The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-06-07
THE days are now five hours longer
than the shortest day In winter.

i THE days are now five hours lonee
than the shortest day in winter.
4 The weather is warming up a.
the election day approaches and i
is expected TO break all record
when that time finally reaches here
THE soda water people are coin
ing money on days like this anc
they are the only people who arr
glad to see the scorching waves o
heat come down.
The West Virginia Northern r
r. which is the road from Kingwooc
to Tunnelton increased the wages
of its trackmen last week about &c
per cent. The com pany also will
add number of new men to the
force.
The final days Of the railroad can
yass will be full of interest for every
one here. The defeat or success OF
the plan means much to the town and
the choice should be made with great
deliberation. No man should vote
against it thinking that he has served
his own interests best by SO doing.
The lawn fete to be given by the
ladies of the Catholic church on
Beechurst Saturday evening will be
pleasant affair These ladies are
very earnest workers in whatever
they undertake for the church and
they will make this a pleasant occa
sion.
PLEAsANTs street is now receiving
attention from the street PAYERS and
the brick will soon begin to go down
on that thoroughfare. The paving
will also be extended up Front street
pretty soon and before many weeks
all that is to be done this season will
have been completed.
ALL the nearby towns are watch
ing the railroad election To take place
here on Saturday and they are inter
ested in seeing that the proposition
carries. They think that another
road would help US wonderfully and
they want to see us get it. No town
has ever become great unless it had
means of ingress and egress.
The exodus of people over Cheat
on Sunday was not as great as it
has been at other times this spring.
The day was too warm The mer-
curry reached a very large point and
the day was che hottest of the sea
son. The roads had settled down
from the effects of the rains that
had been poured out on them all
week and they were in good shape.
The citizens should not be too
ready to pile up trouble in the way of
the council and the people who are
doing the paving. In nearly every
case it will be found that the very
best has been done that could be
done and if this is not true it had
been due to an error of judgment on
the part OF those responsible. They
have tried to do the best possible
thing under the circumstances.
The month just past was one of
unusual activity in industrial lines
in this State. Besides number of
big ore, oil and timber land deals,
and manufacturing companies
formed, seven railroads were char
tered, and all of these are going
right on with the work preparatory
to the construction of the different
lines Most of the capital subscribed
to these is by West Virginia parties.
WHAT little wool has been sold in
this section so far, and that is very
little, we are told, has gone at %
cents per pound, with a special or
prime clip now and then at a and
% cents. From the way the Repub-
lican party talked about the Ding
ley tariff bill two or three years ago,
the farmers would have been justified
in expecting about 40 cents pound
for their clips-Waynesburg Mes
senger.
The Monougahela and Ohio river
transportation comany has been
chartered with big capital stock
under the laws of Pennsylvania and
they will be ready to enter the river
trade before many months. 1t is
stated that they will put fast pas
senger steamers on this river as we'll
as on the lower river and make the
older lines hustle to retain their
prestige. Every means of transpor
tation that can be obtained for us
will be welcome and the new river
company is no exception to the rule
Mr.. AUGUST STENGER has COM
menced the erection of a glass factory
adjoining the Morgantown planning
mill on Beechurst to manufacture
watch crystals. 1t is strange but
fact that this will be the only factory
of the kind in the United States.
All watch crystals have heretofore
been imported. Mr.. Stenger has "a
thorough knowledge of the glass bust
ness, abundance of capital and will
push the enterprise for all it is worth.
The Morgantown Planning Mill has
the contract for the building, has
commenced work on it and will push
it to completion.