The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-26

turing enterprises, have built up another
character OF correspondence OF different
but no less substantial, interest. The
fame OF West Virglnia's coal, coke, iror
and timber has gone abroad, and CAPT
talists, great and small, are asking fol
further information with a view OF estab
fishing new enterprises, which, II vel
conducted, must result to their proal
and great benefit to the State. Wher'
ever coal mine Is opened, q coke oven
built, a lumber camp established, a saw
mill located, 1t means more employment
for the present population, more popu'
lation, new tenable values, new men,
creating new commodities OF value, put
ting into the county treasury aud the
State Golfers more money, far out OF pro.
portion to the additional cost Of the gov.
ernment For example; One new
modern iron iurnanCe, with all tho added
life put into being by reason OF 1t, may
be set down as adding 5000 souls to the
population, and these represent mouths
TO be provided for by the tlllers Of the
soil in the vicinity. For q practical IL
lustration OF the hardly less than magic
power OF enterprise OF this character,
behold the almost incredible develop
ment OF Alabama, where towns and
cities, county roads, turnpikes, rail-
roads and teeming population have so
suddenly filled with the stir OF prosper
ous industries State which only few
years ago lay in Il seemingly hopeless
and lifelcss letharIy. To-day, although
Alabama llas not ceased to invite the
capitalists and settlers, having her agents
to present her advantages, population
aAd capital are pouring In upon her, and
her revenues increase 30 rapidly that one
reduction OF taxation follows another
to keep down the overflow. Rich
as Alabama Is in natural resources,
1t may be asserted with confidence that
her advantages are not equal To West
Virginia's, aud that, with the same ef-
fort TO got good start, Alabama's pro-
gress In the last ten years can be ex.
celled by West Virginia in the next
decade.
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
The question before West yirginians
and their representatives is, whether the
effort to glvo this State an equal chance
with other well endowed States shall be
pushed with business.like vigor which
ought to characterize an intelligent and
ambitious people; whether within the
life OF tho present generation VIC shall
have population of 8, 100000 people or
be Contcnted to drag along in the rear,
seeing her young and enterprising men
turning their eyes towards States which
grow faster, with less reason for any
growth Nt all.
The work OF your Board within the
State has been conducted 80 rs TO bring
II rs close us possible 10 the people. For
this purpose the plan OF the organization
provides for Vice President in each
Senatorial district, aUd in each county
mn Auxiliary Association for the gather.
ing OF such information as your Board
requires and to assistin locating settlers.
In some counties these Auxiliary Asso-
Citations have proved themselves very
helpful as they could be In oil counties.
It has been found, however, impossible
10 organize an efficient auxiliary in every
county through tho medium Of corre-
spoudenCc, and 80, for lack OF necessary
means to make the necessary personal
effort, the Board has been unable tc
send the Secretary over the State on this
imnortant business. With the necessary
provision Il Ia intended to perfect thit
detail Of our organization, from which
thHre ID reason to expect d beneficial re-
snlf @
Wo oot row 10 the matter which
toncbes tj,c life Of our movement ant
raises the question whether II shall liyl
a. % iii Yonr Hoard Is convinced tha
tbe n machinery which has been organized
and I so wnii set In motion must stop un
IaSl S tSo IN State sar be Induced 10 adopt III
he SI o,vN , tSst which tlie people are ready
in IN nrcsent 10 Il, II was never expected
tbat this moyc,nent could DO carried OF
imSsr""dnntlv % liz popnlRr subscription
TLe idCa wasto test the public feeling
and II the people gave an encouraging
response, e make such peslhIniGdg ~ ds,s, y,
MOULD to, LINEN lHs'y ysbos,d Ens N EsyS bSen under
taken tSe in IS earnest long ago, and whicl
world now be as far or as ever Il n,
people Themselves had notmoveu W w
premises. Urged on every hand are un
mistakahle Cvilerces that the people Q
West Virginia desired this lmmigratiol
and Development Assoclatl lon PLACED OF
u substantial and an enduring basis an t
further encouraged by the results n. q Lill Iil
efforts OF the past year, your poaIu sau,,a n'I
caused 70 be frerared wnat ~ .I uec'.as no,
proper btl! which now wlln goyu ,.n. vu,.
peiencC 1t hopes 10 nave presse.H Ipo. ~
tue consideration q tne Lveis,tui.v .sns,i.n,
Other States In tRe Union, anu PStavI' Ps,s'O1
larly among the s9ptherh !o.a S.a'vs !,
arc making n strong ellott 70 ufam i,,t \ !
them capital and population, ior W.. wn,Ea X,
purpose they SEND broadcast aLl oyer " "
country publications sSlung iotth Ltna snv,
advantages, aud employ auph othv
agencies aS may seem 70 them pes' Y
accomplish the end IN ylew'
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