Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
There Were No Hard Tines in the
Eastern Panhandle Counties.
STATE DIRECTOR STEWART
TELLS or INDUSTRIES
Prosperous Canning Industries in
This End Of the State Told by Di-
rector Of State Experiment Station
Shipment Of Peaches from Hamp-
shire County Over 500 Cars.

In a conversation with Director j..
III. Stewart, who had just returned
from the eastern part of this congress
sional district, says the Mofgantown
Post-C Chronicle. where he had been In
connection with some Of his work in
the orchards, he said that the peach
crop is one of the largest which has
ever been produced in that section.
All of the early varieties have been
marketed at fine prices and In good
condition. with the exception or
small orders sem by express the crop
is sold not ON commission but direct
to buyers who are on the ground
ready ami eager to deal with the pro
ducers.
On the day previous to Mr.. Stew
arts leaving Romney he was inform,
ell that the days shipment from that
point aggregated Is large refrigerator
cars. The total shipment Of peaches
TO that date from Romney was $40
cars. THESE peaches are paid for IN
cash on the spot and consequently
there il no thought Of hard times
among the peach growers OF that
county, and there are other shipping
points in Hampshire, Mineral. Nor
gan, Jefferson and Berkeley counties
from which large qualities OF excell-
emit fruit in carload lots are being
shipped daily. The main crop ~ yet
to be harvested, and the peaches are
very fine indeed. The prevailing
price is around so a bushel. The ag-
gregate sale of peaches from these
counties viii run UP into many hum
dreds OF thousands OF dollars. The
apple crop is also good and the quail
ity of the apples fine. This crpo will
also bring In many thousands OF dol
lars.
The canning industry Is growing
there also. Last year the canned to-
.uatoes in Morgan county yielded the
people down here about half a mill
lion doilars, and this wear the crop
lis larger than ever Other vegetables
are also canned in quantities. TIE
canning industry Is being established
in Harorshire county and promises to
yield large and profitable returns TO
the land owners.
The banks OF the Eastern Panhan-
die In the counties above mentioned,
look forward to the harvesting OF the
fruit crops ns a large income to swell
their deposits. They might be doing
the same thing in Monongalia and
Preston countiec to the mutual ben
eft of the individuals engaged in It
and the whole community.
Within comparatively recent years
much attention has been drawn to the
importance Of agriculture eni its sig
nificante in the financial and indus
trial affairs Of the whole country. For
example In 1907 the fruit crop or
California alone was more than $780,
900. more valuable than the total out
put OF sold In the United States. The
corn crop of Iowa was worth over
500, 900, 900, more than the cost OF our
great fleet Of b~attleships 10 cruising
around the world. The corn crop OF a
single state was about $50. 000, 900
greater than the whole output OF sill
yer for the entire world. The cotton
crop of Texas was $40, 00J. 900, great
er than the whole expense account
last year for our army and navy; and
the poultry product asst year was suf-
icient 20 buy all the coal produced in
the United States last year, leaving
enou4sh to endow richly four great
universities and build 16 OF the finest
battleships in Our navy. The corn
crop of the United States hast year
was nearly $500, 000, 900. an amount in
exoess of the entire national debt.
while the dairy ! roducts Of the United
States exceeded by nearly 500. 900 900
the entire expenditures Of all depart
ments OF the United States govern
ment, including appropriations for
deficits.
Why rs It that u business people
and our farm owners and land owners
won't wake mp and lake a more ac-
tive part in this good work?
President William E. Corey. Of the
United States Steel Co, in speaking
recently Of the outlook for business,
especially with reference to his own
great corporation, had many things TO
say with reference to the happy out
look for the future. In the course of
his interview or convec sation, howev-
he could not refrain from a lefer-
to the great agricultural inter
eSts OF our country, as follows: