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Raymond & Hathaway, Received 5,250,000 feet. Sales-Illinois trade by T. & W. R. R. 2,000,000
Canal 66
1,000,000 66
Local 66
1,250,000 «
Total. 4,250,000
Walterhouse & Moulton, received, 5,000,000 «
Sold-Illinois, Canal and Home,. 3,500,000
Curtis & Thomas, received, 4,492,000 Lumber
66 66 3,018,000 Shingles
66 .1,282,000 Lath.
Commission Receipts, 1,540,000.
305,250 Shingles,
552,000
Lath.
Sales,
2,975,000 Lumber
2,824,000 Shingles
66
1,020,000 Lath.
The Commission Receipts were for shipments to Southern Ohio-mostly for Dayton.
C. Walbridge & Co., Receipts. 66 Sales 4,000,000 "
6,000,000 feet
W. T. Miller & Co., Receipts
5,500,000 ‹‹
€6
Sales.
.3,500,000 ‹‹
This firm are engaged in a large business with Kansas, and the Missouri River. There are four or five other dealers whose figures have not been furnished.
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CENTRAL SCHOOL HOUSE, TOLEDO, OHIO.
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SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES.
Perhaps in no single enterprize, has the public spirit of the citizens of Toledo, exhibited itself upon a nobler scale, than in the establishment of a local school system. Until the summer of 1849, the only public schools in the city, were three, which were conducted upon the old district plan, with great irregu- larity, and under diverse management. In the winter of 1848 and '49, application was made by the citizens and City Council to the Legislature for the passage of a general law, prepared by some of the citizens, as an amendment to the city charter. The act was passed on the 9th day of March, 1849, and is en- titled an "Act in relation to Taxes, Schools and Sewers in the City of Toledo." By that act the Legislature transferred the "Akron School Law" and its amendments to Toledo, subject to the following provisions :
Sites are to be purchased and buildings erected for Primary Schools by local tax on the property in that part of the town where situate, for which purpose the city was divided into two (now three) districts. For all other purposes the tax is the same throughout the city. For the first two years after the law took effect, the whole tax, for school purposes, was not to exceed five mills on the dollar ; after that it might amount to eight mills until all necessary school buildings and apparatus should be erected, procured and paid for-and when this was done, the maximum should be again limited to five mills.
The Election for members of the Board of Education is held on the second Tuesday of May, and is entirely separated from politics and from elections for other officers.
This School Law has not only worked well, but it has given such general satisfaction, that no attempt has been made to change it. It is brief, (only sixteen sections in all) so plain as hardly to be capable of misconstruction, ample in its powers, direct and practical in its effects, and taken as a whole, is prob- ably the best school law in the State. The Board consists of six directors, two elected every year, and each holding a term
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of three years. It is organized by the appointment of a Presi- dent, Secretary and Treasurer, and four standing committees, from its own numbers. None of the members of the Board receive any compensation for their services.
The first Board under this Law was elected on the 8th day of May, 1849, and consisted of the following persons, viz :- Decius Wadsworth, Samuel B. Scott, John P. Freeman, Mor- gan L. Collins, Simeon Fitch, Jr., and Ira L. Clark. They elected Ira L. Clark, President, and Decius Wadsworth, Secre- tary.
This Board took possession of the school property of the city on the 10th day of June, 1849. It consisted of two in- ferior district school-houses in the first and second wards, and one in the fourth ward, good for nothing. In the third ward, a small room had been rented. The value of the whole did not exceed $1,500. There were nearly 400 scholars enrolled in the four districts, but no money. During the summer, the Board proceeded to rent and repair rooms for a Central Gram- mar School, and for Primary Schools in the several wards. They also levied a tax of two mills for current expenses of tuition-two mills in the first and second wards to enlarge, fit up and repair houses, and three mills in the third and fourth wards to buy sites and erect two houses. In October the schools were opened, having in employ one male and five female teachers.
On the 8th of March, 1850, the Grammar School building and furniture were destroyed by fire, but another building suitable for the purpose was soon rented and occupied.
On the 27th May 1850, Ira L. Clark resigned his office in the Board, and David Smith was appointed to fill his place.
