The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

WEST VIR T
t$c hlnatsd acres valuable
bland Iii that section. will not ALI
Be given Sn for bsiiIdins plfpose
for al TIE present time some 81 the
Heading citizens there IRE negotiating
forSsome greater Industries than they
haye atsthe$present time and this is
lobe their site.
Many Ne SBulldlnee.
IT could not be said that there had
been a building boom on at Fairmont
! during the past year, but 1t is a fact
! THAT during that time the buildings
erected there have been of a nature
that any city of the country would be
proud Of. The most important build
. ing is the new home Of the Fairmont.
y Trust Company, which has Just been
completed. 1t is seven stories high
7 and Isl; as near being fire proof as It is
found possible to make a building.
The first floor Is occupied by the
banking firm which constructed the
building. and the upper floors are
made up into handsome Office rooms.
Fairmont is very conspicuous among
the towns and cities Of the State for
'te It's tall buildings. the six and seven
le story structures being very common
@ there and they are of a most substan.
IS tial nature. More are to be erected
at a very early date and there will be
Il; much building there this sumner.
'n New School Houses.
es Much OF the building for the com
Ing summer will be In the way Of new
ct school buildings, there to be a mum
ms Der Of new buildings which vii
Sc cost no less than $500, 900 in all
oil The most important of these will b.
en- the new high school which will cos
he no less than $780, 900. The Location
ere has as yet not been settled. The
lse there is to be a new public school !
Tor the Fifth ward and q new publ
my school building in the First ware
ere which will cost every bit of $4,000
The dormitory for the State Norms
school there is to be erected this sun
he mer and the State appropriation Il
this is $17,500.
nat II Levi B. Harr is one OF the gleadin
nrr citizens Of Falrmont and 1t can we
nrp be said that Of late there has been 7
man who has accomplished more I,
the good Of the business interests
; az the place than he. While in conve
lint. sation with News man a few da,
ago he said: ""We could not ask
will have the future more promising TIL
1t is here Just now and the peoI
,,e. here and over this section will so
b,cb realize that Fairmont is re- a gre
err place than they have yer suspe
NOR. ed It OF being. We have everythi
hine here that they have any place e.
and a great many things that otf
men cities cannot hope to have.
rim. Money has been a little close HI
and for a few months past, but 1t is pl
4, tiful now and It is a well known f
,ated that we have the people here who
not afraid to invest it. The outs
,rom. world is coming this way now
orbe shou l we pe aoie " ioea.ey Iust
short small per cent. Of the Industries VIII
mill now appear to be certainties
Of n Fairmont it will make this place
the o. the oest ~ the country. We
the certain of many Of them and l bell
,s IN that 1t will be a more pleasant
y as. prise to many. people when the
Il the h~ouncennenes are niaue'
K "And why shouldn't they c.
here" continued Mr.. Harr. "Ther
fuel here in abundance, both Of
tcular- and gas and they are cheap. The
or the road and river transportation fl
hehse ties are hard to equal any place.
seq IN have the, free sites for the indus
n anu and other property is selling
'hahea most remarkable price. The earl
other full Of minerals which are innun
; very BILE. The future Of Fairmont is
water bright"
Mr.. Nuzum Talks.
heavy San, D Nr;rr secretarv of
'1..s board of trade Of Fairmont, is oil
: W. those untlring men in the wor
building up the town and bringil
e'e Industries. Confidence in the
:" "' perity of the town has been res
and We will go on to the front az
" ny said Mr.. Nuzum to a News man.
stopping Of tile work on the w,