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Marengo village
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
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Population of the Incorporated Cities, Towns, Etc., of Ohio.
POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES, ETC .- Continued.
Population.
Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets.
1900
1890
Martinsburg village
238
257
Martins Ferry city
7,760
6,250
Martinsville village
338
336
Marysville village
3,048
2,810
Mason village .
629
564
Massillon city
11,944
10,092
Maumee village
1,856
1,645
Mechanicsburg village
1,617
1,459
Medina village
2,232
2,073
Melrose village
383
430
Mendon village
599
400
Mentor village
624
502
Metamora village
263
Miamisburg city
3,941
2,952
Middlepoint village
604
432
Middleport village
9,215
7,681
Midland village
338
328
Midvale village
491
Midway village
185
Milan village
653
627
Milford village
1,149
995
Milford Center village
682
718
Millbury village
284
546
Milledgeville village
201
Miller City village
163
Millersburg village
1,998
1,923
Milton Center village
325
334
Miltonsburg village
130
123
Mineral City village
1,220
893
Mineral Ridge village
1,200
1,139
Minerva village
2,954
1,856
Mingo Junction village
1,465
1,126
Minster village .
1,211
Montezuma village
1,869
1,293
Morristown village
350
371
Morrow village
869
842
Moscow village
475
591
Mt. Airy village
400
Mt. Blanchard village
...
456
421
2,799
3,211
Middletown city
274
Mifflin village
83ì
851
Monroeville village
317
Montpelier village
812
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
Population of the Incorporated Cities, Towns, Etc., of Ohio.
POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES, ETC .- Continued.
Population.
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets.
1900
1890
Mt. Cory village
312
334
Mt. Eaton village
232
278
Mt. Gilead village
1,528
1,329
Mt. Healthy village
1,354
Mt. Orab village
561
336
Mt. Pleasant village
626
644
Mt. Sterling village
986
752
Mt. Vernon city
6,633
6,027
Mt. Victory village
734
689
Mt. Washington village
781
Murray City village
1,118
Mutual village
163
174
Napoleon village
3,639
2,764
Nashville town
766
Navarre village
963
1,010
Nelsonville village
5,421
4,538
Nevada village
889
802
Neville village
265
340
New Albany village
224
223
Newark City
18,157
14,270
New Athens village
435
420
New Bloomington village
399
1,239
New Carlisle village
995
958
New Comerstown village
2,659
1,251
New Concord village
675
719
New Holland village
436
541
New Knoxville village
145
.149
New Lebanon village (Miami county)
1,701
1,470
New Madison village
590
478
New Matamoras village
817
590
New Paris village
790
842
New Philadelphia city
6,213
4,456
New Richmond village
1,916
2,379
New Reigel village
298
393
New Salem village
180
189
New Straitsville village
2,302
2,782
Newton Falls village
. . 732
698
692
683
New Lexington village (Perry county) .
265
210
New Lexington village (Highland county)
New London village
1,180
1,096
New Bremen village
1,318 ·
Newburg hamlet
5,909
New Lebanon village (Montgomery county )
224
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
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Population of the Incorporated Cities, Towns, Etc., of Ohio.
POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES, ETC .- Continued.
Population.
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets.
1900
1890
New Vienna village
805
871
New Washington village
821
704
Ney village
289
·
Niles city
7,468
4,289
North Amherst village
1,758
1,648
North Baltimore village
3,561
2,857
North Bend village
532
North Lewisburg village
846
866
North Robinson village
200
257
Norwalk city
7,074
7,195
Norwich village
253
234
Norwood village
6,480
Nottingham village
939
Oak Harbor village
1,631
1,681
Oak Hill village
825
657
Oakley village
528
Oberlin village
4,082
4,376
Olmstead Falls village
330
342
Orrville village
1,901
1,765
Osborn village
948
713
Osgood village
224
242
Osnaburg village
558
Ostrander village
401
357
Ottawa village
2,322
1,717
Ottoville village
369
Otway village
274
Oxford village
2,009
1,922
Painesville village
5,024
4,755
Palestine village
210
Pandora village
409
Pataskala village
675
563
Patterson village
219
247
Paulding village
2,080
1,879
Peebles village
763
358
Pemberville village
1,081
843
Peninsula village
579
562
Perrysburg village
1,766
1,747
Perrysville village
513
522
Pickerington village
263
290
Piketon village
625
1,022
.
