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

To show that not all of the PEG
pie OF Connellsville are glad to lose
their three big plants which are
coming to Morgantown the follow
ing articles are republished from
the Courier That any town should
rejoice at losing population of five
thousand is mighty hard to believe
and no one here does believe. fhe
news item is as follows:
The announcement, tariously
and variedly made, that three of
South Connellsvllle's industries are
to be removed TO Morgantown, is,
The Courier regrets to state, only
too true. An agreement has been
made with a syndicate headed by
Hon. Geo. G. Sturgiss, whereby at
an early date the Steel u Iron Al
minimum Coating Company's plant,
the automobile machinery and the
proposed plant Of the Rolling Mill
Company of America, will be estab-
lshed on Deeker's creek, about two
miles above the town of Morgan
town. George J. Humbert, who is
the leading spirit in all three con
Germs and who is responsible for
their withdrawal from Connellsville,
stated his reasons for removal as
follows:
81 regret to leave Connellsville,
where | know | have some friends,
but it seems to me that | have lost
usefulness here. / have always had
some opposition; that was to be ex-
pected But for the past couple of
years it has grown until it has so
hampered me in my efforts to up
build South Connellsvile that was
finally compelled to give it up and
try some other place. The Morgan
town people offered me liberal in
ducements and generous support,
and have accepted their offers. l
would have gone on here with our
enterprises, but for the gratuitous
and insulting opposition that was
continually offered me. The alumni
mum coating plant never asked tae
town tor cent
1t was brought here by me and
established at South Conneilsyille.
We spent considerable money ex-
perimenting, but we didn't ask Con
nellsville to make it good. We were
going along attending to our own
Business, but this did not seem to
content some Connelsville people.
They went out OF their way to injure
the credit of the concern and cripple
our efforts to make it something
worth while having in the town.
"Meahtime / succeeded in inter
esting some New York capitalists in
|, the construction of sheet mill and
secured its location here A site
was all they asked. They did not
want any bonuses. Their capital
stock was all subscribed. The Sois-
sons and the Connellsvile Extension
Company gave the land for the site.
The people of Connellsville were
asked to give absolutely nothing nor
to do anything The industry fell
at their feet. It was like finding it,
Notwithstanding this, there was no
word of encouragement, or at least
few of them; for the most part, there
were nothing but insinuations that
it was all bluff; that no mill would
be built; that it was all scheme to
sell some of Humbert's lots, though
no lots were advertised and nobody
was asked to buy on the strength OF
this mill or for any other reason.
Ask yourself whether you could or
would remain in town where your
sincere efforts to build it up met
with such hostile reception. y
The Morgantown syndicate agree
to reimburse the Rolling Mill Com
pany of America for all MONIES spent
at South Connellsville and to fur
nish them with a good site; to pay
all expenses Of moving the plant of
the Steel & Iron Aluminium Coating
Company and to furnish them with
site and a new building; and to
take certain amount of stock in the
establishment of an automobile plant.
or something similar in the line of
manufacture that will utilize the
machinery OF the old Baldwin com
pany purchased at judicial sale by
j. G. Kurtz.
The building of the automobile
company will remain intact at South
Connellsville, and will be available
lfor the location of some mechanical
4 establishment there in the future.
Among other inducements offered
! by Morgantown, was the Freeport
coal at $50 or less per acre, or the
Pittsburg vein at 5000 per acre, and
patura. gas at cents per Thousand.
The site for the 5manufactories lies