The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-02-03


rily, more public spirit, and more bone enterprise
more encouragement labor AMI to the nechal 10
arts more capital invested in mahufactures more
straetlons aud inducements to draw into her midst
the industrial classes. few additional thousands
jjudicousy invested in manufactures woaid put Ra-
VIENNA the sure road to growth, aud enlarged
business prosperity. proper impetus given now,
would awaken self sustaining element which would
carry Ravenna aud all its Interests steadily forward
and attract and large inv esments Of capital in
| indnst ial pursuits.
/ AS tendencies now are, Rayenna must be an at
tracliye, wealth-producing business center, or be
i Comparatively nothing.
/ RavenEa already occupies an advantageous posi-
ton, and needs nothing now but unanimity, concen-
traton and harmony of effort the part Of its busi
ness men, to secure benefits OF incalcuable value
She enjoys the advantage of being County Seat,
and is thus the local center OF the County. She
Joys the facilities of two rail roads, calcuiat d,if
wisely improved, to make it rail road center for
consid rable region Of country. She has Union
School, which is at once ornament, an honor and
blessing to the community. She already has manu-
| featuring and industrial establishments of great
value, aLording nucleus around which TO concen-
trate greatly enlarged operations. The Rock Glass
Works, under the intelligent and successful
agement of the Messrs. Terry, is disbursing in
| midst large weekly sums. The Carriage Works OF
Messrs. Merits & Riddle important element In
Ravenna's prosperity and then there is the Hub and
Spoke Factory of the Messrs. Stow, the FIGURING
Mill of Messrs. Bradley & Co., both important and
successful ipstitutions-besidss many minor estab-
hshments, machine shops, &c.-and on the Eastern
verge of the village Wooden Factory. We have at
present I've Dry Goods Stores, and some fear
that the business in that line willbe overdone.
sons who thus thiuk do not wisely. Three
Dry Goods stores will attract than one
ave more than three and ten will more than double
thaa .afh an.
centaliz alton and tracing and drawing In larger
custom from enla rged circumference of country.
Ravenna has already, due equipment of Drug Fur
niture, Provision, and other important establish
ments, besides minor business concerns, all
ant, useful, and indispensable in their place. Thus
all the foundation preliminaries exist, for very
tensiye and most important busin supersructure.
But now is the time to build The crisis of Raven.
mas fate is at the door. Shall the precious hour go
by unimprovedf Shall Ravenna take the asce nding
or descending grade Stand still she and will
not. One way the other she will move. Which
shall it be? The answer remains with our citizens.
But whst shall be-, what be done, may be d.
asked? True, it 10 important to have point work
to, and the intelligent, enterprisng citizen, who
really desires that something beneficial shall be DONE
will not be long in finding the way.
Our most urgent want is first class HOTEL 10 sup
ply the place of the long since burned Prentiss
House," The excellent Hotels that we have are not
adequate to the amount of business that they have,
and they are often seriously embarrassed 10 accom-
MEDIATE, as they could desire, their numerous guests
An additional Hotel, therefore, is matter of prime
necessity.
Again, extensive Machine Shops. Agricultural
Works, are of prime importance. and il once es,ab-
iished, would give such impetus, in connection
with our present, partially business con-
Germs, as to put Raveuna permanently on the ascend
Ing grade, and would attract many other desirable
works. and cause general revival of business aetiv
ity, thrift and prosperity.
II HaVennians are wise, they will let the winter
pass without devising plans to be executed the on.
suing season. CITIZEN,