West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-08-07
NEWS AND NOTES
SPECIAL correspondence OF The Argus

specia, correspondence of The Argus
GRAFTON, w. VA, July 81. 1904.
As write, the city lies baihcd in the
golden suuligh, of glorions midsummer
afternoon, aud is breathing strenuous basi.
ness atmosphere liberal,y sprinklrd with
dus, kicked up in the uaepdng chase after
the almighty dollar. Three job printing
Offices supply the stream IF hsndbills and
dodgers tha; litter the streets and direct the
citizen and sojourner TO the various stores
where goods ate being sold for .'one. fourth,
one-,hird aud one-half' what they have
been marked up to ''for this sale only - II
is an old. old game, hu, the rest and ear
nesiness with which il is played is ever new.
The Beaumon, Glass Factory is practically
completed and ready for operation. Il will
employ about 900 people at once, and will
require about 500 when under full headway.
Some twenty houses are already finished in
this new suburb of the city and many
others are in course of construction and
under contract. Beaumont is beehive Of
industry, but the lack of houseroom for the
employees IS the greatest drawback to
business.
The Kennedy Box Factory. another i'm
portant wheel in our Industrial machine, is
under construction near the glass works. and
will I've ready for business in September. II
will employ from Ia5 to rs hands
The Grafton Foundry aud Machine Co.
will also erect their large plant at once. and
add another 10 the big enterprises that are
sure to make lhis city the rival. as a manu-
featuring center, of Clarksburg aud other
| up-,o-date cities in central West Virginia
The Taylor County Oil Co. has erected a
derrick and began drilling their first well
near Valley Falls. Tie well will he sunk
to the fifth sand-3, 600 feet--if oil is mol
found before they reach that depth. In
the fifth sand is where il is though, Preston
county oil Will be found.
n number OF capitalists. including John
| +. McGraw aud George NJ. Whitescaryer of
Grafton. and Speidei, the Wholesale grocer.
and others of Wheeling, have purchased
the waterppwer of Valley Falls and had i,
examined 10y expert engineers, with. view
of converting II into electricity to bc used in
equipping Grafton with system of electric
street cars. IL Is also among the possibli-
ties ,ha, Pruniytown. Webster aud Feiler.
man will be united with Grafton by trolley
line. Speed the day.
A handsome new brick building is going
up near the Merchants and Mechanics
Bank, which when completed, will b: the
permanen, home Of The Grafton Leader
Speaking of the Leader reminds me that
the hands If former Prcstonians. The
Sentinel is owned aud edited by James w
Holt, formerly Of Kingwood T; the Leader is
partly owned aud is edited by J II. 5.
Barlow, formerly of Ilowesvillc snd the
Grafton Printing Company is owned by ID.
Grant Smith, who was born aud reared
near IIazelton
The 'ecen. contest here between the rival
candidates for State Senator from the
Eleveih district. and the outcome of the
fight for the Grafton pos, Office, have eac
left black spot on the white page of Re
publican harmony in Taylor county, and
there is talk OF another paper in this city,
to be called the Taylor Count,
Republican"
large number of Preston people have
been in the city recently, on business 81
pleasure bent, among whom recall Mayor
Montgomery, John Devall and James o
ruhill Of Tunnelion MIR. anl Mrs. Jaco,
Weaver of IIowesvilIe +. ID. Kcrns O
Cornth DIR. w. NJ. Dent of Newburg. ant
Mrs. Henry A. Cool of Anderson.
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