The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27
EVERY THING AFLAMB.
MoFgantown Burns with Conh-
dence and Enserptise

a(tl~' affo -@.1tN Ftt
Tewn People all Become rs sajer ELI
oft Makes Another Visit Here and |
Sgrpris d 10 see Predictions Her
Thsn Coming true Some Of IN
Things he says.
The other day Major Charles Eli
o Of P4ikersbnrg was hofe. Yes
Ieidas bis paper. the News. was fui
q: MorgantowR. The iatreauctioi
to the article in question WAS as iol
aws.
During the month OF December
visited this city and was surprise
To find the old town something o
The Iast Instead of being Who'll,
an educational cente-. as OF yore,
found Industrial Development afismi
being pushed by mea of energy ans
ability.
! | scriti5ied ut that time a few line.
Ter tic The News. among othel
Kings. saying:
Mature makes or unmakes rities
and yen cant build when she hu,
vi I'D sgainst yeI.
"rne growth Of Morgantoan dur
ing the past two Years, particular,
iduripg the last year, has been phe
nomcna
is the locating and building Of
great industrial Institutions to con,
timer
Is not Morgantawn the hub around
which the balance Of the state will
turn and gaze upon as he pittshu,g
the Goliah OF West Virginia.
Instead of finding the dear old
town OF by gone d ays | found city
oil nine thousand People al sober,
all well dressed. all busy and all
apparently prosperous The figures
sisen as to population arr the result
OF careful inquiry and pc sonai in
vestigation, and | feel safe IN making
Tic prediction that within the next
two Years these figuref will be great
y enlarged.
aMan can do much He can nut
on the decorations, build the rail
roads and blow the horns; bat, as
said before, unless The Creator
ma kod during those seven days ia
The Icing ago certain spots for cities
the history of the past is, they do
not last; they do not build greater
year to year III the growth of MGR
gantown is substantial, Whist i s
been back of it? If it is to be
,reat city, whyfn
After an interval OF about
months the questions propounded at
Lthat time are much easier answered.
Yes, the growth OF Morgantown
is substantial and builded ON last
ing and permanent foundation
That Morgantown today can justly
claim to have population OF twelve
Thousand may read like fairy tale,
vet, this is the fact; and that within
the short period OF two years her
population will mount uo to, or
more than twenty Thousand is a
statement ! feel sure will not ne
questioned by any one who Is stu
dent Of industrial development and
that which follows.
There IS more building OF sub
stantial character under contract
and under construction today in
Morgantown thar in any other towb
within the borders Of our state.
/ interviewed the leading con
tractor ard ascertained that at
least three hundred houses were
now under contract within the city
limits had the pleasure OF taking
drive through the many new addi-
tiens to the town with an Old army
friend Lieutenant Gramer l
found the many beautiful houses
under way of construction TO be
models of architectural art and
beauty, each one different model,
showing that the owner possessed
ideas of his own which indicate re-
finement and a separate personality
from his neighbor.
Among the many reasons why
Morgantown is experiencing such a
great growth is, that her citizens
are first and last for Morgantown.
Many of her business men have
made money IN oil, coal and real
estate speculations. and, instead of
shaving paper and investing in some
other mans town, show their faith
in the future Of their home by in
vestlng in every industrial enter
prise that employs labor.
The Union Utility company, of
hch Senator S. B. Elkins is the
president, George C. Sturgiss the
secretary and E. NJ. Grant the gen
eral manager, has combined under
one management the gas, water,
electric light and street railway
plants E. NJ Grant. the general
manager, has been the pioneer in
most OF the public enterprises OF
Morgantawn. That he is a shfewd,
vide wake business man of affairs
goes without saying.
The cars will be running on the
street railroad on or before the first
day of June. A power house is now
under construction, which will be,
when completed, the largest and
most complete OF any in West VIr-
GINA. Senator Elkins has the con
TROLLING interest in this company
kand is opening wide his pocket book
ITO improve these combined proper
tiles This alone should be sufficient
notice to the outside world that
Morgantown is all right, for the
story is handed down that the Sen
ator does not do these things unless
the return IS visible, and these kind
of propel ties do not pay in small
towns; and that this great captain
Of industry sees in the future great
city ut the mouth of Deckers Creek
will be DISPUTED by none who know
him.
The glass factories of Morgantown
employ in their qualifications fully
two thousand men. Seven planning
mills are within her limits, or near
by, which employ hundreds OF men.
But all these things, strong as they
are, would not build great city
there is more; and the outside world |
knows bat little of it; there seems
to be but Two men who fully appre-
ciate the wealth and the tonnage on
Deckers Creek, between Morgantown
and Mason'own. The man 10 whom
the great credit is due, the man who
foughtan up hill fight against great
odds tha' he might bring to light
this unde,e.oped region, who spent