342
378
Ohio City
862
666
Oakwood village
1,336
1,146
Payne village
814
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
Population of the Incorporated Cities, Towns, Etc., of Ohio.
POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES, ETC .- Continued.
Population.
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets.
1900
1890
Pioneer village
603
596
Piqua city
12,172
9,090
Plain City village
1,432
1,245
Plainfield village
255
234
Pleasant City village
1,006
Pleasant Hill village
557
521
Pleasant Ridge village
953
1,027
Pleasantville village
501
521
Plymouth village
1,154
1,133
Poland village
370
391
Polk village
232
264
Pomeroy city
4,639
4,726
Portage village
546
438
Port Clinton village
2,450
2,049
Port Jefferson village
355
397
Portsmouth city
17,870
12,394
Port Washington village
200
196
Port William village
523
480
Prospect village
317
282
Put-in-Bay village
878
845
Quaker City village
642
488
Racine village
443
296
Ravenna village
473
458
Rawson village
3,076
Reading village
790
859
Rendville village
656
584
Republic village
339
393
Reynoldsburg village
373
444
Richmond village (Jefferson Co.)
332
Richwood village
447
321
Ridgeway village
2,248
2,483
Ripley village
660
485
Rochester village
167
218
Rock Creek village
478
448
Rockford village
1,207
993
Rockport hamlet
2,038
Rocky Ridge village
414
483
1,319
Rocky River hamlet
424
487
Proctorville village
983
830
Quincy village
327
Rarden village
4,003
3,417
Richmond village (Lake Co.)
1,640
1,415
Rising Sun village
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
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Population of the Incorporated Cities, Towns, Etc., of Ohio.
POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES, ETC .- Continued.
Population.
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets.
1900
1890
Rogers village
287
Roseville village
1,207
714
Rossville village
251
251
Rushsylvania village
552
497
Rushville village
257
291 +
Russellville village
394
324
Sabina village
1,481
1,080
St. Bernard village
3,384
1,779
St. Clairsville village
1,210
1,191
St. Louisville village
285
264
St. Marys village
1,222
1,145
St. Paris village
7,582
5,780
Salesville village
286
296
Salineville village
2,353
2,369
Sandusky city
279
306
Savannah village
290
325
Scio village
1,214
616
Scott village
547
733
Sebring village
387
Senacaville village
623
461
Seven Mile village
256
288
Seville village
602
599
Shawnee village
2,966
3,266
Shelby village
4,685
1,977
Sherrodsville village
926
893
Sherwood village
455
Shiloh village
597
644
Shreve village
1,043
1,012
Sidney city
238
Smithfield village
503
639
Smithville village
474
482
Somerset village
1,124
1,127
Somerville village
223
272
South Bloomfield village
2,343
South Charleston village
1,096
1,041
South Point village
281
South Salem village
264
263
South Solon village
319
345
South Webster village
445
323
3,359
3,000
Salem city
19,664
18,471
Sarahsville village
5,688
4,850
Sinking Spring village
300
330
South Brooklyn village
816
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
Population of the Incorporated Cities, Towns, Etc., of Ohio.
POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES, ETC .- Continued.
Population.
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets.
