Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-11-19
tut tnt hepuDIICan. n.
CAREY, O..Nov. 18th, 1869

L Ii, y.
MN. EDITOR THE great topic of
discussion nowadays appears to
be as to the propriety of the Com
missioners buying the Eby farm
for an Infirmary. Like most of the
taxpayers of my township, was
ofthe opinion that the soil was not
of the character that I would pur-
chase, if i. was going to buy farm
for tilling purposes, that there was
more land than the county needed,
for the class Of paupers they will
most likely stock it with-that the
mansion on the premises was above
the average of that of good thrifty
farmers. and too good for Super
intendent--and that the price per
acre was above the price of good
farming land. Such, I say, were
my notions, in common with nv
neighbors. But on going to your
town, few days ago to pay my
taxes, / came in contact with quite
a. number of citizens, who are very
eager for the purchase, and working
hard to get signers to the petitions.
The reasons given by those favor
ing the purchase are numerous, but
not all alike. 1 will mention a few
Of the persons that 1 talked with
and will endeavor to give you ac-
cording to the best Of my ability,
their reasons for purchasing this
farm, in preference to any other.
MIR. Henry Hoyt is very anxious he
argues and shows the figures, how
the county can clear $72,431, in
ten years by going into the fruit
business, and supplying the New
York and Philadelphia markets,
having the advantage of our town
of Carey and your town of Upper
Sandusky. as shipping points. Will
liam Lowther, would, in connection
with fruit growing, have the county
60 extensively into the poultry
business and keep line of teams
hauling turkeys, chickens, ducks,
geese, eggs. feathers and the like, to
the two shipping points named, and
argues that a sufficient amount
could be realized in that way alone,
in few years, to build all our
school houses and educate our chill
dren Mr.. George Berry thinks the
farm is admirably adapted to the
dairy business and would have the
county 60 in heavy on that trade
he would run milk wagon here,
and also one to your town Mr..
Quaintance thinks that butchering
could be profitably connected with
the dairy; he would kill the calves
and old cows and furnish Carey and
Upper Sandnsky with first class
veal and beef. Mr.. Hills thinks it
q good hog farm says that Eby has
made thousands Of dollars raising
hogs and that he amt much of a
hog man either. Lastly Van Mar
ter and the Morgaps would have 2n
80 acre field devoted to a race track
and run an eating house and saloon
in connection Herewith, and they
also claim for the county large
profits directly and indirectly. Now
Mr.. Editor II this farm is SO well
adapted to the various purposes
claimed, why not buy it and. run it
for all the different branches of ag-
riculture and. whatever may be con
sidered profitable and have super:
intendsnt for each branch, and then
each one will feel personally Eespon
sible for his branch. Invite pau
pers from other counties, and to
those that come from remote parts,
do the fair thing with them. IF there
is not land enough of Eby's, buy the
Davis farm. Don't let us lose SO
favorable an opportunity to get rich
off OF the poor.
TIMOTHY SLocUM.