The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-02-22

gant0Wn and CiarksDurg are IN the
push-What the Wheeling Register
correspondent thinks Of the outlook.
The following appeared in the
Register this morning. 1t will be
interesting to Morgantown people to
know that their town is in the race
for the State capital. The same OBJ
jections that initiate against Char
lesion would also work against us
although in lesser degree. We
will soon have good railroad facili-
ties and we will be glad to welcome
the seat Of the state government in
case it should decide to come this
way. We will de great deal TO get
it here too. The telegram in the
Register is as follows:
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. A.
The Parkersbnrg boomers have ar
rived.
Their little boomlet sprung up
like mushroom, but if you doubt
its existence they show you sub
scription paper which foots up some
thing like 100000. They agree to
invest that sum in a new building,
and throw in a bunch of choice town
lots
They are credited with accom-
plishing, or, rather defeating some
thing in the line of legislation even
before their arrival The senate bill
to appropriate 100000 for a fire
proof building here was railroaded
through the upper branch yesterday.
This was regarded as a Charleston
scheme to build a capitol annex and
thereby defeat the evil Vaccinations
OF the Parkersburg boomers. This
morning messenger from the sen
ate broke in upon the deliberations
of the House with the astounding
request that the bill he returned. 1t
will be granted The Senate had
reconsidered its vote, and tabled the
bill. That was ten strike for Par
kersburg.
Charleston citizens are beginning
to realize that the Parkersburg boom
is something tangible. They will
act accordingly E M. Gilkson, ex-
collector of internal revenue, is one
of the boss boomers.
"We offer better building than
the present State house." he said to
the Register man, "better hotel ac-
commodations, more accessible and
more centrally located city, and
more enterprising people We have
two sites in view. One is the Gale
property at the head of Market ST.,
embracing square and half, and
the other the City Park, of 13 acres.
We have looked into the legal phase
OF the matter and find that the state
is under contract with the city of
Charleston to retain the capitol here
unless the question of removal be de
termined favorably by the voters of
the State. We propose to ask for
tue submission of a bill for vote as
between Charleston and Paikers-
burg at the next general election. If
this is done we have no fear as to
the result Parkersburg is the most
conveniently located city for the
people of the first and second, and
one half of the fourth congressional
districts. The people of those die
tricts are as much responsible for
the situation as are residents of Par
kersburg"
Parkersburg will not have walk
over 10 the race, even If the capital is
to be removed. Morgantown has sew
eral nice tracts of land which would
make admirable sites for capitol
building.
Then there is Clarksburg, which
will present strong claims. Staurt +.
Reed, the Clarksburg editor; arises to
remark, and his language it is plain,
that the Harrison county seat is the
ideal location from geographical and
railroad point of view. He inclines
to the opinion that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will have extended
its line down the Monongahelu valley
through Clarksburg, connecting with
the Davis and Elkins roads, and with
the Chesapeake & Ohio, before the
removal of the capitol will have been
accomplished. Mr. Reed gives to the
Register the reason for the faith that
is within him, and it will be seen that
he is not indulging ia pipe dreams.
1.-The Pennsylvania Company has
purchased the rights Of way for the
West Virginia s. Pennsylvania road,
of which Mr.. Lowndes, Of Clarks-
burg, was one Of the prominent pro-
jectors, he said tonight. 'sWhile it
is not generally known, it is neyerthe-
less true, that a small force of men
has been constantly employed along
the line, and the company has fulfilled
the obligations imposed by statute
In the Supreme Court the company
has brought suits to revive the county
subscriptions on the road, many OF
which are now pending. These rights
Of way expire in four years. The
course followed by the Pennsylvania
Company taken in conjunction with
the infinite possibility along the line
Of development of West Virglnia's
resources and the resultant profits to
the company through freight ship
ments justify the promises that the
extension will be made"
Fatality ofoCroup.
| Statistics show that thousands of
infants and Children die yearly Of
membraneous Group, We do not ex-
aggerate when we state that every one
of these innocents could have been