New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-08
OSHEGO.
Corre.pond.noe II Tie N. 7. Iribsna
WgLIASD HOTEL, OswEGo, Sept. 6.

4, Hamilton il called " the ambitious little city
Of Canada, Oswego may claim the same distinction
among the cities Of the Empire State; for the
STATE censu. of lssS5 testified 10 the welcome fact
that this city had progressed st more rapid ratio
during the preceding FIVE years than any other city
e the State. Elated by this fact, the Oswcgan
fors.ees future in which his city stands ahead of
Buffalo, The present population numbers 1900
soul. II. hsrbor is good but small, considering It's
n,osnects. The city, however, is engaged IN en-
isro;no their accommodation for shipping by the
nnnstrnc,lon Of two handsome docks, both situated
on The west side OF Oswego River OF course the
pa.;uroctv Treaty with Canada has gwen the
- ;mnui,e 10 this sudden tide of prosperity.
TLns the foreign imports aud exports oil The port
for 1854 and l-j5 compare thus;
Eorcsn imports. 5 ;sSSglS ' Ss'S.sS
Foreign expoT's...-.'''.'' '''f'1
Total................s6lss5, oe6 ei@oioe9j
Incr,ase.................se,4 l9o"
Tho p;ver Osweeo divides the city into East and
VT Oswego. A disastrous fire IN July, 1915. de-
.tro,ed the whole of The most thichiy settled po.
ton OF the east side but out OF evil came good;
Cor brirk and stone now occupy the place OF wood,
and everything has an air of bright ne"ness. Inc
two sides of the city are connected o! an ou
wooden drawbrdge. This venerable structure Is
being superseded by an elegant iron orose, pr
which the CITY Government has contracted, at the
e,peu,e of $40, COO II is about half finished aud
viii be completed before the Oswego freezes again.
ON each aide the river the ground slopes upward
il IN gently rounded hills, which are crowned by
the residences of the wealthy citizens The ex-
trcn ites of these hills form the bluffs which rise
gracefully from Lake Ontario Fort Ontario Is
situated On the west side, and gives the cry the
picturesque appearance natural 10 garrison Town.
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Having thus sketcbed its physical features, let
us take glimpse at it's intellectual resources.
Osyepo supports two dalies: The Times (Rep.,)
and The Palladium DEM II has a directory in
its third edition. gotten up originally IN lc32 Inc
city has a High School and a dozen handsome
churches That noble philanthropist, Gerrt
Smith, has properly hereabouts. IL is well for Os-
wego that it is SO: for he has endowed it with
free " City Library" at a cost of $4,000. The
building is newly finished aud has not received it's
complement Of books. 1t is pleasant at this little
frontier city. to be reminded, in this way, of the
levels and Law renccs of Boston, the Astors and
Peter Coopers OF New-YOrk, and the Stephen
Guards and McDonoghs of other cities. Those
men Of wealth who devote their property to the
endowment of the human intellect build for them
selves monument "dre ptrennas.' Oswego
stands in sad need OF this City Library for, to tell
the truth she is as backward in literary lnstitu-
tous as she is thriving in mills, factories and
steamships Oswego 70 her shame be II said has
no literary institution in actual existence. 4
Young Mems Christian Association il in embryo
ard Mechanics Institute has become detunct,
after an existence Of ten or twelve years-leaying
bebird it a small library, kept useless under lock
ard key This state of things is unworthy city OF
H. eco inhabitants. What il to cultivate the intel
lects aud refine the feelings OF its young men aud
women Are they to be allowed TO drift aimessly
on the sea Of life Let Oswegans remember,
that, as population and wealth pour in upon them,
their respons bilites aud necessities for the means
of indiy idual selfculture increase in the pro-
portion.
The civil life of Oswego began in 1902. AT that
tine there were, on the slte Of the present city,
but two frame houses and one warehouse Here
FeDimOre Cooper spent some of his young days,
and the scenes of The Pathfinder are laid around
this neighbOrhood Oswego became important in
the war of 1872 and she tort was visited and taken
by The British. II was very patriotic" in the
Canadian "PatriOt" war of 1887; but the Reel
prociiy Treaty has changed the feelings aroused or
reLew ed by those events. We have Reciprocity
mills ard International hotels, and breathe Il
iraerral ,prit toward our Canadian and British
peghbors; we 60 in for peace, and hope there will
never more be- need for the guns mounted in Fort
Ontario For these, in addition to other reasons,
/ sm Informed, OswegO City and County will give
q majority of 500 to Fremont and Dayton next
November. JERSEY BLUE.
THE TOICF OF JEFFERSON