The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-26
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THE STATE OF WEST VA,
Meeting of the Immigration and
Development Association
at Charleston.
The Splendid Work Done by the
Board Since its Organization
Last February.
,nnnpnn nv nTp DDpCIDPNT
ADDRESS BY THE EPRESIDENI'
West Virginia on tho Eve Of a
Great Era of Prosperity
and Progress.
Same Facts Concerning The Good WOrE
wDleh viii AstOnlsh tho Reader.
The Legislature Asked to Estab'
llsl a Permanent Board
orImmIgratlOn.

llSll q Permanent bOard
ofImmIgratlOn.
,otid B.,paich 10 Ac IairlIigeaecr
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 25.-Thf'
Morning the Board of immigration and
Development met and listened to the
detail, of administration to date from
the Wheeling convention Of February
lust. The Treasurer reported Sl,O67 re.
ceiycd, Sl,357 disbursGd, 5000 in tho
Treasury and $1,000 yet due. The
Board reviewed and approved tho ex-
penliurcs and expressed great satisfac-
tion with the results accomplished with
10 little money, a bill prepared was
approved and will be presented in both
Houses tomorrow so rs to get the bene-
1T Of the most rapid advancement, 1t
may have in either, The Board asks for
$4,000 as the smallest amount that
should be appropriated. The bill pro-
yides for Board composed, MS tho
present board is, OF one member from
each Senatorial district aud one from the
State at large, whose duty II shall bo to
prsent the advantages Of the State and
induce desirable settlers and capitalists
10 come into the Suite. The bill will be
introduced tomorrow in tho Senate by
Senator 0xley, and in the House by
Delegate DOrr.
THE EVENING MEETING.
This evening general meeting was
held in the hall Of the House OF
Delegates, President Charles Burdett
IIar'prcsiding. The proceedings were
opened withan address by the President,
who spoke nS follows:
PRESIDENT nART's Address.
GESTLGNES:-ThOse OF us who were
pttse.rt ut the birth OF the West Virginia
immigration and Development Associ-
ationdO not need to be reminded that
On ntCrE1iHg feature oil that great gath
ering was I w exploiting Of the resources
Of our State AMI the advantages offered
to settlers and capitalists. In whole or
in part these excellent addresses have
gone over the country. attracting the at
tention ot the public press everywhere.
Thus d more general and direct interest
in West Virginia has been aroused than
~ al NY ,eNivu' omnoiIaS. masi " s,nt.,;";an
who VII could compute at ordinary CONNER.
cial rates the approximate cost OF this
Tree adyGrliising' 10 ny kno%Iedgo In. the
s",S u vii, vSs Sor cnsI,IiaI irvitotion V ~
so"Ere .o,,l"rs aud con;tnliSts % Inc heen told in
,,' ,is 'on,,,'ss ""S i La,i,i"s Ia En"I;oL Th;a
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,S ,na,,sJ I ~, smc% ,"i,Iications aS rpnr
Roa,G % :, "s " ALA "IC ~ mnLo o,,t of III" funds
srovidoJ hy nD'V nNnmInr s"hscr;ntinn n
sssTans r.o,dUa" pj jr6SeI from the
,nio br, ;"njoon,,o ;joor to coyo. ,Lo ,rooI
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GREAT WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
Most encouraging Of all, VIC have es
ablished the most nronisinv relation,
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wy" representative ihen 81 co'nmuni
yes whero frequent diNAlpointmentt
nave induced them to look for mildel
climate, accompanied by more certain
hfOdNcIivehess OF soil and icar1less Z
Ihe great markets OF the country. We
nave followed up our correspondence
anu nave been followed by correspond
sns WNOm We have succeeded in deep
y gm'ereSllng, until we are warranted In
gWug you lhe assurance thatb by u pro
pVt yhIlhu9lion oi our efforts We shal
w L! aG,s ~ the approaching Springtimt
sv2,lHg S,l,..I tulo lnis state q considerable
Tli TTG 'MnaOe "n,,u a'uIuon 70 lhe populatlon
i In@ assurance, am confident, woult
,,i mMe nveh OF ne iuoSt positive and deii
,o',', NV Staraeler y your Board lad been II
pJSTSSloil M, ,,, OF tue meaus 70 send 70 Ger
S',, a.l, localities It's energetic and etliG.lgn
Virginia is better fitted for Lllo praCtiCa
al lS ~ SorL yu'S s " wg,l " lOr OF oLller " SIs
,oorr charsc. r THe' 'UT UIan %yI Which sI we ali
hops to be permitted to carry out Is I,
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yta,ioovr' tiov'V'S ,o,n ",,V, IN, III response 70 our ~
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