South, exceeds an average of 125 car- 
 loads a year received at East Stroudsburg. In this plant 
 there are in use a number of large machines, some weigh- 
 ing over three tons, including also some patent machinery 
 used exclusively in the manufacture of piano stools, chairs 
 and benches. 
 
 The plant is modern and sanitary in every way, shav- 
 ings being drawn through suction pipes from each machine 
 and deposited in a shaving vault in the boiler house. A 
 sprinkler system assures prompt fire protection. Private 
 switching facilities, on the main line of the Delaware, 
 Lackawanna & Western Railroad, give every convenience 
 for the prompt shipment of stock, providing, as the rail- 
 road company does, a 24 hour freight service to New York. 
 The Pennsylvania Railroad gives a twenty-eight hour ser- 
 vice to Philadelphia. Both insure speedy connection with 
 other roads from these important centers of distribution. 
 
 It is safe to say that the New York Piano Stool & 
 Manufacturing Company, of East Stroudsburg, will continue 
 to meet requirements of a constantly growing trade, the 
 demands of the public being supplied through dealers. 
 
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 Started in 1857 With the Building on the Left, the Joseph Wallace Hardware Co., of Stroudsburg, Is Today a Monument of Solid Progress 
 
 History Adds Lustre To The Firm Known As The 
 
 Joseph Wallace Hardware C om P an Y 
 
 of Stroudsburg, Whose Career— Begun in 1857— Is a Continuous Record of Success 
 
 HISTORY sometimes deadens the fine perspective 
 of mankind. But history has only left imprints 
 of progress upon the records started in the early 
 fifties by the late Joseph Wallace, who was born 
 on October 22, 1830. Some time before the Civil 
 War he formed a partnership under the firm name of Wal- 
 lace, Wyckoff & Company, carrying on an active business 
 in hardware and general merchandise. Part of the stock 
 was iron and steel, the iron being forged by the firm at 
 the Forge Cut, along the Delaware, Lackawanna & West- 
 ern Railroad. In 1857 the partnership was dissolved, Joseph 
 Wallace taking the business alone and William Wallace 
 starting in the lumber business. In 1876 the groceries, 
 shoes and dry goods were moved into a store room on the 
 Northeast corner of Main and Fifth streets, the late Joseph 
 Wallace conducting that establishment with his hardware 
 business. 
 
 After the death of Joseph Wallace, in 1904, the hardware 
 business was continued by his sons, Lewis A. Wallace, E. 
 R. Wallace and J. Fred Wallace. After the latter's death, 
 in June, 1911, his mother, Mary B. Wallace, acted as third 
 partner. In October, 1913, E. R. Wallace died. His in- 
 terest was then purchased by Lewis A. Wallace and M. 
 B. Wallace, who adopted the firm name of Joseph Wallace 
 Hardware Company. The business is now managed by 
 Lewis A. Wallace, assisted by his son, Joseph Wallace. 
 All of the buildings from 427 to 437 Main street, Strouds- 
 burg, are exclusively devoted to the interests of this firm — 
 WHOSE OWNERS DO NOT CONDUCT ANY BRANCH 
 STORES IN ANY PART OF MONROE COUNTY. 
 
 The Joseph Wallace Hardware Company buys nails, 
 barbed wire, car wire and poultry wire in carload lots, 
 enabling this store to quote prices accordingly in any 
 quantity. They also carry a very large stock of hubs, 
 rims, spokes and wagon accessories. As agents for the 
 famous Devoe & Reynolds paints, the company's store 
 caries an extensive line, meeting every requirement of 
 the master mechanic or the amateur painter. 
 
 Builders' Hardware is a specialty of the Joseph Wal- 
 lace Hardware Company, whose stock in this line is kept 
 up constantly to the highest standard of quality in quan- 
 tities that will at any time satisfy the needs of the largest 
 contractors. Facilities are such as to enable the firm to 
 take care of special orders on short notice, giving service 
 far above the ordinary, even when compared with stores 
 carrying similar lines in larger communities. 
 
 The Joseph Wallace Hardware Company also prides 
 itself on handling the choicest stock of Field Seeds in 
 Monroe County. Here may be found a stock of pumps, 
 
 road scrapers, and many other things useful in agricul- 
 tural and town life; plaster, weather strips, and dozens 
 of articles too numerous to mention in detail, but import- 
 ant enough in building operations. 
 
 At this store will be found a good stock of guns and 
 Ashing tackle to supplement the sportsmen's outfit. This 
 has often been appreciated by the hunter or fisherman 
 from the cities who expected to have to send away for 
 everything in this line. The skates secured here are 
 guaranteed to give satisfaction to young and old, as will 
 coasters, etc. 
 
 Cutlery, including fine carving sets, etc., is always car- 
 ried in a good variety of wellknown makes, while house- 
 hold utensils appeal to the discerning buyer who appre- 
 ciates quality. Razors in well-known makes can also be 
 purchased here. The famous Wiss make of scissors and 
 shears are carried in stock extensively, in themselves in- 
 dicating the high standard of merchandise on sale at this 
 store. Rogers Silverware always appeals to the lover of 
 home. The Joseph Wallace Hardware Company carries a 
 full line, including knives, forks and spoons, etc., and 
 offers this line also to those who are occasionally puzzled 
 over the gift question. 
 
