The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-07-17
Letter from Toledo.
TOLEDO, OHIo. July 5, 1873

To the Editor Of the standard:
Thinking that letter from this
mushroom" city might be of sufficient
interest to warrant its publication, L will
endeavor to jot you compendious ac-
count of it and its immediate surround
ings. In the first place stranger on
coming into Toledo cannot form justifi-
able opinion of its magnitude or beauty
from the aspect presented by its princi-
pal business thoroughfares, but after per-
ambulating through the suburban dis
tricts, and witnessing their innumerable
beauties in the way of elegant residences,
fine commodious yards with their groves
of shade trees, grass plats, walks, and
drives. one will heartily concede that
this city will compare favorably with any
in the West. Adams street can boast of
some dwelling houses which for architec-
tural design, exterior beauty and COM
plete finish, surpuss many of the famous
pallatial residences you will see in some
of the older cities. Toledo is the third
city in the State, and her citizens fattcr
themselves that she is not only now pros
porous, but that she is swiftly attaining
to still higher degree, with as much
celebrity as would possibly be expected,
consistent with solid, substantial pro-
gress, fourishing trade, thriving manu-
factories, and wealth augmenting gener-
ally. Toledo is destined to be in as rea-
sonable a time as is compatible with the
growth of city, the metropolis of the
West Her advantageous situation,
countless resources and rapid growth,
renders it almost inevitable. The city is
admirably situated upon the lovely
Maumee, just eight miles from its outlet
into the lake, to which splendid plank
road leads. running along the river shore
almost the entire distance, and thps
making a magnificent and delightful
drive
Pnt-in-Bay, the Saratoga of the West,
lies forty miles out in the Lake from To
ledo, just about the proper distance to
make a sail thereto an enjoyable event.
An excursion steamer leaves the city
every morning, including Sunday, for the
Island, and invariably it is well laden
with human freight. Business men who
have been immured during the whole
week, within the hot brick walls of the
city, are keen to HE themselves to the
middle of the Lake, where they can at
any time inhale a good fresh, healthful,
invigorating breeze, and escape for brief
time the busy hum of the city's great
throbbing heart, and the infringing de-
mands of society which must be met at
any and all sacrifices of ones time and
comfort.
Notwithstanding that there was no
public demonstration here of any descrip-
ton in commemoration of the Fourth,
the city was enlivened to an unusual ex-
tent by individual celebrations. All day
long there was an ineessant cracking of
fire crackers, torpedoes and pistols, and
inthe evening the city was illuminated
by fire works from many different points.
But q good portion of Toledo's citizens
participated in the numerous excursions
to Put-in-Bay, West Sister Islands, and
other interesting localities on the Lake,
while others attended Publications at
Adrian, Mich, Bryan, Ohio, and other
places by rail, and take it all in all the
national anniversary was pretty generally
observed.
There has been dearth of amusement
here for some time past, but l observe
that the bulletins are again ornamented
with flaming posters announcing the
coming of Grand Spectacular Drama,
a new thing on the boards, entitled "The
Magic Talisman," which will commence |
a weeks engagement at the Opera House,
Monday Eve. 10. Il. WILSON.