The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-07-28
HAND BOOK
OF WEST VA.
lssUEsD BY THE WEST VIRGINIA
COMMISSION OF THE LOUISIANA
PURCHASE EXPEDITION.
Is a Valuable Publicasion To All West
virgiuians -clarksburg and Harrison
County Have a Big write-Up That
win Bring Results.

The Hand Book Of West Virginia
compiled by Virgil A. Lewis, NJ. A.. anC
prepared and published under the direc'
| tion Of the West Virginia Commission
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
has just been issued, and the city au.
thoritics are in receipt Of some copies
! The publication contains 800 pages and
i nicely bound and cntertainingly writ
ten There is a number of illustrations
which are interesting and appealing from
an ADVERTISING view, for which the book
Is particularly assigned. All the var
led interests and resources of the state
are treated upon in considerable detail
and there Is a lengthy history of the
state. its government and so forth
Twenty two of the ffty-fve counties Of
the state subscribed for space in the
book and are given special notices. Be
sides the counties, Wheeling, ClarksbtlT.I
Huntington. Fairmont, Charleston and
Point Pleasant are cities, which eontri
buted to the expenses of getting the
book up and are all given special men
tion. The Ciar<shurg mention waS
written BY s. +. Reed by request OF
the board of trade The write-up con
tains map drawn by Mr. Reed showing
Clarksbnrg to be the center of the fuel
territory in tie United states as well
a. nm important railroad center. The
pages devoted to Clarksburg also have
picture. Of the Waldo hotel and the
Empire building, in coarse, OF eonstrue
ton.
Mr. Reed writes OF clarlssburg and
section as follows:
Clarksburg is the most important city
in the great coal, oil and natural gas
belt Of West Virginia. 1t is aptly
designated, the manufacturing and in
dustrial mecca of the State. The com
pliers Of the last City Directory report
4 population of 1926, which does not
include several thriving suburban vii
lagos. where reside hundreds OF rneIa
connected with the mining, nannfactur-
inc and oil industries.
The town is the County seat OF Har
rfson county. agricuiturSlly among the
richest Of tine States ffty-fve counties.
.rhe surrounding country is a pictures
que, ,mdulating bluegrass region, noted
for its Gptrfa1Tms, and its Thoroughbred
"a tile ana sQTses, while beneath the
surface sire vast deposits of the Anest
coal in the world. together with the
reservoirs Of oil and gas, the extent Of
which no one can reckon. With few ex
ceptions all the farmers in the county
are now receiving annual oil rentals OF
royalties,
The Fuel City of the Fuel State.
NIanuf1cturers are Just commencing
"a appreciate the great advantages Of
ClarlS.bnrg. wnere natural gas is fur
ni-hed 1t from four to six cents pei
thousand cubic feet. aud whore there Is
IN inexhaustible supply of coal that ear
be obtained At most reasonable prices
During the last five years a number
Of enterprising concerns have loeHtee
there and are now prospering undei
these advantageous conditions. Fom
large glass plants are in operation. and
an extensive art glass factory has Just
secured location.
Some Gigantic Concerns.
The CrasscIi Chemical Company, on,
Of the wcalthiezt firms in America
backed by a capital OF ten millions OF
dollars, have completed the Hrst install
ment Of their immense plant, which en-.
ploys from the stat. over three hundred
men. Work will proceed as rapidly az
possible on their additional buildings.
which. when fully completed. viii en-
pIoy from 1000 to 1900 men.
The National Carbon Company have
begun work on their factory. which em-
ploys about three hundred workmen,
and viii be the largest plant OF its kind
in the United States.
Located and Doing Well.
There are now in operation wood
working plants. chair factory, art pot.
tefv. machine shops, foumdries. bottling
works. brewery plastr factory. tin plate
mill. cigar factories, and many smaller
industrial concerns.
| The city has large Wholesale and jobh
| iun houses. and an immense grain eie
yator. with a capacity of 10000 bushels
n fve year.. the increase in wealth ant
population has been three fold The
present annual receipts for freight and
passenger trnfIic at Clarksburg are iarS
er than at any other point between Bal
timore and Cincinnati.
A Desirable Place to Live.
The climate is hcalthful, and the GUS
toms Of the people in keeping with the
i times. There are many modern nome'
and desirable residence streets. The
educational facilities are attractive
and the churches sufficient il number
lnnd sect to accommodate NIL
Tho city has wen equipped water
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