. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. ON THE RIVE EARLY FARMING PERIOD—1825-1835 45 resolute man, six feet six inches in height,straight and well proportioned. The business of lumbering in its variousbranches, from cutting the trees in the forestuntil it was marketed down the river, was aschool in which a host of energetic businessmen were educated. The prosperity of James-town and all the southeastern part of thecounty is due to the active enterprise of thesemen. Commencing with Dr. Thomas R. Ken-nedy, Edward Work, James Prendergast, Johnand James Frew, a long
. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. ON THE RIVE EARLY FARMING PERIOD—1825-1835 45 resolute man, six feet six inches in height,straight and well proportioned. The business of lumbering in its variousbranches, from cutting the trees in the forestuntil it was marketed down the river, was aschool in which a host of energetic businessmen were educated. The prosperity of James-town and all the southeastern part of thecounty is due to the active enterprise of thesemen. Commencing with Dr. Thomas R. Ken-nedy, Edward Work, James Prendergast, Johnand James Frew, a long list of names follows,which stand for business talent and energy:The Fentons, Garfields, Silas and Jehiel Tif-fanv, the Budlongs, the Halls, Alvin Plumb,and Myerses, the Dexters, Joseph Clark, Dol-loff, Aiken, and many others. The reputationof these enterprising men of the county whoreceived their business training in the lumbertrade, often extended beyond the limits of thecounty. Many of them were known in West-ern New York, in Pittsburgh and Cincin
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