The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-02
Anolher Big Boom In.eIllgenosr.

March 81, 1888, the 1STELLlGESoKA
published a sixteen.page edition devoted
to the resources of West Virginia. The
undeveloped wealth Of the State was
shown to the world as it had never been
before, and the wonderful story was told
in six languages.
There was an outline map Of West Viz
GINA especially prepared for the State
Development Edition Of the 1NrELLlGEN-
CIR, which everywhere became known
as "the Big Boom 1SrEIIleENcER," by
which name It is still called. The msp
showed the railroads in operation and
those proposed with reasonable pros
pect of being built.
A feature which proved of great value
was "rhe State by Counties" in which
tae advantages OF each county were set
forth by competent resident writers' In
the county articles was given just what
a capitalist or settler would want to
know before purchasing or settling. An
other GESTURE of value was the reproduc-
tim of what disinterested persons out
side Of the State had said about the
hidden wealth of West Virginia and the
States attractions for capitalists and sci
lers.
OF the Boom Edition of 1888, 10000
copies were sold. The edition was soon
exhausted, but the demand continnes'o
this day. From all over the Unite d
States, Canada and Europe-even frem
iar.away Australia-people write for the
IxrRLl,axScgR's Special State Develop
ment Edition. The 1NrELLraENcER has
repeatedly been urged to reproduce this
identical edition, that the State might
again profit by its almost marvellous al
ray Of solid information.
The INTELLIGENCE is going to do bel
ter than this, and is now ready to az
nouncc that 1t has in preparation and
well advanced another State Develop
ment Edition. The ground will be coy
cred more thoroughly and more in dt-
tail than before.
The rapid development Of the State,
the abundance OF information and tie
keen, widespread interest justify this
more comprehensive effort to marshal in
print the resources which are to make
West Virginia in its industrial aspects
another Pennsylvania.
More attention will be given than be-
fore TO established industries as showing
the channels into which capital has al.
ready found its way and to dissipate the
idea that West Virginia is ALA "howlins
wilderness" The paper will be abund-
antly embellished with Characteristic IL.
Illustrations of high grade. No pictures
will be used for the mere sake of using
a picture. Every illustration will mean
something and will tell something.
The Special State Development Edi'
ton Of 1901 will be Of at least twenty
four pages, more If necessary. 1t will
be just as big as it needs to be and no
bigger. 1t will appear just as soon as 1t
can be brought out satisfactorily, and no
sooner.
1t will not be- packed with advertise
Of which no more will be re-
ceived than can be comfortably pro-
vided for; when this point shall be
reached the advertisement books will be
closed.
The edition will, Of course, be much
larger than that of 1888. 1t will be
printed on the 1NTELblaEScER's new
stereotype fast web,pertecting press from
a new dress OF type.
The ISrELlloEScER has well defined
ideas as to this forthcoming edition; but
it wants to make the publication as good
rs 1, can be made, and therefore will
welcome any suggestion from anybody
who thinks he has good idea. This is
to be the peoples paper, and all the PEG
pie have a right to be heard about 1t.
1t will be another Big Boom INrELLI'
oEScrn and another Big Boom for the
growing State of West Virginia.
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