Progressive Pennsylvania; a record of the remarkable industrial development of the Keystone state, with some account of its early and its later transportation systems, its early settlers, and its prominent men . reflects the characteristics of the greatmiddle State of Pennsylvania. It is a State where agri-culture, mining, manufacturing, commerce, learning, andscience have advanced as nearly abreast of each otheras in any place upon the earths surface. The commu-nity is thrifty, prosperous, and progressive through thecombination of diversified resources, abounding energies,and steadfast purpos
Progressive Pennsylvania; a record of the remarkable industrial development of the Keystone state, with some account of its early and its later transportation systems, its early settlers, and its prominent men . reflects the characteristics of the greatmiddle State of Pennsylvania. It is a State where agri-culture, mining, manufacturing, commerce, learning, andscience have advanced as nearly abreast of each otheras in any place upon the earths surface. The commu-nity is thrifty, prosperous, and progressive through thecombination of diversified resources, abounding energies,and steadfast purpose. The evenness of its developmentin multitudinous departments of enterprise has impartedto the massive structure stamina and proportion. The-people of Pennsylvania present a rare picture of indus-trial activity and of domestic peace and reposeful the base of their history is the stirring and sturdyblood of the colonial pioneers, toned, as it were, withthe peaceful mood of Penn and the practical wisdom ofFranklin. Through all the gradations of their progressthe American spirit has pervaded their of fanaticism and hotbeds of anarchy find nocongenial resort in such OTHER NOTED WESTERN PENNSYLVANIANS. 349 CHAPTER XXXIV. OTHER NOTED WESTERN PENNSYLVANIANS. The limits of this volume preclude even brief sum-maries of the careers of other eminent Western Pennsyl-vanians than those already mentioned. The list of allthese who are worthy of extended biographical noticeis a very long one. It includes United States SenatorsJames Ross, Abner Lacock, Walter Lowrie, William Wil-kins, (also Secretary of War under President Tyler,)James G. Blaine, one of the greatest of all native-bornPennsylvanians, and Edgar Cowan ; Judges Henry Bald-win, Walter Forward, (also Secretary of the Treasuryunder President Tyler,) Charles Shaler, Moses Hampton,Wilson McCandless, Walter H. Lowrie, Cyrus L. Pershing,Daniel Agnew, and many others ; John Moore, the firstpreside
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