The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-28

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woods. Everything, cattle, sheep, horses
and mules, are starved aud stunted look
ing. ! have seen four yoke OF cattle hitch
ed to q small load-a load for two good
horses in your country. And yet the roadt
are vastly better than with you, being gen
orally hard and the grades very moderate
But numbers must supply strength, and
these people have no idea OF strength dis
sociated from numbers. This is the way
their fathers. moved into the country from
the Carolinas hundred years ago, and the
way that they have moved about in 1t ever
since. Like the woman Of Samaria, oul
father did thus and 80, and who shall show
us better way?
ACHANGE AT HAND.
Well, the day Is at hand when some
body will show these people 4 different
and better way. They themselves have
an idea that change Is impending They
have heard the echoes Cfthey locomotive
whistle, and they naturally associate Yam
KEGS and foreign immigrants with the com
ing Of railroads, AT this very time these
very woods are being reconnoitred by
Northern lumbermen in search OF advan.
tageous tracts. They have bought mil.
lion acres in Mississippi alone in the last
year. Some OF this land they have bought
for 25 and so cents per acre from the State
Of Mississippi, and for good dsal they
have paid Sl.25 to Uncle Sam. They are
making these purchases In view OF the
rapid defamation Of the pineries In Michi-
gan and Wisconsin, which, they say, will
be practically exhausted in eight years at
the present rate OF consumption. The
Southern pine must supply the demand
after that. Already It is going North in
large quantities, to be used for all pur.
poses in building except finishing. And
even for finishing as in the case OF doors.
1t is really beautiful wood, having nat
urai curl and grain that when simply var
nished looks very rich and tasteful. / saw
some beautiful doors Of this kind in the
new house Of Mr.. Joe Woodward, in Ala.
bama.
A good deal OF this timber Is being
bought on speculation by moneyed men,
under the conviction that it will greatly
enhance in value in a very short time.
They say that in Michigan and Wisconsin
1t was bought onlya few years ago for 81 25,
as it is now here to-day, and that it en-.
HANGED TO S., $40, $50, and finally $50 per
acre, and therefore the thing that hath
been In the North Is that which shall be in
the South. In. other words, that history
will repeat itself. In view OF all that |
have learned during my three months so.
journ in the South, bave no hesitation in
saying that land well bought-that Is, with
choice timber on Ii, convenient to CT eek,
or river, or coming railroad-will pay well
at 81 %. To show you the demand for this
lum Der may mention that the largest saw
mill In the South Is located on Pearl river
within 20 miles OF this place, and it's capac.
ity is 100000 feet per day. On the occa.
sion Of recent visit one OF the proprietors
told me that they loaded vessels for all parts
OF the world-even the East Indies-say.
ing nothing Of the ports Of the United
States, Mexico, Central and South America.
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED.
The problem that have tried to solve Is,
what isto-be the future. OF this country
when the pine is cut off? This may be
looking good way ahead, and yet in view
Of the wide spread and increasing demand
for yellow pine who shall say that the close
OF this century will see one half OF these
pine woods left in their original condition.
Some persons will tell you that the land
itself has no future. Others, and as l be.
lieve, more intelligent people, will tell you
that new generation, with newer and bet.
ter ideas, will make thrifty country Of it.
Wait till the Germans get here with
their habits Of close culture and economy.
They will transform this country. Iteven
now-the better portions OF it-under the
most Indifferent fertilization, produces 10 to
Is bushes ofcorn, and the same Of rice, per
acre, land in some cases one.half more) and
100 to $50 bushels Of sweet potatoes, a
quarter OF bale Of cotton, fair crops oil
Irish potatoes, oats, rye and sugar cane.
The Grab grass, and the Bermuda and
johnson grasses grow on It, and am led
to believe that oats or rye, sown
in September would make an ex.
cellent winter pasture. The great
trouble is In the present population, who,
as have said, with many good qualities,
are ignorant, devoid OF energy and enter.
prise, and content to live in the rut that their
fathers made. The few really intelligent
farmers among them will acknowledge
that this Is the great ailment OF the country.
II Is country out OF which great deal
more could be made, but mere existence is
30 easy that the people can get along with.
out exertion. All they need is q little
ground for culture, their stock can range
in the woods, and they can cut and clog
timber for spare money. Men who do not
own perhaps morethan 100 acres Of land,
which they have "homesteadsd," will have
1000 sheep aud half that many cattle
ranging the woods. The sheep will shear
three pounds Of wool, worth % TO 80 cents,
Git is remarkably clean and clear Of
burs) and will increase 80 per cent in mum.
bers, and have no foot rot among them.
That pest OF the busineesin your country Is
unknown here. Their owners grow well
of in spite Of themselves. And yet plenty
OF them will live in log houses and on poor
diet from sheer inability to get out Of the
paternal rut.
l Iopened some Of their eyes by telling
them Of the Spanish Merinoes OF West vir.
Einia, and OF their heavy, greasy, fine wool,
and asking them why they did not buy
some bucks and cress their natives. One
owner Of large flock lowed 1t would be q
good idea to do so. suggest to Colonel
Beall, Of Brooke county, and others oi your
fancy breeders that there Is field for them
down here. A. W. @.
DIR. BLACK INTERVIEWED.
He Tells what Ho Knows Regarding the