Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-10-20
Prom the Kanawhs Repubiican.
Mason County.

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We have regarded Mason county in ref
erence TO the extent of its fertile lands. as
second to no county in the State. Its
boundary Of fifty miles on the Ohio fur
nishes extensive rich bottoms, besides the
Kanawha passing entirely through the
'ourty, forming on each bank broader bot
toms, The uplands are not barren. nor
precipiious, but are susceptible Of cultiva-
tion " u great extent, and are well adapted
to pasturage. The great body Of the bot
tom lands is brought into cultivation, and
in many instances highly improved. The
high price Of all agricu tural products. for
several years past. has made the farmers of
Mason independent. .4as
I PoIET pLEAsAET I'm visit to Point
Pleasant. the beautifully situated county
seal Of Mason, last week, we were. at once,
struck with the spirit OF substantial i'm
proyemen. manifested. The new Court
House is a noble building. and is thought
To be equal to any in the State. The Vir-
ginia Hotel las been enlarged by the erec-
Iion of spacious and well Designed addi-
ton, making the establishment quite ex-
tensiye, well adapted to the keeping Of a
urSL clASS t1Otel.
Our old friend, Kline. is building no.
tel. which, when finished, would do credit
10 any place. The masons were laying the
brick on the walls of the third story. 1t
will be nearly completed this fall. Mr..
Kline has long been in the business of keep
ing large Hotels, and knowing what is re-
quired in the construction Of building for
hat he III hox
an establishment in all its departments
from the foundation up of the best model.
twill probably be opened for business early
next spring.
A very neat brick Church for the ac-
commoda.ion of the NJ. E. Congregation Of
that place is nearly completed.
A fine Banking House for the Branch of
the M. d N. Bank of Wheeling. located
there few years ago, will soon be com
pleted in good style.
The erection Of new Jail for which the
County Court has ordered large appro-
priation will complete the public buildings
of the capital Of Mason.
OF the improvements made by private
enterprise, we would mention the store and
warehouse of Mr.. James Capehart. which
would do credit to nyof our cities. Mr.
Michel is now building similar estab-
lishment, but larger and we suppose, de.
signed to rival that of Mr.. Capehart's
some exec lent private dwellings have re-
lcen,ly been erected.
For long years, Point Pleasant seemed
TO be Stationary, aud the people there were
often taun.ed with want OF due spirit Of
enterprise and Improvement. but the result,
we suspect, will demonstrate that they
were right in not commencing their i'm
pioyements before they were }ready-ne'
fore they had accumulated the requisite
capital They now have the money tc
build up their place in their own way and
they intend to do it. Point Pleasant has
'soiid mer."
The useful Mechanic and Manufacturing
establishments will soon gov up. and
flourish there. Messrs. Tomlinson d
Rosebery have already an extensive Har.
ness and Saddle factory, employing mum
Der Of hands, and turn out for sale large
amount of those necessary articles wi
made and of good style. We examined
their saddles--thty are Of the variou:
yles used and are decidedly superior X
those brought from the eastern factories.-
These gentlemen should receive the en-
couragement and support Of the whole com
muni,y. They are ready to ill all orders
ION reasonable lerms.
WEsr CoLuMBIA.-This place few
years ago in the full tide of prosperity il
now standing still. The large and vel
constructed Salt furnace is in operation
turning out daily large amount of gooc
salt. The operations in coal are suspend
ed for the present. They expect to resume
business in all the industrial department.
there in short time.
Mason This place continues b
prosper. M.ssrs. Lowell d Payne hav
Eshipped during the past season a very larry
amount OF coal They are now mining AMI
piling up on the bank Of the Ohio larg
quan lies ready for shipment when the riv
er rises. The new salt furnace is in ful
blast and makes beautiful article of salt
/ HARrFoRD CIrY.-This is the younges
of the business places that have, within
few years past,sprung up on the Ohio riv
er in Mason county; but We predict, it j
not destined to be the least. Besides thei
extensive operations IN mining and snip
ping coal, the Company has within the las
two years erected FIRST class salt furnace
which now turns out daily from one hun
dred to one hundred and twenty bar
rels of pure snow white salt. They Ar
about 10 add to their coal shipments b.
bringing into requi,ition the products Q
AIN other mine opened, and nearly ready fo
working, ashort distance on the river aboy
the one now worked.
To complete the permanent prosperit'
and elevation of Mason county, the peopl
are moving for the establishment of an ef
ficient system Of districts schools. Th
vote will be taken, we understand, at tn
next election, and there seems to be N
doubt of its carrying by a large majority
Long may Mason county flourish an
add to the border wealth and prosperity Q
the Old Dominion.
LONG GEvITY.-Two instances of remarka
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