The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-31

The Ohio State Journal Is calling the at
tention OF persons intending to emigrate
from that State to the advantages that the
State Of Virginia offers to farmers. 1t
does not encourage anybody to emigrate
from Ohio, and rather deprecatss the dis
position OF those who are inclined to
change their localities, but inaHmuch as
10000 young farmers do leave Ohio every
wear, the Journal publishes for their bene-
1T the description Of number OF tracts OF
land offered for sale at seemingly low
rates in Old Virginia by Richmond Real
Estate Agency. 1t suggests whether the
time has not arrived for intending West
ern cmigrants to change their direction
and examine into the advantages OF the
country east Of the Ohio river. We re-
gard this as very sensible and timely sug'
gestion on the par. OF the Journal, and We
desire to call its attention TO the fact that
not Old Virginia alone, but West
Virginia presents strong inducements
10 the young farmers Of Ohio. We have a
country here that Immediately adjoins the
borders OF their own State-only divided
from them by the river that is common to
both States--a country that ia even
healthier than the average Localities Of
Ohio, and one which has promising fu'
ture ma certainly as any State in the
Union. The young Republican farmers
can come 10 West Virginia without any
fear Of being deprived Of any OF their pc.
litical rights. We have no bull.dozing in
this State, and we have 40, $50 Republican
voters, well scattered through the different
counties. The Republican vote has
steadily increased at every Presidential
election-has never gone back-and Isl
day the vital political element in this
State. It will be the predominant ele'
ment in the near future. We have an ex:
celleut free school systematic gift OF the
Republican party to the state-and while
railroads do not yet gridison our
State as they do Ohio, yet the inducements
in the way Of mineral wealth, timber, &C.,
arc 90 great that they IRE bound 10 be
built at an early day. Already numerous
enterprises OF the sort are on the taps, and
some Of them will be put through on the
present railroad boom. Meanwhile the
opportunities for investment along the
line Of these projected and agitated roads
are excellent. Now Is the time to avail OF
these opportunities, and, therefore, we
say that to resolute young farmers, who
have small amount Of means, West Vir'
yinis presents inducements well worth e1'
aiming into.
II the Journal will do us the favor to
publish this article we will be glad to give
attention to any correspondence that t
NAV call forth from intending emigrauts
from Ohio, and no doubt Governor sIe'
vcnson at Parkenburg (who has already
done something in this way), Hon. A. NJ.
Poundstonoat Buckhannou, Upshur coun-
~, Judge Fleming at Glenville, Gilmer
COUNTY, Hon. John P. Jones, Cranberry,
Preston county, Hon. ]. H. Riley, Ripley,
Jackson county, Hon. ]. NJ. McWhorter,
Lswisburg, Greenbrier county, aud Gen.
T. NJ. Harris, Harrisvile, Richie county,
will each and all be willing to answer in
quiries from correspondents.
These gentlemen will all BIO glad to give
information to persons in Ohio, or else
where, who may desire to inquire about
the inducements presented by their res
pective localities to emiGrans. Ihssmuch
as they are all well known Republicans,
and men Of character and standing in this
State, our Ohio friends need not fear
that they will get any Information that
will mislead them in regard to the social
and business status of Republicans in
West Virginia.