Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-19
SOURCE oF SUPPLY


miles away. and the water comes from a
reservoir located ON one Of the large
hills aud feed by an aggregate Of lOl
mountain springs. all flowing from the
natural rock cells. While the water
contains no particular medicinal quail
ties. it is remarkable for its almost alb
solutc purity, containing according TO
the latest examination only One-SiNth OF
a grain of polluted matter, while the
old wells. So long IN active use through
ont the town. and which have
SD long endangered the health
of the community. were found 10
possesses not less than ten grain OF for
eign matter. In view of these facts 10 is
but natural that the advent of the new
system should be hailed with great
readiness. The system was constructed
by private company called the Union
Improvement Co.. OF which +. NJ.
Grant is president. the other StOckhold-
ers Of the company being residents OF
Emlintou and FOXbOrO, Pa. The name
Of Grant is one that will be readily
suggestive 10 the pioneer oil men OF the
wcll-kuown Butler field. The elevation
OF the reservoir is such that 10 gives Il
pressure OF 100 pounds 10 the square
inch anywhere i'm the town proper, and
with ire plugs stationed al intervals
along the different street and a well or
gauilcd fire company. let the fiery iiend
advance, The force of the water from
the frS plug is sufficient 10 send a
stream clear over the statue ON the
Court House.
Another natural feature of the sec
ton upon which MorgautOwu could
seem 90 place reasonable reliance is her
great abundance OF natural gas. The
gas comes from the Dolls Run field, eight
miles west. and is piped into the town
and controlled by the same company
that furnishes the water supply. Com
ing as il does from so short u distance
and so direct. there IS a heavy volume
of the gas i'm the town, and 10 is used
very freely for heating and Illuminating
purposes. The streets are lighted by
10. and the glurlng fambcauX burning
in the open air. uuhampered and with
perfect random obedicnt 10 the dictates
of the wind, give TO the thOrOughiareS
at night a weird and fantastic appear
ancc. The supply OF gas is 50 generous
that 10 is burned very freely, the amount
used being paid for by the month or
year. instead Of the Internal metre
down in the cellar that can tell 10
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around In the parlor with her after 10
o'clock at night. The 9th was a cold,
damp, raw day in Morgantown, and
N MANY OF TIE STORES
which the reporter visited all the gas
lets We're turned ON full head" TO heat
the store I'm place OF a stove. 4 con-
sentative estimate Of the annual income
Co the company from the gas supply
places the h-ureS at $4,000. The gas
works were completed in February one
year ago. and 10 is believed that in
seven or eight months from now the in
come will have more than met the cost
of construction.
The Dolls Run field. whence the gas
supply cmanatcS. is one of the most
profile oil sections of the State. There
are now G5 producing wells. -Four new
wells came in March: there are 3 new
ones going up. and gentleman just
back from the grounds counted II
.'SpuddcrS" The largest well is located
ON the Nose Core farm. and is doing
300 barrels "a day. Nearly all the
tine operators, Of which +. w, Hukill.
of PittSburg. Is the Chief and Pioneer
are from Lima. Ohio. and Pennsylvania
county OH fields, and during their ope-
rations iu this section make their resi-
dcucc. temporary or permanent as il
may be, iu Morgautown, together with
the host Of drillcrS and tool dreSSerS
connected with the various wells
In this way a certain trade benefit OF no
I little consequence is given 10 the town.
Many farmers who accidentally squat
ted ON lands rich i'm oil, and from which
they barely eked ont an existence, have
since grown independent from royal
ties. The most successful OF those who
have