The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-04
HsMPsHIRECOUNTY.
Its ReSOurces-POlitfcs.

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Its ReSOu rces-P0lfttcs.
RoMNEY, HAMPSHIRE Go, w. VA,
March 3Oth, 1876. I
Editors Of the Register.
The county from which this halls is,
believe, chiefly noted tor having furn-
ished to the State and the party that hon
est and wonderful statesman and pollti-
clan. the Hon. John J. Jacob. They are
"sll honorable men," but it has some
other claims to notice, of which we had
lust as soon other folks should know,
which are to our credit, and the knowi-
edge of which may co us good, and so OF
them we write.
Hampshire county, one OF the Oldest
of the counties of West Virginia, was
established in the year 1857, and lies be
tween the footspurs Of the Allegheny
and North mountains, and was formerly
part of what was known as the Valley
of Virginia. 1t Is separated from Mary
land by the Potomac river, and adJolns
the county of Frederick, in Virginia. 1t
is watered BY the Potomac, South Branch,
Capon, Cacapon and North rivers, and
numerous creeks and runs, their tribu-
taries. 1t lies in north latitude 80 ., and
is sheltered greatly from northern and
western winds by the Allegheny noun
tains, thus rendering our winters much
milder than they are in other localities
in the same latitude.
The county was occupied alternately
during the whole of the late war by both
armies, and was desolated Our people
were left in debt, destitute of means,
stripped of about all their stock, and with
almost literally nothing but their lands.
| Many of them were unable to recover
from this shock and hence, in part, the
exceeding cheapness of improved lands
| here.
Our county offers great inducements, to
intelligent and industrious farmers, who
desire to obtain home for themselves
at small cost, good homes IN long
settled country, remarkable for its health
mess, and having the advantages OF
churches, free and private schools, moral
and intellectual society and mild climate.
Our b. tom lands are as fertile and
inexhaustible, rs perhaps any in the
world.
The South Branch has been noted for
many years, for its fine cattle and superb
corn crops. Oar uplands of clay, slate
and limestone, are billy or rolling, but
rarely rough, they produce all the GER
eals, fruits and vegetables of temperate
climate, but are especially adapted to
grapes and grass, blue grass being indig-
enous. They are well watered by springs
runs and rlvulets OF soft water, and are
excellent for grazing and stock raising,
particularly sheep growing. We have not
lad any epidemic or contagious disea G,
among sheep here and there is no doubt
when its peculiar advantages are known
| To persons who understand and have been
| engaged in the business, that this will
become great sheep growing country.
Timber OF all kinds Is abundant and
good.
The system OF agricultural has been
careless and bad, rs . u rule, rs their
fathers and grandfathers did, so have
done the children, made the land
iced them and never ted it, so that on
many farms portions OF the land are
more or less exhausted; but their capac.
ity for permanent and substantial i'm.
provement is shown by the fact, that
when intelligent and judicious cultiva.
ton has been gwen such lands, their
value has greatly enhanced. Our
county roads are good. school houses,
churches and grist and saw mills are con.
venient to ali points.
There has been no conviction for
felony in the county for twelve years.
Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist
are our strongest churches.
Fahrenneil's thermometer rarely gets
below zero in winter or above 950 in
summer.
Pasture begins about the middle OF
April and lasts till the middle of No
vember. Stock Is usually wintered on
straw, pasture and hay.
Our superior water power, accessibility
10 coal and iron and other advantages
may before long develop manufactures
among US.
Our nearness to the Baltimore IL Ohio
railroad with strong probability of a
branch road to the county seat, give as.
surances OF the best markets for all pro-
ducts.
The price of our uplands vary from
81 to SO per acre for improved lands
according to quality, location and char
acter of improvements.
Wild larids (ot which there are vast
bodies clothed with virgin lmbers) can
be Sought for from $1,000 per acre.
Tanueries on the most expensive scale
can be established where the best chest.
nut oak, black oak ana other oak, and
other bark will not cost more than about
So per cord, with a supply that cannot
be exhausted for many years.
Romnev is the county seat. has the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum of the
State and population of about 800 poo
pie, is near the South Branch, and on
the completion OF the railroad poin, to
vast extent OF country. In conclusion
We repeat, that nowhere can good homes,
with ail the comforts and conveniences
Of life. be obtained at 50 little cost a
here.
And now is the time 10 buy; we need
capital, but more, We need live, energetic
industrious men, 10 make our country
what it out u be; our best citizens will
all unite in cordial welcome to such
men, without regard to politics. We
have lands, good lands, cheap lands, de-
mauding the stout arms of intelligent
and manly toll and promising homes,
where comfort, health and happiness
may dwell
We have minerals, especially rich iorn
ore in great abundance, timber, bark.
water-power unsurpassed, promising rich
rewards for capital invested, and our in
vi:stion is. "come and see them or if
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