The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-06-08
From Lawrence Furnace.
LAvRrxcr FrESAer. o.. May "a

LAvRFxoE FrESAor. o.. May "a
To the Editor of the standard
As this is exclusively am iron region, /
presume that q word from here will
not be amiss with you. Lawrence Fur
mace is situated on the Iron Railroad,
about ten miles from Ironton, in one Of
the richest ore regions Of Southern Ohio
Iron ore is inexhaustible here, and Of
the very best quality IL j. being deliver.
ed upon the furnace bank at si 6 per
ton.
This furnace Is owned by Mr.. John
Peters, Of lronton. IIe has become "a.
nous ~ a manufacturer Of pig iron.
presume that be has had hand in build.
ing and setting in operation moro fur.
naccs than any other man in Southern
Ohio. lie has been true friend 20 the
laborer Tor whenever he has accumulat
ed sum OF money. lac has invariably ia.
vested u IN furnace stock. or some other
manufacturing establishment requiring
laborcrs and Notwithstanding the bard
times, he keeps his furnaces in opera
\ ton to give labor 10 the poor The workt
thing ] know about him IL. that be has
swallowed the rag baby Democracy the
theory. body and breeches"
The furnace has been in blast about
five weeks. They have used no charcoal
A. yet They use about so Der cent
native stone coal and about 20 per cent
coke The furnace is doing splcndidly.
making from II 10 10 tons Of mill iron
every twenty four hours.
The old fashion Of using charcoal for
fuel is being entirely revolutionired in
this section. Buckhorn and Howard
furnaces have been started on stone coal
and coke
Etna and Centre, and perhaps some
other furnaces. will not blow this year.
Times are very dull in this section at
present The low price OF iron compels
the furnacemen to have their labor done
at the lowest living rates; aud besides.
they must make a large percentage on
their goods, TO enable them 10 run al all.
Scarcely any money l. paid here for Ia.
Dor. believe they call their currency
here punch. II any Democrat wants
imitation, let him take some Of this punch
to one OF the furnace stores, and 30 can
have q TO his hearts content-to tho
tune OF, at least, 100 per cent.
There Is scarcely any farming done in
this section, but east Of here, near the
Gallia county line, Is a splendid country,
and ] am informed that there IL a Gran.
gers lodge in nearly every school house
This county. though quite billy, is well
supplied with turnpikes. They branch
out IN all directions from Ironton, and
they facilitate the trade and business OF
the county greatly. Why is jackson
county 80 backward in this branch Of i'm.
provement1
think that education in this county
is receiving a great deal more attention
than formerly, and perhaps more than
in some OF the surrounding counties
The examiners are gradually but stea.
Oily raising the standard OF the qualiica.
ton Of teachers.
The wages Of teaching. in this county,
are higher than in any OF the surround
ing counties. Good teachers get from
fifty TO sixty dollars n month, and the
schools are generally kept IN session. es.
pecially the furnace schools from eight
to ten months In the year. have often
wondered why some Of our young teach.
ers in Jackson county do not branch out
into Lawrence county.
This is the third school I have taught
at this fuzeaco, and I begin 10 feel at
home here.
They have splendid school house,
here.
There Is striking contrast between
the school houses Of the present day and
the old log cabin. near Oak Hill,in which
] recei, ed my hrst lessons from the edi
tor OF the Standard D. d. EVANS.