In the Summer of 1850, two, two-story brick edifices were erected for Primary and Secondary schools in the third and fourth wards, at an expense of $5,300.
On the 4th day of November of this year, Mavor Brigham was appointed to fill the vacancy in the Board occasioned by
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the resignation of John P. Freeman, and on the 9th December following, Jacob Clark was appointed to fill a like vacancy by reason of the resignation of Decius Wadsworth.
In April 1851 the number of scholars enrolled was 735, and the average daily attendance 510. Levy for this year was two mills for general purposes, three mills for completing the im- provements in the third and fourth wards, and the same in the first and second wards for the erection of a house. At the election in May, Charles W. Hill and Alexander Henderson were each elected for three years in place of Brigham and Smith whose terms had expired.
The ample school-house on La Grange street, for the accom- modation of scholars of the primary and intermediate depart- ments, in the first and second wards, was commenced in Au- gust of this year. The current expenses for tuition this year amounted to $3,394 21, or $4,402 for each registered scholar.
In March 1852, there were seven free schools in operation, the number of scholars enrolled was 628, the average daily at- tendance 400, and the number of teachers ten, under the man- agement and supervision of the Board. In their annual report, the Board say that "the number of scholars in attendance upon the primary and secondary schools alone, is probably one hun- dred less, than it would have been, if the Board had been able to accommodate the school with proper buildings and furniture."
A levy of three mills was made for general school purposes, and to raise an amount sufficient to purchase grounds, and commence the erection of a school-house for the High School and Grammar department. Three mills were also levied upon the property of the first and second wards, to carry on the La Grange street school-house, which was completed this year. No local tax was levied in the third and fourth wards.
John Fitch and Ezra Bliss were elected members of the Board for three years each, in place of Jacob Clark and S. Fitch Jr.
At the commencement of the year 1853, there were nine free
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schools and twelve teachers. The number of scholars enrolled was 728, and average daily attendance 480, the average cost of tuition of whites was $3,53 per registered scholar, of colored $4.72. A school-house of wood was begun on lot 1,026, to be used temporarily for the High School.
The site selected for the High School, was on the upland, beyond the Canal on Adams street, one of the most sightly and central locations in the city. J. W. Scott Esq., generously donated to the city a part of the site, consisting of the undi- vided half of Lots 1466, 1467, 1487 1488-and the remainder was contracted for by the Board. A levy of five mills was made upon the property of the city, for the purpose of carry- ing forward this work and for general purposes, while a local tax of two mills in the first and second wards, and of one mill in the first ward, were imposed, to meet the expenses incident to each. S. B. Scott was re-elected, and S. Fitch Jr., elected to fill the place of M. L. Collins in the Board, for three years each.
There were nine free schools and fifteen teachers at the com- mencement of the year 1854-984 scholars registered, and the average daily attendance 643. The wooden building. on Lot 1026 was completed. The increase of scholars in the first and second wards had been so great, as to render an addition to La Grange street School House necessary, which was begun this year. A similar increase in that part of the fourth ward above Swan Creek, made it necessary to provide for a new school house there. The new Central School House, of which a rep- resentation precedes this sketch, was let by contract at $23,000. Rev. Anson Smyth, who had been employed as principal of the High School, was this year appointed by the Board general superintendent of the City Schools. The Board called for a general levy of $8,000, and the borrowing of $9,000 additional to complete the Central School House, and special levies besides of $1,700 for the first and second wards, and $4,800 for the third and fourth wards. Hill and Henderson were re-elected members of the Board, for three years each.
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The year 1855 was commenced with eleven free schools- 1301 registered scholars-an average daily attendance of 914, and twenty-one teachers. The addition to Lagrange street School House, was completed, at an expense of $2,388 18. The new School House above Swan Creek, in the fourth ward, on Whittlesey street, was partly finished. During this year the territory on the bank of the river opposite to Toledo, was annexed to the city, and provision was made for a re-organiza- tion of the schools there. The High School House was occu- pied early this year, by the High and Grammar Departments, and the wooden building on Lot 1026 for an unclassified school. The levy for general purposes this year was three mills-first and second ward, two mills-for third and fourth ward, three mills-and for Yondota, three mills.
