Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-06-15
PLYMOUTH.
CHAPTER III,
TIE rsHABrrANrs-or PLYMOUTH


twenty. Wealth and luxury did not sur
round them; but these early settlers, hav-
ing the indomitable will, the determine
ton to endure the hardships and disad-
of a new country, left upon the
town the stamp of their character, which
laid the foundation for its present pros
perity.
E Woodward, father Of n. S. and ]. L.
Woodward, and John l.. Woodward, their
uncle, Oliver Rose, ellison Cleaveland,
then boy, Grove Pomeroy, Uriah Met
calf. grandfather of the present editor of
the Rochester Ssatiiael, Judge Schroeder,
Silas Morgan, and NEr. Caldwell, are the
names of these early settlers, of whom
Grandmother Rose, her daughter, Mrs.
Griffin, ellison Cleaveland, John l.. and
Norman S. Woodward are yet remaining.
who alone are competent to draw a cor
rect comparison between the beginning
md the present
The trials and deprivations incident to
the settlement of new county or town,
are known only TO those who have made
the experiment And now, taking a last
lingering look at the town in its infancy,
at the inhabitants IN its beginning, with
their surroundings, their hopes and fears,
their discouragerients. aspirations, and
inspirations. and after stating that our
sympathies are always with the noble and
brave, whose COZ rage lead them out to the
frontier, and with their genius and indom-
liable will, rear up civilization, and make
the forest fertile plain, we leave them
and pass over space of "a years, to take
a peep at the town and its surroundings
in 1870 At this date Plymouth contained
twenty-four hundred and eighty four in
basssnts, and was surrounded with pop
ulation in the county outside of the cor
porate limits, of eighteen thousand a.
good people as ever followed in the wake
of civilization; indeed, we may say the
most of them are pioneers, having hewed
the way TO civilization, and the principle
objection we have to large portion oil
them, which We will boldly mention right
here: small majority are Democrats
These people settled here when democracy
was in its purity, and having obtained a
good reputation, and done good work
under democratic rule, and now. that
times and things have changed, are 10th
to give up the name for the principle
Still we look down through the future. the
dim vista is thrown aside, and there is
seen bright guiding star, which directs
and will glide to a glorious future in this
direction. Our readers will pardon us for
this DEPRESSION from the subject when We
tel them that we a.e nearly always &C.
ting out of the way
But let us take look at the wealth ac-
cumulated in 81 years, and with which We
are surrounded There are two hundred
ami seventy eight thousand, four hundred
and thirteen acres of taxable land, valued
for taxation at three million three hun
dred thousand eight hundred and thirty
five dollars in the county, and six hundred
and four thousand, nine hundred and
ninety five dollars in the town, and when
we tell you that property is only valued
at about forty per cent. of its real value
for taxation, the value cf our town prop
erty now will amount to the enormous
sum Of one and one-half millions, sur
rounded by county with taxable real
property valued AT over eight millions,
AMI personal property valued at two and
one half millions, making total valua-
ton Of property in she town and county,
in 1870, of twelve millions of dollars.
IN 1896.
the total value of taxables in the town
and county was one hundred and fifty
three thousand.
IN THE YEAR 1910.
the aggregate amount of taxes levied was
one hundred and fifty-one thousand nine
hundred and thirty-two dollars, from
which it will be seen that in 1870, the taxes
lev led nearly equal the value of the prop
ty to be taxed in 1896. Then there was
population of 500 in the town and county.
with an average wealth of $500 per head
At present there is population of over
10000, with an average of $500 per head
to every man woman and child. When
we take into consideration the fact hat the
has been small in the last ten
years, and the native population have in
creased so rapidly, that the home ex-
penses are realized from our OWN county.
and tLat, Notwithstanding the increased
demand for productions and necessa-
ries, the wealth has doubled. is there any
reason for dependency? Is there any
reason for seeking a more prosperous
abode! If 900 people with few advanta.
ges, and with $500 apiece, could be happy
and cheerful, surrounded with the dense
forests and pestilcnce of new country,
ought we not with all the advantages sur
us, the means Of education and
of making money, the opportunities of
the social, the friendly greet
ings we are daily receiving, to look at the
bright side of the pictures
Having now given a general and cur
sorry statement Of facts, we proceed TO
notice briefly
THE TOWN IN DETAIL.
There arc eight streets running north |
and south, and ten running east and west. |
Michigan street is one hundred feet wide |
and one mile long within the corporate
limits, runs north and south, and is the |
principal business street in town. La
porte street runs east and west, is three
quarters of a mile in length, and eighty |