American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-01
FROM THE STAR.

MIR. EDITOR :--Sceing the opposi-
ton made by go in the corner" to the
Slackwater improvement, and that he
is trying to array the people against
1t, think it time to speak with what
power have to the good people of this
county. Now, brother Farmers, Just
think before you vote, and 1 will tell
you one thing certain; if you own a
farm within ten miles of the river, or
within ten miles of Morgantown, it will
be OF great advantage to you, and if
you vote against it, you vote hundreds
OF dollars out of your own and your
children's pockets. Just view the mat,
ter we'll on all sides before you vote; it
is all humbug about its building up
Morgantown at the expense of the
county; it will be ten dollars in the
Farmers pockets, to where it will be
one in the townspeople'; it will cause
the mechanic to pay higher for all his
produce, and | am sure that will be q
benefit to the farmer, and now brother
farmers, suppose we had a population
in Morgantown of 10000, instead of
one, would not the farmers have them
to feed ?
Go to work and slack our beautiful
river, and we will have the foremost
county in the Northwest; defeat it and
we lay dormant forever. Why, the
article of salt alone will pay the tax
you have to pay, by getting it much
lower. Salt is worth $500 per barrel
inFairmont, 1910 in Morgantown, and
$1,G2a in Greensboro. Where Is the
farmer who does not uso from one to
two barrels year? and by getting his
salt at Greensboro prices or slight
advance thereon, would save from one
to two dollars year.
Now, as to 40 in the corner" I
never know anything no advocated to
prosper, and therefore 1 think his being
opposed to it will benefit it, but he
ought to have signed his go under a
bed as he is better known in his dis
trict by that name. Why poor go"
has stuck in corner till he has let his
farm, or a good portion of it, grow up
in brush and briars. lie is like a
hound pup,ho thinks he won't be noticed
If he don't make big noise, but just
make motion ut him and he is off with
a howl. / will now drop 60" and
dwell on something Of more impor-
lance. The Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road charges tho same freight on a
bushel of wheat from Fairmont to Balti-
moro, as they do from Wheeling
Now is not that extortion on us who
live along the line? But give us a
Philadelphia or New York market, and
they will lower the freight. 1t is non.
sense for us to talk of sending any
kind Of grain to Baltimore but wheat:
the corn and oats we produce, we mus
iced it, or if we do send it, it will take
half Of what we get for it to pay the
freight. We have ono Of the best
counties in the State for manufactur.
ing. Look at the vast mineral re-
sources in our hills and mountains
l confidently believe that il this i'm
provement is made it will benefit this
part OF the State, half million of dol
lars, and why not subscribe the pitirul
sum of $4,000? We WORT miss it
whereas, if wo neglect or fail to make
the Improvement, we will be a laugh.
ing stock for our sister counties, who
will say VIC cannot raise the money.
Why here is Preston county, in tho
mountains, raised 6 or 7 thousand dol.
lars, just for a Court. house, which will
never pay revenue, and We are only
asked to loan this money. Let us ali |
vote for it, and | assure you wo will
never be sorry. With these lines / |
submit the case to you fellow citizens. |
ENTERPRISE.
Gnnl O1st 1870