The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-01

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IMPROVING THE STOCK.
The intelligent farmers OF Tyler, and the
observing visitors from neighboring coun.
ties, will take away the lesson OF this meet
ing. They will improve their stock. Some
Of this Improvement will be seen next
year, and more the year after. Nature
fashioned Tyler and Wetzsl for pastoral
industry. There are rich, highly pioduc.
tive bottom lands, but heigreater part OF
the area is hillside that washes away under
frequent exposure, and for other reasons is
not profitable for cereal crops. But sheep
thrive splendidly on these hills. There ia
abundant shell or, q never failing supply OF
pure water. After the clearing comes the
blue grass. You see at glance that
horses DO well here, and am glad to hear
that more attention is being paid
to this profitable employment. There are
some fine stations at the fair-one OF them
a handsome Norman. Such blood as this
bred with the best native stock will give
drauyht horses such as our friend Philo
Kimberly showed at the State Fair with
handsome results. Cattle do well here,
though I think there Is, more money in
horses and sheep for these counties, for the
present at least. lido not see what natural
advantages the Northern Panhandle has
over these counties for sheep-perhaps
some of my Panhandle friends can point
ont the advantages. With equal care there
Is no reason why fine sheep should deterior-
ate either in size Of carcass or in
the length and ineness Of the wool:
The sheep industry Is going ahead
and before long llook to see
a very vigorous rivalry spring up in
this richly endowed nstural. sheep pasture.
woMAN's WORK.
ain very much interested in tho F.oral
Hall. The floral exhibit is not large-it is
a little late for that, and there are some
other drawbacks. But the hall contains
many evidences OF good housekeeping.
There is "crazy" quilt Of elk and velvet
which should like to lay before some Of
our Wheeling ladies who are experts in
that work. The quilt was made by q
daughter OF Capt. Basil 7. Bowers, Of New
Martinsville, and took first premium. l
have not seen more more beautiful pre-
serves and jsllies than there are here.
There are loaves Of bread, great ca kes and
well baked pies which show that the good
women Of Tyler know something about
the turnpike road to the hearts Of men.
There are blankets and woolen cloths, not
woman's work, but OF home manufacture,
yery creditable to the exhibitors. From
the talk among the ladies | infa that next
wear this department will be made even
more attractive.
The officers OF the Fair Association, to
whose jealous efforts is due the success Of
the enterprise, are, VIM. Norris, President;
P. /. Tageaft, Vice. President; John Ri2gle,
Treasurer; A. B. Smith. editor OF the Tyler
county Star, Secretary; Hon. VIM. N. Pow.
ell. member OF the House OF Delegates,
Chief Marshal. Direc,orB-Thomas J. Swan,
r. A. Martin, s. II. Bell, d N. Ash, John
Woodburn, & W. Stocking, A L; Corbly,
Wm CNrbitt, James Steaty, +. B Long,
&. W. Kozsbue, o. W. o. Hardman, E. II.
Fetty.
Seated in the jntges' stand chatting with
Colonel Dan johnson, while tho ladies'
were showing that the women Of Tyler
know how to ride their horses, the COL
onel told me'that he wasn't bo,hering him
sell about politics in these days. He wants
10 see bis county developed, and II nobody
else will move in the matter ot an interior
railroad he doesn't know but he will have
10 make the start himself. His stave mill
Ia doing well, hut would do better with
a railroad TO bring 1t nearer to the river.
RAILROADS.
Railroad? Bless you, yes. Everybody
talks railroad. The River Road is as much
a fixed fact aS though it were in operation.
A contractor may drop bis work and leave
in q hurry, but the work goes on rapidly.
Engineer Gore, Of the second division, who,
by The way, read law with Angus McDon-
ald in Romney, moro than thirty yeata
AGO. tells me that he will soon pe through
With his part Of the work, and he has no
doubt that the road will be In operation by
IChristmas. The people here are on tip.toe
oi expectation, hoping, not without reason,
Tor great thing In the way Of convenience
and development. They aretalkiug a good
deal, too, abont feeders TO bring down to the
river the people and the products ol the
back country. For this purpose the narrow
gauge Is sobviousIy the thing. Many projects
are fpoken Of, but as yet there Is nothing
dt finite, nor, in my Judgment, Is there Ike
! " 10 be until outside capital shall be In
daosd to come in. Almost every creek
,Ytiulasy TO the Ohio offers q compara
tivsly assy way Tor Q narrow guage road
lS;utersyille hopes TO have railroad connec
tIon. Will Middlebourne people, but the
Middlsbourne people seem to be lookinl
more In the direction of New Martinsville
a Longer. but better, route II 10 thought
ThiS Toute would follow Middle Islant
creek TO Point Pleasant creek, thence Rlonl