West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-01-15

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OF work, i VIII try to write you again.
In order to reduce the cost Of living q /
great number Of people here have gone /
INTO the rabbit industry, myself among
the number. At the present time l have
fourteen breeding does and they bring
me on an average Of l12 young per month. |
At three and one-half months old these
will dress 21l pounds each, and they sell
readily at from 20 70 rs cents per pound. |
The cost Of q rabbit ut three and one half
months will not exceed 10 cents. raise
my own alfalfa but any kind Of grass or
hay will do. In fsttening i feed q litti+
crushed barley for ten days before market
ing. i have 4 contract at Rudder's Grill
for all ! can furnish The highest I have
marketed in one week is l22 pounds. 1
am going TO increase my breeding stock
to fifty does 1 have the Belgian and
New Zealand. i prefer the latter as they
mature Younger. i don't see why the
people Of West Virginia can't solve the
question Of the high cost of living in this
way. Anyone wishing to try the expert
ment can send me five dollars and / will
send him a trio, two does and one buck,
by express at his expense and guarantee
safe delivery. They will be from three
to five months old when shipped, and arr
ready for breeding at five months. Every
doe will pay ten dollars per annum clear
after deducting cost Of feeding. One
man In Los Angeles has 100 does and his
net income each year Is $1,000. / will be
glad to furnish information TO anyone de-
string TO learn more about this industry.
We spent Thanksgiving with A. Bruce
Shaw at Coronado and witnessed some
daring fleets by Lincoln Beachy in his
aeroplane. After sailing around the
Polo grounds just above the heads OF
10000 people he assembled 1000 feet then
turned the head OF his machine down.
ward and dropped 1000 feet. He then
Topped the loop three times and glided to
earth. Lieuts. Ellington and Kelly were
killed a few days before at North Island.
They were gliding. and when within 100
feet Of the ground started the engine. The
effect was that the machine headed for
the earth and shot downward, killing
both instantly. Beachy blamed the
Wright machine for the accident.
Last Sunday we had lunch with w. Z.
Shaw after which we drove TO the park
and took in the marine band concert and
visited the zoo.
The buildings on the exposition grounds
make a fine showing. There will be q
municipal Christmas tree in the park.
Everybody invited. Everything OF a
public character is done in the open air.
Even the schools are taught in screened
rooms.
AT the recent auto races from Lea
Angeles to Phoenix, Arizona, Bruce Shaw
spent six days on the desert with his
TREND. Capt. Daniels, whose Locomobile,
driven by a boy named Davis, won the
race, making the 564 miles in IS hours
and 20 minutes. Bruce was in q Ford
machine and acted as q scout, as his
Ford would run over the sand without
burning itself. Daniels won the $500. %
prize which he gave to Davis and promised
to purchase q racing car for him. Barney
Oidfeld was in the race but left his car
in q mud hole near Braley. When Davis
returned he was given a big reception and
an auto parade one and a half miles long
Automobiling is very popular here on ac-
count OF the fine roads. There are 1000
machines owned in the county. We
have an auto stage running into the city,
the fare being two bits q round trip.
Second crop Of figs are now ripe and
our winter gardens are fine. Eggs are
still 30 cents per. dozen but molting Is
over and the production is increasing.
The San Diego and Arizona Railroad
company has issued SIS, 900, 100 in bonds
and are rushing construction work with
a view Of running trains by January l,
1915. So when you, Mr.. Editor, come
to the exposition you can shorten the
distance 600 miles by taking that road at
Una, Arizona, and have the pleasure Of
trSvelins forty-seven miles through
Mexico. The Sante Fe is erecting new
passenger and freight depots in the city,
and John ID. Spreckles is erecting a depot
for the S. ID. * A. railroad and a million
dollar pier and wharf In the bay. And
yet, Notwithstanding all this, times are
very hard and thousands OF men are out
OF work. The banks are full OF money
but no n can get a loan. 1t Is 80 all
over the country. The banks are hold.
ing the money to discredit the admins
tration and precipitate a panic. II the
new currency bill doesn't bring relief IL
will be absolutely necessary for President
Wilson to do what he threatened Wall
street with doing and throw $500 0 600
into the banks to relieve the pressure.
The Standpat party is now trying to
r%eorganize the Republican party in Cali
%fornia, but with no success California will
stand by Governor johnson, who put
the Southern Pacific and John ID. spreck-
los out Of politics. and will never go back
to a dishonored party. 1 heard Francis
j. HeneY speak in Germania hall one
night last week. He is a candidate for
US. senator. There are only two parties
in Cal~ifornia-the ~standpaters and Pro-
gressives. The Democrats are all Pro.
gressiyes.
Well, the weather is perfect. IL rains
At night but suDshines during the day
can sec snow at times on the Cuyamaca
mountains, 20 miles away. but that IL
near enough. You people who are sbiver-
ing with the cold have my sincere sympa-
thy. ] have just learned that Dutch
Euglehart aud one Of Buceton's fair
daughters are to be married Christmas.