Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-09-13

in 1874. This is but one item going to
show the amazing advance in wealth
which has been made by this county
since that time.
1t may be stated, that the ditch and
road tax of Wood county is now about
S24, 900 per year. Five or six years ago
it averaged from $4,000 to S125,000 a
year, and the tax is gradually diminish.
ing.
Having placed before you statement
of Improvements made in the county by
the construction of bitches and of the
public highways, we are prepared to
consider the results that have followed
those Improvements as exhibited by an
increased valuation of real estate and
personal effects, together with a great
increase in the production of crops.
INCREASE N THE VALUE OF REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
The grand duplicate for 1889 states
the value of lands at the sum of So, Esq.,
$50, value of real estate in towns and
villages, 81 794 40; value of chattel
property. S5,372 800, making a grand
total of $I5 ,29s, $40, as compared with
the grand total SSO4,752 in 1874. The
merchandise of Wood county in 1889
was valued at S273, 100; in 1874 1t
amounted to $3.50. The valuation of
land in 1889 was S21.1O per acre; in
1874 it was $2.10 per acre. In 1874
there was not wheat enough raised 10
supply the population; in 1883 there
were 61S,529 bushels raised in the
county. In 1874 the corn crop barely
supplied the home consumption; in 1888
there were 2.77S, ,229 bushels grown, and
Wood county stood fifth of the largest
corn-growing counties of Ohio OF
other products of the farms in 1883, the
secretary of state gives the following:
Rye. 67,033 bu; buckwheat, 20.9l6 bu;
oats, S20.47i bu; hay. 1887 tons; clover
seed IL, ,0S0 bu; butter, 601, $50 lbs; pota-
toes. 161 1856 bu; eggs. S0S,270 doz.
These and number of ether articles
are named as products of the farm for
1888; thus showing that in the amount,
and varied character of its products,
Wood county stands in the foremost
rank of Ohio or of any other county in
the capacity of its productions.
Tine will not admit of my carrying
the statement on this subject any fur
ther. can only add that the grand re
sources which it possesses i'll oil and in
natural gas must be left for considerate
statement ON some other occasion.
The increase in The value of Wood
county lands arising from its produce
tiveness has been very material. oil and
gas being an important element in its
increase. As showing the incident OF
such increase it may be stated that
during the year ending June 30, 1890,
the total consideration received from
the sale of farm, village, town and city
property in Wood county amounted to
the gross sum Of $4, 1854, ,250, as COM
pared with similar sales that were made
during the same period in the county of
Lucas amounting to $4,691 ,5SS, it will
present a highly respectable comparison.
In the matter of population Wood
county Is not tagging behind.
THE POPULATION OF WOOD COUNTY
in 1850 was 8, ,157, in 1860, 1885: in
1870, "a, ,564; i'm 1880, 30 622; in 1890 it
may be estimated at about $4,000. /
have not at hand the result Of the late
census
Under the magical influance of gas
and of oil the villages of Bowling Green
and North Baltimore have sprang into
the condition of cities with their wealth
and enterprise, and population still
going ahead. Many other villages are
on the line of advance and it is impossi-
BILE for us even to anticipate the show
ing that Wood county may make ill the
ANIMALS of the State during the next
ten years. The vast change which has
come over it in the past may simply
prove but the precursor of still greater
developments:
Tho yesterday of the past is known to
us, the facts of to-day are before us and
around US Tomorrow never comes.
Let us then cherish the pleasing rem
jnisccnces of our past associations and
dwell with pleasure on that day when
with renewed capacities and higher
ASPIRATIONS congenial spirits shall meet
again,