The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04
GILMER COUNTY.
Glcnylllc, county seat; formed February 3, 1875,
from Lewis and Hanawhs; named for Gov.
Thomas Waller Gtimer

GlenyillC, county seat, formed February 8, 1875,
from Lewis and Kanawhs; named for Gov.
Thomas Walker Giimer.
Area, $50 square miles; population ,i6
Assessed value OF real and personal property,
sl,OI7,7l4
County tax on 500 valuation "...."..."..0o cantS
GILStER COUNTY Is one Of tho most progres-
" sIye In the State. There are tIty churches IN
tho county, eighty public schools, employing
eighty.Oue teachers; also State Normal school
at GlenYIile, with an excellent faculty, when
affords splendid opportunities to the young
ladies and gentlemen Of Central West virginia
FOR a higher education, aud also for thorough
trimming in the theory and practice oil teaCh.
ing. There arc two papers IN the county, me
Signal and Banner, both published ~ G!enyiile
There are no existing railways. The BACK
Diamond Is a projected line, which VIII pass
through the center Of the county, coming up
tho Little RanAwhh river, via Parkersbutg; lls9
the RAvenswood, Spencer q dlenyille railroad
Il n projected line commencing at It0yens%ood,
In jackson county, and connecting wlLp the
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Central at Butnst
vile, Braxton county. TINS last named Fo9o
Will likely DO completed Mtnin me next I Two
through tho center Of the. county furnishes
TRANSPORTATION tor timber and caal1t u locked
aud damned to within thirty.ilve miles o. Glen
VILE and the National Government n ,xbcS Sn
by several streams OF considerable Size running
almost entirely through IT.. u.t-
Thrne turupIkp roads run through tho coun.
ty, aud good county roads connect every com.
inunity Of the county with these three great
thorOught9rcs, The streams Of the county are
spQnned ut all important crossings by good Iron
bridges. ,,.vs l..
peculiarly adapted 10 wheat, oats, rye, corn anu
hll kinds Of fruits; 1t Is also very fine Tor
purposes, rs blue grass grows luSuEIously.
There IS no better county N the state loE FsLng
cattle, sheen and horses. The principal indus
tries OF the people Nre farming, stock raising
and numbering. Coal is found in about one
half Of the county In veins ranging from I'VE 70
ten feet In thickness, the greater part Of which
but no development thereof has been made.
There Is some limestone, lnd fire clay 70 plen-
tiiul, and OF superior qualify. The timber Gun
braces ali kinds Of bard woods, and popl9r, Inn
and other soft woods. There arc several steam
saw mills In tho county, AL doing z thtlVlng
business Ten RTlst mills are run by steam anu
five by water power, while ny GlenVllie Is 10
Gated q large Towering mill using the roller pro:
The adjacent counties. Il Is believed that oil
and gas exists lu this county, and test well Is
now being put down near Tannersville. Bulld'
Ing stone Is plentiful and OF excellent quallty.
K Coal and Coke company has been organized
for the purpose OF developing that industry.
The tHnherIes, one at Chenille and one at Troy,
0rU operated for home consumption only. ABOUT
one-iourth Of the land Of the county Is I'M
proved. ,.,.. ,,,...,,,, 4. tow, CO
SIS per acre. averaging about q per acre. anu
proved land suitable for farmers and graLets
ranges from 50 10 50 por acre. Some sells, how
ever as low as 81 per acre. and the average price
OF unpleared land IL g W per acre. Inc price q
land is Increasing on account Of PrSps SnpS [ od
capital are invited. h.F. Kidd.
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