Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-12
ONLY 4 FEW DAYS MORE
Until the Great Lot Sale at Fair
mont W. Va.
YOU WILL SURELY BE THERE
II You are Anxious to Put Your Money IN Safe
and Profitable Inyestmsnt-A Cordial Invita-
ton Extended TO Visit Marv,lously
Prosperous Section OF the Stats-A
Short Ride and Sure Profits

II you could ascend to the pinnacle
Moses attained and view the landscape
Ger, the outlook would not be half so
promising as that in the upper Monon-
gahela valley. At night the fires OF
thousands OF coke ovens reflect their
red glare against the heavens for miles
around, and with the coming OF day the
echoes are awakened by the sound of the
hammer and saw and the bustling actlvl-
| ty Of the entire region around Fairmoht.
| All day ng the number of freight cars
and the screech of the switch engine
keep up lively accompaniment 10 the
whirr of machinery and the hum OF In
1 dustrial establishments; in fact, every
thing is fullo life and animation. This
is the section you are invited to invest
! in.-where the idler has been infused
with energy, and where the weary never
rest, at least not for the present.
The Development Company's addition
to Fairmont has now been metamor-
| phosed from velvet turfed plateau
into building tract with graded streets
and wide avenues, with the choisest OF
! lots waiting to be knocked down TO the
high est bidder at the auction sale on
| Wednesday and Thursday, May Is and
! 10, and the sagacious business man and
prudent investor will be in Fairmont on
that occasion and improve the opportu-
nifty that will be offered for placing his
money in property that is bound to
bring him profitable returns on his out
lay.
Those who have no personal knowl-
edge of this section Of the State, and
who are inclined to doubt the represen-
| tations that are being made OF its pro-
! gress and the certain prosperous future
in store for it, will readily be convinced
| by visit. You are not asked TO take
these representations on faith, but TO
come and examine and scrutinize for
| yourself. You will not be shown a
highly-colored and artistically con-
structed map Of town, only to dis
cover that it represents nothing more
than a staked plain. But you will find
desirable place for home, If you are in
search OF one; you will see the advant-
ages any manufacturing establishment
will enjoy by locating here, you will at
once realize business opportunities
that will confound any doubts
you may have had; you will
discover the surroundings and
environments Of Fairmont exceedingly
pleasant; you will meet with a cordial,
frank and hospitable people and pop
ulation whose moral tone is far above
the average, and where the educational
facilities are unexcelled, summing up a
community with whom it will not only
be pleasure but profit to dwell. In
fact, it is place
Where every prospect pleases,
And none but man is vile
And even he, by a pleasing freak In
nature, is only mildly vile, merely suf-
fering by comparison with so much that
is perfection.
The pluck and public spirit OF the
gentlemen OF the Fairmont Develop
ment Company is to be commended and
admired. 1t has been the custom OF
West Virginians to ignore the possibili-
ties OF their own State and invest their
money in the mushroom towns OF the
West, while at their doors and under
the ground they tread upon were the
resources Of wealth that the same en-
ergy and capital ntelligently applied
would have brought greater profits in
their development. But this day is
passing away, II it has not already gone
by. The wonderful strides this section
has made not only attracted home
capital but has been the magnet
that has drawn the investment
of foreign wealth and has laid the foun
| dation for great industrial prosperity
within the borders Of the rich and re-
sourceful Mountain State. With the in
dustrial and manufacturing growth OF
this section consequent on the develop
ment of the resources followed the de-
mand for dwellings and business houses
in Fairmont. So pressing was this de-
mand that thirty families were turned
away April l, on account OF inability TO
secure shelter. However the purchase
by the Development Company Of the
tract OF land adjacent TO Fairmont will
supply this demand. 1t is the only ter
ritorY in the vicinity available for
building purposes, and investment
in this property is the most
secure and profitable ever offered. The
company has expended over 100000 In
securing this tract, building an iron
viaduct which connects with the town
proper, and in improving it. This peck
etbook confidence in the future OF this
section ought certainly to inspire others
10 invest their money. Impossible or
inflated prices are not expected for these
lots, and fictitious values have not been
placed on them. The directors and
stockholders are wise enough to know
that anything Of a speculative character
connected with this enterprise you'd
have a blighting sffect Oh the town, and
utterly defeat the object they have In
view.
No favoriteism will be shown at this
sale, and every lot disposed OF will 90
to bona fde bidders. No choice lots
will 20 to favored investors, every per.
sonstanding an equal chance with his
neighbor and the pleasure OF the auc'
tioneer. Remember the sale takes
place on the Development Company's
grounds. rain or shine, Wednesday and
Thursday, May Is and 10. Ample pro
visions has been made for the accom-
mediation OF visitors, and no one need
be deferred from coming for fear of moi
being able to secure entertainment
Read the advertisement in another col
unn OF this issue.
Grcrertss, Gtr.
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