West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-03-05
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clothed in green aud all nature looks
radiant, especially the ranches. was
in the city recently and was told 10y
business men that financial matters are
improving rapidly since the passage OF
the currency bin. Ii has at least restored
confidence aud caused the banks 10 nut
ont their surplus aud this has started
business and we of San Diego city aud
county expect year OF unusual pros
perity.
The Railroad Commission has granted
the 5. ID. Il A. II. r. permission To issue
SO, 600 bonds to complete the road
to Seely, where it will connect with the
Southern Pacific, giving us the shortest
route east OF any of the coast cities.
Preparations are being made for the
construction OF road from Grand June
tion, Col, TO San Diego, and the Rock
Island is still holding it's option on the
Cuyanaca road 10 give them route into
the city. The city h spending $3.50, 900
on their water system, and this will give
employment TO several hundred of the
unemployed. Plenty >oi work at good
wages soon puts new life into com
munity
Realty prices are soaring-anyone
wanting TO purchase real estate here will
have to get move on. | had letter
from friend IN Preston county making
inquiry about land prices. can give
prices now, but | would not attempt to
o a. " lu rrl I. A
be great city, with the finest harbor on
the coast and in the near future with four
railroads entering from the east, and with.
the best back country in the world Tim
peria Valley nothing can keep it down.
In the two and one-half years have
been here it has grown from AZ 900 to
to 10000 inhabitants.
A wise boy said, "What is the neces-
sity for ground-hog day in beautiful sunny
California; We have no ground-hogs
only badgers and coyotes. The Cham
Der OF Commerce, acting upon the sug.
gestion, resolved that ground.hog day
be abolished forever and the 2nd of Feb
ruarY be known hereafter as Straw Hat
day, and Immediately prepared to cele-
brate. was in the city on the 2nd and
there was sea OF straw hats. WAS in
the Federal building before the Railroad
Commission and did not see the parade.
but the morning paper claimed that there
were GO, 600 in line-but this should be
taken with a liberal amount of salt.
However, every one who could procure a
straw sky-piecc was wearing it, and when
] came home and hunted up my last
years lid the rabbits did not know me
and tried 10 break from their pens, but
about feeding time they became reconciled.
The Argus as an advertising medium is a
daisy. What j said in my last letter,
although not intended as an "ad,"
brought me letters from all over the mid
die west asking about rabbits within a
week after its publication. certainly
appreciate The Areus aud the kindly
appreciation Of my letters by my many
old friends.
] admire the defense OF your county
court by number OF your correspon-
dents. i know most of its members as
men Of ability and integrity, and can see
at this distance that il is doing a good
work. have known Mr.. Gibson from
his childhood and know that he is
splendid man and model citizen.
Keep up the good fight for progressive
ideas, they are bound 10 win. often
wonder that the reactionaries can't gee
the handwriting on the wall. The people
have become educated TO the idea that
they are the architects of their own des-
tinies. They do not need bosses or
leaders 10 dictate who their candidates
shall be and what policies they shall
pursue. let the people say ] was
Republican for many years, but there If
one sin ] do not have 10 answer for-I
NEVER DID VOTE FOR Bill Dawson. am
a Progressive, and just as long az the
Democratic progressives carry out Wood
row Wilson's policies / want TO see them
kept in power.
Gov. Hiram Johnson is a candidate for
reelection. lie will speak in the city
next Monday night and will 90 to hear
him. lie or a Democrat will be elected
next November, although the reaction
aries are making great effort to sue
coed, but they are back number in
California
Another Wright machine collapsed at
North Island few DAYS ago and Lieut..
POET, an army aviator, was dashed 900
feet into the bay and instantly killed. This
makes six fatal accidents at the camp
within few months, and all by the
Wright machines The government was
warned by Lincoln Beachy that the
Wright machine was out Of date. but
they continue TO kill good men by their
old iogy ideas
Well, have new ncighbors. Mr.
Phipps, a nephew Of Henry Phipps, the
steel king with his grandson, have taken
the ranch adjoining ours. and we are
having good times. Mr.. y. is "a years
old, a native Of Lexington, Va. and an
| old Confederate soldier. After the war
| bee came west and became a miner. He
uow owns mines from Arizona to Alaska.
and also in South Africa. lie came to
make bis home in this beautiful sunny
land with bis grandson, Is years old.
wish you West Virginians could see
This country. Oats and barley are in
head, AMI we have been having young
potatoes since January. Fruit trees are
beginning 70 bloom, and everything and
everybody seem happy.
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