The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-11
Six story Modern Banking and Of
ice Building to Cost 100000
VII. be Built by Messrs Denfldm
and Highland and Associates on
Boughner Corner.

cIarIssburg Is to have another bunk
The capitalization will be 100000. the
largest Of all banks in the city. The
builling viii be erected by Sherman q
flenham, Virgil L. Highland and assO-
ciates. The Organization win have al
most unlimited capital behind it and will
be one Of the most substantial financial
institutions in the state.
The banking house and Office rooms
win be located on the Boughner corner
al Main and Fourth streets, ut present
occupied by Boughncr & Sons store, a
location long and widely known as one
OF the splendid business sites Of Clarks-
burg. The building will be a sSyscraper
The intention being to make it six sto'
ries. 1t will be a handsome and costly
steel structure, costing 100000. The
frontage on Main strct will be 80 feet in
length and on Fourth street 80 feet,
making it spacious and gigantic in its
dimensions. The first two stories will
be built of stone and the remaining four
stories of brick. 1t viii be absolutely
fire proof.
The building will contain modern and
large banking rooms, handsomely arrang-
ed and equipped with the latest and fin
est fixtures. The appointments Of these
rooms will be perfect and in strict keep
ing with the banks of the ktrgc cities OF
the country.
The Office rooms win be of the latest
zlfe.sin1i and strictly npAto-dute in every
particular, making them very desirable
for the purposes for which they will be
! intended. Elevators will bc Installed and
run with that care attention and prompt
ness seen in buildings in larger cities
I'm fact. every improvement and conven-
sencc associated with modern banking
houses and office rooms will be provided
for and nothing left undone to make the
building one OF great credit not only to
the city, but the state as well.
The raxing of the present store build
ing on tlle site of the prospective bank.
ing house will begin September |, and
31ie rubbish and material of the old build
inc win be removed as speedily as pos
sible. The new building will be com
menced Mt once. Plans and specifications
are being drawn and they will be ready
foT the work of construction to begin
81 soon as the old building is removed
The several banks of the city have
been successful and are all in a pros.
p,rous condition The industrial situo-
ton in ClarEsburg is forcibly impressed
~ this fact. The future holds forth en-.
co1ra ccincrt and hope not only to the
present institutions of That kind hui
IL an additional bank or 50, and the
nrospeets arc that there may be within
4 short time another bank here, besides
4bose now doing business, and the bank
RIessrs. Denham, Highland and their as
.ociate will start. There is at present
move ON foot. as has been mentioned by
this paper, 10 start another state bank 70
Il known as the Farmers bank. \ good
IN portion of the capital stock OF TINS
nroposed bank has been subscribed. II
IA not vet known where 1t will be located
h the city.
with such financial institutions sue
cessfulIy maintained in the city, there /
every reason to be snngline of the indus
trtsl and commercial future Of Cl"rks
y no. and that the fuel city of the fue
Il will quickly lead in the march tC
progress and prosperity is conceded no
onLv al lomc, but also all over the state