August 3d, S. Fitch resigned James Myers was appointed to fill his place. Denison Steele and Alonzo Rogers were elected each for three years, in the place of John Fitch and Ezra Bliss.
Four additional free schools were opened at the beginning of the year 1856, making' the entire number fifteen, exclusive of the colored school. Two of these were in the fourth ward, and two in Yondota. In January of this year, Rev. A. Smyth resigned his post, quite unexpectedly to the Board, which, however, was soon supplied by the appointment of the present efficient Superintendent, Mr. John Eaton Jr. The number of scholars enrolled was 1545, and twenty-two teachers. The ten lots constituting the High School grounds, and the La Grange street improvements were this year fully paid for. The en- largement of Illinois street, fourth ward School House, was completed this year. No tax was levied for local purposes in the first and second wards. The Teachers and Board united in the purchase of a Teachers Library of 300 volumes, and a good philosophical apparatus was added to the High School. The levy of this year was two mills for general purposes. One and three-quarter mills in the third and fourth wards, and one and one-half mills in Yondota. 36
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The Board, in recapitulating the expenses of the present and previous year, say "The levy required in the first and second wards this year, is two mills against five last year.
"In the third and fourth wards three and three-fourth mills this year, against six mills last year.
"In the Yondota Division three and a half mills this year, against six mills last year.
"Unlike many other towns where a reputation for low school taxes has prevailed, Toledo has paid for her primary and sec- ondary school houses and grounds, without borrowing and can now enjoy the use of this large property without having even so much as the interest to pay on its cost."
The number of schools at the commencement of 1857, was 18-and the scholars enrolled 1,851, with an increased average daily attendance, showing an enrollment only a small fraction less than five-eighth per cent. The Board say, in their annual Report that "this Enrollment excludes all children under six years of age, who under our rules are not permitted to enter the schools. The present enrolled scholars here we think, will compare favorably with other cities similarly situated. By the last published report of the Cleveland Public Schools, where the same rule of excluding children under six years of age prevails, (which report was made in the fall of 1856) it appears that the whole number of youth between the ages of five and twenty-one years in Cleveland, in October 1855 was 12,947, and the pupils registered for the following year was 4,722, ma- king a per cent. of but little over one-third registered, allowing nothing for the increase of youth, which, as it appears by the same report, has been 871 between the enumeration of 1854 and 1855." The levy for general school purposes this year was three mills. No tax in the first and second wards-one mill in the third and fourth wards, and none in Yondota.
Charles W. Hill re-elected member of the Board for three years and Charles J. Wood for the same time, in the place of Henderson. The Board as now constituted, consists of the following members:
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President .- Charles W. Hill ; Secretary-Charles J. Wood; Treasurer .- James Myers.
Members-Denison Steele, Daniel McBain, Alonzo Rogers.
The following is a list of the Teachers and Schools of the city, at the present time :
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
High School Dep't .- W. A. C. Converse, A. B., Principal. Miss C. Eaton, Assistants. 66 S. N. Gilbert. Grammar Deparť't .- A. B. West, Principal. Miss M. E. West, Miss N. E. Kellogg, Assistants. Miss H. E. Minott.
LA GRANGE ST. STREET SCHOOL.
Secondary Depart't .- Miss J. A. Lull, Principal. Miss Lucy Stevens, Assistant. Primary Departm't .- Girls, Miss L. A. Brown. Boys, Miss A. Titus. Girls, Miss J. White. Boys, Mrs. E. E. Barr.
THIRD WARD SCHOOL.
Secondary Departm't-Miss L. Fairchild. Primary Department-Miss C. Fairchild.
FOURTH WARD SCHOOL.
Secondary Departm't .- Miss C. L. Nelson, Mrs. J. A. Auld.
Primary Department .- Miss S. S. Graves. Miss C. Kennedy.
WHITTLESEY STREET SCHOOL.
Secondary Departm't .- Miss H. Watson. Primary Department .- Miss H. E. West.
