The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-04-29
RANDOM THOUGHTS.
BY THE EDITOR.


State Library, and met the librarian who
has been appointed since the death of
Walter c. Hood. His name is Robinson,
He is quite an old man and has but one
arm. He was very plain and simple in
his manners but also gentlemanly and
polite. He informed me that considera-
BILE repairing about the library would be
done this summer. The sky-light is to
be enlarged, as the raoaa-is-quite too
dark on cloudy days. A complete cata-
logue of the books is to be made, so that
each class of books will be grouped to-
gether Now it is somewhat difficult to
find books on any particular subject.
without taking up much time, and hunt
ing all over the great room. l desired
to see Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations,
and Audubon's Birds of America.
found them, but had nothing to guide
me in the search for them. When the
books shall be arranged, and catalogues
posted up, this difficulty will be avoided.
was little surprised to see SO many
relicts of the Democratic rebellion so
prominently displayed under Democratic
administration. At first supposed that
they had been so arranged by the Repub-
licans when in charge of the library, and
had not yet been removed, and put out
of sight. Afterwards came to the con-
clusion that the Democrats kept these
mementoes as sorrowing friends preserve
the toys end clothing of their dead chill
dren There were Confederate bonds,
Confederate proclamations, guns, swords,
balls, flags, and hundred other things
too tedious to mention.
spent good deal of time in all the
printing offices in Columbus, as l desired
to learn all l could about my particular
business. l was struck with the fact
which l have observed in nearly all
printing ofices-that they are generally
crowded into some miserable old ram
shackle" rooms, where no one would
think of carrying on any other business.
The offices of the Journal and Gazette are
on dirty side alleys, locality scarcely fit
for decent slaughter house or livery
stable. The Dispatch is located on High
Street, in a good place, but the rooms are
narrow, hampered and inconvenient.
Capt. Putnam has carpenters at work,
re-ftting his rooms, but his building is
too narrow ever to be made convenient.
1 noticed that none of these city printing
offices had half so convenient rooms as
has the STANDARD Office, and none of
them is near so well provided with ma
terial as is my Office The journal and
Dispatch have Hoe presses, which print
about twice as fast as my Fairhaven, run
ming when 1 was there at about l, 800 per
hour. They said their presses could be
run at 2,0C0 per hour. But they do not
print SO neatly as does the Fairhaven.
They work on very nearly the same prin-
ciple.
Columbus is improving rapidly. Many
new buildings are commenced, especially
on the west side of High Street. The
Union Depot is the greatest building I
ever saw. For curiosity, 1 took a rough
measurement of it while l was waiting
for the train to start. 1t is 220 yards
long, or 660 feet, and lis yards, or 345
feet wide. 1t has distinct railway
tracks running through it. You can
scarcely conceive of the immense size OF
this building. If you live in the country
just think of the length of line on one
side of forty acre lot of land, and then
remember that the Columbus Depot ex.
tends considerably more than one hall
the length of such line This vast
building is all under one roof, which is
light and neat in appearance, and is held
together firmly by apparently innumera-
BILE rods and braces of iron.
The telegra phi lines at Columbus are
also a vast thing. l counted the lines on
the posts near the Depot, and found &c
distinct lines.
Inever could see why Columbus should
not become one of the greatest cities in
the:.West. l would very much like tc
reside in Columbus if l had a business
there that would be profitable. If l had
money enough to start frst-class paper
in Columbus, or to buy one of those al
ready established, and put it in good
trim, would go there. | do not believe
there is in Columbus now any paper thai
is what it should be in such place.