The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-01
SHORT CREEK.
N ews and Gossip About the Price
Of Land-The Condition Of the
Farmers, schools, &c.


Of Land-The Condition Of the
Farmers, schools, &c.
SHORT CaEEk, W. Va, April 26, 1873.
EdIton IntsllIsenoer:
Thinking that you would like TO hear
from Short Creek / volunteer to turn
correspondent on this occasion. The
plow stands in the unfinished furrow and
we cannot proceed on account OF recent
rains. This gives me the necessary leis-
ure to write.
This substantial old settlement is gen.
orally in a nourishing condition. There
is perhaps 4 greater proportion oi the
farmers out Of debt and who have little
something laid away for rainy day than
anywhere In the region round about.
REAL EsrArE.
Real estate has mol suffered IS much de.
probation in value here as elsewhere.
For instance, the VIM. Atkinson farm was
purchased by VIM. Busby at one hundred
dollars per acre about two years since.
The Ebenezer McCo farm was bought
by Mr.. Bodley. Of your city, at over nine.
" dollars per, acre some six months since.
The Geo. Wilson farm was purchased by
james McColloch for eighty dollars an
acre cash.
These sales show how this very desir.
able land sells. There Is very little in
the market and likely will be no more
unless the present owners die of faster
than they have been doing. Lands In
Washington county, Pennsylvania, and
Belmont county, Ohio, in the flush imes
were considerably higher than ours, but
now are much lower.
pEBr.
II Is q great pity that some worthy
men made obligations In the flush times
that are sorely pressing them to meet.
The only way they can pull through is
| BY increased production and diminished
consumption. The strictest economy and
priyations must be practieed till out ot
debt. From the lessons learned In these
trying times predict greater prosperity
In the future for such than ever before.
As farmers get their old debts paid they
will be able TO replenish the family ward.
robe and boy more farm machinery,
make repairs on buildings, fences, &c.
that will bring prosperity 10 the mer.
chant and manufacturer.
The great difficulty with farmers has
been In accommodating themselves to the
new order OF things. Il takes much more
labor or produce TO procure dollar than
| In the flush times-hence expenses and
outlays In general must be curlailed.
One redeeming feature about afarmer's
life is that his living is sure.
cRoP PRosPEcs.
The outlook at the present time never
was better. Wheat scarcely ever locked
90 we'll. The meadows are lnxuriant.
There Is n much pasture a. we generally
have the first Of June. Fruit ofall kinds
promises to be abundant except crab
apples. This is the of year for them.
Vegetation generally is In very forward
state. l think there will be no wheat TO
cut in July this year. Wheat harvest
will be here about the middle OF June.
This Ia now the corn planting season.
Some are done; others have not com.
menced. II the weather IL favorable one
more week will plant the corn.
The stockholders In our neighborhood
have not made any money this year ow.
ing to the shrinkage in prices. Mr.. NJ.
Waddle 10 large feeder Of heavy cattle.
Mr.. n. w. Shannon Ia 3 sheep ieeder and
generally sells In Baltimore. Mr.. A. j.
Wilson has gone Into raiipg mutton
lambs. Some think be would succeed
better with horses and hounds.
THEP.w. &KY.
Those Of us living along the line Of the
P. w. s Ky Railroad think that the ex.
pectations Of Ohio county have been
more than realized by the benefits con-
Ierred, 6rsL a. paying inyestment, sec.
ond, In securing cheap ireights. Also In
opening up the large coal and limestone
6elds 10 the north Of Wheeling, which
will bs developed s the iimes grow
easisr. Our railroad has superb Sst Of