The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-02

mint oil money n That coal and lime
stone, and it will he wonder if
somebody does not get it out
| have not said much about the
natural gas and nothing at all about
the oil of this region. A capable
hand could make romance of what
has been done with both and the chief
figure would be Plttsburger.
1t is not extravagant to say that the
boldest stroke in the history of oil
and gas disco, cries was made just
back here by f. M. Hukill-in the
Mount Morris field, was it not? The
pluckiest men of the oil country
shrugged their shoulders at it, but
it was not long till they were ON his
track. Events had justified his con
victions. l thought of what | had
read of this splendid venture as l
looked at the wonderful machinery
in the pumping station back of South
Morgantown, said to be the finest of
the four stations of the Standard,
which send the oil through to the
seaboard. | noticed the register
while in the station, and it showed
a pressure of 900 pounds to the
square inch. That is necessary to
force the column of oil over the
Laurel Ridge. | went to the station
with E. M. Grant, who is secretary
and manager of the Building and In
vestment Company, and secretary
and manager of about everything
else here which requires business
ability and industry, it seems, and
he told me story. A few years ago
he and some other gentlemen were
in Poland, and an old noble took
them to see his nine of ozokerite.
That is petroleum reduced to wax,
and dug out much as coal is. While
he was explaining, one of the gentle
men remarked that in the Wasatch
range there is a whole mountain of
that. The old noble threw up his
hands and exclaimed: "Ah, but God
is good to the Americans! He gives
them a mountain of ozokerite, and to
the Poles six inch VEIN" God is
good to the West Virginians, for He
alone knows what mineral wealth
abounds in the UNEMPLOYED hills of
this war born commonwealth.
And there is wealth on top Of the
hills. You should see the blue grass
cleaning in the sunlight. And that
grass makes butter fit for a king.
The creamery here supplies the
Duquesne Club, and, until Cleveland
came in, supplied the White House
That is to say, rather, supplied the
White House in President Harrison
time. And it flttens many a flock
of fine sheep, for this is no small
wool growing country. And-but
there must be an end to this enumcr-
atom of the particulars in which
God is good to these West Virgin
ians. These are some of the sur
roundings of Morgantown. Its trade
area covers radius of 10 miles, in
which there are probably 10000 peo-
ple. With what has been crudely
said in outline, one may arrive at
the possibilities of this town.
But not to devote line to the
State University would be to miss
one of fhe most important factors in
the development of the town. The
University has six excellent build
ings, costing $250,000, has nearly
$50 students. and a faculty of l6
members, saying nothing OF the four
gentlemen conducting the expert
ment station. 1t contributes at
least $4,000 a year to the trade of
Morgantown. But that is the least
of its services. The presence of the
University has given the town an air
of culture and dignity, it is steadily
drawing into the community cul-
tivated class, it is awakening sense
of pride in citizenship, it is, in fact,
invaluable not only to Morgantown
but to the Common wealth. The
Legislature has not been niggardly
toward II but might be more liber-
al and have no cause to regret it.
The best spent money Is that spent