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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-21

to market. The water power Of these
rivers Is excellent. especially ut Valley
Falls. on the Tygarts
The county IL excellently well on Us
regards coal. there being large number
OF veins from eighteen Inches to ten feet
In thickness. Mining is carried on eX-
tensiveiy and Il great quantity Is ship
ped. The mines have excellent shipping
facilities, as indicated above. Coke
making is one OF the important indus
tries OF the county. Indeed. Marion
county is Just now the centre OF the coke
industry OF the northern coke region OF
West Virginia. Although It Is In Its in
fancy. the manufacture OF this article
OF commerce Is assuming large proper
tiOns, and Investments by capitalists
with view to developing the territory
are constantly being made.
The county Is well adapted to stock
raising. and the live stock shipments
from Falrmont have been extensive for
some years
There is an abundance OF fine timber
In the forests consisting OF oak, poplar,
sugar. walnut. hickory and other varie-
ties. There are three planning mills at
Falrnont whicis do a good business.
The construction of new railroads and
coal and coke plants has enhanced the
projected roads have appreciated the
value. The county has subscribed lib
orally to new railroads. and the people
are willing TO give reasonable aid.
New people are much desired, and will
be cordially welcomed, and capitalists
will find safe andiprotltable investments
in the county. There are excellent
openings for glass factories and rolling
mills.
Fire clay Is abundant in the county.
The Glade Company manufactures u
superior quality OF furnace brick at MI
GUMS Mills. a variety OF clay exists
which is suitable for paving purposes.
The supply is almost =haustible.
Warrington and Palaune are both
important points in the county. Pala-
tine Is on the MonongahelR river, oppo-
site FaIrmOnt. Warrington Is busy.
bustlIng manufacturing and oil town.
The oil developments during the past
year have resulted in great activity In
and about the town.
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next year II * hoped that the larger
steamer can be kept Ia service With
out Interruption.
I'm carrying on work Of this de-
scriptlon considerable plant Is ncccs-
sary. Il great deal more than VIC now
have. There should be II considerable
number OF drcdgcs. steamboats,. bGrGca,
pile drivers. etc. with which wOrl;
could be carried on Mt many points
"The work for the radical improve
ment OF the upper part OF the river. by
the construction OF movable dams, has
been commenced. and IL In progress.
The open river work has been In prog
rcSE for many years. but has not been
80 vigorously pushed us 20 produce re-
suits that might have been attained.
There~ig. however, a continual better
ment OF the channels. Every bad
place made good is gain for the navi-
CATION OF many miles OF river. Two
bad places improved make twice the
gain. and II twenty could be improved
IN the same time the benefit would be
more than twenty-fold. for 1t would be
more perceptible and stimulating TO the
commerce OF the river
in the open channel work that has
been done heretofore there has not
been any attempt TO make complete
Improvement at any point. that IS, the
obtaining OF the maximum depth and
width OF which the situation was sus-
ccptlble. but the idea has been to
ameliorate the condition at as many
places as possible. Therefore. what
can he accomplished must not be
judged by what has been accom-
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IrDlrn nIlllou ilu.htl. or Coal.

