The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-12
Che Gntelllgsn1r:
GOING WEST.

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All IsnOt Gold thai GIitters The AdyaH
tasEs Of the Ohio Valley and tn
West.
Martins Ferry TImeS,l
We commend to our reSIeH the articl
printed upon the first page Of the Times to
day, from the pen OF Mr.. A. W. Campbell
the editor Of the Wheeling INTRLLlGExc
who has Just returned from heightened
visit to the land of which he writes. The
opinion expressed, that the West is Il land
OF trial and hardship, and many failures, i
not new one by any means, but 1t comes
now with such weight OF Independent
judgment Us to emphatically corroboratC
the reCitals which have now and then
come to us from the lips OF those who have
risked their little fortunes and lost.
There is scarcely u village or town
ship in all the Eastern States that
has not contributed one or more victims to
the delusiye promises OF land spectators
in the West, who have returned only to
relate their trials and misf0rtunes to I'M.
believing hearers, The rose Colored adyeF.
tisements Oi railroad companies with large
quantities OF land to dispose OF have been
scattered over the land by millions, and
thousands OF persons who have been fairly
prosperous in well settled regions have be.
come dissatisfied with their lot and cmi.
grated to the West, onl y to go ovcralltheir
earlier lmrdships in out-of-the.way lOCali-
ties, among strangers, far from home and
friends, and after all been obliged to re.
turn to their former homes and begin the
battle Of life anew
There are still men here and there, who
are comfortably situated, with all the con-
venisnces around them which make life
pleasant, WIN talk Of emigrating to the
West. Let them learn the lesson before Il
IL too late, that the same toll and self denial
necessary to succeed in the West will pro-
ducc much better results at home. Ii is
true, Us Mr. Campbell says, that many
men have become rich in Il few years in
the West but they have either beeit-those
who were on the ground early and grew
rich by holding on to their possessions
until they Were enhanced in value By the
development Of the country, or those who
would have succeeded anywhere. The op-
portunities for getting rich suddenly in the
West are becoming limited in these later
lays except in the mining districts, where
experiments in metallurp Is u necessity
until the conditions which lead to wealth
md comfort ure substantially the same Us
hose which govern lis hcre--and it takes
pluck and talent to bring n man to the
rOnt.
There IL this lesson in all this for our
foung men who long to join the vaSt army
which il continually throngin2 to the West.
The same amount Of money, coupled with
he same determination to succeed and the
anne amount OF self.denial, will produce
l better result at home. Our cities and
owns are growing year BY year, and our
arms are being proiiMbly turned into
nrdena. Our resources are being
developed in all directions, and each pass-
ng year brings large additions to our pop.
llNtiOn and wealth, and with these come
business opportunities that might US well
% taken advantage Of by our own young
men MS by those who come from abroad.
There Is more satisfaction and comfort in !
taying at home; and with the proper us.
ertiOn Of spirit and business enterprise
here is more money in it-and that Is the
main point