Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-07-13
qnE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
No Doubt OF Prosperity II Properly
Handled.

1t is IN old and very truthful adage
that at does not pay to grieve over split
milk" 1t is equally true that the sanity
Of a human being, endowed by the Gre
ator with reasoning faculties, can be
questioned II he will continue to kick the
bucket over--or allow the COW TO do 80, as
the case may be-nitcr repeated expert
meuis IN spillug milk.
After the local tronelirings of last week,
|: was remarked in our hearing, that "the
New York Herald the day after the bat
tie Oi Gettysburg, was not looked for with
more anxiety than was the advent Of the
JOURNAL" As was anticipated it brought
comfort and cGnsuluiiun to some, and dug
comfort and iismny to others. Mt bc-
cau.e we desired il sn, but because the
valed Interests to serve could not well nd-
nit Of it being otherwise.
Ii has been our misfortune-or good
| fortune-as the case may prove in the end
to espouse the cause OF the oppressed, or
the under dog in the fight. 1t is nm easy
matter, il you discard conscience to float
with the stream whether il be muddy or
clear, high or low, while it often proves
hard rowing, at least 10 pull against a
"sndden ireshel."
We have deemed the course taken by the
JOURNAL to be the true one, for business
prosperity, in accordance with strict bust
ness principles, aud Tor future welfare and
nppiness-otherwise il would have pur-
sued II different course. Our motto has
been for every man 10 EARN the dollar he
gets, and not waste time and energy in the
most vigorous part Of life III trying 10 Sc
cure the dollar earned by some one else.
This keeps people attending to their own
business. which will not allow time To at.
tend TO that of others.
People often allow themselves to get
into state of lethergy. To say or do
something to stir them up and bring out
healthy discussion often produces good
results. We believe this will prove true
IN the present case regarding the action
of our villege Concil. They occupy
very responsible position just at this
time.
They should furnish reliable facts for
the information of the people, and if we
have Il good thing in prospect, all should
pull together as unit for the welfare of
the town
The JOURNAL only seeks that suffi-
cient time shall be occupied in any pub
lie enterprise TO start it upon substan-
tial basis, in accordance with business
methods Of doing business, public and
private, In the discussion brought out
this week by the course taken by the
JOURNAL, the limits of the county
seat contest ranges IN expense to the
town from 81, 800 to S75, eco and 500, 900.
Also that 80, 900 of the Way fund was
used i'll taking up old railroad bonds,
which, according to some authority
We're all taken up before any of the Way
fund was turned over to the Council.
Shall we i'll haste start another enter
prise that will admit of such wide
range of discussion? or shall we start on
business principles and business meth
ods, such as was suggested by Mr.. Cal.
lard in his communications to the
JOURNAL prior to the spring election,
viz: To appoint five Gas Trustees, put
them under bond for sum equal to that
placed in their hands for disposal, and
have them report to public meeting OF
citizens, three or four times year, what
progress has been made.
We have still further suggested that
an expert be placed upon the Corpora
ton books to make n full investigation
and we will publish the result without
charge. This will give us a business
basis to start from which will be valu-
able for all in establishing confidence
and the cooperation of all, and disarm
criticism and wild speculation in dis
cussion. We have also offered all the
space in the JOURNAL that any one dc.
sires to occupy for II Legitimate discus
sion of the gas or other question. Could
any one ask more than this ?
On invitation we visited the Perrys-
burg and Wa,erville gas fields on We'd
nesday evening, accompanied by Mr.. A.
G, Fuller and commercial traveller,
who had not explored many gas fields.
We met Mr.. Nolan at Waterville, who
has put down all the wells in the Pcrrys
burg field, also six oil wells at Cygnet
for three of our citizens. He has con-
Quoted the work and all business trans
actions in n manner that has established
full confidence in his integrity and
knowledge of the business, not only with
the company but the entire community
with whom he comes in business con-
tact.
lie gave us n fair exhibition test
of the Stats and Davis wells, which
leaves us free to say that there is suili
cient gas in the territory already secured
by the Perrysburg Co. to warrant the
Corporation to go to the expense Of pip
ing and utilizing.
There is much that can be said in IA
vor of the prospects OF this plant. but
time, type and space forbids this week.
STOP 1T +. u. O.!
There il too much nag, nag, nnging
about what WAS done and who did it, NJ
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