The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-10
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GERS withFa capital stock Of $780,;
10000. employ eight men and have a |
monthly tonnage Of 200 tons.
JACOBS Hutchinson Hardware Com:
pany; with a scapItal stock of 500
10000, employs ten men.
Other institutions.
Fairtnont has many retail stores
supplying human wants which would
reflect creditor a city of810o,ooo peo
pie, the principal Of which is the
department store Of !. II !. Hartley {:
Son, which employs from so TO 50
people. They have their own New
York Office, and do an annual 2busl:
ness OF 5000, 10000.
Fairmont has seven banks, rang
ing In capital from s5Q,0o0.o0 ita|
sSo0,000:Oo, tho principal Of which
are the Bank Of Fairmont, with sl,-
2Q9,00o00Eon deposit, and the First
National Bank OF Fairmont. with 81
600 10000 on deposit. The streets
are graced with many fine buildings,
none ofawhich have exceeded seven
stories high. There are several new
business buildings in contemplation.
oNe OF when is to be an eight story
steel structure.
Real estate in the business center
Is worth 100000 per front foot.
There are several miles of paved
streets, and other city Improvements
up-to.date. A Courthouse which cost
s250,O0O.0O. A State Normal School.
I, About s125,O0O.O0 to be expended in
l1905 in new school buildings.
Churches representing many differ
ent denominations, excellent in their
appointments.
The Fairmont West virginian and
the Fairmont Times are two daily
papers which would reflect credit oil
city Of vastly larger proportions.
Several hospitals, State Miners
: Cooks. Woman's and City, up-to,datc
each representing investments from
. twenty-five TO one hundred thousand
dollars.
The city's Water Works.
Fairmont has an investment q
$3.50, 100000 in city water works which
we're recently completed. 1t is the
q most complete system to be found Il
r The State OF West Virginia, Western
j Maryland, Western Pennsylvania, o
!, Eastern Ohio. The plant has a maxi
, mum capacity of 100000 gallons 0
!. sand filtered water per day, and TIN
reservoir a three weeks storage ca
pacity for the city. The daily cor
4 sumption is, about one million ga
Ions. Fairmont has sand filtered wa
q ter, which no other city affords he
. people within n radius of 200 miles.
y Fairmont Coal Company.
:, The Fairmont Coal Company an
+ subsidiary companies have a capltt
q 81 $17,2j0,0OO,00.
s There are 40 mines in operation
!. employing 10000 men, with an annuf
il output OF about 100000 tons.
T, The monthly payroll amounts I
Y S500,0o0.O0, of which Fairmont r.
e ceives the direct, benefit Of 100000
The Fairmont scales weigh on q
average OF 1900 to $4,000 cars pc
month, While the Fairmont yards ttal
st die from $4,000 to 10000 loads an
1T 10000 to $4,000 empty cars pt
CT month.
r, Other mining operations at Fai
s. mont are, Federal Coal & Coke Cor
n pany, Georges Creek Coal & Ire
Company. and Powell Coal Compan
!. The Traction Company.
!, The Falrmont & Clarksburg Ira
=, ton Company, with capital stock
S2.000,000, now has ten miles Of 70;
j., in operation in Fairmont The pla
j., Of the irraction Company are 10 &C
- meet all the local mines and suburbs
towns with the city. The compa
,c. has several new lines in contemp
no ton Of immediate construction.
Fairmont Industrial Company.
On the completion of a steel bri,l