Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-24
UNANIMOUS VERDICT.
Morgantown and Her Future
Rosy to all Visitors.

tors Which Make this True--Im.
pEessions Gathered By Visiting
Scribe from Other Visitors.
There is nothing more interesting
than the study Of the industrial de
yelopment of this state, especially o.
northsrn West Virginia where ad
yancemens has been so rapid an6
marked. To a newspaper man these
changes are more patent, because hC
is trained in close observation and
industrial news furnishes him the
best sort of material for an item.
The editor of the Daily New Do
MINloN with his feet high upon his
desk while enjoying his post-pran.
dial cigar today asked the writer fol
an industrial story" One scribe
never refuses a fellow upon request
such as this, If he has the material
to make copy. In this case the re-
quest carried with it theme rich in
possibilities.
Il see our development and i'm
provements every day and they do
not strike me as they do the visitor,
SO now what are your Impressions?
remarked the editor aforesaid.
Not an hour before / had been
chatting with stranger in front OF
the Peabody, who proved to be Mr.
B. F. Scott, of Pittsburg, representa-
tive Of the Mcclure Timber Com
pany, and our theme had been this
very one upon which my editor
friend had struck. Mr. Scott has
not been in Morgantown for 10 years.
He is here to remain all summer,
perhaps for year or more. De
velopment brings hun here as it does
hundreds of others. He comes TO
look aftor the eonsignments of TIM
Der to his company from the Oliver
mills up Deckers creek. They buy
the entire output of these big mills.
II marvel at the advancement and
progress in ten years here in this
beautiful little city," said Mr.. Scott.
"Morgantown has grown just about
ten times It's size then and | am con
WINGED that ten years more will do
as much. Then the college and one
little factory were it's mainstays, ]
think. The city appears to be met
ropolitan in every respect and for
natural beauty is almost perfect
Mr.. SCOTS impressions are those
Of scores of visitors which never get
into print. Morgantown has never
been boastful and she has never
been doomed. The press agent has
had no particular part in the max
ing of this city. Based upon its
good surrounding farming districts,
relying upon its coal and timber,
plentifully supplied with gas, and
having an abundance of capital,
| Morgantown has no uncertain future
for it's energetic men have shown a
conservative policy OF enterprise
which has won, and will make furth
er commercial and industrial victory
certain. Money is plentiful, but
business has made the supply of the
banks and capitalists in healthful
demand. Wages are good but not
exorbitant. Rents give the property
owner good return upon his invest
ment and property values are stable
and firm. Production from natural
resources is upon the increase, and
upon that hinges the success of any
community, region, or country. One
visit to the wonderful Deckers' creek
valley shows that there will be labor
for thousands tor many years here
about.
/ have heard several men of knowl-
edge and experience say that Nor
gantown has the brightest prospects
of any West Virginia town, and
they are men disinterested here.
This belief is steadily growing. The
man has studied industrial matters
and written about them could hardly
90 so far as that, for the conditions
of several localities in this state
vary. The very best indication about
West Virginla's marvellous growth
industrially and commercially is in
my mind the very fact that no re-
gions are standing still and all have
some degree of prosperity. We are
apt to become so accustomed to our
prosperity and development that we
underestimate its extent. West
Virginia is the golden land of prom
Use now and the man who leaves the
state to go elsewhere overlooks his
best field of endeavor.
1t is not realized generally that
Deckers creek has only begun to
contribute small share Of produc-
ton and wages as yet to this town.
Many of the enterprises up there
have not been put into FIJI Il blast,
ana others are not completed. Next
year the trains into Morgantown
from up the Nj. d. K. will unload
twice day or oftener great throngs
of persons to patronize tue local
shops.
1t would be q nice sight to get a
view OF Morgantcwn from balloon
but nobody wants to get that far
or risk never getting back. But to
have birds eve view OF the citv as
it is worth the venture. | hear of
many plans for buildingland various
new enterprises Tor this and next
year which When unfolded will al
| most startle the pponle There are