Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-14

I'm drawing the attention of the pub
he % the advantages Fairmont offers
Tor investment Ia real estate, we want
10 disabuse the readers mind OF any
Impression he may have formed OF 1t as
a ''boom" town in the generally accept
ed meaning of that term. Boom towns
generally 60 so far and then stop
stalled in their trackS-cauSed by Specu-
Iative prices, fictitious values and lack
of resources and transportation faeili-
ties. None Of these features enter into
the conditions that have started Fair
mont on the upward march.
One Of the best evidences OF the
security and stability Of the progress
Fairmont has made, and will continue to
make. is the substantial character OF
the improvements the Baltimore q Ohio
railroad is making. They are not only
providing for present needs but making
provision for future necessities.
Thst road never adds rail or drives
a spike but wlat the matter is thorough
" turned over and the ulteriOr benefits
il will derive carefully considered. 1t
never builds q station or adds % us tax
Here is what Major A. II. johnson,
one Of the Baltimore and Ohio officials,
aud who has charge OF the construction
OF the new union depot az Fairmont,
has TO say Of this section:
''Now, as far as 'bOOmS' and boom
towns are concerned, pay very little
attention TO them, for l have no faith
in their lasting influence; but regarding
your work here my observation has
been that IL is not boom, but Is the
natural growth Of a country whose min
eral wealth will back your efforts. For
that reason I believe that our company
will be yery liberal with you"
Besides many Pennsylvanians who
have had faith enough i'm this region TO
inve ST their capital In property in this
vicinity, Mr.. p. Y. Hite, a PittSburg
coal operator, and who has cast his lot
here, gives the following personal teSti-
mcny:
''I located here because l think this
region has the very best natural advan-
teges for coal, location, shipping tacili-
tiee, limestone deposits and everything
to induce the establishment OF this sort
Of plant, with the best prospects OF
success. 10 has the advantage over a
city location of having no taxes TO pay,
besides possessing qualities OF coal and
coke that are unsurpassed. have
looked upon this field for years, and al
ways felt sure the time would come
when this region would be opened up,
as is now being done, and become the
great center of the whole country"
Captain j. f. Mccoy, Of the Mccoy
Shoe Company, Of this city who was in
Fairmont recently, said 20 a newspaper
man in that town: 81 have Travelled
this road for nearly two years, and must
say that FairmOnt has made remarka-
Die Improvements since my first trip
here. And although the coal prOduc-
ton Of this belt has made and is max
ing great changes, yet this country is
still in its infancy, and the changes that
have been made are small compared
with that which this region will wit
ness IN the near future. have had
some experience In coal deals and can
form a pretty good idea Of their effect
and the working OF this coal belt, OF
which FairmOnt Is the central point, to-
gether with your new glass factories,
your new Union depot and new school
building, will make your town city OF
Importance, and viii, Of course, be de-
cided benefit to Wheeling in a business
way, which will return il TO you in diff
ferent channels"
Other testimony could be added nd in
fRiium, but it would be like painting
the lily or gliding gold. The solid basis
OF FairmOnt's prosperity is the unlim-
tied resources that surround it and It's
incompatible advantages as a manuiac-
turing point
One OF the arguments which has been
raised In discussing the decline Of man
UfacturIng Industries in New England
has been that owing 70 the distance Of
the coal fields from New England CEN
tiers, the cost Of fuel works 70 the detri-
ment Of the manufacturing interests
With the increase Of machinery and the
daily additions Of appliances TO do the
work that has been done formerly by
hand, the necessity for power that can
be developed and maintained az mini
mum cost becomes every year more appa-
rent in American industries. Indeed, so
close has competition become in some
facture that the cost Of the fuel which
supplies the motive power, IL the manu-
factory is diSadvantageously situated,
frequently enters largely into the QueS-
ton 81 the profits Of the concern and
places It at a decided disadvantage with I
a cen petitor In the same line Of manu-
factUres whose fuel is obtained near its
doors.
Alannfaeturess assert that it is cheaper /
70 transport the raw material which !
enters into theiS product TO the fuel |
than It Is 70 TRANSPORT tie fuel TO the I
raw material, and FOR this reason are /
looking 70 West Virginia as the location /
OF future manufacturing enterprises. /
While this is true OF the State at large,
u Is particularly true Of Fairmont, !
which presents superior Inducements
Tor the maintenance OF manufactures /
IN her cheap coal and coke. and the in /
QulrieS which come every day from al \
most every section from practical bust !
ness and mill men as 20 the facilities 4
here for the establishment OF new \
plants or the removal Of old ones 10
this point, indicate that they are not
unmindiul or ObllviOus OF these facts
The large acceSsiOns TO Fairmonts /
ulation is not floating one. and
increase has crowded the limits and
mmodationS Of the town. Theyare
oming in, ana As they are not birds /
sage, but people who want 10 /,
cir homes here, they must be \
with houses, and the ground I
to build can only be found in I
veiopment COmpany's addition 10 .
lwn, which should convince them !
Oh the desirable character of in 1
ut In lots on this tract.
"a town Of Fairmont has q ponu-
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