Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-19
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, A resident Of The 7th Ward has noticed, as
Others have undoubtedly noticed, that the
Leader report of the proceedings Of The Court
OF Common Pleas Of Cuyahoga county, for
the 10th inst, in which the indictment |
against the Rail Road Iron Mn was consum-
mated, that it is represented that ths residents
of the 9TH Ward applied for the indictment.
The writer of this knows that the 9TH is
not very numerously populated Ward, but
be would never have guessed or suspected
that the idea could have prevailed in any |
other section that nine indiViduals could have
been taken as composing he residents Of this |
Ward, however much the individuals may
have assumed that they are the sum and sub
stance of all that is consequential therein.
The writer Of this knows, as well as the
astronomers ever knew that the eclipse was
coming, that the residents of the 7th Ward,
almost without a dissenting voice, would say,
if the question were submitted to them
whether the Rolling Mills of this Ward, Of
which there are two, should be suppressed or
not, would say, them go On--let them
smoke and rattle, aud spit FIRE and steam
they are the life of the Districts the sup
preston would be the first stroke Of fatal
paralysis. The residents of the 9TH Ward do
not feel themselves complimented by this
stroke Of the wire workers, which places
them in such false position; mot meaning
that the Reporters knew aught Of the decep-
ton, receiving their information from others)
What OF where the next point Of attack
win be, the future can only disclose. Judg-
ing, however, from the remarkable enterprise
Of the nine citizens of Cleveland who are the
real movers in this crusade, it may be rea-
sonably supposed that when the greatest of
fender, or largest mandatory, is disposed Of
the smaller ones will receive attention. This
first attack Of the Grand Jury, so strongly
tending 70 break down all confidence that
exists with reference To manufacturing with
lin the city limits of Cleveland, it may be sup
posed will be followed up by others; and be
fore The close of the present term of the
/ Court, another special jury, struck for the oc-
casion, perhaps under the generalship OF the
aforementioned RiHs, may pass its ban upon
some one or more of the iron establishments
!, Of the city. ...
We have here in this presentment Of an
Iron Mill ss nuisance, ToVet idea upon
which we must ruminate in order to discover
The extraordinary sqgaeity displayed by the
Grand Jury. 5dgJl 81 u
They appear to have made the first discov-
cry of the fact, that to produce smoke out
of chimneys, beneath which glow the iron
masses, now plastic and ready for transfor-
nation beneath the ponderous hammer, ol
athWaFt the nimbly rattling rolls, into the
) forms and patterns which utilize the mass
f and BY reason Of the transformation, is rem
: dered tributary to the wants, convehience:
and necessities Of mankind, is a gJieUOHs pub
lie nuisance here in the city Of Cleveland
The discovery is the more remarkable, in
r asmuch as the iron business is as yet in it
, infancy here. That the Van Wrinkles Of Go
than should have slept in blissful ignoranct
with their Atlantic Forge, their FRANKLIN
e Forge and others, in which. the huge shafts
T ponderous cranks, connecting rods, &c, fo
the great steamships are made; with thei
y AIlaire Works, Morgan Iron Works and kin
dred establishments, in which are construct
= ed the Boilers and Engines of the mammotl
e ships9;9 with their Copper Rolling Mills, AM
a various other manufactures all alive witt
industry and constantly sending up thei
= their smoke towards heaven from the yer.
Z heart of the city, as witness to the activi
e ty and prosperity of that growing metropo
/, is: that they should have slept while thi
a9a7s'l 7iTaHHT7f ys9s RaiHff "a
; Reading, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Cincinnati
2 / Zanesville and such places, should not hay
n made this discovery; after so many years Q
suffering, adds lustre TO the sagacity and pen
; etration of our Cuyahoga County Gran
c Jury. -,.r..- -.f srt
n Our Rail Roads, Steamers, Telegraphs, SC
are wants reasonably enoughl It is con
s -venient to have carriages to ride, houses 8
e live, in, clocks to mark the time, &c. 1t
: rather necessary that there should be plows
spades, hoes, &C., with which to till th
ground from whence comes our subsistence
These and a thousand and one other article
Of general use, can only be produced b
9 meansof the glowing furnace, sending off it
4 smoke, and, by the rattle of machinery, va
4 rious and multiform Itshas usually beel
IS considered that to produce such useful ar
ticles was praiseworthy, and to be encouT
aged for the sake Of the many and that tn
incidental inconveniences or annoyances t
# the few, that might arise from the smoke an,
/ confusion of, the work shops, was to be en-
dured, as one Of the defects Of nature il
q / giving us coal to burn 5hatwould smoke; AMI
yet the Grand Jury hath discovered that tn
manufacture of the material in the usual AM
after the time honored manner Of producing
: It, out of which all such useful articles ar
2 in whole or in part fabricated, is here in tn
I city Of Cleveland public nuisance, and f
be placed under Injunction or restraint. The
have discovered, by means Of the dark Ian
: tern carried by the nine ofthe 7th Ward, tina
the very thing that has been extensively writ
| ten about mall Of the public Journals; talked
about and preached about on all the stree
: corners of the CITY, as most desirable to have
introduced into the Business Directories, anC
carried on among the citizens, as being con.
dueiYe to the general prosperity, IS a publ,
EnaisaRes How ridieulousF The very thing
d that other cities such as Buffalo, Toledo, Mil
Waukee, would receive with every encour-
agement; although located in the very
suburbs of the city, on land especially sci
7 apart and provided With Rail Road facilitie:
J by the great Land Holder of Cleveland for the
occupation Of manufacturing enterprises, and
conducted in the usual way, is here indicted
: by the Grand Jury of this Countyl How
!. supremely ridiculous E ~. 81
Let US hope that the official guardians o.
the city's interests viii set their faces against
the iniquity; as the public journals have al
ready so nobly done. And let us hope that
this indictment, by a public body of this
county, is only a bauble, blown to the surface
IN windy time, that viii soon burst and
leave the waters placid as the face Of well
requited industry.
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