Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-30

Virginia will become one of the great
est manufacturing states OF this coun
try? Why net?
With the question OF transportation
settled. II we are able To deliver Goa
TO San Francisco on the Pacific coast
at 500 per ON or less we shall he
able to deliver manufactured products
as mixed cargo with the coal t.
points on the Pacific coast at reduc
ton OF over 800 per cent Of the present
tariff rate. Isn't il possible? DO you
not see in the immediate future the
assembling OF manufacturers in our
state TO use up the raw material In
manufactured products and ship IT to
all parts of the Orient?
Market For West Virginia Glass.
While i'm San francisco last Deem
Der on the mission of selecting site
for West Virginia's part at the Ex-
position, at the request OF Governor
Glasscock. my colleague, Mr. Maggie OF
your city and l, along with the New
York commission. visited the Wine
Haven wineries. to which l have al
ready called your attention. During
Oldham, the general superintendent OF
the winery ut luncheon. During the
conversation at the luncheon | made
this remark: Mr.. Oldham, / noticed
In going through the various buildings
and warehouses of your great plant
one large warehouse. possibly 1000
feet long by 200 feet wide, almost com.
pletely filed with glass in bales. and !
noticed the German label on practically
every bale. VIII you tell me about
how much glassware you purchase for
your business during fiscal year,
His answer was: Something over ten
hundred thousand dollars worth"
/ said. practically all from Ger.
manyT He said. eyes: so per cent of
1t comes from Germany. small per
centage from Belgium and a small per
centage from France" In the course
of conversation on this subject 1t was
brought out that because of there be
Ing no glassware produced west of the
Rocky mountains and because of the
high transportation rates from the mid
die and eastern states, it was impera-
tive that this glass be imported from
foreign countries. He said to me. 81
would like very much to give this bust
ness to the United States. and believe
the Panama canal will make it possible
for we consumers on the Pacific coast
to buy our supplies from the people i'm
the central and eastern states" Gen.
tlemen, can you understand what this
incident means? Can we not under
stand by it that we should get the mar
kets of the Coast as well?
Millions of Dollars.
If you will permit me to specialize
for the moment the glass industry of
West Virginia should become in the
near future one OF great magnitude. Ii
should bring the state Of West Vir-
ginia millions of dollars annually 1t is
an'industry the production of which in
value is made up more largely of labor
fuel and package than any other in
dustry in the United States. 1t is esti-
mated that in the production of glass
ware labor. fuel and the silica sands
necessarily amount to over 80 per cent
of its gross value.
No state in the Union is so specially
adapted for the production of this com
modify as is West Virginia. Her natu-
raj gas is in greater abundance and of
better quality; her coal is in unbound
ed abundance and of better applicable
quality for the purpose: her climate is
better than that of Pennsylvania. Ohio
or Indiana, the other three competing
states. Under these circumstances.
Mr. President, it is the duty of this
influential commercial body to use its
energy in bringing before the general
public and to assist In making such
trade relations as will encourage this,
one of the greatest of Industries. This
is true not only as to glass, but IL is
true OF commodities made from CLAWS.
1t is true of iron and steel. and most
every other article that enters into en-
larged commerce.
You asked me in your invitation.
What will the Panama Pacific Elk
position do for West Virginia?" In
my feeble way / have tried to answer
this as best / could. but this is not all.
Let us take up the educational fea-
ture and advantage Of this great Elk.
position. No citizen Of West virginia
''iii iiitAhf Wis tllI NliuOuI becoming "a
better citizen. without becoming more
proud Of his country. without feeling
q greater security i'm the wonderful ca
pacity Of his country and without its
contributing TO his education as no 9th
or process VI mind enlargement can
bring about We have possibly 100000
American citizens who annually cross
the Atlantic ocean 20 the European
countries and there remain a portion
Of the year venture to say. gentle.
mon. That 90 per cent OF these 10000
citizens have not at the present mo
ment as great q conception as great
% pride foo and ms great loyalty 10
their own country as the man from
Boone county. West Virginia who has
travelled the great continental railroads
to the western shore.