The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-23
WHAT WYE NEED MOST


stfIrt n BIZ b iIll.l-..-=--s -. Il 81
III THIS GREAT doUsTAts ATH
10 Bring % out Of the " derpess:=Rs
"a tor Davis Espisins he TnaaeneesTha 4
-ssa are KssbtaE nask ths y ~. y .l +,
" Progrssi q che State SSNw
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Ex-senator Henry g. Davis arrived in
the city on Saturday for q short visit
Dnringhis stay he received many callers
in his room, and was very warmly greeted
by members Of both houses Of the egis-
lature when he visited the State House
in the evening. Helett for Baltimore list
night. ss; i. a M III vols nm.
i "A reporter Of the ISTRIlioRscERl drop
ped in at his room 10, say Show aye
do and askthe distinguished gentleman
for the official slate Of President Cleye-
lands Cabinet. IS think wi, shall al have
TO wait awhile for tiat,;;' said 4Er. Davis,
Governor, Cleveland has q way OF keep
lug lsil lftI luI Lut
Wei, Senator, suppose ! poke the IRE
and Well have little chat on matters and
things in general. We've, got Q great big
State here with q good deal In. 1t, but some
people think we are not getting the most
outio9lIillt an sE,id{4 no lbb5t4Ga Altilil
,aI'mnotayerse totalkfng onthatsubiect.
Indeed l have paid g great deal OF atten'
ton to 1t, and have with me come memo.
randa which l shall be glad TO give You u
you attach as much imp 6rtanee to IL as
do Inwhat fsay j wish TO, avoid politics,
and to talk Of facts and figures king "a
the advancement Of the material Interest
lof West Virginia. With proper regard fol
himself and family, theaim hope and
effort OF every W est 'yifginian should be
to make the State happy, prosperous,
wealthy, and TO develop and bring 70 mar
ket the vast agricultural, hlanutac turing,
mineral and timber interests'ot the State,
When th ere were no railroads, telegraph,
telephones, improved machinery d oil
kinds, all were equal butif We would keep
Iup @iththe world and what is going On,
we must be active progfe ssive, and keep
abreast OF the times, Of we Will be left Z,
H This Is the age Of progress. In the last
Itifty years the world has made more pro,
igress than In all time before. People with
stav Where tflinps move slowly and there
ara no faiIroads or etlterpfise IA ma peo.
lnlell n Ihaye tried Il and Know how Diff.
cnlt II isto eet money "a come 10 an State
| Capital Il timid. and will [nrrot, stay where
people or legislation are uniriendly. Yhai
Invest Virginia needs a capital with enter.
prising and honest people to work it,.n,i, r., Z
SON sogr ~ 1SrpRrsT 1,.s... y,a mrs ~
eve ara mot growing varvi5fast i'm
'I.wealth n, - e ss-5.e.il -
4 aOuri increase in incubation liz create,
lthan I'm wealth.. sBetween the census
M 1870 and that Of 1880 lyesti SVir9inia's
Il population increased from, ri 600 N, ais.
iE60ot canal IA about 4(l'pefeanf. Witch 4,
4 greater r than the most 81 IN, States ana
Emore. thansthe IGnitedl State generally,
4 which WAS 80 percent m 7{5ilIin NJ 81
Aeeo nast y ps Inc n eet,sps N 1s7c
and, 1sSO. the taxable yslue ofIpropertyin
j West V;rg;n;a was: in1S70' taxabieiSro.
Marty az ali Kinds $40. h3S on. In 1sS0
$50 892. 705: a deereas,, in Ten, years N
lS0l5'50S. II Ssiies@ p i,51U Sg,y ma !
\ census was. in 1850. S9O1 Id 00D .Tint1s7
SEQ ,65l .iSi!: an, increase In, trueyalue. 81
i Sl0C, $4s. 500. The West Virginia State
4 assesssment in 1884 was SI85y m sia2sy
Ishowing an increase over j $50. accordins
M the census feport. ofaboutf so5 ,0l0 (O0'
according to me u. s. censilsof lssO fVest
lVireinia's taxes were. for ischools. s752,.
I78S: for State. county. &c. 81 All I'D
totai for ali nnrposes M o56 Az. ri - =
q - -, - jsnp, .iIsss,
49, 'H iaA .,.lsg Soibnas
What about railroads = ,,,...tl f:tiyf,,
"oae g Ct ~ ne sources q revenue IN az
ding to the state assessment q Issl, West