1900
1890
Sparta village
215
216
Spencerville village
1,874
1,266
Springboro village
433
413
Springfield city
38,253
31,895
Springhills village
157
158
Spring Valley village
522
538
Steubenville city
14,349
13,394
Stockport village
376
416
Strasburg village
461
Stryker village
1,206
1,017
Sugar Grove village
350
275
Summerfield village
511
582
Sunbury village
464
475
Swanton village
887
508
Sycamore village
853
722
Sylvania village
617
545
Tarlton village
388
448
Taylorsville village
543
631
Terrace Park village
374
405
Tiffin city
10,989
10,801
Tippecanoe village
293
Toledo city
131,822
81,434
Tontogany village
3,526
2,536
Trenton village
387
Trimble village
625
440
Troy city
5,881
4,494
Tuscarawas village
412
391
Uhrichsville city
4,582
3,842
Union City village
1,282
1,293
Uniontown village
245
Unionville Center village
259
231
Urbana city
6,808
6,510
Utica village
826
763
Van Buren village
367
268
Vandalia village
356
352
Van Wert city
6,422
5,512
Venedocia village
..
1,184
Vermillion village
290
Thorn village
1,703
1,465
Tiro village
352
283
Toronto village
3,355
3,572
Upper Sandusky village
284
265
Vanlue village
199
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
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Population of the Incorporated Cities, Towns, Etc., of Ohio.
POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES, ETC .- Continued.
Population.
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets.
1900
1890
Versailles village
1,478
1,385
Vinton village
304
318
Wadsworth village
1,764
1,574
Waldo village
278
151
Wapakoneta village
3,915
3,616
Warren city
8,529
5,973
Warsaw village
458
376
Washington village
374
546
Washington Court House city
5,751
5,742
Washingtonville village
1,092
Waterville village
703
586
Wauseon village
2,148
2,060
Waverly village
1,854
1,567
Waynesburg village
613
510
Waynesfield village
542
480
Waynesville village
723
704
Webster village
204
Wellington village
2,094
2,069
Wellston city
8,045
4,377
Wellsville city
6,146
5,247
West Alexandria village West Cairo village
338
325
West Carrollton village
987
360
West Elkton village
215
216
Western Star village
148
165
Westerville village
1,462
1,329
West Farmington village
516
West Jefferson village
803
778
West Leipsic village
346
502
West Liberty village
1,236
West Manchester hamlet
384
West Mansfield village
875
431
West Middleburg village
238
345
West Millgrove village
236
207
West Milton village
901
796
Weston village
161
195
West Salem village
656
756
West Union village
1,033
825
West Unity village
897
872
West Wheeling town
444
574
Wharton village
439
White House village
621
507
..
52 B. A.
953
845
West Rushville village
740
575
818
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
Population of the Incorporated Cities, Towns, Etc., of Ohio.
POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES, ETC. - Concluded.
Population.
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets.
1900
1890
Wilkesville village
223
262
Williamsburg village
1,002
828
Williamsport village
547
368
Willoughby village
1,753
1,219
Willshire village
560
566
Wilmington city
3,613
3,079
Wilmot village
354
Winchester village (Preble county)
375
389
Winchester village (Adams county)
796
Windham village
283
Winton Place village
1,219
Woodsfield village
1,801
1,031
Woodstock village
325
310
Woodville village
831
Wooster city
6,063
5,901
Worthington village
443
341
Wren village
242
Wyoming village
1,450
1,454
Xenia city
8,696
7,301
Yellow Springs village
1,731
1,375
Youngstown city
44,885
33,220
Zaleski village
577
862
Zanesfield village
278
318
Zanesville city
23,538
21,009
Zoar village
290
For the 9 cities which have a population in 1900 of more than 25,000, the following table shows the population of each from the first year in which it was separately stated in the census report, to 1900 inclusively. The table which immediately follows, shows, for each city, the increase (or decrease) in population by number and percent during each of the ten-year periods.
POPULATION OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF OHIO: 1810 TO 1900.
Cities.
1900
1890
1880
1870
1860
1850
1840
1830
1820
1810
Akron city
42,728
27,601
16,512 12,258
10,006 8,660 216,239
3,477 4,041 161,044
3,266
1,665
Canton city
.
Population of the Principal Cities of Ohio, 1810-1900.
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
INCREASE IN POPULATION OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF OHIO: 1810 TO 1900.
CITIES.
Increase from 1890 to 1900.
Increase from 1880 to 1890.
Increase from 1870 to 1880.
