Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-24
WEST VIRGINIA SHOOK INTERESTS

VIZ SAANNN
Views Upon Relations or Tarin to
shook Making, by "True West Virgin
ian"
To no Editor Of no Register:
TUyyELror ". Va, February - -
While your correspondent from Rowles'
burg, in Saturdays REGISTER, displays
ability as writer, yet he at the same time
shows considerable ignorance on the mat
ter in question. The shook manufactures
do not ask every man who buys 900
pounds Of sugar TO pay 81 more Tor II IN
order that they might be bsns Tilted. / nder
the legislation they ash sugar to be lald
down in our ports will cost Just the same,
whether in bags or in hogsheads. When
the planters or dealers on the Islands pre-
pare for shipment, they would necessarily
paw 81 more tor shocks or hogsheads, IL
which to pack !, $50 pounds Of sugar than
# hacked in bags, and when they arrived
AZ our ports they would be required to pay
81 less duty on the 500 pounds IN hogs
heads than they woHld upon the g D
pounds in bags, hence 1t would leave the
matter lust even. But SO hogsheads are
preferred By planters on the islands
| and refners in this country bags,
which, by the way, are supplied exclu-
sively By England and Germany would be
driven out so tar ss the shipments to this
country are concerned and a large at
valuable industry of our country benefited
and no section OF our country injured nor
the price OF sugar charged, the only par
ties injured being the EpgIish and German
manufacturers of gunny bags
/ OF course the overlooking golfers Of The
/ Government would receive this much less
duty which can well be afforded.
And again, this country consumes niHe-
/ tepths of the sugar production CT the ISL,
apds. which amounts to many millions Of
! dollars. Now FIVE years ago we paid lot
hat with our shocks, heais and hoops, and
under the present state OF Affairs We must
send gold for a large portion OF H. ana II! IN
tuo wears il must be entirely paid tor IN
tbot wav and 10000 men aud much capl-
taI thrown out of employment. NEsr' is
This money to come from? Would
,True West Yirginiau have our
ueople dig it out OF cur ruggsu
And in many cases unproiucnVe h,ils oy
folIow;np AGRICULTURAL pursUi,s25 he.kno"s
that our wealth, Of which We are ever
ready 10 boast, lies in our forests oil tImoer
and our vast minerals, and upon the same
nrincinle advocated the latter development
T,rst sIso be condemned. To say that the
IDr,ber and shook industry Of our stare IL
ia vas, prouortionsis and has been Gu: Sc
!. pnerile. Simply because some un%ise
and ignorant persons leave farms anu =
10 business of which they have no
Lro,vIs5ga and consequently make mlser
able failures, while their farms go 10 run
for this reason to condemn thus orancu Z,
industry il silly and childish. lie KNOWS
That under proper and efficient m"nAge
nsrt q great number Of our business neI
boya made money for themselves ana al
oorcsrnsd and if West Virginia were 20 OF
Srenr;vsd ofthe revenue derived iEom tnH
sor,Fca her condition would be p'tlaole III
deed. -. 5eoI Of nat
A man may possess q great aea. o, G 10,
nrsI wealth of various kinds ana YET oy IN
1roner management it may 90 ma run
GSy them saw it is curse TO the coHn l.El
L,oorsc II sbounds in such natural Wealth
SI,bonvh Rowlesburg has been uiloEt u
nate in the past on account Of heavy IAN
u uss in the lumber business, sll, however
Srongbt about By inefficient msnogemSsu u
"a reckless extravaganza, yet WIN ne
nresent operators, who as q genera, ,H 81
are safe and practical lumoet u Gu .nn, 80
derives more revenue from 'nlT oor
. han from any other. Without mex W.
: S;,;on would certainly be d7plorsoie.
l On 0n-s ia not a farming country anu ="
, 10 a large majority OF our PopaiaIt' :;
! S SS upon public works Tor 'he .
/. u sPs;atanee These men have no mean
: - 80 farms. and if they we're upon
!. 80 possessing no knowledge, Of u! u,
. lind OF work, they Wou'u q
Z ont miserable eX'''etGS y
} tsv wears and then be cenP7'ed " !
= turn TO public works; ,..--;,;o,'s" =
Poca5se True West SIrg'nisH
t;eUoe in the lumber and shook ouslh SIM,
~ heeu of satisfactory caalHl ~
mas uo not be so selfish and rarie
ne ST. sto condemn the whole lhu ,iI
ITL ~ not believe in elsss or ssc.'o"
IagisIatiOn, but when leglslaSI.oI Is ' ga,
r,sJs that will benefit q numo o.l - .ovs
, anJ iriure no other State OF PIP, ia tee
SuI he British lion to show "IS - -.
cSIsT p;;. en- to frown, we believe II 70
r anu anu jDt1 oftbe American CopsTeS: 70 tna =
tPe uL2 y;SIstion. whether they 90 Ii 0: =
SuGn - now in conclusion, be chewing III :,
ana hU .'ne.s of al things, | Suggest u
SPpEpsSiter your ROwlesSuEg CORES cor ns PDI
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