The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-20
|BORGANTOHN'S
| GLASS WORKS.
Boquets Thrown Us by Admir-
ing.
Friends in Grafton win Follow Our
Example.


The locating of the Seneca glass
works at Morgantown reflected high
credit ON the enterprise of the
business men of that community
Morgantown with total population
Including all the suburbs) of less
than 5000, has succeeded in captur.
ing the largest tumbler mandatory
in the country. Nothing but tum-
blers of every design and style are
made in the factory. Over three
hundred hands are employed, with
pay roll of over $4,000 per week
and the working force is being grad
ually increased.
The establishing of this plant in
Morgantown is due entirely to the
progressive spirit and hustling quail
tiles of the leading citizens.
This concern was formerly located
at Fostoria, O., and cheaper fuel and
bonus of $4,000 promptly raised
by the business men landed this big
fish at their feet, The natural gas
used as fuel for the blast furnaces
is furnished from Mount Morris, Pa,
by the Morgantown Gas Co. The
sand used in making the glass is
shipped from Pennsylvania, so that
there are no natural advantages
which Morgantown had to offer to
induce this concern to locate there,
The push and energy of the citizens
alone is responsible for the establish
ing CT this profitable industry In
their midst.
Why not reorganize the Grafton
board of trade. and form an improve.
ment or development company, to
secure some of these industrial in.
situations for Grafton.
What small country town like
Morgantown can do to promote it,
business interests in the above con
nection, can be more easily accom-
plished by Grafton by reason of its
central location and railroad facili
ties.-Grofton Sentinel.
The above contains much that il
true and consequently is high ant
well deserved compliment to oul
hustling wide awake basiness men
But in saying that I'VE have no ship
ping facilities the writer does us ,
great wrong. Water transportation
is universally acknowledged to b'
the best and cheapest possible. O
course Grafton has splen lid railroad
facilities but we too are sitting on 1
railroad so we are not entirely with
out this desirable qualification.
AS to the gas question. We thinl
that that should be regarded as be
longing to Morgantown as Morgan
town business men and money hay'
put it right in the town. 1t was
here before the glass plant came ant
nothing was easier than the fina
problem which had been solved.
Still we are profoundly grateful
that outsiders recognize our grea
good fortune and hope to convinc'
more of our home people that it il
really and truly blessing. Tha
nothing was ever done which will
help Morgantown along as the loca
ton of this plant. That the town i,
in the midst of tremendous boom
unparalleled in the country and tina
this era of prosperity will continu,
to grow larger. If persistent insist
ance has any virtue we hope to sool
get more men of capital interested
and alive to the possibilities of thu
occasion. That the real situation
will soon be recognized and on
growth will be vastly accelerated
there is no doubt. We are right VI
at the head of the procession ant
people who are wise enough to see /
are profiting vastly by their knowl
edge. The others must fall in or ge
| left.