Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-22
.s /: COLUMBUS, oH1o,,y FRIDAY Y MORNING,

not yet passed beyond the youth of exist-
ence. Her system of railroads, which are
designed to make her the Railroad City of
the United States, is but just being deyel-
loped Twenty trains OF cars are now
leaving her. depot daily, conveying her
manufactures and her wares, North, South,
East and West. The enterprise OF her bus
mess men is making her known through
out the West aud South, and we venture
the prediction that in the next ten years
she will have more than doubled in popu-
lation, resources and business. Is this
| vain boasting? Look at the improvements
of the past year, and say SO. Fine and
costly dwellings have been removed to
give place to business palaces, ana from
one end of the city to the other shrewd
business men, by the erection of magnifi.
cent stores, show their faith in the glori-
Gus future of Columbus. Look at the new
block being built by Peter Hayden, on
Broad street; the Sessions Block, corner
of Long and High streets; the Deshler
building, Lazell's building, and the two
hundred and thirty five others erect
ed during the past year, land tell us,
If you dare, that we overdraw the pic
ture of Columbus future greatness
And this is not a spasmodic action, to last
but for one season. Already are more
stores under contract to be erected during
the next summer than were built the past
year. The erection of the new stone de-
pot, to be commenced the coming spring,
will completely change the character of
the buildings at the north end of High
street, and, within two years, that locality
will be covered with business houses. The
needs of business and of population have
compelled addition after addition to the
boundaries of the city, until there have
been one hundred and ten additions to the
territory. 10 tE
Another reason of Columbus prosper
ity is, that her municipal affairs are man
aged in a manner that must challenge ad-
miration for economy and thoroughness.
Her total rate of taxation, for all purposes,
in the year 1868, was 224 mills, while
Dayton levied 26, and Toledo 1858 mills,
and this while we are carrying out a most
extensive system of sewerage,and are taxed
for additional fair grounds, and for bridge
over the Scioto. Our rate of levy for To-
cal purposes is but Is 9 mills, Dayton's
p o. and Toledo's 32.8 mills. The follow
ing table will show the value of properly
in the cities named. By it the reader will
see demonstrated the fact we assert
above, that our municipal affairs are well
managed, and that the life is not taxed
out of our people because of official cor
ruption: -1.ig Id. s9..8
VAL Of real Val. of chat Total val.
| 1 estate tel prop'y.l Of prop'y.
ao s7asso
Tofedo. s.ssSSiS ssos7o s.siissS
Here, then, is an additional element of
future prosperity. Men will invest in busi-
ness where taxes are lowest, and by their
business aid in developing the city that af-
fords them cheap, safe and efficient mu-
nicipal government. They can afford to,
sell their goods lower than merchants who
must pay four or five per cent. of their
profits in taxes. az h, - ~
To the retail trade of Central and South,
ern Ohio, Columbus offers inducements that
no other city in the State can offer. With
in twenty four hours of New York, with
business men fully posted as to the needs of
trade, with capital sufficient to purchase
all the goods they do not manufacture,
small dealers can supply themselves with
all they may require for local trade without
being compelled to overbuy. .HssI s14
Wholesale Houses. hi4 ,s-
It seems almost wonderful, considering
the short time that has elapsed since Co.
lumbus has had an existence and place
among the business cities of the State, that
she should have secured to herself such an
immense trade that some of the largest
Wholesale houses of the State are located
within her borders. z.i ,.,.s..-.. II
ttH MILLEks GREEN & JOYCE. Arb
On the corner Of High and Long streets
stands four-story brick house, occupied
by Millers, Green & Joyce, as 3 wholesale
dry goods and notion house. The firm has
been in trade but two years, yet the last
years business shows sales amounting to
over 100000. The dry goods department
embraces two rooms, each 40 feet wide
by 1873 in depth these with the floors
above, make it the largest and most capa-
cious dry goods and jobbing house west of
New York. The business of the house is |
constantly and permanently increasing,
and the area of country in which they sell
goods constantly widening, influenced by |
an excellent and unbroken assortment of |
goods and the very reasonable terms and low
prices at which sales are made At the !
prices prevailing three or four years ago, |
the goods sold the past year would have
shown a total of at least million and |
a half Of dollars. Each partner in this firm |
has his own sphere of labor One of them
resides in New York City, and buys the
goods for this market. Ample means, at
tention to the wants of customers and in
dusJry, are the props and stays OF this firm
and on which they rely for success. The
stock consists of every sort of fabric man. !
ufactured In America. as well as every |
thing safe or seasonable in foreign goods.
In fancy goods and Yankee notions the as
sortmentis unusually large and extensive. 7
There is no house in America that exer-
cises more care or applies more labor In
the purchase of goods than this. The
goods. therefore, are owned cheaply and
are sold cheaply, and if merchants and
traders, in a retail way, will consult their
interests earnestly, they will make the ac-
quaintance of this firm, buy goods of them.
and save freights, delays and other vexa-
tions, and avoid the necessity of over-buy-
ing, which would be incident to purchases
in eastern markets, and which is often so
fatal to western traders. 1t is said that it is
only necessary for the merchants of the
country to know that they can buy goods
as cheap near home as in New York and
they will do it We pledge to the trade of the
;ountry that this can be done. and in this city