The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-07

CahA"'
rrr,u, the note OF Baron Nathan ROths-
N.b,Id 10 Lord Salisbury, published In
~" New York Iournal)
,,T,c railway system Of tho t-nI,ed
NV '''"-' 'N
States grew up IN WecuhE temporary
emergencies, In meeting the demands
,,,t,I,r poIicv coverIpF n dasl,,, ~,
VI u is -',,,,,. ..,.,...s 80 49,.
most W'uetS H'a''ei0u u"u tn'FH eN
banded pioneer development. which
,,,rht hurrlcdly to embrace tho whole
,,.,,n ,,,.,. t,,,5,,,,,, 4, ,,,,,,,,,-
couH"s W."
ton aud means.
"Fcr long period the public lands
- ..,tIrr, naive ar smlFrnnt and
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gFe"' '''N e''''''s W 's,u'.''l's '"''''
construction, gave the Ln!ted states
IIlSs,S S,, rnSncY which NJ tirsi went
I'-rsly Into railway building and then
into collateral enterprises CROWNS out
Q, ihS SrS''e 49, W. ., MY MN nStnrSl, la
- E,,r overbulldlng and oyercapltallsa-
~,
81 ~ .be meantime the concentration
:, .srf,nI skilled LABOR. machinery and
Non indusirial. commercial and bank
~ ~, orgRnisatIoa In the New England
s.stss pave them great wealth. which
80 yaTy heavily reinvested in expand
,.I. ,bsir lornl industries Tor most pro-
T,shIs srployment.
EN-. rssuh ~ This scramble Is now
49,. ,unarent ON nny close observation
49, IL RAD Pnddled upon the United
S,,,ss half the railway mileage OF the
s',,Ij IN large mart very badly located
ts..,,s. permanent conditions for sus-
,,tni,r- I, AZ moi exIst These portions
- ,bs rnuntry richest IN resources 10
S.-,,,,,eptIy sustain dense population
a." been IIttIe touched upon. and a
sS,,,t,, ~ nopolntIon and Industries 10
.L.n, ,npst henceforth come under in
s..,sy,r nress1re. and this will hiring
49,, ,,,,Jssn-a15 rea dtus,ment OF trade
90 y,Inss
T,,,..I,,,.,,r,,,,, I,.,to,,
There are three great central re-
Mons Of concentrated resources In that
,.,-,l,, q, tho T,nIfed States lying cast
l's ',-,.,
o. the ROCKY mountains
The hTSt In importance and In extent
is the mountainous region lying IN the
certsr Of the southern states east OF the
Mississippi. with the Pennsylvania and
Ohio coal fields added. This comprises
about 10000 square miles, being $50 70
~ miles wide By over 200 miles long,
extending TO Northern Georgia and Al
ALBANIA n this region were settled like
me New England state OF Massachu-
sets. It would contain forty millions Of
people II like SaHony 1t would hold
twenty millions more G,, th9n me tne present
s =. nSs, !, bss T rasour me ~ ri kinds
several times greater than those OF
saIony It's natural conditions ore all
9" ,ne hSnss SsS an. anu V%ns s sSon not
sSaSisd elEswhSre IN the world Round
Il on all sides lie estates naturally rich.
great part OF IL Is wilderness. II seems
I, have bsen avoided by the railway
system ~ the states OF the south. doubt
les bacansc Of prndcs R,t rs topo.
granny binds Il together. It's coal fields
along one side and is other minerals
and ureat forests on the other, across
riSh VALLEY running through its center
f5r 10 whole length. Onencd up. its con-
ditg5ps wnuld enable IL 10 compete with
any country IN the world as a manu-
f,cturinV countfSf. even with the OrIen-
mi Countries soon 10 come into the
yorld's account as producers for ex-
port Here the carrying would be even
less than in Europe. per capita. con-
sIdsrinG the resultant product and the
distance. Its proximity to the Atlantic
r5ast frnrn Baltimore southwark and 10
The coast OF the Gulf OF Mexico. Is IN Its
favor In considering transisthminn and
spanish. American trade.
IN. Upp,r Gr,at Lake..
.,-.,. =. -, ,,,,t,,, it,, h,.. Il,
me next s'ea' 'esi'n' iSI"s wv" :"
the United states and the BRUSH DO
mlnlons Of Canada, surround tho Up
- ca, t,Lnv Tho nnzsibIIItiea of
the deSeiopmehs OF TINS region are ue-
y0nd calculation. Chicago Is ne natural
point FOR concentration and distribution,
and Il has many natural centers OF NIL
nor Importance, When the isthmian
possibilities are considered ana the re-
htion ot North America, u IL very plain
that the true transcontinental line Is
not from New York 20 San Francisco
across the high mountain country OF the
Interior. but by the St Lawrence and
Mississippi with water most OF the
way. and It's summit in the low gap OF
Chicago. only some six hundred feet
above sea level As compared Win the
line by the middle lakes and the ETie
Canal the short cut from Georgian Bay.
In Lake Huron. 70 Lake Ontario, and
thence 10 Montreal by low-Grade rail-
ways and by water. at an insignificant
cost compared with that OF existing
trunk lines 10 New York and their col
lateral lines. the difference IS brought
cut IN very bold relief
The region between Georgian Bar
and ontario. and the Upper ST, Law
renee. would be a solid belt OF manu-
featuring country As great power
can be created here. all under absolute
Io".Iol. a. c1i,i's' nay ST., :, aysTv
foot zoo. on that great cascade could
he utilized. The difference in the levels
>, Michigan. Superior and Huron lake