The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-12-11
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II We would deve!opc West yir-
GINA we must begin with develop.
ingtthc agricultural interests.
If we would build railroads
through The State, ne must first
build up the farms.
II we would have money plenty
III the State, We must FIRST have
its agricultural products made
'splenty:
4 five would invite immigration,
We must make the business Of ngri-
culture inviting,
Our people are poor. The com
plaintis that We haven't enough
money to build railroads. And
that's true.
But money comes out Of the
ground. The ground is the source
Of al wealth.
If We ever become a thrifty, pros
perous, progressive State, it Will he
brought. about through the agyieW!-
tural GLASSES. Until they get rich
we3will I'LL be puor.
The insane notion TINT The de.
veIopment Of the State depends up
on the policy or want Of policy Of
the.dominant political party, ought
not TO be mentioned again, now
thatthe ,campaign is past aud the
elections settled.
Let every man apply himself to
1.-THE business Of bGttering tbs agri-
cultural classes. IF tliem is any
legislation that will heIpit along,
lei us have it. Iftherc is amy un-
tried means Diminishing new liEc,en-
ergy aud enterprise into our farm
ing population, let us apply it.
What is for their benefit will build
n foundation for all.
But neither the legislation Of
Congress this winter, nor the nets OF
the West Virginia Legislature;
neither tariff nor free trade; Meth.
er u Republican administration
nor n Democratic administration
will make West Virginia rich or
great.
Let us understand that what. We
get We must dig out Of the ground.
The largest portion ofour Earln-
ing population is distributed over
farms removed from u market, and
with 10 convenient means Of reach
ing one. They have rich prWluci
tive lands, some Of which are UNI
derlaid with valuable minerals and
coal, or covered withthe finest tim
berlin the world
And tho proprietors Of these vul-
liable lands are waiting quietly, if
not contentelly, for somebody to
cut Il way into them, and carry
their wealth Of productions TO u
market.
MISUNDERSTANDING
have got to d0=it3tllelMselyCs. They
got. 10 begin By making their
than tkey,zthe
owners, consume. IftEey canitget
it 10 market in shape thcycan
If.Mot=inE,hc sl,Gpcioi
grain, then inEtlle shape ofcattlc,
Sheep and hogs.
And when they have put the pro,
dncts Of these lands.fur il few years,
into money, they will want 10 in
vest the money in u railroad that
will hel them make more money
and make it faster. 4 railroad
won't 60 to no place and to no
body.
Money will draw it. a thrifty
farming population will bring it
Something to sell and to be carried
will make the railroad Il necessity
and ut the same time furnish the
means to build it.
Our state is poor, backward aud
unprogpssiYe, simply because tie
landowners don't and won't t!evel-
ope it; because they produce simp'
~ whit they consume and havc
nothing TO sell; in IL word, because
the real Sampson Of every States
industrial AMI progressive system
the agricultural interests, are unde'
veloped, unprodnctivc md neg
lectGl in West Virginia. IIheeIirg
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