The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-18
Why west virginia ToWns do not I'm

hdIr prove,
Thefo flowing remarks Of the Charles
ton tRanawhA) Journal about the dog
in,the- maDeer policy OF land owner
about that town, unfortunately apply
nearly all over the State;
Every one, 70 listen to the talk thai
one hears around town, Ii anxious thai
the town OF Charleston should grow
That II should wax great In point o.
inhabiIantP, In commerce and manu-
factures. People who have no poetry
10 their souls grow eloquent, when dis
cusSlnR this problem. But all such
dIsquISltlons generally commence with
an IT. III we only had few manu-:
factuFeB started here five only had
some iron works . Get going III some
men OF means would only come here
and engage In some kind OF business
Charleston would grow
No doubt Of II, gentlemen, 1t-lf-
Ito the end Of the chapter. It 70 time
this style Of thing should cease. Times
In Charleston Will never DO better &C
long as the present holders Of property
ask % much % they do for II. Mer
who have means TO embark In enter.
pFiseB that require vast outlays o.
money will not come here ana In Q
manner beg a. 10 give them the permIs
sIonto do 90. .s
AllWlll unhesILatingIy tell you thai
we want skilled labor and capital tC
enable us TO fulfill our destiny. So w
do. bat lot tis, In oil sincerity, ask What
kind ofInducement do we hold out tc
this class Of people TO come and cast
their lot with oufaH They are met upon
the very threshold with demands for 0
little soil at such exhorbitant prices
that the inevitable result 10 that these
people leave generally With the mex
boat, and 90 far 40 they are concerned
We are left to work ont our financial,
commercial aud manufacturing prob
lens In any manner that We see proper
without any outside Inference.
There has been no lack OF men oil
means-nen possessing plenty OF mon
ey-eager for an advantageous opening
q this place. Yet the almost inyarle
BILE result Of all such applications has
resulted In O hasty retreat.
The moneyed men OF this place ART
opposed to 1t unless they DO 'concIli-
Atou' WIN luIbo uOuuheo III tQ6 shape o.
price oflRnd. Fhat 10 simply the long
and the short Of the matter. Men 81
wealth, you need not come here TO Ia.
vest, as the iates are against you. We
have been urged not 10 publish this be,
cause Il will ipjure the prospects Of thC
town. Think OF thati Injufe the town
little such people care for lnJurIng The
town or anything else, provided they
make per centag0 by the operation,
II 10 Just by BuolI o policy the town ID
lpj ured and kept Injured by those who
ought to be alive 70 everything
that would tend to create business
Gentlemen, the chances are, under the
present management, you will con.
linus 10 hold your land for consider,
able time longer. The good time look,
ed for by the BRnguIne and hopeful Ii
indefinitely postponed. People will
not pay such prlces for your valuable
town property. We dislike to be com.
PEELED 10 write In this manner aboul
those whom we respect, but we arr
compelled to notice In this manner
publicly, q subject which has long beer
apparent to every one privately. WI
have reiralned, until our chances FOL
improvement are daily growing lees
and We would be derillct-in our dut,
to the public did we fail to point out Il
them the reason why houses are no
being built manufacturers being pro
secuted, and business generally upon I
substantial foundation.