Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-24
ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA.
Several Newspapers Say Good
Things About Us.

They Unite in Saying That The Future
of The State is u Bright One Won.
derfal Growth In Population aud
Wealth in The Past Few Decades
Still Growing.
The great increase ia the population
OF West Virginia during the past de.
eade, as shown by the census, is indie
alive, only, of the development to
come, says the Dispatch. An example
of the way in which capital is being
attracted TO that State is afforded by
the news In our local columns of the
operation of coal syndicate in Lewis
and Gilmer counties, including the
purchase OF the Little Kanawha rail-
road That project Is only one OF
many that are being Matched for the
exploitation of the War States rich
resources. All OF these are of especial
interest to Pittsburg, because that
territory is tributary to this city and
steadily coming Into closer relations
with Plttsburg industry and finance.
West Virginia, in common with Eas-
tern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania,
is enjoying the growth OF population
and wealth incident to the creation of
the greatest Industrial ceuter in the
world-the land of heat, power and
achievement.
The census returns for West Vir-
ginia make most gratifying exhibit.
They show that the total population
Of the State last June was o5s, 500,
with the promise that it will In very
brief period pass the million mark.
The increase since June, 1890, was
1876, 006 people. This increase is
greater than the population OF either
of the States of New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Delaware or Georgia
according TO the census Of 100 years
ago, or of the then districts or Terri
tories and present States OF Maine,
Vermont, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee
and Mississippi in the same census.
The total population OF the State is
to-day almost one fourth of the whole
population of the United States ac-
cording TO the census of 1870. 1t Is
within 10, 600 Of being as great as the
population of Virginia, with which il
Yves then combined, in 1910, at which
time the Old Dominion was the most
populous of the States, and it is with
in 249 as large as the population Of
New York, then next to Virginia in
rank, 80 years ago. Certainly these
comparisons must induce the conclu-
sion that West Virginia is to be
counted among the important States
Of the Union.
The increase Ia percentage during
the past decade has been 25.6 per
cent, as against only 3D.. per cent for
the period from 1880 TO 1890. In the
latter period the number OF inhabi-
tants also only increased 144, 1877, or
nearly So, 600 less than the increase
during the decade just closed. Fine
as this exhibit is, it does not ade
quately portray the rate Of growth
which is now prevailing in the State.
The great bulk OF the increase during
the past decade must be credited to
the last four years Of that period dur
ing which prosperity has prevailed In
the State and its greatest development
has been IN progress. Under the ia
vorable conditions now prevailing an
immense growth in population may
be looked for In the decade just begun.
There is ample room for such growth,
as only five of the fifty-tiye counties
Of the State have now over 80, 900 in
habitants each, the most populous
reaching only to 50, 696, while large
number OF them have less than 10, 600
inhabitants. -Pittsburg Times.