Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-21
GREENBRIER COUNTY,
Biooded Stock that fas; Grows Into Shining
God for lis 0wners-An Interest
irg Law Suit-A Public
Drawback.
9yeciai to The Re5iSter.

LEwIsRuRG, ". Va, November 20.-The
material prosperity Of this county is ms
encouraging. oar farmers are wide awak
and progressive. This section has been
from time to time noted for its fine cattle
and horses, which have commanded and
still command fine prices. A gentleman
from the grain producing district OF Ken
lucky, who has bought farms here for his
sons, said this was "a lazy mans country
all you have to do is to 10y around the
house and watch your cattle grow into
MONEY! This fall the cattle interests have
received an impetus that will. in few
wears. place our stock ahrcse; OF any in the
United states A number of our Sra2ler.
have gone 10 keniucky a-d
bought Binndt'i St~rk
Shorthorn) with the determination Of im-
proving our stock. one gentleman pur-
chased fourteen head two Of wbi:h cost
him 500. Another gentleman purchased
two calves, not yet wearrd. that cost him
800 each. Another man received two
rnws on Saturday that cost hlm sl.o each.
Besides there are a number in "a" county
that have been brought IL during the last
tions are significant and cannot but put
Greenbrier in the front rank OF the ine
cattle producing districts.
Our Circuit Court IL in session and ludgc
Holt is grinding out Justice 10 the verious
litigsnls.
Among the Important Cases
before this tribunal is one against the Che'
speske and Ohio railway that is attracting
. great 1esl Of comment and attention.
lie l,rOgres will be CriuCally watched by
many " no think that that wealthy cOYpO-
rsrIun il getting a little too arrogant aud
needs some wholesome Chastisement. Tn"
history ol the case is as follows: Mr.. r.
u, Trg,lOw. merchant AT RopCeverte, in
tins county. had claim OF eight dollars
svainst The ChesHI cake and Ohio Rail ilway.
Nbirn b. sent In the proper officer for psy-
mrnt, sud failing % receive his money
after waiting reasonable time he brought
action apsILst the company for IL before
n msgisr rate. The road made no defense,
but IN leu thereof threatened Mr.. TruGOH
q atif ls did not Withdraw The suit
Inr, ~ .uId Refuse o" Garry Freight
for Sim
nnless the freight charges were prepaid
Mr.. T. said he WAS not man TO be boil.
q, zed, and prosecuted his suit, got jndR'
menS AID finally his money. Inc com
uapy rheu played its card by posing
notices at Richmond and o. pe" places, no
,fying its agents not 10 receive any freight
for shipment to i. NJ. Tfusow unless the
charges were prepaid. The consequences
wa that several cDnsign nents Of goods
from Wholesale merchants at Richmond 10
Mr. 7. were refused at the freight dspot ~
hat plpce and the merchants had 10 tax"
them back 10 their store. Then Nr. ].
p avs smother card by bringing SUI: fH
dams res in the sum OF 80 100 for iDjury 10
are Ex-Governor II NJ. Matthews. aDd
Capt. A. F. Matthews. Col. Hogenan, Of
Charleston, is here In behalf Of the rail
road company. The eminent counsel SIN
ploysd and the grave character OF the suit
have
M,. T. ayows that he will prosecute IL
vigorously and to the bitter end.
a great retarding influence - our pros.
perity Is the tribute We have % pay the
West annually. We pay from 5000 to
$50 go every year. call IL trioute because
we have TO psy it and zetnott ing in return
from there for II. Ersry yess some " our
best young men, and sometimes old ones,
leaye for the West, Zach one taking . GER
tain amount Of capital with him, ranging
from $50 TO sl5,WD 10 esah family that
goes-tbat is the tribute We pey, and II 10
was not for IL We would socn be the wealth
Jest county in the Sta.e. g.. w. a. of the
E7enine Journal. siIl say the carse OF that
is re ss,rssfnCni the fsmocrsfc party,
etc. Thst reason will noi do. because
The Most TI,ss 90 re. Dersaerats,
who are perfectly satisii ID with the s6 min
istystion of afa,ts in "a 9 State, and besides
20 20 Democrats S,stos hen they leave
mostly To Mit tsouri atI TerSs, and besides
tie same condAion Of sGsirE existed when
the Republicans vsps in poSer, The real
reasop Is the apathy 70 dividing fac lsrss
form INTO Sc seTsl snall ossI For Instance,
4 has q farm VI JOAacr.- which he inkss-
tied from bis fathsr upoa the Go1ditioo
that he papa s;ipsis'ed snm ts.ths otssT
heirs, wbo- have oil goL< wesA Hs gSts
oct of de- a. about the t.1oe be Is resa5 10
die. and oae cf his SonS goes through the
zane opsyation, and % on nf- iHfaifsn.
The baDe oi our county 10 too large estaLes.
II il voljd become
YasIstosH.A aL1A Aesoeetabls
TO hsvo- ANAL farms. and those we'll cared
for ana cultivated, TAD tbas stop the enor.
NOUS tribute We pay the Hes. every year,
our cs1nty (yas, th, whoss Ststs. for Green.
brier q not alone il this partteQ All would
soon enter 1pon - era g prosperity hith-
erto. uuhesrs of-sot evsn dreamed Of.