The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-27
A RICH COUNTRY,
THE SOUTH BRANCH VALLEY,
A Wealthy and Progressive Earming and
Cattle Raising Portion of the state
The Social Condition Of the
People Political Points,
sptc'aI corrapoaienc, Of Ns iutelllgslctr,

People Political Polnts.
Srec'dI Correspondence Of No htelt0aIeer,
MooREVIELD, W, Va, oct AL have
been in the beautiful South Branch Va
ley for three days, The longer one stays
here the mora no Is sure to become i'm
pressed with the loyeliness Of the noun
tain scenery which enclOses it, or the
physical beauty Of the valley itself. Great
splendidly improved farms are every
ShorC. There is scarcely an acre Of uu.
tillable land, while the grazing facilities
are nnexCelled anywhere in the State.
ttis literally country about which may be
said, Nature has bestowed upon ither most
bountifnl isyors," OF the people 1t can
he said that they are thrifty, hospitable
and enterprising. On every hand are the
evidences OF their thrift and enterprise.
Handsome mansion. houses, surrounded
by broad acres Of rich, improved land, dot
the valley almost lts entire length, and
you have but to enter their portals TO be
convinced that old time Virginia hospi-
!ality awaits you,
Unlike the broader and more iamoua
valley oil Virginia which lies Just beyond
the mountains that tower In the east,
bourbon Rrs!oCraCy does not hold
sway here. Personal worth Is the stand
ard gusSe by which citizen Is measured
Gnd respected, and family pedigree isR
minor consideration, There Ia q preVa.
lence OF the public spiritedness on the
part Of the Cltizsns Of this portion OF the
valley which CharaCterizes many sections
II the North and particularly OF Western
Pennsylvania, There Is much wealth
here in Hardy county, and 1t Is not
noarded wealth. Neither is 1t spent in
'iutOus living. II Ia IN the hands OF pro-
gressIve farmers and cattle grszers
who expend 1t wisely in i'm.
proving their farms, developing their re-.
.Ources and building comfortable homes.
The primitive log cabin Is a scarce article,
but costly modern brick buildings and
magnificent barns are on every hand.
CATTLE GRAZING.
The principal occupation OF the people
8 cattle grazing. On the splendid bottom
ands Is raised the torage and such agri-
,ultural products as are sufficient for
Ioms consumption; on the hills and
grazs the herds. And hero,
more than twenty miles from the near.
,at railroad, quietly and peacefully like
.he inhSbtsnts OF old Acadia, live
prosperous and happy people. 0f late
here has hsen some complaint owing to
he prevailing depression In the cattle
markets Of the east, but the grumble Is In.
1ailably coupled with an expression OF
lope that next year 1t will be much
better.
To the stranger who visits this section
II the State 1t Ia source Of much wonder
Why capitals have not ere this realized
ha necessities and advantages Of the
country and build railroad through the
south Branch Valley. Three different
ines, II is true, are projected, but mono
ire yet In colrse ot construction. A road
8 badly needed.
In addition TO the almost unexcelled
agricultural interests, and the cattle enter
Drisss mentioned above, there are unde-
9eloped natural resources which are des.
lined To make this one OF tue wealthtest
portions Of the country. For instance,
within sight OF this village OF Mooreheld,
.han which there is no prettier town in
he State, ls the great "1ron Mountain"
5eoogists say 1t is almost q solid bed OF
ron.ore OF the rarest quality. It Ia point
I'd out by the citizens here as the source
u wealth for the future. So much has been
written about 1t that 1t is needless for
me TO say more than that II IL be true that
i is veritable "iron mountain" 1t will
indeed be a source OF wealth when the
railroad Comes," for 1t extends for eighteen
niles southwark through large portion
II Hardy, Grant and Pendeton counties.
In one letter cannot detail one.twentieth
II the interesting things that might be
written about these three COUNTIES.
A wRRK IN MooREFIRLD.
A week spent in Mo0raaeld could not
help being an enjoyable one. Here is the
home Of Senator Joseph vanmeter,
who, It is thought by many, Ell Il
has his eye on the gubsrnatorial chair at
Charleston, and hasno idea OF giving up
the Gght. His famous short horns have
been much written about He is q pro-
ltessVe farmer md cattle.grazer. His
place stands short distance East OF town,
almost at the foot OF the South Brauch
and, 1t is Daid, no man In West
Virginia lives better or enjoys life more.
Strange to say he has lost hia political
grip on the county Of Hardy to some ex.
tent. He was the other day defeated for
the State Senate In the Democratic
Convention by General George Z Price.
Price is unpledged on the Senatorial !.
question, while "Governor joy had an
tagonizsd Camden. Most OF the leaders
iiare are friends Of Camden, and 1t iS be.
lieyed that they 'downed" the venerable
Democratic warehouse with malice SioIs.
thought. Chipley, the candidate for
L glalature, II elected, will represent both
Hardy and Grant. The Democratic ma.
josity in the two counties on joint vote
is only about 800, and his election is by
no means a thing beyond doubt There
is some dissatisfaction about his nomina-
tiou. He, also, is unpledgsd.
In company with Colonel Jacob v.
Cunningham, who ip, by the way, some.
thing OF a good fellow, barring his politics,
visited to-day one Of the leading enter.
prises In tho state-one which bids fairto
rival tho famous horse farms oil Kentucky.
A ROMANTIC STORY.
More than twenty years ago, there was
clerk in tho Treasury Department at
Washington, by tho name Of Colonel
Adam FiSher. He was q native Of this
Hardy county, but left home when
young man and went 10 reside In Wash.
ington city. There he married, and be.
came the father OF beautiful
rrl whom he called Euni6e. She
grow 10 womanhood In the Capital city
and was wooed aud won by Henry Enge.
man, the manager and principal owner OF
the famous Brighton Beach race track, on
Coney Island, New York. In short
time sot1 was born to the connie. Thsv