The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-09-10

haps. larger than In any other Wes,
Virginia city. save one. 10 dependent
almost wholly on the prosperity OF the
coal industry. Property valuations IN
1855. then. even. stimulated by the
infant coal industry. were ss.230. ls4
Now they are Sss.Ils.ss0. having been
multiplied nine fold In the same ne
Rod capitations increased from lips
70 1928.
AZ this time Marion county II rich
In three great mineral resources
coal. oil aud gas. though II was the
Correspondent OF III coal acreage that
gave TO Marion county its great indus
trial impetus. The other great devel-
opments came 1t q much later date.
the coal production In Marion county
was started ~ . date earlier than
1855. which 10 the date shown for CON-
PARSONS In this article. In that year
property valuations. which were YER,
meager before the coal DEVELOPMENT.
had grown to $5.1ss.4s1. In 1914 they
had reached the amazing sum of 3ls.-
Ss3.sss. being . peculiar combination
OF eight's and three's. Marion county
stands third among the counties In
coal production The largest pru-
ducing company In the state has its
headquarters In Fairmont. which n
one OF the busiest and most prosper
ous cities IN the state: its various
manufacturing. mercantile and bank
nS Institutions getting . large propor
tion OF their support out OF the coal
business
Harrison county. while entitled To
Dc elassed - typical coal county. has
n item OF value to it, credit that doe.
not. generally. pertain to coal producing
Counties II u rich In farming and
grazing lands. it, surface being GOV.
cred with splendid blue grass farms
Nevertheless. IL 10 its minerals that
anord the chief part Of the valuations
tAat 90 70 make Harrison county the
second In point OF richness of all the
West Virginia counties-Ohio county
alone leading Harrison In 1885 there
were only lSSs capitations assesssd
N HarTison county. - against IL .2S2
n lslA In 1ooS the property vslua.
tons we're recorded - es.72l.sl4. In
1914 they we're S6s.1Ss,s1s. CArhs.
burg. the county seat and business
seat OF Harrison county. rsnks arm
IN sise sad Importance Of West yir.
s'nia cities. and WILL doubtless. before
many years. occupy an advanced DO
sition-
Logan county II just now In the
prime OF tts coal developmsnt One
o. ne most important Of the Chesa-
psske and Ohio braach linss vas built
to bring the coal out of Logan county
THIS wss accomplished about fourteen
years ago. Prior TO that time the only
natural reeources under DEVELOPMENT
In Logan county va its timber. Its
forests we're among the Richest In the
state. and time out OF mind. almost.
NE waters of the 0uyan river have
been utilised to Aost away from this
county the timber contained IN its
boundartss- II vast valuable timber
acreage save 70 Logan county property
Valuations somswhat larger than othsr
counties hkewise rsmsesly located
hop ran eranspostasioa. Bus. nots
vAAs the coal development. principal
". has done for Logan county. In
1855 the total property vsluat,ona
we're o1.ss1 .ses. These valustions. n
= pneA. however. were cut in 1880
several bondred thousand dollars.
They advanced . marked incrsase i'm
mediateiy following the opening Of the
mines. and In 1919 stood Ct Sls.s7s. 0so.
Nor. 10 the end yet come. The coal
development 10 but started In Losan
county. Nov rated - sixth In volume
OF production . few years more vtu
md some Of the present leaders b.
nesh her. Operations are beins
steadily opened. and With each sddf.
ton the property valuations are a.
vansed snyvhsss nom 800. 900 70 e.
ooo.eoo. u shoald b rsmsubsrsd
TOO. that when the assessment for lsas
va De1s the territory of ntnro
cousty vss part Of Logan.
Raleigh county has also climbed into
Ne millionaire class because of its
ccai deposits md the devsIopments
that hsgs soliowsl Ne bussdine OF thu
c. . o. branch and the visrsnian raj.
way. bedded with rich. smok eIess coal
IRON st1e 70 s>de. Raleigh county hss
been IN inviting Assd Cor coal pro-
dscfion- AZ the 1885 period. the prop.
esty values OF Raleigh county vsrs
u.eee.s7s. In 1914 they had crown
TO ga .s07. o7o.
Tbees are thirtythree coal produc-
ing enunties IN he state. Some of
thoee not tpelulsd n The estimate are
posepeea1 OF valuable coal properties
shet - pefsrialiy 10 Their prosperity
ana - - the TAXABLE valuations.
Proolnsnt anoag tAsss night be
neoee nououga1ia. Preston TUCKER.
and Darbour. Each OF them produce
tonA0DPs In excsss Of one million psr
yea. Doeae - . coming coal county.
too. Employment there h Just n the
staeo1ng point Bot property vslus-
ions ~ srsvn. on account OF III
deDp&GnDent ssl IL psospscts. nom
sboef II hundre1 thousand dollars. IN
10 = Dors than tee and . ouartsr
nu1os ls1lers n 1914.
10 y expected and desired that the
ese1ss shaIi taks fully into account
n fact oAas n q Isass thrss Of ths
eseoeees naosd-11asioa. Haryssoa
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