The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-18
Editorial Correspondence.
GENEVA, o, Sept. 9th, 1873,

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DEAR SrAR:-When l parted
with your readers Of my former
letter l had safely arrived in To-
ledo. Although it was not rain
ing at the time, yet I found IN
'ristakable evidence of q heavy
shower Of rain having just fallen,
in the liberal supply OF mud, sucll
rs | have often thought Toledo
alone could afford land which
greeted me AZ l alighted from the
street car after riding from the
depot to my point Of destination.
Toledo is growing rapidly, and,
Indeed, l was quite surprised ia
note tho changes aud improve
rnonts thst had been making dur
ing my absence of two mouths.
OE the site OF the recent great
fire on Summit and St. Clair
streets, near Adams, large sub
stantial brick buildings are already
nearly enclosed. Handsome bus
i"css blocks are also rising from
the ruins caused by the fire which
destroyed some 100000 worth
OF property at corner of Lafayette
and Ottawa strec's' last winter.
The huge L. S. & M. S. Elevator,
of some half u million bushels ca
pacity, is, we understand ready
for use, although the stating is not
finished. A large force of work
men is pushing forward the work
OH the new Elevator Of the Wa
bash Elevator Company. The
first mentioned is erected on the
site Of the one destroyed by fire
in April, 1872, and tho latter just
south Of the old Wabash Eleva-
tors, and bctwcon them and the
Lake Shore Railway bridge. Time
and space will not permit me TO
give anything like a detailed az
count Of the many business en-
terprises here springing into cx-
istence, nor the tine buildings,
both public and private, in process
OF erection.
Water Works arc now being
constructed for the purpose of
supply the city with water taken
from the Maumcc River at point
a good healthy distance above
sewerage. The Works are after
tho "Stand-Pipe" plan, and will
probably have cost three quarters
Df a million dollars when in COM
plete running order. 1t is ex-
pccted TO have the work finished
by next Summer. Among the
other business enterprises | shall
only make passing mention Of the
recently organized Milburn Wa
gon Company, which, when its
works arc in operation will do
business OF thousands of dollars,
give employment TO a large num-
Der Of men, and supply wagons
in almost unlimited quantity. |
also wish t. note the fact that
work has commenced on o third
Railway bridge over the Maumcc.
it will commence on the west
bank OF tho River, abont one hun.
dred rods below the Lake Shore
Railway bridge, and from thence
run diagonally across the stream
to a point still lower.
And here, let me mention an
enterprise now in the bands Of
Toledo capitalists. 1t is that Of
creating new Summer resort
and "camp-mceting" ground on
what is known as the Peninsula,
Ottawa county, this State. The
tract comprises, believe, some
10 acres Of land, and Is called
"Lakc Sidc." Situated near the
extreme point Of the Peninsula,
it is between thirty and forty
Eilcs from Toledo, about twelve
miles from Sandusky City, and
about ten from Put in. Bay. am
told that it is beautifully located,
fronting north, overlooking the
Lake and Islands in the distance,
and rises from the Lake by alter
uate terraces and plattcaus to an
elevation Of one hundred feet in a
distance ofOne hundred rods. The
Company have plated the lands,
aud are actively engaged IN fitting
it up. Several parties have al
ready purchased lots. tho prices
ranging from $50 to $500 EACH.
The Executive Committee con-
sists Of Messrs. j. W. uictt, K.
w. henderson and g. A. Cron-
niger, names well known in To-
ledo and elsewhere. NJ. w. Plain,
ESQ, has charge OF sale of lots.
AS my readers have doubtless
already suspected, "Lake Side"
~ to hc manaocd nnder tho ans