The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

A correspondent writing from Lewis
burg to the Dayton Herald has this to
say about the railroad:
The c., ". w. & M. railroad is slowly
vanishing from our list of ''things hoped
for" The idea is gradually developing
that all the polly-foxing up and. down
Twin Valley has been for the sole pur-
pose of squirting the Eatonians up to the
point of raising a subsidy for the road
1t has been the purpose of the company
from the start to go through Eaton. The
business men of Eaton knew this, and so
would not grant any subsidy until they
were frightened into it by the sham pro-
posal to go down Twin Valley. Let the
Eaton folks smoke this in their pipes.
From the edition of Messrs Geo. P.
Rowell & Co.'S AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
DIRECTORY, now in press, it appears that
the newspapers and periodicals of all
kinds at present issued in the United
States and Canada reaches a grand total
of 13,402. This is a net gain of precisely
900 during the last twelve months, and
exhibits an increase of 5,61S over the
total number published just ten years
since. The increase in 1874 over the to-
tai for 1873 was 493. During the past
year the dailies have increased from l.
1873 to 1854; the weeklies from 9,062 to
1O,02S; and the monthlies from LOCI to
1,499. The greatest increase is in the
Western States. Illinois, for instance,
now shows 1909 papers in place of last
years total of 9O4, while Missouri issues
604 instead of the 523 reported in 1885,
Other leading Western states also exhib-
it a great percentage of increase. The
total number of papers in New York
State is 1923, against 1899 in 1888
Canada has shared in the general in
crease.
Although there is not a saloon in New
Paris, the male and female cranks of
that village continue to hold temperance
meetings in the town, resolve and re-
resolve to convince the whole world that
it isn't good to drink anything but cold,
cold water, and Bro. BLOOM of the "Mir-
ror" don't like to refuse to burthen his
columns with their ridiculous proceed
ings. At the last meeting reported, we
notice that Rev. Kalbfus and Mrs. PAN
falcons White, expressed themselves be.
cause the DEMOCRAT called them cranks.
We are sorry to have incurred their dis
pleasure, but can't change our opinion.
The "Mirror" and the speakers have re-
ferred to the number of saloons in Eaton
in rather a sad and deplorable way. 1t
is true, we have probably more than is
really necessary to supply the wants of
the population, but Notwithstanding this
fact, our city is growing and prospecting,
and property advancing all the time,
while that of New Paris is the other way.
Cranks and fanatics think of it, and as
long as it don't interfere with your priv
ileges, let other people eat and drink
whatever their appetites desire.
S. S. Dix is back to Eaton from Kan
sas and thinks Preble county a good coun-
try for him. He invested in a sugar cam
farm near Sterling, and has left in u
office three specimens of the article of
sugar manufactured at that place, which
are certainly as fair and good as any of
the Cuba or Southern productions. The
company that manufacture the sugar in
vested at Sterling 100000 in the bust
ness, and turn out about &c 1000 pounds of
sugar per day from the cane, which is
disposed of as rapidly as manufactured
at 8 cents per pound and the molasses at
from 80 to so cents per gallon. The COM
pany pay $500 per ton for the cane de-
livered at the works, which makes 1t a
profitable business to farmers, who re-
port the average crop per acre at 10 tons.
The investment has paid the company a
large profit. Now couldn't this cant be
raised in Preble county as well as Kan
sash Of course it can. And couldn't a
stock company put up a mandatory in
Eaton as well as one at Sterling, Kan
sas? Certainly. Wouldn't it be more
benefit to our city than giving $4,000 per
mile for a railroad? You bet. Then
what say our farmers, capitalists and bu-
siness men?