The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-05

The man who had been absent
from Morgantown continuously for
the last ten years, and returned to
it to-day, unless he has a well de-
voloped bump. of locality or has
stored away in his memory some
well defined ancient land marks in
and about the town and especially if
he would visit it by balloon and not
by rail or river, would be so utterly
a stranger that his first inquiry of
the natives would be. What town
is thisys Time and again have we
heard from our former citizens who
have been absent many years, upon
returning say: "Oh! | scarcely
knew the town it has improved so
much since | last saw it. Not I'M
til few days spent in viewing the
modern elegant buildings, residences,
churches, court house, University
halls, business blocks, wooden mills,
glass plants, water works, natural
gas supply, electric light and power
plants, and thousand other addi-
lions and improvements to be seen
on every hand, can he realize the real
progress and prosperity around him.
1t only increases his surprise and
taxes more heavily his credulity,
when you tell him all this progress,
all these manifest evidences of
growth and prosperity are the re-
suits of steady improvements made
year after year without cessation or
intermission, that all this has result
ed fiom the Investment of a little
money from time to time in real
property by citizen and stranger
which has steadily increased in
value, ard for which there has been
a steady demand, until such invest
ments have in "A very short time re-
turned to the fortunate investor an
hundred fold and often much more,
in ready money, and re-investments
of the same have produced like re-
turns continuously. We often hear
the older citizens say: well, / re
member when / could have bought
this lot for hundred dollars, and
now it is sold for thousand dollars
and the same lot has been sold a
year thereafter for $780, Such
lots are within the corporate limits
and are ready sale at steadily in
creasing prices.
The best localities for residences
are in the suburbs of the town, where
the very best sites for residences can
now be bought for few hundred
dollars and whether they are built
upon or not, will double in value and
command market in very short
time. These lots are found all around
the town, in Greenmont, in Beech
urst addition to Morgantown, in
Sunnyside and in South and West
Morgantown, where, as If by magic,
in very short time have grown up
large villages and residence and
trade centers composed of our most
intelligent, industrious and enter
prising citizens When our own bus
mess men see lots which five years
ago could be readily bought for 5000
sell readily now for $1,000, they are
known to say: "If l had only put
my money in real estate in and around
Morgantown, to-day | would have
been rich man." The advance in
real estate is now far more rapid than
in the past, and wealth is acquired
now far more rapidly than in the
past by judicious and timely invest
ments in real estate. :
i An opportunity that seldom comes
for such investments will call togeth-
er all our business men and many
strangers from abroad who have heard
the fame Of Morgantown noised
|
abroad, on Wednesday the 9th inst,
, when the Morgantown Building and
Investment Company will sell at pub
lie auction the finest selection of resi-
, dences and business lots ever before
}, offered here-located in the new addi-
tion to Morgantown known as Beech
urst-the brightest, sunniest spot in
or about our town-a spot command
ing the most agreeable and delightful
views Of the beautiful Monongahela
river. Its surrounding fertile valleys
and green hills.
HAVE your Fall Suit made t6
measure, No fit No pay, at Memin
ing's, Morgantown.
FALL styles in Gentlcmen's Cloth
ing and Hats, arriving Daily al
. Memingcr's,
FALL styles in Gentlemcn's Cloth
; ing and Hats, arriving Daily q
Meminger'e.