The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-25
THAT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE SUGGESTION.

practical lessons on spraying and
trimming of trees and along many
other lines of work where observa-
tons and demonstrations are far
superior to bulletins and lectures.
This paper is only too glad to give
credit to any work that has been ac-
complished at Morgantown. 1t has
been unfailing in its commentator
of the excellent horticultural work
done by Director Stewart and his
efficient corps of helpers at the Ex-
pertinent Station. It's editor drafted
the statute that gave them new
power and put upon them additional
labors and they have exercised that
power wisely and discreelly and as
sumed their additional labors cheer
fully and effectively. They have
called the attention of our people to
the calamitous condition that exists
wherein we are taking the money
received from exploiting our vast
natural resources and sending it into
other states to buy food and feed
that we ought to grow at home. To
correct this condition and keep this
money at home is the biggest prob
lem before the people of West Vir-
ginia today, the Virginia debt ques-
ton not excepted, because VIC could
pay off the whole debt with a fraction
al part of the money thus unwisely
expended in a single year.
In the Western and Middle-west-
ern states there is not one agriculture
al and horticultural school but in
most states there are several. They
are not theoretical but practical. In
West Virginia we are half century
behind the times. We need to wake
up and get busy. We are waking up
on this side of the Allegheny noun
tains and we are bringing money into
the State from the sale of our pro-
ducts instead of sending it away for
their purchase and let US hope we
are just beginning to open our eyes
to our possibilities. We call upon
our newspaper friends to lay hold of
this subject and agitate it. Mr..
Grants petulaat criticism has not in
Inundated US by any means. Our
aim is broade: than a desire to bring
a few students ora few dollars to any
particular town. 1t is to benefit the
whole State and inaugurate new
era in the whole commonwealth,
which is primarily an agricultural and
horticultural state, despite the fact
that our timber, coal, oil and gas
have oyershadowed the fundamental
proposition for the time being.
Again we say that it is of undis-
puted Importance that this State have
at o-ce first class Agricultural and
Horticultural College, free from the
blighting shadow of the State Uni,
yersity and wisely and properly 10,
Gated; that Keyser is, for reason,
hereinbefore suggested an excellent
location; that in view of the State.
deplorable financial condition and The
probable inability to secure an ap
preparation for its erection and estab.
: lishment it would be good bushes.
to Utilize the buildings of the Pre-
parat9ry School, especially in view o
the fact that has failed of the purpos,
, for which it was created, which wa,
to remove from Morgautown the pre-
, paratory department of the Uniyers
ity. If this suggestion ofFends out
friend Grant or anyone else they vii
have to make the most of it. III,
leads him to think we are an ignor.
anus we will make the best we car
of that.-Hampshire Review.
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