The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-19

Our Farmers Not in IT.
Morgantown is growing as it new
er has grown Her population is in
creasing day by day; and her people
are prosperous.
But Mononealia farmers are not in
it.
They are neither growing in wealth
or increasing their prosperity in any
direction.
They are raising nothing and have
nothing to sell. Consequently they
are growing poorer.
In this abundant season when
their meadows are green with lux
uriant growth, there are no cattle to
eat it.
They have raised little grain
just enough to see them through the
winter and have stored it away, but
have nothing to sell.
What is to become of our farmers?
What have they to look forward to?
How can they make any money?
These are questions which interest
everybody, while they see the coun-
ty seat prospecting and the county
standing still or going back.
We can't solve the whole problem
but there is one thing we are sure
that our farmers need. They need
to get together, to put their heads
together. to study the situation to-
gether. and to act together, as men
having common interest instead of
each sitting down on his own farm
and waiting for something to turn
up.
In this day of the world every
business is carried forward by or
ganization. Every thing organizes
but farmers. They stand alone and
seem content TO go down alone
Monongalia ought to have a Coun-
| ty Fair If the Fair did nothing
but bring the farmers together once
a year to talk and exchange views
ON their common interests and COM
mon business it would pay.
But County Fair would do more
than that. 1t would stimulate a
new activity in everything in which
a farmer is interested. 1t would
arouse new ambition in the indi-
vidual farmer. 1t would make him
more enterprising, broaden him out,
and give him more courage to strike
out in his business.
For instance it would show him
every year a better horse than he is
raising. Give him reason why the
old time scrub is no longer in de-
mand and exhibit a class of horses
that he could sell. SO in every 9th.
err kind of stock and farm produce
the farmer would get new ideas.
A little good sport on the track
that would give ever farmer a chance
for good, hearty, annual laugh
would be healthful and stimulating
We have scarcely a good horse in
the county. Nobody seems to have
any ambition or taste for good
horse, If we except our enterprising
and big hearted fellcwtownsman,
Mr.. JAS. c. Wallace, who possesses
the true love and the professional
eye for good horse. Our farmers
do not enter into this spirit.
1t would be immensely valuable if
we could only have horse fair to
start with. The essential thing-a
good track, is already made, and we
are sure that Mr.. Wallace, its pro
prietor. would cooperate with our
farmers, in organizing a horse fair
as a nucleus to a general fair. 1t
might be started in a small way
this fall.
We make this suggestion as the
very best movement that could be
made among our farmers. They will
get good ont of a county fair, and it
will open the way to better times
among them. We are sure the peo-
pie of town will help it along, if
farmers desire it. Are there enough
farmers DESTROYS of improving their
condition to organize the movement?