The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-06-30
webster County.
Hackers VALLEY, June 1G.

| HACKERS VALLEY, June ~
Editor Dea,ocrat.-Acting upon
your suggestion, whiIo referring to q
visit to your town Of a couple Ct gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania, looking out
for n suitable location for D colony Of
cmigrauts from that State, l make a
pledium of Tue DEMOCRAT for the pur.
pose of setting forth the inducements
advanced by Webster county in favor
Of emigration. The drst and greatest
iuducoment is the ehcapucss of our
lands. Wood lands can bo purchased
for from one to two dollars aud fifty
cents per acre, according to quantity
and quality. Large surveys with good
titles could, perhaps, be purchased for
less money. 1t is true the surface Of
tho country is mountainous, but the
greater portion is til!able. Indian
corn, wheat, rye, oats and buckwhcat
yield large and never failing crops,
while for grazing purposes we cannot
be surpassed by any county in the
State. Webster is. think. destined to
become one Of The finest grazing coun-
tics in the State. Fruits Of all kinds
do well, especially apples, cherries and
grapes. And it is an acknowledged
fact that Webster surpassOs any coua-
ty in the State for quality and quantity
Of her ;i,abeEs. Black walnut, ash,
cherry, ock aad poplar are the priuci.
pal valuable timbers. 1t is no unusual
thing to sec a black walnut or cherry
tree from four 10 GYc feet in diameter,
while tic yellow poplar is found twice
the size, with u straight trunk from
sixty 10 one hundred feet to the first
limb from the base. This may sccul
rather large story to many Of your
readers, but it nevertheless is true, ,and
will bo vOuchel for by auy Of our ci.i-
zcns. Elk river and its tributaries af.
ford convenient outlet for this yalua-
bic tlm5Gr--a Charleston company
having already cut aud run to that
place several thousand logs. Veins Of
rich bituminous coal, ranging from
one to ninc feet 10 thickness can DO
found in any part of the county.
Our school facilities are The great
araw.baek to The county. Tho county
is SO .hinly settled that the present FREQ
school system cannot be mado a sue.
cess. Immigration alOuc can remedy
this. But it is notable and praiso.
worthy fact that there arc but very few
Of the rising generation largo enough
to attend school who cannot read and
write readily. We have from two to
u five months session Of school in each
sub.district yearly. We have but few
churches, but the majority Of our citi-
zeus belong to some branch Of the
christian church, and q kinder and
freeer-hearted people Gods sun never
shorc on. At Addison, the county,
seat, are tho famous Salt Sulphur
Springs. so widely noted for their med.
icinal properties. These noted Springs
are yearly visited BY hundreds Of in-
valids in search Of health and pleasure;
and We doubt whether single inlivil.
ual over returned home without having
his expectations fully realized. The
scenery this point is magnificent be-
You'd description; while tho fishing and
hunting affords splendid outdoor rec.
rcation for tho invalid, a good hotel
at this poin! would be fortune to an
cnterprising man.
Taking everything into cOnsidcra.
tion,'I think but few counties afford
tho inducements to those wishing
cheap homes as Webster.
Any other information will be cheer
fully given by addressing the under.
signed at the above address.
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