Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-25
ton on the Monongahela.

railroad IS nearing completion. Conn
ing up the river the Pennsylvania
road, is being extended from Browns
vile. Another will likely be built
out Cheat River, yet other lines rs
practicable, but not so likely TO be
realized Immediately are planned.
Thousands of acres OF coal lands have
been bought and leased by capitalists
and IL is more than likely that an
early date will see haTges of Morgan
town coal finding it's way down the
river.
The NJ. and X. railroad will open
up lumber region where white oak,
poplar, hemlnck, red oak, chestnut,
walnut. cherry. and other hard woods,
await the coming of men To trans
form the primeval forest into hust-
ling lumber comp. Such attractions
will probably have tendency to at
tract paper or pulp mills, to which
substantial inducements will be offer
ed. A Lime stone, vein 100 feet
Trick; fire clays in various quantities
and qualities, potters clay of ilne quail
ity for making crockery and terra
Gotta, white clay suitable for making
drain tile and sewer pipe, line sand
and silica for glass manufacturing,
chalybeate springs, of medical proper
ties, natural gas, OF an extent to in
sure It's lasting qualities for fuel and
at price that is rdiculonsly low, are
some Of the mineral advantages OF the
city.
To whom is this development due2
To mention one. is TO exclude another
equally as active But to say tina t
the Morgantown Building and Invest
ment company is responsible for a
large share of it is pertinent. Other
real estate dealers ana business men
have contributed largely in fact every
man In the town Is a member ex-oifi
clio of an imaginary board of Trade.
After all, the great controller Of the
destiny of any city is the average
quality OF her citizenship. The basis
Of all progress, material, moral. social,
business, is character. On this pedes-
tai stands the welfare OF Morgantown,
a people, who, take them all In all,
Will compare .favoraDly with those Of
any community anywhere. The bus
mess community Of tie city combines
a progressive spirit with broad con-
servatism. There Is no city In which
the average integrity OF the people Is
higher and none in which the business
operations are conducted ON more
legitimate lines. Rash speculation
is not one of their traits. Their pre-
vailing characteristic is the prompt
meeting of obligations and the faith
full performance of conflded duties.
In business, as In government, the
advantage in union is found. United
effort is OF the greatest benefit TO a
city and without IL little can be ac-
complished. Therefore, we flnd here,
as In all successful business towns, or
CARNATIONS formed TO bring combined
effort to bear on the harmonious ac-
complishment OF objects which are for
the general welfare. Morgantown is
no exception to the rule and has been
benefited as much as any city in the
country by such organized effort. The
action OF the public spirited citizens
In granting such extraordinary low
fuel, light and water rates, combined
tensiyely in bringing more industries
into the town, as well as fostering
home institutions.
What Morgantown now is and what
1T will be is the product, not only Of
her material resources. but Of her
energy and enterprise as well as a
city, Morgantown takes no second
place in advantages, yet they have
been incidents In her career, rather
than props upon which her progress
sive steps have been stayed. In all
the natural advantages, Morgantown
is admirably situated and provided.
Its location places it within conven-
lent reach OF all the varied products
of the continent and places it within
!, sympathetic relations with all Sec
tions. MorgantOwn presents many
, attractions to the historian the stu
dent the wage Garner and to the en-
terprising capitalist seeking safe in
yestment in real estate or the estab-
lishment Of industries.
The growing industrial city APP
proaches the end OF the century with
: a record Of steady progress and an
!, outlook that fills the future with a
glorious promise The spirit Of her
, founders are alive In her people to-
, day, and her future growth and pros
perity may be considered safe in the
, hands OF her citizens. As the years
roll on Morgantown will have trippled
J her 5000 population and will become,
! not only the mart OF agricultural ex-
changes, but also, the seat Of vast
manifold industrial activities, Of
which those already in sight are only
. the precursors. Morgantown may be
i regarded as one Of the coming cities
of the state.
For Rent.
A six room house on Sunnyside,