Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-12-08
MAUMEE CITY EXPRESS.
\ SATURDAY, DECEMBER ., 1888.

closedy and the time has come when o retros-
pect fSshe progress we-hasc made during the
eeason past may not be uninteresting.
Taking into consideration the general dc
preston Of the times, our town has increased
as rapidly in business andpopulation as judi
cious persons could have expected; building
has gone on steadily, though not briskly, the
mechanics have generally found full employ
ment, al fair prices, and the number of houses
and stores has very naturally increased In
proportion to the means Of accommodation, has
the population of the town augmented, SO that
there is scarcely a tenement that has not an
occupant, or store that is not filled with
goods. The number of merchants now doing
business with US Is much greater than it was
last year, and the quantity ofgoods sold is in
iinitely greater in proportion to the number.
The means on which towns naturally rely fol-
their growth and prosperity have increased
: considerably the past season; more land has
been taken up by the cultivator; many of the
farmers who have heretofore succeeded only in
producing sufficient for domestic consumption
have raised surplus which has added to the
aneaus of the country generally, and enabled
the producers to trade with the merchants to
ereater aniounts and with advantage to both
parties Addedto this, large amounts of mon
eyllaye been paid out by the state, to the la
borers upon the canal, which having found its
way intothe channel oftrade has done much to
relieve the general pressure, and to give life
and spirit to the whole tracing interest. The
trade of the upper country dependent upon this
port has gone on withu steady growth, and
has added much to the aggregate amount OF
business done.-giving employment TO our for
warding merchants and to the water craft be-
longing here. In fine, so far from having any
ground for disappointment, we have every rea-
son to be gratifed with the progress our town
has made during the twelve months past. We
are now equal in population to any town upon
the Maumee Bay; havela larger amount Of
capital engaged in active business than any
other; greater number Of merchants, trades
men, and manufactures; larger amount of
agricultural population making this their point
for trade; and a large space Of territory ma
king this the great central pointof business.
We have l1rge capital engaged in regular
business enterprises, less fuumery, specula-a
tion and fictitious wealth, and q truer, more
practical and business-like state of feeling.
All this we can truly say without puffery, and
it is with feelings Of qualification that we are
enabled to say SO much. Our place has wealth
cred the financial tempest that has laid low SO
many bright hopes and gay anticipations, and
although stripped in the gale of the Haunting
streamers of speculation, she stands staunch
and in trim for the business of another year:
and next year, all will go right. The full tide
of business will again fow on--emigration will
come to us in an increasing tide--property
will be in demand at fair and honest prices
money will Eo longer be Neutrality-suspicious.
will be restored--the ease that is now felt in
the eastern cities viii be felt here--the excel
lent financial arrangements made by the last
Legislature of the state of New York will have
n happy influence upon us, as upon the whole
Great West. Next year, we shall have a sur
plus agricultural produce, our farmers will be
easy and will purchase more goods and will
pay better for them--our tradesnen will soon
be able to compete, in their business with
productions brought from abroad, and we shall
be less dependent in our circumstances.
Next.yearthe actualimportance ofthis town.
as placoofpresent and regular business, will
throw into the shade the stigma with which it
has been branded by some, as place of spec
ulation only. Indeed, what may we not expect
from the occurrences of such year, as ISL
coming. Our canals are fast approaching
their completion, and tide Of busines men will
be rushing INTO profit by the first fruits Of it's
next season, the work will be
pushed withredoubled energy, and, such will
be the ease Of the money market, payments
will be made with greater punctuality. These
predictions are not founded upon mere suppo-
sition. The shadows of coming events already
depicted in the horizon. There Is to be found
n the community an increasing inclination to
10 justice to our position as a place or trade.
Fhe ISLANDERS that has been spoken against us
ire tripliphantly refuted. The Importance of
,ur great western works Of intsrcommupica-
jon is beginning 10 be felt throughout the I'M
on !, md the Importance of our place as the vir-
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