The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-16
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What are Martinsburg's resources?
What are the inducements she offers to
the capitalist and manufacturer to lo-
cate within her confines 7 The solu-
ton of these questions will be the pur-
I pose of this article.
By resources are meant the means or
dependence of the place-the avenues
Of employment the location, relative
to market; the character Of the people,
their sociability and business-in fact,
everything that conduces to make q
city prosperous, and apeople thrifty
and enterprising.
No city in West Virginia has bet
ter location. Lucrative and permanent
markets for all the produce of the coun-
ty and the wares Of the city, are near
at hand. One can step into passenger
car at the B. & 0. depot, and be in
Washington in two hours and a half
in Baltimore in three and half in
Philadelphia in 6 and in New York in
hours. Or, entering a G. v. r. R.
coach, he can arrive in Harrisburg in
hours and in Philadelphia in 10 hours.
These are all inviting business centres
for the reception of manufactured
goods, besides opening avenues of profit
and advantage to purchasers Freight
rates are reasonable, the handling is
carefully done, and the delivery is gem
ally prompt. Every traffic indncement
imaginable is offered.
Martinsburg's resources are numer-
Gus, and her growth during the past
six years has been very noticeable.
What is most needed is the firm hand
of the capitalist and the willing aid of
the citizen.
What are our resources2 First, the
natural resources Of general employ
ment, such as stores, naills, buildings,
etc. These we have in profusion- each
employing from one to TEN persons, and
thus directly and indirectly affording
employment to the majority of popu-
lation of 1926. The large resources
nced to be particulari1ed. The B. & O.
R. R., with its machine shops and
division hands, has been, and is still,
one of the great resources Of the city,
and'thousands Of dollars reach the tills
OF the business houses through this
avenue alone. The HAnnis Distilling
Company comes next, employing from
100 to 200 hands, and paying in taxes,
wages and repairs over $1,000 per day
alone, besides offering . home market
for the sale Of thousands Of bushels of
wheat and corn. The stocking fac
tory gives employment to 125 young
ladies', and 100 other machines will
soon be added. Here is "a place for the
young women of the town to turn an
honest dollar, and among those en-
ployed many have developed rare skill
in manipulating the machines. Mr..
John Fitz has become convinced that
Martinsburg is even a better field for
his agricultural works than Roanoke,
and has removed them to this city,
where, in the future, full force Of
employees will find good employment.
The wooden mills and bicycle factories
are new enterprises, but their influ-
ence and monthly pay rolls, are con
ducive to the prosperity Of the city.
The large furniture factory and picture
frame emporium, located on the boom
! land, (soon to be brought within the
corporate limits,) will give employment
to hundreds Of persons.
Aside from these larger establish
ments, there is not business that has
not a representative in the trade circles
of the city. The houses of J. w. Bishop,
Miller & Sons, Shaffer & Son, Thomp-
son & Tabler, Evans q Son, Emmert
y Fiery, Tebo & Co.. W. Q. Nicklas,
and the various banks and business ex-
changes Of the city, have few equals in
any other city of its size in the country.
There is continuous demand for la
bor, healthy vein of business, and
the best Of all that is sociable, honora-
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BILE and fair in trade relations.
The Edison electric light plant turns
night into day, and the famous Holly
Water Works system sends the purest