Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
FROM OHIO.

FROM OHIO. !.
About Grindssenes ana SIGH.
BEREA, Cuyshoga Co., Ohio, !
Thursday, March Is, 1875. !
Eps. CoURrER Not knowing but
what fcw words from THE part Of the
United States would DO acceptable 10
you, l venture to give you those fe.c
II waa the lot of Your correspondent |
20 90 called East from our dear State
lowa-to this,1 the northwestern pa,t !
of the Buckeye State. / left your place |
ON the night express, on Tuesday even.
ing, March 10th, over that justly pop.
MAR route, the q. B. r. @. Il. r. After
q pleasant night ride we arrived safely
at Chicago, z lis p. NJ. There We trans.
ferred to the L. s. & M. s. r. r., ard
started out on our trip through north.
eastern Illinois aud northern Indiana
and Ohio.
We left lows, in Z severe snow storm
which continued with undated fury
until we arrived at our destination.
One thing that struck us Hswkeyes
very forcibly, was the great variety
Of timber. Immediately after leaving
Chicago,we came into An underground
Of pine which lasted % long a. We
were on the sands of Lake Michigan
after leaving that and getting into
indiana, We began to got into stall
timber" Of various varieties, among
which the sugar and ash predominant
ed. This variety Of forest trees lasted
rs through the remainder of our Jour.
ney. The email shrubs that occur 90
plentifully in Iowa, do not seem to DO
dccently represented in this country.
From all surrounding indications and
from what I can CLEAN from the people
they--as well az we-have had q very
severe winter. think they have had
more snow this winter than we
The town of Berea IL situated ON the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad thirteen miles from Cleve-
land. 1t 10 town OF between $500
and 4, 600 Inhabitants. II 10 situated
In the center of Ohto's great sand
stone region. and In fact 1t 10 the only
town that works IN stone very exten.
sively, In this region. The working
In stone constitutes tho principal
wealth Of the place. The amount of
stone shipped from this point 10 simply
immense; for example, We will take q
few statistics that I have gathered.
Tho number of cara Of stone shipped
from this point In 1874 was more than
$4,000. The value of that commodity.
81 ESQ, 600 to $1,000 900; the prices OF
the stone varies from $40 to 500 per
car, according to the quality and I'm.
ish. The number OF hands EMPLOYED
last summer was 800. II ID estimated
that Il will require the labor OF l,0OO
hands to fulfil the contracts they have
for THE season. They are not work
ing yet, Is IL 10 frozen mp, and thy can
only work, In the rock, In warmer
weather. Almost oil Of our Grind.
stones como from this point. The
thickness Of the vein, at this place. Is
80 feet. Stone land sells readily At
from $4,000 TO $4,000 per acre. This
stono land has made fortunes for 4
large number OF land owners and still
there Ia untold wealth lying here vet
Almost all Of the principal buildings
In tho town, - we'll % tho country
around, are built of stone. But Won
must understand that Bcres 10 not only
q town Of stone, but sho 10 very we'll
supplied with other varieties OF enter.
prise. She IL in the center Of Q rich
farming community; therefore che
must have other trade than stone.
There is large number OF groceries
and dry g0ods houses which all seem
to enjoy q lively trade.
The two banks of tho place appear
to be in the same prosperous condition.
One Poke factory for the manufacture
ofpokes, or Jokes, for broechy stock,
10 In very active operation, 40 IL sup.
plies the u. g., with that variety of
pokes. The medical profession 10 very
ably represented, nofwithstanding the
extreme good health OF the place.
Among the most noted Of physicians, |
stands DR.. VIM. Clark, % no has q
large inflrmAFy which ailds much to
the town. He 10 noted for his almost
miraculous cure Of cancers. Educa.
ton 10 by no means neglected, % the
school buildings will testify there 10 |
one large brick building known % the
"Union" school, and two largo stone |
colleges. Religions odifices are scat |
tered promiscuously throughout tho
SASy9 oAAsVAA6 "AAAS1 VNC0E = S0tk4UlAC = 1
Methodist;1 Congregational; and / |
church. The city has . |
Hall made Of very fino stone, ressm-
bling In size and architecture the CITY |
Hall at Ottumwa.
Among the most prominent Of char.
table institutions, 10 the Orphan's
Asylum, It is a largo stone building
and 10 pretty we'll occupied.
dairy business, and do not raise their
regular crops Of wheat, Oats, corn, po-
tstocs, rye and barley, % our farmers
do; they depend almost altogether
on grazing in summer aud hay in win
ter for their stock. 1t is noticeable
that the farmers generally have good
houses and barns, not only In Ohio
but also In Indiana.
The people may be considered a. q I
very industrious and enterprieing
people Respectfully yours,
EUGENE Moore.
Kansas Correspondence.
Rev. T.. J, King. formerly of this