Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-26
BOB MILLER ASpIRES
TO THE u S. SENATE
Berkeley County Boy Is Now
Fairly POOLING In Wealth.

The following article from the
Princeton Press, written by Charles
Brooks smith, of Washington, refers
TO Mr. Robert b. Miller, native of
this county brother OF Mrs Hetue
A, Bogart, OF West Burke street.
whose romantic career reals like
fairy tale:
Washington. April 26.--Col Rob.
ert b. Miller, the manganese magnate
of Mercer, is here from his homo at
Blueield. A picturesque personality
is Colonel Miller, whose life's story
reads like q thriller, and whose
daily income would excite the envy
and covetousness of the Rockefeners
il they knew about it--and they prob.
ably do for they seldom overlook
good things like West Virginia's
manganese king has found.
Three years ago almost, Colonel
FMiller after many years of prospect
ing for minerals, during which he
knew little else except hardships and
poverty, made his big find It is said
to be the richest manganese deposit
in North America, so far as the min
ing experts of the government know.
From all surface indications he has
ineXhaustible quantities Of il This
valuable property is located on
mountain top in Virginia about TWEEN.
ty miles. from Blueheld. The world
wide demand for munitions made the
demand for manganese. Prices shot
up so high that the government is
proposing to regulate them.
The matter doesn't worry Colonel
Miller III Uncle Sam can whip the
damned Germans" no says. "he can
take my manganese and needn't pay
a cent. | have enough to keep me the
rest Of my life anyway" Just hear
the manganese magnato talk and
you will quickly understand that he
means IT. Wsnning~the war and doing
bis part in helping win It, rs the one
big dominating thought OF this smart
and interesting old mineralogist and
mine prospeetor who finally struck
HIS onanzza hate In ife II Is the
main topic of his talk Il can furnish
all the manganese tho government
requires II It will help me to get the
labor to get il out, don't ask finan.
cial assistance TO expand my plant
Give me labor and give me cars and
can do it,"
And that il what brings Colonel
Miller TO Washington, to see about
cars and labor He has been before
the war board about It, talked with
Bernard Baruch, and expects to see
Charles NJ Schwa, Manganese is life
blood to the steel industry.
After he made his strike, Colonel
Miller got married. bought the costli-
est residence on the market in Blue
field, acquired stable of automobile
was made defendant in batch of
law suits, fought off kind gentlemen
who wanted to get grip on his
property to help shIm to be more sue.
cessful, of course, hired a private
secretary and began enjoying the
fruitition of his long period of lean
years and perservering work But
instead Of relinquishjng his grip. on
his business he has frightened his
grip. "The only partner | have" he
says, lis Uncle Sam. and by CAD he
can have II ALI ! wouldn't ask him
fifty-fifty if he needs the whole She
bang"
colonel Miller, in high silk hat,
Prince. Albert coat, and fancy vest,
accompanied by his private secre-
tary, called on members of the states
delegation in congress yesterday. He
talked over early days in Berkeley
county with Congressman Bowers.
He was born in old Berkeley, was
Colonel Miller TO Congressman
Cooper he said ed, | am thinking
Of running for the United States SEN
ate Che is a epublcan). can if | |
want to: I've got the price, If do /
and | get there, they'll here from old |
Old Bob Miller I'll just hand these
old tops a few over the solar plexus.
They need 1t, for some OF them have
forgotten where they came from"
Colonel Miller's proposed candi.
dacy seemed TO hit his congressman