ant. II il the northermost county OF the
state; IL separated from Fayette county,
Pa. on the north by the famous Mason
and Dixon line: It's eastern boundary
is the line between Maryland and West
Virginia, md on the south md west II
nlioIns Tucker. Barbour. Taylor.
Marion and Monongalla. The sur
face Is mountainous, hilly and
rolling, and "glady." The soil
IL sandy loan, clay loam, and
cnlccrous loan. Tho glade land has
deep. black. unctIous soil. often several
feet deep. and In very rich. The soil on
the levels Is twelve to eighteen inches:
on the hills four 10 ten Inches.
Tho principal streams IN the county
are the Cheat river. Big Sandy, Little
Sandy, Middle creek, Buffalo. Three
Fork, RaCcoon. Sandy and Decker's
creek, with numerous smaller streams.
The Cheat river Is used extensively for
tlonting RATS OF loRBand lumber flowing
into the county from the vast timber re-
glOnR of Tucker and Randolph counties.
The great thoroughfarO Of the county
Ia the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, pass
ing through from east to west almost
In the centre OF tho county, entering in
tho east from Garrett county, Maryland,
seven miles from Oakland.
Another road-the Iron Nalley-runS
from the Baltimore & Ohio In the west
eriy part OF the county to the lrondnle
furnace, n distance Of three miles, This
IL a standard gauge road. The Tunnel
ton, Kingwood y Falrchnnce railroad.
now a standard gauge limo, runs from
TunncIton, on the Baltimore q Ohio. to
RIngwood, the county scat, n distance OF
eleven mllcH II Is one Of the best pay
ing railroads IN the state,
The mountainous Though not rouSh)
character Of Preston's surface, standing
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use nbounds In nearly every part Of the
county. Fire clnys Of various qualities.
suitable for paving and IRE brick. tillrg
and terra Gotta work. abound on the
east side OF the river. Glass sand on the
enst side OF the river, and building stone
OF fine grey and blue sandstone every
where abound.
The iron ores Of this county have been
successfully used In the ak blast fur"
naccs, operated here many years ago,
but abandoned for want OF transpOrta-
ton facilities,
Transportation In furnished by the
Monongaheln river. which Is made navi-
gable by locks and dams from rittS.
burgh 10 MorgantOwn. hnd by the Fair.
mont. NorEnntown & Pittsburgh rnll.
road. The extension Of the Fairmont.
MorVnntown & Pittsburgh railroad
northwnrd twenty-five miles. to connect
with the Baltimore & Ohio system In
Pennsylvania, has been completed by
the Baltimore & Ohio Raiiroad COM
pany. --,,---
over one hundred primary schools OK
lat in the rural parts Of the county, with
a graded school mt Morgantown. a fe-
male seminary and the State Univcr-
sIty offer opportunities OF the most adj
Vnnced character.
Fantown & Pittsburgh railroad has
greatly Increased tho value and selling
price OF coal lands. and In lesser de-
grcp farm lands and town lots.
Cheap fuel local. coke md gnSl, pure
winter in abundance, healthy climate
river and rail transportation In compe.
titlOn. low prices for lnndE and light
taxcs. with cheap raw material, tsuoh
M wool. timber. ore. fire clay. glass sand
ana tan hnrk). at hand, ana with Il good
agricultural community TO draw upon
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ERA OF CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Vast Sums OF Money Spent on Improve.
ment OF Waterway.

meut OF Waterway.
This Is an age OF cheap water trans
portatIon. A student OF the condition OF
the worlds present commercial condi-
lions will observe. as its principal feat
ure, an universal desire and effort to
cheaper transportation, and TO place
both raw and manufactured products
in the hands OF consumers at the
smallest possible cost. With this OBJ
ject In view many great nations and
various states, municipalities and COM
merclal bodies In many countries have
spent vast sums OF money In the i'm
provement OF natural waterways, such
ns rivers. and in the creation OF arti-
fetal waterways, where none have here
tofore existed. Among the notable
works OF this sort which have been
completed In recent years nre the Suez
canal, the Manchester canal. the Well
and canal, the German canal between
the North and Baltic seas, the expendi-
thre by the United States OF over s35,.
900. 900 on the Mississippi river between
1850 and 1890. and the Improvement OF
tho Elbe In Germany. the Seine In
France. the Danube In Austria and
other rivers In other countries.
Besides these great works there are
others equally great at present In pro-
gress, such az the construction OF n
i,OOO-mIlc canal In Russia, the building
OF the Nicaragua and Panama canals,
and the canal being built by Chicago
between Lake Michigan and the ILL.,
nois river.
still other similar works have lust
been decided upon, or are under discus
sion. such ms the Si0.000.00O canal be-
tween Paris and Roucn. In France, the
deepening OF the canals OF New York
state, for which the citizens OF that
commonwealth have voted $1,000
OOO and the projected deep water ca
nails between Cincinnati and Toledo
and Toledo and Lake Michigan.
All these great enterprises, the aG-
gregate cost of which. when all Aro
completed, will have reached nearly, II
not quite, 1000. 000. 900. have been, and
are being undertaken. with the object
OF increasing and OF cheapeninR the
transportation OF commercial commo-
ditIcs by water. And, despite the enor-
nous. the almost lncHlculablc cost OF
these gigantic enterprises. the nations.
states, municipalities and commercial
bodies which have organized them, car
rled them to successful completion and
footed the bills, have counted the mos
ney as we'll spent,
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wHEEIING DAILY INrElLIGENcER SATURDAY, MARCH 81 1896

