The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-06-08
FINE CHANCE FOR A. HOME
Point Comfort is one Of the Most In.
wiling for that Purpose-Gras
You Opportunity.

Thedevelopment ofindustry, science
and civilization and the advancement
Of the human race hayesince the earli-
est ages depended largely upon the
. physical conditions When nature
solved the problem Of existence, most
satisfactory must be the place where,
If not the cradle of the human race, at
least the cradle Of civilization was first
rocked.
AS 1T was in the antique world SO 1t
is to-day. Clarksbv rg,a city resting
upon soil holding in It's embrace the
richest gifts of nature, surrounded by
those picturesque hills whose fertile
soils produces abundant crops and
whose carbon deposits and foundations
will solve the problem Of fuel for ages
to come. These claims are not extrar.
agant-not imaginative. They are
based upon incontrovertible facts. The
prosperity OF her people, her rich coal
beds and her great and grand farming
areas exist as living witnesses. In
point Of population, wealth, location,
public buildings, beautiful private res
licences, natural and supplied conven-
fences and picturesque surroundings,
there is no interior town that can be
regarded as respectable rival. Her
fires are fed from the strongest gas
wells In the world: her streets and
homes are beautifully lighted with gas
and electricity; the unique ane me-
charical arrangements Of her system
Of water works could not be well i'm
proved upon. In the onward march
of industrial development that has
come to this section Of the State,
Clarksburg occupies the foremost posi-.
tion, owing to the fact that its railroad
facilities are unsurpassed In the State.
1t is the terminus of three railroads
the Monongahela River Road, West
Virginia and Pittsburg Road and the
West Virginia Short Line, and in adj
dition tothis 1t is on the main line OF
the Baltimore s. Ohio, and a branch OF
the West Virginia Central, now in
course of CONSTRUCTION, passes through
the city limits, making 1t the most ac-
cessible point in West Virginia.
Clarksburg is the county seat Of the
grand old County of Harrison, under
whose hills lies the richest coal field in
the world, and through its punctured
surface is obtained the largest oil and
gas production in the United States.
Centrally located as it is, and easily ac-
ceSsible from all parts of the country,
Clarksburg naturally becomes the me-
tropolis and business center for the peo-
pie of the thickly settled districts who
transact the greater bulk Of their bus
ness there. Clarksburg's rapid but
steady growth in the past, and Its as
sured growth in the future to keep in
harmony with the great developments
of the surrounding country, takes 1t
~ of the category of so-called "boom
Sns" and gives 1t place among the
Mbstantlal and conservative cities OF
{ the country, which makes II place of
solutessafety for investment. The
S.evated position of this, the coming
city OF West Virginia, the advantages
OF natural and perfect drainage, alb
solutely pure mountain air and water,
are assurances against all malarial In
lection, and renders 1t an ideal location
for the home-builder.
POINT COMFORT.
The most advantageovsly situated of
the new suburbs of Clarksburg, lies on
the western extension Of Pike Street,
within less than a mile from the Post
once, Court House, Banks, Leading
Hotels and Business Houses Of the