The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-10

protected by score or more of doctors Of
medicine, representing every school from the
Clairvoyant, with his Botanical remedies, to
the homeopathic, with his 9 wee, small pei.
let's" and infinitessimal antennuation.,
The legal variances and litigations Of the
people are manipulated by twenty-four law
firms.
The manufacturing interests Of tie city are
not so fully developed as they ought to be,
owing, probably, more to lack of railroad "a
cilities than from any want of enterprise on
the part of its capitalists. This drawback
will be in great measure overcome by the
completion of the Toledo, Ann Arbor and
Northern Railroad, now in process of con-
struction, with a fair prospect of connecting
this city with Toledo and the Trunk lines con-
centrating there this summer or fall.
The manufacturing enterprises now consist
of three Touring mills, with an aggregate ca.
pacity of 300 barrels per diem one agricultural
works, with an invested capital of $40. 900,
giving, when in full operation, employment to
30 men two tanneries, with a capital of
$4,000; one boot and shoe factory, with a
capital of $25, 900 fifteen carriage and wagon
shops, using a gross capital of $30,O00 six
dealers and manufacturers of furniture, en-
ploying capital of $4,000; three planning
mills, with an aggregate capital of $50, 900
one medical works, devoted to the manufac-
ture of family medicines, with capital of
$4,000. Besides the above leading enter
prises there are nine boot and shoe shops, one
confectionery, five harness makers, one pic
ture frame manufacturer, one organ manufac-
tory, one spring bed factory, one locksmith,
three cooper shops, one limekiln, and two
marble shops.
The commercial status of Ann Arbor is as
good as that of any other similar town of the
country of like age and population. During
the late stagnation of business and conss-
quent shrinkage of values, she has had but
comparatively few business failures.
There are six dry goods houses carrying
together an average stock of 1925, 600, with a
capital of double that amount invested in
buildings appropriate to conducting their
business ON scale of magniticence equal to
Many of her most prominent firms are the
outgrowth of like enterprises commenced in
the early history of the place, a number hav-
ing been known to the commercial world for
more than a quarter of century. There is
at present one National bank, with a capital
of $l50,000 and an average deposit of $780,
000 one Savings bank with capital stock
of $50, 900 and an average deposit of $175, 900.
Both of these institutions have the entire con-
fidence of the business community.
The grocery and provision interests are re-
presented by twenty-eight dealers, with an in
vested capital in stock above $4,000; six
dealers in crockery and glassware, carrying
stock valued at $4,000; five book stores,
furnishing literature and knowledge to the
people, at an investment of $4,000 in stock
Unfortunately this amount of capital in the
interest of "moral improvement " and intel
lectual advancement is just balanced by that,
engulfed in thirty Saloons who, instead of dis
pensing knowledge, feed their patrons from
the "cup of VICE."
There are four drug stores seven hardware
stores; three clothing stores sixteen meat
markets three tobacconists five restaurants;
one stationer and news agent eight tailor
shops eight bakeries seven barber shops !;
five art galleries four dentists four flour and
feed stores one music store and number
of millinery, dress making and fancy work
establishments.
Three frst-class hotels, second to none in
the interior of the state in point of comfort
and stylish appointment, afford ample accom-
mediation to the travelling public. Besides
these there are several smaller hotels and
boarding houses, where good accommodations
can be furnished at the most moderate rates.
Ann Arbor is the seat of Washtenaw coun-
ty, and is soon to be adorned by new Court
House now in course of erection, to be COM
pleted this fall. 1t is located in the centre of
Court House Square, little south of the old
building. In the dome, is to be placed city
clock, to peal forth to the citizens, each hour
of the day. This, together with the archi-
tectural grandeur of the edifce, are such that
the citizens of Ann Arbor may have every
reason to be proud, as well as the citizens of
Washtenaw county. j. II. I.