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"IsTABLISHKI) ALGLS1 24,18o2. WHEELING. W. YA., U. S. A., SATURDAY MORNING,MARCH 31,1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES. "VOLUME XXX VI--NUMKElT^T"
Eom
och skaffa dig ett
hem i West
Virginia.
Ed ung- och rlk stat
inbjuder dig.
DeS3 befolknliig lielnar dig
Talkoimiieu ocli crbjuder
dig ett tilliiille utt gOra
' fruuiHtug med den.
En slat ftir iiylijcsurou, koloulsten,
Juipitaligtou!
Summit HtiH liar lnga
slinkier ocli tilldtes
ej Iiafva nigra.
KYRKOH AF A LI, A SEKTUH OCII
Err t.T.UAKKT FlillT
SKOLSYSTEJT.
Bikaste kol- och tiznmerhandeli
verlden.
8AI.TI1KUN.VAIJ, I'ETBOl.IX.ll
UUIT.NK Alt OCII
SATUItUGA GASiiltUXXAIt.
Bllllgaste land (Or Akerbruk
ocli o d 1 i n g a f G r a a,
Viudrufvoroch Tradgirdsproduktor.
Puts fOic iivaiwb iikdemjo ocn
VF.UKSAM MAN.
Xurarondo bc/olkniiig rep rcscu terar
alia uatfoualitetcr.
Med anlcdning af cn kallclsc, utfifrdad af
Bfasea i Wheeling, hOIls den 21) Fcbruari
loss cn koavcutiou nf ett tusen af Y/vsl
Virginias ledande mttn, livilka UcslOto att
Inbjuiii verksainmn Judividcr frfln olika
dtlur af verlden att fOrskalTa sig ett hum i
West Virginia. Konvoiilioucn bfldado "tho
West Virginia Hoard of Immigration and
Development" (West Virginias invandringsoch
utvecklings-koinmfcsion) med hufvudUte
i Whaling. Clias. JJurdett Hart, utgifvarc
af "Uic Wheeling Daily Intolligenctr"
utsJgs till konunissionens President
ccii till Sekretcraro valdes II. L. Butcher,
f. d. superintendent af friskoloriiu i West
Virgini.1. Denna invandringskommiwon
tbll incd nfljo gratis besvara alia fi"figor,
tkill underlfltta nybyggaro vid dessas s5bntlen
cfter ctt licin, verk-stHlla nOdiga
mitnin^ur och skull mcd vfinliga rfid inidentfldja
alia dem, soin intressera sij; fOr
dctiljcr rurando West Virginia.
Dtuna in vandrings- och utvecklings-kommission
bestAr nf fjorton personcr, hvilka
tjenstcOra utan ersiittning. Kominissioncn
Lir ej land till fOrsiUjnlng, men don sknll
Kill* hudspekulantcr i fOrbindclse mod
penoncr, hvilka Onska sillja delar af sina
wpektivo landomnlden. FOr nflrvaraudo
Ir st'.rsLi delen af dessa landomrfldcn af
betydlig ulstrilckning, hvarfOr det voro
teskvirdt att fd dem sOnderstyckade, ad
att taten mil gilm frnmstcg och blifva unp.
fjllil a( den talrika bcfolkning, som den
Sunle vara inSgtig att underluUla.
Der Annas i ullrhetcn af do bilsta afsllttningsorter
hundnitusental9 "acres" fruktbonland,
som nldrig blifvit rOrda af plogen.
' I.*...- o?,n till * _? lw-m
It ftuiuul Mljrno 0>l OUIU .... v~*>
ende pA deras litge till jernvflgarne. Snart
ao; konuner fOr Ofrigt liclu staten alt bottckis
med jcrnvilgsn&t.
West Virginia liar inga "cyclones inga
"Nkzanls", inga sinlttosamina febrar. Dot
gifri* ingeu uclsosauimoro trakt i hula
verlden.
HonouivblcS. II. Elklns, f. d. kongrcsskdaoot,
soin koin friin den vidslrflckla
Western till West Virginia ? lians uuvaraade
hem ? der li:m i stOrre skala plneerat
siaa kapitalcr i jernvflgar, kolgrufvor
ocb andrn furclag, yttrade vid konvcntloaen.
miii bildade "the West Virgiuia Board
of Immigration and Development: "Tills
nu harnlilrig ii:l?xra :dlvarliga eller samfilld.i
forsOk blifvit gjorda all fjMn delta lands
ijvfll mm Euronas uppmflrksamhet p;\ West
Virginias wrkiiga vilrde. htntcn fDretcr
ornnli-a tlllfflllcii och fi'.rdt 'ar fOr invalidlaren;
for den incknniskc nrlR?tarcn, jordbrukann.
fabrlkanten, alTjinminunen och
lajiiiali'tcn ^ .
I fflrliAllaiulc till dess storlek, ilrWcst
Virginia !< n rikastc af Unlonens stater med
thwyn till (lehs unturli&a fOrmAner, fler iwil'ft
Itvad nngAr stenkol, jernmalm och
timmer, Ire vi?tiga faktorer, soin ilstndkomma
rikeilom och bidraga till att gflrn ett
land Ivckligt (ich niflktlgt. West Virginia
bchofvir ej (agitata tillUygt till Ofverdrifna
Wputlnlii^'jir, for att fil iippniilrksainhctcu
fi?t |>.i doss Wrdelar. Do ligga i flppen
caccr ufvcn for den flygtigo iukttnuarcn.
w-m naturskflna sccnerlcr ocb suihui klimat,
(lc-.< outtoinliga jern* ocb kolgrufvor,
dea valdi-i hkogar och fruktbara dalnr Ih>
Mfya endast bllfva otntaladcoch k.ludc, Mr
att imiiii dess ^riliisllnlor skola satnlas folk,
sOka arU'tcn och hem, skola satnlas
^Tursnuln, fabrikanter och kapltalbter, ifnga
att dcrstUde* gora atlilrer.
l>ess llgo och Ht&lhiliig i Unlonen.
