The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
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her arm walked mp saain az
was yesterdaysa fternoon "a she was vas
out buying eatabIes to ssocik fans
Ely iarderf orsthe next fewa She
stepped into meat shop TIE man
swearing he large white apron ,a1
Just thrown a large @Gaarser Of beef
upon the choping block
rs thar Chicago meat She yea
tured 10 ask
The butcher dropped his knife with
"a clarter and began to wipe MS iaansis
on MS apron HIS face got redder
and he looked SO ferccious that Mary
had almost decided TO run away, ~;ileE
he said IN Mortified tones:
Madam:
4 was just wondering, ::
THE idea Of such a thing. Why i
am surprised. indeed. ! am. To think
thai anybody would suppose for an
instant that would do such tlinS.
Don, YOU know where l ger my beef?
What, you don.1e Well: get all from
the farmers IN this county Their
~ . d
slaushter-houses are as sweet and
clean as a new pin and would bear
the closest inspection at any timc.
. Just look at that meat Madam! he
pushed viclously at 1t with his lore
finger. DO you suppose meat would
look like tnat-so nice ana red and
fresh-it IL came all tie way from
Chicago"
7 was just wondering. Mary an
swered humbly.
That is the way with women
they just wonder, without knowing
! why.
Mary had nothing to say to this
piece OF wisdom and turned to look
at the prettier parts of the eatables
which we're fo- sale at the various
grocery stores along the street.
It is an odd way that the stores
have looking at their best at this
time, of the year In May the house
wife thinks the fruits and vegetables
are better than ever before. 1t may
be the long pe-io.Rof barrenness OF
winter that makes the fruits and vege-
tables more welcome by contrast
, Now in June il seems the products
have attained greater degree of per
lection than ever before
Farming Not First Here
Fafrmont is placed IN enc OF the
richest valleys IN The world The
=. - ~. a., -,h;o-, S-,,-,-,,,,,d N "a,
! Nonongahela river has spread all
over this country. However, tee rich
ness is not the richness which comes
to the city which IS located il tae
heart Of a prosperous farming dis
trict. Fa!rnoat IS not noted Tor the
fruits and vegetables which are ship
ped from here. On the contrary. a
large amount OF Our eatabies comes
from other districts. The richness OF
this valley is found in its natural re-
sources-in .ne kind of things which
| one has 70 dig for, which one has to
drill for The people of tt.is neigh
! borhood are too busy securing riches
which have ready cash value; they
! plant, harvest and market-work that
+: consumes years labor before there
{: are any returns In view of the neg
/; lect to farms caused by the attention
! given TO oil and coal. the people of
| Fairmont have to buy many eatables
which come from farms many hun
dreds Of miles away. for which they
often pay high prices.
A Bright Outlook To-day.
!. Although there are not as macy
/. ea1ables raised IN this vicinity as
many buyers would prefer. We. in the
! summer and fall the whole surround
+; people of Fairmont. There are many
/ farms which are most fertile and are
:; conducted the best Of any in the State.
Many others Will be equally prosper
F! Gus VIXEN the people turn from the
! labors Of digging and drilling.
I a large covered wagon from one OF
!: the prosperous farms in this vicinity.
made its first visit to the city yes
/ terday. 1t went from house to house,
and will continue to do so the rest OF
!, the summer. The wagon was a mass
! Of various colors-the shades of red
! of strawberries, cherries, tomatoes and
beets: the greens Of lettuce. cabbage.
/ asparagus and cucumber: and the
pink of radishes. we're only a few OF
the ,ints seen on this wagon In a
few days many other heavily loaded
! conveyances will start to visit Fair.
mont daily
i Prices Above the Average.
( The prices are unusually high this