The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-15

DONE Let Us BE BelBlll0s
On the 18th of this month a con-
yention will be held in the city of
Wheeling to adopt and mature plans
for the purpose of attracting capital
and emigrants to this State.
Every county is requested to send
delegates, and Mason county must
not be behind the others in their
enthusiasm and desire to develop
and settle this State.
We can, as individuals, do much
toward making this convention a
success, and can all have voice in
this convention whether we go as
a regularly accredited delegate or
not. 1t is a business convention
having for its object the booming of
the State, and whatever is to the
interest of the whole State is of IN
terest to Mason county.
Mason county has hundreds and
thousands of acres of lands that
ought to be settled up. and in no
way can this land be sold to better
advantage than by inducing ;immi-
grafton into our State. ~
Every land owner in Mason
county, who has surplus that he
desires to sell, should attend the
Wheeling meeting and aid the cause
for which it is called, by his pres
fence and. his counsel. Every mans
views and ideas are worth some
thing under such circumstances.
We have untold mineral wealth
/ to develop that is now lying dormant
for want of capital and enterprise.
Now, when the opportunity offers
to bring our lands and minerals
into notice, should we spurn the
offet2 90 w 3Ig Egfe III
This county needs stirring up
about as badly as any county in the
State, and must rely upon our en-
terprising people to do it, The pro-
posed convention will help them, to
! turn the oldcounty inside out and
upside down. five can, let us rem
! ovate andsrevolutionize old Mason
We have the best county in the
State. Fourth in population and
third in point of wealth, but we
want more money and more people
to develop and make il hum and
boom. Attendance upon this con-
vention will be a step toward this
desirable end.
The most important matter just
now, is to have ii meeting of our citi-
zens to send delegates to this con-
vention; and we would suggest that
it be called by our Mayor for not
later than next Saturday evening,
at the Court House.
Let every town call meetings and
send delegates, and every district
meet and send delegates, for it is
too late to call n mass meeting of
the whole county.
However, we believe the county
will be represented in any event,
but there ought to be good repre-
sentation from every part of the
county.
If you have any pride or interest
in your county or State, begin to
move now, and act upon our sug-
gestions.
Don't let this county fail of repre-
sentation in the Wheeling conven-
ton, Feb. 29th.
Half fare on all railroads.
The Nforgantown New Dominion
says: chats pretty sensible advice
our young friend William II. Martin
gives his West Virginia friends. He
thinks they would better go to work
and develop West Virginia than to
emigrate to the untried West" and
he is right. West Virginia is natu-
rally richer State than either of
the following: Nebraska, Kansas,
Iowa, Dakota or Minnesota.
The Ohio River Railroad Com
pany have surveyed a switch from
the junction of the bridge and the
main line, on. the Clarksburg road
to the Kanawha river, also one to
the Kanawha Lumber and Furni-
ture Factory. At the river an ele-
vator will be built for the purpose
of drawing up freight. This switch
will be about mile long, and will
come to the river near the bridge.
Sol. II. Reel, who was arrested at
this place some few weeks ago by
p Q. Inspector snead, of Cincinnati,
and taken to that city, for some vio-