Mitogen tror att West Virginia fir en af?pvt
bclilgcn Sydstat, nflston omOjlig att
M gcnoia vanliga tratlkmcdel. Wheeling,
t^ v??tiyraslo stad, llgger nordligaro flu
1 niblflpUia, och Charleston, desa linfvudilr
i rak linle, endast ndgot sydllgaro,
Wn Waihi.^ton City.
3lhl cua armen n& Vlrglniastaterna norr
W till iactnot loo mil frftn ErlesjOn, med
Jen andra str.lcka do ?lg Ortcrnt till omkrlnc
' 'ail frfn tiilvuttni't vid Hultimoro och 0(1
toil friii den Mora republikens liufvudstad.
tredjedelnr af dcffl ureal llgger Ilka
nonI!i^t him Ohio. West Virginia, poct
wen strlcka af 125 mil grflnsar inllll Pennsylvania.
*kiljes genotn llodcu Potomac frdn
outcn Maryland pA cn lilngd of ISO mil
**h genoni Ohlotloden frdn Staten Ohio
*n?l itt afstdnd af ej mlndro Iln 200 mil.
JltileU jcmvlg kan man nA West Vlrri*
"to* pA mindreiln en tlmmc frin Pittsburgh,
r*tvi timmar fn\n Baltimore och Washington,
fcra timmar friln Philadelphia, Columoch
Cincinnati, *ju timmar frdu New
fork och pi fjorton timmar frdu Chicago,
watens lii?e ftr p& den store strAkvflgen
fti-llaa AUantiska kusten och MlwiUnlppl
<ulcn. Tvi hufvudjernbanor genomkorsj
frin Aster till venter. FOr befolknlu
?cn liings incd Atlantens kust friln Phlla
<Mphla till Hichmond, fir den naturligasU
ocu Umpligjute v it gen vesterut utan tvlfvo
?CI? Rnotn West Virginia. Itelflgca 1>A bA
<Usidor cm Alleghany bergsryggar, skfluai
jUtea ut Ofvcr b:\de Gator ocU vesterocl
*fca dclar (less aJIircr och handelsfOrbln
<M?er tncllan Atlantiika kusten och Miss
JJJpPliUlcn. Delta tics* lilgc gnr aliunde
J11' ?U'nvainma iatt frAn alia befolkfldc can
F^punkter, och gilr dots utallnlng I fOrh&J
jjae till hela lan&tt ?amt dC5S aMttningi
rlcr viStlg och U-tydande.
_ Staten har fcmiiofyra h&rader (co^mtltf
ttCQ co folkmangd af 800,000. CO pitxSfia
^vheuklaitoerua egnadotig 1830 At aker
Konungarikcna Belgien och Holland liafra
tHl?ammans en befolkning, stor 10,000,000
mcnniskor. West Virginias areul Hr
^ stfirro On do tvA rikcnas gemcnsamt.
Rlkedomnr ocli tillgftngar.
Ar 1880 cgde Staten 02,691 "farms" mod,
tillsammanstagim. 10,225,341 "acrcs", Pritet
fOr AkerbrukMlund var, Ofvcr hufvud
tagct, $21.05 och fOr skogsniark $0.80.
Nytsnlmda flr Inbragtc li0nkr>rden omkrlng
$4,000,000 och nkOrucn ?f inaiu $0,0* 0,000,
hvarjeinto vflrdct uf fabriksalater uppgick
till nier ttn $25,000,000.
"West Virginia flr frun norr till sOder, en
strficka af 240 mil, genomskurct af berg,
so in inotn Statcn hilda tvA. ocli pA *ina stfllleu
tre, fjclfstindlga kedjor, hvilka utvidcas
frdn Oster till vester niidt iircuoin dess
grfluser fur iiflra 200 mil.
Aldrig uttorkande vnttenkttllor och strummar
springa opp fiau lM-rgeiw siiJur, deri^enom
gOrnndc Staten till en af dc pd vatten
meat rikiiulti^a i Uiiinnen. Tvd tredjodeiar
af Staten ilr fOntcdd incd stenkolsbfiddar,
hvara omfdng ilr nflrumro 10,000
uvadratmil ? rncr, Hit hviui somflrhfinuelscn
i Pennsylvania filer England ? modan
sex segelbara lloder gcnoinskfira dcs?
grflnscr.
Berg, liOJdcr och dalar omvexla nd en
Jordyta, sum fir fruktbar fiHu den ifigsta
dalcu till den hOgMa hOjdpunkten. Berg
och kullur gifva, dd tie ttro rod jade, de rlka*te
grfiaskOrdar, dcrigeuoin gOronde 1k>skapsskOLsel
oeh inojcrTbundtcring i dessa
trnkter oOfvertrdflliga. Alleghauybergen
komma flnnu alt i hOg gnid mod mejeriprodukter
kontribuera till afsilttnlngen p:\ Atlantlska
kust<ui och exnorten till Duropa.
Inom 300 mil frdn tld vat Met och 100 mil
frdn Okiolloden, kuima hundrntusentals
"acrcs" af gudt flkerbruks'.und i West Virginia
kOpas till frdn $4 till ^3 pr acre; endast
vfirdct af timret d delta limd l>etflckcr
omkostnaderua fOr rOdjning och Inhflguandc.
Satmna laud innchAlfcr stenkol nied
cn produktionsfOrnidga al frdn 5,000 till
0.01K) tons pr acre, oeh som i framtiden
komma ait, inetl fOrdelarnc af transport till
afsfittnlngsortcn, fd ett ncttovfirdo af 10
centa pr tou i obrutet skick under jorden.
Ett enda jernvttgsbolag ? och deTOeJ
ens dct stOrsta i laiulet ? konsuincrnr drligen
1,000,000 tons kol till en kostnnd af
$3,000,000 f5r att mata dess lokomotiver.
