The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
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the most Important Of the changes in
conditions during the past few weeks
the rise in the vnlue of farm lands, and
some of them are going 50 far as toesti-
mate that in very wide area the in
crease in the market value of farm
property has been no less than 20 per
cent. This added value has been espe-
ciaIy noticeable in the Mississippi val
ley, and one of the newspapers Of Cleye-
land, o., asserts that in the neighbor-
hood OF that city the change is very
marked, and that men with money at
command are looking upon such prop
erty, either for loans tor investments,
far more fayornbly than they did last
spring. All of this, says the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, is gratifying both from
an economic and a social point of view.
The pushing Of electric railroads
Through parts of the country that were
not hitherto known, except by pedes-
trians bent on exercise, by artists or
botanists, or by those who caught
glimpses of forests and fields from car
window. as well as the knowledge that
has come through the almost universal
use of the bicycle, hos made possible the
return of the "Waysidc Inn," as inn
mortalized by Longfellow. and has
aroused love for country homes, such
as is so deeply felt by the comfortably
situated portions of the people of Eng
land. Thereare, tits true, dwellers in the
city who establish their homes for
part of the year in the country, careless
whether the investment be u paying
one or not from the standpoint of dol
lars and cents; but there are hundreds
Of others who, while longing for the
pleasures of rural life, are handicapped
by the thought that they cannot afford
to indulge in q luxury, ard have there
fore to content themselves with con-
tinuous life in the city, save during
their short summer vacation. During
the past few years the country and the
town have been drawing closer to each
other. The part which chemistry and
invention are playing in developing the
resources of the soil has raised the
vocation of the farmer to u higher
standard. Agricultural colleges have
also done much to suggest to young
men, who might otherwise be COM
PEELED, after studying for one of the
learned professions, to waste years in
the struggle to secure recognition, that
there are other fields in which they may
gain success, and now that conditions
are improving in every department of
human activity there is an opportunity
both for them and for the tired business
man of the city to peep out ut the world
through the loopholes of retreat, and mt
the same time keep in touch with moi
ern thought and advancement, atid
know that their. investment is paying
one. The increase in country homes
will benefit many industries by provid-
ing increased work for those who are
engaged in them; new and improved
agricultural methods will also come
into use, and the results of this upward
movement will be widespread
The people in ta.s Klondilse region
win not stai:se 50 long as they have
money TO buy food at tremendous
prices. The last steamer THAT arrived
y
at juneau had on. board 1000 dozen
frozen eggs, some dead turkeys, and n
large flock of live turkeys. The latter
we're to be driven to Dawson, over the
Chilkat pass, in time for Thanksgiving.
Old prospectors laughed at the venture,
and predicted disaster, and declared
THAT the turkeys would be all frozen'be-
fore they crossed the pass. Inreply, the
owner said, phi,osophically, that if they
did, they would be no worse than the
dead birds, and if he didn't get to Daw-
son by Thanksgiving, he would make
it sure by Christmas. That is certainly
the spirit that overcomes obstacles.