Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-01-10
PERRYsBURG IN 1872.
PUBLIC IMPmoyEMENTs, BUsH

Il is customary with all judicious bust
ness men at the close of each year, to take
an inventory OF stock, and figure up the
profits and loss for the year. With this in
view, we have endeavored to collect some
facts and figures in regard to the business
of Perrysburg IN the past year. which,
without any spirit Of rivalry, we are will
ing to place in competition with any town
Of its size in the Northwest.
We are not in possession Of some OF the
facts, and have not the space this week to
give even an outline of the new buildings, |
sidewalks, &c. The first, and that which !
is of the greatest Importance to the town
and surrounding country, is
TIE PERRYsDURo HYDRAULIC CANAL.
ALLEN BRowN, Esq, of Toledo, the
present proprietor of this prospective valu-
able water power, has, during the past sea-
son. made very extensive improvements in
this important work. lie commenced with
the dam, which is 770 feet in length, and
replanked it; repaired the head-gates in a
substantial manner; built an ice breaker
100 feet long, 8 feet high and 10 feet wide,
with tinbcrs thoroughly bolted together
every three feet and we'll packed with
stone, running out from the bead-gatcs to
protect the high banks below; also rebuilt
the banks below, giving them an easy slope
to the river and covering them with rip
rap to protect them from the action OF the
water in the river during high stage dec
pened and widened the canal and recon-
structed the banks from the head-gatcs to
Mr.. BARNES farm, distance Of about
two and a half miles. The average thick
ness OF bsnk on top is feet, and at water
line ~ feet, and 10 slope less than / TO
foot. The canal now, as far as the re-
pairs are made, is far more complete than
it was when it left the hands of the origin
al builders. 1t will be hereafter known rs
a Hydraulic "Canal, instead OF IIydraul-
ic "Ditch." The banks are stronger and
! mnch better protected, and the canal is
much wider and deeper, being about thirty
, feet wide on the bottom at its narrowcst
points, and holding about fye feet depth
E OF water at its lowest stage.
Mr.. BRowN has done all this at cost
; OF little less than $1,000, and practical
men who have examined the work pro-
nounce it complete and are surprised at
the improvement that has been made with
.. the amount of money expended. He con-
templates continuing in the Spring the
, work that he has commenced - that of
' widening and deepening, and raising and
. strengthening the banks its entire length
providing substantial spill-ways and waste
5 gates wherever needed, rebuilding the
E aqueduct on the Perrin farm, and, in
, short, making it what it was originally in
tended to bc-a valuable water power, COM
pletc in every respect.
1t is we'll to add that VIC consider great
credit due to Mr.. BRowN for the spirit he
has displayed in thus commencing in so
thorough manner the resurrection of a
n work on which the future welfare Of our
2 town depends work which was nerer
y completed as it should have been, and con-
}, scquently has proved improbable to every
a one who has depended upon it or had any
u thing to do with it; work which was al
ways declared to be of the utusust import
ance to the citizens of our iesn, and yet
q. one in which not one had backbone en-
. ough to invest sufficient capital at any one
: time to make it a success.
That Mr.. Brown will find il a paying
investment no one can doubt who has any
: knowledge of the value of iirst-class
: water power, and all of us will rejoice with
him at the result The benefits derived by
e every property holder in the town, eventu-
g ally, will far exceed in the aggregate what
; he will now anticipate from it. In fact,
:, Mr. BRowS is investing his money for
the benefit of the town, and it ought to be
appreciated, as we have no doubt it will
be.
= We append the following statistics Of the
J.. several establishments named, as collected
II and furnished to the Toledo Blade, by \.
d III. CALLARD, Esq:
d MANUFACTURING kSD BUSINESS ESrERrRrsE-
Is LUMBER, &C.
e The amount Of lumber manufactured and i'm.
n ported, together with shingles lath ke. ,excesl
e by mare than 100 per cent. the transaction o
any former year.
y Msssrs. Peck, Hamilton Il Co., have purchas-
ed Of
g Pine Lumber .....-.....-.. ....1 $50 900 feet
,e Maple, Walnut, &c........ 350pO0 do
Pine Shingles ......... Il ,b96 900 db
Lsth ........ .............. ..... $4,000 do
Tie manufacturing products of this firm arr
largely in excess of former years.
X II. wiltsc 4 Son, prupristora Of the Perrys
re burg steam saw mill, have manufactured durinI
n the year Of domestic lumber $50 900 feet, on
al half Of which has been sold in Toledo.
le Messrs. Tomau L Morss, Of the Perry sburI
in Box Factory, have cut material for
" Grape Boxes.... ...........-.......l7 LIS. .00
,r PAcxiHE boxes .......3 $50, ,e0
Strawberry 66Xes-.--... -.-..... ..... 100 90
- Slaves for nail kegs. 80. go. 25O.00
o. Stats for grape crates'.' 100000 200 90
Stats for strawberry crates '''''''' 5000
n, Grape boxes made complete ''''' 100, ,OO
l. A large proportion OF the material manulac
in tured by this firm, hnds its market in Cleve
il land.
n IN addition TO the above, II should be state
m that NessSs. Il iberts Il Witzlsr have manufac
tursd of grape aud other fruit boxes 10000.
or OAK SLAVES,
he which are narketsd chiefly iu Buffalo, an
g. other poiRts East, there has been purchased b.
D. F. z. Miller 4 Co................... $50 90
I'd A. q. Williams & Bro .......l 900 90
It. q. Bach ........ ...........'.... 500 90
As The rssalt Of labor in the manufacture q
Vn stay6s and heading for -four barrels, appsi
n lime, Sc, are very large.
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