The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-15

OF TufReyH-Wheht and Flour.
I WESTON, December 12, 1870.
Editors 1ntelIEenSGr.
We are pleased to note the zeal and
liberality with which the INrELLIGENcER
advocates public Improvements in all
parts Of the State, without respect to 10.
cality. We do not forget It's steady friend.
ship 10 our marrow gauge road to 0larks-
burg. Speaking Of the road, let me say
that II Is indeed success. The receipts
are about 5000 per month, while the
necessary expenses Excluding those
OF construction) are not $500. Those who
own 1t have good thing. Some people
are mad because the town and country
surrendered their stock in it to those who
were willing to push It through. The town
had $4,000, the county$50, 900, Clarksburg
$1,000 and private parties SlO,0OO-mak.
ing $4,000 in all. This stock is now
owned by j. N. Camden, ]. NJ. Bennett
and others. free OF taxes, who took the
$lOO, COCO OF mortgage bonds necessary to
finish the road. We could Just as well
have taken the bonds ourselves, il we had
only thought so, but many people believ-
ed that 10 do so would be throwing good
money after bad, and preferred 10 throw
up the sponge and let private parties
come In aud finish and own the road. A
little more sand and good sense would
have saved our stock in the road, and given
la At
The road has all the business 1t can do
with It's present equipment. It runs two
trains each way per day, giving US the In.
TELLlGEScER on the day Of publication
(Which Is bonanza Of itself and carries
people at tho rate OF 10 miles per hour,
which is a great improvement on old stage
coach days, both in speed and comfort.
The old coach line used to get $500 per
year for carrying the mail, while the mar
row gauge gets $500. There's scientific
manipulation for you. Vive 10 narrow
gauge!
note the fact that my last letter has at.
traCted some attention from those engaged
in the sheep business. am glad TO see
the ISTELLIGENcER directing itself editori.
ally to the work OF arousing a greater in
terest in that industry in West Virginia.
Sheep husbandry and the dairy business
should beAe industries of our farmers
Look what the manure would do for their
lands, and then the hill sides would be
made available and profitable. No hill
side blowing and no washing away Of soil. |
Politics are mo good" out hero these
days. People don't care anything about
politics Many Of them, without respect
to party, would like to keep right on with |
Hayes administration. They believe in
Hayes, and look upon him as honest, Just
and pure. No Grant and no Tilden for us.
AS to State politics, we would like to see
J. NJ. Bennett our next Governor. He is |
full Of experience and enterprise The
old Virginia debt still hangs over US like a
cloud, and We want to put quietus on it. |
1t must be adjusted some way, and why |
procrastinate settlement. Messrs. BEN
nett and Campbell made a report on the
subject that was full OF interest, yet no
action was taken by our State authorities
to confirm it, or even to commend it as q
basis OF action.
Our produce markets are moderately ac-
tive. Wheat is worth 81 10 to 81 20, corn
Soc, butter loo, eggs l6c, flour S. 90 10 |
SO co. potatoes Zoe, apples 75C, and turnips |
l0c. Flour Is lower than wheat, as it takes |
five bushels OF wheat to make a barrel Of
flour. Good beef retails at l0c, and pork
at the same. Lots Of turkeys in the coun-
try. A drove OF 700 passed through our
town recently on foot, like a drove of
sheep. Also drove Of 500 fat porkers and
900 head OF cattle. All bound East, Baled
hay has recently been brought over the
narrow gauge, delivered at SIG per ton,
which is s. less than the price charged
here. Coal also has been coming from
Clarksburg at 81 IS per ton, (nut coal) de-
livered to the Hayden House. This ex-
pertinent has stirred up the local mer-
chants.
We now have Geographic communica-
ton with all parts OF the world. When
anything momentous happens you may
expect to hear by wire from
LEWIS County.
P. S.-Mr. Kirkpatrick, Supt. Of the
Construction Department OF the Asylum,
fell from the attic, fully sixty-fve feet, and
was found unconscious and carried to a
room Of the center building, and is we'll
cared for at this writing Cannot tell the
extent OF his injuries, or the cause Of the
mishap. Drs. Camden, Kountz, Simpson
and Dent are now at his bedside, aud nu.
merous friends surround the room where
he yet lies in an unconscious state, blood
ooztng from his wounds.