The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-18

As a Business Center.

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man and place for the capitalist
to invest his money. is probably
attracting more attention than any
other town in the Ohio Valley.
The town has never known q
boom-there is no boom on now
but the encouraging feature about
Point Pleasant is that for the last
few years it has been enjoying a
steady and substantial growth. and
noBit bids fair to be one of the
most up-to-date business towns on
the Ohio or Kanawha rivers. Its
population. from present indioa-
tions, will be moro than doubled
in the next year. Its location is
fine and its shipping facilities,
both by river and railroad cannot
be eqnalled anywhere. Two rivers,
the beautiful Ohio and the. Great
Kanawhar both navigable all the
year. and two railroads. the B. g o.
and the ks n.
Manufacturing plants and induss
tries of every kind are locating
here and in a very short time Point
Pleasant is destined to be recog-
nized as most enterprising town.
People from all over the country
come to Point Pleasant to inspect
its Electric Light Plant and sys-
tenn of Water Works, and all say
it is complete in every particular.
The water coming from deep wells
under the bed of the Ohio River,
is the purest that oan be found
anywhere. Il
Every one looks with pride upon
the new hotel that is being con-
struoted, and which will soon be
under roof. 1t is to be four stories
high. and when completed will be
the most up-to-date and substan-
TALLY built hotel between Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati. All out.
side rooms with telephone service
throughout the house.
The Malleable Iron Plant,which
is said to be the best building OF
the kind in the country, and which
will employ about 100 laborers in
turn, is nearing completion and
will be running by the first of
January. :.
One of our late enterprises is
the Toe Plant, which is daily turn
ing out large quantities of Toe.
Much credit is due Mr.. Joe Varian.
the proprietor. for his spirit of
promotion.
Our Brick and Tile Works is
one Of the best plants found any
where. and under the careful man
Of Capt. o. F. Hess. it
has turned out over 5000 600
bricks this season.
We have three excellent dock
companies at the mouth of the
Kanawha. which are constantly
employed with a large force of
men.
The Board of Trade recently or
ganized is composed OF our most
enterprising citizens, all workingl
for the up-building of our town.
A large boundary of land has
recently been purchased from Jas.
Capehart by The Point Pleasant
Development Company, which is
now being laid off into town lots |
and sites for residences and manu-
facturers.
This land lies adjacent to the
town, and is q beautiful location
for a CITY; and the company who
purchased it are laying off the lots
and streets 80 as to make it hand.
some and attractive place. Point
Pleasant, SO long hemmed in by
large farms which has surrounded
It, retarding its growth. is now
broadening. and its inhabitants
win no doubt soon hear the hum
of the electric car as it glides from
one part of our city to the other.
A company is being organized
to bnild q. large and oommodious
plant for the manufacture of all
kinds of structural iron, which will
be located upon the lands of the
Development Company, and when
running to its contemplated GA.
pacitE will employ about two
hundred laborers.