The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
that the tax laws are kSepinS soapi-
fAlN mt of the nfafe> =, IS Ia ~ n 80

S-T.T-s5 80
that the tax laws are ksepin1 so&pir
ttAl OUT Of the state. \, ~ $.; \
AS the mtelh gencsr has frequent,
4 ly pointed out, West Virginia can
with the sort OF Investment oapttal.I
lsts like Mr.. Thompson make, Al The
capital they send into the state does
the state as much harm as good feTs|
their modus operandi Ia buying ND
ias much mineral land aa they can
get at the lowest possible price and
Keeping 1t lying idle for speoulRtival
purposes. They develup no&hinx;iI
rather they retard development y for /
the high prices atEwhich they hold
their land frequently discourage
real investors who would be wilingI|
to open mines, drill wells or estab-
lish lumber camps, There are thous-
ands OF acres ot. val1a BILE land nj
West Virginia which would be- de-
veloped today and be the sites OF
thriving towns and villages were 1t
not held by spectators who are cltnG-
ing to It In order TO proft by rising
prices made poss1ble by the entepS
ing railroads and establishing In
dustries, II si'..s- E% - E',.,g<
Ohio county itself furnishes some
excellent examples OF the invest
ments" made. by the type OF capital
| lists the tax laws are said to be
keeping out OF the state. Practical
ly all OF Ohio county's coal has been
sold to syndicates. How many mines
| have been opened the past several
years?. Except those owned by home
! capital there has not been one. The
capitalists who made these invest
ments" have no intention of develop
ing their property, but will hold ON
to 1t until real coal operators pur-
chase it at fancy prices. Why should
they; not pay taxes on the same baSfs
with other property holders, and
what material harm Is done If they
decline to make further Investments
because of such tar A tax system
that discourages the tying up Of val
liable lands for speculative purposes
is good for the people who have to
make their living In the state.
The Astrally-Viewed Man OF 2SO8
| (From the Washington T1mes.)
| Listen to the words OF : Madame
Anna Besant after her aatral body
had jumped down the centuries about
four laps and made few obserya-
tions on the man Of 1903.
| HE will be between six and seven
feet tall, or even taller, and he will
have the power of clairvoyance, He
will be able to see and converse with
the spirits Of other worlds, the beings
whom Christians call angels. He will
be able to telephone his thoughts for
long distances without the interven-
ton of electrical instruments. His az
trail body will be able to move in
stantly long distances, and perform
most Of the functions which can now
he performed only by our physical
bodies. He will be healthier and
happier and live to q greater age
than we do now" -
! Anna is so credu1ous. And what
ever her abilities as q sIeep-walker.
she Is distinctly feminine in logic.
| Who but q woman would ever con-
clude that because q man had all
! those improvements he would be
happier, and live to a greater age?
Why, that gentleman. about sixteen
minutes after he was born, would
4; shoot his astral body down hundred
years or 80, see all the trouble in,
store for him, grab himself by each
ear, and with his new electrical brain
shock himself to death. "A man sew
en- feet tall would keep humping in
to everything IKE street car doors
and chandeliers, That wouldn't
make anybody happy. And just sup
pose he could see the beings Chris
tians call angels Wouldn't he be
just as liable to see the beings that
Christians call devils - Judging
by accepted statistics on the subject
he'd be much more liable to see 'em.
! because there are more of 'em.A
OF course, there are some advan-
tageg about not having body. You
wouldn't have to pay railroad fares:
you could take a vacation whenever
you wanted without asking the boss;
and any little job like covering up
the furnace or walking the baby to
sleep might just as well be done by
an astral body as by any other, But
first thing, that astral body would
want to do your eating and drinking
and kissing for you-and then there
would be dead astral body clutter
Ing up the house. For you couldn't
bury an astral body. g..
But our real quarrel IL with this
business Of having your thoughts
wandering all AROUND the country for
other peoples benefit. There are
some things a man would lust as
soon-and a little sooner=-nobody
else knew. It would be most .unpleas-
ant If his wife, for instance, knew all
his thoughts. r .
We're glad she put 1t of four hun
dred years hence. '.r... - -. e.
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