Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-02-14
Lewis Center.

we find the following letter from this
thriving little village IN the sa3dusI1y
Register:
The Cleveland, Columbus and Gin
cinnati Railroad passes through one of
the richest belts of country in Ohio, and
along the entire line between Cleveland
and Columbus it traverses no finer re-
giou than the cen 5ral and southern por-
ton of Delaware County.
This part of Ohio is noted tor its fruit
ful, Well-kept farms, the richness Of its
soil, its pleasant and thriving towns,
the intelligence, enterprise and mOrali-
ty Of its people. Among the many pros
porous villages that dot the valleys of
the MILESTONE and Alum Creek, none
growth than Lewis Center, the leading
station between Delaware and COlum-
bus. Eight years ago it was an unim-
pOrtaut stopping place for accOmmO-
datiOn freight trains and had not more
than half dozen houses now it has
population Of nearly five hundred, is
rapidly growing, and has already be-
come the principle shipping point aud
trading post Of a traet-Of country tWen-
ty miles wide. Lewis Center is sixteen
miles north Of Columbus and eight
miles south Of Delaware. 1T is the sta
tiOn of the celebrated Ohio White Sui
phur Springs, which are situated five
miles west on the picturesque banks of
the MILESTONE or. Olentangy as older
settlers prefer to call the stream. The
Springs are on ths banks of the Scioto.
EDS. GAZ. 1t is about midway be-
tween the Milestone and Alum Creek
and is surrounded by a well-tO-dO and
intelligent farming community.
During the past eighteen months the
people Of Lewis Center have built one
cOmmodiOus Methodist Church one
CATHOLIC Church and large Union
School House. In the past year the
Railroad Company have spent five
thousand dollars at this point length
ening side tracks &c, there being now
2500 feet of siding-nearly half a mile.
Lewis Center has the best passen-
ger station-house between Cleveland
and Columbus, being remarkable for
its elegance, convenience, and uniform
cleanliness. More live stock is ship
ped from this Station than from all the
following named Stations combined.
viz: WOrthingtOn, Orange, Berlin,
Delaware, Eden, Ashley and Carding-
ton. The importance of LeFKis Center
as shipping point can be Judged from
this. During the months of July and
August, and September last year one
hundred and ten cars were loaded at
Lewis Center with slaves, hardwood
lumber, grain, wool, fiax-seed and live
stock. Cash resolved for freights in
August last, $305, cash for passenger
fares S14S.
on the seioto and MILESTONE rivers,
only a Tew miles west from Lewis Cen
ter, are inexhaustible limestone quar-
ries which only need capital and enter
profitable. The demand for lime at
Lewis Centre for local use and also for
shipment is very large, and at present
unsupplied. Here is an excellent OPEN
ing for lime burners and dealers. Pure
brick clay exists in unlimited quanti-
ties at Lewis Center, and one or two
brick yards on a large scale, and con-
ducted intelligenGly, would prove a
profitable Investment, as the demand
for local consumption and shipment by
railroad is very large.
The forests of this part of Delaware !
County abound with second growth /
hick ory, ash and oak, suitable for bent /
work, and nearly all kinds of hard /
wood timber used in manufactures. |
The supply of timber is practically in /
exhaustible and induoem ents offered to |
the manufacturers Of wood at Lewis /
Center are unsurpassed. Shipping IA /
ciIibies, cheapness and abundance Of t
timber, cheap rents, cheap living and I
consequent cheap labor-aI combine to 1
render this point a most inviting one I
to the manufacturer. A few good I
wheel-rights, blacksmiths, shOemakers I
DC, Will and good openings here,
just now there are particularly need
ed few live business men. with capital
ana G4bGE prize VINO NAAA Ah 1AAG9 AGGNEU
and retain q good merchandising busi-
ness. Twenty-Five thousand dollars
have been paid out in a single day TO
farmers for country produce. The NOR
camille trade Of Levis Center Is susoep-
tible Of being built up to imposing pro-
portions. This is undoubtedly the best
site in the country for steam grist and
saw mill. Such an establishment +
would receive the patronage Of a very
wide and rich tract of country and
could not fail to pay. We learn that