New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-20
WEST VIRGINIA.
To ths Editor Of The Tribune.

To The Edilor Of The Tribune.
SIR: No doubt very many of our emigrants
should 20 to Missouri Kansas and Nebraska The lands
States cannot be surpassed and on many accounts
strong inducements held out to emiGrants The writer
OF this has recently gone through the whole extent OF
Missouri and large part of Kansas and can speak OF
them from personal observation attractive States but
in the case Of very many emgrants, am satisfied 1t
would be better for them to to West Virginia AL are
not adapted 10 pioneer life: and the resources OF no
state in agriculture mining and manuiac ,i eapan
inducements for their development Emigration might
go to that state Tor years AZ ne ta bs OF @ 81 ~ @ state
would be fully developed The following are some OF the
advantages OF West Virginia:
II is near u.s. I'm the very heart OF the Union and
be reached In few hours the climate is mild and genial
and noted for Its heahfulness. The State lies between
81 and 40 degrees OF north latitude.
H. The soil is adapted TO such variety OF products;
the river bottoms and much OF the table lands are wen
suited to the production OF the various KINDS OF cram
and roots and also tobacco, which Is highly profitable
crop The hill-sldes and table lands are admirably
grape, and other kinds OF fruit ~
III The manufacturing aud mining capabilities OF the
State unsurpassed Coal and iron are In lnexhaust
BILE quantities OF the very best quality and there be
ing now few manufactures or any KIND ana iue ana
waerpower being SO abundant, field is presented OF
peculiar promise 49,, ., -, CO..
found fair farming lands with log cabin sometimes
quite comfortable and several Of cleared land un
der cultivation could be bought at prices varying from
Is to $40 per or in more desirable localities from SO
TO ego per acre where the buildings were better ana more
lana nudef CULTIVATION.
" The superior market facilities for every product Of
the State independent OF the great railroad chesapeake
and Ohioj which will the whole State the
noble Ohio River skirts the State on the west for dis
lance OF 300 miles, and the Great kanawha, on
which steamers daily. penetrates the State more
than 80 miles, connecting this whole region with the
Ohio River and Cincinnati.
And here may remark that the present 10 peculiarly
favorable time TO property either farming or
coal lands the Great hanawha, as noticed In THE
TRIBUNE of the 2th ut that the Legislature had just
fixed the capital the State at Charleston on the kanaw
Ia River, and about 20 miles from the Ohio This being
one OF the very best portions Of the State and this
ton being now settled emigration will be likely TO flow
into that part OF the State very rapidly 49,
The cheapest and best route to this part OF West VIZ
gina by rail from NewYOrk TO Baltimore thence by
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 70 Parkersburg. Through
tickets can had in NewYork at very low rates From
Parkersburg daily the Ohio River 70 the
Meeting with other daily steamers running on the Great
Kanawha The fare on these steamers IL very low Inc
first county the kanawha after leaving the ONO
is Winfield In Putnam County Here II would be well 10
stop County boasts Of the finest coal lands IN the
State as well OF large body OF very desirable farm
ments TO locate that county. He could then up the
river IL not suited TO the next county and so on until
he was satisfied The wlsest plan would De Tor several
persons intending 10 emigrate to 20 together, ana as
would neither much time or money II would
be well 20 first and view the country make their pur'
Chases provide hone6 ana lhen
ni0s
When was through the State, very recently, found
that vendors were disposed TO deal very literally with
settlers offering their lands not only at low prices but on
very easy Of payment third cash and the bal
ance in two or five years. / make this communication
with the Jingle desire that the suggestions may be useful
TO persons contemplating emigration NJ
Red Bank, NetoJerSeY. March 8, 1862