Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-11-13

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| splcuous structure is the three story
brick home of the First NatiOnal
| Bank-with stores and Offices. Near ii
| is the Bank of Marlinton, occupying
it's own building, also a three story
brick. This is the pioneer financial
institution of Marlinton and has fir ON
the first done a large general business,
among the farmers. the town people
and the new industrial plants now
crowding into the district. A Duns.
more Business College graduate. Mr..
Frank r Hunter. is it's cashier, a rec
ognized bank man and financler. TO
his ability is due much of success that
has come to the bank
Prominent in the business circles OF
Marlinton are many men from Viz
ginia, some sre well known to our
readers, among them are j. 81. Patter.
son, clerk of the circuit court OF Po-
cahontas, Staunton man and son OF
the late James F. Patterson, clerk of
our hustings court, whom Mr.. Newton
Argenbright succeeded; w. A. Brat
ton attorney at law, E. b. Andrews,
in the mercantile business, a Dunsmore
College graduate, j. A. Hoover, CLOTH
ing merchant, of Staunton, 8. ii.
Hiner of Highland county. deputy
postmaster; F. A. Trimble, hardware:
s. B. Rexrode, superintendent of tan
merry. q. T. Daggy of Augusta county,
and E. M. Arbogast of Monterey.
Mr.. Arbogast has, since his removal
there, become largely identified with
the material development of Pocahon-
tas county. His Investments and en-
terprises have proved fortunate and
be is regarded as one of the county g
successful business men, owning and
controlling large interests. He is a
promoter of the new town, to be, at
Travellers Repose. There, will be the
present terminus of the CSC. g Green
brier division. and shipping point for
a large section of Highland county.
There too is soon to be erected one and
probably two extensive Tanning
plants. The new town has been christ
ened Barlow after the military camp
of that name located there during the
civil war.
THE LARGEST MILL PLANT.
From Marlinton north, my next
stop was at Cass, well regulated and
Industrious community, hewns as it
were out of the wilderness that closes
in on it from all sides. This town af-
fords most striking illustration of
rapid development 1t is scarce three
years since the first spade of dirt was
turned, yet is, and has been for 18
months past. an incorporated town,
with all the officers and functions of such
existence. 1t has the largest and best
equipped mill operation in the Green
brier, the largest logging camps, it has
a complete system of water works, an
electric plant and is otherwise an up
to date community. The town is built
on the lands of the w. Va. Spruce
Lamber Co., the same interests which
control the Covington, mill and other
properties of the West Virginia Pulp
and Paper Co. These people have
built logging railway over Back Al
leghany mountain and down into the
valley of Cheat river, where they have
a 90, 900 acre tract of the finest Spruce
to be found on the American conti
nent-a seeming rash statement, but
one born out by lumbermen of expert
ence and information. That tract,
black with the waving tops of thickly
grown Spruce, covers the face of Cheat
valley for two score miles or more and
Is considered by the owners more than
a 80 year proposition. A beginning
has scarce been made, yet several hun
dred thousand feet per day have been
going from this field for nearly two
years. Spurs of railway are being
pushed in every direction through this
timber to increase the already large
output.
Durbin is another town that dots the
new made map of this section, and is
located at the forks of the Greenbrier.
where converge the G. & o. and the C.&
l. railways, using the depot and yards in
common. The Greenbrler, Mononga-
hela & Plttsburg, or John T. McGraw's
road, also headed for that point, but
was, by agreement, superseded by G..
& o. interests. This company has
pressed though the only available right
OF way in the mountain gap and so
has. with its construction force reach
ed Travellers RepOse or Barlow. The
work cf the extension from Dnrbin to
that point is done save the ties and
rails. At Durbid the allied railroad
interests have developed large local
business, which for the month Of Au-
gust footed up over $4,000 exclusive
vi d ldiS luUC' 'CuduS dUlO UubluOocs
These figures and other facts of inter
est were furnished by agent P. 8.
Rogers, who with two assistants. are
fully occupied in attending the inter
ests of the two roads. In addition to
its local business that point is draw.
ing large shipping business In live
stock from Monterey and section.
Large eonsignments of both beef cat
tie and sheep were being loaded the
! the day I was there. Many buildings
have gone up in and near Durbln since
1 visited the place a year ago, and
other buildings are in progress or con
temptation.
| A. 8. MORTON.
Not Sick Day Since.
81 was taken severely sick with kid