West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-06-15
WANTS THE RAILROAD.
And Urges Valley District TO Come
Out Of the Woods.
To The Editor Of The Argus:

TO the Editor of The Argus:
The vote OF Morgan District last
Saturday shows that IN spite OF the
unfavOrd5le rumors that came to
us, and in spite Of the efforts OF
certain peanut politicians to side
track measure OF great public I'm
pVrtance in furlherance OF their
personal ambition. the people of
MonongIlIa were determined to Sc
cure the road.
Now let not the friends OF the road
IN Valley District relax their con
fidence or their efforts, for il Valley
votes for the road, we are assured
that work will quickly begin. II
the road 10 not built, the people OF
Valley will not he called on TO pay.
They are not a, ked for subscrip-
ton. Then what do they risk
The benefits TO the district will be
such that the people will not feel
the tax. Stick pin here, and see
II we turn out to be false prophet.
Some Of the VALLEY people IRE
inclined to vote against the bonds
on the ground that they will get
the road any way Perhaps they
w!ll, and then again perhaps they
wont. Such men ought to be
ashamed of themselves. They are
putting in jeopardy oil that has
been gained In Morgan District.
The amount OF bonds asked for
was set at the lowest possible figure.
An adverse vote would show that
Preston county. represented ID
this case by Valley District, wants
no public improvements except
such as can be had for nothing.
Let me make an illustration right
here.
Some Southern communities
used TO invite 10y words only) ont
side capital TO come in. Then
they proceeded to toe the new in
dustry to death, while private in
dlviduals treated it as sponge to
be squeezed for all there was i'm it,
and AS q bonanza for unloading
worthless truck on it. Such towns
earned merited contempt, and out
siders learned to shun them.
Other communities, instead of de-
veloping their resources by domes
tic wind and outside capital, would
raise a part Of the capital them
selves, and invite outsiders to
mako up the deficiency. The
neighborhood could not raise it all
Tor 1T was too roor, but it could
raise part, and did so. In such
instances. the results were salts
factory, since both parties were
actively interested. If the parties
who. are to furnish the bulk Of the
capital for the road find us too
scary and too close listed to tnke u
small share, they may conclude to
let a people alone, who are not
willing to prove their good will by
their deeds.
Those who talk against the road
now will not bo tie last TO work on
the construction or to furnish
timber. One man alone, in case
the road is built, will invest in the
district as much as the whole
amount of bonds. Others will no
doubt follow his exam pie. Will
not their improvements bring
money into the country, and in
crease tho property Of those living
here Then why scare such men
away?
PIttsburg is the natural metrop-
oils OF this whole region, and if
Preston is not brought into close
touch with that market, it will
never get what it is entitled to.
The reception Of the news in
hingwood showed that the people
OF this town are awake on the mat
ter, and though they are not asked
for bonds, KIngwood District Is
gong o show its friendship to the
enterprise in practical way.
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