Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-03
GOVERNOR A. B. WHITE
WAS a DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
TO THE CITY YESTERDAY.
Was Met b. n Number of Promin-
ent Citizens and PoIiticfans-He
EmphatfcaIIy Said There Was No
Truth In the Senatorial Rumor-
In Development of the State.

Truth In the Senatorial RumOr-
III Development of the State.
Governor A. B. White and son, and
State Treasurer Peter Silman arrived
in the city yesterday, and registered
at the Mcclure. They will depart this
morning.
A representative of the Register call
ed upon the Governor last evening and
found the Executive just about a year
older than a year ago, but as compan-
ionable, frank, clever and chatty as of
the days of yore when he was in the
newspaper harness. Honors sit lightly
upon the Governor, and his forty-fve
years are scarcely noticeable. He was
in a reminiscent mood when the news
paper man dropped in, and his guest
at the time was James X. Hall, of the
Intelligencer, who fingered until 1880.
A number of other Republican politi-
clans saw the Governor during the
day.
To begin at the end, the Governor
was asked. as he shook the reporters
hand. whether or not there was any
thing in the current rumor that he
had Senatorial aspirations.
Not a word of truth in it." he said.
"If there was | would tell o frankly.
have seer the report in the papers,
but that's all. This was with emphasis.
at may be that in a couple of years or
so I'll be back in the newspaper bust
ness. The old influences are strong.
We're all about the same age, and
we've all had some small experience.
We can go back to the days when West
Virginia was young and undeveloped,
and year by year we have seen her
come out of the wilderness and take a
high place in the roster of the States
which have made this country famous
throughout the world"
"What is your impression of h de-
velopment of the State?" was asked.
at is wonderful, and yet just what
was to be expected. Every county has
made progress, and in many cases 1t is
remarkable. Railroads., newspapers.
banks and new industries are apparent
| on every hand, and our iron, coal, coke
and fruit are important factors in our
progress. The cities and towns are
growing, not only in population and
wealth, but in handsome buildings.
The banking interest is increasing, and
that is a sign of prosperity. Our State
is developing along all material lines,
and by prosperity 10 not speak in a
political sense. 1t is a genuine, per-
manent and tangible development OF
our natural wealth. Wonders have
peer wrought in the last few years.
The succeeding years will see greater
changes"
The Governor, warming to his SUBJ
iect. went into details of progress made
in particular counties and towns, CIV
ing many illustrations of the fact that
the State was fast becoming one of the
most important from a business stand
point In the Union, and reviewed and
commented upon the changes in the
last few years in such towns as Hunt
ington, ParkersbWg. New Martinsville,
Sistersville, Warrington, Fairmont,
Grafton, Charleston, and some of the
interior counties, as Nicholas, for eX-
ample. He talked Interestingly and IA
miliarly of the improved conditions
over a few years past, and of the en-
~couraging prospects for the immediate
future, and said, among other things.
1.-THE man who leaves West Virginia
to better his condition makes a mis-
take. West Virginia offers advantages
equal to those of any other State, and
is destined to be rich and great. We
are at the threshold of a great future