The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-08
Gbe 9ntellioettter.
otLIeo 80. q nd 81 Fourteenth SIC
WEST VIRGINIA INDUSTRIES

WEST VIRGINIA INDUSTRIES
That Would be Destroyed by Free Lum
berthe People Alive to tho Issues Q
the Day-An Entertaining Letter.
Special Correspondence Of the Intelligeneer.
PIEDMONT, W. VA, Oct. 4.-The Re
publicaus of this section begun theil
campaign in earnest in this section To-
day at Dobbin and from now until cleo.
ton day the fires are to be kept burning
in the coal and lumber region. The
village OF Dobbin is on the line OF the
Pittsburgh & West Virginia railroad
within nine miles Of the famous Fairfax
Stone. 1t is the headquarters Of the
great ]. L. Bumgardner Lumber Com
pany, perhaps the largest manufacturers
Of lumber in the State. This company
employs constantly from 100 to $50 men
and has now been operating in West Vir-
ginia about three years. The firm is
composed OF Mr.. ]. L. Bumgardner and
his four sons and they have built pretty
village here on the mountains. Have
not only neat homes for their men but II
coy church, school house, hotel, store
and nil other conVeniences for the COM
fort and happiness OF their employees.
Last year the business OF the company
was considerably in excess OF 500, 1000,
and this year business will DO up to the
mark OF the preceding one.
M D,,,Y,nnr,InnF 10 M TN1iopinT np1
four years ago sought relief from asthma
in the mountains OF Randolph and
Tucker. The result OF his visit was not
only to find health but u vide field for
the investment Of his capital and for the
encouragement and employment of his
intelligent and industrious sons. A
highly commendable feature Of this
splendid enterprise is that Mr.. Bum
gardner permits no Intoxicating liquors
OF any sort to be sold or used in his vii
lage, and employs none but the most
sober and trustworthy men. The major
ity OF the employees come from Indiana
and Pennsylvania. Most OF the men
have families and are costly located in
neat cottages, amid the laurel and pine
thicket, in this wilderness where within
less than four years the sQueal Of the pig
and the Cackle OF the hen have taken the
place Of the scream Of the wild cat.
Mr.. Bumgardner says that had the
DLIGHTING SHADOW or THE MILLS BILL
ever stood in his pathway, OR had such
measure ever have been dreamed OF by
him, he would not, nor could he, in JUS
tice to himself or family, invest u single
dollar OF his money in this enterprise;
and should it become q law it will OPP
crate SO us to completely paralyze large
part OF his business. The manufacture
OF pine lumber, he says, would be Il pos.
tive loss and it would mean that "those
splendid pines you see standing there
must stand and die aud rot" If the men
in West Virginia who own timber lands
or expect or desire the development
OF this great source OF wealth could see
and talk with this gentleman, doubt il
n single man in this section who could
for n moment forget his prejudices and
passions, politically speaking, would in
1888, vote the Democratic ticket.
The Davis City brass band furnished
the music for the meeting to-day, which
was attended by all the workmcn and
their families and the people OF the
neighboring mountain hamlUts. Hon.
Frank NJ. Reynolds, OF Keyser, and Mr..
Thomas II. B. Staggers, Of Fairmont,
were speakers. Mr.. Staggers opened the
meeting in speech devoted mainly to
a discussion OF the Mills bill and its
effect upon West Virginia enterprises
and interests.
Mr.. Reynolds followed in q character
istically able address upon the issues de-
pending. Mr.. Reynolds is the Republic |
can candidate for Prosecuting Attorney |
in Mineral county against 9. Wood |
Daily, and will be elected.
On the train down the valley your cor
respondent fell in with the Hon. Henry |
G. Davis, who had been inspecting his |
Elk Garden mines. On political sub |
jects the distinguished gentleman, who
withdrew from the National Democratic
Committee because he could not Con
scientiopsly" oppose hispersonal friend,
Gen. Harrison, for the Presidency, was
non.committal, but he informed your
correspondent that he and his brother,
Col. Thomas B. Davis, had just sold
their valuable mill property and an
acre or SO OF land at Piedmont, to a
wealthy Eastern syndicate who would
Immediately convert it into large
WOOD PULP MANuFAcToRY.
The purchasing syndicate is very
powerful and the enterprise is q SGod
send to this section. Work will begin
next week and one hundred men will be
employed from the start in the construC-
ton OF the mills and other property.
When in operation the company will
keep constantly employed one hundred
men. Verify, there is yet hope for the
golden dawning OF better day for the
New Dominion. Exit Bourbonism!
Hon. George Harris, OF Pennsylvania,
will speak at Elk Garden tomorrow
evening. Saturday Gen. Golf will re-
ceive royal reception at keyser, and
on Monday night Hon. L.. L. McComas,
of the Sixth Maryland district, Hon.
Stephen B. Elkins, of Randolph county,
and Mr.. Thos. FL. B. Staggers are prom
ised the grandest meeting OF "the in