Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-04
AFFAIRS ON LAKE ERIE.
CLEVELAND, o., August 2sth, Is

Lake Erie dashing on its shore at my feet. The
air is always stimulating enough along the
margin Of this historical sheet of water for re-
freshing respiration. To me this air Is like
coming back to my native element, having seen
for the first time in in my life the light of day in
this region, almost within the sound of this
lakes bounding pillows. / have therefore a
kind of pardonable affection for this region,
which is only second to that which one is sus-
pected to be nursing in relation to the old family
domicle and its parental proprietors.
Well, sitting aside the Partially of opinion
that Is so natural to one In regard to his birth
place-thIs is a fine country. People here enjoy
al there is OF life in this latitude, and get rich
besides. Whilst they exhibit a very commend
able degree of industry, they also succeed in so
opening the mind as to take in q knowledge of
whatever in an artistic, literary and scientific
way is transpiring around them-in brief. they
are an intelligent people as any dwelling any
where in this country. ! like them.
For eighty to one hundred miles
UP AND DOWN THE LAKE SHORE
on the old stage road that was twenty years ago,
this country surpasses in beauty and pleasant
ness anything to be seen anywhere in. the
Union. What country for pleasurable riding
rather the old highway, are as thick-using
homely adage-"as toads after q shower" and
they are beautiful towns, too. But
PAINEsvILLK,
twenty-nine miles east Of here, with popula-
ton of about 5000, Is the most beautiful town
have ever seen. 1t Is literally embowered In
adornments. Fruit trees and flowers ornament
the surroundings Of the dwellings, whilst the
expanding branches Of the sugar maple almost
interlock over the streets and cast grateful
shade therein. At P. is a narrow gauge rail
road partly completed and operated, which,
when fully completed-as 1t is expected 1t will
be this fall, the iron only Is to be laid part OF
the way-will extend from the lake to Youngs-
town, one of the most important manufacturing
towns in the intsro, Of the state; The iron
numerous and extensive. In the matter OF
educational instrumentalities at P. are the
Lake Erie Female Seminary, offering admirable
tenn of public schools there is in the highest
degree successful In teaching the young idea
how 10 fire.
But what q region for
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.
Lake county has only eight towns, and at
Willoughby, one of them, there is one; five
there is another; at gainesville are the Adver-
tiser, Telegraph and the Northern Ohio Journal.
Eleven miles south, in another county, are two
more Papers-the Republican and the Times.
East of gainesville a few miles, at Geneva, is
another; at Ashtabula two more-the Telegraph
and the Cittzen; at Conneaut is the Reporter, and
at Jefferson, same county, is the Sentinet-news-
paper intelligence enough, certainly, for SO small
region.
The noticeable feature of this city to an OBJ
serving man is beauty-and completing an APP
pr0priate figure of Observation-Disclosures. There
is no more beautiful city in the land. The site
III me beginning was DcduClIul DIV nature, In Its
soil and superficial area; and then the taste and
the liberal purposes or performances of the peo-
pie have done what remained to be Zone to
make It all cay Of it. Its sentimental cogno-
men-the Forest City"-at once declares the
character OF the most noticeable Of its artificial
decorations. And then
RUCLID AVENUE,
outside Of Its business precincts, and 50 world
widely famous, is probably unsurpassed in
beauty by any locality Of its kind in the world.
l have been to see It again to-day. do not
never seen its attractveness equalled else
where. Nature outdid herself in the soil and
surface Of the sites for those proud patromonial
has SO blended with her its scenic details as to
realize the highest and lovliest effect.
But the business of this city-it is astonishing.
manufacturing Establishment make everything
made, almost, out Of wood, stone, metal and
fibre, but do not need to say that, to make a
fitting reference to o various, extensive, anu
art, as exampled in this city. Then it Is rail-
road center, in addition to its water commune
cation. By the lakes come the northern Michi-
gan pine lumber, Michigan fine wheat, and
Lake Superior copper and iron ores, and the
products of the northern lakes fisheries.
The busness,-the manufacturing Of the city,
has built railroads, and
THE RAILROADS HAVE BUILT OR MADE BusI-
These two instrumentalities are correlative
forces In building up each other, and in build
about. But more particularly with reference
to the railroads: The first road, think, was the
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati; then fol-
lowed the Cleveland and Painsville and Ashta-
bula, down the lake shore, and the Cleveland
ana Toledo, up the same; the Cleveland and
Pittsburg; the Cleveland and Mahoning; and
tern,-and the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin
natl and indianapolis. In most of these roads
the corporation authorities Of the city took
tent with these railroads radiating into the
country thicker than star points. Up the lake |
to Rocky river, miles, is local road, the cars
Of which are drawn by dummy. Out to Brook |
horse car road. To East Cleveland, miles,
there Is another street railroad1 To Newbargh,
6 miles, although the 9. and 2. trains run |
through it-there is another local road, using
dummy as the locomotive power.
These facts become deeply Interesting and in
structive when considered in connection with
this particular in Washington. feel the deep
est interest in the prosperity of your city. Un-
til quite recently there have been, as you are |
aware,
BUT Two RAILROADS LEADING OUT OF WASH
one north and the other south. Now 4iere is
another north, and sort of another connection |
west. We have one more at least in prospect;
but these railroad prospects with you, let me
say It in proper spirit, are "hope deferred"
which "maketh the heart sick" In the matter |
ficient. The Board of Public Works have graded |
and macadamized 7th street to the county line,
at no little expense, and 1t is magnificent road,
but all the leading roads of the city need like
attention. The Columbia turnpike, think it
Is called, is about four miles long, and COM
mences about half o mile west Of the Long
bridge. With these two exceptions, what have
You in the way of extra good or even common |
roads connecting the capital with the country,
worth naming? There Is that.
OUTRAGEOUS BURDEN, |
the toll Aqueduct bridge from Georgetown over
to VIRGINIA, and then the wagon tran extending |
into the country that has been settled two hun
dred years, that would disgrace Uyanyembe.
There are those two hills overlooking George
town, which never have been graded down q
particle, except by the rain storms, reproaching
that city every day for Its lack Of business ss- |
gacity, public spirit and enterprise. Grade |
those hills down, and IL will be money to the /
Georgetown traders; II will be . pleasure to |
them when that city's denizens desire TO ride |
out for country air. Why do they not grade
them down? They are awfully hard on horses |
now.
Your railroad communication now With
Northern Virginia ID wa the Washington and /
Ohio railroad. Many live out on that road only |
six miles who Come In to you daily travelling
hfteen miles to do % and pay go per month.
when on the Baltimore and Potomac, and BaIti-
moro and Ohio roads it costs for commuta-
don tickets for 6fteen miles only S6, or rs Der