The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-08-01
THE MORGANTOwN OF OLD
And the Morgantown Of To-Day.

The promised interesting reading
matter for the New DOMINION, refer.
red not to prices Hill'' and the
buildings upon it as matter of first
importance to the future of Morgan
town. It's future and present beau
ty, symmetrically laid out, and well
built up, Morgantown would be a
gem of rare attractiveness. nesting
at the head of the beautiful pools of
slackwater that fill the bed of the
Monongahela river from here to
Pittsburg. Every day one or more
steamers go or come from one end to
the other, bearing onward TO the de-
sired markets the products of the
soil, the forest and the river; also
the B. q o. r. r. grandly by its
three trains per day adds to the com
forts and business of all concerned.
uSu Iut UuSiuc5s luCu VI tuc pave
are mostly busy; houses, great and
good and small and cheap are being
built; new streets are being graded,
and good brick pavements are being
laid fast as the work can be done
and the materials furnished. The
Morgantown of to-day is compare
lively blest and booming with her
gas, oil and mountain water. Her
splendid brickyard production for
building purposes and her splendid
material for clay, DC. We rejoice to
believe that our mills are amongst the
best in our State.N The roller mill
for -four, &C., on Decker's creek in
the border of the town, and our Vic
tor Mills in town with its splendid
late and costly machinery, together
with its elevator now in process of
building, as intended to connect it.
self with the facilities Of the B. q O..
r. r. on the river side, and the mill
as on Front street, and under the
management of G.. c. Sturgiss and
others, who have done in the past,
and are now doing, or helping to do,
great good for the present and pros
pective future of Morgantown. So
also is our wood working machinery
we think coming up well in the Ty-
gard Manufacturing Cos establish
ment, with their dry kiln, &c, and
new machinery, and last but not
least, our furniture and undertaking
men, their factories and machinery,
their facility, talent and opportunity
have been made better by the devel-
opment of the old Morgantown of
the past, into the present new grow
ing Morgantown of to day. So it is
equally true of our banks, our print
ing offices, our post Office, our bridge
would that it fairly and fully be-
longed to the public. Not that we
for one single cause complain of
those who now manage and own it.
Our new court house is progressing
well, and promises to be lasting
benefit and beauty that will impart
pleasing interest to those who shall
come after us, and whosoever it may
concern. Our farmers are improy-
ing the rich hills of this part of
West Virginia, and Price has i'm
proved and is improving his hill,
aud helping others to improve it,
along the borders of the street called
Price street, which by the good will
of himself and kind co operating
neighbors. was laid out on its pres
ent bed through land bought by him
first of +. w. Tower, and continued
through lands of others, who all gave
freely of their fronts, feet, which
when added to the II feet in the
old wretched bad road, made it 81
feet wide from it's front on the road
leading to lees Ferry to the Johnson
lot and the Chadwick orchard, So
called at that time, the old road
damaging everybody concerned, and
the new one suiting and pleasing,
and profting every one concerned,
every one to be concerned then, now
and in the future. There are now
many lots on this road good for pri-
vate residences, with a grand outlook
and room for gardens and fruit, and
can have gas and water. So far as
l can persuade others to do or have
it done, will give off my own front,
on one side of it, feet more This
would secure a street bed 81 feet
wide, and home we'll accessible,
with grand surrounding scenery,
such as l have built and helped to
build, as you may please to come and
see.
But it is the process of blocka
ding the erection of the new street
bed as laid out now and used
through from the University grounds
by the side of the old graveyard, and
on through the lots owned by Mrs.
Boughner, and on through the Lyon
addition to the extension to Spruce
street. If no farther than this, the
town has no better sites than these
that would be greatly contributing
10 the best interests of the town in
all the future of it's history, and es-
pecially so in view of it's local rela-
tion, beauty of situation, as in range
with the good State University.
The Object now in view in spread
ing these facts before the public, is
to awake them to a prompt and good
understanding of the case as it now
is. Hoping for the best possible fu
ture good to the people and their
new and growing Morgantown, and
that they through their council OF
in some other efficient and just way
will prevent the building of houses
on any part of those places that re
quire the ground for the important
street beds, &c. Morgantown is now
suffering great loss and damage t6
her hest present and future growth
and value, because one of the best o
old Morgantown's best men was per
mitted by a grand improvement tC
old Morgantown to blockade one O
the best streets of this town, or any
town in this State. Could he hay,
seen the Morgantown of to-day an(
it's promise for the future he nevel
would have put that blockade there
The best interests of this people anC
town would clearly point to the ne
cessity of setting these things right
in the right time, and for some o
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