City Directory 1868 - Akron-Summit County Public Library

AKROIV BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
IVcekly Post,' by Niaclison TI. Whitc-tho first number of
w1iic:h was issucd ATnrch 19, 18% ; tEloii tho . &-roll Journal,'
by U. Bryan ; ' Thc izrn,' by S. F. Fcm ; ' Ti.1~ American
Ilrtltulco.' by Sjiii511 :~,n(l Gn1low:~y ; 'Tho Lt:izznrd,' by Jcilcdial1
Uromnbreacl ; ' Glad Ticlings,' by IYJ~ltncy, DILV~H, :?nd
Doolitble ; ' Tlle Flower of tho West,' by Ailisoll nnct 1tttnl:iris ;
' Tlio Pestiilozzian,' by S. L. S~~~\,tcll and Go.; ' The Cascade
llourer,' hy S. A. %:tne :~nd Co.; 'Summit Beacon,' by If.
LSowcn ; ' Tlio .Flail,' by L. L. Howarcl ; ' Tho A~nerican Dcuiocr:~t,'
by H. Caafiold ; ' Thc Casket,' ' Yreo-Soil I'lntfonu,'
' Akron Englo,' ' l+'l.cc Democrat,' ' Trnc liiriclreil,' ' Alrrol~
Off(:ring,' ' lt'rcc De~llocr;~tic Stnntlnril,' ' The Soclrclolngcr,'
' Tho \\/hil),' allrl tlic ' School-3listri.ss.'
" As r ~ latlclitionnl l ovidcncc oF our being n literary people,
the Legislature in 1844 chnrtcrcd h collcgo iu Alcron, with
1>oww to cvllfer litcrarr, legal, i:lcclici~l, ua~d t.heologicn1 dogrecs,
which is in fall force, to bc acbecl upon nheu thc ti;ncs
i~ild C~~C~IIUS~~~CCS render it cspxlierlt.
" Such is,n I~ricf onb!i~~c of thr: nnciznt I:ititorq- of dkroli.
IVhen wo loolc forward, \TC :Ire lost in ~vo~i:lcr. '.rho Pataxe
l'nth, tlie nlicici~t bounrlary of tho United Ststc~, ia now tlic
tiiviili~ig line bct\recll the Enst rncl thc West. Instcnil of the
111L'ian tr:~il, tho Xuilroa(1 is rnwii;lg in al! directions ; ~11tl
\vlion tlic rout^ con~icoting tllo I'ittsl.)urg!1 :~~icl Ulc~cli~lld, 1%-ilh
tlie Ut.lltrul llnilroacl at \t'oo:;tcr shall,bc cou~l~lotcd-~vhcn
our i~u~iienr;~ beds of elonc-coal, iroli ~ I I L pottery, ~ 8bt~11 have
1111 c.tpr:ning to msrliet-when our ilonr, hg .z ~peccly tl-ausportntiou
to market, can come ib conil>utit,io~i with the Ncm Yorl.:
;u~il .I!L:;lstme.~l productiou-whcn t!ic nli!!; ir3111 our clairics C:LII
bc. sent, while get alniost W;LJ:U, tu tllu New Yorlr marltct,
Akron ~vill inclec:l bo not ouly tlio cll~lcl of promise, bot of
f~~llillnient.
" Liy t>hc firas of Jnno untl Hcptc1111)er 1349, Dccen~ber
1S.1'3, :~liil I!'ubrn:iry ISGl, tliu l)nsit~cs~ pi~rt of ancicllt lllcroll
II;I,S ~JCUI~ li~itl ill mine, but, li!iu the l'il(u!~is, she. hna ariscrl
irolli tliu :~slies, rci~~v$or:~tei!, rt:jt~~~~~i~lccI, :~ud be;~11tifierl.
Il'his is ' our ruuch luvecl horiie.'."