I West Virginia flro kol vid grufmynuingame
billigaro fin i England. Staten crujuder
alia jernvflgsbolug och fabriker inom
och 1 nfirlicten af dwn grflnscr det billlgastc
brttnsle 1 verlden. Ar 1885egde Pennsylvania
ctt kompletteradt jernvflgsnttt af
7,707 mil, Ohio 7,325 mil, Virginia 2,073
mil medan West Virginia hade endast ?
1,039 mil. Pd detta sfltt omgifven af ctt i
nlllvnrlr nf {nntt'fltrur kiln <l?f />4 ilrlM-i Ifln.
cc innan dcssa Jernvflgor genomskflra West
Virginias grflnser, dengenom gifvandc den J
unga 8taten lOmnliga transnortmedel i och
fOr dess liastigt sig iflrOkando produkter. j
Under do senaste sjuttioAren liafva alia
do bttsta och lflttust tillgrtnglign Inndomrd- t
den 1 ocli fOr jordbruksskOt-sel tagits i bo- ?
sittning. Dot flr redan nu svArt nog ntt der ,
llnna till salu billigt tlkerbruksluiid eller ,
fOr jordbruk passando s. k. "governmentlands",
som kan kOpjis fOr llcgeriugens minimipris.
Folk.strOmmen, so in for trcfjcrdels sekel ,
si envist giltt from mot Western, flr i uf- ,
tagande. J)en bar liejdats, dels af den vhl- '
strilckta bergskedjau, kiind under namuct (
"ilocky Mountains", dels uf Paciflckusten, 1
och tlen banar sig nu i stflllet en vilg fram ,
mot Allcghanyborgen, Sodern och 8ydvestern.
En mltrkbart liten proccnt nf in- 1
vandringen till Western giir sig nu mora '
gflllande. Det flnnes c.j Jflngre en "fron- '
tier" i Western. West Virgiuia och do sta- '
ter, inom hvilkas omnldcn Alleghnnybcr
gen hOja slna ryggar, llro numern FOrenta
Statoruas "frontier". Nflsla vigtiga steg ;
att taga mod hllnsvn till imtionellt framiU- 1
skridaudc, liationcll utvecklinjj, flr att in- !
taga dessn stater, tillgodognra sigdoras vidstrflckta
skogar, Oppna denis grufvor. I)o
kuuna och do skola i stor skala begagna sig 1
af TolktillOkningon och derlgenom fOrekaffiT
arbetc, hem och afTilrstillfiilleu fOr flunu ej
fOdda millioner.
Inom do senaste trettio flrcn hafva do norra
och vestm staterna gjort stom och exempellOsa
framsteg. Nflsta franultskridawle
till matcriclla fOrdelar masto sko inom Sydsta
tenia.
Do kommcrsiella fOrbindelscrna med de
norra staterna llro fOrbflttradc och fOrenklade.
Yflgarno fOr transport och tratik httr
i landct ha under do senaste 40 ilrcn uilstau
alia utgfltt fnln Ostern till Vcstern. Ett
dylikt tdrhflllande kommer att till viss grad
moditlerus nilr Svdstaterna intagit dess
verkliga, indusirieila stillluing i Unioncn.
Nya "routes" melJan Norra och S6dra
Staterna konuua att etahlerns, fOr att miita
Okado haudcls- och uffilrsfOrblndelsors kruf.
Den stora rikcdoni pi naturliga ressourcer,
8om Sodern cger, gOr liennes framsteg och
utvcckling fuflMflndign. modern flmnar cj
allenast fabriceru del fOr dess cgna befolkning
nOdvfludiga utan dtskllligt iner i och
! fOr export.
I Ofvcr $100,000,000 anvflndes under fOrra
j dret i SOdern i och fOr byggnndct af nya
I odi fOrbflttrandet af gamla jcrnvflgar.
I Vflrdet af alia bomullsfabrikcrs, i SOderu,
produklcr uppgick, Ofverhufvud toget,
ilr 1867, till #41f,lHK),000 mot #21,000,000
dr 1880.
Eullgt omsorgsfullt gjorda berflkninL'ar
mcd nnlcduing af SOderns kommande bohof
af tillOkning i samfflrdsmedlen til If01 le
af utstrflckning i affflrcr och bandel, skulle
dct crfordras anlflggandet af 40,000 mil
jernvOgsspAr meraflu bvad redan nu Annas.
Om "railsen" koslade #30 |>r 10, skulle
denna alTflr belOpa big till mcr On #100,000,000.
SOdern kommer naturligtvis att sjelf tillvcrka
en del af dessa rails silvfil som andra
materia I ier, nOdvftndigii lOr komplcttcrfludet
af 40,000 mil af jcrnrflgar.
Under do senaste ditto drcn linfva Mn
Europa leh amlra Hinder kommit till vdra
strfinder Ofver 14,000,000 menniskor, cller
mer fln licla den saoimatislagua folkmflngden
i de tre kouungarikena Darimark, uJigien
och Holland. Historicn uppvisaringen
paralcll till en dylik folkvnudnng. Man
berftknar att antalet af under 1887 till FOrcnta
htalerna auliluda cmigronter utgjorde
050,000. Folkmttngdens tillOkning i Forcuta
Staterna flr omkring 80 procont fOr
hvarje tiotal flr eller a proc. pr dr. ??nligt
denna berflkning Okas vdr folkntflngd mcd
2,000,000 pr dr, hvilkct flr tre ffdnger mcr
fln bvad \V est Virginias befolk ning utgjorde
dr 1880. Denna tillOkning fortgdr.
Land, hem, arbcto mdste Annus fOr dessa
skaror af invandraro. Stater, Jiafvando
goda, ej bruknde landstrflckor, grufvoroch
skogsland, crbjuda do bflsta fOrdelar for
denna tillOkning af invandrore.