nj mn altitude Mt her highest points OF
from 1, SEQ 80 $500 feet above sea level.
with her numberlesB streams OF clcitf'
cool, llTe.glVlng water, make the Gu
mnt, one or the pureRt and most health
ful ON The globe. Kingwood. Terra Alta.
Aurora aud Eglnn are well Iurnlsheu
with summer hotels, and Mt these places
from June TO October, many city people
rest and recuperate =.
II Is In her mineral resources, however
that Preston Is unsurpassed. II cqualed'
by any other county In the state. Con-,
excellent for both steam and gas. anu
for coke: iron ore, pottery and Are clays.
limestone, glass sand, building SAND
all these we have in abundance.
The Goals are universally OF the cokinS
kind, and being so pure that they are
fast becoming justly celebrated Tor the
production OF coke OF the highest grade
Iron ore Is everywhere abundant In
the county. II Is found In nll the eight
townships, and has been opened AT
numerous places. Thickness oil Veins
vary from three to ten feet.
Fire and potters' clays are found In
Reno, Portland and KingwoOd town
ships, and probably exist elsewhere.
THE NewburE shaft bored through for
ty-four feet OF them. About three and
half miles north OF Tunnelton the Tun-
Melton, KIngwood & FaIrchnnce rail-
road cuts drought the upper vein OF
this clay, which. by actual test, has
proved equal TO the celebrated Mt. Saw
agO clay.
Preston has long been quoted as one OF
the principal grazing counties OF the
state. Large herds Of cattle and horses
are kept and wintercd and re-wintered
In the county. and sold Mt fine profit IN
the eastern market. No better county
In the state for sheep raising.
Many large and valuable trncts OF
timber lands still remain untouched.
The principal tlmbers are white oak and
poplar.
The standing and condition of the
public schools are excellent.
WILLIAM NJ. o. DAWSON.
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Falrinont, county seat; formed January
II, 1872, from Harrison and Mononga-
LA: named for Gen. Francis Marion.
Area iii square miles: popusas'o"
SO,72i.
Assessed value OF real and personal pro-
pcrty. Sj,22i,s46. H..
County tax on 500 Valuntlon....45 cents
The surface OF Marion county. one OF
the richest In the state, In rolling ana
billy. The soil. which IL usually pretty
deep. and naturally fertile, IL limestone
and lonm,. sandy or calcar0uS. inc
level md valley land Is well adapted 10
farming. and the hilly portion to graz
Ing and fruit growing.
The county has now three railroads,
the Baltimore & Ohio tmain Incl. tue
MOnOngaheln River road and the FAIR
mont, Morgantown a. Pittsburgh. The
latter connects Fairmont with Morgan
town, tho scat OF the State University
and is extended TO Uniontown, Pa. CIV
Ing u through route ~ Pittsburgh VIA
the Baltimore & Ohio, and an additional
route to Wheeling. through rich coun-
try via the Wheeling Il Connellsvllie
road which II is hoped Will be completed
at an early day. The Monongahela
River road connects ut Clarksburg win
the West Virginia L. Plttsbursh.
NOrthward from Fairmont the system
(which Is the famous Camden railroad
SYSTEM Will reach Pittsburgh. Thus
two great air line roads running h0rth
and south through Central West Nir
gInia, will unite three great trunk lines
the Baltimore & Ohio. the Pennsylva.
min and the Chesapeake & Ohio anu
centre al Fairmant. the capital" OF the
Upper Monongahela coal and coke ficid.
and known us the "connellsvllle OF me
northern coal district OF West virginia.
There are three rivers In the county
the Monongahcln, West Fork and Ty-
CARTS Valley. Steamboats, have been as
FAR as Fairmont, but only when Ihe
Monongahela was very high inc
streams are utilized for floating timber
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the stream will be Il great encourage.
mcnt to enterprise In all branches OF
business and industry: they are Pres
ton and Taylor counties. There are
probably not four other counties In the
entire state that possess more undo,
veloped natural resources. Each and
every county in the list would at one,
feel the added pulsatlons OF trade and
Industry by the extension OF slack
water to Falrmont Needless to say
the people OF that region are unanl-
mously In favor OF the Improvement.
The IntellIGencer presents interesting
facts and figurs relative TO Marion. Mo-
mongolia, Preston and Taylor counties.
h..inurs
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Morgantown, county seat; FORMED Octo-
Der. IT'S. from Augusta county
named for the river Monongahela TN
dian name for River OF Gazing or
Crumbllng BankS) $50.
Area 325 square miles; population, Is, 700.
Assessed value OF real and personal pro-
perry, S5.l65.sOi
County tax 10 500 valuation. .62bs cents
Monongaheln county Is one OF the most
prosperous in the state. The Mononsa-
hela river traverses It in direction
little east to north. Cheat river ana
Decker's creek come In on the southeast,
while Dunknrd and Big Indian creeks
ioin the river from the west, and great
number OF lesser streams furnish nbun-
'dant and never falling Enppiy-0t wntcr.
The surface is rolling and billy. without
being abrupt, for the most part. and Is
mountainous only in the extreme east
ern border. =
mainly a rich alluvlal In the valleys and
bottoms. and composed OF limestone,
and ionm with a subStratum OF clay. on
the higher ground. Much OF the most
productive and best grazing lands are
found in these hills. Blue grass Is In
dIgInous to the greater part OF the
county. ,,...-.,.,.
Five veins or scdms OF bltumlnous
coal. all OF commercial value. with
number Of smaller ones, present their
ont crop along the valley or the Monon-
rahela from the state line TO the Marion
county line, n distance Of about twenty
miles They vary in thickness from fve
~ eleven feet Of good merchantable coal,
and are perfectly free from ash. sulphur
"' Natural gas has been found in abund,
,ncs n, n number OF points In this coal
acid oil Is now being produced In pay
ing quantities. -, ,ono,r,,,
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KingwI

