The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-27
A RIcn COUNTRY.
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Of the farm a horse.ranch for the breed
ing OF fine racing stock, and Gs 3 feeder Tor
the Brighton Beach course The natural
advantages were equal to those OF the now
famous breeding farms In the vicinity o.
Lexington, KY, and all that was needed
to make the experiment q success
was plenty OF money, This Colonel Fish
or had control Of and he spent 1t with q
lavish hand.
APARADIsR FOR STOCK,
Though the enterprise is yet in iIs In
fancy, ne has already expended more
than two hundred thousand dollars in
improving the place and adapting u Tor
the purpose named, An immense bElck
barn was erected at great cost, which, IN
addition % it's capacity to hold hundreds
Of tons Of forage, has a stabling capacity
for a hundred horses, -Four annexea
are now in course Of erection, each OF
which will stable thirty horses, and Two
additional stables are contemplated. These
stables are very large structures, SONS
idea may be gained Of their slze when it
10 considered that each Of the n Gln-
bred and twenty mares to be provided ior
| will have q separate and distinct apart
ment, large and roomy, in which the mare
NAV be turned looee and have plenty OF
spsce 10 "llye in" with perfect comfort,
The stables are hested and furnished
with every modern convenience. A
steam engine, situated in tho centre
of the. grounds, furnishes the steam
uoWer that not-opIy runs the machinery
which cuts aud mixGa the feed In the barn,
but forces water throughout oil the build;
ings. A water pipe runs to every iced
trough, by means Of which every horse ID
supplied with water 10 drink NJ the same
instant from two large %reseIV0irR.
Colonel Fisher has already stocked the
place with o 100 foe bresding mares. 10
attend TO these mares properly requires q
force OF from thirty 10 htty men
regularly, while during the pact summer
seyenty.hvs men have been employed on
tbs farm.
Thirteen Of the mares now on the ranch
arc "blooded" and arc from some oil the
moot famous race horses Of tho world.
lhe celebrated racer CHANDLER" Is now
on the farm, "Little Phil" no leEs
famous, who departed this life g short
time ago after q record made up Of brll-
liant achievements on tho race course, was
also a resident OF "BHghton Farm" Us the
MOVrsheld place is called.
MORE IMPROVEMENTS.
Col. Fisher is constantly increasing tie
extent Of this great enterprise. 1t is a
common remark here that the thousands
OF dollars already spent are but the begin.
ing OF the many thousands to be expend.
ed yet. Next spring will be commenced
the erection Of q forty thousand dollar
summer residence Tor tho young heir 70
the estate, who is now 10 his twentieth
year. This residence will be supplied
with water from q spring on the mountain
two and q half miles distant. The
construction Of a hre race.traCk
on which to train the colts for
"p,olessiunal lifo" is also contemplated.
Who knows but that "when the railroad
comes" this track may develop into one Of
tho great courses Of the country and rival
Lexington, or even Brighton Beach In
importance, becoming one Of the national
sporting resorts? Surely the owner Of
Brighton Beach could accomplish this II
ne once took the notion. This enterprise,
which was conceived hut two years ago,
ia q new departure for West Virginia. /
learn chat other horse f%anGieis
are only waiting for the reault Of
tho experiment before deciding whether
to establish similar farms in this val
Icy.
may add in this connection that after
the death Of her husband Mrs. EuGeuGn
married again-this time she became o
Mrs. Steb6ins. Last Sunday Col. Fisher
received the news OF her death, which oC.
cured in New York, Ho ID at present in
that city attending her obsequeis.
Uol. Fisher In politics Is q Republican oil
the strongest type, and 10 the candidate
Of his party In this county for the Lsgisla-
tute. If he succeeds in defeating Captain
ChiplCy the West Virginia
Legislature will not only contain
q man Of progressive ideas and public
spirit, but Hardy county will have taken
the first important step toward the revo-
luton which will place her where she ma.
turally b%elongs-in the list Of Republican
counties.
OUGHT TO DE REPUBLICAN.
This valley ought to be- Republican. It's
every interest demands II. The people, l
find, are beginning 10 realize that In tho
continuance OF o protective tariff lies the
hope Of their section Of the State. Here.
tofore they have not taken rs kindly to
the doctrine Of protection as the people
west Of the mountains. They have
all along chung 10 their ante-bollum free
trade theories, simply from force Of habit
and because their eyea have not been
opened to the fact that these theories have
not been In accord with their best inter;
ests. Now they arc thinking more. John
w. Mason, i. NJ. Reynolds and General
Flick have each in their campaigns taken
pains 10 bring them face 10 face with these
questions. With their iron mountain
only waiting for a railroad to
make the South Branch Valley a great
manufacturing center, the cattle interests
and all the other resources 10 DO devel.
oped, there is every reason TO believe that
the valley and all the counties OF this sec.
ton should be anti.frCo trade. It Is in
this section Of the Second district that tho
Democrats mainly depend for their ina.
jority. They are openiuRtheir eyes and
ears TO the truth, however, and In q very
abort time II will come to pass that q Con.
gresham from the District will not dare
come into the South Bran Oh
TO ask for An endorse.
ment Of q free trade record. Then tho
Second district will either send to Con.
grGss Democrats Of the Randall school or
Republicans who are Incorporating
proteCllOnists.
| was in Grant county yesterday and