The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-04-29


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Tontogany--Its Business, Projected Inn
provemenis. and Central school.
Having occasion to visit Tontogany last week,
wa found that little village swarrning with indus.
trious workers, Of the different breaches Of trade,
and giving indisputable evidence that although
but three or fur years have elapsed since the COM
mencement Of its existence II is already tho point
where the fertile farming region around finds its
outlet to market, and where is local business CEN
tsrs 1t Is decidedly railroad" town. in the full
est sense it was built on the Dayton Michigan
railroad attract, business by its railroad facilities,
and seems 20 have a class of citizens who have
discarded the old I" slow coach" ideas with which
older towns are often sadly afflicted. II contains
the mercantile establishments Of Peck & Miller and
S. w. Whitmore & Co., drug and hardware store
of G. A. 4 q. W. Lewis, harness mandatory Of
NJ. Warner, and numerous minor establishments
all of which we learn are doing good business the
Railroad House, by A. G.. u. Drury, may safely be
numbered among the st-class hotels n fact
which hungry morals will recognize as soon as
they take a seat at his table; and finally Jesse
Wood is on hand to strengthen the braces, set the
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can to strengthen the business relations" Of this
cntcrprsing community. Several new buildings
are now In course of construction, while others are
under contemplation, and will doubtless be erected
during the seIson.
But the citizens Of TOntogany, having progressed
TINS far ia establishing business place." have
no idea Of sitting down, folding their hands, and
congratulating themselves on what already has
been aocomplishcd-they are awake to the impor-
lance of aiording facilities for attracting the
trade OF the surrounding country, aud with this
view they are contemplating the construction of
free stone road extending castwardly two and half
miles toward Bowling Green, and west the same
distance toward Gilcad-and arrangements for
this have 50 Tar progressed that it is believed the
rnad will be prepared for the stone this season. and
will be completed at an early day. Tho imror-
lance Of this improvement, both to the business of
the town aud the farmers of the vicinity, not be
ovcrcstmitud.
1t Is always noticeable fact that community
well supplied with churches, invariably turns its
attention 10 the subject of ail0rng the rising gen
GRAFTON" facilities for obtaining good education
to the establishment ut an institution which the
youth may attend after completing the studies usu-
ally taught in our excellent common schools. Aud
in this respect, the citizens pE T0ntogany ana Wash
ington township are not behind the people of any
other community. The subject OF establishing
Central School at Tonogany, for the benefit OF the
township. has already received much consideration,
aud the Township Board of Education con Sistng of
the clerks OF the different Schnpl Districts has mo-
tilted electors that vote will soon bc taken on the
Central School question. 1t 10 now proposed to
raise fifteen hundred dollars for this purpose
five hundred per wear for three years by tax on
the taxable property in the township.
AT first glance it may appear to those who reside
in distant parts Of the township that this will be I'M
just To thcmHnd that if such school is established
they will he taxed to support what will be of little
or M benefit to them or their children. But is such
truly the case2 In merely pccuniary point Of view
every person Is benefited by each additi i'm to the
Importance of the place where the business of his
vicinity ccnters AS its population increases, the
icmdni end pricn for the products of farmers and
mechanics also increase and as the property at
the business center increases in value in like ratio
will the surrounding property become more valua-
BILE. And in this light should the people of Wash
ington township look at Improvements at Tontog
any and among the most valuable of al improve
ments is the establishment of good educational in
stitutions. lf II stranger contemplated purchasing
property in that vicinity, almost the first question
he would askif he possessed the qualities of a
good cityen-would be onncernlng the schools,
and the advantages for educating his children and
the price he would he willing to pay would depend
greatly on the presence or absence Of good sduca
uonal facilities But, aside hpn, this merely pecu-
mary view, it is the duty of every parent to give
his children good education, with the least posi-
BILE exposure to the vices and immoraties which
are SO often encountered by the Young in no
way can this he so surely guaranteed as by the es-
tahShmcnt of good schools at homc Should the
projected Central School be founded at Tontogany,
it would afford to all the more advanced students
of Washington township an opportunity of pursu
/ ing their studies under much more favorable ad-
vantages and better prospects of improvement,
than At the common schools, aud with but slight,
II any additional expense and at tho same time
it would relieve the often crowded district school
houses, aud therefore increase the facilities for
educating the younger scholars.
We can not believe that the citizens of Washing
ton township will permit this important measure
to be deteatedor If rightly carried cut will add
much to the welfare of the entire township, and
while il will tend to increase the value Of prop
erty it will place within the reach OF all her youth
that which is OF more value than god-a good
! eduratiou