Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-04-03
trron our own ooresponden,l


goods destined to the various clles and towns
In the West. The wholesale houses have thus
far done better business than usual Our
money market. too. is easing up, and there
arc indications Of better times.
Among the important incidents Of the past
week s the consolidation Of the Little Miami
Xenla a Columbus and Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Rail Roads. These are the most
important thoroughfsres lesdibg 10 this City,
and II is to be hoped that the recent action Of
the stOckholdsn will prove advantageous to
all concerned. The local travel on the Cincins
natl, Dayton and Michigan road, has been
rapidly increasing and will continue to increase
as long as grass grows and water runs.
This City being The great reservoir into
which flows the trade and travel Of the West,
is Of course deeply interested in all Of the i'm
pfovements calculated 10 facilitate business
Your road leading 10 this City passes through
the most fertile wealthy aud populous portion
Of the West Let us takea survey Of the towns
through which it passes aud keep the driving
wheels in motion, commencing at Dayton, The
great Railroad centre
At the first station seven miles this eide Of
on-Canolton--whe a bridge Is erected
across the Miami the thriving towns Of Alex.
andersville aud Carrolltou will greatly increase
the business at this point, which is already
respectable.
At the next station, Miamisburgh, town OF
some two thousand inhabitants, a large amount
Of freight aud a great many passengers are
daily contributed. Here is a country that pro
duces corn, wine and tobacco, is very fertile,
and is titled by an intelligent and industrious
population, The manufactures and mills Of
this region also offered good deal Of en-
ployment to the railroad, and are extending
their business. There is not more beautiful
scenery 10 be found In the Valley than that
around the Burg, or handsome building spots
The ahorigines seemed to have un derstood this,
as they here erected one of the highest mounds
10 the West.
At the next station, Carlisle, the road through
a country which, thirty years ago, was pro-
nounced TO be the garden Of the west--the
Jersey settlement. No more beautiful or fer~
tile country can be found under sun than this.
and the Jerseymen always will have the finest
horses in the land. At this point the passen
gers aud products Of manufac tories and mills
Of Germantown, Franklin and Sprneboro',
towns containing in all five or six thousand
inhabitants get aboard, as we'll as the rich
products Of the farmers Of this fertile region
Here, too, is the intersection Of the Twin Greek
Valley road now ready for the iron, most i'm
pOrtant feeder of the O. H. g. D. road.
J, AT the next station, Post Town, wealthy in
dustrious farmers travel a great deal on the
railroad.
The next important station, Middletown,
a place Of $500 inhabitants, which has un,
rivalled water power. the business of the road
is rapidly increasing, as the population and
wealth of the town has been more than doub-
led since the completion OF Railroad. An ex-
tensive iron foundry and machine shop, owned
by Stout, Milla Co., four paper mills and
three Touring mills, besides several other mans
ufactories, contribute large amount of bust,
ness to the Rallroud. More paper is made
and shipped from this point than any other |
town in the West. The country here. too, is |
very fertile and beautiful. At this station the |
iron horse ia furnished with wood and water
Four miles below is Trenton, a handsome
little town of eight hundred inhabitants. A |
rich neighborhood and the Touring mills In |
the vicinity, add largely to the receipts of the
Railroad.
Busenbecks, the next station below, although
new, already contributes great deal of travel
TO the road.
Hamilton, the most important place between
Cincinnati aud Dayton, is the next station
Here the Richmond and Oxford roads furnish
four more car loads Of passengers, Hamilton
fills up all the vacant seats OF the train. Hams
Ilton, too, has more than doubled it's wealth
and population since the completion OF the
Railroad. and is now City Of upwards Of ten
thousand inhabitants. Owens, Lane, Dyer
and Kiefer, have a very extensive machine
shop and foundry, where they manufacture
wheat ssparatOrs, steam engines, de-, &c,-I
There are also other foundries, manufactures
Of circular saws, de-, DC, besides grist mills
and saw mills, &o., driven by water power
The Hydraulic Company furnish almost any
amount Of water power, as the whole Of the
Miami can here be used with a fall Of twenty
four feet.
Jones station seven miles below Hamilton |
is also growing into Importance.
Glendale, fifteen miles from Cincinnati is
the pretliest town built since the Railroad was
fniahed. II contains about six hundred in
habitants, and is the favorite summer residence
of wealthy Cincinnati merchants, nearly all Of
whom SO to their places Of business IN the
City in the morning aud return In the evening
by rail. The number Of passengers is always
sensibly Increased at Glendale The town
Is incorporated and hasa peRceable set Of in
habitants of high moral tOAe and culture. who
get along very smoothly. The only difficult
ties with which the authorities have had 10
contend. are caused by the nelghboring farmers
hogs and cattle which will come into town.
This is strictly forbidden by law, aud
pound" has been built and 6lled with atray |
stock repeAtedlyj but the prisoners were re- |
leased by their owners at night. A vigllant
Marshal has recently been elected and is en.
plOyed at salary of S4OO year, who will do
his duty. A new pound iS also erected, strong
and well guarded. BY the wuy, would II not
be q good idea for some Of your desperate as
piTSnts for the MAIshRlship Of Dayton to res
move to Glendslef
The next station, LOcklsnd. is quite impor.
taht. The hne water power at this place, MACS
uiacturing establishments and the excellent