The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-14

sons over ten year, OF age who coull no!
read, 1,6S3 who could not both read and
write. In other words, the proportion Oh
ignorance was ten times greater IN the
latter than in the former locality. Again,
the statistics Of churches are Significant
10 Switzerland county, Indiana, there are
tWenty-nine churches. 10 Ohio county
there are thirty.six churches. In other
words, with 4 population much more
than twice "a great, the latter has only
seven churches more than the former.
To some extent the apparent superiority
of The GHoosisrn county Is 70 be explatn'
ed by The fact that it contains no large
towns. This pecessitates more buildings
for worship but with q smaller seating
capacity. The sitttngs In Switzerland
county are put down Of ~S,600-which lie
Ia little more than tWo-thirds Of the en-
tire population. The sittings in Ohio
county are put at 1880, which is about
io~ur.seyenthe Of the entire population.
This latter ia much better showing Tor
the West Virginia locality, but 1t still
leaves II behind the "Hoosier" county.
MADISON.
The principal city in the southeastern
part Of the State, Is Madison, In Jetfsr.
son county. Once II was one Of the finest
places in all the region below Cincinnati.
Il was the leading point Of commerce for
u very large part Of the State. The
Wholesale business amounted TO millions
Of dollars each year. The first railroad
in Indiana was constructed between
Madison and indianapolis. But when
the great railway system, which centres
al 1.-THE latter Of these places, was deyel'
oped, Il left the former away at q side,
and 20 gave u death.blow TO some OF the
forms Of lis prosperity. MadisonIans are
fond Of saying that Indianapolis and
Chicago, not 10 mention smaller towns,
are colonies which they have sent forth.
And there Is more truth in the assertion
than might seem to be on It's face.
STARCH MAKING.
But the city, though stunted in size,
was not killed. 1t even continues TO
grow as rapidly as most Of the towns on
the Ohio river. New forms Of industry
have arisen to take in some measure the
place Of those which have passed away.
II Is now the point where two OF the larg.
eat starch factories in the United States
are located. Each Of them with their
warehouses and out. buildings constitute
quite a village. For instance, the works
OR. johnson & Souscoyer an aggregate
Of about three acres Of ground. The
buildings are all substantial and rooled
with slate. The warehouses are capable
ofstoring 10000 bushels OF corr. A pri-
yate track brings the cars to the door,
where they are unloaded by elevators,
and are reloaded with the starch. There
Ia also a private wharf with q large
whariboat attached, The mills grind
from 1900 10 1900 bushels OF corn a day.
The factory turns out both the glossy
starch Of the laundry and the corn starch
Of the table. The selling Of the offal for
feed Is itself such an immense business,
that The firm has recently built, at a
large expense; q road up the steep
hills OF the Kentucky side Of the
river, in order to enable the farmers
to come down TO n point opposite the
works in order to obtain ii. The estab.
lishment Of Clement & Co. is in all re-
spects about the same as that Of the john
SOM. Both firms are composed Of North
OF ireland men, who came 10 Madison
with nothing but their energy and integ-
rity, and who from a very small begin
ming are now building up colossal for
tunes with great rapidly. The products
Of their factories are shipped not only
over the United States but to India and
to various other remote parts Of the