West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-20
PREAMBLE

us present location in kingwOod and re.
locating II at Tunnelton. the Coal Center of
Preston county:
PREAMBLE.
When Preston county was originally
created eighty-four years ago Kngwood
was nearly the center Of population. and
the point most easy of access to majority
of our people, and was justly entitled to be
come the Seat OF Justice for the new county.
For many years the development of the
county was such that the propricty OF con
tinuing the County Seat at Kingwood was
not seriously questioned but with the
growth and development Of our timber and
coal interests. a new era dawncd in old
Preston. and new centers of population be.
gan to form along our great artery Of trade.
the Baltimore and Ohio abroad
Farming communities also shifted their
population, the tillers OF the soil endeavor.
ing to concentrate near the prosperous
towns ON the railroad in order to have a
nearby market for their produce. fOther
causes have also been at work to render a
relocation of the County Seat desirable
and advantageous To great majority Of
our citizens II is conceded everywhere
that during the last few years Preston
county has been rapidly forging ahead and
is now ranked with the most progressive
and up to date counties in the State Rec
ognizing this fact and the further fact. that
our Court House and Jail arc not in keep
ing with our spirit OF aggressiveness in that
direction the States Attorney and the
Serih at the last term asked the County
Court to make an appropriation of fifteen
hundred dollars to repair the old Jail This
the Court refused to do. claiming alter they
had viewed the structure, that il would re-
quire a sum of not less than two thousand
dollars to make the repairs asked for. IL
is also stated that move is contemplated
by certain people that after the sum stated
shall have been expended on the old Jail
building. to ask the people Of the county to
build a new and modern Court House al
kingwood, in keeping with the progressive
ness and increased business needs of our
courts. II is thus apparent that even the
citizens of Kngwood realize that new
county buildings are needed and intend to
ask the people to erect them
1t may thus be seen that the question be.
fore the citizens Of our county is not wheth.
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WHERE they shall be built at Kngwood or
at Tunnelton, the new center of population
of the county. and in consideration of these
facts: Theodore be it,
RESOLVED; That it is the sense Of this
meeting that the people use all honorable
means in their power to have submitted the
question of relocating the County Seat of
Preston county AT function. TO the quail
fed voters OF said Preston county at the
general election 10 be held in November
next And be il further,
RESOLVED; That It's also the sense of
this meeting that at least three.fourths
of the citizens of our county will be largely
benefited by relocating our County Seat at
Tunnclton, both in the saving of time and
in financial way. BE il further
RESOLVED That all citizens of the conn
~ who favor a removal Of the County Seat
| are invited and urged to assist ms in this
attempt to locate the County Seat in town
easily reached from an points of the county
by railroads, pixies and other public high
ways.