Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-17
PENINSULA DOINGS.
More than a Hundred Men En-
ployed in Building.
Ten Dwellings well Along-Fiye Under
ROOf-Pretty Modern Houses-Glass
Factory Nearly Rooted Immense af-
fairFOrty Homes will be Completed
by Sept. 18th.

ldn ~ OTtI nUHuts VIII Ut OOiuVftb
by Sept. 10Th.
Few people who have not visited
the Peninsula up at the Hogback for
two months have an idea what has
happened there in reality and how the
face of nature has been changed.
A New DOMINION man visited the
place Wednesday evening and was
very agreeably surprised TO learn what
progress has been made in building up
there.
Mr.. NJ. j. Benjamin who represents
the Tuna Manufacturing Co., of Brad
ford, Pa, was seen by the reporter,
and he talked freely of the work un-
der contract by his company.
There are ten dwelling houses I'M
der construction at this time, and
Mr.. Benjamin has been here only sew
en- weeks. Five of these houses are
under roof. painted and plumbed
ready for plastering. Most of them
are eight room houses, neatly finished,
well lighted, with slate roof, supplied
with bath room, water closet, plumb
ed for gas, and fitted with every mod
ern convenience. Commodious cellars
are under the houses.
Two frames are up for double hous-
es and one for a single house. Four
cellars are already dug, and the foun-
dation for another double house has
been built. Several car loads of ma
terial are now on the grounds SO that
the work may be pushed more rapidly
than it has been. Getting material
has been difficult and the rainy wealth
er has caused considerable delay.
From ten TO fifteen more additional
men are to be here next week to push
the work of building. There are forty
four men employed already on the
work being supefintended by Mr..
Benjamin.
The forty dwelling houses under
contract are to be completed on or be-
fore September 10Th. They have been
at work there less than two months,
and about two months are left in
which TO complete the contract.
Mr.. Benjamin has an office erected
at the south east corner of the PENN
sula just where the steel bridge is to
cross to the glass factory. He was
rooming and boarding in town, but he
found this so inconvenient that he
brought family from Bradford, 2.
earle and his wife who now occupy
the office as dwelling and he gets
board and lodging there. The build
ing is plain board shanty with
felt paper roof but is transformed
into cosy little home with curtains
at the windows, and every thing nec-
essary for housekeeping. A fine gar
den has been started in the rear on
the creek bank, and they will soon be
independent of the market gardener
Mr.. Benjamin has bought horse
and buggy and bicycle and he says
he is now about as we'll fixed as man
can be away from home.
Mrs. Lora Wood of Bradford, Pa,
is visiting her sister Mrs, Garlic at the
Peninsula this week.
In connection with the building
there are number Of sub contractors.
Sam Schonher has contract for
brick work and employs five men.
Leighty and Moser have contract
for carpenter work Both these men
are from Bradford
Mr.. Rouse and Messrs Courtney and
Fortney of Morgantown are doing the
painting.
Dusenberry Brothers have been do
ing some Of the plumbing +. G.
Bond also has the contract for the
plumbing on seventeen houses.
WIN, Mallonee has the roofing con-
tract for slate roofing
| Frank Galmish and Peter McMan-
mis- are two of Mr.. Benjamin's skilled
and trusty former. Mr.. Galmish has
his family there
p. Kelly the man who fell and hurt
himself last week is improving very
satisfactorily at the home of Dolph
Anderson in Greenmont, and will sooD
be able tor work again. His wife and
two children have come to help him
along. Mr. Benjamin is looking after
his welfare.
The Middleton Co., bridge contrac-
tors Of Mt. Morris, N. Y. are erecting
d steel bridge across Deckers creek
here to connect with the glass factory
and the property owned by the PENN.
sula company east of the creek The
span is about go feet. The bridge
will have an Is foot roadway which
will be wide enough for street cars to
pass over IT, One Of the abutments
is built up half way and the other is
just started. The men are working
night and day to get the foundations
i up out Of the way Of high water
The Marilla Glass factory is nearly
under roof and looks like it would
easily he ready for glass making by
the time the window glass factories
start up in the fall. The furnace
Stack and all the buildings are hand.
seuIe and neat Ia appearance.
Several OF the dwellings being erect.
ed by Mr.. Benjamin are on the east
side of the creek They are we'll dis
tributed all over the lands of the Pen,
insula company. Four or five are In
the row of lots bordering the creek al
the extreme South end Of the PENN
sula, One of these pretty six room
cottage, with water closet and all
modern conveniences is built at cost
OF about half Of an ordinary two story
house as most are built in Morgan
t0wn and makes very cosy home.
i Mr.. Benjamin is genial big heart
ed, accommodating fellow formerly
from "York State now Of Bradford
Pa. He has worked la twenty state.