The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-26

What does such proposition smount to
in laWl Not one cent. Some OF the
same individuals assured our friend
George Keener that II be would lend
the Taylor County Fair fifteen hundred
dollars Ii would a safe investment. He
loaned the money and lost it all; 90 says
Mr.. Keener. II they would sink twenty
thousand dollars in fair as they have
done, would they not bankrupt the coun.
ty in removing the county buildingsl
They incorporated their town and under.
took to improve their streets, which was
right, but what did they expend 10 doing
1T The same work ought to have been
done with one third Of the money they
expended. Tax payers OF Taylor County,
when you 20 to Grafton look at their
streets and public Improvements, and
think that they owe between twenty thou-
sand and thirty thousand dollars for
them, and you will see how they would
spend your money. The county buildipg
would be valued and you would be called
upon to pay portion Of that debt. Twen-
ty thousand dollars sunk in the fair, and
Il was offered for sale and about four thou.
sand dollars bid, and still balance due;
with 8 corporation debt Of at least S25.-
900, the interest Of which Is not promptly
paid, although Il Is coming TO widow
lady who loaned them the money. At least
half Of the delinquent tax payers Of the
county come from that town; one-half Of
your poor tax is expended in Grafton,
and still they ask 10 be permitted to
thrust their hands deeper In your pockets.
] would not refer to these things but for
the arrogance Of that people In clamor-
ing for removal. One man on that side
OF The river, who is like the drone bee,
who makes more noise for removal than
the 10000 workers or tax payers,
promises to come over with his four
horsezleam and remove the whole thing
over to Grafton for = mere cong. II he
will bring over such team, with good
title to Il, some Of our people will
be much pleased at the sight Whist
per cent OF the advocates for 3 re.
moval are taxpayers / will venture
not ten per cent. Who would be bene-
fitted by n removal? The lawyers Of
Grafton, Clarksburg and Fairmont, who
attend our court, the hotels Of Grafton
and those who have houses 10 rent and
lots to sell, and that class who are car
Tying on an Illicit commerce in that
town. It would be cheaper for them to
defend their nefarious conduct at home
than to 60 to Pruutytown, and have
few standing witnesses in those cases.
Who would be injured by removal ?
The lawyers Of Pruntytown, every tax
payer West OF the river, ninety-nine out
OF every hundred ot the taxpayers East
OF the river, every honest renter In Graf
ton, and every one who wishes b pur-
chase lot to build him house. They
would claim that property had advanced,
whether true or not and charge you more
rent and better price for lot. Second
the editor says: "The towns Of Elem.
ington, Simpson and Webster, and the
people who live along the line of the rail-
road, and south OF it, do their dealings at
Grafton and scarcely ever go to Prunty-
town except on business connected with
the court" That may be true to lin
tied extent, but I will venture to say that
not ten per cent OF that trade goes to
Grafton. The merchants Of Pennington,
Simpson and Webster, will compare
favorably with any Of the
Grafton merchants with all Of their boast.
ed trade. People who have business at
court, as suitors. witnesses or jurors, do
not do their dealings on those days, out
side OF few stogies, tobacco, cheese and
crackers; so there is nothing saved in that
direction, and Of all the miserable places
to 20 to on horseback or in carriages,
Grafton il the meanest. The streets are
narrow and the accommodations for
hitchipg are bad and cannot be made
good 10 such streets. So you cannot
leave your horse any time with safety.
HARMON SENsEL.