Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-10
KIND WORDS.
The Iptelligencer talks about
DR. Whites work.

DR. Whites work.
Importance of the survey he is having
e-LiberalitY strongly recon-
mended Legislature should carefully
read the report just lssned-A rare
opportunity presented.
The following editorial appeared in
! the Wheeling Intelligencer in refer
ence to distinguished Morgantown
citizen.
The Intelligencer is in receipt of the
new preliminary geological map Of the
state of West Virginia, just published
under the direction Of the State Geo
logical Survey, together with the re-
port Of the commission and letter and
estimates of State Geologist DR.. l. G.
White, laid before the present legis-
lature, as required by the act OF 1897,
establishing the survey.
The report of the commission and
the matters recommended by DR..
White should be read and carefully
considered by every member of the leg
islature for it is of the greatest impor-
lance to the state and its future, and
the work of the survey, which has
been needed for years, having begun
in systematic manner, should have
the liberal support of the legislature.
For that body to ignore the matter
would be to neglect an imperative
duty.
Before referring to the nature OF the
recommendation by the state geologist
it may be we'll to state that DR.. White
has consented to take charge of the
work of the survey in cooperation
with the government survey, and to
direct it at great financial sacrifice
to himself, since the salary of the
state geologist is merely nominal.
The annual report Of the state geOlo-
gist and economic survey commission
referred to above as just published, is
made to the legislature, and is doubt
less on the desk of every member of
the house of delegates and the state
senate. It is, therefore, unnecessary
to review it here. The Intelligencer
trusts that each member will carefully
read it, particularly that part OF it
prepared by DR.. White giving the es-
innate of annual appropriations nec-
essary to carry out the great and val
liable work of the commission in CO.
operation with the United States geo.
logical survey, the national organza-
tion to undertake the work if the
state will share it.
DR.. White quotes Photographer Her.
bert M. Wilson, of the United States
geological survey, as to how the citi-
zens OF West Virginia would share in
the work. He says that, according to
the plan in other states, but a limited
number of men will be sent from
Washington, the larger number being
employed in the regions where the
work is in progress. Ten or dozen
Of the experienced topographers Of
thh United States will act as chiefs
of parties, while all other surveyors,
level men, transit men, rod men, as
sistants and helpers will be employed
in the locality in which the work is
done. Thus the local engineers of
West Virginia will find employment,
the salaries Of all employees being paid
by the federal governments; the money
will naturally be expended in the
state. The money appropriated by
the state will go in payment for the
subsistence of parties and supplies.
DR.. White estimates the annual APP
preparations necessary to carry out the
requirements of the act establishing
the state survey, If the cooperation
with the national survey is Inaugural
ted by the present legislature at $780,
900. A topographic survey Of the
state will be Of untold advantage, and
West Virginia should not be behind
her sister states in this particular.
Ten thousand dollars of this sum will
be for cooperation with the Omitted
States survey, in the preparation of a
complete topographic map of the state.
We trust the legislature will act upon
this matter without delay, for it is a
rare opportunity to accomplish what
has been needed for years, and that,
too, with the assistance OF the federal
government and at remarkably low