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wa street summary one II leading and industrial
tho United states following intensely
article on Yves. Virginia and stae
mineral yield Virginia during tho past year 10 es.
authoritative statlsciane service o ~.
eorpoaione of that West Vrsas
As cent her mineral
Shortly Of the boom n the autumn OF e
ornIa coal production going rate that would have brought
tho years panic For 1907 the
yield valued loaded on cars
mines For boom demands Tor west
Virginia ahead Of the supply OF coal cars
THE greater part West Vrslnia coal Is sent out o. the ss
seam'ns and eo*eak'ns :" sek s0m west W
an immense the product being
shipped Northwest and into Mexico o use V
and base metals ea"ns coal west
SUPPLYING fire Nation and Is sending soo
IDEAL and o.hsr7 away markets where
freight per consuming points runs as high as s.
M coal have been sod
South American use IN enrcnns
RAILROADS, PROFITABLE TRAFFIC. 8%s
Of principal steam railroads OF
west Virginia comes traffic low cost of fue
on these railroads great
Trial caearyne roads we're
aopg the work Of reduction OF grades ana the
bridges rolling stock to render the hshest
Of obnabe application
of the latest construction Virginia Railway
mainly H Rogers Of the Standard on Co.. ano
Amaeamaed Copper notable umphs the transporta
was opened ldeater Norfolk Va TO the
large Deepater W. Va The length
LOT miles The capital stock Is $335ooooo
most largely from the develop
whose surface area Is square on
have been built manifold metal woon and
nadoms railroads Of Virginia
sbeang 900 square
coal contained those fields run
Into many billions hghgrad ckng in
ply which long viii be-
the Of highly capitalized plants that o
pend large degree upon supplies cheap and good
Ia English author Ben Bolt who
practnh physician and industrial promoter in that part Of
qia which is now he mining Of West
Virginia father Of the present August BEL
option coal land from which comes today the
steamng the world ready to sell out at y
Belmont who had great faith in the future OF ne
mctaorkg South laid the matter before
principals Rothschd Endorsement Of the project The
councillors rejected the proposition the
ground would elapse before that Virginia
could market 500 600 tons Of coal year aTs
GLASS AND NAIL lNDusTRl lEs
Virginia coal It's good quality
set forth by Dr. English stroth.
country at that time under his pen name
P cyon made such impression on number OF cut na ana
New England that moved to Virginia At the close
Civil and iron manufacturers OF Massachu
Virginia. and through cheap coal able to work
up large Vsnamadc glassware the first from
got good To-day West Virginia table
glassware Of the world and her nails
obanae wherever there foreign hardware shop that not
by handling American steel products @
the matter Of coal mining and the carraae OF traffic raw poue
Virginia long world for her railroads
West Virginia would poorly circumstaneed keeping IN the avenues
commercial prosperity Her people, with have regard
bnefactors that Of the incomes derived
hauling manufae
goods something sixth maintained by the
goods Eigh
the traffic Of the railroads that West Virginia
carried exceptionally law rates. s sR5E&
very communities and the basis
successful industries attracted to the State by
vrgnias production Of petroleum and natural
about s31000000. sgSs5Ts
precious metals West Virginia has mines and she has little iron
deposits found and being developed
be West Virginia agood deal Of work the
pcctne development which etaerous
opportunities presented enerpisng
for development products manufacturing
1.-THE State been sufficient to- employ the energies and the capital OF
Tho people. s4&s .stza 3aa E&qs3 aa&9SEt
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