The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-10
MANY INTERESTING and VALUABLE
FACTS CONCERNING THE STATE
6Clarksburg Is Entertaining
The Guests On Elaborate Scale

rived and
sion, The following
H. McCeland Pastor First Presbyterian caurcn
,clarksburg
Address Of Welcome-on Raymond Maxwell OF the ClarKs1drg
Board OF
Response ". Ahcl Wilson Wheeling,
Secretary. II B. Nayor. of Wheeling
Reports Of Executive
l. Report tot Committee on ship
Reports Special Con Labor anil Forestry
a Afternoon on 2so O'Clock
FIX Annual address o. Fleming.
Reports ON Committees and Action Thereon
Address, Of
Z the National Association OF Credit Men,
Address, "he States finances A. Scherr auditor Of West
Virginia.
Eve,ang Session; 8 O'Clock
Address The Legisiass Needs of West Vnla"-lion wn G. c'n-
ley. attorney general
leading feature Of th days the most excellent ad
dress Fkmng President Trade
The address assOt
Fleming received congratulations the excellence of
the address its close lire addresses in full Is "iven below
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS,
tsentlemen of the westvi Virginia Board OF Trade: 49,.
gives pleasure your representative
gathering those who interested the upbu&ng and development
tie where for SO
been In all that
ins to the advancement Of the business the social and the
ahairB Of Virginia
regret greeting give and
inspiration Of report that business all its lines has made unusual prog
revival
population the industries the
ing mnes the building Of railroads
has stable
lines that the financial depression which been felt part OF the
affected people little Yet conditions
we have aba somewhat the rapid progress we were making in former
worst is will rival
exceed the greatest increase successful
of the past
In conception what
imulat
business renewed activity and confidence shall treat brief
the business social and achievements of the past
people These-
may be found not only OF interest " own citizens b" may arouse
interest the nomeseeers the
Virginia be attracted bv
the opportunities OF wonderful development which lies here awaiting
the skill the industry and the capital outside boundaries
to assist in its highest and fullest liberalization
AND EoucATloN
1t needs special statistics to devotr of West Vgnana
denomination church
going people and the seepes IN tie towns and cities and the smaller
that dot the hills and valleys
the
ilizatbn and good
saauoly
where public
Institutions higher
to necessity of keeping with cultured
favored Of the other
appropriations High
bshed important community, with the contributions the
support colleges people
the value of higher education with the
the public
est enconns The value of our public school property has Increased
$4,000 in 1865 to- nearly s3OOoooo in 1892
increased I o overs s7.OOoOOO
While school property increasing such gratifying
phenomenal proportions has
efficiency
system ITSELF The number Of teachers ncr
8 SST 5.747 1892 o
The professors University colleges
public schools the equal similar body of educators anywhere
their abrs advancement
approval national
AGRICULTURE.
SaereQuenty called the Mountain Stateis
garded by those unfamiliar with its
with such quality OF soil practically undesirable for agr
cultural Such impression injustice
1t true that 1t is to extent composed Of the foothills OF th
Allegheny Mountains but these hills the
lying between them fertile valleys productive soil lie
in the land The hills themselves
ducVs to their SUBMITS and produce
OF as good quality ms the famous Blue
Being the great water shed TINT
les find numbers of rivers having their
divides running to point Of the territory