West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-05-19
Another uottcrTro" colonel Brown

MAY loln, 1909.
To the Editor Of THE ARaUs.
My FREUD Jno Barton Payne, In bls
very prompt reply tn my letter published
IN Your much esteemed paper, bearing
date May IL a., saya: This rniIrnad
q1celiou brings out strange facts" | fully
agree with my much esteemed friend.
see that when he spcoks of me being inter
rogated on this kingwoOd Railway oucs
ton. lie makes me say that realize tho
importance of huilding the road The
inC's are thesc did say wac In favor of
building railroads and alao of public en-
torpris" Of every kui. The friend who
WAS talking tn me asked me II | wou Il
vote Tor the tax uf SIS 000 TOLD him |
thought not. He urged the Importance Of
the ruRi. ! said To him that had no
time then tu a'gue the question, but that
IL he would come AMI sec me I would
fpeni u day with him IN talking this mat
ter over, and that he might possibly per
euade me not TO oppose It, This was
meant rs joke. aud think he 30 under
stood II M the time
My views arc, and have been upon rec
ord in this county as TO building rail
roads by ttXttnn for sever, years. for II
viii be- remembered that some years ago,
~ public meeting held in the Court
House in KiuRwood, when the excitement
WAS running ~ fever bent for building "A
railroad from the Pennsylvania line To ar
near hlngwuod through this county by
county lovy, / WAS called upon for INV
views. then s1id, 40 now say, that [
was oppuscd to hmling railroads by taxa.
ton. My mind hAA been fully made up la
reference TO tbie mode of building rail
roads for years, tor honestly believe TINT
!, would be "A ruiuous policy for any die
tTict, county or State 10 indulge In, and
think that Onr Government has carried
this thing in the way of land granite, etc
very much too far.
Ia addition, permit me To say that before
there wac any organization of this King
wood Railway Company, WAS interview
ed by one Of the now prominent officers
OF the Company as 90 raising part of this
/ mOncY 10y taxing the public. | told him
| that u would not do; that the farmers of
the district and county would oppose IL,
hnd fimly believe now that on the 20Ln
inet they will glv5 no unmistakable iudi
/ cation ui their opposition to this mode Of
| raising money 30 build railroads.,
My friend speaks Ia glowing terms Of
the Stale OF Iowa as to her prosperity, aud
well he may, sir, for che L. great State :,
| and she has Is way Of doing things that
some other states might profit by by fol-
lowing her example. For Instance, hep
| Legislature makes ample provision for
printing maps and to- Ia showing The qua.
~ of her poil. climate, minerals, price
and location of land, etc aud has her
agents in New lnrF--shrcwd business
men who are continually directing a
II lod OF emigration, which Is, ana has
been for years. rapidly settling up the IN
occupied lands. Tns, aud this alone, is
The principal secret OF her rapid growth.
Ia conclusion permit ne 30 say again 10
my brother farmers Of this district to
! q. 44 nd Il. rytIl
for this tax Of S25 coo, for there are prin-
ct9'0e Involved IN this matter which YOU
SOD are responsible fpr.
IL your fpace w.l permit please publish
thls, and viii trouble you no more for
The present.
Y0urs truly.
JANIS w. BRowa