The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
NEW STATE OUT
OF OLD VIRGINIA
To be Composed of the Valley and
the Southwest.
GOVERNORS FROM THE VALLEY
Nearly All the Present State Officers Come
from That High Iy Favored Section.
Delegate E. c. Jordan Tells
CT Its Blessings.
GOVERNORS FROM THE VALLEY
Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)

WINCHESTER, VA. November 30
The few communications published by
several State papers encoura ging an al
legged plan to form a new State ont Of
the Valley and Southwest, to be called
the State of Shenandoah with Stanton
as the capitaDf is believed by prominen
an conservative men to be for political
effect. These communications allege
that the Valley is mlstreateG, and that
she is only called upon when the rest
of the State is in Strengthened circum-
stances.
Each of these correspondents strenuous
ly object to The new Constitution being
proclaimed, and assert that they voice the
sentiments of the people.
Assem-.yman q. c. jordan, of Frederick
county. in a letter published, by the Even
ing ->ews-Item. OF Inns CITY. recently,
among other things, gives some inter-
esting facts and figures, as follows:
THE Valley is h ghly honored and fav-
ored with both officers and institutions
of the State, having a sufficient number
to be nearly equal in this perquiS. tie and
enlolument to those of all the rest of the
State.
Since 1875 Virginia has had five Demo-
crate Governors. holiday and . Ferrall
We're born in Frederick county, and the
present incumbent is from the Valley.
the Valley now has the Governor;
Lieutenant Governor, Mr.. Echols; the
Treasurer, Mr.. Hartman: the Conn.,. ssion-
err of Agriculture, Mr.. koiner; and Regis
trar of me Land Office. Mr.. RlchardSOn.
These are five Of the highest State Of
ficials, and carrying an annual appropri-
alton in salaries equal TO all the rest OF
the State officers combined.
I've look on another page of our
Auditors books and we see TO the credit
of this Valley the Deaf, Dumb ana Blind.
Inst tuition. with an annual appropriation
of $40, 600; we see the Western Sta,o Hos
pital, with an annual appropriation of
S95 900; we see the Southwestern State
hospital w.,.l Spo.Uu0: We see the Virginia
Mi tagy Institute. with $4,000: and BACKS
burg institute with SIS, 900; total appro-
pr:atiou for two years. 5000, or in round
numbers equal TO about ha'f 1
preparation of the entire State for such
inst buttons and charitable purposes. In
other words. twenty Valley counties re-
ceive within SIC, 600 of as mucn as all the
eighty counties of the rest of the State
combined.
Take, your map of Eirg MIA. measure
off thtrty-six miles on the scale With your
compass. scribe d half-circle south. of
stanton and what do you find in the
way of State officers and State tnstitu-
tons? In this small piece of territory.
less than. the size of Frederick county,
You will find United States Senator,
State Treasurer Commissioner OF Rail-
roads, Commissioner of Agriculture AID
Observation-Disclosures.
I'VE also find in me small circumference
the Western State Hospital, the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind institution, the Eirg MIA
Military Institute and the University OF
Virgin a. These institutions carry an ap-
preparation OF $4,000 from the State, be
sides the enormous amount OF funds
brought into tbs small region of our
State by pay patrons Of the insane in
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