Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-01-02
THE COUNTY SEAT.

ED. JOURNAL:-There Is not an indi-
yidual in Wood county, perhaps, ignorant
Cf the fac, that We are once more on the
verge Of another internal stiite, arising
from the present location of the Cou. ty-
seat. 1t was among the least of our ex-
pectations, five years ago, that we should
hear this q lestion agitated again so soon
for it was supposed then that the mltter
was settled for the next twenty years to
come.
Sinca its agtati on in 'G3, however, a de-
cided change of opinion has taken place
concerning it. At that period, nearly
ali in the South part Of the county voted
fjr -" Removal" To-day the re are those
yet firmly in favor of Bowling Green /;
others again are inditf ;rent and seem to
care but little about 1t, while many with
out hesitation would vots to rem m)ve l.
back to Perrsyburg.
Now, 1t is true that in '66 there were
several reasons presented as an induce
ment to vote in favor Of Bowling Green,
the main one being that &C spec lily OBJ
taining q II ilroad. Seven years have
passed away and we fad that five new
Railroads have been laid out and part of
them constructed, but Bowling Green Is
not point on any OF them, an the pros
pect Is not rs haLtering noU as it was two
or three years ago that it ever will be a
Railroad town.
Shoull all these new lin be compile.
AL l.. Il
can reach any other town in the comfy
q li5ker and easier than Bowling Green.
On the east side ofthe couaty is the T. L.
& e. Il. r; the A. & L. z. r. r., also
the Hooking Valley r. t., all running
North to Toledo, where connection can
be made with the D. & NJ. r. II. to Per-
rysburg.
The B. p. & C. Ry. running north west
G. c-nnects with the d. & NJ. Road at Dcsh-
Ter, and the NJ. G. & L. M. II. r. inter-
sects the d. & M. at Weston, affording
sslen1ed facilities to the people In the
South and Southwest portions Of the
county for reaching Perrysburg by rail.
1t certainly does seem that Bowling
Green could have Sccured line of Il. II !
had she made a vigorous effort In that !
direction as it now Is, all hope is gone !
We are Informed by Those engaged in |
the circulation of demonstrates" for |
signatures, that in the event Per ysburg
should su,c,ed in regainlng the County.
seat the taxpayers of the county will
have to pay the "snug item" OF SS0C0
for "that new Court House." At the
came time We are credibly informed, that
Perryshurg Is willing TO conV y said
Court House to the people of wood
county, without any cost to the tax-ply-
era thereof, whenever it Is decided that
The seat of ju tice shall be located there.
Taking into consid; ration the locality
ot the two places, we can not deny that
T. rIyshurg Il the mora favorable of the
two. The principal reason urged in be-
half OF Bowling Green, consists In the
fact Of its being nearly In the center OF
the county. Admitting this fact, it by
no m m,ans follows that 1t Is the ia02 eoR-
renient point, or that the situation is one
easy OF access TO majority of the people
III the county. We are aware that at the .
nrescnt time II Is a0. Bu5 If the indica-
lions were at ali favorable TO BJwling (
|ireen becoming q Railroad 10 vn, we
ehould certainly prefer 10 have the
b0uHty-seat remain lh,re,
Az OLp RESIDENT.
Jackscn Twp Dec 20, 1873. Ii