Kingwood. county seat; formed Janu-
airy 10. 1913, from MononGalia county;
named for Governor James T. Preston.
Area 7OS square miles: population 2O.355.
Assessed value OF real and personal pro-
perty. $3,374.2G3
County tax on 800 valuation. IS cents
The situation or this county is import
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-21
WORKED WONDERS.
The Ohio Valley Improvement As.
so:!ation's Short Career.
MORE has BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
Since the Organization of the AS.
ISOLATION Last October
THAN IN MANY YEARS BEFORE.

Every River Community liza. Taken Hold
ar ,ar Movement with Esthas.asm.
comnIttes, Have BSen Induced TO APP
o.,r rssGoro Congress anu the impress
sion /, abroad That the People OF the
ohio Valley arc unit,d-oniser. of the
t,,Oelatiou Colonel stieknsy's Able
Aadrs,, Before the Association.
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FOUR COUNTIES

or West Virginia oil and Near the SIonop-
gahsIa arc Possessed OF Great Resources.
All will be Bensfted by the Improve
ment OF tho River by Locks and Dams
10 EairniOnt.
In addition TO Marion and Mononga-
LA counties. that border on the Mo-
nongahcla. after II leaves Pennsylva-
nit and enters the New Dominion, there
are two other counties 80 close 80 the
river, that government improvement OF
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Tor food supplies. mark this county as
uue VI TIE Ytgy Sts, IN the union for
manufacturing enterprises.
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CAPTAIN TILLEY.
OF the Pittsburgh Coal Exchange,
Sounds "A keynote or Two.
AMERICANS LONG SUFFERING,

EIsc They Would not Endure the "Jolse'
OF RTolI-Gatv ON the Great Mononga-
hsia-The Newspapers are Educating
ti's People TO the Importance OF the
Eight for River improvement Pen
Picture OF Failure Congresses Given.
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Friends el DIVER Improvement. IN this
valley have always thought II tortu-
nate that such an efficient officer OF
the army as Colonel Amos J. Stickney.
should have been placed in charge OF
the improvements. Though there is
regret al his removal 20 the MlSStss-
ippi. yet the general expressions OF APP
proval over the selection Of Major He
ner as his successor on the Ohio river.
leave no room for doubt that he viii
Ill the shoes Of his popular and able
vradanaaanr
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Secretary-E. p. Wilson. Cincinnati.
Treasurer-J. D. Parker. Cincinnati.
Vice presIdents-Hon. John F. bravo.
Pittsburgh: F. A. LaIdley. Cincinnati;
a. Burnside, Charleston. ". Va;
John InSler. Evansville. Ind: W. W.
HIte, Louisville. Ky.; W. P. Halliday,
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Grafton, county seat: formed January
10. 1874. from Harrison. Barbour and
Marion: named for Gen. Zachary Tay-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-09
A Novel Meeting.