YONDOTA SCHOOL. Miss A. L. Hunter.
UNCLASSIFIED SCHOOL. Miss J. A. Hitchcock.
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COLORED SCHOOL. Mr. W. E. Cornish.
Mr. C. S. Crossman ; Teacher of Vocal Music. Miss Augusta Titus ; Teacher of Instrumental Music. Mr. C. P. Graves ; Teacher of Penmanship. Mr. J. Vortriedte ; Teacher of German.
COURSE OF STUDY-PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Third Class .- Primer-First Reader-Rudiments of Read- ing-Exercises on Cards or Black-board-Begin to use Slates -Prominent, Conversational Lessons-Physical Exercises- Singing and Moral Instruction.
Second Class .- Second Reader, Spelling-Book, Spelling les- sons printed on slates, Marks of Punctuation, Conversations about Numbers and places, Elements of Arithmetic and Geog- raphy, Prominent, Object Lessons, Physical Exercises, Sing- ing and Moral Instructions.
First Class .- Third Reader commenced, Spelling Book con- tinued, Monteith's First Lesson in Geography and Juvenile Mental Arithmetic commenced, Orthographical Exercises, Writing on Slates, Rudiments of Drawing, Object Lessons. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Tables, and selections of Prose and Poetry committed and recited.
Two Recesses each half day.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Second Class .- Spelling Book continued, Third Reader and Juvenile Arithmetic completed, Written Arithmetic, Out-line Maps, Cornell's Intermediate Geography, and Fourth Reader commenced.
First Class .- Spelling Book, Fourth Reader, Intellectual Arithmetic, 50 pages, Written Arithmetic, through Division.
Both classes, Penmanship and Vocal Music under special Teachers, daily Orthographical and Physical exercises and Moral Instruction. First Class, weekly exercises in Oral Grammar and writing descriptive sentences. Optional Ger- man under special Teacher.
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GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Third Class .- Spelling, Reading, Geography, [McNalley's,] Written Arithmetic to decimal Fractions, Intellectual Arithme- tic to page 84.
Second Class .- Spelling, Reading, Through Written and In- tellectual Arithmetic; Clark's Grammar, weekly exercises on Out-line Maps.
First Class .- Geography, Arithmetic, Intellectual and Com- mon Written reviewed; Clark's Grammar completed, Elements of Physiology, and U. S. History and Higher Arithmetic com- menced.
Throughout the course; daily, Moral Instruction and Physi- cal exercises; weekly, Declamation, and Composition and Vocal Music; tri-weekly Penmanship; Optional German.
HIGH SCHOOL-ENGLISH COURSE.
Fourth Class .- Higher Arithmetic, Physiology, U. S. His- tory and Higher English Grammar completed; Elementary Algebra, Botany commenced.
Third Class .- Natural Philosophy, Universal History, Ele- mentary Geometry, Botany; Higher Algebra, Physical Geog- raphy.
Second Class .- Geometry, Rhetoric, Astronomy, Chemistry, English History, Political Economy, Zoology.
First Class .- Geology, Paley, Trigonometry and Surveying; Mental Philosophy, Moral Science, Logic.
Throughout the course, Penmanship, Vocal Music and Ger- man, under special Teachers; weekly exercises in Reading, Spelling, Composition and Declamation ; tri-weekly Debates and Lectures ; daily Physical exercises and Moral Instruction, Drawing, Painting and German Optional.
ENGLISH AND LATIN COURSE.
Fourth Class .- Same as "English Course" the first term and afterwards the same, save that Latin lessons are taken in place of Higher English Grammar.
Third Class .- Same as "English Course," save that Latin,
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Grammar and Reader and translation of English into Latin, are pursued in the place of Algebra.
Second Class .- Same as "English Course," except that Latin, Grammar Translations into Latin and Sallust and Virgil, take the place of Geometry, Astronomy and Chemistry.
First Class .- Same as English Course, save that Latin Com- position, and Cicero's Orations take the place of Trigonometry and Surveying.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Fourth Class .- Same as English and Latin Course.
Third Class .- Same as English and Latin Course.
