Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-05
WEST vIRG1N1A's SPECIALITY.

and should give us distinctive charac-
ter lead tho majority ol our population
into one or more special pursuits, ami
Ia the control ot u line or lines oi pro-
ductiyc enterprises that would make uS
a cnnspicuuus market throughout th"
world Tor these speclalitiesP
Outside al this city We Ito not know
that any locality OF section al the state
has discovered to the world ANY prcd'-
lection or special advantages i"r the de
yclopmcnt oi any peculiar line oi lah"r
We arr regarded rs IN agricultural com
muuity. Yet the Western pr:iirirN have
So lar ontstrippcd u in the markets Tor
grain and all products Of the soil, rs
we'll As in live stock, ~ to rcmaud Us L"
a buck scat aud leave us apparently al
most without an occupation.
Yet II wo look little closer We will
find that our people hahitually over
look or ignore many ui the advantages
and opportunities which our locality
md resources afford Tor becoming sue
ccsSiul aud prosperous competitors III
the world markets There seems I" hc
a disposition tn drSpISc Smlll ways
and means oi making money, snail
enterprises that bring livelihood, aud
to many wealth hya steady mrumula
ton ni the pennies; t. drSplSr.thn day
oi small things generally, and because
they cannot grasp their iuil ambition ut
single bound, refusing to put forth
any effort.
4 single illustration will serve tu show
what possibilities Within the reach ct
our farming population are let slip AMI
entirely overlooked. 1t Is now being
demonstrated that the butter and
cheese business oi this country Is one
Of the most valuable and productive III
trrrsts We have. The value at the Ian Il
and COWS nf the United States employed
in furnishing milk, butter and cheese IL
sci down at not less than ~l,Io1WN,Uln,
or the sum ui nearly haiti tn" national
debt. at its highest point over three
thousand factories are engaged IN this
business, aud tens al thousands ui priv
ate dairics besides The production OF
cheese is estimated at ,bu.OuO OWl
pounds per annum, and ri butter about
900. 100000. Oi the lurmrr lHO,O0l,ODo
pounds will he exported this year, and
about 1900, OJ0ul the latter. The val
uc at both is about ~i6p,OOh,Un THESE
figures alone suffice To- give IN Idca al
the growth which the dairy interest has
already attained IN America aaj "i lis
promise nj future growth.
As the world advances in civilization
the consumption at these articles will
prnpnrliuultciy increase, aui there i
no limit to- the markets that viii open t.
the producers in this business.
Now, our inquiry l., why has not
West Virginia u finger IN this plc2'
Is making butter aud cheese too small
II business Tor our people? W" the
| gains too slow aud incrnsidrrdhlr I"
| tempt our population tu reach cut Il
| hand in this direction II there Is any
| other business which can hc shown t.
| he more tempting III its results, or any
| other that the condition al our pcepl,
| and the natural advantages ct the ter,
| ritorv ui our state, would suggest ~ Il
| specially in preference Ia this, We are
| at loss Ia guess What II may he.
| Our fertile hill, and valleys furnish
the richest grazing territory IN the
country. Our hills and mountains al,
scarcely II laptcd Ia anything else. They
are rich in soil aud will hnli the sweet
rst and most nutritious quality ul grass
that grows \ little skill uu the part ul
and cheese. and a little experience in So
lcctiug his COWS, would, doubtless. suui
| give the products al West Virginia dJl
ricS worldwide reputation. The hr
| cummings al course would hc small, lul
the future results iuralculahlr cur pru
pie have to- learn that the day uI mann
moth speculation Is going hy ia thl-
country, aud with H. il l.
quite gone The "sluw but sure
policy ol making money is he
coming the taNuritc one. Their,
are many little ways 1T Turning Il penny
in our STATE. that it once begun wuul,
soon assumo unexpected proportions
There are many avenues at wealth tha
our people are passing hN either III X
u"rlnCc ct Indifference. Wcncrd only (,
utilize our resources. We need Il htti,
more oi the Yankee ingenuity and pa
! tirncc. We need u little more enter
! prise a. well rs pride, or instead OF buy
iug more butter and cheese than ",
produce. We would be exporting thcs
commodities 10 ali parts 1t the world.
GENERAL SHERMAN puts it that Tia,
army should hc either transferred {,
! the Interior Department OF the Indians