Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-03
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Boorrp rs January 80, 1857,
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GrrnrfEx ~ Being fastened hero,
ior want ofany, convenient access to
Charleston, or the outer world, II al
dress. through Your columns, this
LEGISLATIVE district, AMI make some
suggestions to them for.thc improve
i rnent Of this portion of the country,
for developing its mineral wealth, for
increasing its population, its manu-
features, AMI It's capacity fer business.
You krow we haze coal in inexhauf
table quantities, both camel and bit
luminous. the former of the richest
q character for manufacturing purposes.
Our forests abound, in all kind oftim-
Der. except pine, our soil is fertile,
and eur cattle, sheep and hogs grow
as it were spontaneously. BIT all
this ayails as nothing if we have no
communication to maiketto dispose
ofour products, neither have we any
desire TO increase our business, as
long al we have no facilities except
the present to send our produce to
market The towns along the Ohio
trivef sfani in need of oar coal at this
ltine, 80 also do they want oHrt Timber
and our. grain I've want their pro-
ducts in return. How are we TO have
J this communications BY slackwatcr
/ navigation, when We have water suf-
fieient only two months III the year,
ana then in snch abundance we do
not require any improvements or q
railroad By which we can have com
munication,, at all times, at high va
ter orlow, water, dry time or wet-a
i road we can.depend on at all times,
that will give permananey to business
: and facility to enterprise! =.
Thelattsr you would say is: the kind
of improvement We want. Give us a.
railroad from this place or any point.
above hereto the mouth Of Coal riv.eii
Ell, and! in the Dextfire years you will
see ain entire change in this county
of ours; farms that caa be bought for
$1,000 now, 1000 will then be re-
4quired instead ofselling pork at 81
psr cwt, rs We do at the present time.
we will have the market price-in-
stead of our coal remaining in the
hills or our trees in the forests, we
will have a chance to compete with
othors-and instead Of addressing the
peoplcofthis district, Mcssrs. Editors,
through your paper, at Charleston we
will have d. paper Of onrown.
I ITpw are we to accomplish all thisll
The timeis now approaching to choose
our delegate for,this dfstrict--let llim
b such man as will not be afraid
-to7advocatc the passage of a charter,
fora railroad from the mouth Of Coal
river toHthis place with a capital of,
say S5oO,o95, on the two and three
fifths principle--lct us>havc q good
fair charter, anl my word for it !
know where tho remaining capital
will come from. And what is more
7 know tic road will be built and
placed in successful operation in less |
tran three years after the passage of
the act. The people Of Logan coun-
II are entitiel3to a delegate by rota.
ton, and from among the best men oil
that county | would nominate EVER;
MONT WARD, as a person suitable for
our candidate. lie has had much
caperielce in legislation, and is every
way qualified to do credit to US, and
: has the welfare Of the district at
heart. #.f,s... :, 49,. ~. #rs g@rt
let asshave him as onr candidate,
advocating a liberal charter for a good
railroad from the mouth of Coal riy-
erto this place, thereby giving US al
chance to send our coal, lumber and
produce to market and i firmly be-
Eeve the people Of this legislative dis
.strict will elect him almost unanimous
ly.E.5 .. lsF4l ss-
Let us havela railroad charter sol
that we maybe enabled to- do some.
thing in the way of lining this river
with collierics and manufactures OF
parafiua, lamp and lnbricating oils,
b..
tits but justice to Mr.. Wari to say
tliathe has not been consulted in this
matter, neither has he thought Of be-
ningacandidate for the Office Of
delegate il. this district, he is my
choice hol ter; but if he thinke he
cannot consei 1tfonsly advocate such
measure, let US arc q candidate
who can. BOONE, 4
Nanawha Republican, please copy
Unfortunate accident.