Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17

about two miles mp Decker's creek,
on the line of the Morgantown &
Kingwood railroad, which is largely
controlled by Hon. George c. Stur-
giss.
The land company owns 500 acres
there which is said to be very pretty
land. Surveyors are already engag
ed in laying off anew the founda-
tions for the Rolling Mill company
plant and that of the Aluminium
company. :
There has been considera BILE talk
about restraining Humbert from re
moving these plants on the ground
that lots were sold at South Con
nellsville and some people lost a lot
of money in the automobile works
"Saeh talk is foolish" and gentle
man closely associated with these
interests.
The only lots sold at South Con
nellsville under any conditions were
those sold with guarantee that a
four-mill tin plate plant would be
erected and operated for two years.
The mill was erected was subsequent
ly enlarged to six mills and has been
run continuously ever since. The
conditions attached to the sale of
those lots have been more than com
piled with. AS for the automobile
works, it was the management of a
man selected by other people than
Humbert, and against his wishes,
that plunged it into hopeless bank
ruptcy, from which he tried hero.
ieaIly but unsuccessfully to extri.
cate it. The property has been sold
at judicial sale, and the stockholders
have nothing further to say about
it's disposition
Added to the above is an editorial
comment which is as follows. Ii
does not sound like there was any
general rejoicing in the city of Con-
nellsville over the matter;
Last week we announced the early
advent OF the long looked for B. &
o. shops at Connellsyille. This week,
we are called upon to chronicle the
! disgreeable fact that certain indus
tries actually built and building here
have decided to pull up stakes and
locate elsewhere.
1t is shameful thing to confess,
but it is fact that these lost indus
tries have been driven from Councils.
vile by our own people. The citizens
OF Connellsville were never asked &c
| contribute a dollar, in any manner,
shape or form to the Rolling Mill
Company or to the Aluminium Coat
ing Company, yet large and inflaen
| tial element Of the community sneer-
ed at them continually as good for.
nothing concerns that0 wouldn't be
built and couldn't be run. This ele-
ment will no doubt feel happy in the
announcement that these worthless
concerns are leaving town. Others
will not feel so happy over the loss OF
an enterprise that promised te employ
a Thousand men inside of year.
1t is most unfortunate and decided
| ly discouraging that the town should
number among its citizens those who
not content to lie supinely upon theil
backs on the Car of Progress while
others push, use their best endeayors
to wantonly block its progress or vic
iously conspire together to actually
wreck it. We hope the present dis,
agreeable experience will be a lesson
on the wanton, and that the vicious
may repent and reform.
Ia view of the widespread newspa-
per publications concerning this mat
ter, Willingly and unwittingly made.
giving the impression that industrial
Connellsville has been cast down, dis
! mantled and utterly destroyed, we
deem it our duty to state that the
town has been injured In hopes only.
Nothing OF Importance in active oper-
alton has been taken away, nor will
be. The rolling mill wasn't built,
the automobile plant hasn't ueen run.
ming for over year and tn alathi
mum coating plant employees less tlau
twenty men. Practically speaking,
the removal Of any or all Of ii,est
plants to Morgantown leaves Cs,a.
nellsville no worse off than she % y
is. Our present is intact our future
only has been dealt blow
On the other hand, the future is
not without promise. We have a
prospect before us. The b. & O.
is taking bids for the erection Of ex,
tensiye shops, it is autharitotively
announced that the Fisher foundry
plant will locate here this summer
and that the tin plate mill will be en-.
larged, possibly to ten mills.
Connellsville has no reason to de.
spair, but every reason to hope. Let
US, therefore, forget past differences,
get closer together, put our shoulders
| TO the wheel and with united
effort push forward with fresh impetus
the temporarily retarded vehicle OF
lour hopesl