The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-14
I less than q haif milton tons 4
500, Is rapidly approaching the hun

asss, IS rapids approaching the hun
;dred million tons mark.
The production Of petroleum
natural gas and coal forces the sng-
gestion that today West Virginia q
the great fuel state of the union.
t..Dr. 4. G. White. state geologist,
IS responsible for the statement that
West Virginia contains more BIZ
luminous coal than Ohio and Penn
sylyania together, and that Virginia
and Maryland might be thrown in Tor
good measure. f'tf
"Dr. White also believes that 300,-
100000 tons Of high-grade iron ores
are located Is the state, to say moth
ing OF the immense amount of lime
stone noted for its purity.
Immense deposits of glass sands
have made. West Virginia ONE of the
E &
greatest glass manufacturing states
in theiunion, andSthis geological for
nation crops outsin other counties
where developments have never been
known"
Discussing the transportation ia
cilities of West Virginia which place
the state at the very back door of
the principal markets of the country,
the magazine states that, being
reached by the main lines and
branches of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, the state enjoys better ia
cilities for reaching the North, South,
East and West than any state in the
union.
Literature issued by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroads traffic depart
Inent in bringing the innumerable
opportunities of the state to the coun7
try ia large forms a basis of an an
alysis OF the many advantages enjoy:
cd by few other states.
Among the facts which the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad has brought
to the notice of the American people
concerning West Virginia are that
ther are numerous opportunities
awaiting the investor and the home
seeker; that the state is one of tile
leading producers of coal and PEI
troleum; that it possesses untold ad-
yantages for manufacturing by rea-
son OF the cheapness of fuel and raw
materials and the possibilities for the
development of water power, and that
more than 30O,O0o,oOO feet board
measure of lumber are produced an
nually, in ESQ Woodworking estab-
lisllments employing 10000 work.
men. 81
Tracing the industrial develop
ment during the last ten years that
the railroad mileage has increased
from 2,4S5 to 3,429 miles; that the
coal mines have increased their out
put from $4,000 tons to 65,OO0,OO0
tons: that mineral products have in
creased in value from $47,000,OO0 to
$100,O00,O00; that true property
has increased in value from $780,
100000 to $1,150,000,O00;t that bank
deposits have risen from $4,000, 600,
10 $9S,000,000; that 2,304 new in
dustries, employing 6G,370 persons
receiving $2,973,9S9 yearly in wages
have been established, with new
investment of S152,921:116 OF CAPT
tal, and that the largest axe handle
fcatory in the world has been located
in West Virginia.
The producers Of manufactured ar
ticles and foodstuffs in West Virginia
are adjacent to the markets serving
!2,000,000 Of the country's 'popula
tion in the big cities of the cast; and
the price of land is reasonable. in
with other states. Freight
tates from West Virginia are ike
wise favorable to the producer, and
compared with the farmers and fruit
growers OF the far west there Is not
only a saving of two weeks time in
favor of West Virginia, but there Is
also the difference .as between $500
and SIS in freight charges on ship
ments in carload lots.
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