West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-05-12
mr.. PIrNE,S REPLY TO COLONEL
BROWN,
To the El,los Of Tux ARGUS :

40 tue EAssoS OF the ARGUS;
The discussion OF this railroad question
brings out strange facts. Soon after ia
County Court entered the order pTovidin
for the vote by this district, Col. jane
w. Brown was approached in relation I,
whether or not I've would vote for tho sub
scrip,ion. He answered that he realized
the importance of building the road ant
would think about IL, and that IL ne die
not vote for the subscription he would
do nothing against l.. Now he comes ouI
10 letter opposing the subscription.
The points made by him have been fully
discussed in nearly every school house in
the district. and his objections answered
and exploded.
Nobody has ever said the Corporation OF
Kingwuod would pay three -fifths or so per
cent. of all this levy.
What we have said is that the property
In the town and Immediately ad joining the
town, comprises three flfihs or 60 per
cent of all the taxable property in the
district. 1t is n notorious TACT that some
OF the most wealthy men here, live outside
OF the corporation. For instance, vii
liam q. Brown, VIM. q. Brown Jr.. Fran
CHS Heermans, James w. Parks, Joseph
Jackson, James l.. Stone, Ami Martin
and James Carroll, are few of the Kin
wood gentlemen who do not live in the
corporation. What the friends of the sub
scription have said and what now saw Is.
that the Town of Kingwood and the prop
erty Immediately adjoining the town will
have to pay three lifths or 90 per cent. of
this subscription, or In round numbers will
pay $4,000 dollars, while the dear farmer
including the property at Tunuelton and
Howeeville-will only have to pay 40 per
cent. or $4,000; and in making this state
ment beg leave to furnish the proof.
Here 1t isi
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. County OF
Preston. So
II, >. a mi Martin. Clerk of the Coun-
~ Court of Preston County, do certify
that TIN 90 ilfihs of all the taxable prop-
erty of Kiegwood District, lies within
sub school district No. /. which includes
the Town of Kingwood.
''Given under my hand this 9Th day of
May, 1852.
81. AMI MARTIN. Clerk"
We have here the certificate of the
sworn officer whose duty II is 10 keep the
records. He has made careful exanin
alton and gives this us the result. Docs
the satisfy the opposiliong
1t will be seen that this certificate refers
20 cub school district No 1.
Kingwood District is devided into tbir
teen sub school districts No. includes
the town of Kingwood and the property
Immediately adjacent thereto. Yet this
sub-distIict pays SO 600 ard the other
twelve sub districts only $i0.0 900 or 1888.
% each, Now, they have % yoars to pay
this, and each district wilt have to pay
each year the ENORMOUS SUM OF
THIRTY THREE DOLLARS AND
THIRTY ThREE CENTS with accrued inter
cat. How many gentlemen In each school
district will mortgage their farms to pay
this, We wonderI
But out in Iowa they voted literally to
railroads, and three-fourths Of the farm
ers mad TO mortgage their farms to pay
this subscription. Now, Colonel Brown
has no doubt counted the morigaged
| farms, and being an honorable man will
tell the exact truth but If he has told the
EXACT truth is it not a little strange that
Iowa has increased go largely Ia popult-
ton and wealth Men don't run into g
country that Ia taxed to death and vel
Iowa from 1860 to 1870 (the time Colonel
Brown was there increased in population
more than rs per cent, and in wealth more
than AZ per cent, and she hos Away.
been one of the most thrifty and prosper
Gus states in the Union. IL Iowa is 10 be
taken as an example then there can be nc
stronger argument in favor OF voting tn,
subscription. West Virginia has paid nc
railroad tax, and yet che has not done
half so well as Iowa in the same time.
Respectfully,
JNo. BARTON PAYEK.
Baby Elephant.
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