West Virginia, grflnsande intlll Pennsylvania
och Ohio, bar till stOrre delen samina
slags lord deli samina lloder som dessa bada
stater; mod sina bOrdkn dalar, sina rika
ikogar. fyllda ar alia tnlslag. peli sina Jemoch
kol-lagor, endast hflr och der bearbeta-1
| de och fOr Ofrigt. i ulstrflrknlng och nvantitct,
Iflngt rikarc fln dem i Ohio ocjl l'enn-!
gylvania, mdste lion, underserskiIda vilkor,
komma i dtnjufandcafsamma eller stOrre I
utveckling, sainina cJicrfiU)rre iniuiMcg uu
. nAeon uf tie bflda nyssnflindti siaui no,
Slen liar nnturen gjoit mycket fOrstntcn
ifrrtgn, bar mennlsknn gjort Met cllcr intet.
"Den urspruritfliga kalian till rikedomnr fir
| Skai*rens frikouijghet p?l naturgftfvor".
llc(l 8inn nnturliga fOrdelur cger W est Virginia
mflnga nf do grnndvnlar. hvnroA en
: slat blir stor, mflktig och fmmgflngsrik och
Jess folk fOrnftjdt ooh Jyckligt, nu n icke
' desto tnindre liar lion lllltllm "liallit sig
; bnkom" i mnrschcu far utveckling och
[ frninsteg. West Virginia horde pA ett pns'
sande siltt och ined Itfmpljga model lata sinn
j tilldrngnnde fflrdelnr och naiurlijrji fttrmA\
ner blifvn allmnnt kflnda. I)A fflrsl *knll
' ett vfll belifHligt och jnvekct nn*kvflrdl roiullat
vlnn/w ? (tyr* "farms", Hera koloch
jerngrufvore flpnniuulr, Mere mnstignar,
flcro fabrikt-r. tner kapltnl, i!in? ?1r ppli
J en folkmSngd, fom Ih'Iujkt hig till inillfo*
ner i stflllci iflr hundratunental.
!' gtnton bar ingji sikuhlcr. llesknttningcn
U.tlg. olket flr friheteni.HknniU! och lagk
lydigt. Till *tOi>ta drlcn lcfver clei tit rtdImrt
Hf. broU flro sflllsynta, men, intrflffa
) de, bcstraffiui de prou?J. una- ttro opar
i tib)<a, libondn och vfll tikiiNuip. Ujjtler dem
!fflm "rl^Utagnrcni rflttlgjietcr pirtuiUradc
1 oS iipiUuW ?WckH|t .kyldiull.
SHEEP MB WOOL.
The Best State in the Union f<
This Industry.
A NATURAL SHEEP PASTURI
Fine Grazing LabiIm, "Well Sheltere
and Abundantly Watered? Choicent
Breeds Flourish on Our
IIillH~Our Wool Preferred.
BY COL. C. It. BEALL,
OJ Brooke County.
nMOXG the attractions offered t
the immigrant by our young an
LI flourishing State, none stand ot
I Xout more prominently, or offc
more inducements than the raising c
Merino sheep und the production (
Merino wool.
The raising of sheep and the produ<
tion of wool, has, so far, been maiul
confined to the "Panhandle," 1.1. th
the four counties of Hancock, Brookt
Ohio and Marshall. What will ho sail
of these, in this connection, may, wit)
some modification, be applied to the en
tiro State.
Much of the soil of our State is of thn
kind called "limestone," or "calcareous."
While it has enough calcareous matte
usually to insuro fertility, it is of such i
nature as to retain no water on its sur
face. It is generally friable and easilj
broken up, und is cultivated without
difficulty, while it contains no element
injurious to the feet und fleece of th<
sheep. Always covered with a denw
coating of fresh, green grass, it is per
fectly clean and free from the dust am
sand that are so troublesome in souk
sections.
When our sheen are shorn, the woo!
comes from their bodies us soft, white
and pliable as nature, under the most fa
voruble circumstances, can inuko it.
abundant water.
In our water we are peculiarly fortu
note. There is, perhaps, nowhere a section
more bountifully supplied with thif
material. The whole State is broken ui:
into hills and valleys, aud watered with
never-failing streams and copious springs,
so that its entire area might be divided
into ten or twenty acre lots, each oi
which would have either a perennial
stream or a never freezing fountain,
l'his water is of the very best character;
cold, puro and invigorating, it meet*
every requirement of tuc shepherd.
Another great advantage enjoyed by
West Virginia in tho breeding of sheep,
and growing of wool, is the natural fertility
of her soil. Ihis, taken in connection
with her genial climate, should
make tho State permanently the home
[>f the shepherd and his flocks.
Even with our present defective sys
tcm ot cultivation?tno natural outgrowth
of the fertility of our soil?wc
iran raise a greater variety and quantity
i)f agricultural products "than almost all
other sections that rank os sheep-breeding
and wool-raising districts. This is
true, both of our pasture und winter
feed. Of the former we have as the
principal varieties, red clover, timothy,
und blue grass. These grow with great
luxuriance and are of superior quality.
The cost of wintering sheen, horses
uid cattle in this State is greatly below
that of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, A irginia ami
Ohio. It costs nearly three times
as much for hdrses In New Jersey
und West Virginia shows a gair
of $4 nor head over Virjjjiia. Ii
West A irginia sheep are wintered 21
cents per head cheaper than in any other
The above named States aro the princi
pal sheep breeding sections of tin
country.
These gains aro partly due to the fac
that our feeding period is shorter thai
that of some of the States whose namei
appear in the list, but chielly to tho su
perior productiveness of our soil.
But whether these differences depem
on soil or climate, or both, they are nov
ertheless gains, and tho foregoinj
nresenfs proof not to be overcome tha
West Virginia deserves to be placed ii
the front rank of the sheep-ruiaing ant
wool-growiug States of the uuion.
niMATP
Our cliraatc, though much milder thai
that of the New England and Middl<
States, is yet sufficiently severe to cau?
the consumption of food enough to pro
duce an extremely heavy fleece. Tb?
fleeces of thoroughbred American Meri
no ewes, ]>ro]>erTy summered and win
tercd, and cared tor generally, rang"
from 10 to 18 pounds, while buck fleece
weigh from 15 to 25 pounds. With th<
extra amount of feed and attention givei
in the Eastern States, these weight
could, without doubt, bo considerabl;
increased.
