The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01
Something to Think OF.

ror'the PnEss.
Perry county Is undoubtedly the richest
county in Ohio. | do not pretend to say
that Perry county has more accumulated
wealth, but do assert that there is more
latent wealth 10 Perry county, than its cit.
izens generally believe or appreciate. The
immen-e deposits Of coal which are found
in southern Perry, Of itself, is a source Of
revenue to the county that is by no means
appreciated. 1t is true although not gen
orally understood that during thes, year
Of depression in business Of all kinds that
By far the larger share of Perry county's
And it is we'll understood by those familiar
with coal interests that il is yet in its in
fancy. Another interest is just now being
developed Of which the outside world APP
pear to know far more of and better appre-
ciate than our own citizens. / refer to the
iron interest. On recent business visit to
Shawnee, found there men from different
parts Of our own state, as well as from \.
Il
been men from Europe, looking at the
wonderful deposits OF iron as well as the
many advantages of bringing it into mar
ket. Iron ore Of excellent quality, is found
in greater abundance than in any other
part Of the United States. Veins of ore
from l2 inches TO 4s inches in thickness
are formed in almost every hill. And not
only coal and iron are to be found Of su-
perior quality, but limestone in great
abundance. All the material for the man
ufacture of iron formed in the same hill
all Of superior quality and easy of access
1t is estimated by experts that iron can be
manufactured for from five to eight dollars
per ton cheaper here than any where else
in the United States. Already four fur
naces are clouding the sun with their smoke
by day and Frightening up the hills and
valleys by night. Many more will be built
this season, and in a few years an iron city
will be built in the once considered worth
less aud God forsaken hills of Perry.
But do not write for the purpose of
inducing our people TO leave the avoc ations
which they are familiar and rush to the
hills and speculate in stocks, or build fur
naces-others who are qualified will do
.that. Our latent wealth will be developed
no matter whether we give it our eneour.
nzement or not. Coal, ore and lines tone
will be mined; iron will be manufactured,
millions of wealth will be dug out of Per-
ry county hills; fortunes made and lost,
no matter what the citizens of Perry say or
do. ! here say I do not own one cents
worth Of mineral stock of any kind; nei-
ther do | expect to. | expect to follow
tho business which l have studied, and
think | measureably understand and my
advice to others is to do the same.
But do think it time that our people
were waking up to the fact that already
there is a home market better than New
York, for every thing eatable they can
produce. Perry county is not only rich ir
mineral, but benefcient Providence ha
dispensed the elements of wealth with a
liberal hand. While southern Perry
dbounds in the most useful mineral, north
ern Perry is adapted to agriculture; bu
few sections are better adapted to thu
growth Of vegetables required to feed thu
Miners than northern Perry. Especially
is the soil adapted to the growth of wheat
corn and potatos in abundance and of ex
cellent quality. We want better farming
and more of it. 1t was time our citizen
were waking up to this fact-and this i
what l advise: Visit the mines; look TO
yourselves; return to your farms; use NOR
fertilizers; plow deeper; trust in your mus
Gle directed by intelligence and reap tn
reward in store for you. Remember W
are the nearest agricultural district to tn
rich mines. We will get New York price
Mt home for our produce. We are located
just right. Have good soil, good timber
one Of thu most healthy locations in tn
state. In short we have everything to max
us happy, contented and eventually veal
thy. All we lack is proper appreciation
of The great blessings lavished upon us b
amuniicent Providence. A.