The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-31
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-oeflter 49, steotorH,5e s,{tXSfirlfy
which 4 liver with boats on VIZ
bank and to the right of it near,
er the foreground, a derrick anu
a shed, appertaining to tne pr IN
duction of salt and petroleum. ..;th
the foreground meadow VIII III
cattle and sheep feeding ana re-
posing, the whole Indicating the
leading characteristics, produc.
tions and pursuits fthe state al
th;n time. Above the mountain,
e e the sun rising from the
cIonds indicating that former oD-
stacles to our prosperity are INV Nv
disappearing. In the rays Oh tne
smn The motto "Libertas ct fideli-
t e" ~ Freedom and Liberty -
;ndicatinp that our liberty an din
Innandnnce are the result Of
eseithfulness to the declaration
and the national constitution"
The state flower of West Vir-
oinia is the rhododendrum maxi
,,um-the rose tree of China as
II is sometimes called. This flow
or was named as the official state
flower under the provisions of a
Joint resolutio nadopted by the
legislature of West Virginia
January %, 1923. The motto for
the state has already been given.
West Virginia is known as 1.-The
Mountaineer State" The popula-
tion for the state is 5000;
and the state capitol is located at
Charleston. No information has
been given us relative to the flag.
It is sometimes called the Pan.
handle State" which is obvious II
ono but looks at the map Of west
Virginia. w -.
The major crop Of West Vir-
pinia is corn or maize. THE state
does not rank high agriculturally'
but nearly all the temperate zone
cereals and fruits are grown
Other leading crops include:
wheat, oats, potatoes, tobacco;
apples, pears, peaches, plums, and
grapes. Dairying has become an
important industry.
West Virginia ranks fifth IN
mineral production in these Uni
ted States. The major mineral Is
coal. Although rich in the com
mon minerals. the state has no
deposits of the more valuable
valuable metallic ores. Other
mineral resources of great value
found in the state include: pc
troleum a Unnatural gas, sand
stone and limestone, glass sand,
salt, iron ore and some pottery
claws. The state has numerous
mineral springs. A variety OF
chemical compositions and thera--
peutic adaptations are presented
by the waters Of these springs.
There are a total of 503l miles
of transportation systems in the
state, which include steam and
electric railways and river navl,
cation. The three rivers in and
bounding the state, the Ohio, the
Monogahela and the kanawha
are all navigable to great cx-
tent; as well as numerous other
smaller streams which will carry
barge coal and wood logs to their
destinations. The state maintains
system of improved highways
totaling 4005 miles, of which
'2734 miles are hard surfaced.
In West Virginia manufactur-
ing 1887 establishments employ a
total of S4,46O wage earners. The
principal forms of manufacturing
i'm the state are: lumber and
wood products, leather, oil wei!
supplies, iron pipe galvanized
ware, lampblack. glass, tin plate,
and terneplate, railway cars, clay
products and flour. West Vir-
ginia is second in the union as
producer of hardwoods.
West Virginia is 1913 per cent
white. The negroes in the state