The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-29
RESOURCES
or WEST VIRGINIA OPEN FOR
DEVELOPMENT.
Her Vast Wealth in Iron Ore, Coal
aud BOundless Forests
Which Await the Pick Of the Nj
ner and the Az Of theLabOrsr
To Jointly Reap the Reward OF the
Investments Of Capital
Inc Fertility OF her sOll anu
sAlubrlty Of the Climate
Offer Advantages to the Pros
psOtOr and the Immigrant
Far Superior to the Auch.Her
aided Sections in the Far West,
Where the Blizzard HOwls in
MOurutul Requiems,
To Jointly Reap the Reward Of the
Investments Of Capital
The Fertility Of Her Soil and
salubrlty Of the Climate
Offer Advantages to the Pros
psOtOr and the Immigrant
Far Superior to the MuCh.Her
aided Sections in the Far West,
Where the Blizzard Howls in
MOurntul Requiems,
And Where tho Destructive Cy.
clone Has Its Peculiar Home.

And Where the Destructive Oy.
clone Has Its Peculiar Home.
The map oil the United States shoWs
stiikIngly the advantageous position that
West Virginia occupies. Il Is not iaE from
the west, NOR dls.Aus from the east. The
great lAkes in the north are within easy
reach Of the northwestern PSu'HApdIs,
and in the southsrmo,. polut can RlmoSt
be felt tho lnViEorAtIng breezsa oI the At
lantic, In its topography are embraced
all the physical features which lend
variety and add beauty 10 a country
otherwise bouuiiully blessed with the
giits In the bpstoWal Of Nature.
The Great Provldsr has besn lavish In
storing the bowsla Of the State With q
wsalthOi material that Is almost endless
and iusxhGusHble. The soilSnsedS but
ITO bs tIcklsd with the hoe 10 laugh with
harvest" gladden. the heart OF the hua.
bAndman and ill his BloTehouses, Oa ils
grassy slopes a9cks and herds Craze and
iAtten, and on It's timbsr.cTested and
foliage. crowned mountains stand forests
which lOT TyATisly aud value Rts uutquAled
in the world.
DRsIRABLR ABIDING PLACE.,
The happy mean Of It's climate renders
wes! Virginia a plsaIaat Aad comfortable
abiding plscs for all classes Rud conditions
Of mankind. The warmth Of la bright
summers doaa not enerYate, nor the winds
and irosts Of itB winters chill the blood.
The devastating cyclone Is a stranger 10
lie valleys and plateaug, aud the DEATH
dealing bliEElrd never encompasses the
inhabitants within It's ifeszing grasp. The
rains fall In season, and the anoHs on the
mountAins are gradually melted by the
smiling sun, swelling tho brooks and
streams that water Us valleys, Schools
aud churches dos the land, londlng thelr
aid in making the people peaceful, pros.
porous and happy, and asyldIna saord
safe retreat for the unfortunate and the
atti i!cted. Add 10 oil theSe things an hon.
est, thrifty, laR.Ablding and jns.ice'lovlng
population and thus pictured Weat
Virginia stands before the world inviting
10 settlement and the tralarnlsy o! Clti.
zsnBhip the Btrong.Armed immigrant,
who with the helping hand oil capital will
aid In developing the IesouTces and assist
In raising West Virginia 10 the eminent
position which she "a dsstiIed TO occupy
In the slstsrhood Of the States.
our CLlNATE.
The climate OF a country weighs as
much as anything else In influencing the
settler. That oil West Virginia Is une.
qualed In salubriEy and ovenncsl Of tenn.
peralure, the e1tremss Of hss! aud cold
being rarely experienced, This Is due sothe
pfote eCtion afforded by the Blue Ridge and
Allegheny mountains. These natural
barriers to unIavorablo winds protec. Us
from long.cOntlnued wet spells which pre-.
vail Inless sheltered ec.lonaoi the country,
ThisiG q great consideration TO the asu.
culturiat and isnot the smallest oil the Gd.
yGntAges the State oHeS The rain fall,
however, is abundant, and long dry Hpolls,
90 disastrous in other sections, never oc.