Increase from 1850 to 1870.
Increase from 1850 to 1850.
Increase from 1840 to 1850.
Increase from 1830 to 1840.
Increase from 1820 to 1830.
Increase from 1810 to 1829.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Num- ber.
Per cent.
Akron city
15,127
54.8
11,089
67.2
65.0
6,529
211
6.5
1,601
96.2
Canton city
4,478
17.1
13,931
113.6
41.5
4,619 55,195
1,438
55.2
...
.
149.1
21,507
15,189
157.5
7,102
| 279.6
Cleveland city
120,415
46.1
|101,207
63.2 |
67,317
72.5
49,412
113.8
26,383
154.9
10,963
180.6
4,995
470
77.6
Columbus city
37,410
42.4
| 36,503
70.7 |
20,373
65.1
12,720
68.6
672
3.8
11,834
195.7
3,613
Dayton city
24,113
39.4
22,542
58.3
8,205
26.9
10,392
51.8
9,104
82.9
4,910
Springfield city ...
6,358
19.9
11,165
53.9
8,078
63.8
5,650
80.7
1,894
37.1
3,046
147.7
982
Toledo city
50,388
61.9 | 31,297 |
62.4
18,553 7,360
58.7 17,816 91.1 5,316
129.4 192.7
9,939
259.6
2,607
213.3
Youngstown city .. | 11,665 |
35.1 | 17,785 | 115.2 |
.
30,667
26,189
296,908
255,139
92,829
43,417
17,034
6,071
1,076
606
Columbus city
125,560
88,150
51,647
31,274
18,554
17,882
6,048
2,435
Dayton city .
85,333
61,220
38,678
30,473
20,081
10,977
6,067
2,950
1,000
383
Springfield city
38,253
31,895
20,730
12,652
7,002
5,108
2,062
1,080
1,868
Toledo city
131,822
81,434
50,137.
31,584
13,768
3,829
1,222
Youngstown city
44,885
33,220
15,435
8,075
2,759
2,603
115,435
46,338
24,831
9,642
2,540
Cincinnati city
325,902
381,768
261,353
160,146
Cleveland city
Cincinnati city
28,994
9.8
| 41,769
16.4
38,900
18.0
45,609
39.5
69,097
80.9
3,117
86.6 464.2 148.4 105.7 90.9
1,950 #788
195.0 $42.2
617
161.1
6,506 3,598
187.8 114.3 34.3
#Decrease.
819
820
THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
Population of the Principal Cities of Ohio, 1810-1900.
All of the above named cities received marked accessions to their pop- ulation during the last ten years, preceding the census of 1900, those hav. ing increased by the largest percentage being Toledo, 61.9 percent; Akron, 54.8 percent; Cleveland, 46.1 percent; and Columbus, 42.4 percent. Largest numerical gains during the decade are found in Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus. With a single exception in one decade each of these cities has increased in population steadily, but the rate of growth has been irregular and has shown no uniform trend of change. For Cincin- nati, Cleveland and Springfield, however, that rate since 1870 has steadily declined, a change in harmony with the usual tendency of large urban centers.
PART SEVEN.
THE STATE INSTITUTIONS, HOMES AND · HOSPITALS OF OHIO.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS-PART SEVEN.
The Ohio Capitol Buildings
823
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture
825
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster 827
The Athens State Hospital 831
The Cleveland State Hospital
836
The Columbus State Hospital
841
The Dayton State Hospital .
844
The Longview State Hospital
850
The Massillon State Hospital
8.64
The Toledo State Hospital
865
The Institution for the Education of the Blind.
868
The Institution for Deaf Mutes.
871
Institution for Feeble-Minded Youth
874
The Hospital for Epileptics
878
'The Boys' Industrial School
881
The Girls' Iudustrial Home
883
The Ohio Penitentiary .
887
The Ohio Reformatory (Mansfield)
893
Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home (Sandusky)
895
The Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home
900
Ohio State University
904
The Ohio University (Athens) 907
Miami University . 912
The Wilberforce University 915
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THE OHIO CAPITOL BUILDINGS.
