The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-11-06
LETTER FROM TOLEDO.

EDS. JEFF.-The long winter evenings
afford plenty of time TO all classes for
amuLment, study etc, and, according to
promise, renew the abruptly broken
off correspondence of the former part of
1874. And, by way of introduction, will
say that the intensely excited state Of
this portion of our great nation, found
within the limits of Ohio, on public pol
icy, has settled down to a sublime state
of inactivity, all bowling to the will of
the ballot, as expressed; many doing so
because they have no other remedy,
others supremely happy in having been
the chosen of the successful party, and
for part of the term TO which they have
been elected will be very polite and af-
fable But Office holding. either by the
permission or choice Of our neighbors. or
by the appointment of those in higher
station, all go great way to disquaiify
great many good men for usefulness.
To prove my position it would not re-
quire visit to New York, Chicago, or
Cincinnati, but your own county has
plenty of misunderstanding monu-
ments of this truth. But still the poor
dupes are rushing in at every corner
for office
But enough of this It's not flattering
to our natures to know too much of
ourselves
A visit about our city, by any observ-
er, would not disclose any evidence of a
close time in business circles, for, in the
history of Toledo, no one year of its
growth has there been such improve
ments as those of this year, and, gener-
ally, those of great permanence and
value, while the smaller classes of build
ings have not been neglected by any
means. Still the laboring classes have
not built as much in the same ratio.
Common laborers commanding from
SIPS to S1.75 per day, and skilled me
chanics and artisans at from S2. 90 to
$3.50, which, after supporting ordinary
families, leaves but little surplus to in
vest, and it is said that the Savings
Banks are having very light receipts to
care for; scarcely sufficient TO pay run
ming expenses. Hence, our capitalists
are disposing of their bonds and putting
the proceeds into fine residences and
blocks that build up our city.
The late city directory indicates popu
lation of about flfty-two thousand inhab-
itants, and there are those among our
best informed who predict that, at the
next census, eighty thousand inhabit- |
ants will be within our city borders. |
You talk with our business men relative |
to their success during the year, and |
they all say that it has Kept pace with |
the growth of the city, and about the
only complaint made is in collections. 1
The great drouth has evidently affected |
business in many of the departments of
trade. The commercial interests have
most heavily. Stock in vessels
have not afforded adequate returns in
the shape of dividends to the owners; in
some instances hardly paying expenses.
Seamen's wages have been so uniform
y low that great complaints are made in
his department, and this will apply Just
IS well to the numbering interests of the
country bordering on the lakes, which
las been greatly depressed, and in the
outlook for the coming season is not
very encouraging. But with all this,
We don't think there should be any very
serious forebodings.
The crops are most bountiful, and the
ruit of the vine has been very cheering.
The olive has not refused to yield its
portion of oil, and in view of all the sur
'oundings, if we, as people, would re-
rench our fast living, do more active
abor, and economic in all our ways,
iepend upon it, we should and would
not whine nor complain, nor have half
he cause to. PHILo.