Our winter weather usually begins ii
the last week of November, and contin
ues until about the llret of April. Th
winter temperature is quite variable
The comparative milducss of the weatb
or, as might be supposed, renders ou
feeding period shorter.
While our climate is thus (bairn to b
comparatively mild, it is very salubri
ous, and highly favorably for the main
tainauce of the general health of th
flocks.
No such thing as scab and the othe
malarial diseases, so common and d<
structive in other States, are known t
the sheep breeders of West Virginia.
LCNQTll OP THE FEEDING I'EllIOD FOB BUgEr.
Number of Number of
Stateo. month* of month* uf
full feeding. partial feedluj
Maine .. 6 IS
Now IIiimiMbiro 6 IS
Vermont .. 6
New York 2
New Jersey. 2
1'cnnsylvaniu... 5 2
Delaware AlA a
Maryland 5?6 2VlnflnU
4 -2
Ohio 4K 2
Weil Virginia^ 4>\ 2
1IILL AKI) VALLEY,
Tlie character of the general surface <
the country is another advantage, n<
to be overlooked, in reckoning the fac
11111*8 OI our puuc lUf qitVUJ# ifjtgiut. am
I disposition of the sheep to climb to tli
top of the highest hills, points plainly I
the fact that thejr nature requires a hie
ami rolling country. An elevated fabl
)jind would render tbo climate too coli
;?ml 0;e lyipters too long. This difllcult
in obviated by having tqo surface dive
sifted by hills and valleys, and soch v
find to be pre-eminently tho character <
>Ve?t Virginia. In our deep valley
watered by cool, pure, never-failir
streams, in the smooth slop
of the hills, covered with luxu
font and succulent grass, and in tl
lofty roi|Q(|ed pjvsts, or tablo lands th
crown the summits, the shepherd hps t
assemblage of all tfie fcood tilings ihi
nature can provide forliim.
Tho peculiar topography of our Stat
furnishes in the warm months of tl
year, a high and dry range for tho flock
and enables the shepherd to find in tl
gttino pastures, pure water, while the
ore profeclcd frVB? the violence of store
and winds.
The hilly and diversified character
Uie surface, prevents the occurrence
tornadoes, and such things as "sar,
storms," elsewhero so injurious to tl
wool, are unknown.
Having shown that our State is so wc
pdapted to the raising of sheep, and tl
production of wool, the question natu
rally arises, what are the markets fo
these products, and what are our facili
ties for transportation ?
)r The demand for our sheep is princi
pally from the South and neat. Tho?
who live north aud east of us generally
go to the New England States for thef;
stock, and this confines our market foi
? stock sheep principally to tho Southed
and Western States and the Westerr
Territories. We say stock sheep, for th<
d demand for mutton sheep is in the East
chiefly Baltimore, New \ork, Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia.
For the transportation of stock sheer
to the South anu West we have available
the Ohio river and several railroads,
which furnish all the facilities necessary
to render such transportation both
cheap and convenient.
Tho demand for West Virginia wool,
n Tim
- iiuncici) lira ui auutuui ui>w?u?< ?
d great manufacturing section of tho Vnited
States is in the East, mainly in the
Now England States. It is to this mar!*
kct that our wool, in tho form of raw
material, must be sent. As wo have al?
>f ready stated, the market for oifr mutton
is also in the East.
Tho means of transportation in tho
northern part of tho State, are ample on
y the two great competing lines of railu
road, tho Baltimore & Ohio, and the
, Pennsylvania Central. In the central
7 and southern parts, we have the Balti1
more <fc Ohio with its branches, and the
i Chesapeake Ohio along the Ohio river,
i- connecting with the lines already named,
is tho new Ohio River Railroad, a very
. important link. Projected railroads soon
1 to be built will add to our shipping fa"
cilities.
r THE MAXtJFACTCBE ?F WOOLEN* OOOOS.
i Tho discussion of the facilities for
transporting our wool to tho points
[ where it can be manufactured, naturally
t suggests the question whether it could
; notoe worked up to advantage at home,
i and thus enable us to save the cost of
- tho transjwrt of tho raw material, and
I the manufactured woolen goods, which
; wo now import from the East.
The only essentials required for the
1 establishment of manufactories, are a
> sufficient supply of raw material, water
and coal, 'lhequestion of a supply of
skilled labor does not enter into the
problem, for whenever there is a demand
. tor it there is an ample supply. Manufacturing
has been found to pay in New
England, and there are many reasons
? why it should be still more remunerative
? with us. The manufacturer here can
procure his raw material in the iinmedi,
ate vicinity of the factory, without the |
I payment of a cent for transportation.
' Wis may assert with confidence, that in j
I the manufacture of woolen goods we
need have no fear of entering into competition
with eastern factories.
I i. Anon.
The cultivation of crops, the building
and repairing of fences, and the care of
sheep, particularly during the winter
months, require more labor than the
I fanner and skeejvraiser can himself neri
form, and more time than he can bestow.
This renders the question of hired
labor one of unusual importance to those
. who contemplate engaging in sheepi
breeding and wool-raising.
No one, however, need hesitate to enI
gago in such employments in West Vir
ginia through fear of failure to secure ull
i the assistance that he may need. There
are here in our State many persons,both
i married and unmarried, who rely entire,
ly upon farm labor for their employ,
meat.
During almost the entire period since
i the Jirst introduction of Merino sheep
into the United States, by Jarvis,
Humphrey, Atwood and others, tlio citi
zens of West Virginia have been to a
I greater or less extent employed in breedi
ing Merino sheep and raising Merino
, wool. The result has been to render
t this one of the leading sheep-breeding
i sections of the Union.
) As tho breeders increase in number, J
. and becomo more careful in tho treat
meat of their flocks, new evidenco is
> presented of the fact that as a successful
sheep raising and wool producing State
t West Virginia caunot be surpassed. Wo
1 may regard the matter as thoroughly
i tested.
