The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-10


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anntm iss little in
uctg Of the State.
fuel the that material are found in great
abundance te promise Of manufacturing Interests
y not unreasonable In fact
IS no se tnat anords greater quantities of profitable In
Vestment in manufacturing
sougnt by plants from other States that removing
facilities afforded them.
One OF Wrgna though most lasting
products is her timber which has attracted
attention From the crude logging
principally of yoke Of
"e"eather streams we Understanding Is the last OF tao
State Board Of plants
which will exceeding teetp per year.
Over timber enterprises yielpg
product in 1905 valued figures subsequent
years
For years was supposed that
inaccessible value Timber was regarded as an
encambrance the land making costly has
pFed mss enterprise and capital will tunnel mountains reach
Virgnia natural whet growing
upon her soil while foreign capital
tam ranges three great trunk line rsroadwhich links
chain connecting the Atlantic capital mainly
through the enterprise and dominating
den Eikns associates built cross
which, with other of our entn peo
pie furnish to almost Considering
wonderful natural obstacles to the building
the great of construction rail-
roads have done for the State
her condition and the prosperity prosperity
out railroads.&c. inquire is
roads and other business enterprises
longer idle all people?
Mr. employees engaged fourteen oc
eupaons in our State 1O565
March last prevails this State to any
greater extent or that conditions
of the Union.
COAL
Perhaps interesting statistics which have relate the nrod
on coal especially gas We who live West Virginia
immensely aer hidden wealth and to many even
the informed living our State the estimate indeed the con-
coded OF fabulous en-
titled to credence celebrated geolugts sad
The nations that have iron
coal; they are the worlds Kings and make aud
| worlds Kings"
Judging at
making substances dominate many Our 10000
square of coal has scarcely been touched n,ionS n ho - ~
anked the billions feet of n
al held everything
Imagine you can the vast amount Of capital which viii in a tt
be invested in the development of giving
pioTnent to armies of generations come
have not before the production coal and
coke prior 1883 For rapid the
production OF coal and short periods:
IN IsSoCaI
In 190S--Coa sa4 Ton.
Coke 24s3S76
Coke 900 ION
During the inst were worked OIL ~
acres OF which mined year 1907.
For been second stae in the r.ou.
non OF coke In 1905 We were second
coal 1t Is not hey We will position Of
depression business has cheaper AMI
more inferior Goals of the ;hus production and d..
| creasing
sns produced in West Virginia until within the last 90
years. when the value OF the production increased
i $4,000 in 1888
n 1895 ta
in
The estimate for approximate val
of $16oOoOO'
When obtained these
half of this mse State cost rot x
ceedne $4OooOO while the oh
excee1ng $OOOOOoO
The Carbon Black in consumed
t446Jd43600 cubic feet at tho small 0
Our production is amoS.
combined Pennsylvania gaining VIVA.
stae except PENNSYLVANIA in supply
of coal gus? Where
ADVANTAGES for profitable manufacturing pursuits?
1t should remembered that tnc
PLANTATION might mad a IT is the "ae the
erS in some cases hun2 Is Of miles front where N produced
GINA The operating pipe pump
ing plants os lis Ntm we'll uncenty
and the decreased the including
supply ACIDS av
ures given show the va' at the w
pared with its vaIue 4: The original
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