Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-20
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M are frequently appearing in the
: columns Of the REGISyER:
JauS WILLIAMS and GEoRGE MURPHY
. tomorrow for Colorado. They are
puddlers who are thrown out Of work
the advent Of the steal nail in our
&c.
>, tween the lines Of this little item one
read many things sad to contemplate.
ooi. comfortable living entirely snnihi-
! the separation from relatives, old
IDS and acquAintanees, and pleasant
,cia;ions that make up much Of all q
lives for. Hence the ordeal,
" : worthy man ct, and often beyond
py.ne Of life, must undergo because OF
sudden and phenomenal course Of trade,
(. the most trying and unfortunate char.
y Picking up stakes in this manner
70 10 distant country TO seek home,
e,:n life anew, as it were, is q momen-
undertaking. under the most favorable
instances. 1t becomes doubly so under
conditions related above. But is the
se-u territory a psnaces for their mis-
aaes. The West has the reputation Of
J., the safety valve for discontented and
kly populated sections, and deseryedly
because many parts Of it abound in q
virgin soil, ready for the plowi others
tain uicy grasses Of perennial growth,
or'ya little capital and plenty Of pluck
endurance are necessary to smsss a
re,arn in a few years from the raising Of
/ snd if these sources Of livelihood are
,U,.ns. then there are the mining terri
Is wherein fabulous wealth is said to
md and want only the seeking for u6l-
.5r. But do these conditions abound
IS hey did a score ot'years ago? Are
s.. the ehOicer places absorbed by
rant railroads, BONANZA stock kings,
a1a.5rs and mining compauies2 The
.7:eLce Of many people who 90 West in
la.r- day is adduced as proof Of thi
fusa.. On every hand the Western
! .rer tells of the difficulties surrounding
.5yr,s 10 get along, and emphasizes tn
non expression that money in q greater
$ degree is Just as essential for success
+ s., in the East. A Western writer to
.C><yr5rier Independent whose judg-
sad worth the editor vouehes for,
e some weeks ago the following:
sis <s3uury from the Mississippi to the
IL As been ransseked from circumfer-
70 center By adyenturers, lsborers and
a;,;s. and the places offering big re-
\ Scr the investment Of labor or capital
llOr. since been occupied. There is
+ Vest.
b. IS true beyond question, and as a
hs who seeks an EldOrsdO, without
+; .slIl Of shekels, in the West, is going
! Disappointed.
b. nam purpose Of this article Is to call
paor to people seeking new homes in
lfal,iral or grazing sections Of the West,
/ It S better not to make the decisive
apEl they have investigated the adyan-
/ SS,ei in West Virginia territory. 1t
ack2onledged fact that in this State
ky there are more opportunities for sue
il agricultural or stock raising pursuits
! il -,ri1e,eeutwentieths of the Western
l5ass The amoant of energy, money
'.e-eH; being equal The wild
| o: W,s; Virginia, so called, abound in
kiaGce in many ofthe interior counties o!
.s.e and to which good titles can be
The prices viii compare more than
b It's Ri,h those for similar lands in the
Then there are cheap and good
10 many sections Of the State that
! more or less improvements on them
isss-ye the attention Of people embued
tie western fever. The lands are
kla5'y rich. well wooded and abound
llysrier, water ways; the climate is OF
IsLarsc.e that all the desirable vega
+ a.l .,-i.s thrive in great luxuriance;
70 c.-.a.s have their home here and
tany paris Of the State, blue grass
a,.ug ior stock is Indigenous to
soI - 8 whole the climate Of the
! rates h..h from the standpoint OF
I even ~ the Pan-Hsndle, where 1t ls
r. ,a.n u any other part, the death
Is .ogs- than in four-6tth Of al other
} These c1nditions and advantages
p ,he7~trom are appreciated and under
{ along The river counties in Ohio. The
s-ss S informed that every year
sa-s s,e coming into Mason, Jackson,
+ a-l ..asr counties, buying up the
EP-- .4z.s and settling thereon
ts;e u much more important data con-
%, We, Virginia than what the REGIs'
ILas -.,'laei that would be Of sdvsns'
t%2vao5s seeking new homes. While
! 20 immigrant agency in the State
T. formation, it is readily attainsSIe
I e sa-g5.. a course that has many
Es.ss oyv. the roseate hues Of the
frla- land sgeuts.of thei fsr West
+ hey p., upon their wares
s-@.a he unEary immigrant
lNsi7 --' kuowing full well, once ne
i-;;'t' .7s are ont there, his wealth Is 80
F'P.s'ai TIA, he is not likely to ge'
y "ss: Virginia is q sparceiy settled
+ ta= is lose 10 the great eenters OF
t1@e a2i wealth, her products are IN
\ demand a1d easily reached oy the
RSssr These are all valuable features
jr.,s-: ali 10 doubt if man will only
tie proper search for suitable lands
s"as sa.;saed in Wes; Virginia IS well
oe'te, .aan in the far west, while the
sAgvCses attached 10 q western tr1p
s27sa aud he money in his pocket.