The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-14
SERIES or AR TlCLES
ABOUT WEST VlRG GIN A

The production OF petroleum,
natural gas and coal forces the sug-
gestion that today West Virginia q!
the great fuel state OF the Union. .
.sDr. i. iC. White, state geologist,
lis responsible for the statement that
West Virginia contains more bitu-
minous coal than Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania together, and that Virginia
and Maryland might be thrown in
for good measure.
.4Dr. White also believes that
500, 100000 tons of high grade iron.
ore are located in the state, to say
nothing of the immense amount or
limestone noted for its purity.
immense deposits of glass sands.
have made West Virginia one of the.
greatest glass manufacturing states
in the Union. and this geological
formation crops out in other coun-i
ties where developments have never
been known"
Discussing the transportation ta-
cilities of NV est Virginia which place
the state at the very back door ZOE
tae principaf markets OF the coun-
try the magazine states that, being
reached by the main lines anu
branches of the Baltimore and Ohio.
railroad, the state enjoys better fa-
ctIfties for reaching the North, South,
East aud West than any state in the.
Union
Literature issued by the IBal fillmore.
and Ohio railroads traffic depart
ment IN bringing the innumeraDle
opportunities OF the state to the
country at large forms a basis of an
analysis OF the many advantages en-
ioyed by. few other states.
Among the facts which the IBal-1
tsmore and Ohio railroad has
brought to the notice Of the Amerl-
can people concerning West VIZ
einia are that there are numerous
opportunities awaiting the Investor
and the homeseeker; that the state
rs one of the leading producers OF
coal and petroleum: that it possesses
untold advantages for manufacturing
by reason of the cheapness of fuel
and raw materials and the possbbii-
tiles for the development OF water
power, and that more than 8 10000
600 feet board measure OF tumper
are produced annually, in $50 wood
working establishments employing
26 900 workmen.
Tracing the industrial develop-
ment during the last ten years that
the railroad mileage has increased
from 2, ass to 1929 miles; that the
coal mines have increased their OUT
put from 22, 000, 900 tons to 65,
900 eco tons: that mineral products
n
900 600 to $40 1000 900 that true
property has increased in value from
$3.50 600, GOO to 81 .150, 000, 600;
that bank deposits have risen from
Ss3i7 600 900 to $9S, 900 600; that
1905 new industries, employing Co.
$40 persons receiving $2,9T3 s
yearly in wages have been estao-
lished, with a new investment OF
81 s52,9 81 s1i16 OF capital. and that
the largest axe handle factory in the
world has been located in West Viz
gfnia
The producers Of manufactured
articles and foodstuffs in West Yir--
GINA are adjacent to the markets
serving j 1900 900 OF the country
population in the big cities OF the
East: and the price OF land = Tea-
sonable in comparison with other
states Freight rates From West
Virginia are likewise favorable 70
the producer, and compared with the
FarnleTs and fruit growers Of the Tar !
West there is not only a saving OF /
two weeks' time In favor OF West |
Virginia. but there is also the d IL
ference as between $500 and $75 IN
freight charges on shIpments in cart
load lots.