The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-16
SNAP SHOTS
At Morgantown and Some of
lts
Leading Commercial industries told
In an Entertaining Manner.

Who our Business Men are, Where The
Are and What They are Doing. Una
voidably Crowded Out Of the Woman
Edition Bat Here Presented for tn,
Benefit Of Our Readers.
MRS. L. L. GooDKsIGHT.
In high, healthy country at tn,
foothills Of The Alleghenies, wher,
the AFR is always full Of fragranc,
and ozone, in latitude between til,
extremes Of heat and cold, on the
Monongahela one Of the finest ano
Emost charming rivers within oul
bordefs; hestles Morgantown, beau
tiful for situation.
From any summit of the neath5
hills one can look with delight
through beautiful slopes of vivid
green, even at this late season, tt
dark ridges of forest sinking agair
into deep sequestered, fertile valleys
where the farm houses stand in
beautiful seclusion among clumps o.
trees, and finally stretching away tc
the distant horizon is one vast undu
lating expanse of thrifty fields, with
only the worm fence Or the neatly
trimmed hedge to break the vast
flowing outlines of the picture which
so picturesquely lies before you.
Nature seems to be revealing her.
self on every hand. Landscapes
breezy meadows, the blue sky, the
quiet and languid waters Of the Mo
nongahela, the distant views, the
purple mist from off the West Vir.
ginia hills--snch is the picture of ms
first peep Of Morgentown and her
charming surroundings; these first
impressions are ineffaeeable; Nor.
gantown is the admiration Of the
stranger, and it's appellation-''the
Athens of the Alleghenies" is most
appropriate.
Imposing through her streets one
sees residences keeping up the ira
ditions of prosperous hospitality
Notwithstanding all the comfortsthat
the denizens of Morgantown enjoy,
these ambitious jewellers are not con
tent with gazing from afar upon that
''microcosm on stills yclept the great
world" but are resolved to make ii
greater through their efforts of brain
and Drawn.
Morgantown including her sur
rounding villages has a population
of about 5000. But numbers alone are
no measure Of the thriftiest and best
civilization. Business men of thrift
and enterprise have made this hand
some town their home. Wealthy
and influential people have located
here Talented minds are among 0ui
citizens. As an educational center,
with its splendidly equipped State
University located here and her pop
ular graded public schools, Morgan
town ranks second to none in West
Virginia. 1t is the most charming
town in the entire Allegheny sweep
of mountains and valleys.
The two weekly papers, THE New
DOMINION" and THE POST are equal
in enterprise and surpass in local
Importance any of the metropolitan
papers which find their way into our
midst The town is exceedingly for
tunate in having two such "clean
sheets" representing the two sides
of political life in the midst of enter
prise and real thrift. The citizens
are church going people, having
seven churches; two of these for the
colored people.
The surrounding country is rarely
excelled in fertility. producing lux
uriant crops; fruits and berries are
grown to the highest state of perfec-
ton. The farmers are in easy cir
cumstances, and Intelligent, keeping
themselves well posted on the cur
rent events of the day. The physi
clans are recognized as physicians Of
skill, worth and merit; the lawyers
as men of vigorous intellect and leg
al lore; the merchants, bankers and
dealers in real estate, are gentlemen
held in high repute, and in all the
business circles of our model town
we take pleasure in representing
| them in the columns of the Woman
Edition. But the manufacturing in
terests deserve more than a passing
notice. Large mercantile stocks ar.
carried. The Building d Investment
Co. is composed of men of business
and they are progressively using ev
cry effort to make and hold the trade
of the community and surrounding
territory. The first firm we inter
viewed, as ''the friendly chronicler,
was;
THE VICTOR STEAM MILLS.
! Originally Touring mill, but il
1892 was reorganized as a Homin,
and Meal Mill, being the only on
in the state of West Virginia. Tn
mill has a splendid capacity usins
700 bushels of corn per day. Besid
their speciality of nominy and gran
ulated meal, they handle -four, hay
oats, and chopped food
JASON cLARK's FLOUR AND FEED sToRl
Is located in South Morgantowr
A resident here of but only tw
years, he has succeeded in this shor
time in building up an extensiv
business in both the wholesale an,
retail trade. Besides handling fiou
and grain he ships baled hay by tn
car load direct from the farmers
His honesty has been his best adver
tisement. The farming fraternity, a
well as our citizens have from tn
first recognized his worth.
CARRIAGE FACTORY OF LoUGH BROS
Is pleasantly situated on the rive
in Sunnyside. Moving here fror
Cassville, W. Va, in the spring OF g
they with nine employees have devc
ted themselves exclusively to tn
manufacture of carriages. Thos
made by this house, excel any east
ern make in durability and finish
Every piece of timber is thorough
inspected and if not first class i
discarded. Tough Bros. were tn
first to accept ground free from tn
Building q Investment Co., and wer
first to buy ground from the Comps
/ ny for the erection of their homes a
10 per cent discount if accepte
, within six months. During the fou