1880 History of Blair County - Johnstown, PA

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oI-ZogS'Eulci-cil affoiiliiii; to Act of Conjii-css, in Mic yciw Irtfi. l)y riiirry Slcii. in the otTieeof tlic I,il)r;iriuii of Congress, :il \Vu>liington, I). C.\ S ^\'i\^e^
:PR EFACEA hook without a profaco is considered iiiconii)lete. So is a shipwithout a fig-ure-head. In either case the affixture is more ornamentalthan useful. A book without a preface is nevertheless a book,and a ship without a figure-head is nevertheless a ship. Notwithstanding-this, in conformity to a custom which has existed from timeimmemorial, and remembering- that custom makes law, and that lawmust be obeyed, we submit the following preliminary remarksBefore commencing- the preparation of a history of any particidarlocality, a city or county for instance, the custom has been to callupon leading- citizens, and iiarticularly property owners, forcoutri))utionsof money to aid the project, the presumption l)eing- that thepublication cannot fail to result in lienefit to the community. Noone designing- to assume the position of publisher, unless he has morewealth than he knows how, otherwise, to disi)oso of, or is a literarygentleman of "elegant leisure,'' fond of seeing his name in ])rint, feelslike solely de]iending ui)on the income derived from the sale of thebook as remuneration for the expenditure of time, money and laborto which he would subject himself; for it must be remembered thatthe sale of such a l)ook, with l)ut trifling excejitions, is confined tothe immedintc locality in which it is published, and, consequently buta limited number is demanded. Wh(Mi contributions have been ol)-tained, uidess very liberal, the price of the book is generally fixed atdouble the nmouut charged for i)ul)b'('ntions of corresponding size,quality of paper, binding, etc., and tiius i)laced beyond the reach ofmany of the poorer classes.In order to avoid the nec(>ssitv of calling upon citizens for contril)utionsin money, and, at the sanu' lime to enal»le us to ])lace thel)ook within the reaeli of all, as well as to secure for ourselves a reas-
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.The County's Finances •.*iNames
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