T HE Capitol Buildings of the State of Ohio stand in the principal square in the city of Columbus, in a park containing over ten acres of well cultivated lawns and native forestry, on land which was given to the state by the proprietors of the town site, in 1812. The name "Columbus" was selected for the town and bestowed upon it by the General Assembly at a later date.
The illustrations on the frontispiece give some idea of the style of building but fall far short, in dignity and point of finish, of doing justice to either the old Capitol Building or the new Department of Justice.
The original "State House," erected by the grantors of the public grounds on condition that Columbus-then unsettled-should be chosen . for the Capital of Ohio,-was a series or row of brick buildings on High street, beginning at State street and running north along the present . property to a point about halfway to the present west entrance to the "State House yard." These structures were burned Sunday morning, February 1, 1852. The old Capitol Building, as it is now called, was begun in April, 1839, and was partially completed and dedicated in Janu- ary, 1857. The corner stone was laid July 4, 1839. The building was finished in 1861 and was a useful rendezvous for troops gathering for ser- vice in the Union Army during the Civil War. The Department of Justice Building was built under an act of the 73rd General Assembly, adjoining the old Capitol at the terrace on the east. It thus occupies the Third street front of the Capitol grounds and, being of similar architecture to its pre- decessor, adds to, rather than detracts from the simple beauty of the struc- ture.
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As an illustration of the advance in structural science a comparison of the two methods of building is interesting. The original structure was begun in 1838, and finished in 1861. Deducting for time consumed in numberless interruptions, the time actually spent in the building of it, was fifteen years; the cost $1,360,000 ; the labor was that of idle convicts from the Penitentiary ; the material, dressed limestone from state quarries west of the city. The new building was authorized in 1898; corner stone was laid February 16, 1899, and on the 1st of September, 1901, the several departments assigned to this building are taking possession of their beautiful quarters. The exterior of the new building is of dressed lime- stone; the trusses are of steel. The actual time of building was three years, the cost $450,000, and the foot-space of public offices equal to about one-half that of the main building. The old building is 304 feet
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THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
The Ohio Capitol Buildings.
in its longest dimensions (north and south) and 184 feet wide (east and west), covering about two acres of ground. The height from the ground to outside pinnacle of the central dome is 128 feet; from floor of the. rotunda to the eye of this dome is 120 feet; from floor of the rotunda to the upper skylight 136 feet. The diameter of the rotunda floor is 64 feet 5 inches and the floor contains 4,892 pieces of marble. The copula sur- rounding the dome (which was never completed as originally designed) is 75 feet in diameter. There are 53 rooms in the Capitol Building. The new Department of Justice or Law Building is 220 feet north and south by 100 feet east and west and contains three full stories and a clear story on the east side. The rotunda is finished in marble and tastefully deco- rated, with an architectural effect said to be unequalled in the west. The building contains 55 rooms and was primarily intended, as the name im- plies, to house the Supreme Court, the Clerk of the Court, the Supreme Court Library, and the Attorney General's department. These depart- ments occupy practically all of the second and third floors, the first story being devoted to the departments of Agriculture, Health, Insur- arce and Public Works.
THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
T HE Ohio State Board of Agriculture was created by an act of the General Assembly, passed February 27, 1846. The first officers of the board were ex-Governor Allen Trimble, President; Sam'l Medary, Secretary ; M. L. Sullivant, Treasurer. The first Ohio State Fair was held in Cincinnati, Oct. 5-7, 1850, and a fair has been held each year since that time, except in 1888, when the Ohio Centennial took its place. From 1850 until 1874 the fair was held in the principal cities of the state, the city offering the greatest inducement, in the way of finan- cial aid, securing it. In 1874 the board concluded to establish the fair permanently and centrally at the Capital of the State. The grounds of the Franklin County Agricultural Society (now Franklin Park), were rented until 1886, when the fair was held on grounds just north of the city, which the board had purchased three years previous and fitted up for this purpose. Exposition Park, which contains one hundred and fifteen acres, has been beautifully ornamented by lakes, trees, shrubs, etc., and fine buildings have been erected for the various classes of exhibits, at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars. The live stock buildings are the largest and best in the country. The horse building is three hundred and thirty-two feet square and will accommodate over five hundred horses ; and in addition to this, there are barns provided for speed and fancy horses. The cattle, sheep, and swine buildings are a little smaller than the horse building, but are similar to it in all details and have ample accommodations for immense exhibits. These structures are brick and stone, with slate roofs. Broad, clean walks extend through all the build- ings, and visitors can, with comfort, view the animals in their stalls and pens.
