[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 23, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1351]
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                   TRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF ARNOLD, PA

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                             HON. RON KLINK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 23, 1996

  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the city of 
Arnold, PA, on its 100th anniversary. The land upon which Arnold 
currently rests was first settled by Maj. Andrew Arnold. Major Arnold, 
an Army veteran of the Black Hawk War, served for more than 20 years, 
and for a short period in 1832, served under the command of then Capt. 
Abraham Lincoln.
  With his military career behind him, Major Arnold moved to western 
Pennsylvania in 1852. Here he was the first settler to inhabit the land 
that would be incorporated in 1896 and named in his honor.
  Fueled by a strong glass industry in the region, Arnold grew from its 
humble beginnings as a solitary train station to its current population 
of 6,200. With the establishment of the Chambers Glass Co. in 1891, and 
the skill of the Arnold employees, the city of Arnold became one of the 
premier glassmaking centers in the United States. Arnold's success in 
the industry earned the city its current nickname, ``Glass City.''
  Under the leadership of Mayor William DeMao, Arnold's mayor since 
1964, Arnold continues to serve as a glowing example of an optimistic 
American town looking forward to another successful century. So today, 
Mr. Speaker, I join with all my colleagues in the House in 
congratulating Arnold on the momentous occasion of its 100th 
anniversary.

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