The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-12-30
For the Jonrnal.

Nh EDITOR: A visit to Clyde, some days
$50, demonstrated the fact that it requires but
few live men to erect city. Not having
been there for year, was aStonished to see,
in the place Of an old frame which had for 8
number. Of years been familiar with me,
large brick Axe-factory;-inStead Of the row Of
old wooden buildings, where Col Page Office
once stood, a good brick block, occupied by
Babe, Hurd and other progressive business
men. Our old friend, Barney Kline, has COM
plsted his block, and started Bank in one Of
The rooms. A Bank is an institution which
was much needed in that thriving village, and
no doubt the citizens will duly appreciate it.
The new school house is splendid structure,
and is heated by steam from an engine out
side the building. The total cost of this struo-
eure, for the education of the youth of Clyde,
was $4,000. Think Of that, ye who COM
planned Of the erection of ftoo school houses at
an expense Of $4,000. Here Isl village of
enc half our size, excelling US in the means of
making our children comfortable, while they
attend school. The business of Clyde is good,
and vast quantities of produce are being ship
ped by rail. The Farmers are shelling out
their corn and bringing it to market, where
they receive so cts per bushel for it. A Hub
& Spoke factory is going to be started, and
some eastern parties have been examining the
saw mill property, owned by Mr.. A. Thorpe,
with view of establishing an Agricultural
Implement Factory.
Why didn't they come here to look? And
why didn't they is the question: Clyde has
high taxes, too. B.
The above, from one who is in
serested in the prosperity of our city,
is significant, and contains food for
reflection. The intimation is very
clear, that 'live men, are not numer-
Gus in our city, or the fact would be |
made manifest by increased prosper
ity. And we guess our correspond
ent is about right. Let any project |
be started looking toward the gener-
al prosperity of the place, and while |
you will find men ready to admit that |
it would be a good thing for the
town, if it could only be established, |
you will also find those very men
throwing cold water upon the project
by suggesting the impossibility of
doing anything-"that you can't get
men to take hold and do anything"
little imagining that they are the
men soho should take hold and do, and
then induce others to do likewise.
They already have the capital, they
own large amounts Of real estate and
large mercantile blocks, which would
become comparatively worthless in
vestments, should business fail; and
they owe it to themselves to do some
thing as protection to their other
investments, instead Of practically
discouraging all efforts which would. ,
if carried into effect, inure to their
benefit. We fear we do lack a few
'liYe men,"
To our correspondents inquiry
SeHTgghy didn't they come hereP' we
may suggest that possibly they were
not invited; or, perhaps, they might
have heard of others who tried to To-
cate here, but when they found prop
erty TO suit them, were obliged to go
elsewhere, or pay the owners of land
double the price they had previously
asked for it. One such establishment
is now located st Mansfield that
would have located here had they