Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04
Benaire Locals.

NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
past week our city was visited by j. B.
Ford of New Albany, Ind, an extern
sive Glass Manufacturer, who proposes,
if be can secure three or four acres of
ground suitably located at fair price,
to erect large establishment for the
Mr.. Ford was pleased with the situa-
tion and surroundings, and will return
here in short time to further investi-
gate the subject. r..
MESsRS. VIM. COCHRAN and Others
are talking of erecting a large Barrel
and Keg Factory.
A COMPANY for the erection of
another Rolling Mill is in correspond
ence with some of our reading property
holders, endeavoring to secure lands for
the location of a Mill.
BUsINEss.-All the Manufacturing es-
tablishments seem to be fully occupied.
The Nail Works are working full time
with ready sale for all they make. The
Belmont Glass Works are now running
two furnaces in order to supply theirin-
creased demand for wares. This estab-
lishment has more than doubled its
original capacity. The "Implement
d Machine Works are compelled to run
over time" in order to do the work
offered. They have contracts for build
ing four steam engines besides a large
amount ofwork for Mills, Brick Yards,
Coal Works, &C., all of which is outside
of their business of manufacturing Ag-
ricultural machinery. The Merchants
Qrd Mechanics of oil fv,6o, f,,h he,I
fully occupied, and the whining blub-
bering utterances of the lazy dema-
gogues who represent the Democratic
party in Congress, as set forth in their
lying address" published in the
last Standard to the effect that "labor is
depressed and industry is crushed
and impoverished" is such a palpable
Misrepresentation of our labor and in
dustry that intelligent Democrats are
of the address, its authors and
PuDhsners.
OFFICE SEEKERS RAID.-During
the last week our city has been "raid-
ed" by a band of q had almost said
Office seekers. One candi-
date for Judge, one candidate for
Treasurer, one candidate for Auditor,
one candidate for Prosecuting AttOr-
ney, perigrinated our streets for two
whole days annoying the Democratic
leaders until they were ready to cry
out from the depth of their tormented
souls, "How long, Oh Lord, how long,"
By our bustling busy people these gen.
tie beggars for "bread that others earn"
were not very enthusiastically received,
and all such as they may as well re-
~ ha,,,o Coz <Lox, odd ono
cubit to their stature, as men or politi-
clans by such visits. If they desire to
start some productive enterprise that
will give employment to our industri-
GUS mechanics and laborers, and come
here for that purpose they will receive
q hearty, cordial welcome from all par
ties and classes, btA as Office seekers
they had better Ntarry in Jericho until
their boards shall grow" or until the
people STALL call on them.
GAssY.-SOme of our new council
men are members of a gas company
some time go, and since
their election are pressing the question
of lighting the town with gas. Whether
to do with this movement
61l1 HUI pICH0ICu W says Due oiAA III
clined to think that Bellaire needs inn
proved facilities for obtaining water far
worse than she needs gas.
.JUsrICE.-Anditor Clark, Judging
from the number and character Of the
Attorneys he has employed, must con-
slider his case against the CHRONICLE a
very bad one. uhe had clear case he
could hardly deem it necessary to re-
tain all the leading lawyers in the
County, but his actions look very much
as if he intended to beat by depriving
his adversary of all opportunity tosecure
an Attorney. If he could only now find
out who were to be the jurors and retain
all them with a liberal "palm ticker"
he might be able to make a pretty good
case. There is one point, however, in
this matter that needs little explana-
ton. If Mr.. Clark did receive, as he
agrees in his card that he did, over
"a 900 for his services in 1870. Why
did he publish in the Receipts d Ex-
penditures that he received S2,9O0?I Is
he the peoples servant, or are the peo-
pie his servant? What right has he to
mislead them as to the amoant he re-
ceives as compensation for his services?
If he has no right to lnislead them and
does mislead them does ne not act dis
honOrably? And if he does s0aet is it
not the right and duty of an editor to
expose him for doing so? These are
queries that are worth considering.