Helena weekly herald., 1889-11-14
THE FOREST CITY.
On the Shore of Lake Erie-Gar6eld's
Monument Perry's Victory-Manu-
factures-Eleotrio Cars, Etc.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 2.-TSpecial
correspondence. = Your correspondent
While on a visit to friends in the Forest
City, has been favored with many oppor-
tunities to see the mighty progress of a
city now numbering 275,OO0 people that
less than eighty years ago contained only
eighteen families, or fifty-seven persons,
who were either factors or employees of the
Connecticut Land Company, of New Con-
Decticut, on the Western Reserve" The
history of Cleveland commences when
Moses Cleaveland with a party of survey
ers sent out by the land company entered
the mouth of Cuyahoga river on the 22d
of July, 1896, and landed on its eastern
bank near its entrance into Lake Erie.
The city, at its birth, contained three log
cabins that had been erected by the sur
yeyOrs for their own accommodation on the
hillside next to the river, and near spring
that furnished an ample supply OF pure
water. the resident population that settled
in Cleveland in 1896 was but four; in 1897
the population increased to fifteen; in 1870
il was reduced to seven by removals else
where on account of the insalubrlty of the
locality. In 1920 the population increased
20 $50; and in 1880, at the taking OF the
first United States census, 1t was found
that the population had advanced
to 1915. At this time the Ohio
Canal with its terminus at Cleveland, had
been constructed. This improvement SO
enlarged the facilities OF commerce as to in
spire confidence, and give assurance of the
city's future prosperity. 1t was In 1880
that a newspaper called the Cleveland
AdUertiser was established. In preparing
to issue the first number the editor discov-
cred that the heading" was too long to fit
the "formn and so, in order to adjust it he
dropped out the letter "a" in the Irst syl-
liable of the word Cleaveland, and made it
read Cleveland" The public at once ac-
cepted this change in orthography.
Connecticut, when a colony, acquired by
grant OF King Charles III. of England, in
1862, vast tract of territory lying between
the same parallels with the colony, and ex-
tending west from "sea to sea" or from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. When Con-
necticut came into the Union as one of the
original thirteen states she CLAIMED this
territory as her rightful domain. In ad-
iusting this claim, Congress allowed her to
retain that part of the territory now known
as the Western Reserve" This she ac-
cepted in full discharge of her claim.
The Western Reserve embraces the
northeastern part Of Ohio, and contains
three millions and eight hundred thousand
acres In 1892 the State donated 1--WE
hundred thousand acres OF this land, since
known as the "Flre-lands," to citizens who
had suffered by fire in the Revolution; and
in 1895, authorized a sale of the remaining
part of the Reserve and appointed a com
mittee to effect the sale. This remainder
was sold within few months for Sl,2OO,
600, which the State appropriated as per
manent fund for the support Of her com
mon schools. The purchasers of the lane
were sundry wealthy citizens krown as ta'
Connecticut Land Company"
Cleveland is a manufacturing city and is
almost as much of an iron city as Pitts
burg. Here are the headquarters for the
Standard OIL company, whose plant is the
most valuable and extensive OF any OF the
kind in the world, whose refinery at thi.
point turns out annually many hundred
thousand barrels of kerosene. Cleveland
is noted as u ship building port and for its
vast tonnage in coal, iron, castings, ma
chinery, engines, fire -proofing, and has the
largest plant IN the world for making car
bOns for electric lights.
Fire-proofing is an iundustry unknown
in Helena as it is practically applied to
buildings there with view OF making
them entirely fire proof. Fire proofing ii
done by lining the insides of buildings
ceilings and roofs, with hollow tile O
brick, and is applied to all of the grea
buildings. The Hollenden, The Saving
Deposit Bank, the New Arcade and tn
Perry PAYNE Block are now under con
struction in this city. The many objects
of interest in and around the Forest City
make Cleveland doubly worthy OF he
name. and render to visitors and tourist
an inviting programme for their pie sur
and edlfcatlOn.
At Lakeview cemetery, In the suburb
of Cleveland, vast and magnificent cit.
of the dead, overlooking one of the lnlan'
seas, is rhe memorial monument to Jane
A. Garfield, erected by the Garfield Ma
tional Monument Association, at cost Q
S15OOOO. a veritable Mecca where thou
sands come annually to rekindle thel
patriotism at the shrine of the marty rec
dead.
The form of the Memorial is large ant
imposing, rising boldly in the air to it
summit $50 feet from the roadway on tn
east. 1t is in the shape of circular tower
fifty feet in diameter, elevated on broad
high terraces which are reached by severa
flights of wide spreading steps that form
digpified approach to the Memorial.
The porch, which gives an extende
view over Lake Erie, is entered through
wide and richly decorated portal, an
within is a vestibule vaulted in stone, wit
a pavement of marble mosaic. Throug
this vestibule you approach the Memoirs
temple or shrine, which occupies the entlI
snsce enclosed by the outer circular wall
of the tower. -,
The Dome. which is also inlaid with We
NATHAN Mosaic, is significant OF the sorro'
of the American people. The ceiling OF ID
circnlar aisle outside row OF columns
vanIted a. d decorated in color, and hlg
,na;nscotinq of polished African marbl
rims round the chamber beneath the stalr
ad glass windows, through which stream
sood of mellow light over the whole II
terror.
"WAR AND PEACE"
Over the entrance door, on the inside. 81
.oo,ad alleporical figures of War" full
arn,od and Peace" holding the OIL
a.nnob tvnical of the labors of CARTEL
.na aSarv;cs of his country, both In can
Underneath " War" and Peace" Is .
;nscr;ntior: Erected by grAfefui counol
in memory of James Abram Garneio, ~
president of the United States OF Amel,c
scholar soldier, statesman, patrlot; DO