Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-01

We want more railroads, and must have
them, or we cannot keep up with the rest
of the world; each county in the State
ought to have one or more railroads pass.
ing through it. Competition in rail-
roads brings about rivalry that cOmpels
the roads to do right, even if inclined 9th
erwise, and the people get the benefit.
Unlike many other enterprises railroads
must have legislation. Capital is timid
and will not locate where il is likely to be
unfairly or unjustly treated. A town or
country may he dead, TO use common
expression, but let railroad pass througo
il, or manufactures be started in it, ami
Industries Of all kinds spring at once intd
life, and the mineral resources and agri.
cultural products find o market. These
things are essential TO the life and pros-
perily of country, but it takes large
amounts Of money to build railroads and
manufactures; West Virginia has but very
little 10 spare in this direction, and if we
want these enterprises among us, with
their kindred benefits, We must be liberal,
fair and Just to those having the necessary
capital, and giving them hearty welcome
and the assurance that we will uphold
them in their efforts in all ways. With
out railroads, our great resources, coal,
iron-ore, timber and agricultural products,
could not be marketed and would be COM
paratively valueless. would invite and
foster the building of railroads, and be
liboral and Just to their owners and man,
agement; make them feel We are their
friends. The more railroads we have, the
better for the advancement and prosperity
of the State would have the railroads,
in return, liberal, fair and just, in their
treatment Of the people; require the same
of them that you accord to them.
1t is a great mistake, made by many
people, that all railroads are profitable in
vestments to the stockholders. Very few,
if any, of the railroads in this state are
paying dividends. Some say the railroads
treat the people badly, and probably they
do at times, but take it we would rather
have railresd with bad ssaI., msaaEsmSss s1es1set
proves disastrous in food and storm: the
sun sometimes becomes our relentless foe,
and withers our crops; money, law, educa-
tlOn and even religion are sometimes Der
verted and used to accomplish wicked pur-
80 eAAScS oAS All hCCCoclllts5f dUu We
could not we'll do without them, any more
than we couh without railroads.
The railroads in this State last year psid
into the treasury, in the shape Of taxes,
s2ls, T3s, which went toward the support
Of the State, schools and counties. The
more railroads We have, the less taxes the
people will have tc pay.
ENERGY AND CAPITAL NEEDED
With more railroads, and having sbun.
dant water power, and all the natural re-
sources necessary to the successful work |
ing OF almost every kind of manufacturing
industry, our hills and ralleys ought to
send forth the smoke Of thousands OF
mills and manufactures, and our manu- |
factured products should have a name and |
standing all over the world. We have the
material; We need the energy and capital.
From 1890 to 1885 inclusive 3, 7S7. 143
emigrants have arrived aDd .ettled in this
country, most Of them becomA.g well to
do people, many of them farmers, skilled
artisans and iaborsrs, on thia number.
=. a.. ...0s -, fa,v made their bone in Wesi
put very hahly not over 1,O00 in ali
Virginia, PDod reason ~sy this pp,S
There Is % rave amounted to loo. 900 Rseir Rer
sooU1u 6SOy reasons why it should, if the proper