The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-19
q market and greater ,Iemanls

Ter market and greater demands for
our coal. and that the people OF the
Pacific coast. as wei Us other dist
ant sections OF the country should
know what we have. The exeell-
enee Of West Virginia coal Is al,
ready pretty well known i do not
think that our failure to put up the
building, however. WIN prevent a
proper exhibition Of our coal re-
sources. The coal people will doubt
lessly look after that as they have
done before. This viii applyito our
manufacturers generally as well.
These classes Of industry owners
and operators are organized. are
alert and progressive business men,
and their self interest may be de-
pended upon to cause them to make
adequate display Of their products.
wherever such exhibits8will likely
be "a paying enterprise to them.
"a great need ofslWest Virginia is
more farms, the cultivation of more
lof our land. and Its better cultiva-
ton. Increased production is, the
only remedy for the present high
cost Of living and the only prevents
tive of still higher costin the fu-
ture. 1t is more apparent to gov
ernment everywhere that the state
or other government can well afford,
in such a vital matter, to give ea.
traordinary aid to the matter of in
ducing more persons to engage In
the cultivation Of the soil, TO in
crease the number Of acres of cmlti-
walton, and to cultivate. more scien-
tifcally and efficiently The COM
missioner Of agriculture has at his
disposal ample funds to advertise
the advantages West Virginia of5
fers to farmers and truckers. and
ho is alert to tic Importance Of this
matter. 20 doubt lie viii abe 5aBls
to procure private contributions for
[this purpose alsoa.D 1t is Ia source
[of gratiGcatin to feel that the COM.
missioner is in position to properly
present the agricultural possibilities
OF West Virginia as We know our
state and our great agricultural adj
yantages. which have not in the
past been generally known or up
preciated.
Basis For Criticism.
Doubtless the frank statement i
have made to the people Of the state
Of the financial condition of our
treasury will be basis for adverse
criticism and charges of waste ana
extravaganza: and perhaps wild as.
scrtions of all sorts. all having no
basis in fact and truth. will be
made. Buttthe honest and intelli-i
gent citizen will consider the fact
that the expense. of government in
crease faster than population; that
the cost Of all necessary articles
such as. clothing and food. have
greatly increased, and that the state
Is furnishing those articles to an In
creased army of persons in our
charitable. humane and penal insti-
buttons; that we have been increas.
ing the number Of our institutions,
which has taken much money for
buildings and permanently increas-
ed our ordinary expenses to caro-
for and support the increased num-
Der of persons that are admitted to
these institutions. The great pum-
Der of schools that are supported
directly from the state treasury
have each demanded and are re-
cciving increased facilities in order
to keep up with advanced educa-
tional methods: that the state has
been expanding more money than
ever before in conserving public