Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-23

fore hundreds of miles away. AND
are we content 10 trudge through
days and miles OF muir TO meagei
business that should have been done
and forgotten ere. under present con
ditions, we reach our destination?
THE QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP
Shall the people of Burke's Gar
den and Tazewell put up money tC
build such line. or at least. TO owl
n controlling amount OF the stock OF
shall foreign capital" be Induced tc
take hold of 81? There is no doubt
that money can be had. that the
people here need not put up one
cent II we can make "a strong show
ing of the case. and TO build line
as proposed, tapping all the territory
and developing all the patronage in.
dicated, is a strong case Overtures
have been made by a Louisville con
Germ to finance the scheme and en-
lriry has been made by Philadel.
phia capital with view to buying
bonds as soon as issued.
If anyone living in Burke's Car
len doubts the advisability of TAX.
ing stock, let him study these fig
Nos, used Saturday. by good bus.
moss man
They are yo. conservative figures
rrere are 1900 acres Of level land
n the Garden C2G,O0O, counting
nountoin siIes) A high valuation i.
1Iaced ON 10. DO Is not for sale at
500 an acre for the best, nor al
i7j am acre for the remainder. A
considerable amount of IL would not
te for sale at $500 an acre Wen
$50 rent this land ont. most of IT,
TO export cattle, five acres TO the
steer, at from $15 to $25 year and
we agree, in addition. TO furnish him
in extra rations OF hay and corn for
Sis months Of the time (Which we
dent COUNT, I'm the bargain and we
1'y the taxes, besides 1t makes ms
b''sh to figure the profit. Talline
'' largest figure $25 a year would
be $l2.50 for six months pasturage
't five acres of 500 an acre land.
or which is the same. $3.50 wear
ON $500 valuation 2 1-2 per cent.
Y ne. the steer forfcits his life in
b' deal It's too small an income
ON the valuation. We must do some
hing else Either our land is way
onder too high CJut we could get
rat price, or we ought to ger nj
omething else.
Now how does the expense Of
marketing figure? on these $4,000
'fes the marketable products. count
Dig live stock, hay cereals. and all.
IT, at conservative estimate. .
'oo, tons, or % tons per acre.
To market this at So ton. the price
raid by our merchants for hauling
would cost $4,000. This is 6 De.
cent on s166,666.G6. At so a ton
ga high freight rate) on a railroad
.' woul cost $4,000 annually. or 6
per cent on S66,G6G.66. This would
he a saving of $4,000 would be saw
ed outright The $4,000 would be
.cming back to our pockets. But
he cost of maintenance and opera
lion?
We have said nothing of freight
coming i'm (and one of the strange
hings about the trolley out i'm Ohio.
where IL has met it's greatest suc-
.css) is thar the traffic out from the
large cities to the country and small
towns is greater than that going in.
Nor have we said a word of the pas-
.enser traffic land people will ride
ON trolley they'd come to the
Garden like honeybees to- a clover
atch.J Nor word about the traffic
ong the line Nor word about
ae possibilities of increased pro-
"ctlon wherein the greatest
50 engtn OF ta. whole argument
.I.+ The present production of the
Ga den arc small compared to- the
"oss Die productions so account has
been taken in tho estimate above of
me mountain slopes. which are as
ertiIo as the lovlauds. No account
las been taken TO the quickenina
IF activities OF AN kinds-Iarger