Annals of Cleveland

West Virginia

Abstracts: 3

715

Cleveland Morning Leader, 14 December 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

715 - L. Dec. 14; ed: 2/2 - The rotten-borough legislation of old Virgin-
ia in session at Alexandria has elected Joseph Segar, and John C. Under-
wood. "We hope these two men will not be permitted to take their seats
in the senate. They are not true representatives of West Virginia. They
were not elected by the regularly organized legislature and their so-
called state has no Union government.... The whole affair is a piece cf
rotten-borough legislation as shameless as that of the 'Old Sarum'
borough of the English House of Commons." (6)

Elections, Campaigns and Candidates / United States

Index terms:

Alexandria, Wa. ; House of Commons (England); Segar, Joseph; Underwood, John C.; Virginia; West Virginia

1441

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 December 1864 (44 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1441 - L Dec. 21:2/2, 3 - In a letter to the editor, J. H. R. says: The
character of the people in the oil regions is an unfailing subject of study.
The working population of these people is composed of yourg men. Although
much wealth has been accumulated in these regions, it is remarkable that so
few crimes have been committed. In fact, about the only scoundrels are the
legal ones.
It is much cheaper to procure oil than coal, iron, copper, lead, or gold.
Four men can put down a well in two months if they work night and day. No
department of industry offers such great rewards at so little expenditure
of labor. The boring for oil is mostly a matter of chance, and it is often
more unsuccessful than successful.
We have no confidence in the theory that oil is being manufactured spon-
taneously within the bowels of the earth. The facts prove the contrary.
The theory which regards oil as the distillate of marine plants at an age
prior to the coal formation would seem to imply that it is to be found as
wide-spread and inexhaustible as coal itself.
In certain districts, probably in the southeast border of the great sea,
where marine plants were carried by wind and water in immense quantities,
oil will be found in greater abundance than other places. This region will
be found in eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, West Virginia,
Kentucky, and Tennessee. Here is a field of enterprise that stands open to
thousands whom the war has paralyzed. By keeping clear of all manner of
sharks, and pushing the work bravely on, many a man will yet realize an
immense fortune. (44)

Oil / Petroleum

Index terms:

Kentucky; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; West Virginia