The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-22
Caes District.

DELAYED LErrER--oUR coRREsPoN DxNT
DIscUssEs RAILROAD MATTERS iNTELII-
aENrLY--LocAL MATTERS, DANCES.
OsAaEvILLE, Dec. 10.-There has
been = considerable increase in the
population Of Osageville and vicinity
within the past two weeks. Marshall
Miller. Fisk Waters and Samuel Lin
ing have each been blesssl with I
daughter and John Kussart with I
son.
You invite correspondence In re-
gard to plan to get a railroad. ]
therefore propose to give you my
opinion upon the subject. l am OPP
posed to voting subscription; be-
cause, In nine cases in ten these sub
scriptions are swallowed up by spec
ulators before the road 10 finished and
the county or district leses it, hence
the taxpayers are dissatisfied.
We have three examples of this
within so miles Of Morgantown, viz:
the Hempfeld, from Wheeling to
Washington, Pa; the p. W. q X. and
the Clarksburg and Weston road.
Again voting a subscription is .
very small inducement for building
railroad. Three years ago, Harrison
and Marion counties voted $3.50, 900
to . railroad from the Pennsylvania
line TO Clarksburg, and yet We have
no railroad.
Morgan district, portion Of Tay-
lor and Preston counties voted Z sub
scription to . railroad frsm Morgan
town to Grafton, but the iron Horse
has not yet made his appearance.
Some people in Morgantown will
say: III Msnongalia county will
vote 800, 900 we win get : railroad
from the Penna. line to Clarksburg"
IL there any man who believes that
the railroad company has been wait
ing three years in order to get Mon
ongalia county to subscribe 800, 900?
Such IN idea 10 ridiculous.
! would advise the plan adopted by
Henry G. Davis. That 10: invite cap
italists and railroad men 70 come and
see for themselves our great wealth
in coal, iron, timber and other mat
tiers. Show them that it would be :
paying road; that their money would
be we'll invested; get them to see this
for themselves; then the money will
soon be raised.
Many OF your readers remember
the visit Of six u. s. Senators and q
number Of capitalists to Henry G.
Davis home and Of their tour over
the then proposed route Of bis rail-
road. The result was he soon had
sufficient money TO build the road TO
the Fairfax stone and is pushing IT,
on through the State. i
There was quite lively dance at
Mr.. Dawson's in Granville on Thurs-
day evening last. Although they
seemed to enjoy themselves, the bad
feeling that has existed between the
town boys and the country boys was
After the ladies had gone
home some angry words passed be-
tween the men.
The country boys have thought for
some time Ito nee slang expression
that the boys from town were trying
To bulldoze them. The country boys
desire me to say for them that they
have nice girls, have the hest must
clan in the county to play for them,
and can still have pleasant dances
without the presence Of the other
crowd. But We are not selfish. II
the town boys attend and show dis
position to be courteous we will a.
ways extend q warm welcome. /
would suggest that hereafter two Or
three men who understand ball room
etiquette be appointed door managers,
and give them entire control. These
men will ses that everything 10 con-
Quoted properly and II any one should |
be intoxicated elect him from the |
house. would also advise the L.
lies to refuse to dance with any man !
in this condition. He will in the ~ |
Eure respect you the mere highly.
LAAgRA.