TRADE — THE CALM HEALTH OF NATIONS." 1 9 



Not far from the clock factory, and nearer the Inlet, 

 are the Ithaca Glass Works. The plant is one of the 

 largest and best arranged in the country, and produces 

 some 9,000 boxes of white crystal sheet glass monthly. 

 One of the youngest of Ithaca's larger industries, it is 

 one of the most interesting, as it is one of the most 

 promising. 



If we can consider the press as a business enterprise. 

 and certainly the business side of journalism is by no 

 means its least important side, there is no better place 

 than this in which to speak of the newspapers that 

 supply the Forest City with its daily mental food. 



The journalistic traditions of the past centre around 

 the Ithaca Journal. The Journal is the lineal descend- 

 ant of the Seneca Republican, which first came from the 

 press in 1815, as a twelve by fourteen inch paper, pub- 

 lished by Johnathan Ingersoll. In 1 8 16 the name was 

 changed to the Ithaca Journal. The name changed, how- 

 ever, almost as often as the proprietors, and that was with 

 rather regular frequency, until in 1841 the paper came 

 into the control of John H. Selkreg, who revived the 

 old name, by which it has since been known. Rivals 

 sprang up, only to be absorbed. In 1872, after many 

 unsuccessful attempts by other parties to make a daily 

 live, the Daily Journal was started, and has met with a 

 steady and satisfactory support. The paper is now con- 

 trolled by the Ithaca Journal Association. Originally 

 Democratic in politics, the Journal became republican 

 when the slavery question became a vital issue, and ha^ 

 since remained so. 



