Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-23
WEST vRGINIA'S WEALTH.
r,.,nipg Talks About the states
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psrt o. o. heir enterprise and new ave-
fed ~, enlarged trade by the building
pne' ~ In that direction, may pro-
Of 3 I'm a., a lack Of appreciation OF the
Ceeu 80, If the resources. Certainly
ma5L,iS seem that every consideration
10 NO-.'~oss sagacity would dictate the
enlistment Of close relations win a 2
ION only hundred miles away II
c,1ld be made TO realize the value
'l l,be trade Of that section
o. .. .I ,,bot point would a road nave
instructed TO secure these ad-
1an aT+ Fairmont. on the B. & O.,
~ is the present northern ter
W. also of the Camden system,
l-l- Ward which town the Davis sys-
~- y roads is now heading.
YEN. .-rl-o, much road would have 70 De
an. ~ what extensions made, 20 give
..-..-,,,rr some railroad cOnnection?'
4...',r-.u a branch of the Baltimore
o-l5 Railroad now runs to Morgan
qua which is only twenty-five miles
r.Iine 40 FairmOnt, and the con-
-...o..,i.r of o road covering this gap
,.Tf Give Pit.sburg connection 0y
---i,,ore and Ohio Railroad system.
.,-.--,s,tion by the Pennsylvania Sys-
a. -1rId he had by the extension OF
..- southwest branch from UnlontoWn
o., rermont, a distance OF only ABOUT
.,rr9r kind of town is Fairmon,
and rhat is being done there in the way
OF business?
,.rpvovr THE KEY TO THE SOUTH.
.r.irmont is really the key, so far as
--.brr, is concerned, to the trade OF
',--1srr and central West Nirninia.
ygi-7 irs suburbs lt has a population OF
lass IMAM 900 people, yet 1t paid 70 one
-si.rosd last year frelghtS aggregatlng
aver 81 .O0O 900. a portion OF these
f-s.-hts we're paid on coal and coke,
,-giCb are produced in large quantities
W. ,b7t reirh5orho0d but still the gen
--sI business of the place paid over 81, 600
-.r d,v exclusive Of coal and coke ship
'.sr-s The volume Of business trans
o,tsd in the place may be estimated by
,,s hank statements, which showed
business of over $4,000, 600 last year.
This town enjoys exceptional advanta-
,ssfna business sense. The Camden
system OF railroads which penetrates
and oDens no so much OF the interior Of
-Fo State terminates here, while the
r.. VI. & p, a branch OF the Bal
riuore and Ohio quite tender
I'm commercial way TO the
town but it does a large business IN
da1ardeut of these advantages. The
ral. and coke production centers at
F,trmont and this i'm itself is no mean
element of business prosperity. Where
.are wears ago there was little indlca-
ZION of great industrial enterprises,
hundreds of men are now engaged In
coal mining, and villages and towns
have grown Up around Fairmont In con-
SEQUENCE OF this development. The
merits of the coal and coke product
have so far commanded 10 for general
use that the output is no longer limited
lv the local demand; IL has become
simply matter Of transportation and
rsuacity Of plants. Capitalists realize
this and are anxious 20 invest In coal
lands in this section.
CAPITALISTS BUYING UP COAL LANDS.
"Large purchases have recently been
made IN and around FairmOnt which as
s1re number OF additional plants and
the employment Of a COrrespOIdingly In
creased number OF men. Some OF these
purchasers, by the way, are Pennsyl-
varians whose success as practical coal
oo.rqtOrs guarantees that they know
what they are doing when they Invest In
coal properties in our State. Among
these investors is Mr.. SaNman, Jr., OF
Lqtrobe, who has bought 1000 acres Of
coal within q mile Of FaIrmOnt; Senator
Don Cameron, Prof. McCreath, and other
psrnsylvaulanS have bought a great
deal 0i coal near the town. These pur-
clases do not include the extensive
aaraages bought by the Davis-Elkins
syndicate, composed OF ex-senator II.
o. Davis, S. b. Elkins James G. Blaine,
Senator German and others, who have
bought coal ON the west side Of the
N0n0ugahela river embracing several
thousand acres. nor the Camden Com
pa1y, which has $1,000 acres lying on
The south Of Fairmont, and own the
largest coal and COkiny plant In the
plated and actual works are and viii be
dependent ou FairmOnt as q shipping
point and base OF supplies
"Wbat have you In West Virginia be-
sides coal?'
RESOURCES IN COAL AND TIMBER.
Everything; we have oil and gas,
the finest OF grazing and agricultural
lands, blue grass growing naturally TO
the very tops of the hills: and we have
the Try finest hard and soft wood
LUMBER regions I'm the United States.
These timber sections are penetrated
ly both the Camden and Davis systems
o. roads. and there is now 10 course of
construction on the line of the Cam
te1 road eu Williams river a Sawmill
plant 90 cost 500, 600, which will saw
100000 feet of lumber a year, aud
The projectors of the enterprise expect
% ra.ize from 10 profits aggregatinG
100000 annually. Do you want me to
specify iurther?"
40. Have you any iron ores that
could be brought 20 Pittsburgh"
Eyes, not only the iron ores OF the
Southeastern part OF our own State,
but the rich and ineXbauStible beds
across The line iu Virginia, which will
Oe reached 10y the Camden road when
It's connection with the c. & O. railroad
completed. As l have intimated,
II,,s1urg would be a natural market
i.r this iron ore and our timber, and
would have a magnificent trade as re-
suit Of the business growing out Of the
Development"
Governor, could you estimate in dol
lars and cents the value Of this trader"
Well no; but 10 is clear that busl-
ness connection that would bring Pitts
burg within convenient reach and touch
Of G-o.,.f -..f.. q oOn nOo ,,ooD1o