The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-25

The state capital will be located In
1 Clarksburg in the near future. Inc
movement to bring 1t here has ma.
terialzed into strong sentiment from
all over the state, except few south
sern counties to remove it here. Our
own people are in earnest about the
matter and are ready to meet all de-
mands and do all things necessary for
its removal to this place. Parkers-
burg is the only other city that has
aspirations for it and the people there
are not over-zealous about it, as they
realize they are not able to compete
with Clarksburg as to location. Some
of Parkersburg's leading citizens and
politicians have promised their sup.
port in favor Of Clafksburg and are
upon record in that respect.
The congressional committee of the
First district at their meeting at
Wheeling last week discussed the
matter Of the state capital, and in the
course of the discussion it developed
that the committee was solidly OF the
opinion that it should be removed
from Charleston to some more central
point, and Clarksburg was agreed
upon as the most advantageous and
most convenient point. Accordingly
the following resolution was proposed
and was passed without an opposing
vote
Resolved, That the removal of the
capital of this state to Clarksburg
wouldbe a most desirable and proper
course for the legislature to adopt,
placing the capital near the geograph'
ical center of the state, and this com.
mittee endorses such proposition as
being for the best interests Of the
people Of the state.
This action on the part of the con.
grosslonal committee gives this move
mentother color than mere agita.
tion. Then, again, there is unlimited
capital behind the movement. Two
million dollars is said to be in hand
and more can be gotten If necessary.
The action OF the Republican con-
gressional committee Of the First dis
trlct, at its session here, says the
Wheeling Intelligencer, in passing a
resolution favoring the removal of the
state capital from Charleston to
Clarksburg, is anything but the joke
that some people willtry to make 1t
out at first blush, Throughout the
northern portion of the state there
has always been an lnsurmountable
objection to Charleston as the capital,
and it is believed that the action Of
the congressional committee will re-
suit in strenuous campaign in favor
of Clarksburg being waged through
northern, eastern and western West
Virginia. Charlestonis convenient to
but one section-the southern. Clarks-
burg Is convenient OF access toall but
some counties of the southern section,
A we'll known politician from the
interior of the state who attended the
meeting of the congressional cmmit-
tee, in the course Of conversation re.
gardlng the action of the committee,
said to the Intelligencer
.sYou can depend upon it that the
fghtfor the removal Of the capital is
on in earnest. In every county of the
Firstcongressional district, and proba.
bly, throughout the Second district, as
well In the Fourth district, resolu-
lions will be introduced at the county
and senatorial conventions, instruct
ing the nominees for the state senate
and house of delegates to vote and
work for the removal OF the state
capitalfr Charleston to Clarksburg.
is,e all know that Charleston could
lot very well be worse located when 1t
Scomes to convenience Of access from
my section OF the state except the ex.
eme southern, whileNon the other
hand Clarksburg is admittedly Of ex.
Ycellent location geographically and
from the railroad center point of
view
The Parkersburg News says
"The Republican congressional com.
mittee Of the First district formally
adopted a resolution favoring the re-
moval Of the capitol from Charleston
to Clarksburg. There are many rea-
sons why the capitol should be remoy-
ed to a more central and accessible
location. There should be a new capt.