/
cur An snothoHs I 9umDS1 n',P :. PS,ei s,sItaI.i
S istivstion o'n nnpeseSSsry uns @ Tbs mean annuSl
temperature OF the State Is 52'.
The larger part o. the s!a;e'e s1'laGe q
losmy soi, Ins cnaisv,eI,c,.S, .. TnlT
stia m mo nor iipbt, and ppTmeabIe to water,
but do not parch; are quickly warmed by
the sun, permit easy cultivation and readl.
" respond to the sction Of msnursS and
retain them Tor some time. The alluyial
soils are found In the bottom lands along
The principal rivsrs. soms Of these lands
have been 10 cultivation for 100 yaarB and
ahow no Blgns Of exhaustion. On them
can be raised almost anything that gows,
-. n.,,,a
uAArh u"'"iNo'
In many paris OIL thn STATE hiIIJ hlopet
ara planled Ia yineyatdu, and grape cul'
tr,ai. ,,ov;nu In impo,tancs eysry wear
NJ, SS'o S.U r',S.a,r,a ~ ',Irs ia ,omsihIno oI
lHT HH iI'Ss H. /, ~ srrb a o,,aIiIy
an Item. Ihe vine Y oi suGn qaAIIiy qI!y
1hat IL u ehGelIy Igusa. A..ot y "a Non @ n.I
lne ANeIARe y'S'u P'' AT" 20 ''''' h'''
lonS' . .o,ro-.
hAA rEopVViS.
For the general working oil our lAnda In
dnHtrloua settler ara greatly needed
Tt.,...I, 81, AZ, ,o,,b ,hs g.s,o
AhUuH"aN' p''' 'S"'' -. ~, ~.
10 the lar Weet, not knowing lnaE mere
they can fad On abundance Of virgin land
Al nominal prices, and with fertility mol
- = -, 40, mid, ,b,y nan b,,c 4,
uLp'I,eV H.. ~ rsr,ots "est Ent snbnns,
EmAn ~ w S.,o Li"SsT and nonysT hrye
IhH iIhus SI W. a., Hn,nvi,ri,v M iSc cyss,
ouI ci,ip"o -, S"I s,6, aIva y,S y,Sa, I'D
,usinS nnni..a ovsS hSmsya who. when ihr,
mao 4 rood crop, aod II destroyed Of ont
bloS, By the rayhgss oi lnF9Clr, by t!9gtna
doe5 q 1ogs 81 ien GhI r,,N,,or1 wnu, u GUS SuS
cSIolu CO. and u, All pyosto SEsIo we'd hp charge
i5T transportation 10 marKets which lie at
our doors. Hsnce Tie ntess4iiy loi lnyli'
Ing peIon. seeking & hohos 70 ~ ., ,Sa GS, ,IS,
Si,aWSs,sn SGo ,I"s y '"0 h'''' '
Tbs moSt important crop In tho state Il
Indian corn, bsrause oladapiAhiIity oi lht
SoIl and ClItnEte 10 tho production Of tha
Grain, In some sections corn has been
grown for lityheyOn yenrBi with an Avcf
Svs Weld Of eighty huBhRla per aufej AMI
lIkat Nlthnnt The adyenliil6us AIh Of Ter
, tIilIefa, The average yield iof the sat-
IA Sbout lhirly.aVB 'bHhhelS, Wheat
nals. harley, rye and butkVhsAt are alH,
SaillylItd without tho aid Of lsIllllElfg
fhe svpsl and Irish potato, luHnlp, al
iinbS nj INIT, tho most linporlan, 0
SkIrb 4 iha annie, and garden pIOdnnlp
: ind a Vigorous growth In our Bolls. DAlFl
\ iStmInV hAB gioWn to an lnporltnG
vbioh ,nNken ths Teyehus ifon butte
Snd ehSVns : considerable tom.