Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
THE FARMER VOTE,

There is the SO called Labor NoI,
Out We seldom hear of the Farmer
vote. We NarncrS) arc so nearly
equally divided in politics that tn,
politicians do not take us into con
>lh'ration; We count for nothing.
'hc man votes for what seems to be
Il square deal for everybody: his
nr1Shbor goes right i'm and kills
his vote. Folks let's get together"
at the polls. The professional poll
ticaianS. tax boosters and "cxpcri>''
are right ready to take charge of the
Legislature and run it to suit them
selves if the people give them a
chance
The finest blue grass soil i'm the
world is found in Grccnbricr and
Monroe counties; this is true by test.
We are mostly an agricultural people
What do we get for our State an
preparations? Well, there is Il big
sign board at the G. s o. station at
White Sulphur Springs; I suppose
we got that. Another one at EIkins.
Another located in Il brirr patch
Just below Charleston. big Us the
side of IN ordinary barn, Il very fine
piece of painting, advertising the
commissioner of Agricultural and
ms Bureau. Yes there is some good
III that big sign board 10, of
good lumber that most any farmer
could use.
lew years ago one of our lead
ing coal counties got an agent from
The aforesaid bureau. He rode to a
country home and. being an cAncrt
farm instructor, was allowed to put
away his own horse. When the
larncr Went to the barn to do the
feeding he found the horse tied in
the cutting room floor instead of the
stall. Had to enlarge tho doorway be
fore the animal would consent to
come down and ont Of the barn
iloor. he fellow knew enough
practical agriculture to draw two
or three hundred dollars of salary
every. month but not enough to Dut
a horse in the stable. And vet he
was there 10 teach miners and farm
crS how TO do profitable farming.
nc did his teaching, mostly, play
ing pool around town. Sometimes
drove his car into the country and
told the good house wife how to
plant beans. We have both Pcpub
hcan and democratic authority for
inns story. Please do not miSunder-
stand me; the Farm Bureau is all
right. IT is the Charleston Bureau
that ] am talking about.
Farmers must pay forty cents n
ton. estimated to amount to twenty
five thousand dollars wear. for
every ton OF fertilizer <hippcd into
the State. This money goes right
INTO the agricultural fund 10 be used
FOR sign boards. salaries and so forth
wasted.
1t would take whole columns of
newspaper to tell of the waste and
extravaganza in other departments
or this State. Millions Of dollars can
De saved to tile taxpayers and no.
BODY will have any objections OK
| ccpt the holder Of q >of, lob. We
all want to see the new State 4Jioh-
ways and other good roads 90 for
ward as rapidly as possible but il all
means bigger road tax and il is u2
to the people to sec to it that bridge
plans do not cost as much as the
bridges themselves. Ii takes Too
much money to pay the big sc''lrici
independent Republicans and
Democrats III Congr, IS ha,c secured
some good legislation in The inter
cStS Of the tilIrr> Of The .oil. West
Virginia farmers are not asking for
"r'aH> l"giSlati"r": they want re
duccd taxation. The country has
mad some relief from the HIGH cost
OF living: wheat. for instance. COM
ing down from three dollars per
DuShri TO even less Than one dollar
III some m"rkctS. II is time we had
relief from the high COS. Of roycr.
ming.
| Let us compare figures. You pay
The good old faithfGl farm hand fifty
cents Il day and board. or $50 for
thc year. and YOU 20 borrow the
money to pay him. Didn't make il on
your cattle last year. We nav The
tan expert for his day SO; hotel
bill ~; cigars SOC (call il hotel
$500 and automobile hire s25.
(did YOU know this happened right
here i'll Grcenbricr?) total for the
DAY, $500. What did he do? Took
look at the scenery and. of course,
raised The tax valuation of YOUR
farm. The Assessor didnr put il
high enough. SO many "cApcrt," to
pay that there is very little left for
the farm lIand. Ask any reasonable
hcpub'ican II he wnt> TO tramp four
or t'vc miles to vote for higher taxes
10 sincerely hope that every lad
p'ir"cn'a FARMER 'cv,ry Democrat
NJ lcaSD ana every VOTING IuClubc1,