Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-28

to Do for This STATE - Surga a Candidate
for Congress
George c. Sturgiss will be a candidate
'cr Congress in the Second district this
rear, or will at least seek the nomina-
Hon In the course Of his address be-
Tore the Pittsburg Chamber Of Com
merce on Monday, when speaking before
the Pittsburgers aud TO the West Viz
g'nlans, he announced the platform
upon which be expected to stand-or'
ruo. The Improvement Of the upper
Monongahela was his theme and be
awelt long and enthusiastically upon
tne natural advantages which Pittsburg
anu the upper MOnOngahela would de-
rive from the extension of the lock and
Dam system. He told of his efforts 20
secure government help in the work
many years ago, and OF the slow
ness with which the government
ha0 responded. He assured the
listeners that the government
was willing 10 Improve the river, that
all 10 needed was a good stirring up md
assured Pittshurg Of his great desire TO
assist Ia every possible way 10 the pro-
motion Of the work. OF course he did
not say that II he were sent 10 Congress
he would vote for an appropriation, but
MS remarks were taken as an announce
ment that he wanted 20 20 10 ConKress
by way OF the upper MOnOngahe.a
Col. Ben Wilson was reminiscent and
referred more than once 20 events which
occurred while he was in Congress. His
eye twiEkled merrily there and he was
hred with an unwonted eloQuence as ne
spoke OF these things, which might be-
token a willingness upon his part TO en-
ter the race for Congress again him
self
Stuart F. Reed, editor Of the Clarks-
burg telegram aud President OF the
West Virginia Editorial Association, is
being talked OF among his Republican
friends for the nomination for the State
Senate from the ClarkSburg district.
Harrison county is entitled 10 the Sen
RtOr this year and as none but a Repub-
hcan can be elected in the district, Mr..
Reeds chances OF spending next winter
In Charleston are not bad.
Ia the lower END OF the First district
Republicans are anticipating a desper-
ate struggle and a deal OF bad blood be-
tween Yves Atkinson and Black Dove
ner. The former is now an ayowed
candidate for Congress and while Capt.
Dovener has not yet made public an
nOuncement of his candidacy, it is
known that be Will be To- the fight
Each has an idea that he can be elected
aud will fight 90 the bitter end for the
nomination. Such is the sentiment sx-
pressed by a prominent Republican OF
the First district and the feeling out
. side Of Ohio county is rot very intense
in favor Of either Of them.
The coal men ia the Fairmoat field
are now labOring under even greater
dsadYaptages than they were last year
= getting their coal 20 market. Last
year the rate fixed for hauling coal
from Pittsburg TO the lakes was 90 cents
a ton, from the Ohio fields SIS cents,
Rnd from FairmOnt SlO5. AT the meet
ing 10 Columbus last week a new rate
was made for the Ohio fields OF 50 cents;
Pittsburg's rate was left unchanged,
while the rate from FairmOnt was in
creased 20 SlO1 Even with this uu-
just rate against them, aud the coal
markets glutted besides, the FairmOnt
miues are all running about half time
and the sales OF coal cOutinpe, 10 spite
of the Disadvantages 10 which the dis
trict is subject.
by the opening OF the new railroad
lhe timber of Central West Virginia will
lind a ready market. Already the same
freight rates are given on lumber from
the interior 20 Wheeling and 10 Pitts
burg, and with the distance thus re-
duCed q cheaper rate will probably be
obtained, and much timber will 6nd It's
way from our forests into Pittsburg
markets. The output from the mills
this year promises 90 be very large.
The supply of lumber on hand has been
almost exhausted and the demand is on
the increase, so that our mill men will
find a better market than they had last
season. Mr.. Whtescarver, general
manager Of the Pickeus Lumber Com
pauy has sold ia advance the entire
output of his large mill FOR the year.
Several other mills have done the same,
which means steady work among the
mill men, and business prosperity In the
Interior counties.
A daily milk train from Csrksburg 20
Pittsburg. is a prediction of COL Ben
Wilson for the near future. The finest
blue grass land 20 be found 10 the coun-
try needs but market for It's products
90 become a dairy country, and with
close communication with PittSbUrg he
thinks the market would be found.
From PittSburg o. Uniontown, Pa,
the b. g. o. railroad passes through al
most one continuous town. Places Of
from eight 70 thirty thousand people
are scattered an along the road, and the
lines where one town ends aud the next
begins are scarcely observable, so thick
ly Is the country settled, and every town
Is a manufacturing town. The same
veins of coal on which the prosperity OF
this section is founded, extend on into
Vast Virginia; the same limestone soil
Is found in our State, the same line of
railroad now passes through them both,
and sanguine West NirginianS, who