The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-12
PAYS TRIBUTE l'|| I]l j |: 10 ].
HON. A. VI Campbell

81 HUH ~ III uhliii JILL
At the invitation OF the Pennsboro
News Tax Commissioner and Former
Gov. A. D. White has furnished that
paper IN article on the Relation OF
the Local Press to the Development
OF This State Mr.. Whites article
Is SO good that the West Virginian re.
produces It, while complimenung the
Pennsbcro News upon rs enterprise
in securing the original article. Mr..
Whites article Is as follows:i
| have your kind invitation TO write
something for your anniversary issue
about the relation Of the local press
to the development Of this State. do
not know that | have anything to say
which would be worth while" but
the subject you assign me appeals to
me strongly. l
The marvellous development Of the
natural resources Of West Virginia in
the past Ten years fills with justilable
pride every loyal citizen Of our State.
West Virginia is now in her forty.
fourth year OF statehood and the con.
dltlons for the growth and develop
ment Of her manufacturing, numbering
mining. railroad and agricultural In
dustries are not surpassed by any
other commonwealth OF or Union
Every section Of the State is develop
Ing and prospecting with o. brighter
future before 1t.
The iron horse Is entering every
mineral and timber valley and all sec.
tons of the State are being opened
up 10 commerce and put In touch with
the markets. There are but four coiia
tics out OF fifty.fye which are not now
&
penetrated by that great developing
agcncy-the steam railroad. The In
dications are that It will not be long
before two OF these counties will be
developed by railroads. The amour,
Of railroad building and railroad de
velopment In the past few years has
been remarkable and the work is by
no means ut an end.
Four great trunk lIncs-the Penn
sylvania, the Baltimore and Ohio, the
Chesapeake and Ohio, md the Nor
FOLK and Western-now traverse oul
STATE from east TO west, though the
hrst named only cuts across The
upper Panhandle and down to Wheel
Ing. Another great railroad system
IS building into the State and will
cross It, reaching from tfdewater &c
me lakes, and is ut present known
as The Dee3water Railroad in West
virginia 'lnd the Tldewater Railroad
In Virginia. This line will cross the
Stale through the southern tier Of
counties and develop a wonderful coal
fell. The Wabash system, through,
the purchase Of the West Virginia
Central and the Western Maryland
now reached down into the center of
inc State from the northeastern part
and in connection with the lust com
r'elcd and important Coal and Coke
Railway, built by Senator Davis and
associates, distance OF one hundred
and seTenty.flve miles, connects the
capital OF the State by a direct line
10 Baltimore. The Wabash also cuts
across the upper Panhandle Of the
State and has projected lines which
vii; tap more or less West Virginia
territory. An enormous amount OF
IGoul,lc tracking and ho,,or;rc ot ov;s,
ling railway systems is in nro,ross
and among important RAILWAYS huIld.
ing or Just being completed are the
DeeeRa,er Railroad Tho cooi ara
Coke Railway, and lateral lines, anil
Senator Elklus' railway ru,,iny rrom
AIorrantown In Row,csbur. hv v,v
of Kinewood The Konowb, and Mich,
Iigan Railway a n,r, of tho orco, r
land O. C. lalc system roocbcs tbo an,
tire fenrth NJ tbo .rco, Eorowho r,vor
npd hos hccowo ono ~ ,ho ,,,,,o.,ou,