Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-19
PROSPERITY IN
WEST VIRGINIA
Governor GlasScock Tells
OF the Great Things I'm
Store for This State.


Charleston, April 5.-Under tho
title OF "Mv Safe and Prospective. f"
Leslie's Weekly of April con.
ta,ns arti iles from Ii rteen govern.
ors OF southern states and also n
cut of the capitol buildin = and the
llkene ess OF the executive OF each of
these fifteen states. Among these
IL an article from Governor Glass
cock which the magazine t,tles
"West virginil Rich In Natural
Resources" The big magaz,
classes these articles AZ "beIny. a
remarkable series OF messages from
the governors of the southern states
written especially for Leslie's
Southern number"
Governor Glasscocks article is az
follows:
"West Virginia situ1ted within
the very heart Of the population
and wealth of this country, rich in
natural resources, offers TO enter
prises and capital most inviting
field, and that this is known and
appreciated is evidenced by the fact
that she is attracting both from all
parts of the world. Her develop
ment within the past decade has
far exceeded the expectations of the
most sanguine AMI yet the morning
OF her greatness is just dawning,
her inexhaustible resources are on-
ly touched.
With population of one and n
quarter IN llion, she is just begin
ming to realize the grea, things
which are in store for her-her
natural facilities for becoming a
great farming and industrial COM
monwealth. Her climate, free
from TIC extreme rigors Of winter
and the sultry humid heat Of sum-
mer, Ia unsurpassed by that Of any
other state. Upon her soil grows
nearly every gram and vegetable
indigenous TO the temperate zoue.
Her apple and peach orchards are
the finest and most productive in
the world. Fruit growing IS now
the leading business in many parts
Of the state, and West Virginia is
soon destined to take first place in
this industry. With the breaking
up of the great sheep and cattle
ranches Of the west the sheep and
ca tie growers are looking for new
fields, and no better place can be
found than West Virginia for this
great industry. She produces
more blue grass than the famous
Blue Grass state, and there are yet
six million acres untouched, a
large percentage of which could be
used for grazing purposes.
West Virgini1's greatest source
OF wealth at present Is in her coal,
oil, gas and timber. She has a
greater area than Pennsylvania or
Illinois and the quality of her coal
is the very best. She ranks second
IN this great industry, producing
nearly onensixth Of all the bitumi-
nous coal mined in the United
States. New fields of oil and gas
are constantly being developed.
As manufacturing state West
Virginia ranks high With her in
exbaustible supply of coal, oil, gas
and timber, her close proximity to
TIE great markets and her facilities
for transportation, she will soon
become a veritable hive of indus
try.
Her colleges and schools rank
with the best of any other state and
are literally supported by her citi-
zens. Her laws are wide and Just
and her rate of ta1 alton on the hun
dred dollars valuation is lower
than that of any other state in the
union. West Virginia is forging
TO the front along every line
which makes state great and pros
porous, and her citizens are build
ing for themselves state whose
institutions and citizenship will be
equal to that Of any other cons
munity on earth, whose homes will
be filed with happy, virtuous and
contented people,"