Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-05-24
BIG DEVELOPMENT
or WEST VIRGINIA
Secretary Of State Reed Has Prepared
a Chart Showing Many Interesting
Things About West Virginia.

Things About West Virginia.
Secretary OF State Reed has pre-
pared and is now mailing out chart
showing the progress OF West vir.
ginia during the nearly half century
OF the States existence.
The document opens with an an
nouncement Of the West Virginia semi.
centennial celebration to be held at
Wheeling on June 20 OF next year. the
states hftieth anniversary,in words
as follows;
THE semicentenniai celebration to
be held In West Virginia Juno 20. 1913,
promises to be notable event In the
history OF the State. While the OIL
clal celebration will be az the city of
Wheeling. IL is the purpose OF the
commission to have the day observed
throughout the State. Each city.
town, village and cummunity IN the
State is urged 10 arrange for appro.
pirate exercises. parades. apeeohes
etc. Schools. colleges, fratenal orders
Sunday schools. civic organizations
boards OF trade. and other local so
cieties win take part Every loyal
West irginian should take an inter-
est In this event. In 80 years the
State has pushed forward until IL Is
today veritable empire. teeming
with wealth, energy and magnificent
Institutions
Following this, in turn are the fol.
lowing divisions. the whole making
up. as the compiler well says, re-
cord of nifty" years os amazing pro
gress'
"The State institution giving the
names and locations of the 20 leading
institutions OF the State. together
with the date OF completion and the
cost OF each. The most costly il the
State house at Charleston, completed
in 1885. and having cost si,2s5, 000,
while the lowest In the list IN the
matter OF cost Is the State militia
rife range near Kingwood, in Pres.
ton county, a $4,000 lnatitution.
Private and UNCONVENTIONAL Col
leges and Seminaries," IL in number
Counties Population. giving In
parallel columns the population OF
each county Ms shown by the census
Of 1919 and that shown by the census
OF 1900
Leading Cities" twenty in NUM-
Der, with the population and the al
tItude OF each. The list begins with
Wheeling with 1881, and ends with
Princeton. with population OF 3,027
The highest altitude shown Ia that OF
Redwood. which Ia s2.s74 feet, while
the lowest shown Is that of Martins
burg. which Is 433 feet.
Summary OF the Leading Indus.
tries OF West Virginia" In which
statistics of II leading industries are
given. II is shown that the greatest
amount of capital In the year 1910
| 1911 was invested In the iron. steel
and tinplate industry. and the
smallest amount s4s2. so0--in the
cigar and tobacco business The great
est number OF wage workers 8.43s y
were employed In the glassmaking In.
dustry, and the smallest number-~42S
jim the brewing and distilling bust
Hubs ne EiaNo WI h'tP AttNff't ~
1877 .309 and the brewers and distiliery
employees s273,199
Railroad in West Virginia" SO In
number, with the main trackage of
each. The road having the greatest
mileage within the State Is the flalti-
more a Ohio, with over 1.070 miles.
The lowest mileage shown is that Of
the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
road which has 21-100 mile.
Facts about West Vlrginia"--its
early settlement, It's political history
its agriculture. its mineral wealth. It's
government. etc.
West virginia's Splendid Location"
accompanied by map showing the
geographic and commercial location OF
the Panhandle State TO be second to
none in the union of states. and in
truth "a location strategic and incom
parable for the purposes OF trade and
commerce."
On opposite sides Of the document
are shown a phototype the great seal
of the State and an engraving OF the
State capitol.