Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-07

area is contained within the borders Of
W est Virginia. ana taking into ar,o,,n,
the greater thickness Of her workable
seams, The State easily outranks al Others
m the extent and value OF her coal beds
her coa- area IS computed az 10000 square
niles. 4 great portion Of 10 is easily ard
cneaply mined, all " 10 is Of the highest
grade OF excellence, much OF IL lies In cIosr.
proximity 20 Vas, deposits Of iron ore ami
limestone, and is admirably located In
point OF accessibility Oh the best markets
In I'M the state produced .56S.OlO shori
IONS OF coal. ranking seventh among the
co1l producing States Of the Union penn
syivania. Illinois Ohio. MARYLAND Nil.
souri, and Iowa having each in the order
canned "A larger production In lSSg she
produced . ~ O4. long tons of coal ana
TN w. tons OF coke, advancing 10 fonrth
sank m coal production and second in mr.
duCtiOn Of coke From the OFFICIAL rano,.,
Tor lssO OF Mine Inspector Spruce of the
second district, Just received. / may safely
est mate the states output OF coal in 1870
AZ o,159,OOu long tons and the coke pcoduc-
ton az l,WnuOu tons. II the report from
The nrSt district OF the State shall verify
tins estimate, the increase in West Vir-
ginia'S coal production during the current
year Will be over 10 per cent. and i'm cose
production over Is per cent. Comparing
the output OF 1850 with that Of lS,J shows
an increase Of ~ per emit, or an average
annual increase OF 2Sis per cent
No other STATE can touch these fig
ureS' and the next five years promise
much more surprising development.
since the quality OF these products Is
generally superior To the product Of any
other field The demand exceeds the
output. Says The Governor after de-
tailed and elaborate survey Of the vari-
Gus coal fields 90 the State:
By way OF hint 20 foreign investors. I
may mention that undeveioped areas of
coal OF The best quality and of good work
aole seam are stiil huyable ia Interior
counties 10 from $40 to so an acre. surface
and att. and uubcrcd 40 THAI Thousands
oi acrcs oi coal, too. lying immcdis tely on
the Baltimore and Ohio. in character. DUAL
~ and thickness the same as the Connells-
vile coai, can be purchased at from So 10
so per acre
What is true oi coal is equally true Of
iron. There has been comparatively
40 development Of the magnificent ore
beds 90 West Virginia, for lack Of trans
portation facilities, though vast beds Of
varied and superior quality Of ore un-
DERBY the state in all directions awaiting
enterprise aud capital. Says tho Gov
ernor;
West Virginia is destined in the near fu-
turc 20 take high rank as a producer Of pig
I iron. Indeed. have the best authority
sf 81.
character and ability, who has made re-
! port for an English syndicate who con
template making large inveStmentS-fOr
stating that pig iron can be made in the
northeastern part of the State for g. ton,
which is the lowest point ever reached in
/ the cost Of production.
Our great oil fields are next taken up
/ by the Governor, who shows that in oil
a. well as ia coal. iron and timber West
/ Virginia stands ia the front rank.
lie calls attention 10 the fact that
West NirginianS themselves have done
most OF the developing that has been
done in the State, up TO the present
time, but the Industrial channels Into
which they could direct their energies
are so many that they have found il i'm
possible TO supply AN. though
They have brought 20 condition Of ine
cultivation great portion OF the state
built railroads. cities and towns. cstab
lished manufactures, created a splendid
system 90 schools. erected creditahle public
buildings and have kept out OF debt The
State tax rate has averaged but fraction
over sd cents on The SlOO valuation
sncc the birth of thc State. and In
the past wear llS.Ol the SUN OF 81 .e.C, lot -
realized from State and locsl school lcvic.
and invested school fund, was d.sburscd 90
thc public cor free schools
Coy. FlNuND deserves the highest
compliment for Che complete aud com.
prehcu.iye manner iu which he ha. SIT
ior'h the resources and pos>Ib.hlc, OF
W.T. Virginia.