1880 History of Blair County - Johnstown, PA

4 PKEFACE.enable remuneration for labor and outlay of capital, we adopted theplan of calling upon merchants and other business men for advertising-patronage, believing that to them, by publicity given, we couldrender an equivalent for the amount expended. They liberally responded,as will be seen by the number of announcements, and wetake this occasion to return our thanks.As will be observed the advertisements do not interfere with thetext of the book. It is true that the arrangement of matter is somewhatdifferent from the course usually pursued by publishers, but thehistory is just as complete in itself as it would have been had not asingle advertisement made its appearance. Indeed the business announcementsmake the book more interesting, for, by this means, ifno other, thc^ reader is enabled to discern who the wide-awake businessmen are, and such as are possessed of sufficient public spirit, ascitizens, to aid in enterprises which result in good to the community.This book is not perfect—no man ever saw one that was—but weconsole ourselves with the reflection that we did the best we couldunder the circumstances, sparing neither labor, time nor expense ingetting at the facts underlying the sulyects treated.As members of this community, and feeling a deep and abidinginterest in its prosperity and future advancement, we hope thefactsand statements Ave have given will be Avell received by the pul)lic,and will serve to abridge the labor of future historians.We are under many obligations to Mr. L. P. Farmer, theefficientand polite General Passenger Agent of the Pennsylvania Railroadcompany, for favors extended to us.PUBLISHERS.