Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-19

Of all wealth. have but TO ,oork and sub,
aff. lIis osrarianism; for lhem TO in
quire whether better state pf things
; can DO substituted for the future. than
. we have in The wse'shed prs'en'.
lsoNTONAiTS' CONDITION AND
PROSPECTS.
/ There are now about four thou.
sand people congrega,ed ot this place
to exercise their powers, in useful indus.
try.
Il This is designed for d manufacturing
town. Three rolling mills, one nail
+ factory, one extensive foundry, two En-
CINE and machine shops, three lin sheet
iron and copper establishments, two
planning mills, one axe mandatory
one Touring mill, besides large nun.
Der Of workshops, and an extensive
plough monufactory IN process Of con-
struc.ion. When all Of these establish
menis are put into successful operation
large number Ct workmen will be re.
luirel. Ever since the foundation Of
the place, wages here have been OF re.
munerating rates, bu, California prices
for rents and provisions, have absorbed
about all that the hand Of industry has
gathered.
Five years ago when the place was
laid out, the proprietor an owner Of
the lots, 10 wit, the Ohio Iron and Coal
Co. through its President John Camp,
bell Esq. as an ihducement 10 men to
purchase, and invest here, promised
that the Iron Railroad, then in process
Of construction, should in short time
be SO extended as to give the place a
rail way communication with the intc.
rior Of the State, or rather with the
Cinciraali and Belpfe r r, in Jack.
son County. Since then the Sciota
and Hooking Valley R R Go. has cen.
structed broad gague r R with T
rail ffom Portsmouth TO Jackson, i'm.
mediately north Of Us and made Ports.
mouth the chief outlet Of the iron, for
not only portion Of our own County
tut for Jackson and Vinton, compcers
in ihe great mineral region at the north
Of US. Had the directory Of the Iron
R R Co. in the inception Of the enter.
prise, when Jackson County voted it
subscription Of 100000 capital stock,
been managed with ordinary business
sasacity; Ironton would have become
the certain depot Of the immense min.
eral and agricultural, resources at the
North but as the sequel has proved,
the Sc;eto and Hooking Valley R R Go.
got the 100000 subacrip:ion from. Jack
SON County, that was first designed for
the Iron Road. The Portsmouth men
went to work in earnest, determined to
open up to the advantages Of their city.
the mineral and agricultural wealth at
the North, the people along the line
saw that they were in earnest, and de.
lermined to push through the enterprise.
and consequently gave then, their sup.
port. That R r is, We understand, now
graded clear through to Newark
While the directory Of the R R Go. was
celebrating among themselves, whether
Furnace capital, would bo more profit.
lble, than R R Stock, the vantage
,rounl they then held was occupied by j
he S, & H V r R Co. which has gone
ahead and done its work which, when
will throw an immense
rade aud business 70 Portsmouth, which {
night at less expense, have been pour.
ng into lronton. In these days, Rail
Ways, make and unmake, towns and cit. r
es. We may yet compete with Ports /
aoHth for share Of the business anI I
rade Of the interior, but before we can {
o that, We mnst have Rail way con-.
ection. How and by what pers ons !
that measure, en- the faith Of which,
his town has been built an, to be &C. p
omplished? Can their be any further u
eliance placed on the present compa. .
US doing anything to effect that oh. il
'ct? Jackson County offered to do C
'r as, all that she did for Portsmouth.
We had the offer first, Of the 800, ,oOOl Il
nd it was held out 10 US for more than
year; but when they saw that the 5
ron K R Go. was giving its sole atten. .
on to this end or the work and not .
ven locating more than dozen miles n
line, and that 10 be laid with fiat rail. el
icy turned from US, and united with
mother company. r.
From the character OF the work al. h,
lady done, on the Iron r r, and the HI
pparent indifference. or incana. .itv ofl al