Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-22

| quite tender in a commercial way to the
| town, but 1t does a large business inde-
! pendent OF these advantages. The coal and
coke production of the region centers at
| Fairmont, and this in itself is no mean ele-
nent OF 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
Falrmont In consequence OF tins develop
ment. The merits of the coal and coke
product have so far commanded it for gen
eral use that the output is no longer Limited
by the local demand: it has become simply
matter of transportation and capacity OF
plants. Capitalists realize this and are
anxious to invest in coal lands IN this Sec
tion.
CAPITALISTS BUYING UP COAL LANDS.
'Targe purchases have recently been
made in and around Fairmont which assure
a number of additional plants and the en-
ployment of correspondingly increased
number of men. Some of these purchasers,
by the way, are Pennsylvanians whose sue
cess as 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., Z,
of Latrobe, who has bought 5000 acres OF
coal within q mile of Fairmont; Senator
Don Cameron, Prof. McCreath, and other
Pennsylvanians have bought great deal OF
coal near the town. These purchases do not
include the extensive acreages bought by the
Davis-Elkins syndicate, composed OF eX-
Senator II. G. Davis, S. B. Elklns. James
G. Blaine, Senator German and others, VINO
have bought coal on the west side OF the
Monongahela river embracing several thous-
and acres, nor the Camden Company, whlch
has $4,000 acres lying on the south OF Falr-
mont, and own the largest coal and cok1ng
plant in the State at Monongah. All these
contemplated and actual works arerand will
be dependent on Fairmont as shipping
point and base of supplies.
"What have you in West Virginia b e
sides coal?"
RESOURCES IN COAL AND TIMBER.
"Evervthing; 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 very
finest hard and soft wood lumber regions In
the United States. These timber sections
are penetrated by both the Camden and
Davis systems of roads, and there is now in
course of construction on the line of the
Camden road on Williams river a sawmill
plant to cost 100000, which will saw 5O,-
900, 900 feet of lumber year, and the pro-
iectors of the enterprise expect to realize
from it profits aggregating 5000, 600 annu.
ally. Do you want me to specify further
"No Have you any iron ores that could
be brought to Pittsburgh"
eyes, not only the iron ores of the South
eastern part of our own State, but the rich
and inexhaustible beds across the line in
Virginia, which will be reached by the Cam
den road when its connection with the c. 81
o. R. r. is completed. As have intimated,
Pittsburg would be natural market for
this iron ore and our timber, and would
have magnificent trade as result of the
business growing out of the development" "
Governor, could you estimate in dollars
and cents the value of this trade?'
''Well, no; but it is clear that a business
connection that would bring Pittsburg within
convenient reach and touch of State of
nearly 1000, 900 people must attract here
trade that would contribute immeasurably
to Pittsburg's volume of business.