The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-23
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| RIyESvnLE April % Sunday last
Riresville was honored with the pres.
ence of quite anumber OF distinguish
ed gentlemen from F,airmont and Wat
SON Among them was Lawyer Geo
Vincent, c. o. Reed, OF Fairmont, Post
master Zeb Reese. Nose Hfginbotham
and several others. whose names We
did not learn, from Watson The
en- By Solomon Westfau, Of Fairmont.
a capitalist from Salamania. New
York. was here last week trying to
deal with Hood Bros. for tract OF
one hundred and fifty acres Of Pitts
/ burg coal, which they own near here
Whether or not they made a deal We
are unable to say at present writing
Quite number of families have
recently moved to our town from 9th
er parts Of the country. Among them
are Mr.. and Mrs Hayes. who former
1y resided in Pennsylvania Mr. Hayes
IS timekeeper for for the new Central
Coal Company and comes to this sec
ton highly recommended as a gentle
man and scholar
Several other families who follow
mining coal have also moved to our
village and more are seeking homes
here.
John Thrash has taken charge OF the
large farm owned by John Phillips, Of
Fairmont. The farm is known as Mr..
J. T. Arnett farm and contains about
three hundred acres a better man
could not be found than Mr.. Thrash
for the business.
Our farmers are waking up on the
subject of improving their lands and
trying to figure out how to provide
at least half enough grain to last them
from one season to another, which the
majority of them have actually not
| done in this section for the last few
years, and for various reasons One
reason is they claim that they cannot
afford to pay the price for farm help
that laborers demand on account Of
public works paying more and OF
course laborerS cannot afford to work
| for small wages and pay the prices
| charged for the necessaries of life
! Another reason is the majority OF
| farms are worn or are wearing out
and will not justify the owners to
plow and spend time on them, knowing
the small revenue they get for their
making arrangements to fertilize
their lands with the simple, sensible
and home-like method by putting lime
! on the poor or worn out parts OF their
farms. which viii guarantee produc-
| ton sufficient to enable them to hire
a laborer to do their work Or at least
help do it, and not wishing to take up
more space than is due the subject the
| writer will say that the proposition
| mentioned in Saturdays West Vir-
Ginian. which was offered by Mr.. Ell
"a Fetty, OF Monongalia county, but
who is extensively interested in this
county, surely is an eye-opener to the
| farmers if they would Just think So
AS with the shipping facilities, the
coal and the limestone we have at this
point simply settles the matter as to
business or whether they just want
to go through the motion for pastime
and buy their grain and farm products
| of srafterS and Spectators
Farmers SrunbIe at the cities and
| town for not furnishing them place
to hitch their horses; for regulating
! prices of the products Of their farms
and one farmer said last week that
| the people OF Fairmont just managed
the farmers affairs altogether. Wen,
its good enough for our farmer or
farmers to a great extent It's their
own fault. not the town peoples fault
lit all. The farmers are the power OF
the world. II they would stick toSeth,
er and manage right. but that they
| will not do and they know it. too.
They are mad at and jealous Of each
other Rather than buy a horse or
OF their nearest neighbor some of them
| would rather so among strangers and
buy kcky COW or a ba1ky horse and
pay two prices for it The writer had
! occasion 10 see and talk to several
hundred farmers within the last few
months and positively to get one farm
er out of a dozen to say a good word
for his neiGhbor was out of the ques-
ton altogether, and as long as that
| is the case what else could be expect
ed than to be governed by the town
people. United you stand. divided You
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