. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. graduated at EastmansBusiness College of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He left school at theage of fourteen years and went to work with his father asa bridge builder and contractor. At present he is presidentof the Penn Bridge Company, Valley Electric Company, andQuaker Milling Company. Mr. White served in the 56th Penn-sylvania Volunteers State troops in 1863 when but fifteen yearsof age. In 1884 he was a member of the Republican CountyCommittee of Beaver County, was its chairman in 1885, and itstreasurer in 1889. He was a member
. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. graduated at EastmansBusiness College of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He left school at theage of fourteen years and went to work with his father asa bridge builder and contractor. At present he is presidentof the Penn Bridge Company, Valley Electric Company, andQuaker Milling Company. Mr. White served in the 56th Penn-sylvania Volunteers State troops in 1863 when but fifteen yearsof age. In 1884 he was a member of the Republican CountyCommittee of Beaver County, was its chairman in 1885, and itstreasurer in 1889. He was a member of the State Committee ofthe same party in 1888, and a delegate to the State Convention in1900. He was nominee for State Senator in Beaver County in1886, 1890, 1894, and 1902, the county making no nominationin 1898 as the nomination was conceded to Washington White was elected State Senator in 1894 and 1902, and servedon the Committees of Finance, Corporations, Appropriations,and Railroads and was chairman of Public Roads and Highwaysand Judiciary CHAPTER VIICOUNTY DEVELOPMENT Indian Trails—Brodheads Road—County and State Roads—Bridges—Canals—Ohio River Dams—Steam Railways—Railway Contrasts—Street Railways—Water, Fuel, and Lighting Companies—BankingInstitutions—Mail Facilities—Growth of Population. Lord, send a man like Robbie Burns to sing the Song o Steam. Kipling, McAndrews Hymn, One of the chief factors in the material development ofcountries and their civilizations is found in the character of theroads and means of transportation which are provided by natureor created by the genius and enterprise of the people. AncientRome derived her grandeur and power not alone from herlaws and institutions and her veteran legions, but also from hermighty works of engineering, her swift posts and solid roadsand splendid bridges. She called her Emperor PontijexMaximus—the chief bridge-builder,— and from a golden milestone in the centre of
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