Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-04-08
PROSPERITY IN
WEST VIRGINIA
Governor cIasscock Tells Of the Great
Things That Are in store For
This State.

Charleston. w. Va. April 6.--under
the title of my State and Prosperi-
~" Leslie's Weekly OF April 9Th con-
tains articles from fifteen govern
ors OF southern states and also a cut
|oi the capitol buildings aud thu
likeness OF the executive OF each or
these fifteen states. Among these Is
an article from Governor Glasscock
which the magazine titles "West
Virginia Rich in Natural ResourA
oes.' The big magazine classes these
articles as being a remarkable series
- messages from the governors or the
southern states written especially for
Leslie's Southern number"
Governor Glasscock's article Is "a
follows:
West Virginia. situated within
the very heart of the population ana
wealth cf this country. rich In nat
ural resources, offers to enterprises
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 development within the
tTnst decade has far exceeded the ex-
pctations OF the most sanguine and
yet the morning OF her greatness Is
just dawning, her inexhaustible re-
sources are only touched.
With a population Of one and
quarter millicn. she Ia just begin
ring to realize the great things
which are In store for her--her nat
t:ral facilities for becoming a great
farming and Industrial common
wealth. Her climate, free from the
extreme rigors Of winter and the
Isuitry humid heat Ct Summer. Is UNI
surpassed by that OF any other state.
Upon her soil grows nearly every
grain and vegetable indigenous to
the temperate zone. 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 10
take first place in this Industry.
With the breaking mp OF the west
the sheep and cattle growers are
looking for new fields, and no bet
ter 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 utilized fer grazing purposes.
-. -
wealth at present is in her coal, oil.
gas and timber. She has greater
area than Pennsylvania or Illinois,
and the quality OF her coal is thu
very best She ranks second in this
great industry, producing nearly
une-sixth CT all the bituminous coal
mined in the United States. New
fields OF oil and gas are constantly
being developed As manufacture
ing state West Virginia ranks high.
With her inexhaustbble supply of
coal, oil, gas and timber, her close
proximity to the great markets and
her facilities for transpc rtation,
she will soon become veritable
hive OF industry.
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
end her rate OF taxation on the hum
bred 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 a
state great end prosperous. and her
citizens are building for themselves
a state whose institutions and citi-
zenship will be equal to that OF any
ether community on earth, whose
ZONES will be filled with a happy,