The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-23

business prosperity. Where some years
ago there was little indication OF great
industrial enterprises, hundreds OF men
are now engaged in coal mining, and
villages and towns have grown up
around Fairmont In consequence OF this
development. The merits OF the conl
and coke product have so far com.
mNndcd IL for general use that tho ont
pu. is no longer limited by the local de.
mand; 1t has become simply u matter
OF transportation and capacity OF plants.
Capitalists realize this and arc anxious
to invest in coal .lilnds in this section.
CAPITALISTS BUYlNG UP COAL LANDS
Large purchases have recently been
made in and around Fairmont which
assure numbcr OF additional plants
and tho employment OF n corresponding.
ly increased number OF men. Some OF
these purchasers, by the way, are Penn
sylvanians whose success rs practical
coal operators guarantees that they
know what they are doing when they
invest in coal properties in our State.
Among these investors Is NJ. SaXman,
jr., OF Latrobc, who has bought 5000
acres OF coal within mile OF Fairmont;
Senator Don Cameron, Prof. McCrcath,
and other PGnnsvlvanians have bought
Il great deal OF coal near the town.
These purchases do not include tho cy-
tensive acreage bought by tho Davis
Ellsins syndicate, composed OF cX.Sen-
ator Ii. Il. Davis, S. b. Elkins, James q.
Blaine, Senator German and others,
who have bought coal on the west side
Of the Morongahela river embracing
several thousand acres, nor the Camden
Company, which has $1,000 acres lying
on the south OF Fairmont, and own the
largest coal and coking plant in tho
State at Monongah. All these con-
tcmplatGd and actual works arc and will
be dependent on Fairmont as shipping
point and basc otsupplies.p.
"What have you in West Virginia be-
sides coal?', GE & l%
RESOURCES IN COAL AND TIMBER.
Everything; We have oil and gus, the
finest OF grazing and agricultural lands,
blue grass growing naturally to the very
tops OF tho hills, and we have the very
finest hard and soft wood lumber regions
in the United States. These timber Sec
tions are penetrated by both the Cam
den and Davis systems OF roads, and
there is now III course OF construction
on the line OF tho Camden road on
Williams river n sawmill plant to cost
100000, which will saw 5O0OO,000 feet
OF lumber year, and the projectors OF
the enterprise expect to realize from it
profits aggregating 100000 annually.
Do you want me to specify furthcr?"
mo. Have you any iron ores that
could be brought to pittsburgh"
ayes, not only the iron ores OF the
southeastern part OF our own State, but
the rich and incxhmstiblc beds across
the line in Virginia, which will be
reached by the Camden road when its
connection with the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad is completed. AS have in
timated, Pittsburgh would be Il natural
market for this iron ore and our timber,
and would have magnificent trade rs
aresult OF the business growing out OF
the development"
Governor, can you estimate it dol
lars and cents the value OF this trade?"
"Wcll, no; but it is clear that 4 bust
ness connection that would bring Pitts
burgh within convenient reach and
touch OF 4 State OF nearly 100000 pco-
pie must attract here trade that
would contribute UNNECESSARILY to Pitts
burgh's volume OF business"