The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-10

ginning 10 see thnt II uoeg not pay 10
compete with tho purely agricultural
country Of tho west In tho raising OF
largo grain. The future success OF tho
West Virginia farmer lies In tho raising
oil tho smaller grains, tho cultivation OF
the market products, tho iruita, and
vegetables, and the intelligent prepara.
ton OF tho dairy products for sale. Tho
opening Of mino and mandatory In
nlmost every valley will 0nablo him to
mako tho change rapidly aud prosper.
ouoly aud will furnish him with mar.
ket from which no can garner far moro
wealth thnn no could nndor tho old
systUm Of the cultivation OF tho larger
area. This board Is intellivently intro.
dncng this lesson and doing roal and
substantial good to tho farmers OF the
state. It has adopted now methods; 1t
Is publishing magazine which IL
widely read and II encouraged ia hope
1t will be by tho legislature tho board
Will render much assistance to our state.
THE STATE BANK EXAMINER
Tho work OF this officer IL before you.
It shows Il very healthy atato OF finances
In Weat Virginia; thu. no bank failure
took place within the state during tho
panic OF 1893, and only ono suspension;
that the resources OF state banks IN
West Virginia during 1903 amounted
to Sl2,0iS,l25 81. and resources OF m.
tlonal banks for the same period
amounted TO $l3,497l95 q, making a
total Of S2J,545.G Gel IL.
l recommend to the legislature that
tho law relating to the examination and
public statements OF banks, DO revised,
80 as to make 1t more nearly conform to
tho national law. There should be
moro froquen. examinations and moro
frequent statements OF condition. and
they should no. DO made at the statod
time set out by the law, but should DO
made, whom, In tho opinion OF tho OK.
amlner, 1t would seem best, restricting
the examination and statement to not
more than four times q year. / HEARTILY
approve the sensible and business like
recommendations Of this officer.
THE LABOR BUREAU. l .
The very able report Of tho commits.
missioner Of labor Is before you. be-.
lieve 1t to be Quo OF the most valuable
and thorough reports ever made in the
state. ! hope tho legislature will in.
crease the con.ingen. fund OF this office
to ut least 81 200. Tho bureau is mecca
sary to the state. aad to obtain the In.
formation required larger sum Is
really necessary. The amount now nj.
lowed Is entire! y inadequate, and to oh.
tain tho Information given in the report
the commissioner ha, expended one.
third OF his salary. BY reason OF there
being no statistics heretofore collected,
or information obtained, the commits.
soner has been compelled to com.
mence tho work from the very begin.
Mug. Numerous, and liz fact daily, in.
quiries are made from every section OF
the country at the executive office for
this information, which, for the first
time within this state, has been intel!i.
gibly collected. In this era OF pro-
gress in West Virginia this careful, ac-
curate and pains.laking information
will be OF inca,culable aid to the state.
| hope it will be the pleasure Of the ley.
stature to enable the commissioner TO
complete within his term the work
which he has mapped out US necessary
10 DO done.