The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-02
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Editor West glnIans s;
II Since making our little kick be-
canse the citizens Of Marion county
are not given the preference BY Mar,
Ions connty's merchants and produce
dealers In buying the products Of the
farm. we have been making q little
inquiry around and find that great
many people are thinking along the
same line. Now TINT 1t all right. It
never does amy. harm to think The
greatest harm comes to j the, peoRle
who do not think. But let. us think to
some. purpose. And. by the way. here
nre some little things to, set your think
err working. n : = -, ); ii
Do you know. how much money Is
sent out from Fairmnnt to purchase
produce outside Of the county and
State? sDoryo have any. idea how
much. money Is sent out Of the State
for farm products that could be and
should be produced In the State and
the money Kept here to enrich the
State? !. H.. @S.
In our last article; on this subject
we stated that the State had appropri-
atel- money. to advance fruit growing
and trucking Especially truckng) in
the State. The using. Of this money
for the purpose. mentioned is under the
DIRECTION Of the Director Of the State
Experiment Station, MIR. Stewart as
basis for work along these llnes to find
out. where the most of the farm pro-
.lucc brought into the State: Is used,
employed several OF the brightest stu
dents In agriculture during til cir raca-
tlon. to gather data and information
from the produce. houses and others
who buy and sell the products OF the
luIH i HG kAGL1 oA5hs IaA ~ kAAe
Is really astonishing. In
the West Virginia Farmer for August
Director Etewart asserts that the to-
tai. deposits Of twenty-five or thirty
of our biggest banks will he necessary
to cover the amount OF money that we
arc. sending out annually" a
Ina recent Issue, the Hampshire Re
view says In part:
"Mr. Stewart has accurate reports
from the brokers and wholesale meE
from every town and city In the State,
showing the exact amount OF. every.
sort OF agricultural product shipped
into West Virginia last year and what
1t cost. The. amounts. given are for
wholesale prices. Fol-, example, Clnrks-
burg brought Into West Virginia over
one and one-half: million dollars worth
Of such products Grafton about one
half million: Fairnont nearly one mill
lton;4 Morgantown over a. half million: :
Wheeling: over two millions; Parkers-
burg nearly. as much; Huntington at.
least four millions. I and Charleston
nearly seven millions and other towns
and cities in proportion. Taken alto
gether 1t may be safely stated that 1t
took all the money which West Vlr-.
Einla got; for lumber, coke. apples and
tanbark. and then some to pay the
BILL This means that We are sending
out OF West Virginia for product at
the highest market price enough nlon-
ey annually to build and pay for ut
least one thousand miles Of excellent
railroad. The interest on one years
shipments annually would maintain In
a much more liberal way than we are
now doing every public institution in
the State" 1'--e
In closing the Review says: 1T Is
poor enough business to exploit the
natural resources of the State. It's tin.
Der coal. oil and gas, II all the money
realized from the sales Of: thtse pro-
ducts is sent out of the State to buy:
food supplies" N aN " | s-
! In q conversation Saturday with,
Director Stewart he made the state
ment that Charleston is right now buy
ing from outside sources products or
the farm at the rate OF seven hundred
Thousand dollars encha month. rs much
as the total deposits In a pretty fair
sized bank. and he asserted that II
good sized bank brokelup in Charles
ton each month and DID not pay cent
en- the dollar. the actual loss could not
he, greater to Kanawha county.
! And yet Mr.. Stewart realizes that
the farmer Is only partly to blame for