The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-09-17
RANDOM THOUGHTS.
BY THE EDITOR.

H. r. Austin and others had been talk I
ing so much about Wellston that l con- /
cluded to run up there on Monday. Dr. |
a. B. Monahan went with me. The cars /
were so crowded that we had TO standup
all the way. We got off at Milton Fur
mace, and walked down to Mr.. Austin's
fine residence and had dinner. Elder
Dillon, of this District, and his son, also
took dinner there.
As we went from Milton to Austin's
we passed through Austin's Addition to
Wellston. This Addition is laid off on
the east Of the road running from Berlin
to Hamden, and extending to the sum
NIT of the hill. 1t joins Milton Furnace
on the north. and the streets running
north and south are an extension of the
corresponding streets of Wellston. The
ground upon which this Addition is laid
ont is beautiful, and is just rolling
enough to make fine building lots. AL
ready several lots have been sold.
Wellston is going to be a great city.
There can be no further doubt about this.
All is life and activity. The great need
of the place now is houses. Lumber has
been hard to get. One sawmill in the
place runs all the time, and all the lumber
| they can get from the surrounding eoun-
try, and by railroad, they use up at once.
| There are two or three brick yards in
constant operation. Mr.. Bundy is put
ting up ten brick houses. Five of them
/ opa ~, tIa v-o,- aud t,1r or 4braa of fbaro
nearly finished | stood in the door of
| the store room at Milton Furnace and
counted 80 new houses in Wellston. If
had gone to the top of the Furnace
stack l could have counted more. The
iron shells of the two Wellston' Furnaces
are up, and the casting houses are ready
for the roof These Furnaces are some
ten to fifteen feet apart. The boilers for
the two Wellston Furnaces are up and
the casting houses are ready for the roof.
feet apart. The boilers for the engine
are on the ground There are six of
them, each 60 feet in length, new aud
most substantial in workmanship
Some time ago l visited Wellston. and
punctured the bubble blown up by the
lying correspondents of the city papers.
They were writing that Wellston con-
tanned one hundred houses, two furnaces
in operation, &c. / think the truth is
aEs0ays best. and so | described the place
just as it appeared at that time. The
people Of Wellston appeared to think
that felt sort of jealousy towards the
place, and kept saying that the prosperi-
ty of Wellston would not injure Jackson.
OF course not And then am not one
of that sort. rejoice in the prosperity
of all persons and all places. l will dc
Wellston full justice; nothing more
nothing less.
The jackson County Coal and Iron
Company, of which Frank Austin. DR.. A
B. Monahan Moses Sternberger, and NJ
Pavey are leading spirits, is adopting ;
sensible course. While they are aware
that capital is essential, they recognize
the fact that underneath and above. anC
all around that is labor. All the capita
in creation, without labor will neve
make a prosperous city. And so the.
are holding out inducements, and max
ing an earnest effort to sell lots on yer,
favorable terms to laboring men. Thi
is the first thing they are doing. If the.
can get large number of honest, indus
trious laboring men to become independ
ent free holders in their new town, sue
, cess is sure And | know of no place
not even excepting jackson, where great
= er inducements are held out to laborin
men Labor will always be in demand
and prices must continue to be remunel
, ative.
Since the organization of this compan
= they have discovered large quantities c
rich iron ore on the highest portions c
/ the Austin lands, now owned by tn
# company, and they have coal enough
It run a dozen furnaces a hundred years.
d There was quite a stir in Wellsto
If when l was there on Monday Las
s. week a large portionof the railroad shoE
l. at Zaleski was burnt, and it is probabl
n the shops will be built at some othe
:. point Athens, Chillicothe, Handler
It and other places are applicants. Well
ton is an aspirant. They have Undue
ments to offer superior to any otht
n point. Here they can donate all tn
8 land needed, and coal and iron are inc:
s, haustible. No point on the main Lin
e can offer all these inducements. tt
T. railroad company will no doubt take
N thoroughly business view of the matte
m and make full investigation. If s
7. Wellston stands good show for gettir
d the shops.
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