Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-06-14
The Weather.

The weather.
The season continues unusually dry,
AMI crops arc suffering much for want
of rain, and market vegetables arc said
10 be verp scarce in PAGES where they
have such things. As for lronton. we
have nothing 0! that sort in market and
se, no prospect, in the future, OF better
ing our condition. Indeed, we are very
we'll situa.cl TO reap some Of the g'ofl'
GUS fruits Of land monopoly, inasmuch
as the greater portion efthc ianl on BON
sides of the river for many miles back
into the county, is owne,i by he Iron
enl Coal companies, and fcV other
individuals. engaged ia the manulac-
lure Of iron, who neither Till the lands
themselves, nor hold out any induce
meats to anybody else to do SO. The
us,easible purpose Of the iron men be-
ing to get the ore and coal for manuiac
,uring purposes. from the immense tracts
Of land they own, if they would sell
10 actual settlers ia lots Of few acres
each. for sasdeuins and isui. growing
purpose., instead Of fixing their insatIa'
grasp upon every acre ofland that comes
into market. we might very soon have
rs abundanta supply Of fruits and vose'
fables, as the citizens Of other places
1T is no. the fault Of the soil-for al
though, broken as it is, yet the valleys
when properly cultivated. are rich ns
the gardens Of Egypt, and there is not
ono, the most dry and Grid knob in the
county, but could be proftably culliva'
led IN strawperItcs, eu,.~".-, c~n.nh.e Z.
Yies, and al, kinds Of fruits, or still bet.
ter, be fenced in for sheep pasture,
10 afford US fat mutton occasionally,
which would never como amiss.
We have frequently ccasidered the
necessity OF urging gardeners and fruit
growers, throughout the country 10 10.
cate about Ironlon, as aiforling one OF
the best markets, for such produce. to
the extent Of its consumption, Of any
place within our knowledge, and have
privately convcrsei with some who
wished o,do so, but saw no opportunity
in view Of the high price Of river lan.ls,
and the fact tha. the lands back from
the river, near here could net be bought.
True, from abroad we can get plenty OF
bread ana meat, and most Of the tins
potatoes, but We do no, consider that
The almighty dollar will hold out in
ducements strong enough for people to
forego the pleasures Of life for grea,
length OF time, especially when tina,
dollar can be obtained, ana tho comforts
md pleasures Of life along with it. We
have been thus pointed because we con.
siderc;l that tho general apathy on the
subjoc, required it. d.s .
A new town has been laid out, ana
many lots sold just below Burlington,
OF the Virginia side Of the river, an.
other near Catllettsbursh in Kentucky,
on another opposite in Ohi o, anI they
possess Geographical advantages BY
means OF railroad communication tha,
slis place does not possess, and in or.
der TO sustain and continue our rapid
growth, it is necessary that some mca.
cures be adopted TO promote the com
forts Of the laborer, as we'll as to enlarge
tho Golfers Of fIhc already rich.
lronton must become motel as o
manufacturing town, if i, ever gein no.
t}riety in any way, and to do that, it is |
necessary that the means Of supoor. to
The iaboriGg population should be com
paratively cheap, and it must DO so to |
enable us to compete successfully with
ho other towns that are rapidly growing
MO Importance al along the Ohio