The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-04
NEW GOVERNOR
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not rcmuneratiye to our operators, and
at the same time, fixing a standard
Of wages for the miner which is an in
justice to him, by reason Of the long
railroad haul to market.
Statistics will show that the coal
industry Of this state is anything but
prosperous under present conditions.
AS natter Of demonstration, United
States government reports viii show
that Illinois coal is twenty per cent
inferior grade to West Virginia coal,
yet in 1910. Illinois received s1.I4 per
ton in comparison with ninety-two
cents for West Virginia. What does
this Indicate? Simply that Illinois
has no long railroad haul; and again.
she has factories to consume her own
coal.
"The bulk of coal consumed in our
state is utilized by locomotives carry
ing our raw material from our state
to the manufactures of other states.
This is strong language to use, but.
nevertheless, it is true.
Our state is the possessor of more
than 3Oo,OOOOOO tons of excellent iron
ore; petroleum,-fifth in order Of pro-
ductton. but first in quality; natural
gas. after wasting quantities amount
ling to many millions in value, we pro-
duce for the market more than one
third as much as all the other states
in the Union. Limestone of the best
quality is unlimited, and is adaptable
ito any purpose for which lime can be
utilized. In clays and shaIes for brick
and tile, we have in quantity beyond
estimation. In glass sands there is
no limit to quantity, and nothing SUI
Iperior in quality.
"The ruthless destruction of one Of
the greatest forests in the world has
taken place within our own state,
which has been reduced from its or
iginal acreage of fifteen and three
fourths millions to less than million
and a half.
But rich as we are in West Virginia
in production of our natural resources,
| 1t is indeed lamentable to relate that
more than eighty per cent of our fuel
and raw material is utilized outside of
this state. If this condition is left
unchecked, what will be the ultimate
result to our state and its citizens ?
What are We going to do? Are we to
permit this injustice to so on without
any restraint until it is too late? !
wish to say that if my efforts can ac-
Icomplish anything, these conditions
shall not undure. 1t seems to me that
ell good citizens four state should be
willing to enthusiastically join hands
and turn the channels of this great
natural wealth, which will enrich our
own people instead of impoverishing
them.
Il appeal to the entire citizenship for
assistance in making our mountain
state, which is unsurpassed in natural
wealth by any other state in the
Union, an empire of industry of the
finished product class, converting our
raw material into finished products
for the markets of the world.
q solicit the support of the good
women of West Virginia,-and permit
me to say here that am an advocate
of woman suffrage, and feel that the
time is near at hand when they will
be accorded the same privileges at the
ballot box as male voters have today
lin West Virginia.
q am looking to the women for as
sistance in many responsibilities for
civic betterment, which is in accord
with the upwardtrend of all nations.
The rapid evolution that has
been developing in the minds of the
people can not help but strike us
very forcibly We are continually
reminded of the fact that political
parties are mot the ultimate force
in the conduct of governmental af-
fairs. Behind and above them
stands the people, who insist that
certain inherent principles shall
have more consideration than has
been given by those who have been
in control of the dest!nies of polite
al parties in the past.
Tho great tendency of the Amer
can people nov is more toward con-
structive socialism than ever before.
Public opinion is the mind and cea-
science of the whole nation, and the
parties and their representatives, to
a great extent, have not kept invio-
late the promises made by them.
The unrest that exists today is di-
rectly traceable to this fact.
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