The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-13
A THRIVING TOWN.
How Piedmont IS Forging Ahcad-Eow In
dustrIss-A Prosperous West virginia.

now tlOuntOht II fOTBlhE Aueuh-N"N Ah-
dustrIes-A Prosperous Wost virginia
Community.
Special Correspondence otds intelligence.
PrDMo&r, W. Va, Dec. l2,-As the
traveller over either the Baltimore &
Ohio or the West Virginia Central &
Pittsburgh railroads is hurled past Pied
mont, with but few moments stop at
tho station, he obtains but slight con-
ception Of the industry and enterprise
that exist here. Piedmont is located Ut
the foot OF the Allegheny mountains on
the east where begins the seventeen
mile grade on tho Baltimore & Ohio.
Piedmont is quite an old town, and
its birth dates back many years and is
due principally to its favorable loca-
ton, being at the confluence of Georges
creek with tho Potomac river, and in
the very heart of tho fourteen-foot vein
OF soft smithing COAL. The location OF
the Baltimore & Ohio railroads ma
chine shops here and the necessity OF
keeping number OF helping engines
here to help both passenger aud freight
trains up the mountain, and being the
terminus of the Cumberland Il Penn
sylvania railroad, which sends all its
freight from this side Of Frostburg via
Piedmont, and also having its shops To-
Gated near town, added much to the
towns carly growth.
The uncertainty OF work at the B. &
O.shops OF late years caused the business
men to consider the advisability OF be-
coming independent OF that corporation
rs fur as possible and which has resulted
in several new enterprises.
Just across the Potomac river is West
-ernport, Nd, a town nearly as large rs
this, and whose interests arc the same.
They are known far and wide us 1.-THE
twin towns OF the Potomac" and like
twins the business men work together.
In 1890 1.-THE Twin-Town Improvement
Co." was organized and now owns and
operates tho Piedmont Machine
Works" which make and deal in all
kinds OF machinery, engines, boilers,
castings, &C., and does an immense busi-
ness.
The Piedmont Pulp Mills is another
very large industry, the plant of which
cost nearly 81 100000, and which manu-
features paper pulp from wood, getting
the raw material from along the line
OF the West Virginia Central g. Pitts
burgh railway.
Tie West Virginia Paper Company is
a branch OF the same works. both OF
which are owned by tho Luke brothers,
who have branch WORKS Mt Davis,
Tucker county Harpers Ferry and in
Delaware.
These works run day and night and
furnish employment to a large number
OF persons, among them several girls,
who work in the paper mill.
Piedmont has an extensive furniture
factory and wood working factory,
owned by Mr.. L. ]. Fredlock; three ex-
tensive Touring mills, run by ]. Q.
Fredlocli & Co., J. Ii. Cramer, Jr, and
Hughes & Williams.
There are five papers printed, al-
though but four are published here,
namely the Herald, the old established
weekly, published by T. w. Rose; the
IndeDendeut, a new venture by DR., I. A.
Cross. The Elk Garden Nclrs is issued
from the latter Office, though mailed
from Elk Garden. Tho '.SEcrst Society
Gossip, the national organ OF the Knights
OF the Mystic Chain, and The PythiGl
Banner, the official organ OF the Grand
Lodge of Vest Virginia, Knights OF
Pythias, are published by J. N. Stanley
and issued from the Herald office. Al
most every secret order is represented
here, and the lodges are all more or less
prosperous. Company II, West Nir-
ginia National Guard, is located here
and will give grand ball December %.
Piedmont Division, U. r. X. of p, will
hold fair the latter part of February.
The Mystic Chain also has military
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad is
placing large sewer pipe in front Of
The depot and when completed neat
pavement will take the place of the UNI
slightly and costly platform.
Applicants for the postoffice are nu-
merous. Among them We can mention
the following: Messrs. G. W. Harrison,
ir.. G. p. Wagner, Thomas +. Kenny,
M. G. Totem, John W. Newton, T. J.
Rogers, and several wards to hear from.
Quite substantial street improve
ments we're made this summer,
Water works is the all absorbing sub
ject here now.
A citizens nominating convention to
select town officers has been called for
next Saturday night. The contest bids
fair to be very warm. 1t will be on the
question OF water works.
The health OF the people is much bet
ter than usual. We seldom have fun
eral now, while a few months ago there
were often two or three q day-many
of whom, however, were brought herc
from elsewhere for burial.