 The leading automobile oils and a general line of ma- 
 chine oils will satisfy the critical buyer. Those who use 
 salt in quantities will find here land salt, Liverpool salt 
 for use in salting meats, salt for use with ice cream 
 freezers, etc., and salt used for feeding stock. 
 
 One of the strong lines of the Joseph Wallace Hard- 
 ware Company is particularly calculated to appeal to the 
 owners of farms, where barn fixtures and general supplies 
 are kept up to a high standard. This store handles hay 
 carriers, metal stanchions, overhead trackage, etc., as well 
 as a full line of horse blankets, whips, and the well-known 
 Caldwell lawn mowers, desirable in city and country alike. 
 
 It is probable that many Monroe Countians will feel 
 agreeably surprised when they learn that this store han- 
 dles a full line of woodenware, such as egg carriers, iron- 
 ing boards, clothes baskets, ladders of every description — 
 including stepladders and extension ladders of all lengths. 
 
 But to enumerate everything would be impossible. Be 
 it sufficient to state that here can be purchased rope 
 enough to hang a much longer story on, but space is limit- 
 ed, even if the stock of rope will suffice for the needs of 
 all of Monroe County for some time. But this should be 
 added that the building first erected in 1857 today with its 
 many additions serves as one modern unit to supply the 
 growing demands of a large and satisfied patronage. 
 
 134 
 
HIE 
 
 J. M. WYCKOFF 
 
 HAS BUILT IN EAST STROUDSBURG, PA., 
 
 AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY KNOWN AS 
 
 THE MONROE MILLS 
 
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 SINCE the plant of the Monroe Mills was erected 
 by J. M. Wyckoff in 1890, there have been two ad- 
 ditions built. Today it is absolutely modern in its 
 equipment, electric power being used throughout. 
 A power shovel is used to unload incoming cars 
 direct from their own switch to the mill. Over 
 three hundred cars a year are thus handled. The 
 bulk of the grinding is done on machines with 
 direct motor connection. Besides their big local 
 trade the Monroe Mills ship much of their output 
 in large quantities by rail, carload lots going East 
 and West. They handle all kinds of feed, corn, 
 oats, etc., and make rye flour for the New York 
 market, shipping it in carload lots. 
 
 Mr. Wyckoff also has a large trade in dairy and 
 poultry feeds, meeting the requirements of his cus- 
 tomers by handling the leading brands. 
 
 Mr. Wyckoff started in business as early as 
 1875, but has had the present location only since 
 he began to do business under the name of "Mon- 
 roe Mills" in 1890. Two years later he erected the 
 beautiful home, shown on this page, just above 
 the milling plant. The business has grown enor- 
 mously, nearly all the business — except that with 
 local and county customers — being done in car- 
 load lots. Economy in the handling of the ouput has 
 made possible the success attained. Fred A. Wyckoff, a 
 son, ably assists in the management of the affairs of the 
 plant. He is a Yale graduate, having spent the only four 
 years a.vay from home at that institution of learning. 
 At the Monroe Mills the ripe experience of the owner 
 
 Home of J. M. Wyckoff, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 is doubly valuable in the conduct of the business, since 
 it gets the benefit of the youthful energy of his son. In 
 every instance of public welfare he supports movements 
 leading to greater achievements. Like other business men 
 who appreciate that public good means better things for 
 all, Mr. Wyckoff backs up his recognition of this policy. 
 
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EAST STROUDSBURG IS FORTUNATE 
 
 In tike Recent Acquisition ©f 
 
 THE CAPITAL CITY CAP COMPANY 
 
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 ATS off to the strangers within our gates. Thus 
 may be set down the spirit of East Stroudsburgers 
 who welcome those who settle here permanently 
 to become as one with themselves in the effort to 
 continue the upbuilding of the County of Monroe. It is 
 true that this welcome also is extended to the passing 
 stranger. And thus it probably came about that H. D. 
 Goodenough, President and Treasurer of the Capital City 
 Cap Company, formerly of Trenton, N. J., and Burlington, 
 
 dred and fifty men and women at the old plants. It is 
 a matter of congratulation for the Pennsylvania town that 
 many of the skilled employees will remain in the Capital 
 City Cap Company's service here, while others will be 
 added. The payroll, amounting to about $50,000 annually, 
 indicates clearly the benefits accruing to the community 
 from the latest addition to East Stroudsburg's numerous 
 manufacturing establishments. 
 
 H. C. Goodenough is secretary of the company. S. J. 
 
 The Plant of the Capital City Cap Company, East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
 
 Is. J., and his associates have become interested enough 
 to move their plants from the two cities of the neighbor- 
 ing state to the hustling, live wire community of Monroe 
 County, Pa., known as East Stroudsburg, combining all 
 under one roof. The company employed about one hun- 
 
 Serwer is general manager, and I. Serwer, superintendent. 
 Their product, sold at wholesale, is one already favorably 
 known, so that the mere fact that it is shipped out from 
 Monroe's hustling town adds prestige to East Stroudsburg. 
 The entire equipment of the plant is run by electricity. 
 
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