The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-10

the 29Gh inst, OF business men and otneIS
in bringing the resources OF this
State to the attention OF the outside world,
is q fret step in the right direction. II
will serve 10 create q public sentiment,
some official action by the
Legislature and State authorities that will
give Trustworthy information rs to those
resources, and shut the mouths OF that
syndicate OF Blanderers in Pennsylvanla
and Ohio who assert that We have neither
coal, iron ore, timber, fire clay or choice
farming lands, but who betray their real
motive Of fear Of competition with our
prnductB by constantly belittling them.
We produce ChoiceT and higher priced
yoods than either OF those States; as good
cattle, better wheat and corn, as good
ores; our nails, glass, pottery goods and
cigars that compete with the best that
either State can make, while our best can
mel and gas Goals are unexcelled anywhere
In the Republic, and in the department Oh
coke and steam and fuel coal, our best
products command higher prices than the
Connellsvillo coke or the foughiogheny
or Pittsburgh Coals. We challenge test
Of these allegations, after weighing care.
FULLY each word we have written. And
vet with this equality, or absolute aupe'
Tiority in many instances, our productions
in these departments constitute but an in.
significant per cent OF those Of either OF
the States named. d. -,
The reasons are the conservative, tmid
character OF our population, want OF capi'
tai and railroad facilities. The wheeling
movement indicates disposition to take
progressive, aggressive and broader
yisw OF the situation, and TO take such
action as will indicate confidence in our
resources. Such facts, statistics and con-
alterations IS are demonstrable should be
given to tho world over the signatures Of
Representatives Of the new movement, and
Inducements offered to capital TO develop
our mines, forests, fields, manufactures
and commerce. State action encouraging
immigration, quieting titles, providing
geological survey, collecting and publish.
ing economic, vital and trade statistics,
aud giving official sanction to the same
should 1t be demanded. A vide field
opens out for the Wheeling meeting. viii
/ 1t have the courage aud comprehension to
enter In and possess 1t?
The NeU dominion, speaking OF the in
terest West Virginia farmers have in the
convention, publishes the following:
The convention which Is to meet at
Wheeling on the ooh inst. to boom the
State, invites those who have land to sell
to make 1t known to the convention.
Here Is chance for farmers who want
to sell 10 have their lands advertised all
over the country free OF charge.
The object Of the convention is to find
places for those who want to locate in
West Virginia.
There are a number Of farmers in Mo-
mongolia county who have land to sell.
II they haven't they ought to have. They
are farming, or trying to farm, or pretend
ing to farm two or three times as much
land as they can farm with any profit.
Their farms are going to seed. They
don't pay the taxes. They are getting
worse and worse, while the farmer him
self is running into q condition where he
will shortly be sold ont by the sheriff.
These farmers Of Monongalia who are
"lsnd poor"-whoss farms are unpro6ta-
bic; who are living from hand to mouth;
who are making life burden by attempt
ing to hold more land than they can use,
had better go down to the Wheeling con-
yention and report their farms for sale
with the terms and advantages thst may
attach.
To do THE will be better for them and
better for the county. II We can get come
Of the supsrhuoua land OF the county divi-
ded up among few industrious German
or Swiss immigrants, who will make every
foot OF 1t productive, and who will grow
rich of OF what is now waste land, 1t may
operate as stimplus to some OF our home
farmers and they will fall in with the
boom.
Come on with your surplus land, and
take or send description Of it to the
Wheeling convention.
The NeW Dominion also urges county
convention to appoint delegates, in the
following language. "The immediate
matter for confederation is to have the
county represented whether there 10 any
general public action or not. We believe
there Is few men who will attend this
convention in any event. But there
ought 10 DO general representation from
every part OF the county. In every dis
trict there ought to be some one with pub
lie spirit enough to get up a nesting and
appoint delegate. Let the districts send
delegates to county convention TO be
at the court house, say, the Saturday be-
fore the meeting OF the Wheeling conven-
ton. That ig, nend delegates to county
convention to be held on Saturday, the
18th, to appoint delegates to the Wheeling
convention on the 10Th.
II the people Of this county have any
interest in this thing let them act on the
above suggestion. Let 1t be understood
that we hold county convention on Sat-
urday, the 25.h, at the court house.
Parkersburg Is also falling in line. The
Journal sSya:
Mayor Camden, at the mex! meeting Of
the City Council, will be petitioned by q
large number OF prominent and influential
citizens to call public meeting for the
purpose Of electing delegates to attend the
meeting which will be held in Wheeling
on tho Goth inst, and the object is TO de-
wise ways and means to most efectually
develop the vast natural resources Of West
Virginia. 1t Is also intended that at this
meeting, to be called by the Mayor, an i'm.
migration and corresponding committee
Bhall be appointed, or elected, to system.
aticRlly boom Parkersburg and this part
OF the State. This Is one Of the best move.
mentB OF the year, and should BIO heartily
encouraged, To use an original and new
expression, boom the old town.
The Wetzel Volunteer booms It thus:
West Virginia is naturally one OF the
richest States in the Union, and hss more
undeveloped resources than almost any
other, and yet it is being continually
passed by for States that do not posssss
one.hAli the advantages. This has been
largely owing to the fact that the State has
not been properly advertised, and the
Wheeling Chamber Of Commerce has
done the right thing by calling OonVen-
ton to meet in that city on the Goth inst,
to insugursge q movement to "boom the
State |" and at this Convention the county
Of Wetzsl should be fully represented.
There are broad fertile acres in this
county, wealth OF timber and coal, and
the best sheep county in the State, and
we want tho outsiders TO know 1t. In
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