West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-03-22
WHOLESALE FALsEHooDs.
A Modern knnias on a Wild Goose
Chase-Poiiticai Renegade Jays
Ignorance OF Facts.


1t IS not often the AKGus IS call
cd upon TO explode such an exag-
gcration of falsehoofs as that con.
tanned IN "'r, Jays" letter 10 the
Cumberland Times and copied in
the journal of last week. II it 10 q
fair sample Of his contributions to
the Times, it should consign them
to the waste basket If it has any re.
spect for honest Journalism. '~r.
Jay" writes
Whilst returning from Kingwood,
w. Va, a few days ago l had to
wait some two hours for tram at
,Tunneiton on the b. & o. was
very forcibly reminded of the bust
meas depression from which the
country is suffering. Tunnelton is
a station on the b. & o., eighty
two miles west of Cumberland. It
'is located at the east end of the
kiugwood Tunnel, from which IT
takes its name. In the good old
days this was one of the busiest
stations on the road, and various
branches Of trade gave employment
to a large number Of laboring men.
But now things are different, and
the manufacturing establishments
ale shut down, except little coun
try saw mill here and there. The
men who once had plenty OF work
and good wages are standing around
idle. They have neither work nor
a prospect of it. They have no
place to go, because the same state
of things exists everywhere. From
the saw mills in the neighborhood
about six million feet Of lumber
is shipped annually from this point.
We are sorry that we have to
spoil such an Ingenious fabrication,
but the truth must be vindicated.
There is not town along the line
Of the B. g. o. which has suffered
less from the "hard times" than
the town Of Tunnelton, and COM
pared with "tho good old days" it
IS ten times more prosperous. There
are more saw mills today than any
time within the history Of the town,
and we would add, for the informa
ton of "r. Jay" and Repu blican
protectionists, that over ninety per
cent. of the lumber shipped from
Tunnelton is shipped to the pau
per markets" of Europe. SO much
for Protection to American IN
dustries." And as for the men
standing around idle" we would
say, that there is not family with.
in the town of Tunnelton in need
OF charity. Two new dwelling
houses have been built within the
past three months and five other
d welling houses have been contract
ed for, which is not very encour-
aging sign of Cuisines depression. -
Within the past six months a gen.
tlemsn from another town has
opened up a new store, another
gentleman a blacksmith shop, and
gentleman a barber shop,
which would indicate that Tunnel
ton Is not suffering from business
depression" since these men moved
from larger towns and doing gen.
circus business. This makes four
stores and three blacksmith shops
Tor the town. 'ln the good old
days" 1T had one store and ono
blacksmith shop. Nc man has had
to leave Tunnelton in search of
work.
But ct. Jay" becomes more in
teresting and amusing, if he is a
total stranger to Truth
The tannery which once did
thriving business and gave employ
ment to a number of men, and sup.
port to numerous families, is as
silent as the grave, and is used only
Tor a bill board to advertise the
circuses which appear at the larger
towns along the road once a year.
"ln the good old days" of 1866
the tannery followed in the foot
steps of Grandfather's Clock, and
all the Protection to American
industries" from 1866 to 1894 fall
ed to resuscitate it. The number
OF men employed IN this tannery,
when it did such a "thriying bust
ness" and "supperted numerous
families" was one man, and occa-
Slonally one boy would grind bark.
As an ANTICIPATED scribbler "T.
Jay" is entitled to honor and re.
spect, but as modern liar he is a
failure. Hear him again:
The coal mine which vas former.
ly operated at this point is shut M