The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1897-06-07

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sections and cities.
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beyond the Iron age, fuel is the
most important clement IN determin-
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important part II al structural work
OF the future than II does even now.
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tant material il all constructive work
where wood has been 50 indispensable.
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Mississippi valley 81 III the world for
that matter, are adjacent to the Mon
ongahela river and the Ohio river
above Parkefsburg There are no
coal resources I'M the United States
equalilng those of this region. We
nave - West Virginia so per cent, OF
as. mueh coal as Ohio and Pennsylva-.
ma potbh combined. YFhinkof this only
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system OF allSWater routes for ship
ment for the1continuously increasing
manufacturing industries demanded
by our entire civilization only
now in its infancy The ship canal
from the lakes to, the Ohio river at
Pittsburg, viii be built in due time.
This will bring the richest iron ores to
the upper lakes to the coal and coke
OF the Monongahela valley. The re-
suit of all this will be an immense
population to ali this valley. From
Fairmont. to Pittsburg there will be
one quite ontinnouscfty. The Monon-
gahela valley is to become the throb-
bling population heartof the whole
Mississippi valley. Here ID this val
| ley is TO De the greatest aggregated
and massed population in the United.
States, It will be readily accessible
to all West Virginia BY the North and
South lines of railroads throughout the
State.
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