Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-03-04

that the edltOrS 0fOnlO De requested
to sdopt the advance eepayment sys
tenn ON the / St of January 1871. |
Carried. q
IT was decided that the Executive |
Committee should meet on the cal
of the President and Secretary ofthe
Association.
Mr.. Bickham moved that the
thanks of the Convention be tender
ed to Andrew Black for the use OF
Ills Opera House.
Mr.. Bickham paid a very hand
some tribute to the hospitality and
courtesy of the citizens of Spring
field. "r37" Nt E.G2aH01 taa-a
He then moved the thanks of the
Convention to the people and edi-
tors of Springfield for their kind at
tentions. Adopted unanimously, with
cheers. 1A N... at >s|i"r
Thanks were voted to the rail
road companies for free transporta-
ton. 7.st fr4 tHgsr 4a .r-
Copies of the proceedings of the
Convention were dirested to be
sent to our representatives in Con-
gress. ar" b" lis1l .#.a a@it lr-ssI
I An assessment of one dollar each
was made on the members. ,a.a.ge
During the session dispatch was
received from John Durand, Esq. of
the Little Miami Railroad,
announcing that special
train would be in readiness for the
Convention at 10 O'Clock, for visit
to Yellow Springs and 10 Lagonda.
The convention adjourned and pro-
ceeded to the depot. srs5 ,a
-Four palace cars, entirely new,
were placed at the disposal Of the
editorial Fraternity. When, the
train arrived opposite the Fair
grounds, where the next State Fair
is to be held, it halted, the editors
alighted to inspect the grounds and
universal admiration of the locality
was expressed. The Railroads pro,
pose to build several tracks so as to
bring freight ri ght up to the grounds
and know wing the inexl1austible en-
terprise and tireless energy Of the
Springfield manufacturers and peo-.
Pile, we do not see how the next
State Fair can be anything but a
grand success. gue ataoy g-..
| We all were soon on board again
and arrived at the historic and ro-.
mantle grounds, Y ellowSprings. A
table with good things had been pre-
pared by theMessrsN effandJ ohnson.
They know how to do it and the
editors how to dispose of the same.
All that hunger and thirst can de-
mand was prepared by the above
gentlemen. g3 sas-.JFe ri IT,. 3.sg e
We are quite confident in the be-
lief that this place will become one
Of the most .favorite resorts in the
west. The new hotel, which. is in
rapid course Of construction, will
Iprobably cost one hundred and
twenty thous and dollars. 71l a
| Pleased to supremness the editors
returned to the train and soon
brought up at Lagonda. Here the
| mamoth } Agricultural works OF
Warder, Mitchell &Co. we're inspec
ted, and after the editors returned.
/ at the signal, the operatives, about
three hundred in number, were call
FED out by the employers, who gave
three cheers for tie editors ofOiio
Elnli Roche addressed them. briefly
, and very appropriately: Mr. Fdra!
= also spoke to the cmacllanics. after
l.. which the elitors gave three rousine
cheers for the bone and siuew of TIL
e land, the honest, mer5torius mechar
ics.I Next the plow works of fDoty
e Co. were visited, and trcn the new
4 Champion MachineW orks of Messrs
d Whitley, Fassler Il Kelley. Ther
are those who justly admire the 70
i ses of the field, but we regard sucl
II a structure as this and the immune
q able buds, Champion Machines
I'd which are manufa ctured here an
20 sent forth to bless mankind, as. th
,f rose of human ingnuity and intelee
:. tual skill. Messrs. Whitley & G,
L may we'll feel prouder in being Il
1t proprietors of this establishment
d than if they were the occupants
lel the grandest royal palace of Eu
ope! ~ 5e., F.a .-.
The train now returned to the d
as pot and the original Champion NJ
= chine Works of Whitley & Ce
Il near the Depot were inspected
This is very large and comIle
r. establishment. The editors we
10 next provided with carriages al
: transported to the Buckeye Agric1
tural w orks and also other man
factories, and from thence, to t
%. Cemetery, which does honor to t
: Citizens Of Springfield. In the {
~ ening, by special invitation, the G