The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-26

up items one cannot help running acrosi
road now and then; and l found them
impediments rather than help toward
travelling,
| A GRANGE Is ORGANIZED
at Potomac, or ready to be organized per
hapS Ishould say, tho names are OBJ
tatned and everything waiting for the
Worthy Master to come along and take
them ip." Every one who be-
comes acquainted with the object
and workings Of this business seems i'm.
pressed with the idea that Il is Just the
thing that not only the farmer, but the
whole country needs. Some do not like
the men who are running It, and there.
fore stand alooi. 1t 10 like oil other things
mundane, likely to be abused, and per-
sons may seek It's membership who have
other objects In view than the benefit Of
society. l am told that even In this State
1t has been used for political purposes,
while It's proper object would be. II It's
principles were carried out, to disinte-
CRATE any political party that 10 not work.
ing for the good nt the whole public. In
itS general workings, therefore, there has
been nothing to which any one could OBJ
ject. It works to the benefit oi all classes
alike, producer and consumer, manuiac-
turer and carrier, all except certain class
Of speculators and monopolists. Now let
Us hear something on the other side. II
there is q weak spot let. 1t be probed, for
this
GRANGE Is FAST BECOMING A POWER
for good or evil in this country. Much
more might be said by way Of explana-
nation in its favor, but this Is not the oc-
casion. l think from my newspaper
reading that It is greatly misunderstood
BY Q portion Of the people. .. o.,
The New York Herald speaks Of the
war between the farmers and the rail-
roads, and advises the farmer TO be care.
ful, "a "many Of the railroads are not
paying interest," on their stock-which Is
very likely II 1t means interest on
watered stock. The Herald may not
know that some farmers are also railroad
men as well, and know something about
the running expenses" Of the railroad
business; and know thata railroad can be
run, and charge less freight-and 4
PAY HANDsoMR DIVIDENDS ON RIAL
STOCK
1fany paper Is to be run In the interest
OF the railroads as against the farmer, the
railroads are able to pay that interest, Of
course, and the farmers are making an Of.
fort to be able to do the same. The interest
Of the producer and the carrier should be |
alike. Both should live. But with corn
at 10 cts. In Minnesota and IS cts. In Low |
ell, who lives on the intermediate profit |
The producer and consumer both COM
plain, and is It strange If they should rise
up and become their own carriers By
this can be done, and ,neces.
Sity knows no law. And If some railroads
collapse It will be rather from over gor-
and trying to swallow all.
No, the farmer has no more war against
than you have against mail car
riers. You have brought them to terms,
and the farmer desires to do the same with
The corn carriers. But this in the Grange
business Is only an object of minor i'm
portance. m |
Am wanderingG Well, you have a
waste basket ! find myself again on the
road. No not on q road, but simply
on an apology for road lead
Ing TO little old town laid out
BY one Haney half century ago, and ex-
tending into three counties. II islocated
seven miles from the National Road at
Roney's Point. 1t has taken new Lille
within the last two or three years, and
land that once sold for $40 and $45 an
acre Is now held at $50 and $85, and yet
land has not risen In other portions olthe
county, except near villages like Potomac
aud Elm Grove. Even our boasted Short
Creek lands hardly hold their own at $40
and $50. Why Is this?
Potomac is nestled down among the
bills In one corner oil the county, while
hangs out her light on one Of
the highest points this side Of the ALE.
ghanies, and Is @sH'
RICH N NAMRS.
II Is called Haney after the founder,
Thos, e. Haney, It is also called West
Union on the records, and also Dallas on
the books of the Post. Office D Department,
These towns, with their handful Of pseu-
donyms, have good company. / was sur
prlsed the other day in directing letter
TO our State capital, to be told that the
name was not Charleston, but Kaaawha
@. HI! ls,yS "tTf5 EGsSSs 3!
Coming back to the. roads again, my
course west took me along the road lead
Ing into the National. road, down the
Stone Church Hill "clay pike" as l have
heard It termed, which is only q mild way
Of saying mud pike. Where your scrib-
bier might now be writing from I know
moi had not the morning been cold, and
had not "solid congelation taken the
place Of the natural element. Here and
there along the road lay the debris Of the
- IL. = f- ~ sE ID II
WAR BETwERN THE TRAvRIRR AND THE
MUD.
Broken fence rails, used in pry!ng out
lnAia atnrk In tha mud broken nool