The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-12-17
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT--A PROP.
OSITION.

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The project of bringing the waters Of
Green Greek into our city, Is attracting
some attention, on the part Of our citi-
Eens, but that interest is not manifested
in it which we think the importance of
the subject demands. No one will
question that the great want Of our city
now is the establishment of msnufac-
turing works here, of every character
thst will give employment to mechanics
If a population of 5000 could be added
to our city, the result would be a great
or prosperity to our mercantile inter
ests than If one sixth more territory was
added to our country. Other towns
might sttract a portion Of the trade of
additional territory, but our merchants
would have themselves to blame If
they did not enjoy the entire trade of
such an additional population. How,
the reader may ask, will the bringing
Of the waters of Green Greek iu here
add to our prosperity Thus:-sn ad-
ditional water power will be added
which, il properly used, will employ at
least 400 hands. OF that 400 hands
most probably 100 would have families
which averaged at five to family would
make 750 consumers, or added to the
$50 single employees, would make q
round 1O00iucrsased population, or 1000
new consumers The cost of keeping
400 hand employed would not be less
than $4,000 per week or S2Os,ooO per
year, all or nearly all of which would
be expended in our community. Our
merchants would fully understand the
value this additional trade would be to
them, but will they make the necessary
effort to secure it. That is the ques-
ton. They are much or more inter
ested in this matter than owners Of real
estate whose property would be imprOT-
ed thereby for this additional trade
would be equally valuable year by year,
while the improvement in price of real
estate, win not pass certain bound uL-
less other improvements be added.
The little village of Akron (theu) in
1881, viewing Iike improvement with
favor, united and had the waters of the
Little Cuyhogs brought into the town.
What was the results 1t gave the town
such an immense water power, that its
mills have steadily turned out from 100
to 400 barrels of -four daily. At
that time it was a town of less than 800
inhabitants. But they had grit, spirit,
enterprise, ,Ebersity,such as you always
find inseparable iu a prosperous and
prospecting community. That was
their first venture, and it formed the
nucleus around which all their other
Improvements centered, and now the
city has grown to a population of
twelve thousand almost qusdrupIing
its population il the least decaIe.
The bringing of the waters of Green
Creek into our city, would be of incal-
eulable advsntage and the improve
ments it would introduce would be the
means Of introducing others, by inyit-
ing the attention of outside capitalists,
Besides, our own might forget the
shaving, of notes for little while, and
engage in 3 work Of benefit to the en-
tire community, which would also rem
der them q good interest. There are
numerous branches of manufacturing
which would pay well, if fprOperly man
aged, and our locality would be favor
able to their establishment owners Of
real estate would not ask fabulous prices
for land as soon as they get wind Of
q proposed enterprise. If We cannot
hSve Rolling Mills and Nail Factories, |
let us at least have an Agricultural !
Works of sufficient capacity to employ, |
on the start, from 90 to 100 hands.
If We cannot have Smelling Furnaces,
let us at least have q Novelty Works,
where locks, and screws, and door knobs
and latches, and a hundred other
useful aud always salesble articles, can
be made. There IS room for Hame
Works, q Betting Works, q Knife Works
|. Woodea Bowel Factory, q Bucket
Fsctory, and numerous other works
luplsyipg caPisal ct large PFoats 'sa u