The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-22
BULGARIA TO SOLVE
PROVISION PR OBJ EN-

ucts and cocoons found their best mar
kets among the German and Turkish
buyers in days before the war. or
course. Bulgaria's famed product, at
tar OF roses, was largely taken blythe
French, and enjoyed its own market
among the buyers Of all the nations
OF the West Just such a luxury prod
uct, however, would be the first 10
suffer by reason Of the world war.
and Bulgaria's trade, in the expensive
essence Of its wonderful rose valleys
was bound to fall of greatly.
Most every Bulgarian is either a
farmer or politician. AS a politic-
ian. he writes. officers the army. and
takes UP thervarious professions. Po-
littcal Bulgaria lives in the little ma
tons one pretentious city. Sofia, whilo
everywhere else throughout the coun-
try stretch the little peasant holdings.
About forty per cent Of the country is
held as private property and about
twenty-four per cent is parish prop
serty. The bulk Of the holdings owned
outright are held in less than one hun
dred acre plots. Land magnates. so
prominent in the other Agriculture
nations Of the world, are rarely met
with among the folk. Thrifty. well To
to, persistent farmers, descendants Of
generations ofSfarmers, make I'M the
financial strength and the greater part
OF the population of Bulgaria.
Peasants Are Frugal.
The Bulgarian peasants are as
frugal and as cheerful in administer,
ing their resources as are their Ger.
man allies. Little is wasted by the
peasant family in display or for fes-
tiyal. Herein, Bulgaria contrasts
strongly with her western neighbors.
the Serbians, who are people firmly
tmbued with the hedontst's phlIosonhy
OF doing by ourselves as well as, our
means allow. The Bulgarian has mt
enjoyed his freedom as long "a the
serbian, and his oppression at the
hands OF the Turks WAC. likely. more
severe than that experienced by .he
Serbian. frrther removed from the CEN
tiers OF urkish domination. Thus. .he
-6ulSarlan has a sterner, more re-
pressed outlook upon life than his
neighbors In the Balkans. and less ~
9 demand for comfort aud the ioys q.
living.
!" foundations Of a manufacturing IN.
dustry in Bulgaria have, hardly bean
laid and such thugs as arc made are
largely produced in the homes If the
people, who I'LL a great many q. their
needs by home ;narufac.u-s. T'his
home industry has lcst greatly IN i'm n.
portance with an Increasing rtrean -. =
imported products from Austria Hum,
gary, Germany and threat lr;tain
Where the Bulgarian PEASANT former
" made his cloth, his tools. l,is ln,,se.
hold utensils. his furniture ana fis
clothes. he Is now looking more and
more 70 the mills and factprics ~, ~
western civilization. This has ina the
result Of making his exports more ann nm
more important TO him. AS the peas-1
ants demands upon civilization have
grown. his interest in supplying his
neighbors with the produce of his
farms has developed nightly, Thara.
fore, as the Teutonic powers and His
neighbor, turkey, were by far his best
customers, he. probably. had strong
leaning toward them, over ana be-
yond such political leanings as may
have influenced his governments e.
pepssl of.their cause {. IS 3 q