South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-01-23

CONTAMINATION.

kqso pey,s{j cE4r (ggslssy Wits ex>
,,acifag exJebit Bhrl anMthsrel,y
retarding the gfaazBef he town dio
cnnragihg, emigration. aud the gene
RAJ tsits 6ceiLent of its pr .sperity and
re-g-ertress- fcvhic-t-tovurh1
representation of sar people gong "a.
broad 70 tile world. we do not beIieve
these chares 4 WI EN- properly invesii-
gated, will lie ,agaius, ns. and for fear
THE showing OF the Review may re-
feet uuiavoratl, the literality aud
good t'a..t q our people among s'ran-
ger. we desire to exi.mine, briefly tho
other. side. OF, the question. as mos,
questions have two sides, and we ,hink
this ore is not an cx eptian. 1t is
generally conceded Gy all far minded
business men, that all s,eh perisi,aisle
property must rent for at least 10 per
cent on the .vnInalfon, To justify the
owner, ant realize 10, linn law ful' in,
terest'or 6per cent, there are 80 ma,
ny drawbacks,unayoidable expenses to
be deducted we. lind he 10 per cent.
dwinIles dowu,i and you ave % open
your eyes wide to'find q per cent-lei; /;
let us look AT sdrie Of them, take "a
property valged ut 81 900. 10, $500.
bull ling 500. we. have s. 900. sPta-
dence requires us to insure. Insnr-
ance Il per cent--Sl0 90. State tax
80 per cent ON 500 So 60; county
tax 25 cts, 81 so; District Railroad
tax 20 cts. So co.. school tax 80 cts
So 80; cooperation tax 20 and % cite
81 50 for general repairs l pr cent
$loo and YOU have s33 50. These
figures are not eXtravpgant andaup-
prox'ma,e the truth, but do not in
clude fencing. water privileges, &c!
The above ID fixed on .aiuatiou and
not OF, actual cost, 1t they Were, there
would hardly be fou..d property il
town realizing tn the owner pr cent.
There is the brick building on tile
corner, belong ng toitheiW llson heirs,
cost Wilson SO, 600, renting la1l year
for S So instead OF $500. The two
new buildings put. up last samh1en
would have 10 reist for S250jto Justify
the proprietors Rents are not high
in this town mrch less ieSorbirant !,
ought not TO scare any away =
The stranger who wants to cune to
Romney whose business will not ins
tify his paying e pr cent for IA house
to live in, bad het-er buy lot and
build, or take Horace q ecley's ud :
vice and ''go west yonng man.'-
Property holders take still another
view OF the'.ituation The people of
this town and comrnunitS have invest.
cd some $50 900 IN our new Railroad.
What have they realized What no
they exI ect TO realize? With all the
blessings nd conveuiences afforded
by this communication with the outer
world, at such a cost, is ii unrea, QUA
BILE for them to look for some advance
ment III the value of their property
lligher rents ought to prevail Read
estate ought TO advance: business
ought 10 revive and inclc ease. so, we
SAY to the stranger, come! o the bu
siness man with capital, con G! We
will give you the right hand of fellow
snip, We Will give 80 a iair chance
IT rents are to, high. we will sell you
lots. you can bul ld and be iudepen
deut of "exorbitani" rents. but If YOU
come, as in the language at the arti.
Gle re!errd 10, "repr senting certain
plo rata of income, and re a guaran
tee o. II circulation of deliulte a
mount of additional money, not any
of ~ hich sill find lcdgment in an,
| particular lace orwith any particuhr
person" tut 10 circulate yonr none,
in some imaginal general channel, j
may he in The heavens above, hey on,
oGr reach, OF III the earth beneath, Of
OF our sight, then in that case ",
ouh he compelled to say stay away
But 1t YOU come. We want YOU to la
vest, 20 invest ~ certain place, an'
with certain llividuals, aud bccOm,
one oil uS-we want to handle som,
of your clsh-!his is our idea ol build
ing up &adding 70 the towns growtl
aud prosperity. BIT to conclude ",
say the great Ia@ Of supi,y and de
maud gowns. thc price of rents q