Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-07

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are not restrained by the consequences uf drink.
but who would he restJamcd by the prospect
! Of u term IN nm inrhrinto asN luu, upon proper
| showing by their families. liz rcntnds that IL
| Is time the agricultural college fund were ap
! plird, and that II can MS wcll be done now M
/ ever. lie makes m earnest appeal inr the pro-
| Vision Of n home fnr the orphans OF the soldiers
| lie again urges registry law Ia promote the in
| tagrlty Of electud1, aui u provision for giving
the minority party representation IN the Board
of Election. Briefly referring to some other
| matters, he concludes by recommending the rut
! iGcaton of the 18th Amendment. The mesmge
is an admirable State paper, and every QUE Of
! its recommendations carries with 1t the weg lit
Of moral conviction Of its merit.
! tPcrryshurg Correspondence Of Toledo Bladc,l
4 Tho Maumee VHIley-Ns Advantages.
| Enron BLADE The article IN Fridays
! Blade, ON the development nr manufacturing
enterprise in the Maum,o Valley, touches a
/ question. which Is evil nifty At the base OF our
! future prosperity, The recordsuC other c tiles
aud regions uC country clearly show that the in-
huence Of agriculture alone, nor that of com
mcrce, US restricted to tue buying and selag
Of merchandise, can give any very lNrgS dcvcl-
opment to places aud populations In which 1t
may eeutraliEc, AS Il rule, the growth OF u city'
aud the rapid increase of its population mainly
depends un the productive force Of manuiac-
lures. Such products naturally require an OK
tended rcgion of country for a market, which
thereby Is made tributary to the ccntrJ Of pro-
duciIon. and thus become to It source of
wealth.
Hitherto the success and prosperity of Tolc do
has resulted purely from its commercial rela
| 4. A
ter must m inly depend on the extension and
maturity OF its manufacturing operations. In
these matters you correctly state that the citi.
LSus OF these up.river towns possess nm interest
in common with those of your city.
lu the advancement Of these objects II isvcry
necessary that jullcinu' plans Of action should
be devised, and thea that unity OF action should
characterir, those who arc Interested, With
this spirit prevailing, aul by just such cllarts
as the HUle is nov using 10 call attention
to the resources of this valley, Il will not be
long until capital and mechanical genius W III
combine in the development Of its resources,
Tho following details turnah but u meaErc
statement Of resources, which may commau d
the attention uf parties Interested The area OF
the Maumee Valley, as cumprrherdcd by the
counties Of Lucas, Wupd, Henry aud Defiance,
represents l,ll6,2Sl acres,of which Wood has
3Ql ,OIJt u hancc, 6,7iI Henry, 2dl 33i, and
Lucas, 2O1, l05 acres. Il is doubtful II in the
whulc 0t this large tract of land there are 800
acLes not susocpubc.ot cultivation, whilst the
great mass at It is OF quantity unsurpassed.
Timber of great variety ahounds on Il, and is
yearly becoming an increasing source OC wealth
Stne for lime, aud also lur building purposes
undcrlies large extent Of the surface.
The soil is chieay rich alluvil, combined
with heavy vegetable deposit, which on the
o bottom lauds has produced corn for score III
a yeals, without the aid at fertilizers aud vet
maintaining an unimpaired standard of ppduc-
{ uvcmsS. With Surh lands abuuuding, We pos
ScSs the base tOr producing many staples en-
a teriug into manufactures tu an iuJviniIe extent
The advantages offered hy the Maumce iivct
as amotve power, havl mex ~ been duly estima
a ted In the distance ot eigit0cu miles, between
= the rrnyideuce dam and the fwll oi the rapids
! ahhvc PGrrvsOurg, its waters fall some siNty.SiN
II, feet, thus furnishing medium which, by the
u application at sclGuce aud capital, may brcom,
\ vast p,Wer IN the development or nauulac
turvs. Tho failure which, bithcr,o, has charac
tcriSrd ,hc hydraulic Vuwcr improvisrd NJ Per
' rysburg red cts onlv IN the stUpiditv oT its eng
u nrer and the bad policy IT those who cnntrOl Il
By an effective reconstruction ui H. aud by prnp
- or management, manufacturing enterprise mighl
' have been Developed at this point, which wcul.
" have largely mcrvastd the population, qucdru
pled its wealth and given 1t A. position vt com
!. With such assurance IN every mind, vet her,
n, We stand with arms flicd, McaNbrr hike
Il waiting tor sHntthrng tp turn up"
ii On the North Siie oi the riycr, at MAnmrt
Cit,, the Wabash 4 Erie Canal furnishes a Verl
st "a cuvc Watcr.ppwtT g. threr Of ths besl hauS
c lug millS IN the STATE, twn MundrVS aud ma
chine ships, ,wo wooden mills AMI one tanncry
From the suriaceof the canal j. the bed pf al,
I rivcr the water has tah oi slEty-tw leet, thu
" furnishing a hne mt've power which bring
ie wealth and pr spe,itN To- the city.
The surplus Natcr-power, rqaal ,n some thir
-, " Iun Uf stone, Sull remains tor the lurthc
W Development of manufactures a. MauMee City
' In pgtrd to waer-pnwer 0R Nae Perry sbnr
side ot the river. George Kirk, Esq a higM
'' competent evil engineer, has recently suryeye
~ the rtrr Shurg Hydraulic ciuAl through IL
- distance at i've mics, and states shat bv Az ont
T., lay nt Sbnni $50 600 substantial aud Capa
." claus caual NAV br constructed which will iur
nisb wat r-pnwer tT atleast too ma Vt stone
La rcgaTa ta the supply of walcr II has beet
'f demonstrated durNg one al the dryest season
=, ~ summer, that an average pt a. least ihrc
lu inches e water passes over he dam at th
u. head Of the Perry ,burg Hldr,ulic caual,a di'
%, tance of some go feet, THIS amount at waite
Nv Is additional 10 that passing thr,ugh the caua
~ thus indicating that Ia tho very dryest season
" a full supply uf water tndy bg obtained, iur II
~ run of stones.
w Nor SHOULD We forget u mention tho advay
r. tages presented by the Wabash X EIie Cans
w aud its branches In those engaging IN n,uiuh,
no turing IN this valley, rs Nhole lc' 9Th Is 81
"' miles long in this State aud In the state at "
diana, paS,es through an agricultural rrglou ,
unsurpassed rrUiHCu, encs' ,c,incctng with u,
&C. mrrous towns ol large p0pWlatiou. tex ming wil
n business lite, aht BY lts arccsS bihe Ohiu riN,
VI bah at Cine!uuau aud at Evansville, furnish,
rs. an approach 10 the business pginns ul The Snut
p; oponing Widely extended fields Far 05tainiu
'rs supplies ot raw material. or for dIsposing
y manufactured products.
10 II IN these advantages We add those preset
,s- ted by the concentration Of railway enterprise
We Toledo. aud that Of navigation an lake krie. al
ef by means Of u, tie apoaing of business nsiat,ol
A. Nhh the naiions oi Ennnpe, Il may be dhie0
er' to hnd any single pint al which ~ many a,
lrs ranlaRes are presented, OF witch may furnish
'nl Oet er held tor tie Development Of capital au
TO u manufacturing enterprise. \. n. G.
IN - -
- The Nashville Pee. saws that two bu,drs
im oolorrd men are nov stu ing ttr the CAthal
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