South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-04-20
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Romney. w. Va. April Is.
Editor s. B. ln.elligencer:
In hast weeks issue of the Hamp.
shire Review, / notice a
communication under the head
Auxiliary and one under the Il
tie Not Defeated lam satisfied
that the first Gentleman when he
wrote must have been greatly ex-
cited. aud the second would not
have written as he did If he had
been present at the meeting of the
Bird inst. IN the Court House. The
6rst sisrts 6ut with the statement that the
meeting OF the Bid inst. In The Court House
vas well attended BY quite q large number
Of the farmers and Other business men Of the
county. who were interested In the ENTER
prise Then Il speaks Of 'Chrouic takers,
ana those wto tried hard 10 defeat the Oh.
5ecis Of The meetinR,' snd also Of the party
who wiote that contemplate tquib for The
lnteIliGencer, stating that whoever wrote Il
could not have beea present Ut the meeting,
or has no regard for TIE truth, &c aud ..
gain u says, The people are With us, and
that will make Il success Then he quotes
an extract from the President Of The Devil.
ment Aseociatien at Wheeling.
] want t. say here that an not farmer,
nut believe have the intsreso Of the far
mefs q my county - much In ny bos On a.
any individual 10 the county, and will say
!ai ther that, - Assessor Of the First Dis
triet am satisfied that the farmers are pay.
Ing more tax ~ Q rule according to their
worth than any other claa OF people 10 the
State (bscaIss they cannot hide what they
have. IL 10 always visibls); In fact the farm
bears almost the total burden Of the State, a.
well 40 Of the natiohalj government
don't know Who the writer In the IxrEL.
LissHcsR ic. but don't see bow be could
have given % correct an account of the
meeting Of the Bird iust. without he had been
present; for all he says 10 that the meeting
vas poor Numerically but highly respsct.
able. aud did not prove . success. l was
present, and will say that never attended .
meeting in which there were fewer par,ici-
pantsJ or In which there was AZ little inter.
est shown. l don't believe there were 10
men voted on aay proposition. and will
eay that the writer 10 the Review Il certain.
~ mistaken when he says the meeting Wa
organised, for toe question was asked: who
ere considered members2' and the explana.
ton given that only those who should theu
or thereafter JOIN. The fact that the sp.
pointment OF vice-President and Secretary
could not then be made. but had to 30 ap.
magnitude Of the meeting. There werc
some resolutions passed concerning the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, and Nr. Ham.
iltou Stuckey and Others were appointed to
confer With the proper authorities; bat this
had no connection With the object of the
meeting ss stated in the call.
The chronic takers, &C.. could ave de-
feated any proposition, hut they even like
the author Of Not Defeated. did not take
interest enough to vote.
What | have written above can DO sub.
stsntiated BY such men a. 8. L. Flournoy,
4 w. DALEY, Jr., ]. @. Beiskell, r. w.
Gilkeson, &. Russell, A. w. Kerche val and
the Chairman, B F. Mcdonald, ESQ, and
by all Who were thele, nless II might be
the author Of Auxiliary and the author Of
Not Defeated says be was not present, th at
| NC ichb koOu Qcnt VI l0k6fe6t In t0o meete
ing, out not enough to attend the meeting.
aud ] am sure that this writer IL not far.
mer; at any rate, he does not sign his name
to the article. And now for the last quota.
ton from tho President of the Society ut
wheeling. The President says that only
large landholdefs are 10 communication with
the Board. freely admit, IL We can bring
immigration. even Of the hardest class, into
| our State, that 1t might be Of vast advantage
Il In thu larRA land h,S E.;ts
wherein IL will be Of suy advantage 70 the
small land owners Of the State, and We have
| no farmers who are large land owners.
believe, II the young men Of the State were
not forced to leave their homes and 90 to
other States for employing in few years
We would have a. good and true people as
ever peopled any State. Then why 20 much
ADO about bringing foreign immigration in.
10 our state, as SEE no effort on the part Of
the Boomers to restrain our own sons from
leavingf Again: the Boom ia other parts Of
The State, (ss well az here) according to the
press, Is booming. 1t will be but q few years
! before our lawmakers will think we need Q
State immigration Bureau, and then Some
who are SO anxious TO Boom now will be
grabbing for some Office in the lmmigrat ton
Bureau
Those who are most spx ious 10 boom the
State generally were, and are. opposed 10
any bill like the Chew bill, aud shat bill
might have done our State vas, amount OF
good.
have only written this because ! want
the farmers Of the county 10 know the facts,
and ] have.referred them to q number OF
good men who were present ct the meeting
The writer 10 the Rev lew seems to think
that all who are not in favor Of the Boom
ought TO keep their mouths shut and onghl
to stand ASIDE aud be ourteous enough To
let ~ be managed as those interested may de.
SIRE What grand idea, that any VITO are
lie, should stay away aud let IL be run "a
some Few gentlemen may desire This Is
rare doctrine. but alas u is too often done
was in meeting once where the public
FAD beer invited, and the chairman OF tbs
me eiipg, after stating The object OF the
meeting, said that all who were not Ia favor
OF the move would please not vote, as they
desired fair expression Of the people
JANIS A. GIRsoH.