Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-27
BRILLIANT FUTURE.
Mo-gantown Destined To Be a
Large City.

| DIR. !. c. White Tells OF It's Prospects
and The Reason For It-Glowing
Picture of What Is Ahead OF us Oil
Boom on in The southern Part Of The
state.
The following article which is OF
interest here has appeared in the Com
mercial Gazette being sent in by E..
/ M. Heermans who has been doing a
great deal Of staff work for them:
A new impetus has been given TO
the oil operations this week by the
steady downpour OF rain which has
furnished sufficient water for the re-
newal of drilling In nearly all OF
the oil fields OF The state development
had been practically abandoned, and
production greatly reduced on account
of a scarcity of water. Hundreds of
wells in incomplete state, have been
shut down for months.
Biologists formerly held that the
utmost limit OF the oil territory was
bounded on the south in West Virgin
ia by the Little Kanawha river, but
1t is no longer believed. Expert oil
men believe that the oil belt crosses
| the valley OF the Elk, and are back
ing their opinions according to the
manner here described.
1t is presumed that reliable tip
has been given out that some good
strikes may be made in the Elk region.
State Geologist DR.. |. G. White OF
| this city, has been in Kanawha and
the Elk region this week, and Is look
| ing after some investments Of his own
there. That is significant in itself.
Ii the field makes good showing the
Elk country will become rich section,
and the towns which have been among
the last to show any signs Of advance
ment, will become large and thrifty
! This city is looked upon as the
coming metropolis of the upper Mon
ongahela valley. There are not huus-
es enough to accommodate the new
residents, nor builders sufficient TO
erect the houses already planned.
| The population has doubled within
ten years, and application will be
made at the coming session OF the
| legislature for city charter, taxing
in the suburbs of Seneca, South Nor
gantown and Greenmont, which are
contiguous. There are miles upon
miles of the most valuable coal ter
ritory, now undeyeloped, lying just
west OF here in the county This
coal field has been bought by compan-
les at high figures. a railroad into
the field is only question OF few
| years at most.
asked DIR. /. c. White, state
geologist, what he thought OF the
future OF this city and Monongalia
county. DIR. Whites opinion il
considered valuable. He located all
the rich oil fields of this state, when
other men declared that no oil existed
outside Of a narrow belt.
! He represented the state at the
| recent geological convention OF the
world, meeting In London. He is
| perhaps the wealthiest man in this
county. He is slow to express an
! opinion and his conservative state
ments are always read with interest.
He said to me, regarding the future
/ of this region:
! "Cheap fuel is the modern talisman,
unlocking the doors of plenty, starting
| the wheels OF industry, and making
commercial supremacy possibility.
1t has been the source OF England's
greatness, and the exhaustion OF her
fuel supplies will be the cause OF the
inevitable decline Of her dominion OF
the sea and land. The invasion
which this country is so rapidly
making into the manufacturing
Industries OF the world is due
primarily to our wonderful resources
in cheap fuel.
"How fortunate is West Virginia
Occupying the center OF the greatest
coal field in the world she is at the
same time the most productive oil apd
gas field ever discovered. No other
state can equal ours In the quantity
and quality of these cheap fuels.
They insure to our young common
wealth continuous growth in
population and prosperity, long after
many OF our sister states will have
attained the acme Of their develop
ment and influence.
ssOf all the counties which make
/ this fortunate state none are more
happily situated than Monongalia.
Located at the very threshold of the
Pittsburg district, the greatest
manufacturing center OF the world,
and only three hours distant fron
that metropolis OF business and
industry, she cannot fail to receive
the benefits which radiate ia every
direction from this great market and
hive OF energy. The beautiful
Monongahela will soon have all OF its
available bottoms occupied by busy
factories, as is now the case between
1 Pittsburg and Brownsville. The oil
and gas production OF the county will
countinue to bring for many years
hence golden stream OF wealth to
every one, while the coal beds which
undeflie every portion OF Monongalia,
will attract and keep many factories
i within her borders to the far distant
future.
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