The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-02-01
bowling Green, weod County.

AZ, in a poiitieo-municipal sense, the frsl
6 Punic" war, between Bowling Green aud Pcrrys-
burg, may be said 10 have terminated, IL is with
pleasure we nov recordtho ample resources pos
sessed by the frsi-named gladiator, aud almost
successful belhgercnt, Whatever differences ot
opinion may have existed regarding the merits Of
thui controversy, all will agree in admitting the
pleasant location thrifty growth and snterprising
characteristics of Bowling Green. When we con-
slider the disadvantages Il has encountered the
miserable roads by which il has been compelled TO
reach the highways Of commerce, its prosperity
has really been remarkable, and II is questionable
if any place in Northwestern Ohio, with like dis
advantages, has out-strpped il in the race of pop
ulaton and business prosperity. With the notori-
ETY. its own natural advantages have given It, as well
os that il has acquired in the late municipal con-
aict, the following particulars concerning It may
not prove unacceptable to our readers in general
The name of Bowling Green was first given a
Postofce in proximity to the present village, in
1884. In ls47, Captain LEVI Lock started the
first store, around which the village has grown.
In this respect it may be said that the Captain is
the patriarch of the village Since that period its
growth has been steady and uniform, emblemat-
cal of the improvement and development of the
fnO agricultural region around it. In 1885, the
village was Incorporated, it's boundaries extend
ing over two square miles. At the present time ii
has 1l9 dwelling houses, containing about 900
persons. Owing to the scarcity of dwellings,
many OF these houses contain from two to three
families. I..r
The following classes of stores represent its
business interests dry goods, 5groccries, /
clothing, 8 boot aud shoe shops, l drug store, 2
millinery establishments, cabinet shops, Jew
elry stores, blacksmiths shops, / cooper shop,
steam and grst mill, and two hotels.
Its religious and educational interests are repre-
souted by churches, high school, and district
school. ..4.F. d.
OF new buildings in course of erection, or which
are contemplated to be erected during 1867, there
are Is dwelling honses, three stores cabinet shop,
and two sash and door factories. Also, the mem
bers of the NJ. E. Church are now circulating a
subscription for building brick church, which is
estimated 10 cost $4,000.
The ratio of increase in the value Of real estate
during the past three years, is about equal to 100
per cent. OF the high character of its citizens and
the prevailing prosperity, both in the town and its
surroundings, II is supererogatory for us to speak
The high reputation for probty and business tact
possessed by such men as the Messrs. HooD, s. L.
BcUGHroN, and G. BuTroN, speaks for ITSELF
As an illustration of what has been and may be
achieved by farming in the neighborhood, by Tho
judicious investment of sun ii capital and unre-
miiting industry, we give the following details o
the operations of GEoRGE WILLIAMS Esq
In 1852, Mr.. WILLIAMS secured some 900 acres }
prairie land, two miles east Of Bowling Green, a
an average cost of So so per acre. The kind Q
land was that of wet prairie, possessing ricl
alluvial soil, in which was a large admixture o
decomposed vegetable matter. To make it pro
ductive, Mr. WILLIAMS efforts were first directed
to a thorough system of drainage, which, will
other improvements, have increased the cost o
his land from SO 90 to S25 per acre. Mr.. W
states that this large additional cost has BEEN paic
by the products of the land beside yielding him
handsome and liberal income. The land is nov
worth from $40 to $50 per acre, so that the showing
would be as follows, when compared with the orig
inal investment
Present value of 900 acres Of land at $40
per acre ....... -. S36, 90
0rigiuol cost So 50.... ................ 1915
Increase of value since 1852 ...'...... $32, SO
| 1t will thus be seen that upon an Investment Q
So $50, there has been an actual increase of s32,
$50 within fifteen years, beside yielding handsom
and liberal income for the trouble of managemer
and interest on the investment. aLM
This item of itself, is sufficient to warrant tn
prediction that Wood County is destined to be
come one of the richest and most prosperous agri
cultural counties in the State. ~