The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-09

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and boating facilities in the middle
west. Numerous cottages, besides
| those at Edgewater and Mercelina
Parks dot the shores, and during the
season tents are seen everywhere.
PROSPEROUS FACTORIES
While Celina depends largely upon
| its agricultural surroundings it can
boast of numerous factories that fur
nish labor for the many. Among
them are the Mersman Bros. -Brandts
Co, the Celina Specially Co., Celina
Hardwood Mfg Co, VIM. Cron Sons
Co. Champion & Son Canning Co.,
Stearic Acid Co, Celina Mfg Co., the
Ames Bending Co., and in addition to
these planning mills in connection
with the lumber yards and a number
of other institutions that are en-
ployers of labor These concerns
form an important part in the scheme
of affairs.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Celina is especially proud of the
showing of its banking institutions,
and three better banks can be found
nowhere than the First National, the
Commercial and the Citizens banks
of this city. Their resources are
large and the Accommodations of the |
best. All three of the banking hous-
es have been but recently remodeled, |
and present the pTettiest appearances |
and most up-to-date fixtures.
EXCELLENT STORES
To say that the stores Of Celina are
good would not be giving them prop
er credit. They are excellent stores, |
complete stores and up-to-the-min-
ute business institutions, and they
compare favorably with the largest
merchantile establishments of the
metropolitan cities The business
district of the town is composed of
well-lighted and well-aired
buildings. The structures house
large group of shops, parlors and de-
partment stores and offer to the peo
pie of the country the latest and best
goods that the market affords. The
most fashionable styles appear in Ce-
lima simultaneously with the herald
ing of the seasons first openings in
the larger cities. There is no need
of Celina people going to the larger
cities to do their shopping or mark
citing, and very few of them do.
BOOST THE CITY
Every citizen should make it part
of his or her daily routine to boost
for Celina. When you hear of some
that some neighboring city
may be claiming, call attention to the
greater advantages of Celina. When
some one tells you: Il got this in
such and such a city," answer them
with We'll, I don't have to go there
for il, because l can get it right here
and it costs no more" Celina is
your home. It's people are your fell
low citizens, and all must cooperate
in the endeavor to retain the repu-
-ation of the county seat of Mercer i,
County as being one of the most live !
and wide-awake cities in the state.
CITY TO BE PROUD OF
To detail the many and varied ad- I
Jantages not already touched upon /
n this article would require the ad- S
lition of several pages to this issue. I
An endeavOr has been made to call 8
attention to the most CONSPICUOUS f
'easons why Celina is desirable To- b
,ation, either as residence district, /
site for manufacturing institutions h
n fine place to spend a vacation. h
The people of the community have a O
light to be satisfied. They have t
light to be prosperous and they have n
right to hold up their heads with
ride and say: This is my home, r
live in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio n
THE BOOSTER EDITION a
The news articles about the bunsi-
ess houses, manufacturing concerns !,
nd professional men in this booster y
dition were all. prepared by the staff ~
+ the Democrat, no man having .
1ritten of himself or his business.
has been our endeavor to convey r
0 our readers a more distinct inn
ression of the value of the firms of
elina to the residents of the city and
ounty, and to prove the undisput-
BILE fact that it is not necessary for 4,
nyone to leave town to do trading.
We have also made mention of few
Torthy country stores and milling
lants. While the publishers are
re rather of philanthropic nature,
ne expense of this edition has nat i
rally been partly taken care of by .
ne business men, as paper, labor and y
rinter's ink cost just as much in p
ewspaper office, If not more, than in =
ther establishments. The mer- o
lants and manufacturers have been d,
enthusiastic in their cooperation q
long this line and to then credit is x
ue for assisting to make Celina a Y