The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-18
POINT MARION.
A Pretty, Enterprising, Indus
trious, HospitabIe Town.
ITS WIDE AWAKE CITIZENS
ARE PREPARING
For the Advent ofthe Locomotive
BUT NO THROUGH TRAINS WILL
RUN BEFORE MAY, '94.

Town and is Greatly Pleased with
its People and its prospects--It will
be the Greatest Point of supply for
dressed lumber within q radius OF
many miles--The Mills now ship
Large Quantities as Far East as
Baltimore and Philadelphia and
Morgantown Gets Her Supply from
there.
Point Marion is surrounded with
hope and multiplicity of attractive
ly located town lots Hope does not
spring any more eternal in the human
breast than it does in Point Marion.
II the industrial metamorphosis antic-
ipated is ever realized there are many
residents of that now quiet borough
who will be looked upon as infallible
prophets, for these wise and far-see-
ing men say that "Point Marion is
going TO be great town one of these
days. This is the hope that Is in
dulged and fostered, and the b. Il o.
railroad is the primary agency upon
which this glowing expected condition
is based.
Were 1t not for the hope there would
be no attractiyely located town lots,
and as the one is there in sublime
power the other is there in vastness
of acreage that cannot becomprehend-
ed in a mere cursory glance. Point
Marion is built rather compactly in
the angle made by the intersection of
Cheat and Monongahela rivers. This
makes two sides of the hamlet sur
rounded by water and two sides sur
rounded by space. which was until re-
cent railroad development excellent
farm land. but now il is vigorously
featured To the more commercial idea
of stakes and pillow marks which indi-
cate that residence, business house
and manufacturing tracts are upon
the market to be obtained by reason
able figures, with the persuasive rec
ommendatlon that any and all such
investments are undoubtedly judicious.
1t must be said of these lots that they
are plenty and beautiful, from location
and elevation standpoints. In other
words, there is any amount of good.
level ground AUDITING what is now
Point Marion to make it possible for a
large population to locate. The site
is all right. Along the railroad COM
ing southwark is wide plain of level
land which extends to the stAe line.
Travelling to Point Marion from here
by the turnpike this stretch of SPLEEN
did plain is missed entirely. Then the
hillside, in ascending which the town
may be seen to such advantage, with
additions TO the view of two rivers and
all the country roundabout, is not a
tortuous promontony, wholly inacces-
sible to desirable residents. 1t is lust
the opposite, for to some to build on
this piece of gradually rising ground
would be preferable from a sanitary
consideration.
So IL may be considered as settled
that so far as available ground upon
which to plant incoming hosts is con-
cerned Point Marion's donning Of ur-
ban attire is assured. As to what will
bring the hosts the people down there
will depend upon the location of all
manner OF enterprises which use wood
as the raw material. At present there
are 100 men in Point Marion who are
employed in the lumber factories al
ready there. Dewing & Sons have a
big mill across Cheat from the town,
which employs upwards of go men.
On Monday of this week work began
on building a switch from the north
end bridge abutment to this mill.
This is being done by the B. & O.,
and the fact that the railroad compa-
ny is building the switch is evidence
that considerable business is to be
done.
John A. Clark also has an extensive
saw and planning mill, which he is now
cup TO his ears with work. in repair
ing, in readiness for the never-failing
December freshet in Cheat. Mr.. Clarke
employees number about so. They are
all experienced lumber men, and to
this force, Mr.. Clark told me. he ex-
poets to make great additions soon,
for he, with everybody else down there.
expects increased business with the
railway opportunity for facilitated
transportation of the product of his
plant.
1t is in lumber that 'the Point,
expects to make her reputation and
her greatness, as to get the logs to the
mills there is but matter of floating
them down Cheat from the headwa-
tiers.
E. ID. Bierer is young man, but he
carries on quite extensive establish
ment in which he manufactures sash,
doors, blinds, stair work and all the
finished material entering into the
construction of house. Being also
a contractor and builder, he wears a
satisfied smile as he contemplates the
number of new dwellings that will
soon be ordered built in his town.
Sometimes it is just this confidence.
possessed even under what to the out
slider would be considered adverse cir
cumstances, that plays winner in the
town building game.
Go where you will about the town,
talk to any of her citizens whom it is
your pleasure to see, and you will find
unit of evidence and opinion that
long business strides are TO be taken
when the railroad is completed. This
prospect has made new merchandise
ventures.
e. p. Durr, with full line of gem
eral merchandise, has just moved into
a new store room on freezing street,
and is getting his share of the trade.
w. X. Mapel & Sons, have removed
from the mouth of Dunkard and cree
ted store two stories high, with 50
feet front on two streets, Main and
Mechanic. All the wants of the aver
age purchaser may be supplied in this
establishment. j. L. Morris is in the
merchandising business on Main street
but his present storeroom is too limi-
ted in extent for his growing trade,
and he is having new building put
up in which to carry on his business.
A. L. Stone has just finished extensive
repairs and additions to his Touring
mill, and he is now prepared to fur
nish flour, feed, grain and everything
else that may be found in a large mill
or feed store All these expect what
they reasonably may in trade augment
by the opening of the railroad even if
that marker of the Points great in
dustrial era is yet some distance off.
A town can't boom without a fine
hotel. Professional town builders are
responsible for this statement. Point
Marion has never had hotel. Frank
Dietrich is now going to an expense of
several thousand dollars to supply that
deficiency by building large three
story, neatly planned hotel building,