The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-27
STATE %Dt.yElOpMENT.

What Old Clarlcstown Is Doing to Locate
Neutrality-suspicious. Iron Orc DeaositS.
Last night an ISTELLIGESCER reporter
had a chat with Col. 3. C. Washington,
Of Char;estown, Jefferson County, on
The influence Of the State development
movement in his part OF the State. Col.
Washington was anong the first to ap.
preciate the importance OF attracting at.
teltion to West Virginia's resources,
took q deep Interest in the convention
held in the Opera House, in this city,
and was made Il Vice President Of the
State immigration and Development
Association. Since the organization OF
the Association he has done good work
and is particularly well informed on its
progress in his own section.
Nothing" said Colonel Washington,
could have been more opportune, and
III 10 other way could rs much have
been done with SO snail an amount Of
money. That movement not oaly at
tractcd the attention 0ioutsiders 10 West
Virginia but it stirred up the people OF
the State. Ny Own section, which
seemed content to 20 on in the same old
way, has been beslirrins itself and TAX
ing stock CT its resources. When we be-
gan to look around, and to compare
what We have with the natural en-.
dowments OF cornields that have
been suddenly converted into flour.
ishing manufacturing towns, we were
astoIished ourselves. When We asked
come experts to look in on US and heard
them express themselves, We saw that
We had been los;ng valuable time. We
got together, talked tho matter over in
concert and the result was the organiza.
ton OF the Charlestown Manufacturing,
Mining and Improvement COMPANY.
Col. r. Preston Chew, one OF our solid
and experienced business men, ia our
President. Col. Chew has been inter.
ested in some OF the most successful
town projects in the Valley OF Virginia,
and his connection With this home en-
.orprise has brought to our aid some OF
the most careful investors in the East.
The Baltimore & Ohio and the Norfolk
Il Western, which run through Charles.
town, are deeply interested and each OF
them is represented in our directory.
we start with q town Of 5000 inhabi-
tants, gas, water, churches, schools and
two trunk lines. We are within three
hours ride OF Baltimore. We are With
in easy reach OF the coke ovens OF Con.
nellsville, West Virginia and Virginia.
We have $50 acres OF land for town lots
and manufacturing sites. We have fire
clay, potters' clay and oebre. Best of
all, and this assures the solidity OF our
project, we have 5000 acres OF iron ore
and all the limestone VIC shall need to
work it. We have manganese, thought
to be in paying quantities. Our ores
are brown and hepelite, q combination
which is very largely sought by furnace.
men. With these advantages, a fine
location and delightful climate, NO be.
Here that we have only to lay the mat.
before the right peoplet 10 put Charles.
town ahead rapidly and ,,on an endur-
ing foundation, We want to build for
lam meeting with some
OF the business men here aud hope to
have an early opportunity to submit. to
q number OF them the details OF our
plan. l desire particularly that your
iron men shall! understand the value
and extent OF our ore deposits. They
have TO buy their ores, and if they eau
secure them in their own State we think
they would be gladt to do that,
"No, l am not hesc TO offer lois for
sale. I want to confer with gentlemen
n view to interesting them sunici.
entity to investigate for themselves on
the spot, that they may determine
whether Charleslown does or does not
ol!er them a good opportunity for q
good business investment. By tho way,
here Is G telegram just forwarded to me
from home. It is from Mr.. Richards,
Land and Immigration Agent OF the
& Ohio, who asks whether |
,au come 10 Baltimore to meet parties
who desire 10 LOCATE g wooden factory.
Here is another from Judge Beckwith,
CharlestowD, who telegraphs from
Lancaster, Pa that parties there who
recently visited US are subscribing to
Dur stock. Since we started in carnes.
we find q disposition to take hold with
and share tho benefits OF what We
10 be Il good thing. | ought to
that manufacturers OF all sorts are
communicating with US with regard to
locations. Some CT these are not de.
We want only substantial con.
'erns, and TO these we shall be LIBERAL"