The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-08-07
Correspondence of the News.
Letter from FOstOrla, o., the Residence
Of Hon. Charles Foster.

Letter from FOStOria, o., the Residence
Of Hon. Charles Foster.
EDITOR News AT the eastern
terminus of theline separating Wood
and Hancock counties, and on the
western boundary of the county Of
Seneca, is the young, thrifty and,
handsome little city of Fostoria
containing 1000 or 5000 inhabi-
tants, and the home of Charles FOs-
ter, next Governor of Ohio. The
town is comparatively new, and all
its business houses and most of the
residences are new and substantially
built, mostly of brick. Altogether
the place presents a neat and at
tractive appearance, and shows the
citizens to be thrifty and thorough
going in their business affairs.
The Fosters, more than any other
men, have stamped their impress up
on the town, and have given caste
and character to the enterprises Of
the place, and largely made it what
it is. They are thorough-going busi-
ness men, and their manner Of doing
business has been praised by all.
Chas. Fosters method of keeping
the books in their Bank has been
copied by a great many bankers in
great many neighbOring towns,
as being superior in preventing mis-
takes.
Chas. W. Foster, father Of Charles,
who is now nearly an oetogenarian,
began life a poor boy, and soon, by
industry and perseverance, establish
ed a prosperous business, and his
son Charles, at the age Of 20 years,
was taken into partnership. Be
fore Charles became a partner, the
business house Of the Fosters-as
was the custom in those days. over 80 !
years ago, were engaged largely in
the sale of liquors; but as soon as
the son entered the partnership he
said to his father Father, would /
you like to quit selling iquor?"
Eyes" replied the father, and the
stock of liquors was disposed of and
they have sold no liquors from that
day to this.
Charles Foster, of Fostoria, by
the Fostering care with which he
watched his business and the inter
ests of the town, has risen to be the
leading spirit in the following large
business interests: "Foster, Sny-
der & Bros, dry goods and grocer
les" "Fostoria Stave and Barrel
Coz" cunningham & Co., Spoke
Factory;" Foster, OImstead & Co.,
grain dealers; ''Portz & Co., hard
ware" "Foster & Co." bankers. He
is also President of the ''Lake Erie
and Western Railway
The Fosters have distributed lib
orally of their means for charitable
objects, and have given freely to the
churches and other public enterpris-
es. In all they have expended $780,,
900 in the construction of Railroads
Charles was six times nOmina-
ted for Congress by acclamatiOD,
and four times elected, in q district
that was largely Democratic.
One year, when the Republicans
lost every where else, Foster came
off victorious, and the following was
inscribed on the Republican ban
ners Gan island of success in a
sea of defeat"
Charles Fosters name is a signal
of fsuccess in anything he undertakes.
Like a magic wand his talents turn
defeat into glorious victory,
and if Ihis name, like Abou Ben
Adhem's, does not lead all the rest
to the tune of 10000 at the coming
election, it will be no fault of his
enthusiasm manifested here, in
his behalf, throughout his own dis
trict, leads me to confidently look
for this result. W. F. @.