West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-28

10 The Edltor Of TuE AReus:

20 much Importance that / cannot
keep silent; now that we have the
cup almost 10 our lips, surely we
will not dash it 10 the earth.
If THE subscription is lost, I.lear
that all hope Of railroad, for many
years at least, will DE gone.
Ever since ! have known this
county it hss been the boast of her
citizens. that Preston County was
rich IN iron ore, in coal, in fire clay,
and timber and that when rail
road "ss made it would develop her
resources and make her rival IL
wealth the adjoining counties Of
Pennsylvania,
Tier newspapers have publish. d
this to the world, and endesvored
upon the representation OF such acts
TO seeure immigration.
Her leading men have held public
meetings, made speeches. and adopt
ed resolutions. trying by an united
effort to secure the attention Of men
OF capital TO come to us, build rail
roads and develop our hidden treas
ures.
Now il there be truth in these
professions OF mineral wealth, then
railroad will Bring it into market,
and enrich every farmer who owns
the land, every business man who
handles the products, and every la.
boring man who aids it's develop.
ment, aud as matter Of course the
railroad used as means of trans
portatioa for so much material L. ust
pay handsomely.
Ii there be no truth in those pro-
fessions OF mineral wealth, then orr
people are liars, our newspapers
have been guilty Of Tue basest de-
ception, and our leading men should
be prosecuted for false pretenses,
Tor trying TO induce men to come
here and invest capital upon false
representation.
Do the gentlemen, who oppose
the district subscription zee in What
attitude they place themselves?
For nay part, insist that we DO
something by which tho outside
world may knQw that we, at least,
believe What We cay in relation to
the mineral wealth OF oar county, or
quit talking about IT,
What DO .ts it to us if we bsve
thousands OF acres Of coal superior
to the coking coal OF Pennsylvania,
i! W. ere 10 live and die and leave
1T untouched for failure generations?
The arguments used by the gentle
men opposing this subscription are
founded upon assumptions, and the
assumptions are false. 1t 10 first as
sumed that the road won't pay. Why
won't it pay ? Is it because there "a
nothing to hau,? L 90, what are
you going to 10 with all the mber,
slaves, tan bark. and coal, and iron
ore living north. west, south and east
OF Klugwood ? Does not every body
know that bpsiness will spring up
all along the line Of The road, and
that freight that IS not now dream
ed Of will be offered for trans porta-
ton; that he passenger travel will
pay the running expenses Of the
road 1t is admitted that the
Ciarksburg and Weston Narrow
Gauge Road yields handsome prof..
Why, then, wont this pay They
answer that the Weston Road has q
large territory from which to draw.
Admit it. We will have very
considerable territory also. Weston
4oes not get her paying freight from
the back couaties, but it comes arge-
y from the industries that have
grown up along the line of the rod. |
Thsy have OH that route no iron ore ;
We have an inexhaus ible ,upply OF
A very fine q ualIty. They have no
5oklug coal we have thousands Of
Of acres that by an actual ana. ysls
bias been pronounced to be of ve-y
superior quality, aud as for timber, !
we will yield to none.
Another false assumption ia, that
'or the mex tVeatY-eigot years the
assessed valuation Of tho property
Of this disirict will remain substsp-
italy The came ar now, aud that the
assessment 10 pay the bon Is will be
about the same. Just think Of that
for one momeutl To an age Of prog
ress like THE, district with all the
hidden wealth we boast, to stand
stock still, dead, mou9nless, for % !