The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

BlueuelG, Wy. Vii, anu y. ~ iioiiie,H.
The latter received q cal! to The pastors
ate of Shemariah and Walkers church.
i'll Roeilbrid@e county, which will be
acted on at Clarksburg in June.
The proposition Of Hons. s. L. Eikins
and H. G. Davis, to dotate twenty-five
acres Of ground and $oo,Ga0 in cash, If
the Presbytery would raise $4,000 for
the establishment OF q male school Of
high grade ut Blliias, w. Va, was fav-
orably considered, and Capt. II. j..
Hoover was appointed to solicit sub
scriptions to raise the necessary amount
for the presbytery to effect the object.
The services Of the Presbytery have
been interesting and the attendance
large, both Of ministerial and lay repre-,
sentatIves.
Wietl.er il is he Republicans or Dem
ocrats who hold political meetings in
Harrison burg, they always have an in
teresting and happy time. There are
two factions in each party and they
are always at dagyers point. What one
proposes the other opposes, from force OF
habit, and parrot and monkey exhibit
ton is sure to be q part of the pros
gramme when they get together. OF
course, the relations between Cleveland
and Hill in this State tit in nicely for
the traditional habits of the Rocking
ham Democracy. Last Saturday was
the day to appoint delegates to the State
convention, which assemblies in Rich
mond on the 10th inst. One wing wanted
Cleveland delegates instructed. The
other wanted Hill delegates, unin-
structed. As the Hill men were in a
slight minority, John 7. Harris, Jr.,
thought he could wedge in q corker by
coupling with the instructions a resolu-
ton in favor Of the free coinage of sill
yer and placing the same on par with
gold. TO have adopted this would prove
a slap at Cleveland, and SO it was voted
down, and the Cleveland delegates ap
pointed and the CleYeland resolutions
adopted
On Saturday last distinguished party
passed through Stanton in u special
train, going east Among those in pri-
vate ears were Chauncey NJ. Dope W.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Gen. NJ. &. Ingalls,,
G. w. Stevens, G. E. Doyle, G. p. hunt
ington, and perhaps others. They were
on tour of inspection over the Chesa-
apeake and Ohio line, and were on their
return. 1t is only necessary for Eastern
capitalists to become acquainted with
the wonderful natural resources of the
country traversed by the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway for them to become in
terested in their development. The
VanlerbiHs have large interests in the
company, and it is natural that they
should desire to become familiar with
the country through which the road
passes and the Inducements for improve
ment of passenger and traffic facilities.
The double tracking that is now going
on between Low Moor and Hinton the
branc! road let to contract last week, on
Gauley, which will accommodate fine
coal and timber fields; the,contempiated
branch up Potts Creek; and the pro
jected extension OF the Warm Springs
road to Warrington, to connect with the
Camden systemail are evidences Of the
active movements that may mark the
year 1892 i'll the history Of this great
national highway. The country pene
traied by the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way. from the Blue Ridge to kanawha
Falls. a section of about 200 miles, is the
i richest mineral district probably known
to the world. The iron ore and coal and
! limestone are simply inexhaustible. They
lie almost side by side, and offer facili-
ties for making superior qualify OF
iron at a minimum cost, unsurpassed by
any in the country. Yet there has been
/ scarcely anything done to develop this
/ natural wealth commensurate with its
extent. 1t comprises more extensive
| deposits than were ever extracted from
the bowels of the earth in Pennsylvania,
or any other State; yet they are compar-
atively in state of nature, awaiting
the application OF capital and enterprise
to convert them into active agents of
commerce and civilization. We who live
in the midst of this marvellous natural
wealth have very imperfect conception
of its wonderful volume. 1t will take
years to make even IL fair start in its de-
velopment but when capitalists have,
from personal observation and inspec-
ton, become acquainted with it to q
! degree. the necessary means Will be
Forthcoming, and then it will be demon
strated that Clifton Forge is central in
the most aiiiuent mineral region that
ever attracted the attention Of public
spirited men From Buffalo Gap to
Hinton embraces IL territory, penetrated
by the Chesa peake and Ohio railway,
that has not it's equal in iron ore, coal
and timber in this or any other country,
and is as certain to become the iron
centre OF the United States as effect fol-
lows cause. 1t is destiny. Nothing can
arrest it,
Information from the mines of the
Virginia Mining and Investment Com
pany, located iii the southeastern part
of Augusta county and on the Norfolk
and Western railroad, is very encourage
ing to those interested in that improve
ment. They are now shipping about $50
tons Of high grade brown henatite ore
daily, and are preparing to mine and ship
to Pennsylvania a large quantity of
manganiferous ore, the specimen car
loads sent there for analysis having
proved satiofactory--even better than
the ores of this kind that have hereto
fore been imported. Apfopos, this class
of ore, we understand that n profes-
sional geologist and mineraiogist re-
Gently said that the statement in the
VIRGINIAN, that there had never before
been any shipment of this Kind of ore
from Virginia, was absurd-that quanti-
ties of ii had been mined and tranportcd
from some ether locality, not definitely
mentioned. II that individual will give
the fAcis and eniighten tho ignorant Of
the time and place OF the shipment, it
will be a revelation To the country. No