The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-06
ALL ARE WELCOME.

1t now looks as if West Virginia
would soon receive large and valuable
accession to her population, if the great
landowners of the State exercise but or
dinary wisdom and prudence. We have
many thousands of acres OF land, lying
in large bodies, covered with virgin tim
Der and of great fertility. These lands
have contributed nothing to the prosper
ity Of the Stste and are of no profit to
their owners. But little or no effort has
been made TO bring them INTO produc-
ton. Thrifty, intelligent and energetic
farmers by tho thousand, have been
crowded from the thickly-settied
REGIONS of the North and East
70 hunt homes in the West, far from
markets and the pleasures and conve-
niences of society and old reighbOrship.
They have passed by our doors by car
load and boat load, never stopping to in
ouire for homes amongst US. All this
time it has been within the power of our
large landed proprietors TO offer these
people lands rich in soil and minerals, in
climste equable and mild, surrounded by
thrifty and intelligent neighbors gov
erned by just laws, in state without a
debt and with light taxation, and within
few hours of the great markets of the
Atlantic cities.
We have been gratifed to note on
several recent occasions, evidences Of a
change in this regard. Since the appear
ance OF Mrs. RERECCA HARDING DAVIS
editorials in the Tribune upon the re.
sources of West Virginia, very general
attention among those seeking new homes
IN the country has been directed to this
State. The REGISTER has from time to
time printed letters from n. N. CRoN-
HOLM, Esq, of Chicago, and others, upon
the subjec:. The bread heretofore cast
upon the waters now bids fair to bring
forth good fruit. From the Clarksburg
Necs we have the following:
n. n. Cronholm, Esq. OF Chicago, (ot
whom we spoke in our last lssuel and
John r. Boggess, Esq, returned from Up
shur, Randolph and Webster countles
Sunday morning. They went to Dodd-
ridge county Monday morning and re-
turned that evening. As heretofore
stated, Mr.. Cronholm is looking at lands
with view to making large purchases,
and bringing colonIsts TO this State. He
expressed himself well pleased with
West Virginia, and SAID he would prefer
our lands for coionists at the prices asked
TO Western lands if the latter was offered
him for nothing. He has taken prices and
made all tue preliminary arrangements to
make large purchases. he started to
Baltimore on Tuesday morning to see
the official. Of the b. 81 y. r. K. and
make arrangements with them for trans
portstion of settlers TO this State. He
also expects to make arran goments with
the company tor the transportation OF
emigrauts direct to Baltimore by steam
ship, instead OF having them lsnd at New
York. Unless something should occur to
mar bis plans he expects soon to COM
mence sending colonists here from the
cities and from the old country. He says
there are $4,000 ScsndnaVisns in Chica-
90, all OF whom are anxious to get into
the country and who will do so if they
can.
This State is attracting 4 great deal OF
attention of late, and We will not be sur
prlsed to SEE the tide of emigration turn
cd to q great extent in this direction.
Mr. Vim. II. Medlsnd, OF Allentown, Pa,
writes Mr.. Bogess that several families
residing there are making arrangements
to come to this State. A gentleman Is
now here from Maine, who represents
twenty five families that expect to come
here soon. Mr.. George Bets, OF Hc!vetla,
expects fifteen families of Germans from
New York soon. We welcome these
people to West Virginia and hope they
will never regret the day they cast In
their lot with our people.