The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-02


thc Wel.h have had their proportion Of
tho county officers IN that county. am
glad to be able TO say that no Welshman
belonged to that click oG sympathizers
with the Southern rebels that have re.
ferred to: while there were some rcspec. /
table Welsh Democrats there, at tho time. F.
many Of them left the party during the .
rebellion
After having lived 10 Oak Hill under I.
Disadvantages for about nine months, ] |
LETT there temporarily. but did not re-
turn until about FIVE years afterwards,
during which time hundreds Of Welsh.
men had come there. / went there at
the time OF an Association at Moriah.
and great were the changes that bad
taken placo-th0se that came there when
FIRST came and after, were now living
comfortably, and those that had began in
the wild woods, had cleared out much Of
their lands, aud nearly all had a bright
I prospect for a fair and comfortable living.
l but money was extremely scarce, no
money could be had for worl; II the fur.
naces nor for produce Of any kind, and
/ IL was the same to some extent through
out the whole country in those days A
very large congregation had assembled
together at the Association, aud a mum.
her Of ministers, some Of whom had
came long distances. The first day, the
Rev. Robert Williams urged tho people
TO manifest their libcrliity aud hospital.
ity, Liberal on your victuals, / mean. %
said he mo one here expects your
money, and they did not take up a col
lection. Ii is quite probable that the
ministers OF that day had TO look for
faith beyond the bounds Of time for their
compensation, and il j. due to the people
OF Moriah to say that Il was unnecessary
to urge them in that behalf. for they had
made ample provision for all. and hun
dreds partook Of their hospitality; and
it was not only some twelve baskctfula
J but think several wagon loads was left
The jackson and Gallia Settlement
continued 10 increase IN numbers. pros
perity and wealth, while the lands ar,
, not very rich and fertile. il "a a vcry
healthy locality and for many years they
: have had good market for all their pro
+ duce. Il is probable that none Of then
r are able to gather much wealth by farm
ing alone, but many that came ther,
without any, and some in debt, are 10
day freeholdcrs aud in good circum
. stances.
About the year 1852, a railroad wa
built through the Settlement from Port.
mouth to Hamden, and the Welsh begal
to think that the iron ore. the coal, a
well as the timber that 50 seriously in
terfered with their farming in the SUI
roundings Of Oak Hill, might be used I
!, a more profitable purpose; consequently
three companies were organized. an
built three blast furnaces. They ha
labored hard Tor years, destroying timbe
that would be valuable to the furnace
The iron business was prosperous an
!, good when they were building those fui
naces, but by the time they commence
making iron, the hard times" came OF
such as we have now-the price OF iro
came down to the half, aud they wcs
: more or less in debt when they starte,
e which made it very hard on them, an
p" one Of them failed, and its stockholdei
= lost all they had the other two endure
the storm through, and better tim,
opened up, and they made money. an
their owners became wealthy, and me
= Of enterprise were by the means obtaine
: from the profits of those two furnae,
enabled to build and buy other furnac,
: outside OF the Welsh Settlement. such
!, the Buckeye Furnace, which has bee
continually under the control and ma
= agement Of our philanthropic fellow-cit
{, zen and competent furnaceman-L
Davies and his brother John Davi
:, manages the jefferson Furnace, both
which have been eminently successful
making money, and a large amount
the stock Of the jackson Furnaces
owned by Welshmen. There are the
:. several brothers by the name Of Jon
:. that are eminent for their skill and co,
! potency rs furnacemen, and are lar
! owners. All Of these have been raise
and educated i'm this county.