South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-18


RegrXtipg: The buying Of corr
or other dead vic.ua in any maj kei
: and selling 1t again in the came mar
ket'
: Engrossipg: The getting into
ones possession, or buying up large
quantities OF corn or other dead vic
tuals, with intent to cell them again.
, And so, the total engrossing O!
an other com modify with intent e
; sell IL al an unreasonable price,
One OF our criminal law writer's
has said 'Engrossing With us mus,
doubtless be deemed Of kin to fore-
staliing. as 1t Was in the English
common law. And whenever a man,
to put things, as it were, out Of Joint.
and obtain an undue profit. purchase
large quantities Of an article OF mer-
cbandise. holding it. not Tor a fair
rise. but 10 compel buyers to pay
what be knows to be much more than
can be regularly sustained in the
market, he may, on principle. be
oeemed, with US. TO be guilty of the
common law offeneo Of engros,ing.'
} AL these offense5. together with
conrpiracy 20 commit them wer., at
common law, indic.aols; but they
hoat out to the visison as nero bau-
bles when we come, now, to deal
with the stupendous crimes against
the public.
The legitimate channels Of wealth
move with tardy reluctant flow for
the modern monopolIstic money.get,
ter. With fevered brain and callous
heart, the cries ola Lazarus would
fall upon unwilling ears.
The rascalities OF speculation have
been reduced to science, and the
millionaire gamblers in the necess.-
RES and comforts OF life are reveling
In the possession of their ill-gottcn
gains Great manufactu ring corpo-
raslons, abusing their franchises and
abdicatiDg the purposes for which
they were created, enter into combi-
nations, surrender the control OF
their respective establishments into
the hands OF common set Of trus.
tees. with the open, avowed an d stipu.
iaied purpose to des troy comps tition,
limit the product of the combined
establishments, and thereby increase
the demand and enhance the price
Of the manufactured article.
~ speculative manipulations the
price Of farm products is sdvanced
but 1t is after the farmer has parted
with possession. The supply Of
man ufac,ured articles is limited. the
price increased, labor curtailed and
the people burdensd with enormous
tr'bu,e to trusts and monopolies.
As there is TO provision of the
Cons'itu:ion of tho United S,etes
comforting upon Congress jurisdiction
over these subjects, excepting the
clause concerning the regulation of
commerce among the several States.
ample relief cannot be had without
State legislation.
recommend that eyery trpst
combination or conspiracy entered in
to by individuals, natural or como
rate. for the purpose OF destroying or
limiting competition in the proiuc-
ton, or OF advancing the price of any
OF the commercial Decessaries Or
comforts of life, be declared unlav-
fui and that every person violating
any OF the provisions OF the law, or
counselling or directing the came to
be done, or acting as an officer. a.
gent or attorney of any corporation
IN The violation thereof, be deemed
gully of felony; and in case of a
corporation, that its franchises shall
be forfeited to the STATE, and pro.
ceedings at once be taken for that
purpose.
IMMIGRATION.
1t Is especially desirable that
some effective plan be adopted to
encourage immigration into the
state. Its resources are so extensive
and varied as TO meet the wants Of
every class. Orr immense stretch Of
timber lands and wonderful coal and
other mineral deposits, have already
attracted the attention of capital.
both at home and abroad.
We want especially the agricultu-
rlst. de will find here cheap. pro.
ductive lands, an equable elm ate and
favorable geographical position.
Fully third of the State is level
and slightly rolling, snd equal in
productiveness to any OF tina United
States, while there is hardly a Dor
ton but will yield abundantly to the
hand OF industry. The thrift and
prosperity Of our Swiss and German
settlements but indicate how certain
ly our mountain lands here will re.
spond to the touch Of intelligent in.
dustry.
Our present law upon this subtle,
has remained a dead letter in the
absence of appropriations to carry it
into effect.
recommend the enactment of
such a law, and The appropriation of
such suIn as, in your wisdom, will
best accomplish the end in view.
May the wisdom of your work as
sore the promotion OF the general
welfare.
r. W. WILSON.
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