Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-18

ED JoURNAL:-ln my travels through
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indi-
al2 and Ohio, find some delightful coun-
try and some remarkably pleasant villages
Believing that few thoughts suggested
upon a visit to Napoleon, Ohio, might be
interesting to your readers, take the liber-
ty of jotting them down and forwarding
10 you.
Napoleon is the county scat of Henry
county; is beautifully situated in one of the
most beautiful and healthiest localities in
the State, and with It's water and railroad
facilities it has decided advantage over
many OF its neighboring county seats. 1t
is said to have voting population of 533,
giyingby the old rule-scven in family to
every voter---a population of .3,73l. The
streets are regularly laid out, wide, and
handsomly ornamented. 1t is provided
with fine churches, large school houses and
ordinary hotels, with first-class landlords.
The old Woke House is kept by our old
friend Gilbert who takes every mans stom-
ach for packing house. and would founder
every guest if they would eat all set before
them. All who have control of their appe-
tites would recommend them to this house
and would advise gluttons to go to the La
pold House, Ottawa, Ohio.
Napoleon is noted for enterprises. Mr..
Tro ybridge is the proprietor of NAM
moth stave factory, which gives employ
ment to 40 men and 80 boys Mr.. Caller
also adds greatly to the enterprise of the
place with his magnificent Touring mill. A
short way below l found an enterprising
party OF German friends operating a fine
Touring mill. In passing to the other side
OF the town | found a mammoth spoke and
hub factory, operated by gentlemen OF TIE
first grade. Next that came under my notice
was a mammoth establishments - one thar
destroys 800 bushels OF precious grain daily
and tralsmogra6es it into doubie-disrilled
lightning, helping the agencies of the devil
to transport $4,000 human souls to a drunk
ards grave, annually, and doing its part
toward throwing 100000 men, women and
children upon public charity, and making
100000 more lead miserable lives. This
and is looked upon by many as one of the
great branches of American Industry. Now
let us analyze this great American enter
prize. This useful institution distiIls 90
900 bushels of grain annually, which at 80
| cents per bushel as a reasonable estimate,
would afford market for the farming com
/ nf nf
! 10000 bushels of grain will make 100000
| gallons OF whiskey, which is sold at whole
sale upon all average of about 50 per gallon.
| This gives an income to the distiller of
about $l,4i0,000. Then American enter
prise demands an army of demon makers
to purchase this liquid fire and retail il at 10
cents "snifter" There is said to be sixty
square drinks in one gallon, giving the
enormous sum of SIS per bushel for grain,
and the aggregate sum of this useful enter
prise at Napoleon costs somebody $8,-
! 100000.
This can truly be set down as one OF the
fountains of great National Nuisanccs, that
are fast demoralizing this Ameli an matte n,
and sooner or later will bankrupt the same
! if some energetic measures are not employed
TO arrest this disgraceful enterprise. 1t is
! carried on by men who scorn the idea OF
morality, and who have not got manners
enough to treat men with common courtesy
when approached with legitimate ent r
prise. How much longer are the good peo-
pie OF Napoleon and vicinity going to ait
quietly and endorse this stigmatic " en-
terprise in their midst? If this is to be
American enterprise for all time to come
my prayers will be that the day may soon
come when no man shall be able TO stand
Yours Truly, TRANcIENT.