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By Goodyear Lumber Co.-Town will be Supply Base and Railroad Center for This Mighty Undertaking-Located Near Here.

It is understood that it is an assured fact that the goodyear Lumber Co. will start cutting and bark peeling next spring at the head of Potato creek in Norwich township, about 12 miles from Smethport, on the huge tract of timber which they own at that point.  It has been an annual and unvindicated report that the company was to start cutting on this tract for several years past, but this one seems to be a go.

This is probably the largest tract of virgin timber in the State of Pennsylvania and consists of in he neighborhood of 30,000acres in McKean, Cameron, and Elk counties.  It has been a sportsman's paradise-deer, bear, other small game and fine trout streams being abundant and is a spot truly in the primitive.

.  Its demolishment seems to be a pity as it should have been secured by the State for a preserve.  But the State ofPennsylvania is unsentimental in regards to such things and this beautiful spot of nature must succumb to the hand of man.

To further the work the Buffalo & Susquehanna R.R. is being extended through from Liberty to the scene of future activities and as soon as this is done next spring work will begin in earnest and the ring of the woodsman's axe will be familiar sound in that quiet region.  The start will be made at the iron bridge over the East Branch on the Emporium road near "Fiddler's Green" and this is the present objective point of the railroad. A large boarding house will be built there,
the railroad will construct houses for its employees and families, stores will be built, the lumber company will have offices there and a thriving community will spring up as if by magic.