The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-10-07

logan Record and Monitor" but
it only continued to admonish for
about one year.
The Logan Journal with Julius
Smith as editor made it's appear
ance in 1868 and lasted about
months
The first copy of the Logan Re-
publican was issued in 1869 wi tn
Col. F, Montgomery as editor,
This paper was more successful
than most of it's predecessors and
the Colonel continued its publica-
tion until 1876 when he sold it to
d. Montague and o. A. Keith.
In the year 1877 the Hooking
Valley Gazette was established by
F. S. Purcell and A. II. Brook and
was successful paper under the
above title for number of years.
The consultations and changes
of the press of the latter years are
familiar to oil and | need not men.
ton them.
In the early day Logan was no
exception to pioneer towns in her
manufacturing interest, other than
the halter, the tailor, the shoe
maker, etc., there interests were
very limited.
The water power at the falls
was in 1918 utilized and saw
mill and two corn burrs were built
a great necessity of the pioneer
times. | have no doubt that many
a customer had to spend two days,
one going and the other returning,
TO secure his grist of meal. Gov
ernor Worthington afterwards con.
verted this into Touring mill.
The next industry find noted
was the carding machine using
oxen for motor power in 1925. |
have not ascertained who was pro
prietor or where located unless it
was the one mentioned where the
Jail now is.
In 1916 Raymond Belt came to
Logan and established his plow,
stalking business, transporting
his castings for his plows by wag-
on from Vanattaburg in Licking
Co, distance of over so miles
In 1S4s he associated with him
Robt. Nanatta a practical moulder
and they erected the first foundry
and machine shop in the Hooking
valley, the success of which most
Of us are familiar.
In 1861 j E. Tritsch established
the old woolen mill which he OPP
Grated So successfully for many
years and the building occupied
by him is still standing. In 1867
the Logan Manufacturing Co. was
established under the firm name Of
Houston Kreig & Co., it was in
corporated in 1873 under its pres.
ent name. This large establish
ment is so we'll know | need not
say more about it, In 1879 the
Kessler factory was built, Frank
Kessler being sole owner and pro-
prietor. The success of this en-
terprise the present establishment
can attest. In 1880 the Logan
Furniture Co. was established and
occupied the building now used by
ehe Rug factory but was after
wards moved to Point Pleasant,
w. Va.
The same year the Hooking Val
ley Fire Brick 90, was established
and is one of the present indus
tries of our town, but now known
as the Logan Clay Product Co.
Another prosperous industry is
the tlouring mill owned now by the
Keynes Bros. but do not find
the date when built; | think the
original owners were Rippy Dewar
and James, then j. Kellar d Co,
then Keynes ~ Wellman, now
Keynes Bros.
There were a number of smaller
projects, but of them and the later
ones l will not speak as this paper
is getting so long it will be tire
some. OF the courts of Justice |
will not speak except to mention
Squire Finheart one of the earliest
Justice Of the Peace, who finding
that peace talk would not quell an
l;nai,niant Mot xuonld thpnuy nH hi q