Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-07-25
FROM GUSTAV.
July %, 1873

En-. JoURN Al: local matters III Custar and
vicinity are not very q h,ttering at present.
The terrible rain storms in the past two weeks
have left the roads in a very bad condition
consequently :utting off the hoop aud stave
trade which is of considera ble Importance here.
II leaves commercial m ,tters quite dull. Far
mers have been put To considerable trouble and
expense account of the rains. Many Of them
got their hay and wheat wet in the field, while
others were detained from cutting. This of
course put them in bad humor; they leave bust
ness in disgust and come To town with fac as
long as an oIi.fashioned buitsr-nut fence Iai',
which think il uncallcd for To the best ut
my in lgmcnt farmers are doing well in this vi
cinity this season. Wheat is yielding, on an
average, Ii bushels per acre. Corn neTer lock
ed better potatoes promises large yield oats
does not look quite so wei the straw being
short aud IN many places struck with rust.
see no chance for starving hence would say
to my long faced friends Hold your cars stiff
1t appears that the D. & NJ. K. r. Company
are taking some interest in helping Custar
along. Mr.. Weller has consented To extend the
81 IL track nf the road five hundred leel further
nurth aud assist in building shipping plat
form Of the same length. This will fTd room
for Eve saw mills situated nff tho railroad that
propose To ship from this place as sonn as said
platform is completed. This is con nsidered
quite benefit to our town, as each of these
mills win employ from five to twelve teams per
dag to remJve lumber from their yards To this
station. This, as you will see, gives employ
ment To ab lut forty teams lat a reasonable remu-
neration. My experience IS, that tho fastest
way to Increase the cum mercial interests Of
small place, is tn give the laborlng class enough
to do at a reasonable price.
am very sorry To see in the columns Of the
Sentinel Of July II, that my friend Cleaner had
formed wrong idea OF ths intent oil my remarks
in The JOURNAL two weeks ago. Allow me To
explain Being acquainted with the fact that
he ha established reputation not 10 be excel
led for inlolence aud shilllessness, | thong to
aatter him by a?przing his friends of the TACT
strange as it may appear-that lac had hr the
first time in his life formed resolution To make
an honest living by manual labor although
we well knew that necessity crmpelled him to
do so, yet we felt like giving him credit for
having come to an honest conclusion. But he
treats our Kindness with contempt aud 10 ease
his smlttcn conscience he makes use of these
words GA, in writing from our place, would
have some believe that your humble Cleaner
was carrying long CAD 10 defend himself
against such Dead Beats us lie md a few 9th
ers that iniest our town. ! would tell that gem
tlemau that il would be better Tor him tu be
whipped with an OK CAD than 10 waste his time
.ttt,, 4 ,,,,Ia |
do tot quite understand his intention By these
remarks, and especially the words dead beat
20 the best of my Judgment can only take 1t
to be peculiar name lie gives 10 business men
in our place to whom he is indebted for cigars
| aud beer. 1t appears from the language he
makes Use Of, that he is taking lhis way tn in-
form them ol the fact that il they become i'm
patient lie will stand lh,m If in this way. In
regn I'd to his friendly advice, in which he
makes use of these words II would tell tie
gentleman he had better he whipped with an OK
Cad than to waste his time n writing for such
n sheet" can but say ia reply that consider
il far better for me 10 waste my time in writing
To respectable journal, than 10 improve II in
beating the little boys out OF the cigars IN Ive'
ly game uf marbles on the street corner.
Now, friend Cleaner allow me to say to
you, good naluredly, that would much rather
you would avoid all such remarks IN the iutu e
which may require unpleasant explanation !
shall pay NO regard to them ia the least there
is nothing in it that plesscs or benefits the pub.
lie. it leads 70 nothing good. and consider il be-
meath the dignity Of II gentleman to indulge IN
that style of literature besides II is asking too
much OF an edtsr to publish that kind OF read
ing matter, simply to crafty a contributor.
Hoping you have iull understanding Of my
intentions for the future. bid long adieu to
you aud others who furnish the packing with
which the Ssntiisl is stuffed.
AS soOn as time will admit will furnish
correct statement Of commercial. matters in Gu :
tar having been requested to do so BY several
of the Of patrons Of the Journal.
Respectfully Yours, A.
Cpstar, JWly 2s, 1873,