The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-09
A NEW INDUSTRY.
INV thu. Formerly 10y Piled Up
for Years Now
SHIPPED TO DISTANT POINTS.
Mr.. Kimbrrly's Talk to tho Farmers
Institute, Nearly n Year Ago, Bcars
rruIl...rcn Thousand Dollars that
Formerly were Lost Now Como to
ohio County...IIow 1t Is Done.

When tho Ohio county tarmera' IN
.ituto was organized last year in tho
second branch OF Council chamber in
tho city building, Mr.. philoEL. kimber.
IL, the well known grain merchant,
made a speech, advising the farmers to
make some sort OF u combination, SO
ina, they could ship their hay in car
load lots to tho south aud southeast,
and thus get better rates from the rail
road companies. Mr.. Kimberly showed
tina. under the system thea in vogue
tons upon tons OF hay were standing III
the fields rot!inS, como having bccn in
the nov for two or three years. lie ad-
ylscd the establishment OF central de-
pots, where the farmers OF the vicinity
could collect thcir baled lrTy aud load
several cars with it; or any sother ar
mugcmcnt by which they would be eli.
ablCd to send 1t in large Quantities, tho
railroad rates being much less on sever
nj car loads than on ono ora-part OF q
car load. Ilo said that there was no
reason why Tie hay stacked up in the
fields and allowed 10 20 to ruin should
not DO shipped away to places where it
was needed. lie claimed that II some
such method were adopted thousands OF
dollars sent b. :he South to the lar
West would be brought right mere to
Ohio county. Combination by tho hay
proLucers was what was needed.
The lSTEIAiGESCEE printed Mr.. Kim
berry speech, and n day or two alter
ward published an interview with him
and al editorial commencing his ideas;
Oh other occasions this papet came
back to the subject, and urged the far
mcrs to get some OF those dollars that
Mr. Kimberly had conjuced UP before
:heiG.
The thing Jagged for some time; the
farmers could not sec it in the right
ligh,, and seemed to be. unabla TO APP
~preCiate the fact. that Il feed dealer
might have other than selfish ideas;
and TO be afraid that somebody else
might make more money out OF it than.
they would.
Yesterday an lNrElLIGEScER reporter
asked Mr.. Kimberly ii the farmers had
changed their mind and concluded to
Try tho efficacy OF his suggestion. lie
replied, thatduring tho pastiew months
an enormous quantity OF hay had been
shipped, aid whereas formerly ut this
time OF year stacks Of it stood piled up in
the field, with no expectation of dispos-
in. OF it, it was now all balcd, and the
farmers wore only waiting until the
roads were III better condition to haulit
10 the railroad stations. At this
time OF the year hay used to
be cheap, as the farmers supplied very
little more than the local demand;
since, however, they have adopted Mr..
kimberly's suggestion and have made
arrangements to dispose OF their pro-
duct, hay has gone up in price, and
costs considerably more than it used to
in the old days. Then the farmer
brought his hay to town and took what
he could get for it, now he sends word
TO his agent that he has so many bales
Mt Il certain place; the agent sends a car
out, the hay is shipped, the proceeds re-
turned to the agent, and are then, after
the agent has deducted Il small commits
sion, RENTED to the farmer,
The agent keeps his eye open, watches
the fluctuations Of the market, and ships
the hay in large quantities. Mr.. Kim
bcrly figured that Ohio county has sold
in the last few months $4,000 worth OF
hay, which, under the old system, would
now be stacked up in the fields waiting
Tor an occasional buyer.
As the lSrELLIGEScEn said, when Mr..
Kimberly told his thoughts to the mem.
bers OF the farmers institute, his ideas
Teregood. Time has provedt their value.