A novel and interesting meeting is
to take tlace at the Winter Health Re-
sort. Sou,hern Pines, N e.. on Dec
22od aad 23rd Il is called the Re
union of the Wanderers from Virginia
aud the CaroIinas. LOW rates of traos-
portatiou over the railroads have been
obtained from Texas aud other far of
Southern aud Western States, so that
at a small cost the people FROM the
three states named. who have emlgrated
to other points may feturn aud DOT only
be at the Southern Pines gathering,
but visit their old homes and stay for
one mouth. the round trip ticket being
good for thirty days The indications
are that large number of people will
attend the reunion and to enable the
pear by citizens to attend at small
cost the Seaboard Air Line has made a
rate from aloog the line in Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina and
Virginia, at the very low price of one
cent per mile aud 20 doubt maoy old as
we'll as the young people will make a
Christmas trip to the reunion and see
the uovel city ia the woods, that has
its magnificent hotels, electric lights
aud electric car line; all built inside of
two years.
The reunion meeting will be one Of
social pleasure AID amusement Bust
ness will be laid aside and all the fun
aud merry making that cao be crowded
into two days will be enjoyed on this
occasion. Those who want to learn the
exact cost of trip from far of points,
so as to inform friends aud relatives 10
distant states cau write to MIR. J. n.
Wisuer. Houston. Texas o: 7. j. Az
derson, General Passenger Agt. Ports
mouth, Va.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-09
Weyler Three Days Out.

HABANA. Dec. 6 Three days have
now elapsed since any news was re-
oeived from Captain General Weyler.
1t is not known in what part Of the pro :
vince of Piuar del Rio be is, or what he
is doing towards carrying out the plan of
campaign 90 which the loya'ists have
built hopes, which has thus far resulted
10 no signal success Heavy rains
have been prevailing lately aud it is
probable that the condition Of the
country has put temporary check on
the operations of the Spanish forces
Oai cials here state that there is moth
ing surprising il DO dispatches being
receivedsfrom General Weyler, as be
is man Of action rather han Of words,
and is waiting 70 meet the rebels before
he dcvotes tine to the writing Of dis
patches
General Mslguizo reports that his
command surprised a rebel hospital in
the Vale hills, province Of Piuar del
Rio. Six Insurgents, whether wound
ed or not is DOT stated, were killed and
the dwellings and all the camp pEara-
pherualia we're destroyed.
The FIRST contingent of the new rein
forcements, numbering $500 men, ar
rived here to-day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-09
How to Prevent Pneumonia.

at this time of the year cold IS very cas-
lily contracted, and if LETT 10 run l's course
without the aid Of soaie reliable cough medl
cine is liable to result in tina; dread disease
pneumonia. We know Of 10 ueier remedy
TO cure cough or co thHa chamberlain ::
Cough Remedy. We haze used il qai'e e1
icusiv,:: aad it has alw*ys given en!ire salts
faction -Oiagah, Ind Ter. Cn;ef.
Tel: i; tee only rsrledg lha; j; Aaowa tc
be certain preventive Of pneumonia.
Amoa1 ;!;e macy 9aoa;e, d. s,;ao aa9e rSse
it for ;oiis aud ia efirae. w i.sve :.estF yei
learnel OF single csse having resi:':e} IL
pneumonia Persons VITO have %esh lungs
or have reason 10 fear attack o! pnca GO
MIA, should keep the reme6sg at ha"d. The
25 ana so cent s;zss fo- SAFE by Dr. 4. ).
China
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-09
Ten Thousand Sick Soldiers.

WAsu1sGroS, Dec. 6 DR.. D. N.
Burgess. sanitary Inspector of the
Marine Hospital service a: Habana. in
forms Surgeon General Wynan, under
date of Nov. %, that yellow fever in
Csba bad cot diminished particularly
in severity during the previous week,
,ha: small gox increased considerably
among civilians, and that fevers aud
dyseutery had augumcntsd consider
ably. OF the 31S deaths ended Nov.
26, 81 were from yellow fever aud 22O
new cases were reported; 81 from small.
pox with 400 new cases. Eighty
three of the 81 deaths from yellow fever
during the week we're among Spanish
soldiers 10 the military hospitals. the
remaining four being among civilians.
All of the 81 deaths from small pox oc-
Cured among civilians.
81 am Informed" said Dr.. Burgess,
from what | believe to be credible
sources, that io.the eight government
military hospitals which are established
in the city aud its immediate suburbs
there are over 10. 900 sick aud wound
ed Spanish soldiers y
Under date of Nov. 21, Dr. H. S.
Camerino, inspector a: Santiago de
Cuba. reported that the small poz cpl
demic which had ragged for several
months vas at au eud. Yellow fever,
however, still prevailed, aud be was
sure that it would increase luasmuch as
coutiseuS Of 10000 new Spanish
troops was expected to arrive 10 toe
district.