The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
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thets. He considers THE WORLD "a
dirty bird that would befoul its own
nest,r and concludes with this remark:
1.-The INDEPENDENT does not belong to
that class, and viii help scalp the fell
low or fellows who, by ruthless and
RUTHLESS insinuations, attempts the
ruin of our people.
THE WORLD is not, attempting the
ruin of our people in exposing the high
handed games of few money-grabbers,
who would sacrifice anything, princi-
pie included, for the sake of a few dol
lars.
The people of Martinsbnrg know
what class the Independent belongs to.
Comment is unnecessary. 1t has a
record and pedigree that no person of
any judgment would envy. We have
no desire whatever to injure the inter-
ests of our people, but as an independ-
ent paper and servant of our constitu-
ents, we shall ever continue to call
halt on any concern or class of men
who would sacrifice the interests of the
people for their own good. Bro. Wis
ner attempts to take the State Journal
to task, and wants to know from what
''sombre situation" they get their in
formation. The State Journal criticized
the ''boom company" not our town or
our people.
What effect can all this bosh from
the Independent have? Why don't it
refute the statements we made? We
referred the public generally to the
President of the company as our source
of information. Why attempt to re-
flute facts by an ingenious method of
bull-dozing? Now, Bro. Wisner, since
you have attempted to place THE
WORLD in such position, as matter
of vindication, we again refer you
to Hon. George NJ Bowers, Presi-
dent of the NJ NJ NJ. & |. Co.,
who boldly and openly makes state
ment to the effect that he is after MAX
ing money, that he wants the dollars,
and that he is not bothered about the
town-he wants the money" This
we are ready to prove. AS to the
statements we previously made that
the company had no money, we also
got this information from Mr.. Bowers
also the fact that they could hardly
secure a meeting of the directors, and
the company would be better off if
some of them were out.
Now, Mr.. Independent will you refute
our former statement. Is there per-
son in this community, who has our
city's interest at heart that will not
agree with THE WORLD that such mat
tiers should be exposed What is
newspaper for-to assist in forming
lotteries, booms, and other devices
that will rob the people and enrich
few?
1t may be true that THE WORLD is
down in the ditch with the company
and needs helping out; but, if it be nee
essary to sacrifice The WORLDS plant
because it attempts career of honesty
and protection to the people, it will
surely go. The editor Of the I,adepe,ad-
ent states that he does not have a cents
worth of stock IN the company, and
that he wants to see it succeed, etc.
Why shouldn't he? The owner of a
country residence one mile from the
city, that heretofore might have stood
for years without increasing one cent
in value. After while along came a
boom company that purchased nearly
all the land surrounding his property
they erect and establish two large brick
buildings within two or three hundred
yards of his house. One building rep
resents the furniture factory now en-
ploying between twenty and thirty
hands. The other represents picture
frame factory that will shortly start up
with like number of workmen Yet
he hasn't cents worth of stock
wants to see its success, etc. Quite
liberal, indeed The public can form
an idea of the class, the interest, and
the funds he has interested in this
boom he has so much confidence in.
Then, too, Bro. Wisner, why don't you
tell the peopleh how number Of others,
with yoa0rself, organized little boom
of your own-known as "The Martins
burg Development Company" because
you were not all taken into the NJ M.