Excerpt from History of Reading, Pennsylvania, and the Anniversary Proceedings of the Sesqui-Centennial: June 5-12, 1898 The compiler, Morton L. Montgomery, Esq., who was recommended by the Committee on Statistics of the Board of Trade, and appointed by the Executive Committee of the sesqui-centennial, spared no efforts in the discharge of his duties to make this publication a valuable souvenir Of the extra ordinary occasion. The Committee on History are highly gratified at the result of his labors. They express the belief that all persons, who are interested in the local affairs of Read ing, will be equally gratified after having become acquainted with the contents of the volume, and they will doubtless unite with the Committee in saying that the publication reflects riot only the ability and industry of the compiler, but the public spirit of the Executive Committee and also the liberality and appreciation of the people in behalf of the Anniversary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.