Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-07-27

9ailOnS ana the concern makes three
million gallon of the seductive grape
juice annually, This wine is of very
fine quality and can be made and
marketed very cheaply. Millions of
dollars are invested in it and the inn
portance Of the industry can hardly
be estimated. All over the grape
section of the state can be seen
these huge wineries and they turn
out millions of gallons.
The raisin industry was another
Of the mammoth interests of the state
that surprised the visitors. Here
We're other figures running up into the
hundreds of thousands and millions.
At one station in the raisin belt seven
thousand car loads of raisins were
shipped last year. This will give an
idea Of the magnitude Of the indus
try.
The apricot factories employing
hundreds and in some cases thousands
of hands were visited. The olive in
dustry was very great one and thou
sands of bottles of olives and gallons
of oil were turned out every year.
These olives are of excellent quality
and are preferable in many respects
to the foreign bands.
Another thing that struck the par
ty was the mighty groves of oranges,
figs, lemons and similar tropical
fruits. La one place the owner Of
grove had a very fine plantation and
the ground on which his trees grew
was full of gold A man could pan
out in day from three to five dollars.
1t certainly seemed that he had more
than his share Of the good things of
this earth.
The climate of the state is very diff
ferent from what we have. The air
is cool even in the summer time and
an over coat is not out of place on the
streets before ten In the morning and
after three in the afternoon. One Of
the peculiar things about it is that il
is very much warmer in the sun than
in the shade. The streets of San
Francisco are paved with asphalt and
on the sunnyside of the street this is
very soft and the heel sinks in It max
ing delightful walking. On the shady
side it is very hard and uncomforta-
BILE.
Starting home an idea of the vast
timbering interests was gained. For
two thousand miles on solid unbroken
fir forest was Travelled through The
waste in cutting this timber and from
forest fires was enough to make a
man sick. 1t was simply prodigious.
The redwood trees of the state were
examined with lively interest.
In one town a church was seen
built of the products of one tree.
This was large church as commodi-
us as any of the churches of town and
everything about it, the wall, the
floors, seats and all the other furni-
ture was made of the wood taken
from one Of these giants of the forest.
Other trees have been cut that con-
tain more lumber.
But after all we think that home is
the best. The great state with all of
its wonderful possibilities is no more
wonderful than the one that we have
and If we place the same energy in 1t
that the people in the western com
monwealth have in the development
of their state we shall easily outstrip
them in the race.
We will do this in spite of the re-
sources of the state Oh the coast
This is big statement to make but
we have the means in our power If
we will avail ourselves OF them. Our
future is with our determination and
it rests with US what we shall be in
the coming years.
THEY ARE HERE.