The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-04-26
The West Virginia Refinery Com
nany will Erect a fifty Thous-
and Dollar Refinery
There.
Monthly Capacity
Ten Thousand Barrels.
The Plant will be Composed Of
several Large Buildings SUBJ
stantially Built of Stone
Brick and IRON

A mammOIll vi lShiSlJ
,citv of ten thousand barrels
p pU,rit Is a big thing for most any city
Srch A refinery is assured for Clarks-
burp, and the Telegram congratulates
The promoters on their good Judgment
in selecting this city as location.
Clarksburg is natural refining
mint The crude oil is in close proX-
unity 1t is as fine quality of crude
alias is produced anywhere in the
Tnited States. This section has an
annie supply Of cheap, natural gas,
coaI and pure water, all essential IN
onerating an oil refinery. Agood sup
niv NJ nure water is very essential to
an oil refinery, and nowhere is bet
fer or purer supply TO be found:
CIarksburg as railroad center and
distributing becomes an excel
lent point for the location OF an oil
refinery. with railroads running IN
every direction the refined product
can be easily marketed. Again the
extensive trade the wholesale grocers
of Clarksburg, Grafton, Fairmont,
weston and Buckhannon in oil
amounts now to as much as large
refinery will make, and home market
will at once be found for the home re-
fnery. The many coal mines within
easy reach of Clarksburg con-
sumo an enormous quantity of lubrl-
eating oil, to say nothing Of the num-
erous railroads, lumber mills and otner
manufacturing plant and with these
vast and grand opportunities the sue.
cess of the enterprise is assured and
Clarksburg feels good over it.
The movement, as chronicled by the
Telegram several weeks ago, to eStao-
lish large oil refinery here has ma
terialized. The West Virginia OIL
Refinery Company has been chartered
under West Virginia laws with CAPT
tai of one hundred thousand dollars In
shares of one hundred dollars each and
a temporary city office has been open
ed at 222 West Pike street.
The incorporators are Washington
w. Webster, of Philadelphia, Pa;
William q. johnson and Charles M.
johnson, of Toledo, Ohio; D. B. +.
Morris, of Marietta, Ohio; and Benja-
min F. Davis, of Sistersville, w. Va.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are as fol-
lows LIST. Todrill, bore and operate
for oil and natural gas. End. To lay
and maintain mains and pipe lines, to
convey such products to market or
place of refinery. 3rd. To buy and
Sell, manufacture and refine such oil
into their numerous marketable prod
uctS or compounds and market the
same when Sorctined or compounded,
and carry on the business OF general
dealers In oils Of all kinds. 18th. To
lease oil and gas lands in West Nir-
ginia not to exceed ten thousand acres.
5th. To develop, release or sell the
same for such products. 9Th. To do
or cause tobe doneall things necessary
w Nhl huU bllGSG pun pNoGos
A large and up-to-date works to
manufacture all the various products
of petroleum will be erected at a cost
of upwards Of fifty Thousand dollars.
1t will be built at Northview on tract
of i've acres, in the most substantial
manner of stone, brick and iron. There
will be main three story brick build
ing 40 by l40 feet, two stOry brick
ottice, one story brick boiler house,
one story brick pump house, dynamo
house Of brick structure, and two
story brick gasoline house. Gas will
be used for fuel and the company will
have their own electric light plant.
There will be convenient railroad con-
nectlons with the Monon Division Of
the Baltimore & Ohio railOad and the
! West Virginia Short Line railroad. 1t
VIII have capacity of ten Thousand
hSoarrels month.
The Company is assured Of an ample
amount Of crude oil.
Plans and specifications have been
prepared for the refinery ready for
n iders for the work of construction,
days.
". W. Webster, of Philadelphia,
VIII be the general manager Of the
company. He is gentleman of many
years experience in the business, both
IN the manufacturing and merchandise
ing branches. w. II. johnson, OF
Toledo, Ohio, has been selected us
superintendent Of the works. He is a
practical man Of large experience and
mas been engaged on account Of his
excellent reputation as an oil refner.
both MeSSrS. Webster and johnson
and Mr.. Morris are in the city now
arranging prelimlnaries for the con-
dFuCtiOn NJ tho raEnnrtf