Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28
TO Cincinnati and Back.
Continued from ow. last.)

sN9Es - PROGRESS OF CINCINNATI. '1'aa
"A short absence enabled us the better TO
'lrealize the astonishing growth Of Cincinnati,
in population, wealth, and refinement. On
our first introduction to the city, in 1841 or
AZ, we attended a sale of lots on the Barr
estate, and were amazed at what we deemed
the ex,rayagant bids Of purchasers. Every
~, Is now worth four or five times the sum
then Psid--some will sell for len times the
e'nQupkpaid. Al ,hst iipses Western Row
was cOnsidered about the western boundary.
i, is now nearihe centre Of ihe city,a re-
CARDS population, and business is rapidly ex.
tending in that direction. But The increase
Of population is, no. the most remarkable
feature in the growth Of the Queen City.
The immense increase Of business--the rap.
i'd accumulation Of weaih--the progress OF
The arts and sciences-lhe refinement, lIx.
ury, and extravaganza lndulged in-lhe mag.
,njfcence Of her paleces-Ihese things i'm
press US far more deeply with her rising
greatness. -Four or five years ago, Pearl
street, between Walnut and Vine was lined
with diminutiye one-siory hog.pens, tenan,ed
blythe yilest Of human creatures. Now il
ds one solid block Of fve-story, stohe.fron
buildings, occupied by extensive wholesale
dealers. In fact, few squares Of equal mag
ni6cence are found in any Of our eastern
cities. We do not mention this as an isola
ted ease. In many other portions Of the
city, changes equally wonderful are going
on, Third, Main, and Walnut have recently
been metsmorphosed in similar manner
The private mansions on SIKH, Seventh, ant
Eighth, and on Broadway and Fourth streets
constitute another feature. 1T
sd. So CAUSES AND PROBABLE DESTINY.
But we must hasten. The question we
forced upon our mind al almost every cor
.ner: Whence this immense and sudden in
crease Of business and acealta, and wher
Wilt endl Many causes suggested them
selves, but among them ALL one stood fort
boldly prominsnI--headand shoulders abov
the rest. To her Railroad enterprises
Cincinnati mainly indebted Ior her recer
unparalleled prosperity No less than nine
teen railways, finished or in process Of cor
,struclion, terminate in Cincinnati, connect
ing the Queen City with almost every In
por.ani pointiht the Northern States. Th
added 10 her numerous other advantage
has given her an impetus, the result ofwbic
81 is impossible to conjecture. We do n
ishihk II improbable that she may one do
rival New York, in population and wealt
There Is no telling what is to be her desiin
when all our territories TO The Pacific shG
1,eeul with their swarming millions. In
grealmeasure, that destiny may bo conuoll,
by her future railroad policy.
\, ~ ~ FAVORABLE MORAL SYMPTOMS.
easCrme appears TO be on the decrease
-Cincinna,i--.hai is, IL does no. appear to !
crease as rapidly as her population. T.
stAfslics for the past year do not favor Il
opinion, buiWe are inclined to believe tho
forthe nexs yenr will. Crime, like diseal
sometimes assumes the form Of an epdem
and In that form il has ragged in Cincinn
during the past year; but The indications nj
are Avorable,o virtue. Reyiyuls Of relIgi
are taking place in many Of the Church
the cause of temperance has an upward Il