The magazine of American history with notes and queries . e. It is almost impos-sible for us of to-day to appreciate the magnitude of such an those times a man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon thethick trees. That portion of Pennsylvania, now the most valuable and pro-ductive, was, seventy years ago, a wilderness of primeval forests. To a 538 ASA PACKER AND THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY log-house he led his young bride, who was to be the pride and stay of hisheart for more than fifty years till the world faded from his eyes. While his stout arm forced the earth tofinge
The magazine of American history with notes and queries . e. It is almost impos-sible for us of to-day to appreciate the magnitude of such an those times a man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon thethick trees. That portion of Pennsylvania, now the most valuable and pro-ductive, was, seventy years ago, a wilderness of primeval forests. To a 538 ASA PACKER AND THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY log-house he led his young bride, who was to be the pride and stay of hisheart for more than fifty years till the world faded from his eyes. While his stout arm forced the earth tofingers prepared every garment ofUnimpaired by the many con-life, her womanly instincts hadment. She was his sympathizer,soothed him in his troubles, andspring of 1833 he left his forestof which he held until his death),the Lehigh Valley, hoping toincreasing demands of aBacon has said that childrenand hostages to fortune, andin the second step in theChunk proved to be the mostHerethe capabilities,the pos-realities about his mountainupon him. To provide prop-. give forth its fruits, her nimblethe usual wear of their household,flicting forces of metropolitanthe opportunity of full develop-companion and helpmate ; sherejoiced in his successes. In thehome in Susquehanna (the titleand moved to Mauch Chunk inbetter his means to meet thegrowing family. The wiseare the well-springs of joyindeed this was exemplifiedcareer of Asa Packer. Maucheffective field of his labors,sibilities, and the marvelous. home seem to have grownH erly for his family he strain-ed every nerveand developed hisfull strength ofmind and body. PACKER HALL. [ From a photograph by IS. B. Eggert, Bethlehem, Pa.] ASA PACKER AND THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY 539 For a while he pursued his handicraft. In his leisure moments, however,he was carefully considering the great problem of transporting the vastsupplies of coal and iron of the Valley of the Lehigh to the centers of theworlds manufacture and consumption. During the latter par
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