The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
WEST VIRGINIA.
A state of Great Opportunities
for Wealth.


1t was only few years ago that
West Virginia figured in the news
as the place of feuds and mountain
tragedies. The popular impress
sion pictured it as hilly section
cut off from old Virginia without
it's wealth, culture or political i'm
portanoe. 1t did not size up with
the other commemorative. Some
thing was said occasionally about
it's vast mineral resources and it's
richness of soil and scene, but the
facts did not do much to remove
tho prevailing idea.
Now another kink of news is ap-
pearing in the public prints, and
the effect of their facts and figures
is causing considerable astonish-
ishment. People may pass over
the statement that West Virginia
is naturally one of the greatest
states in the world, but they re-
member with keen interest the
statement just printed that former
Senator j. N Camden has sold his
coal lands in the Fairmont region
at price that calls for $5O0,0O0
down and 100000 year for 48
years, and that they will also ao-
cept from such terms the declara-
ton that Mr., Camden is worth
something like S4O.0OO,OOO, made
in West Virginia,
He is not the first man to become
a millionaire in that state. There
are dozens of others. and most of
them began as poor as poverty it
self. Their success demonstrated
as nothing else could the enormous
wealth that is found in West Vir.
ginia ground The main interest
now is that the development of tile
state has just been begun. It is
not the small borough that some
people suppose, but is an exhaust
less empire of 24,504 square miles,
with billions of tons of soft GOAL
and forests of almost inoalulable
wealth. It is one of the states that
will grow.-Philadelphia Times.
The taxpayers will now get the
truth as to bow they have been
robbed by the Republican Ring
in this place. Since the Observer,
the Republican paper, has the
nerve and the courage to show up
how affairs are being conducted in
Mason county, at the instance of
the Ring. When the Register
made these charges it was de-
nouncd as a democratic lie."
There promises to be some lively
kicking from now on against the
corrupt and tax heecing Republi-
oan Ring in this county. The
honest Republicans are beginning
to kick at these Wholesale robberies
of the people.
When young lover figures on
whether he can support wife, he
counts in everything except the
rent, butcher and grocer, clothes
and incidentals.
"And still the wonder grows"-
that such good bargains contine at
the Rummage Sale, old postofice.
Those in charge can readily solve
the problem counters are re.
stocked daily.
1t seems to us that the County
Court pays a sufficient salary to
the Court House Commissioner
and the Janitor to keep the court
house yard clean and neat. 1t is
in most disgraoeful condition at
present.
OF the women who recently took
competitive examinations in Wash
ington for positions in the Civil
Service over II per cent, passed, as
against 62 per cent, of the men.
You needn't think for moment
that the Democratic party is dead,
and thing of the past. 1t is a
very live corps,
A good thorough organization of
the Democratic party in Mason
county, will bring success in 1902,
in local affairs at least.
West Columbia is showing great
improvement. 1t begins to look
like the town it was back in the fif-
ties.
Some mothers allow their daugh-
tors to do the dressing for the
whole family.
! Tho church in the country fills n