South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-02-13
Ma. HAnrrr:-If you .ill ipaulv.


Us In occupying sxsia small sp.ce
I" vsur co'usn-.in expIs'pin: our .pecn.
liar position 90 wili try 70 10 /, with
on' ambiguity" and. as before, conars
ourselves TO facts; in giving the & ures
resiizsd b. the Wilson E-irs We we're
correct; tie figures gwen by the Re.
s'er, we're r-a.izsi by .ub-l.-tiing. and
are the result of increased dem-n,i.-
Tie Review sttii insists that rents are
from Two thirds TO three times above
their value" aud that io,a a.s held from
''t~o to thrre hundred per cent. a,,oy.
their value" which, IL true. wou,.i re-
duo. them TO low fi.ure indeed; the
figures given by The Review. taken frotc
the land b"ok, may 10 tn assist in ma
king mp case; but It will necessarily
be dsceP.iv- case AMI calculated to
mts'oad. these valuation. we're male
years aimee, when th.re was but the ~.
mo;est hope Of our Railroad being com.
pleted. and male then, without refers
ence to what they u'd be bought for,
hut for the purpose of creating q fair
and moderate basis oftaxstion; unifur
nifty being . pro L inent feature AIMED
At. 70 secure which, The whole count,
and State hal 10 he considered, 20 that
our people shouli not DO burdsned With
more than due propor,io. OF taxation.
We :hink it probable that not a single
p zee OF property in town cou.i have
been bought q. the time OF that vaiua.
ten for afty per cent. above. aud to-
day s'ill higher per cent. could be re-
slizei. We give n. example: . W.
cant lot near the Freshly tsrian Cburc',
valued At SITS since purchased at $40O
and now $500 cash hiss been refused
the whole secret 10. these are our homes,
we prize them and 10 not want TO Sc /,
nor are Ne willing 70 Inconvenience
ourselves ani'families 10 Accommodate
and simple facts may tie ohao1ipSs asd
justif, the epi,he', 'sxorbiisn', unreal
sonable. extoriion, r.. exsctiny f.on two
to three hundred per cent. more than
the vsiu', u so, We will bear it az best
~ecan. The uperior wisdom and judg
men, of the Review may in tune enilght.
en- our understsut. ing-, convince our
judgments, and tefsrm VI into tessoa-
auIe bengs, ~ veil ne curs all tho "Le>
fects found TO exist" AMONG us-ws
visit il SUCCESS in the enterprise
We hope We d. not unds,vslue the
high mission OF the pubic pres. but ap.
preciale i,s usefulness in givin, she
news, in giving light 10 all. in sou!i,n2
and guiding public opinion; it is great
lever Tor good When directed by Wis lcm
and prudence for legitimate purpose. {;
but when otherwise directed it bees mes
a chaanel Of corruption aud great evil
TO the world; when it bec mss sen sor;-
Gus. and assum.s the high preroea'ive
ef inttrmediling with the private afr .ir-
Of its nsi2hbor. ptesum ny 10 set its
judgment against the judgment Of the
prop'rty holding community, ADD To fix
values for them on their property two
or three hundred per cent. below ,h.ir
view, then, there may Ue want e sp-
probation.
hut. in concluding these remark. one
word for our people. We are bound to
say: We are not a fast people. we nov.
rather slowly; hut II this community is
famous for one thing above another. it
is for its liberalit. il contributes more
for charitable and church purposes than
any other Of it's size and means within
our knowledge. One reason for being
a little slow in sacrificing our property
to encourage population is that experts
ence aud observation, have convinced
US that there is such a thing al increas-
ing our popu alton and not alvarcins
the material or mora, interest Of our
town.
IL may he difficult TO convince our
people low a population that would de.
mand a sacrifice on our part of two To
three hundred pe. cent. on our PROPERTY
would advance it's interest, or add ma
terisliy 10 the prosperity Of our town it
may be so in this advanced ninr .centl,
century; bat il will require Electric
ligh:, or the light OF he pubic press Ia
convince our people mat it is so.
FAIR PLAY.