West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-08
A COUNTRY MERCHANT
Severely CriiicIses our Farmers on
Their Bad Butter and Makes a
Strong Plea for O Better
Article.
Written Specially for The Argus.
RURALvILLE, w. VA.

West Virginia Argus:
Dear Editor:-In reading our
county papers we find most any class
OF news we may choose to look for.
But there is one point IN this letter
that want special nolice and at
tention to every reader of THE
ARGUS.
While there is plenty of news of
interest of various kinds and many
subjects. But the news that is of
real interest in our county to the
greater number of people is sub
ject that benefits the farmer. Now
take for instance our farmers kick
bitterly on tax reform and various
things of that sort, always taking for
their subject, something that is GO
Ing TO do them an injury. Now we
suggest they wait and see what tax
reform will do. IL il be good
thing let us have it. If i, proves
bad move vote it down. Now men
of business and broad minds don't
cross rivers until they come to II
While the farmer of Preston county,
represents three fourths of the popu-
lation of our county. We should
try and educate them to make for
themselves new kind of prosperity.
Take for instances the cattle and
sheep that is taken from our county,
especially the cattle, fall quite a
distance short of the standard.
Now comes the reality Of my let
ter which is the blacklist curse that
ever disgraced some of our people,
which is BAD BUTTER.
Now madam when you read this,
don't loose your head and make
false accusations as to the writer Of
this letter but look at once and see
ii your cream is going through a
good clean process and all the yes
sells are in good sanitary condi.
ton. Now to put your cream in
a swill tub and let it get green
stagnant color. Then take an old
bag that some kind of special
brand of phosphate or fertilizer
was shipped in. Pick up tie stag
nant cream and pour it in the bag
and hang ii out on the fence or up
In Quackemass tree. And let it go
through sort of smear case process.
Then it is taken down and scalded.
Next 1t is put in some kind of a
press and rolled around until it is a
pumpkin shape roll. Then it goes
to the merchant. The poor fellow,
(being one myself, as afraid OF
death of his competitors, he will
take the junk and say nothing. Then
it goes to the people like the editor
CT this paper, and in the end he
gets something like the govt, and
next the life insurance people want
to cancel his policy or compel him
to forever refuse to eat any country
butter, without it being some farmer
who can give bond and security for
his product.
| Now l appeal to the merchants
OF our county, also the people in
Kingwood, Terra Alta and neighbor-
ing towns, who consume the bad
products. A letter from any one
on the subject will please me. AS
l may come to the conclusion that
am possibly crank if someone
don't second my motion / feel sure
have one friend at least who will
agree with me. Now will proceed
to give my reason. This party at
tempted to cut a roll of butter and
the salt and water splashed in his
left eye and is compelled to wear
glasses for weak eyes ever since that
time. We see the point, salt is
three fourths of cent per h., and
butter il it was gilt edge would bring
thirty five cents per pound. Now
dear folks VIC are not living out on
a muddy pike in the woods and
sleep all the time. We know why
you put roll OF butter three-fourhs
salt.
But just as long as the merchant
is so easy this will never cease.
When he should say, MADAM,
l cannot buy such a product. Take
this stuff back home and make it of
a nice even grain, don't have balls
OF white cheese and as many colors
ase the rainbow. And as many
stripes as a racoon has on its tail. >"
If / was a millionaire, / never could
enjoy a mansion OF the grandest
type, If I could not get the finest
beef, mntton and the good old
BUTTER.
Now you see this is a question I
want to hear our farmers discuss
something that will do them good
spiritually as well as financially.
Get this product up to the standard
and then we will all live longer be
more religious and at the same
time looked upon with honor and
in a friendly mood generally, /