Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-05-12
For The Monougal,a Mirror.
Agricultural and Mechanical Association

medium OF your paper, TO throw out few
thoughts for The consideration Of Farmers,
Mechanics, &C., in Monongalia and theneigh-
boring counties, upon subjectin whichwe
are all, more or less, interested. tits the a.
doption Of some means whereby the inter.
ests Of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts,
among s,may be advanced, ~ itproducts
more fully developed, aud The discoveries
aud Improvements, in these branches Of Sci
ence, may be brought into use aud their adj.
vantages realized here, as elsewhere. Ii is
certainlytime that the sons u ilOil'inthis
region Of country should catch the spirit Of
improvement that is abroad III the land, and
Prove tothose who have taken the lead Of
US in I ese matters, that this pot,ion,of West
ern Virginia can produce wonders in Science
as well as other places. The products Of
our !" fat hills and valleys have only to be
brought into more general notice, and com,
petition gotten up among our Farmers to
prove that their productions will compare
favorably with those o. our country general.
lily, i might go farther and boast a prece-
dence siin these matters, but it the proper
means are used, a few years will prove this.
The genius aud enterprise Of our Mechanics
have only to be taxed By inducements and
encouragement TO rivalry, TO bring out a
brilliant display Of Mechanism, which will
elevate us, as a class, in The eyeso lhewerld.
Twill venture the assertion that no Town OF
County in the Union can compete willlus in
the number Of valuable Inventions IN Ma
chinery Of 5yarious kinds, which have origi.
mated here, and for which Patents have been
obtained by our citizens. We have among
us large class oflnventors, Nlachinisls, &C.,
who are now' laborins to supply alafge and
increasing demand for labor saving machin.
cry from all parts Of the Uai,ed States, aud
whose ingenuity and skill have already won
for them an enyiable reputation. We have
also produced fine specimens in the Fine
Arts, Painting, Sculpturing, &C., and can
challenge competition in this branch, with
olher;places which have boosted louder. In
short we have soilSo superior richness,
co,, b;n;,, ali ,bs lel.m.,,. If yas,icnltur,l
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IMPROVEMENT BY THEIR USE. What should
Ebe the first step2 "A UNION OF EFFORT. Lei
,,Eus torn an 80 Agricultural aud Mechanical
AssaciatIon,"of men engaged in these and
.Iall the Industrial pursuits Of our section Of
country. Let US put forth our oenergiessin
improving and erestling in our several EN-.