Second Class .- Crosby's Greek Grammar and Lessons, Latin Grammar, Latin Composition, Sallust and Virgil.
First Class .- Anabasis, Homer, Greek and Latin Composi- tion, Cicero's Orations.
Miscellaneous Exercises in each the English and Latin Course, and the "Classical Course" the same as in the English Course.
Pupils are not admitted to the schools until six years of age, and occupying a year in the studies of each class, as is intended, they would complete the entire course at eighteen.
Yearly promotions, from class to class, are made by the Su- perintendent of those who pass satisfactorily, the required ex- aminations.
Above the Primary Schools, the answers in these examina- tions are given by the pupils in writing.
By this care in the promotions, all special classes are avoided; an exact and uniform classification is preserved ; the system of schools is rendered more economical and efficient, and the pu- pils are prompted to thoroughness of scholarship.
Our entire School System, at its present point of growth, shows itself nicely adapted to meet the educational wants of our city-bent to the interests of no particular class, it en- deavors to answer every special demand of the community as far as consistent with the general good.
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It would promote no one-sided culture, it neither seeks ac- complishments first, nor despises them ; it has a steady aim at the substantial qualities of character with a determination to encourage the attainment of all those accomplishments which legitimately come within the range of such an aim. It en- deavors at each step of progress to cultivate the child in his entireness-neither the moral, the mental nor physical are overlooked. Its legitimate results would be, citizens with "a sound mind in a healthy body." It holds out to every child, the opportunity of a school training equal to all that he may hope for, short of the College-and this too without requiring him to forego the delights of home or the affectionate care of parents. And it not only brings its culture to bear upon those who fully appreciate it-it exerts a most important restraining and reformatory influence upon that class of juveniles that are found in every city, and would otherwise tax not a little the efforts of our Police Officers.
The first class that completed either course in the High School, was formally graduated in March, 1857-it contained three members. Larger classes now make haste for the same attainments and honors.
A class of young men finish the Classical Course and leave for College at the end of the present term. The stimulating influence of these higher classes, extends to the lowest class in the schools.
During the last two winters a course of Lectures has been delivered before this school, by different literary gentlemen in our city, greatly to the advantage of the pupils, and largely attended by the public.
During the last week of the winter term, the schools are publicly examined. More than sixteen hundred visits were made to the different schools by our citizens during these ex- aminations in March 1858. Besides these visits, some of the Teachers are able to report on an average, more than one a day during the whole year.
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The freedom from mortality among the pupils is a significant fact. The whole number of deaths of pupils during the school year, ending June 1857, was six, not one of these occurred among the members of the Secondary, Grammar or High School Departments, but all of them among the youngest enrolled in the Primary Schools.
HEALTH OF TOLEDO.
Notwithstanding the numerous reports circulated to the prejudice of the health of our city, facts will bear us out, in the remark, that no city of equal size in the north-west, can for the period of the last two years exhibit smaller bills of mortality. Our school statistics will show to what extent death has visited our schools. That the same is true of our adult, and middle aged population will not be contended ; it is true however, that the number of deaths is annually diminishing-and that the causes of local disease are rapidly disappearing. We have no means of knowing the exact percentage of mortality during the past three years, but from all the information we can obtain it does not exceed an average of one in sixty-five.
The health of the city has been greatly improved by the grades, and filling up of low spots. Ague and fever-billious fevers, and other diseases of like character, which so greatly impeded the early growth and settlement of the Valley, have measurably disappeared, and pulmonary and hepatic diseases are almost unknown among us. Cholera, Dysentery, Diarrhea, Summer Complaints are not so prevalent in this valley, as on either side of it-and it has never, in the most unhealthy periods of its history, been subject to diseases of malignant type. The stories circulated about the health of the valley, stagnation of the waters of the river, low and sunken soil- swamps, &c. &c., in the first place originated in the jealousies of rival towns, and were perpetrated through the medium of persons who never took pains to undeceive themselves. There is no healthier city in the north-west, than Toledo-none which is yearly more rapidly improving in healthy elements, or which promises to become a more desirable residence for invalids and persons of weak constitutions.
