The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-16
EoioANTlc ENTERPRISE UNDER
TAKEN AND BEING PUSHED
RAPicl-x FORWARD.
MANY HERETOFORE uNpuB.
LsHED FACTS CONCERNING
THE FILLING OF COAL RUN.
NEW .. AND o. DEPOT IN COM
TEMPTATION AS SOON AS
THE FILL is MADE.

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Few Fairmont people realize the
magnitude OF tie enterprise under
taken by the United States Industrial
Company in the proposed llling OF
the Coal run chasm. For four or ave
months the promoters have worked
day and night almost. perfecsing the
plans SO carefully thought out.
Mr.. f. w. Brown was the origina-
tor of The plan. He says he saw the
possibilities OF the Undertaking while
walking across the South Side bridge
along last spring. Looking up the
valley he saw a high hill. beneath
him he saw a deep chasm. while ON
either side was very valuable build.
Ing ground The thought came 10
Mr.. Brown that he could organise a
company for dragging that Hill into
the valley and thus unite the diner
ent parts OF the city. kt first fwas
proposed to fill Just where the South
! Side bridge stands, making Valuable
building lots on the extension OF Main
street. A little later the plan In
cluded the territory extending from
the bridge to the railroad al the
mouth Of the run. while before long
the originators decided to extend
the MI IN the valley to the stone
bridge at tsfiie old Jackson a,ill and up
g tie Fourth stseet bridge In the.
other direction. Is
The first movement after thlnkfnR
Eoat the plan was to secure an option
on the ground and then arrange to
finance the proposition later. Fanci.
ful prices were placed on come OF tie
properties by the owners. but the first
/ object of thepromoters was.to secure
the options and then when the
finances were arranged they would be
III position to talk business to the
owners. That Is just tEe point the
promoters have reached at this time.
The proposition has been success
fully financed provided the people are
willing to do tneir share 10 help the
enterprise along BY not asking exor-
bitant prices for their lands.
The plan proposes to reclaim about
sixteen acres Of ground right in the
heart Of the city Fairmont avenue ss
to be Joined to Main street where the
South Side bridge now stands: First
street IS to be extended from the
First Baptist Church 10 Locust ave.
nue.; Walnut avenue is to continue
until 1t intersects 7o-foot boulevard
proposed to run from Locust avenue
to the extension of Virginia avenue to
Parks avenue near the West Virginia.
grocery. At the intersection OF this
boulevard and Fairmont avenue sat
/, the, center Of the bridge Is to be a
Fountain Square where viii be 10
Gated band stand. with trees and
flowers surrounding. The plans are
certainly elaborate and artistIcaiiy
worked out. The drawings, blue
prints and photographs have to be
seen to appreciate the real concep-
tion OF the design. The B. ard o.
railroad company has unofIlcially dis
cussed the plan Of building a larssr
and more commodious depot at the
mouth OF Coal run, tho rear Of the
building being 50 arranged as tos
bring the passengers from the second
story of the structure to Virginia ave.
nue. at its Intersection with the pro-
posed new boulevard
AS published in the city papers by
request some time ago, the contract
for filling the rayine was let to Rine-
hart & Dennis on condition that the
proposition We're successfully a.
nanced. That company has kept sn
agent here all summer, looking after
the matter and he seems entirely sat.
isfed with the progress made, 1t VIII
cost In the neIghborhood or one mil
lion dollars to pay for the lands and 8
| fill the ravine as Contemplated nc
cording to the careful estimates OF
competent engineers who have sur
yeyed and plated every foot or the
proposed Improvement. 1t Is really
remarkable the amount OF work Mr..
Brown. Mr.. John W. Polling and their
associates have accomplished and II
they bring their plans TO successful
issue they viii have done more for
the city OF Fairmont than even the
most enthusiastic citizen ever dreau,-