IMPROVED QUALITY.
The grade of our llocks, the quantity
and quality of their wool, have of latu
years greatly improved. Our breeders
3 are beginning to realize the fact that if
sheep are profitable at all, those are most
, so that yield the greatest number of
pounds of wool of tho required degree
of fineness. This has induced sheep
breeders to exercise more care in the se
1 lection of stock rums, and to breed with
2 special reference both to quantity and
quality. The more wealthy anil enteri
prising stock owners are, lor this pur
pose, led to get their stock rams directly
? from Vermont.
The result of the increased cire in
- breeding, is that the character of the
0 sheep generally In the State has been
b elevated with a decided improvement in
3 the quality and increase in the quantity
1 of their wool. Besides, we have Unlay
b flocks of pure Merino ewes, which in
f their forms und fleeces, rival the ilnest
products of Vermont,
1 mutton* ilieep.
g In addition to the several classes
i. named above, wo have several varieties
' of the English mutton sheep, such as
r the Southdowns, the Cottswold, the
Leicesters and others. These appear to
c do well here, but the demand for them,
- though increasing, is yet small. The
- long i*riod during which pijr breeders
e have been engaged in raising line sheep
and wool, the great care which they
r have exercised, and the steady improvementthat
has resulted,'have all como
bined to givo us established reputation
in the business.
Not only do the inhabitants of the adJoining
States get a considerable perccntago
of their stock sheep from our flocks,
but there is a brisk and increasing do
mand from the Southern and Western
States and the territories. So important
has this demand become, tljat of
late many of our farmers find it to be a
m very profitable employment to breed
for the special purpose of supplying it,
west virginia wool.
Tho demand for West Virginia wool
, is not less active, The South and West
' have always been engaged in agricul>t
tural pursuits, and henco cannot be
i- consumers, but are rather producers of
ic wool. Thoso countries that have a poor
soil, but an abundance of wuter power
f and fuel, naturally turn their attention
h to manufacturing; to these tho surplus
Q* products of producing States must go
J. Brat, to be worked up. When, however,
>* capacity for production, and all the req*
r- uisites lor manuiaciunng are combined
in tlio same State, the manufactories
o' must prove to the producing centers. At
s, present then, we must find tho markets
|R tor our wools, only in the East, but in
"s the near future, wo may with confldencc
r- export to llml in our own mills and facie
tones, purchasera of our products,
at As to the standing of West Virginia
HI wool, we may, with truth, state that, in
it freedom from dirt, length of staple, fineness,
firmness, and strength of fibre,
e. and in its felting properties, our wool is
ie unsurpassed. None meets with readiei
b, sflle, or commands higher pricos than
le that furnished by qur nocks,
y ?
as West Vwoixia is the great oil field ol
the future. ^ |
of Vft Onion Cough Syrup,
id 1 1
ie West Virginia's chief city. Wheeling
is farther north than lliiladelphia, and
11 her Capital, Charleston, is on tho lim
is with tho Capital of the Nation,
W. B. MAXV
iDPAT FCTAr
LXLjJALJ JL-iiJ JL il
! St. Georo
We desire to specially direct the attention of land buyers I
also to the distinctive features of our method of business.
We offer no land for sale unless from diligent inquiiy and (
The buyer after making his contract of purchase will be at
own choice, to investigate the title, and if the title is found to b
the attorney makes for his services.
We will furnish estimates of the amount and character of t
information as to the character of the soil, and in case either, u
will pay the reasonable expenses of examination.
We will furnish guides free of cost to land buyers and theii
We will always reduce our representations to writing, so th
may expect to find. We will in future insist that any one wishi:
sentations in writing before coming- to look at land.
The West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh Railroad wil
county, this season, thereby opening up a region as rich in Spri
ber, as can be found anywhere. Particularly is this true of the
taries of Cheat river, which stream is crossed near the centre ol
? ' *?1 - * 1 1 r.. ... .11 ' ' 1 _r OI 4.
wnicn will caicn logs irom an ine principal inuuianes ui v-ncai
In our limited space we are not able to give more than a p?
for sale. We have lands of all kinds, but make a specialty of tii
tJ6?*CORRESPONDE
TUCKER COUNTY. C
0,000 acres on Shafer's Fork, about six miles above railroad. Immense quanti- s<
tics of Poplar, Ash and Oak of line quality. Also great quantity of cheaper grades ti
of timber. Price, SO 00. tl
228 acres Mouth of Haddix, on railroad; well timbered with Poplar and Oak.
Price, $7 00. &
034 acres, lioad of Haddix, near railroad; fair timber. Price, $3 50.
180 acres Month of Glady; Farm, $3,000. ^
800 acres, Mouth of Glady, only fairly timbered with Hemlock, Poplar, Oak,
Ac. Price, $2 25. ^
1,000 acres cm waters of Clover, about three miles from railroad; magnificent ^
grass farm, about GOO acres cleared. Price, $3,500. m
303, 50,103, 64, 80J, 89$, 82, 519 and 194 acres, on waters of Clover run; valuable
principally for farming, within from two to flvo miles of railroad; very little fg
improved. Price from $3 to $7, in lots to suit purchasers. ^
242 acres at Ilendrick's, on railroad; limestono soil, partly improved. Best
timber gone. Price, $3,000. n
1.800 acres on Otter Fork, eight miles from railroad, principally Spruce and
Hemlock; some Cherry and Ash. Price, $3 50. n(
o.uuu acres on iiorae-?noo nun, winy umnereu witu uaK, ropiar, nemiocK, rx
&c. Will bo sold in lots to suit purchasers. Suitable for hill farms. Price from le
$2 00 to $5 00.
1,400 acres in Canaan Valley: limestone land, well timbered with Spruce,
Hemlock, some Cherry and Ash. Price, $10.
