The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-15

l9AyA1 jan Is, 1859
9Pfemont's NeedA1Eauafaotu oturss, 103
There are BPS few cities whose s6i COM :.
meloial adEsHtages,in point Of situstion,
eHslbie them 10 grow and prosper vithsI
out Che aid Of manufactures, and ever
those have their business immsHssl en-
hanced BY the number aud extent Of.
the manufacturing establishments built
up-amoug them. "a n 1d hsd rmd
lereuontpossesses certain advantages
Of position, being situated al the head
Of navigation aud accessible for lake
commerce, having access to the east aud
west by one Of the best roads in tie
country, With a9bsanch extending to
the southwest. And yet the addition
al advantages possessed By other cities
inlour ahsighbOrheOd, places It at a dis
advantage; and although itg business
is large aud growing, itnsyerthelcss re-
quirea something further 70 aid in build
ing up and maintaining its prosperity
That want is expressed ia the one word
manufactures. ao5s ol Eies
Ia wood manufactures Fremont is
praity well provided, with such estab-
lishments asithoss of F. L Norton d Co
Edgerton Bros, 1. B. Amsdeb, Col.
Haynes, and BOwlus 4 Co, which en-
ploy q number Of hands, and turn out
lagre quantities of hubs, sPokeA SSH
blindA doors, shingles &c. Added to
these, are number of earrisge maui
factories, where many mechanics are
employed, and where excellent work is
turned out Still, there iu room for
more manufacturing, and each addi-
tionsl establishment which makes work
to export, or supply q foreign demand,
adds TO our population, increases the
number ofconsumers, aud improves ev-
cry branch Of business. 8
There is no place where basket
factory could be established 10 greater
advantage than here. The necessary
wood used in the manufacture of split
baskets abounds, IN our vicinity, and
can be had at low figures. Here is a
branch in which The demand for the
manufactured article is constant, and the
consumption steadily increasing. Our
merchants import them from the east
paying double first class freights, which
increases their cost, and for which the
consumers pay. IAN establishment Of
this kind, located here, could produce
these articles, at a less cost than it can
be done in the east, and saving the
heavy freights, could supply the Ees-
tern trade, aud By meaas of she. .hake
could even supply the eastern market.
Il is one of those branches that could
be carried on without the heavy invest
meDts required in. others although of
Of course requiring capital in proportion
So the extent of the business. ~
In addition to this, large Agricul-
tursl Machine Works, could be located
here 70 advantage and with the faeili-
ties for shipment possessed, secure con
trol of a large amount Of territory. We
take occasion to say for the encourage
ment Of our citizens, that there is now q
very fair prospect of obtaining such an
establishment here, One Of our promi-
nent citizens is earnestly at work in the
alatter, and under certain circumstance
stands ready to invest a large amount
of capital in the enterprise. Theioppor-
tunity should not be permitted to goby
unimproved. The citizens Of Fremont
could vel afford to donate lands and
means for sueh an enterprise, for the
prospective advantages to be gained
Other cities realizing the advantages of
such establishments, have come forward
unsolicited and offered large sums as an
inducement for Others to engage in such
enterprises, and have been the gamers
in the end, by the large increase Of pop
ulation, e.shsneed values Of lands, and
additional amount Of trade. Canton,
MsssilIoD, Mansfield and Wooster, are
cases in point, and the difference in the
assessed value Of property shows the re-
suit to te eimmensely to their advantage,
see table in another column. Mans
Geld, especially, shows the result With
scarcely third more Of population, Its
assessed value is almost six times great
er, while each of the other points nam
ed are in excess Of Fremont We trust
our citizens will manifest an interest in
che present movement for an sgricultu-
saI works, and byno means let the cap
isal thus prOGered 60 elsewhere for in.
sestment-
Another item while upon the subject
Of manufactures. One of our citizens
has recently had patented lock, which
promises to supercede all others in use,
ia adaptability to the various uses for
which locks are employed; issburglsr
proof yet simple and easy Of eonstruc-
ton, and can be furnished at as low
rates as the common locks, The pat
eutee, we understand, is getting up
sample lock, which be purposes taking
East and submitting 70 manufacturers,
with g view to its extensive Introduction
Now, why should this go abroad for
manufactured 1t can be as well manu-
factured hefe,i if only capitalists will take
aold Of it, and the whole country is op-
en- as a field, for its sale. A company
should at once be formed, the right Of
manufacture secured, and the benefits
be made to inure to the advantage Of
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