The morning times., 1895-07-21
Martinsburg One of the Busies
Places in the East.
MERCHANTS ALL KEPT GOING
Flouring Mills Running a Their Full
Capacity-A Noted DistilIery Fill
ing Up Its WarehOuses-Growth OF
Population Is Steady-Hard Times
Had Little Effect.
Special to The Times)

S-oiI t4i4SDu4 " To- ' d.
July is, 1885.
The depression in business circles, which
was so general over the-counTy until the
last few months, has been very slightly felt
here. The depression that did exist is
past, and Martinsburg is in the midst OF
an era of unparalleled business prosperity
Thiscity is the marketp place for a thousand
square miles OF the richest land in the east.
and just now every mill and grain elevator
is taxed to its utmost capacity to handle
the very heavy wheatcrop thathas Just been
harvested Prices are good-better than
for several years-the spirits OF the farming
element is better than for some years.
The HannistOn distillery is running full
capacityand no W hasin Is bonded warehouse
upwards of SO 900 barrels OF fine WHISTLES.
The wooden mills are running a full com
plement of employees and turning out fine
quality OF domestic Cassimeres, and at
present have orders for several months
ahead Several hundred operatives are
employed in the several knitting factories
and are q well paid, cOnteuJed lot Of people.
STEADY GROWTH.
Several years ago. when the shops of the
d y " IL II " q = 4iA'f i5l4l N-' bAc' ~
J Brunswick, the impression existed that
| it would cause the financial fall of Martins
| burg Such, however, has not been the
| case. and though several thousand people
/ left this city at that time for Brunswick,
/ the population here is stiIl increasing
| and now numbers something over 5000.
| Fortunately. the boom spirit Of a few
1 years ago did not strike very heavily here
sfrfI
! kind that lasts
The school facilities are excellent, and IN
| addition to the public school system, there
/ is an excellent graduating school for
/ young ladies, the Berkeley Female Institute.
! The new United States custom house
| and post t-off.Ce Is credit 10 the city and the
| pride OF the citizens. II Is veTitably q
| city OF churches ana homes. All denOmIua-
! tions are represented and d large proportion
| of the population ale ciurCh-goIHg peo-
| pie.
Some of the business houses here have
| been doing business for fifty years and
| their business has increased every year.
In October, 1915, the firm OF WilinS,
! furniture dealers and Uudertakers, was eS-
| tablished. and ever since tIey have held d
| large percentage of the local ard country
| trade, snd have an euyIable reputation for
| fine work.
Among the hardware merchants is the
| firm OF Cushwa * Brothers. They handle
| everything in the hardware aud sporting
! goods line and do a rushing business IN
/ bicycles. Their trade is not only local, but
! covers the country Jobbing trade Tor some
/ distance around.
PRICES LOW,
/ Prices in this city are as low as in the
I larger Eastern cities, in many cases lower.
The four banksintowucarryn nearlya million
/ dollars in deposits. The whole country -
/ famous for its fine horses and II j. Tot rare
! to see a . 20 horse spinning over TIE coun-
| try roads. Mr.. II BOgut is one OF the
I best authorities on horSefleSh, and deals
I in many fine horses. Only recently he i'm
| ported carload of Kentucky horses with
| records from 2.20 to 800. He does large
| livery business and has offices at the CONT
| mental Hotel.
| The jewelry establishment of W L.
| Jones & Co. will compare favorablg with
| any in the East, and an immense line OF
| plate, jewelry, aud diamonds is carried in
| stock The firms store was opened in
| 1875, and in'twenty years has had almost
| phenomenal growth
I j :. Thompson & Bro, clothiers, claim
| TO be the most extensive advertisers IN the
| State They went into their present quar-
| ters only a few years ago, and now claim
| more than half the trade of the city. At
| their opening, which was attended by
/ about $ 900 people, the niue Thompson
| brothers, all in evening dress, acted as
! clerks
The -oduct of the flour mills of Henry
| Fitz has become so popular that he has
/ had 10 stop his extensive South American
/ exports to supply the local trade. and he
| Keeps his mill running to its fullest capa-
! city.
The location of the city from a commercial
] standDoint is excellent, and with its in
I creasing railway facilities it appears
! that in the near future MartinSbuTg VIII
! rank with the large cities of the East.