The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04

to say IL regard othe industrial move
ment Of this section, and which was
inaugurated by the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company along It's line three
wears since. Mr.. Lord kindly received
the correspondent, as he invariably docs
all who may have any claim on his val.
liable time, and tatked freely and unre.
servedly in regard to the great work
now being SO successfully prosecuted,
which has go much Of promise for this
part OF the upper Southern States,
among the most important. of~which is
West Virginia. Mr.. Lord is a gentle
man Of large experience and extensive
information, andJone Of the best posted
railroad men in America, and having
general charge and supervision Of the
traffic Of the great line of railroad he so
ably represents, is high authority on.al
questions pertaining to the develop
ments now in progress in this section.
As he takes q lively interest in the
growth Of West Virginia, the remarks
he makes are oppoytune, and will prove
OF great interest toeYery person seeking
reliable information in regard to our
rich and growing State.
THE 1NTRLuaENcER's GOOD WORK.
Ta am very much pleased" said Mr..
Lord, ito learn that you are going to
issue another Special Development
Edition Of the 1STkBpeEvcER. ], re-
member very well the edition issued
three years ago, and our Land and I'M
proyement Department received many
letters OF inquiry as well as substantial
returns through that particular publf
cation. All that is necessary is to get
the advantages and resources OF the
State properly before the outside world
for all prospective investors, home seek
ers, manufacturers and business men!to
see what wide and profitable field is
open to them, and Witch promises the
most flattering as well as substantial re-
turns. The right methods are generally
being employed to secure that result.
Your towns are not outgrowing your
country, and you are developing your
mines, oil territory, farms, water pow
ers, building churches, establishing
schools and, In o word, are exhibiting q
healthy growth all around, which is in
deed commendable, and which cannot
fail to be successful"
PAYS TO Advertise.
'Mr. Lord, I understand that the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad inaugurated the
work Of advertising in general the merits
and advantages of West Virginia; what
has been the outcome and are you salts
fed with the resultsR" Z
1.-THE work has been entirely satisfac-
tory. Mr.. NJ. v. Richards, our land and
immigration agent, who has direct
charge of the work, has made known
the advantages Of your State from Nova
Scotia to Puget Sound, and from Canada
to the Gulf Of Mexico, as we'll as to
many OF the countries OF Europe. There
is.hardly county in the United States
it. has not reached, 80 thoroughly and
systematically has the work been done,
and tho result has been that many
thousands OF letters OF inquiry have
been received and thousands Of persons
have come here to personally look over
the country. Not only SO, but many
have already located here, as the many
advantages of,your State have only to
be seen to be appreciated. The situa-
ton Of your State, geographically speak
ing, is most admirable, and for domestic,
manufacturing and business purposes
generally is absolutely unsurpassed.
This is SO apparent that it is IS clear as