Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-09-21

company ard has been travelling
for 20 years past. He is one of the
most popular statesmen that ever
came out Of the Nail city. His
friends and patrons throughout this
and adjoining counties are legions.
The people throughout that por
ton of the county we passed, seem
determined to put in county com
missioner this fall who will favor
license. Politics does not seem tc
be in it. The citizens of this coun
4 ty are rapidly awakening to a
sense Of their misery, so to speak.
They have arrived at the conclu
sion that it is enough for them to
erect a mansion tor the accommo'
dation of criminals from the wintry
blasts, without furnishing them
with free rations. Mark my word
the tax PAYERS will have re-
demption|fr from the oppression they
have suffered for years at the polls
this fall. .. ..
We heard Mr.. Geo. Galmich ia
vorably spoken of at different
places, while making our trip, for
county commissioner. We can con-
scientiously say for Mr.. Galmich,
that we have known him for the
past six years, and always found
! him gentleman in every particu-
lar. He is a thorough business
man, possesses good judgement,
and should he accept the nomina-
ton for the Office, it would be an
ample guarantee of his election
He would not only carry the entire
vote of the oil people, but very
large portion of the natives, also.
Mr.. Galmich is general superin-
tendent of the Braden pump station,
on Indian creek, and is one of the
companies most trusted totemen.
We now find ourselves in the
wilds of Wetzel, driving up that
placid stream--but it is not always
the case, Fishing creek. We ar
rived in due season at Piney Fork,
where We placed ourselves in care
of the proprietor of the Roome ho'
tel. This was our first visit to this
part of Wetzel in twenty years. To
even attempt to describe the change
would consume more space than
we have at our command. Suffice
it to say, the change is great. The
population of the town is about 600,
that is, including the employees of
the oil field, who make their head
quarters here. We noticed many
stores, groceries and restaurants;
also machine shops and blacksmith
shops. The building that attracted
our attention most was the nam
moth hotel of E. M. Roome. Mr..
Roome, we'll known to many of
your citizens, being native OF Ty-
Ter. This hot building is 128x4o,
contains ~ rooms, which are taken
up for gambling, dining, cooking,
barbering and last, but not least,
Tor dispensing the ardent. The no
tel is enjoying an immense patron
age Besides "a permanent board
ers, it has an average OF rs tran
sient guests each night, Mr..
Roome has also near by his hotel
two story building, 2oxSo, the sec
,ond story of which is hall, ard is
constantly in demand for variety
shows and balls. ... ..... ...
The first story is occupied as
storage room and meat shop. He
has in connection with his hotel,
live y and feed stable. He carries
IS head Of horses, and seldom has
enough to supply the demand. He
keeps one four horse, and one two
horse teams on the road constantly
hauling supplies. 1t akes two and
a half days to make the trip. We
Imagine along about Christmas it
will take two months The dis
lance from your city to Piney is rs
miles and from New Martinsville to
Piney 20, and he is obliged to haul
his groceries, etc., from these
places. Mr.. R. has been located at
Piney and in the Immediate neigh.
borhood nearly five years. He is a
great hustler and is popular land
lord. For US to add he was making
money would be a mistake. His
income is equal to a 1900 barrel
gusher. John Roome, brother
to E. Roome is engaged in bust.
ness near Piney and is prospecting
we'll.
We passed near the land of the
c. P. Mccoy heirs, OF your city and
were informed there were seven
producing wells on the tract and
two drilling, which are due. mex,