Mar., 1917] Columbus, Ohio, Quadrangle 157 



crowding from within the city business section, the necessity 

 of improving this 4-milc tract has been forced upon the city; 

 and now much needed improvements have come, beginning 

 with thorough draining, the paving of the main thoroughfares 

 (the old country roads) and the building of car lines along 

 several of these established highways. 



In a similar manner, and by almost the same steps, the 

 northwest corner, Marble Cliff-Arlington district, is now filling 

 in. As stated above, the Scioto bluff in this section has for many 

 years had a fringe of comfortable looking residences and club 

 houses located with reference to the "grandview" to the south 

 and west; but the less attractive till plain is now well drained 

 and taken up for residences, stores, school houses, and offices. 



Probably, however, the most attractive residence section 

 now being built, is along the Columbus-Sandusky pike north. 

 This road, now completely rebuilt and in excellent condition to 

 keep pace with its surroundings, skirts along the Olentangy east 

 bluff and is followed by the Columbus, Delaware and Marion 

 electric railroad. Now for fully two miles cross streets have 

 been laid out leading up the beautiful wast-facing bluff; and 

 hundreds of houses have been built. (Fig. 4.) Clinton ville, 

 almost five miles north of the Union station is now structurally 

 a part of Columbus. 



The city is, in a large way, a manufacturing, commercial and 

 mercantile city and thus a product of the influence of the 

 geographical conditions. As pointed out, transportation has 

 from the start been easy, and now the many radial lines of 

 steam railroad, electric railroad and pike are very influential in 

 the growth of the city. The flne farming lands, calling for a 

 numerous, active, well to do agricultural population, have been 

 responsible for the great development of manufacturing of 

 buggies, wagons, 'shoes, and other leather goods, farm machin- 

 ery, iron and steel goods, and for the growth of the meat- 

 packing, tile-making, and many other industries. Further, the 

 coal, oil, and gas, and limestone nearby have called for manu- 

 facture of well-drilling, mining, quarrying and electric appa- 

 ratus. And. with the growth of these industries, have come 

 subsidiary, dependent or related industries in considerable 

 numbers as in any other city. 



