People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1896 — A Letter From Hamilton, Ohio. [ARTICLE]

A Letter From Hamilton, Ohio.

Hamilton, , Qhioi April 6th, 1896. understand "there is a new game called the “editor’s delight,” played in this way. Take a white sheet of ordinary writing paper, fold it carefully, and enclose a bank note sufficiently large to pay up all arrearage and one year in advance, keep an eye on the editor, and if a smile adorns his face the trick works like a charm. Being somewhat of a joker myself I believe this is a good time to try it on the editor of the Pilot. Just about one year ago I had the pleasure of visiting your village and I was surprised at the growth and air of prosperity about you, but was much more surprised that Renssela-er was still only a village. The people of Jasper county have enough ability, mental and financial, and should have pride enough to incorporate their county seat. What has become of the boys of R— who twenty years ago we were pleased to call hustlers, and for whom we predicted such bright futures? Did most of them do as I, leave Jasper county for more promising fields? I know this is not altogether true, for I thought to inquire about some of them and was told that W. B. Austin, Grant and Hale Warner with two or three raore of “the boys” remained in R. When in school they were contented with nothing but the best. They should now insist on Rensselaer being a city. I well remember that Hale Warner said of me that I believed energy and perseverance would accomplish almost anything. I still believe this is true. To incorporate Rensselaer would increase your expense of living, but if this' is all you think of, why do you not move into the woods? A good thing then for the energetic portion of the population of Rensselaer to do is to come to Ohio, the home of presidents. The probabilities now are that we will furnish two candidates this year, Republican and Democrat; take your choice. Hamilton is a city of twentyfive thousand inhabitants, the seat of Butler county, one of the most fertile and healthy counties in south-western Ohio. The city lies on a level plain, about two miles wide in the centre of which runs the Big Miami river with hills leading to the uplands on either side. The scenery abounding along this river is beautiful ahd picturesque, the stream following a serpentine course through the garden spot of a delightful valley, affording some lovely drives from the city into the rural districts. There is every natural advantage for good drainage and on this account the city of Hamilton is healthy and has been entirely free from Epidemics. The streets are wide and lined with luxuriant shade trees. Its business houses are large and commodious; its public buildings the equal of any city of its size in the state, and the people prosperous and contented. Occupying as it does the position of one of the leading manufacturing cities of the countrv/ it has never suffered from a single strike although more than three thousand skilled workmen are employed in the different shops. The city controls and operates its own electric, gas and water works. Electric street cars offer rapid transit to the principal parts of the city . Our churches and schools are second to none. North of the city a part of the Miami river is turned from its channel into an artificial reservoir which feeds one of the finest systems of hydraulics in the United States and gives the city power for Its manufacturers that cannot be excelled. The reservoir is surrounded by great trees and groves and is dotted by small islands which make it a picturesque and appropriate place of seekers after pleasure. Had I the time to do so I should like to comment on your paper as a political organ. For the present I will only say this: If we only had more such it would be much better for all of us. . When asked last year, by my brother, to become a subscriber I did so only to please him, but since I have studied the subjec t and become interested you may send the paper another year for my edification. A Jasper County Boy.

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