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Manufactures i'm the West.
Ohio.
Correspondence of Tie " Y. Tribune
HAMILTON, Butler county, Of
Nov. 90, 1913.
E. C. Riegart, Esq.

HAMILTON, Butler county, O.
Nov. 30, lS43.
II Greey, Esq. Dear Sr:-The
ben fcsnt effects OF the Tariff meet the
eye Of the traveller ct every step Of his
journey from New York westward. I'm.
der its auspecies, company at this
place have just completed a work, giving
TO them the whole power Of the Gre at
Miami River over lalI Of % feet; O nd
unless our rulers should abandon the
true policy OF the country, Hamilton 10
destined ere long 10 become to Cncin.
natl, what Lowell is to Boston. Among
its many advantages for manufacturing
for the Mississippi Valley, tho following
are apparent al Il g lance:
l. The Water Power 10 ample, sub
iecl TO no interruption, accommodating
itself admirably to the plain on which it
is displayed, and offered as cheap az the
manufactured could ask. Several of the
first engineers OF the country have cri
ticaIly surveyed the work, and decided
upon its merits.
Colonel Longof the United States En-
ginesrs, in his Army Report made to
Congress last winter, (page lay after
a careful survey Of the Western watsrs
says: "For the accomplishment OF the
plan above considered, company Of on
lerprising gentlemen has been organic
cd, who have assumed the name and IL
tie of ths Hamilton and Rossvile Hy-
drauIic Company and who, on the com.
plolion Of ths works they have in hand,
will have achieved the command of
moro magnificent water power, together
with a more ample scope for displaying
it 10 advantage, than has been attained
al any other point in the Western coun-
try"
Samuel Forrsr, Esq. long known as
one Of the most distinguished Engineers
IN the employ ofthe State Of Ohio, hav-
ing given 10 The work personal exa-
minOtion, and having been for twenty
years familiar with Hamilton ana the
surrounding country, reports, 'That he
is not acquainted with any situation
where there is a power equal in extent
TO this, wholly free from the liability to
interruption Of back water or other
causes, nearer than some or the great
falls 10 New York And in relation to
the location he adds: Situated only 90
miles from The Ohio river at Cincinnati,
with two turnpike roads and canal for
means Of communication, and in tho
midst Of the most fertile, highly improv
ed, and pOpulous district in the State Of
Ohio, il seems 10 me that nothing more
is wanting than the erection Of this wa,
ter privilege TO make Hamilton one Of
The choicest places of the Miami Valoy,
and consequently OF Tho West, for the
capitalist or man Of business To invest
his money, OF to apply his industry and
skill'
2, Provisions, and other necsssa,ies
Of life are abundant and cheap. What
saw our Eastern Manufacturers 10 beef
and pork al 2 cents a pound, wheat al 10
cents, and Indian corn at l2A cents per
bushel, turkeys al 95 cents aud chickens
al 8 cents each, eggs 8 cents a dozen,
vegetables in tho Same proportion; fine
bitumenous coal at 1910 y cents bush
Ell, or hickory wood at 81 so per cord !
II that maxim Of Political economy bO
true that it is cheaper to take The mouths
TO The bread once for all than bread 10