Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-12


which he was paid -? Senator Pat
toms idea is that 8. nP inspector should
oe man of e6E = q and superior in
tei!ectual caps y nd such q man could
not be secur, = salary of $1,000 per
annum. as IS .coposed to pay mine in
spectors in this bill. He intimated that
The real purpose of the bill was TO give
a few men a steady job with a good salary
and no work The bill is laid aside till
next Saturday. This postponement, it is
feared, VIII kill the bill.
The Augusta county advocates seem to
be inclined 10 criticise Mr.. Garvin, of
Ohio county, and say that he did not
give the bill that support which they eX-
pected, but when the facts are known
there will be no grounds for complaint
against Mr.. Garvin. They went 10 him
az the beginning of the session and asked
him 10 introduce the bill representing TO
him that there was no opposition 10 the
formation Of the new county from any
of the people interested. and on this rep-
resentatiou he agreed TO introduce the
BILL They further requested him to make
a speech in the House advocating the
constitutional and statutory provisions.
bearing on the subject. which he agreed
to do if they could show that they had
sufficient area and population, and that
AN lawful requirements had heen COM
piled with. He thinks they failed TO show
that they had the area and population, and
that the legal conditions had not been
complied with When Mr.. Garvin saw
this he asked them to excuse him from
making a speech advocating the passage
of the bill because he could
not vote for the bill. unless they could
give better evidence OF the strength
OF their position The managers
excused Mr.. Garvin from making
"a speech I'm behalf Of the bill, but Mr..
Garvin did not desert them. He was
anxious to give them all the time .ossi-
BILE to strengthen their position. and prove
their case. and on the vote to strike out
the enactinc clause he recorded his vote
against striking out. because he still
wanted them TO have more time. So far
from his being Influenced by the opposi-
tion TO withdraw his support. he was not
even asked by the opposition to with
draw his support or to vote against the
[
Z ber Of the opposition in any way what
ever.
The Berkeley Springs people are very
happy over the passage Of the bill author
izing the lease Of the Berkeley Springs
property. Messrs. Hunter and Henshaw,
i'm the House. and Mr.. Catlett. in the Sem
ate, were energetic. earnest and vigilant
+ in seeking every possible advantage for
+ it and speeding il along through its var
I ious stages in each House. and getting
I the Governors signature at the earliest
possible moment 10 the bill. To Hon. T.
+ H. b. BuckwaH. reading clerk of the
House. is due a large share Of the credit
/ u getting the bill through. His speech
before the House Judiciary Committee in
favor Of the bill was impressive and con-
vincing and his private work among the
members Of both Houses was effective in
/ removing difficulties in the minds of the
! members as to the legality and advisa-
bility OF the lease. Now that the bill has
/ become a law Berkeley Springs will soon
/ be born anew. The Springs has an in
I teresting history. BY an act Of the Cen
eral Assembly Of Virginia in 1892, fifty
| acres of land. including the Springs, was
taken for the public use and benefit
| from Thos. Lord Fairfax. II has always
/ been supposed that lord Fairfax granted
| this fifty acres, but there is nothing TO
show that he did so, except the fact that
1 his lIiusmen, Thomas Bryan Martin. (who
was also his heir). together with thirteen
other gentlemen, all personal friends Of
Lord Fairfax. were made trustees to hold
/ this property. The quantity Of water of
the Berkeley Springs is unlimited. and the
quantity never varies in either dry or
wet weather. The volume is always the
same. and always maintains its purity.
/ It's temperature is "a degrees. which is a
pleasant temperature for bathing. The
water is a specific for Inflammation, gout
and rheumatism. and acts with delight
fully beuefclally effects upon the kidneys
/ and bladder Berkeley Springs or Bath,
| is a beautiful little town Of 1000 inhabf-
tants. with many handsome private cot
/ tages. The new company. represented by
John A. Herrel. the lessee of the pro
perty. will at once construct an elegant
hotel TO cost $4,000. and bath houses to
/ cost $4,000 Berkeley Springs Is one hun
dred miles from Washington City on a
Ibranch Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. six miles from the main line. Berke-
Hey Springs is the county seat of Morgan
county. The town was laid off by George
Washington and the principal street is
named for him-Washington street.