. Wilkes-Barré, the diamond city; a study of its remarkable progress as indicated by its growth during the last five years. LLUJTRATINGFIVE-YEARvT • PROGREJX • 1 ^ Cornell UniversityLibrary The original of this book is inthe Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions inthe United States on the use of the text. Wilkes-Barre THE DIAMOND CITY \ A Study of Its Remarkable Progress as Indicated by Its Growth During the Last Five Years Published b\> the Wilkes-Barre Board of Trade Compiled and Arranged by R. W. Ferrel, Secretary Apri
. Wilkes-Barré, the diamond city; a study of its remarkable progress as indicated by its growth during the last five years. LLUJTRATINGFIVE-YEARvT • PROGREJX • 1 ^ Cornell UniversityLibrary The original of this book is inthe Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions inthe United States on the use of the text. Wilkes-Barre THE DIAMOND CITY \ A Study of Its Remarkable Progress as Indicated by Its Growth During the Last Five Years Published b\> the Wilkes-Barre Board of Trade Compiled and Arranged by R. W. Ferrel, Secretary April, 1911 There is Only One Wilkes-Barre— Ask Uncle Sam tlk?B-!am, % Itammtft Qlttg Illustrating Five Years Progress. ITERALLY as well as metaphorically there is but one Wilkes-Barre,and it is with the tale of the marvelous growth which this ancient andhonorable city has enjoyed within the last five years that this publica-tion has to do. The unique name which the city bears it has worn since 1789,when Major John Durkee laid out the site for a party of Connecticutsettlers and coined the name Wilkes-Barre. During the early yearsof its history the name was spelled and usually misspelled in manyways and for a long time the common usage was Wilkesbarre, thisbeing officially sanctioned by the United States Geographical Board for the sake of brevity. Oflate years, however, there has arisen the belief that Col. Barre, after whom the city was namedjointly with Col. Wilkes, was entitled to as much recognition as Col. Wilkes and so the movementto have the name officially recognized as Wilkes-Barre grew in strength and this form of spellingbecame the common usage among the residents themselves. Col. Roosevelt,cu31924028864218
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