The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-17
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ft-i flNhlb4um tho FAMINE ttelds
The representative Of the Wheeling
Chamber Of Commerce appointed by the
Board Of Directors q the Chamber ut a
meeting held last Monday evening to visit
the counties Of jackson and Roane; and as
certain the true facts regarding the a.
legged suffering and starvation among the
poorer people in those counties, left on
the Andes yesterday afternoon. It is
probable that he will fesHFn and report
that there Is nothing to be done. This
prediction is based on interviews had yes
terday with Q number Of persons who
had Just returned from that section OF the
State, and on the Tact that
the Parkershurg SAFE Journal, which
was raising relief fund, has
received word from Rayenswood 10 the
effect that in connection with the dona.
tons from abroad as well as the liberal
donation from Jackson county's own peo-
pie, there Is plenty on hand now to supply
all pressing needs, and that no more aid
will be necessary antilthe County Court
meets. The Journal has countermanded
It's orders for supplies, closed Its relief
books aud returned what money 1t had
on hand 10 those last subscribing.
rREsH FROM THE rIELp.
An INr.LtlGgScRR representative met
yesterday afternoon a travelling salesman
Tor q largo wholesale house on Main street,
who had inst arrived in the city from Ra-
yenswood, and asked him about the stu
alton. He said: II talked with Mr..
George Leonard, a Rayenswood merchant,
who was a member Of the relief commit
tee. He told me that the reports had been
exaggerated, and that Jackson comfy was
more than able 10 take care OF her suffer-
ers without outside help. There has been
some suffering there, there is no denying
that Owing to the drought OF last year,
grain has been very scarce; in fact pro-
ducc of all kinds has been scarce. 1t
Is alleged that the oyerseer OF
the poor has been derelict in his
duty; thatii he bad done his work prop
erly there would have been no trouble
such as has been experienced.
"'At Spencer, Roane county, had talk
with Mr.. A. Bowman, O prominent mer-
chant, who told me that the reports about
that county's condition had been grossly
exaggerated that there was no cause for
them, and that It was altogether q mistake
to have let them get out being q damage
% the county. The Balietta, published at
Spencer, refused to print anything about
the matter, 1t was SO tritiing. In Roaue,
as understand II, those who are suffering
are persons who are always poor and SUI
fering.
81 was told this story: Squire Gof, q
well.to.do farmer in Writ county, on get.
ting up one morning recently found five
men sitting on his doorstep with mattocks
In their hands. He asked whatwas want
ed and they said they. wanted work at
grubbing. BE told them that he had no
work OF that kind laid out at that time.
They then said they must have something
TO eat'for themselves and families, and
were willing TO work for 1t. he gave
them a good meal and Sl2 or $l5 worth Of
food TO take home, and then found place
for them TO grub. AS soon as his back
was turned the men skipped.
"The impression / gain is that therehas
been a good deal Of this sucker business
going on, and that the counties are able
To take care Of those worthy people who
are really in want
Another gentleman who arrived from
Rayenswood yesterday said that one or
two had denounced the interview pub.
lished in this paper last week, in which it
was said that there was some polit-
ical work behind all the circula-
ton OF the reports, whilo many.
others had told him that the interview
,,,aa, oorranF A n oOrnnA that tho county
was able to alleviate all suffering without
outside help. She does not owe q cent,
and has money in her treasury. This
gentleman also said that oil he talked to
deplored the fact that the county's repp-
tatton had been damaged by the circula-
tion Of the exaggerated reports.