The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-16

OF water coursing throughout the town.
One can step to the middle ofthe street.
board an electric car, have newsbov
hand him the daily WORLD, weekly
Herald, Independent, Pioneer Press or
Statesman, and read the news while tax
ing an excellent ride through as pretty
and clean a town as can be found any
where.
The graded schools Of Martinsburg's
Independent School District, consist
ing Of four ward and one high school
for the whites, and one ward school for
the colored children, are among the pest
in the State.
Eleven churches promote the morals
of the community, and the pulpits are
ably filed by intelligent christian
gentlemen.
Congress passed a bill locating fine
q. S. Court House at Martinsburg. and
work will soon commence thereon, Civ
ing employment to. numerous hands
for two years, and viii cost $l75, 900.
when completed. Being the county
seat of Berkeley county, the circuit and
county courts assemble in Martinsburg;
likewise the U. s.. Circuit and District
Courts.
These are few Of the prominent re-
sources Of Martinsburg, now tangible.
The future has even more in store. The
Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing
and Improvement Company has or
gained in this city. 1000 acres of the
choicest land have been purchased and
q fine addition to the city is now being
laid out into streets, avenues and lots.
Sites are offered free to all manufac-
tuners who will locate plants thereon /;
and soon the humming machinery Of
factories will make sweet music where
for years the brown fields stretched
away in an unbrokan landscape. Such
men as Hons. S. B. Elkins, Robt. r.
Porter, E. B. Faulkner, Chas. j. Faux
ner, Thos. M. King, Geo. N. Bowers,
Jno. B. Wilson, and Jas. F Thompson,
mean business, and the sFboom'' will in
crease our population, beautify our
city and add to orr material wealth
and the stamina of our citizens.
The Martinsburg Development Com
pany also has hundreds Of acres Of
'.boom" land on the Northern suburbs
of the city, and the efforts of its ener-
getic management will result in the
erection of a number Of reliable fac
tories in the near future.
The country around Martinsburg is
as fair as Gods garden mountains and
plains, rich lowlands; waving woods,
luxuriant pasturage, winding streams
these blend in one harmonious and
beautiful whole. Contiguous to the
city are the Faulkner iron ore beds,
only awaiting the aid Of the capitalist
to bring out their hidden wealth. Iron
deposits are numerous in the county.
Veins Of coal have been located. The
formation Of the earth leads biologists
to predict the presence Of natural gas,
while magnificent limestone deposits
are found at the very gates Of the city.
What are the resources Of Martins
burgf Here she sits, enthroned be-
tween the mountains, with every nat
ural resource desirable-within easy
reach Of the finest markets Of the coun-
try. Her climate is mild, no epidemic
finding a foothold within her confines.
With wide streets, good drives, blooms
and natural facilities, she has no peer
in all the beautiful Cumberland Val
ley.
We cannot lift the veil which hides
the great future from view, but firmly
believe that Martinsburg is just enter
ing an era Of unexampled prosperity.
Her resources are at last attracting and
commanding that attention and inter
est which they should have received
long ago.
A PLEASANT TRIP.
Correspondence Of THE woRLD.l
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