LUCAS COUNT mutual Insurance Co., TOLEDO, OHIO.
This home company, now fully organized, offers to the FARMERS of North- western Ohio, all the advantages of a
FARMERS' COMPANY.
Covering by Insurance in their policies, farm property in a class exclusively by itself. The Directors are enabled to fix the rate of premiums so small that all may avail themselves of the protection which it affords.
POLICIES ARE ISSUED AS CHEAP AS FROM ANY OTHER
Sound and Responsible Company. The advantage arising from a connection with a home office, must be apparent to all. The reason why men insure their property is, that more or less property is every year destroyed by fire. Hence they want protection-and the absolute necessity of such protection has compell- ed the Farmers of Lucas and adjoining Counties to seek Insurance in different of- fices, where frequent delays arise, in case of loss, from the fact that the parties cannot, without great expense, meet face to face, and make an adjustment of it. The difficulty is now obviated by the
ORGANIZATION OF A HOME COMPANY,
which, with its excellent charter, meets the approval of the Farmers generally, who are cheerfully uniting from every township to build up an institution wor- thy their patronage. It is the purpose of the Directors, to deal openly, honora- bly and promptly with the members of the company, and they therefore, ask and expect the patronage necessary to make this a permanent institution.
Office Corner Jefferson and Summit Sts., Toledo, O.
DANIEL McBAIN Pres't. HEZ. L. HOSMER, Sec'y. DAVID B. DUNHAM, Vice President and Gen'l Agent. E. DWGHT NYE, Treasurer. DIRECTORS:
DANIEL McBAIN. SYLVESTER J. SMITH HEZ. L. HOSMER,
DAVID B. DUNHAM,
JAMES M. ASHLEY
NAT. LEGGETT.
E. DWIGHT NYE,
A. F. BISSELL, M. D.,
homeopathic Physician and Surgeon,
TOLEDO, OHIO.
Residence and Office, (after Aug. 1st, '58,) No. 173 St. Clair st., at the intersec- tion of St. Clair with Summit St.
TOLEDO, WABASH AND
GREAT WESTERN RAIL ROAD LINE.
CARRYING THE UNITED STATES EXPRESS AND MAIL.
A VERY DIRECT, PLEASANT AND RELIABLE ROUTE TO FT. WAYNE, LAFAYETTE, PERU, LOGANSPORT, WABASH, ATTICA,
Indianapolis, Louisville, Jeffersonville, DECATUR, SPRINGFIELD, JACKSONVILLE, NAPLES, PEORIA,
BLOOMINGTON, GALESBURGH, BURLINGTON, ALTON ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY, FT. LEAVENWORTHI, Jefferson City, Cairo, and all points West and South-West.
Two Daily Express Trains leave Union Depot, Toledo, Making the following Direct and Rehable Connections:
At Fort Wayne, with the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago R. R., for Columbia and Chicago. At Peru, with the Peru & Ind. R. R., for Indianapolis, and all Roads leading from this point. At Lafayette, with the L. & I. R. R., and N. A. & S. R. R., for New Albany, Terre Haute, Vincennes and Evansville.
At Tolono, with the Chicago branch of the Ills. Central R. R., for all points North and South.
At Decatur, with the Illinois Central R. R., for Peoria, Bloomington, Galesburgh, Burlington, Rock Island, Galena, Dunleith and Cairo.
At Springfield, with the St. Louis, Alton & Chicago R. R., for St. Louis, thence by the Pacific R. R., to Jefferson City, Kansas. and all points on the Missouri River, also with the Mis- souri River Steamers direct for St. Louis.
At St. Louis, with Steamers on the Mississippi River for Memphis, Vicksburg and N. Orleans.
Facilities for Transportation of Freight to the above named Points BY THIS LINE, ARE UNSURPASSED.
FARE AS LOW AND TIME AS QUICK AS BY ANY OTHER ROUTE.
THROUGH TICKETS Can be obtained at all principal Rail Road and Steamboat Offices, and at the Company's Office, Union Depot, Toledo.
G. W. BARTLETT, GEO. H. BURROWS, GENERAL SUP.
GEN. TICKET AGENT.
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