The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-28
TIE STATE AMAZING
From Her Rip Van Wrinkle sloOp-Marshnll
County Coming.
BRLLroN, w. VA, Feb. 20.


O. 3. Hart EGq,
DEAR slR:-I take It that the most far
seeing members Of your Chamber o
Commerce, when they met on February
and formulated the plans for the conven
ton on the 10th, had no idea that they
were calling thousands OF live, active men
who we're ambushed as 1t were, for jus
such an enterprise. The timid feel jua
appreciation now for the bold and vigor.
oua movements OF the more sauguine o.
your members, since 1t Ia more than an as
sured success.
The whole State must take great pride
in your body, as its movement bids fair to
marx new era in our history. Notice Ia
served that m oss.bsCks and fogies are side
tracked and dying out; that generation
OF wide-aWaks and determined men and
women are coming to the front, through
whose veips courses the blood that will
leave an impress on the pages OF our future
history for excelliug the dead past.
Marshall county being so much 6 part
Of your own city's prosperity, and in fact
OF all the counties Of the State, the greatest
beneficiary OF Wheelipg's wealth and
prosperity, has not been unmindiul Of the
great movement you have inauguraled,
but takes a. keen interest in all that will
assure success. Our modesty must not be
construed As non-interest In this matter.
You will find largo delegations Of our rep.
reaentstive citizens there, who are ever
alert when enlightened eelf.intereat Ia at
stake as well as the general welfare Of the
State at large.
Our agricultural lands are held in many
large tracts, tho owners oil which would
be glad to sell to thrifty immigrants in so
TO 200 acre tracts, making farms that with
Wheeling's continued prosperity must, in
one or two decades, double in va!na. CT.
lands being SO contiguous tolyour city and
other manufacturing towns Just acress
the Ohio, gives us the vantage ground
over our sister inland counties as TO all
agricultural products. Oar coal and lime
stone and low taxes and freedom from
debt has already caused large iron, nail
and steel industries 10 seek our borders,
and it il not q wild speculation to say that
before the first quarter Of the next CEN
fury Is passed Wheeling's electrical street
LdllIuhu VAL Ilu tuIOuEh Ono GVhb1AuO4b
manufacturing city to Moundsvills.
But while this movement must benefit
uR, its force cannot be suppressed, but will
benefit the most distant county from your
city.
! like the suggestion Of my friend, Hon.
7. A. Brodiord, OF Barbour County, that
the next Legislature take inspiration from
this nucleus, and every member who at.
tends the convention should return de-
terminsd to send live aggressive men to
the next Legislature, that would 60 about
the subject Of attracting capital, brains
and muscle to our State in a buainess.w
and not be content with mere show or
shadow oil success.
We have slept the Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep out, and you will find more Of the
real lie and vigor,of our State surrounding
your Chamber Of Commerce on the 10th
than ever assembled before in the history
OF our State. Marshall County will be
there to swell the throng and add her mite
to tho Boom's success. 81. s. Wits.