South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-06-18

~ was au interesting, WiIual pTOUVa-
bic occasion.
''Laee oiim memiDi,se jupGJn.''
SPECTATOR.
"1he Charleston Maauficturer.'' The
first number of this neatly printed little
sheet is upon our table. The following
from its colamns possess general inter
est. This view of the capital removal
is in good temper and savours of truth
THE removal Of the Capital approach
es near to being blessing in disguise,
than any well authenticated instance of
which we have lately taken cognizance.
In return for an expenditure of di-
rectly and indirectly nearly quarter Of
million Of dollars, Charleston was bless
ed with the presence, during q portion
Of the year, of large number Of bum
mers, loaCers. idlers and others. whose
presence for two short months was suf-
ficient to demoralize large portion of
our population for the balance of the
year
1t brought no one 10 the town as per-
manent resident, except the State Olli-
GERS. To parties who contemplated the
erection of manufacturing establish
ments, it was rather an objection than
otherwise. Charleston is either q manu-
.f,cturing torn or nothing, and the soon
or all come to realize that fact the better.
Ifcheap coal, iron ore. salt and lum-
Der around us, and good transportation
to market, can not raise up manfactur-
ing city. there are no aids of nature or
art that can.
The presence ofidlers is discourage
ment to honest working men. and we
should rejoice that the Capital is gone.
That the city will increase several
thousand population during The next
eighteen months, will be the surest proof
OF our words.
The tabular statement Of Quinnemont
Furnace shows that pig iron is made Mt
Sl7.00 cost, yielding fair profit. Quin-
neniont Furnace is owned by the New
River Car Company, and is located at
Quinnemont, Fayette county, West Va,
and on the line of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad. 1t is sixty feet high,
and fifteen feet across the boshes. and
uses coke made from coal mined in the
vicinity, and Virginia ores. Freight on
pig iron from the furnace TO the Ohio RI
yer is S175 per ton. The capital inves-
ted by the company is $l50,000. There
is room in that region for one hundred
of such furnaces.
IVWe believe that the day is ut hand,
when the Iron Ores between the Poto.
mac aud Ohio Rivers wilt be worked in
competition with those of Pennsylvania
with entire success, and that almost all
the counties of West Virginia will have
furnaces in prosperous employment
Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Morgan.
berkeley. Grant and Pendleton each and
all have rich iron ores, and present and
prospective facilities TO markets
IVThe Grafton Sentinel learns that
Capt Liston. welLknown citizen Of
Preston county. was killed suddenly ON
Monday or last week lie had gone to
the field TO catch horse. and it is sup
posed the animal kicked him in the sto-
mach so violently that death almost i'm
mediatc.y ensued
~ It is said that common salt scat.
tered over the ground will drive away
the chinch bug. A barrel oft will SOW
over ten acres.
tVFor several NIGHTS in This locality
the weather has been uncomfortably
cool. 80 much 40 that good fires were es-
sential TO comfort.
IVOur friend. Dr. s. r. Lupton. has
recently put a coat ortwo ofwhitc paint
on his residence at the Court end Of our
town, and it looks ~ white rs snow.
DEAD SHOT TO PorAro BUes.-The
following recipe is said to be a certain
exterminator ofpotato bugs One table.
spoonful Of Paris green dissolved in two
gallons Of water sprinkle daily for one
or two days. The Paris green can be
procured at the grocery store OF Roger
Perry, near the Courthouse.
PRETTY GooD.-Mr. Harry Daugher.
ty, residing near Barrettsville. in this
County, clipped, few days ago, from
eleven head Of sheep. IS ihs Of wool.