020 acrcs, three miles of railroad, nearly all down grade, warranted to cut
1,000,000 feet of Poplar, Ash, Cucumber. Lynn, Cherry and No. 1 Oak; purchaser
will get all other timber. Price, $2,000 for timber. w
1,500 acres at Mouth of Laurel, two miles to railroad; fairly timbered with "
Oak, Poplar, Hemlock, &c. Price, $5 00. j*1
250acres, river bottom farm, ^Ivo miles to railroad; good house; 100 acres 0
cleared; residue hill land. A bargain, $0,000.
1,400 acres,river bottom and hill farm; 400 acres cleared; good buildings; five
miles from railroad. Must all be sold together. Considerable timber, such as Oak
and White Pine. Best farm in tho county. Price, $30,000.
a'
RANDOLPH COUNTY.
1,500 acres on Gandy Creek; creek runs through tho tract about threo.miles;
good driving Htreain, limestone soil. Wo estimate 10,000,000 feet Spruce, 1,000.000
leet Cherry, 500,000 feet Ash, besides an immenso quantity of cheaper timber.
W. B. MAXV
WHO SHOULD (TOE. I T TV Gt fl (
Four Clasne* of Men for Whom There 1* n A I 1 A XT fl * A .
Future In Wcit Virginia. fl |< || I I ' M (11 I 11 | K
Edmund Kirkc in Scribner'i Magazine. XXI U | Xli V V \JL V V/ I
It may be well to indicate who should
^M^vith families, wh<*o 1126, U28 U30 II
means are too limited to buy and stock E
a farm in an old section, where lands aro TV/T A I M QTRFPT
high and buildings are expensive. O 1 HLC 1
With a few hundred dollars such ner
sons cjui buy 100 or 200 acres in West
gegesssas W^BMSSSS
selves with comforts which they could ^
never hepo to enjoy in their old loca- n;LLrtM.
tions. Wo have given an instance of a rilDDOnS,
man who began there with limited milrc
means, and in a short time acquired a Oiii\op _
moderate competence; and wo might ad- g of jr* o I
duce hundreds of similar cases. .. , '
Second. Youngmen without families, v6lV6tS?
andiwith no capital except health, strong \//-vl + J
anus, and an average amount of common V 61V6t6 6I"1 S,
sense. Such persons can buy on credit Pranp
a few acres of timber land, iind in a few dfJtJ,
years, with only their own axes, can Vsilinfifs
clear and pay for a comfortable homo for _
themsclve? and tlioir future families. R U C h I n gS
Third, Business men of moderate q. ,
means, who will <?ngajje in the getting OirclW UOOQS,
out of timber, the sawing of lumber, or TrimmpH Hn+c
the manufacture of furniture, agricul- 1 1 mmicu naio, l
tural implements, and wooden ware. Fl0W6TS
The material for such manufactures 9
grows in West Virginia in front of overy FGcUnGTS,
doorway, and the west and Southwest
offer unlimited markets for <U1 ?uoh A*D
^^urth.'^cnpitniiste who win boy .and Millinery Novelties in General.
divide into Hinall farms and town lota,
the viwt tracts of land that now Ho there J
in their primitive condition. Suohmen
Hhou|d settle iwtonles upon their pur- Wooflbr Iramcnw v?ri?trana LowPricta.
chases, anil thus secure to new-comers, "SendlorourPriw LUtandFaihlon ri?fc?. 1
ut the outset, schools, churches, and tho >1
other advantages of old communities.
Thus they wotfld, while making fortunes
for themselves, lieeomo genuine public I T T)TnTJ 0 flfi'
benefactors. Wo know of no waj- in A I, K 11 . H XJ 1,11
which capital can bo invested at the XII JJi HIV/Li UL vvi .
present time with a prospect for surer or 1
more profitable returns, 1
West VmmxiA ha* no Stale debl.
? EST > IKOIJilA HWfl UI(IK1IW.TJ OIJMtii ^ ^ \K9nVQI U
of Immigration and Development, office _
nt Wheeling, which will answer all in- ug^mj l^Hu] J
quirics. m Htggl wKft ' T^BBITi ISSh '
Georok W.Jonxsox'sSoss, wholesale fflHB
manufacturers of copper, tin and sheet
iron wore and dealt* in tinnere' utot'k
Iron^warc, solder, zinc, Jajipaned
stamped ware, refrigeratora, cooking and
heating stoves, tin and sheet iron roofing.
A full line of house furnishing "
hanlwarr, cutler}', ico cream freeiers,
clothes wringers, churns, 4c. We carry c
also a tine lino of wiro cloth of all doZSSrJfc
West Virginia flawkeye Tobacco.
prices. Geo. W. Johnson's Soys, Tbe Beat and cleaoMtTobaoco ManufiKtuitd.
i 1210 Main street, Wheeling, W. Va. For aala by DaUtn In Tobawo taaai?llr.
West Viroinu has great stores of nat- BRANDFASS & LOOS,
l>Hll gas, MANUFACTURERS.
[ Use Menthal Liniment. CAPT. M. T. CARR, ~
West Viroin'ia ha? not a mile of nar- ^ ENGINEER,
row piuge railroad that does not pay. (J^y Soneyor fl( QtyQ CO^tV, 1
West Vihoisia has the finest climate WHEELINQ W. VA.
I in the Union. 0fflw.?TwtUtla street. '
Use Dr. Henry's Worm Syrup, \VhwUof*' P!"_,"u % *U?T. thres mll? mi ?< ^
^ELL & CO.,
rE AGENTS,
IE, W. VA.
:o the following List of Lands now offered for sale by us, and
examination we believe the title to be good.
liberty to employ any competent, reputable attorney, of his
e not as we represent, we will pay such reasonable charge as
limber on any land offered for sale by us. Will also give full
pon examination, is found not up to our representations, we
r agents.
lat the land buyer may know before leaving his office what he
ng to avail themselves of these offers shall have our repre1
certainly be completed through Tucker into Randolph
uce, Poplar, Ash, Oak, Cherry and the cheaper kinds of timsection
of country lying on the waters of the various tribu;
Tucker county. Booms are now in course of construction
river except Shafer's Fork.
issing notice to a few of the tracts of land now in our hands
mber and coal land, but have some magnificent farming lands.
