Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-01-20
SPRINGFIELD IN 1855.

The Lutheran Evangelist, . local reli-
sious paper-and bright and lively one
says:
Springfield Is q busy, active city. wide
awake and progressive. as the following
from the secular press will indicate: The
big East street reaper works, operated by
the Whitley Reaper company. and which Is
the largest manufactory OF agricultural
implements in the world. Is in successful
operation with large force. numbering $50
men. The big reaper works OF Warder.
Bushnell & Glessner at Lagonda, has just
been fitted throughout with the incandes-
cent electric light system. and is running TO
its fullest capacity.
The Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co.
have $50 men and will have thousand at
work by February 18th. Then p. P. Mast
& Co., Mast, Foos & Co, the Engine and
Thresher works, the Evans Manufacturing
Co., f. W. Ross 4 Co.. the Royal ST. John
Sewing Machine company. three Coffin and
Grave Vault companies, the Tricycle. COM
pany. three MaIleable Iron concerns, one
big Gray Iron foundry, the Thomas 4
Sons great hay and tedder works, lone Of
the largest OF its kind In existence the
great Superior Drill company. several iron
fence concerns, the famous Leffel wheel
works and the Bookwalter lawn mower
and hay-rake works. the steel mills. the
Amos Whitley series OF sh"ps-an immense
affair In itself-and scores of other fac
tories too numerous to mention, are now in
full operation. employing in all, about 9, 900
men-snd possibly much larger number.
The Evangelist has also this local item,
with a business bearing:
1t is now about definitely settled that the
Springfield market square is to be fixed up
In magnificent style. sOm-thing on the same
order as the public squares Of European
cities. In the center will be q handsome
fountain, to cost not less than IS. 600. The
fountain will be surrounded by handsome
esplanade and the entire square will be
paved. When completed 1t Is doubtful
whether the early inhabitants Of Springfield
who knew il in its infant days can recOg-
nize the Springfield OF old. Fronting on
the west side OF the square will be
the magnificent $3.50 600 market house.
Taken as q whole. 1t IS probable that
when all the Improvements are completed
Springfield will possess the finest public
square outside OF Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati. Springfield is holding her own
remarkably well just at present The great
agricultural implement factories are pros
porous and growing, and there Is every
prospect of Springfield keeping right along
In her growth In the future as in the past
Work is to be pushed, also. during the
year on the government building and the
Wsrder library building, and work on some
fine business blocks is to be commenced as
soon as the spring opens.
As to Mr. keliy's fountain, We have to
say that. although it is not courteous to
look q gift-horse in the mouth. the local
press has suggested that Mr.. Kelly, in
view Of the benefit which the proposed i'm
proyement would give to his own prop
erty, would do well to eXpend . much
larger sunQon his fountain, and the RE-
PUBLIC is quite willing to have him put
his margin on the upper side OF the amount
mentioned. We ought TO have Fountain
Square," and We have waited SO long that
we ought to have . fine one. On the whole.
and taking all the circumstances into con-
We have pretty good outlook
for 1888.