The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-10-26

CincinnAli


Twenty years ago Horace Greeley
predicted that Cincinnati would "be-
come the focus and mart of the
grandest circle of manufacturing
thrift on the continent" The
| grounds on which this opinion was
based were the splendid facilities OF
communication with the fields of
raw production all over the Missis-
sippi valley, and the elastic enter
prise of her own citizens. She has
seen two of her Western rivals, ST.
Louis and Chicago, succpssively bear
from her the palm of greater pOpu-
lation, but il is doubtful whether Ell
ther of these great cities will equal
her In the value, variety, or volume
of industrial productions
According TO the report of the
Board of Trade for 1870, nearly two
hundred and fifty branches of man
ufacturing enterprise were prosecut-
ed in the city, with an aggregate
cash capital of $5l, ,673,471. besides
real estate to the value of $37,124,-
EI19. The number of hands employ
ed was 59,827, working up raw ma
terial worth s66, 6,O4O,O ,O85, and pro
ducing articles worth $127,459,O21,
The latter aggregate shows an in.
crease over 1869 of $8,OOO.OOO, and
over 1868 of nearly $23,OO0,000.
The leading branch of manufacture
was of different fabrics of iron
amounting to over s2O,OOO,OOO.
The commercial facilities of Gin
cinnati, both natural and artificial
are admirable. The Ohio presents g
thousand miles of navigation, be
sides several navigable tributaries
The annual trade of the ports on this
river is stated by the Cincinnati
Board of Trade at s716,OO7, 900, o
which $l76,OOO,OOO belong to tha
city, $3.50, 600, 600 to Pittsburg, $50,
900, 900 to Wheeling, etc. Elever
, trunk lines of railroad centre at Gin
/ cinnati, with 1856 miles of road com
pleted, besides 1921 miles of brancI
8 roads, representing capital actual
/. Iy invested of 1854, ,982, ,26G. Dur
ing 1870 these-roads carried 4,059,
= go passengers, besides 5,O28, ,92
tons of freight, worth about sevel
;, hundred millions of dollars. TIL
= receipts of -four at Cincinnati wer
774,344 barrels, and the shipment
576.677. The receipts and ship
ments of cereals were about five an
. a half millions of bushels each. Th
imports of general merchandis
amounted to $57, ,226,OOO, beside
o 81, ,O58 226 of direct foreign imports
o The total value of the annual in
ports of Cincinnati is stated in tn
4 report of the Chamber of CommerC
- at S3I2,878,665, and of the expOr
% at $193,5I7, ,690-a total trade
S5O5, ,496, ,355. There are enrolled
Il the port 279 steamers. barges an
canal boats, with tonnage of 81
u 563 40, and worth $1,578,710.
The population of the city by Il
= recent census is stated at 218, 800
an increase of nearly thirty-six p
"A cent. in ten years. The amount
personal and real estate listed
. taxation in 1870 was $l36, 1O7 ,23
n which is probably about two-fifths
the real value. The city of Cinci
natl is then worth but little less thj
,o $500 O,0O0-an increase of for
90 per cent. in ten years. We remel
Der 0. hearing an old Kentucky re
el, at the opening of the rebellic
as he shook his fist at the city acrc
~ the river, utter this appalling prop
'u ecy: THAT town is a dead cock
l'0 the pit; the South Will have
- more to do with it %
f., Jistano,s ,If tvantv-five mi