Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-04
Enterprise OF the Right CIass.-Ha

Enterprise OF the Right Glass Hav-
ing moments leisure. we occupied it in visit
tn the Perry sburg FIGURING Mills in this town.
belonging tn McsSrs. AvERILL d PIERsON.
These mills haze often been described and their
advantageous location expatlatOd IN. Desirable
as they are, yet frum scme inexpIicable reason
the property has not been of pr ,ductive char
actor, neither the interests Of the business com
muity nor those Of the prnWietOrs have been
we'd bv 1t. Frnin the nptes OF prngrcss now
manifested, We are pleased I" be able to report
progress in the right direction. A motive Uw-
or. that Of steam, will soon be employed as an
auxiliary 10 its rather nuctuling cApIicnuS
ter power, by which means the machinery may
4, all times be kept IN motion, and all disappunt
ment to customers will hereafter be avoided.
Farmers may not only rely on prnmptitude, but
also superior excellence will characterize the
work d'nc for them.
Mr.. PIERsoN is himself practical miller Of
Ii gh standing IN the bnsiness. which. combined
with the acknowledged skill of Mr.. Penny
THOMAS, will make the management and the
products of the mill equal 10 any in the West.
Its motive power will also be nf great capacity
and effectiveness. The engine and boiler are
from the shops of kLorz 4 KRONER, of Sandus-
Ky, Ohio. The engine is of forty horse pow,
and the capacity uf the boiler for gcncrctIng
steam is equivalent to the power of sixty horses.
| With such magnificent steam power, combined
with its unrivdlled location aud prospective
other than successful. BY that process il will
become alike beneficial to tn . people in this re-
gion and also to its enterprisinC proprietOrS.
lsy rightly directed and liberal enterprise, the
grain trade Of the southern part Of this county
may again be drawn tn this point, and thus add
largely to the general trade of the place.
The Perrysburs Lime Kilns.-Among
the numerous elements Of wealth and of CONNER
/ cial enterprise with which Wood county abnunds,
| its extensive lime stone beds constitutes ap i'm
| pOrtant tributary.
The geological features Of the county indicates
| the existence Of limestone strata undertaking
| the alluviul deposit at all points. On the Vest
ern Reserve Pike II crops out on the surface in
an available manner in hundreds Of acres. On
| the MeCutcheOnvills road, at several points, 1t
is ready ut access. In the center Of the County,
! at Portage, il exists in abundance, and on the
river road from Perrysburg to Grand Rapids it
may be reached in abundance by an easy pro
cess ~ labor.
| In order to make this import ant resource pro-
ductive of wealth, two things are requisite; first,
| the ready access to points at Which the lime ma
! be shipped 70 market, and the prevalence Of
cheap fuel. OF the last named Article there is
/ sn abundance, and in regard to the convey nee
of lime from the kilns on either OF the pixies
! named, IL would be very easy To construct a
cheap tram way with strap iron rail by which
this cumbersome article may be readily and
cheaply transported to the railroad for trunspor-
! tation TO market.
IL affords us very much pleasure 70 give pub
licity to the advent to this important element Of
| trade in the operations Of GEoKGE McMOSAGLHs
PsIrysburg line kilns.
The works, located about three and halt
miles from PeFrysburr, on the Western Reserve
road, CONSISTS OF two kilns in which the ires are
kept up during the whole season, thus ecOnonliA-
ing iarge amount Of heat aud largely increas-
ing their productive capacity. The kilRs were
erected At the cost Of $4,000, for the manufaet.
ure of White Lime. which is Acknowledged b. be
! the best 10 use, and is extensively supplied BY
Mr.. McMOEAGLE to Poiuts on the Michigan
| Southern and Michigan Central railroads, eK-
te1diue to Chicago. The extent OF his business
may be inferred from the fact that he has shipped
I37,l4s bushels during the past year. He Is
now preparing for an extended range OF buAi-
ness which will be alike beneficial to himself
and to the people Of this locality.
| In the manufacture Os this lime he has con-
sumed 4 $50 cords Of wood at an average cost of
81 SO per cord, and has given employment 10 au
average Of IS hands, whose average wages
amounts to 81 rs per day each. The quarry IL
located about 400 feet from the kiins, the top Of
which are reached by an iReliRed plane Os which
il machinery whereby two boys and two horses
keep the kilns constantly supplied With stone.