In 1880 the system of crop reporting was inaugurated by the board, with a corps of about eight hundred volunteer reporters, reports being made quarterly ; since that time the number of correspondents has about doubled, the scope of the work has been enlarged and for a number of years the publication has been issued monthly.
In 1881 a law was passed by the General Assembly charging the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture with the duty of licensing the sale of commercial fertilizers in Ohio, and also sampling and analyz- ing the same for publication. This work has been successfully pursued by the secretary with very satisfactory results both to consumers of com- mercial fertilizers and to manufacturers of same. The work has grown gradually, from small beginnings, until now a very large business is done and a considerable force is employed in the inspection, chemical analysis, etc., of fertilizers.
In the winter of 1880-81 the board entered upon the work of holding farmers' institutes, and twenty-seven successful meetings were held that winter. The number increased gradually until 1889-90, when sixty-two
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The Ohio State Board of Agriculture.
meetings were held. During the winter of 1890 the General Assembly,' recognizing the value of farmers' institutes to the agriculturists of the state, passed a law making liberal provision for their support, thus en- abling the board to largely increase its work in this direction. In 1890-91 one hundred and twenty-four institutes were established by the board, and, during the institute season of 1900-01 about three hundred meetings were held.
On May 7, 1902, the General Assembly passed an act whereby the Ohio State Board of Agriculture was constituted the Board of Live Stock Commissioners. The board organized by selecting the same officers as were serving, in like positions, the State Board of Agriculture, and appointing Dr. Paul Fischer, of Columbus, as State Veterinarian. The work of the Division was entered upon at once and has been actively carried on during the summer and fall.
The General Assembly enacted a law on May, 10, 1902, trans- ferring the work of inspecting nurseries and orchards from the Agricul- tural Experiment Station to the Department of Agriculture. The work was taken up promptly. Mr. A. F. Burgess was appointed Chief Inspector and several Assistant Inspectors were also appointed.
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture consists of ten members, two being elected each year for a period of five years. The office of the board is in the State House and is in charge of a Secretary and Assistant Secre- tary, who employ a stenographer, statistician, librarian, and a number of clerks. The Secretary is the head of the Department of Agriculture, which is a department of the State Government. The department has an extensive agricultural library of about seven thousand volumes. and through regular exchanges, receipt of government documents, gifts, purchases, etc., it is rapidly growing. These books and documents are available for refer- ence to all who wish to use them.
The following is a list of the Secretaries of the board, from its organi- zation to date:
Year.
Name.
Residence.
1846.
Samuel Medary
Columbus. Columbus.
1847-1850.
| M. B. Bateham
1851-1852.
W. W. Mather
Columbus. Columbus.
1853-1856.
George Sprague
1857-1878
John IT. Klippart
Columbus. Columbus.
1879
James W. Fleming
1880-1886.
W. I. Chamberlain
1887-1894. .
L. N. Bonham
1895-1901.
W. W. Miller, Incumbent.
Hudson. A Oxford. Castalia.
OHIO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AT WOOSTER.
T HE Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station was established by an act of the General Assembly, passed April 17, 1882; its object be- ing, as recited in this act, "for the benefit of the interests of practi- cal and scientific agriculture, and for the development of the vast agri- cultural resources of the State." The station never had any organic con- nection with the State University, but it was at first located at that in- stitution, a few acres of land being set apart for its use and the Professor of Horticulture in the University being made its first Director, this office being transferred to the Professor of Agriculture at a later date.
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