The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-28
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MR.. EpMoNDs5 MAKES "A Poll Y TED ED
COMPARES M-W EST. va.
CHARLESTON July IS. the
available coal Sot West Virginia were5
valued at ten cents a ton it would be.
worth more than all OF the railroads
OF the United States put together,
said Richard II. Edmonds, editor Of
the Manufacturers' Record in q speech
before the chamber Of commerce at;
the reception given IN his honor. MIR.
Edmonds spoke for half an hour and
was most complimentary in speaking
of West Virginia in general and OF
Charleston in particular.
Mr.. Edmonds took as his text the
comparison OF the value Of mining and
agriculture. He said that this yeari
would be a record breaking year for
the wheat crop but that IL the wheat
crop were compared with the output
Of coal 1t would pale into insigntff-
canoe. Taken acre for acre the coal
output of West Virginia would fur
nish 5000 times the tonnage OF the
output of the wheat belt.
In speaking Of the progress of the
south MT. Edmonds said an enormous.
stride had been made In the last ifye
years both in manufacture and agrI-
culture. He said this was made possi.
bieby the invention of the locomotive.
Had it not been for the growth Of the.
railroads and the consequent opening
Of country which would have been.
opened in no other way, the south
would have been very much in the
same rut which 1t was In thirty years
ago. To show what stupendous pro-
gress had been made Mr. Edmonds
showed by statistics that tho sggrc-
gate manufactures of the south last
year amounted to eighteen billions of
dollars. five years ago they were yalu-
ed at thirteen billions, and ten years
ago they were valued at nine billions.
The expansion IN the agricultural pro
gress had been in the same proper
ton;
Further. Mr.. Edmonds said that the
great fortunes of the world had been
made from those products which
were gotten from mother nature. He
quoted as examples Alfred Belt; who
died a few days ago. who made an
enormous fortune out Of the gold ard
diamond mines of South Africa. An
drew Carnegie who made his fortune
from iron and coal, Krupp. of Ger.
many, who by his steel works dice.
one of the richest men of tile world,
and John D. Rockefeller. who made
his money from the oil wells of the.
United States.
In conclusion Mr.. Edmonds said the
people Of West Virginia were blessed
in the number and quantity Of their.
resources and should make tile best
Of their opportunities which were far
greater than were to be found II any,
other State Of the aInlons
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Edmonds.
address Mr.. Capito, president Of the
chamber, asked that Mr.. George Byrue'
address the chamber In answer to NJ
Edmonds. Mr.. Byrne said At was true,
that the south had taken q tremend-
Gus stride in the last thirty years in
both manufacture and in agriculture
and that a large amount Of the credit
for this step was due to the influence
OF the Manufa cturers' Record, of;
which Mr. Edmonds was the editor.
He said he had lived for a long time
in the state of Texas, which might be
considered the outskirts of the south.
He said the influence exerted by the
Record in that State was almost be
yond beltef. And It was all for tsei
good. He thought Mr.. Edmonls, as
the father of this movement, should
be hailed as the benefactor Of the
south 4
After Mr Byrne, Mr.. staunton NOV
ed that vote Of thanks be given Mr.
EdmonJIs. This vote was mad pnanis
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