The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-01
A GRAND SUCCESS
Was Morgantown's Sale of Lots
This Week.
VERY LARGE CROWDS OF PEOPLE.
Excursions by Railroad and Steam.
boat-ovor Forty Thousand Dollars
Worth Of Lots sold-Buyers Selling
ut Profit Already-Reasons for
This Phonomonal Sale in the Face
OF Tight Money Market,



Special Dispatch 10 Inc RteIltgelecs
MoRdANTowN, W, VA, June 3O.-The
two days Gale OF lots advertised by the
Building and Investment Company has
just closed. Such days have never
been known in the history OF the town.
On the morning OF the 18th the steamer
Elizabeth, from Pittsburgh, under the
charge Of Morris & Aisbitt, the we
known real estate agents OF that city,
arrived at tho wharf with 800 invited
guests on board, consisting OF prospec'
tive lot buyers and manufacturers in
vestigating locations. Soon afterwards
the steamer Adam Jacobs, tho regular
packet, steamed up to the wharf with
many passengers on board tor the great
sale to take place, coming from all
points in the MonongRhela Val
Icy. Two other small boats,
owned by private parties, also
landed with passengers On the
second day the steamer Isaac
Mason arrived with large number OF
exoursionists. Never in the history OF
the town have SO many steamboats,
been seen lying at tho wharf at the
same time. The special train came in
with passengers from all points along
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and the
regular traina at noon and night the
first day brought additional numbers
These people came from home and
abroad, far and near; Pittsburgh, Allie
gheny. birmingham, McKeesport, Larl.
mcr, Lomont, Braddock, Homestead,
with sprinkling from almost every
other town in tho Monongahola valley.
Connellsvillo, Unioutown, FoXburg and
other Pennsylvania towns were well
represented. Tho people from the
country came,in in their carriages.
The company had secured the GER
vices Of Rutter's Cornet Band, said to
be the finest musical organization in
Western Pennsylvania, to furnish mu-
sic for the occasion. AT night tho
grounds OF the old academy campus
we're brilliantly lighted up by 100 cleo.
trio lghta, artistically arranged, and
grand open air concert was given for
tho entertainment OF tho people. I'm
fortunately this most agreeable affair
was cut shorter than it would have
been by rain, much to the disappoint'
mont Of the band who wanted to play
and the audience who wanted to hear.
LIVELY Kidding.
Tho crowd was so great the first day
that the steamer Elizabeth was used for
carrying tho people to tho grounds.
Every sale made was q bona iide sale,
and there was no by.bidding or bidding
in by the company. The actual figures
foot mp an aggregate OF S4O,250. A large
number Of lots changed hands at profit
to the purchaser during tho sale. Ono
buyer refused $500 for his bargain. 1t
was not unusual to see some ono sell at
an advance from S25 TO 500, and otton
refuse such sums.
Col. w. 0. Bockenbaugh, the cole
brated auctioneor from Baltimore, who
has conducted u large number of sales
throughout Ohio, Indiana and tho
south, conducted this sale. He declares
this tho largest and most successful
bona tide sale he las had this year, and
considering tho stringency in tho money
market regards this sale as perfectly
phenomenal. Tho second days sale
was the best 1t seemed tho longer tho
strangers stayed the better they liked
NIorgantown and tho better they
bought lots
Beechurst avenue, almost dead level
and sixty feet wide for noarly milo,
starting almost in the contre OF the town,
has already become favoriie drive and
the wheelmen's paradise A number
OF elegant residences will be built soon
on this magnificent avenue, some OF
which have already boon contracted for.
1t is understood that a number Of the
manufacturers, representing u variety
OF industries, wero faVorably impressed
with tho situation aud advantages OF
tho place and negotiations that promise
to be successful are going on for the
location Of some Of them at Morgan
town.
WHY THE GREAT SUCCESS.
Bnt why this faith in tho future and