:nce solicited.
Ilierry, $5 per M.; Ash, $2 per M.; Spruce, 50 cents per M. If all sold together
rill give tho other timber to buyer to be taken off in a reasonable time, or will
ill land at $10 per acre. We will furnish responsible party to cut and deliver the
mber from this tract at Hendrick's Crossing of railroad at $5perM. We think
io workcan be done for less.
1 Ortrt mipno nn Hnnilif nnn* (lin utranin finmnn TTnmlAiilf ?n,1 n liHln Pl<n?w
ulm.o uu | uvui uib Diiuuu, uj'iui.1) 11VU1Iv/wn uitu u iikiiu vui i i; ,
c. Prico, $3 00.
700 acres on Beaver Dam, a branch of Laurel Fork. Will warrant over 300
herryand over 100 Ash above 18 inches in diameter; largo quantity of Spruce
ad Hemlock. Price, $0 00.
30,000 acres, in various sized tracts, on Laurel, Otter, Glady and Shafor's Forks,
rill be sold in tracts; Principally Spruce and Hemlock. Will average one good
aerry to every two acres; probably half as much Ash. This section would be an
Iinirablo opening for several largo tanneries.
030 acres on Leading Creek, near old Baptist Church, three miles from railroad;
irly well timbered with Poplar. Cucumber, Oak, &c. Soil very fine on part of this
act. Price, $6 00.
1,195 acres on Shafer's Fork; well timbered with Spruce and Hemlock. Warmted
to cut 760 feet of Cherry to the acre; some Ash. Price, $5 00.
6,000 acres in celebrated Roaring Creek Coal Field. "Big Vein" under all, or
parly all of this tract. Timber very fine, will average from six to teij thousand
er acre of Poplar and Ash. The G. G. R. R. and W. Va. C. & P. R. R. are both
ading toward this land. Soil fair. Price, $30.
BRAXTON COUNTY.
700, 2,100. 700, 1,847, 304, 1,477, 300, 600, 018, 1,504 and 1,000 aero tracts on
aters of lilk, Wolf Creek, Holly, Ben's Run, Littlo Birch and Laurel. Two
lilroads leading toward.;these lands. All well timbered; part underlaid with
ituminous and cancl coal/ Prico ranges from $2 50 to $7 50, average $-1. Space
irbids a more lengthy description.
WEBSTER COUNTY.
900, 800, 200, 500, 200 and numerous other tracts; magnificent timber; soil
)od; on Laurel, Elk and Ilolly. Poplar and Oak. Price from $1 50 to $3 50;
rerago $2 50.
ALWAYS WRITE BEFORE COMING TO LOOK AT LAND.
Correspondence Solicited.
'/ELL & CO.
JtmmHouse, in search of a boom
WHEELING,
Wnmiso, W. \i? March so, ISM.
[ENRY STAMM, " Proprietor, ^0 W?* Virginia Board of Jmmigrd'
tion and Dcvtlopmcni:
i Gentlemen It may Interest you to know that
BEST ROOMS AND TABLE. Iraadolhrco 10 lh0 Wo,t ,n M?rch of R
boom, and at last cams homo to fln<l it In Wheeling,
wrbcro tho people of tho prosperous State of
Fine River View. I West Virginia havo enabled mo to build up a
. Micccssful restaurant busiucM. I shall bo plowd
n > a a n ti i asa At to sec you, gentlemen, and tho publle generally,
Convenient to all Railroad Stations. 1
at my DAIRY RESTAURANT, No. 40 Twturrn
lotel Ruffner."""
- J. B. Sheppard,
FINEST HOTEL '
Wholesale and Retail Manufacturer of
n the Virginias, jjj])])^ HARRESSi
TRUNKS,
PARISH $ PEYTON, Valises,Collars,Whips,&c.
Charleston, W. Va.
T. go?dwik. Locifl sciibaddl D. L. HavAM. "0. ^5 MAIN STREET,
WHEELING, W. TA.
. T. GOODWIN & CO,
' MTA11 InquiriM m to any articles In my line
WHOLESALE promptly Mumnd.
A Full Assortment Always In Slock.
DRUGGISTS" JOHN H, RILEY,
.222 Main Street, IB?? lU WO U M
MARIETTA, O.,
WHEELING, W. VA. Offcra for wvlc or exchange
Farm and Timber Lands,
^onrciu?h0LMrunthDrL H1.^: for f.m. wh.n el?Wd). Town
tnlon Cough Syrup, Dr. Henrys property in Went Virginia, and Cheap Undi In
form Syrup. Texan and Tcnnemcc, alio, Town and City Prop
crtylnOhlo.
^ 1 w 1 (ill on or write him and make your w?nt?
T O I I O Y\ O known, and he will endeavor to please you^oai
Lanas L-M-WADEi
nPuISnC^my.w.VA. ATTORNEY AT LflW,
On the Lint of tho Kanawha & Ohio Railroad, Braxton C. H.f
id near the Great Kanawha Itlvcr, twenty flraxton County, W. Va.
Rich coal and Timber Lands
iirnntflM! ln F?7clt?. ^*lel*h wlrt Countlen,
surpasses. West Vlnlnu.
Apply to I Rp+hnno Ri
VJW WV/lll I
J I lV/T I CAM WAEWWTOX, Fauqnler Co., Va..
lVlULrfCrViNy Real E?tat? and Inroranea Agent*,
Olftr taw Bargains In Real Kulitr.
Wlnfleld, W. Ta. j. c. ALDEHSON & CO.,
N- CARL"^ILTON' Fire, Marine, Life, Accident,
1RICKLAYEM CONTRACTOR,
Urate Setting. Farina, Repolollof old walU, STEAM BOILER
?wwork. INSURANCE AGENTS,
No. 51 Twelfth Street.
VUUUNU, W. YA. WHKUJNti, W. TA,