Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
THE BOOM Is COMING.


time to time inquired anxiously of us
if the boom of which the Republican
newspapers speak so encouragingly
has yet struck this neighborhood. We
are glad to announce that it has, and
if our people are not rolling in wealth
within the next twelve months it will
simply be their own fault.
A charter has been applied for by
the capitalists of Molsr's Cross Roads
for company that will go largely into
the manufacture of essence of poke
berry. 1t has recently been discov-
cred that pokeberry juice makes an
excellent dye for calico goods, and the
opening up of Senegambia insures a
large increase in the sale Of these
goods. A large factory will be built
at once and will be run on full time
with about III hands. The coal oil
field will also be developed.
An immense factory is also to be
established on Sandy Ridge. The pc
culiar quality Of sandstone found there
is to be broken up into small blocks
by newly patented machinery, and
these blocks will be used to sharpen
the teeth of fat hogs. 1t is a we'll
known fact that after eating corn for
a short time the teeth of hogs become
dull. Consequently they fail to take
on fat as they should because they
cannot properly masticate the corn,
By this new scheme each hog will be
furnished with miniature grindstone
by which he can sharpen his own
teeth. He will eat more corn, take
on more flesh and as a result sell for
more money. There is enough sand
stone on Sandy Ridge to supply grind
stones for at least 7,963,452 hogs.
Work will be commenced next week.
Hard Scrabble is also to have
boom. Since McKinley's election has
been assured several very important
industries have been decided upon.
The water heretofore going to waste
at Dam No. 4 will be utilized and
furnish the power for manufactures
employing 974 men. The most ex-
tensive plant is what will be known
as the sheep factory. Ingenious and
complicated machines will be used In
this establishment. Into one of these
a sheep will be driven. The animal
is quickly sheared by revolving knives,
the sheep going one way and the
wool another. From one side Of the
machine energies dressed mutton, while
from the other comes a genuine all
wool suit of clothes of any size de-
sired A factory for the manufacture
of whistles from pig-tails, with a ca
pacity of 1000 whistles per day, and
another that will make. artificial eyes
for blind horses, are also contemplated.
Several industries are also certain
to be established at Rocky Marsh,
now that the gold standard is assured.
One company will make patent
wheelbarrow that doesn't require a
wheel, being rowed over dry land
something as boat on the water. A
factory for making applebutter from
pawpaws will also be established, en-
ploying several hundred men and
children in the busy season.
Harper's Ferry will go more largely
into the manufacture of John Brown
pixies, for which the demand is grow
ing rapidly. Shenandoah Junction
will put up a factory to make artifc-
ial eggs without the assistance Of hens.
DuRelds will stock Elk Branch with
whales, build ships and go into the
whale fishery,
Oh, the boom is coming Mark
Hanna says the gold standard is just
what did it.