West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-21
Hears the Good News From KinsKOod
aud the Great Excitement New
Tax Laws Are Creating.
is SORRY TO LEARN DEACON
BROWN AND LEADER SHAW
Will Probably Leave the Old Town
on the Fence Rail Route-Gov.
Dawson Will Remain in
Canada and Push His
New Tax Laws.

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newspapers which l have received
from Preston is most gratifying to
nae. 1t proves just what the old
Family Journal, Gov. Dawson and
myself have claimed all along for
our new tax laws. We told the peo-
pie there would be such an increase
in their wealth that many of them
would be compelled to build man
sions of the brown stone front style.
Since Maj. Orr has assessed them
find that all of my Kingwood friends
would be justified in tearing down
the old shacks and erecting in their
stead colonial mansions. There
surely must be great rejoicing in
Kingwood among the people over
their good fortune. 1t is just like
getting money from the Government.
1t don't cost you penny. No 9TH
er tax laws could produce such
enormous wealth. 1t should not be
forgotten that this increase OF wealth
is to be continued under our benefi.
cent tax laws. In 1906 when the
assessor calls around he will list all
the sucklings on the farm and place
old speck and her brood in the
wealth column. AS Gov. Dawson
has oft times remarked to me when
silently praying for the. success of
his tax laws
"Rambler, my tax la VS. is wealth
producer. Nothing since the crea-
ton of man with his extra rib to 90
forth and multiply and replenish the
earth with the femenine genders to
make trouble for us when returning
from lodge meetings has aroused the
people to such a pitch. The farms
back in Preston that would not pro-
duce buckwheat will produce an as
sessment that will gladen the hearts
of the farmers and excite them to
such a pitch that they will make
mad rush to Kingwood to congratu-
late Assessor Orr and insist that the
next time he gazes on the farm for
assessment purposes that he provide
himself with a magnifying glass"
From letters received from my
friends back in Preston | learn that
Gov. Dawson's predictions have
come true. They tell me the PEG.
pie are just flocking to Kingwood to
extend the glad hand to my old
army comrade, Maj. Uriah Napo-
leon Orr. They say that the hand
shaking has become so contagious
that it has broke out in the County
Court and the County Commission
ers are implored to add little more
wealth to the farm.
The only one so far who has writ
ten me complaining that the assess
ment has not met his expectations is
Bro. Whetsell, of the Old Family
Journal. A quotation from his let
ter will convince the most doubling
Thomas that he is dissatisfied.
He says
Gas one who left the sod and
came to town to labor for the sue
cess of Gov. Dawson's tax laws, 1
have kick coming. He retofore
Leader Shaw has monopolized the
kicking. II the Leader was justified
in kicking l am entitled to yell and
kick. For ninety days and nights
worked the Old Family Journal
overtime explaining to the people
that new Moses was to be sent
them to lead them out Of the woods
Of low assessment. Our enemies,
who have always fought Moses
sent by Gov. Dawson on a merciful
mission, told the people that the
Dawson tax laws would lower their
assessment and ruin their financial
standing. But coming fresh from
the sod the farmers had faith in me.
/ told them through the columns Of
the Old Family Journal that their
assessment would be raised skyhigh.
That wealth would pour in on them
when Assessor Orr made foot prints
in the sand Of their hill side farms.
Everybody in Preston county be-
lieved me, except Deacon Brown
and Leader Shaw. Pry as would
j could not open the eyes Of the
Deacon and the Leader. They had
'em glued down so tight that my
light could not penetrate them.
"What has been my reward for
the sacrifice 7 have made for our
new tax !aws2 The Old Family
Journal building, which prize next
to my postoffce, was assessed under
the old law for $3.50 has been as.
sessed under the new law tor St,2so.
/ had CONFIDENTLY expected that the
home Of the Old Family Journal,
which has reared 50 many Republi-
cans te vote the ticket straight from
President 90 constable, wonld be az.