The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-28
Peoples Forum
EdIlor NJ NireInIan |.

Editor West Firginians
While the interest IN the First
ward concerning the site for O. E'ed-
erai buiidins Is hardly to Be taken
sertp,lsly. vet igs Tins tnat tie bsisl-
ness men on tlis sisIe nf Tie ttFer
wake an To TIE condi tiuns that may
CONFRONT them S. losatlng the Eoys
eminent str1 cfure 'The action of FiTstl
ward caused the Fifth ward 20 itIcls
up its ears and the two have caused
the F6tIftii ward 10 stir around some
Ii ard has two lat suggast
e. as suitable sites Tor the propo esl5
building The first one IS the lot ON
the corner Sof Fairmont avenue a5ssi
Third street near the Normal school.
and the other Is the site select ef far
the Y nj. al "A. building. Either OF
these lots would be ideal ones TIT
1t is not likely that q esiiential part.
of the city win be selected,
After the town has been tltoroughs
~ canvassed and each ward, has pre-
scented all that 1t has to offer. the pies.
tion resolves itself into this: thati
there tsl but one ward in the city and
hut one street In that ward for the
proposed site The location should
he in Third ward and some where on
JaeKson street.
Fairmont IS becoming too much Of AZ
city to have practically but one bllsis
ness street and that principals with
in three blocks. on Main street are.
the six banks, ali on this side of
the river. within two blocks; all the
principals stores, drug stores, grocsrs
les, two hotels and the Coprt; house.
Main street has enough. rs. rs q
The cross streets have been well
cared for. Monroe has the Jacobs.
building, the Grand Opera House, the
Times and Free Press buildings the.
Temple and the proposed city build
ing. JEFFERSON street has the Hay
mond building, the Coal Company'a
building, the court-h house, the Manley
building. Cunningham block, the Man
ley Hotel, and the Masonic temple
jackson street, which is destined to-
rival Main, as yet has but three god.
buildings, the Jackson hotel. the Cath
Ollie church, ana the Grand Opera
House. In locating the Federal builds
ling it should be placed where it VIII.
do the city the most good. To do the
cities good, we understand, is the OBJ
ject of the government in appropriate
ing money for a Federal build ding. That
it shall do the most good /. possible
should be the concern Of every q III
zen Of Fairnont "a
with the new United States bulltls
ing on Jackson street and the bust.
ness blocks that will follow, property
will increase In value until it will.
be worth as much as property Is on
Main street, with this new life
TINT will be given the town, Is the
site Is properly selected, will come
another bridge for Fairmont. Jack
son street should be Strengthened and
should lose itself in Walnut avenue
as Main street does in FAIR
mont avenue which win be done by a
bridge spanning coal run.
At what point on Jackson street.
should the location be I? Pre-
ferably on the corner OF Jaek-
son and Monroe streets. There
are three corners; any one OF
them would be ideal lots for tile plIr7
pose suggested. The corner of Jack
son and JEFFERSON streets Just below
the Masonic temple is superb lot
and there are others on the street
that are equally well fitted. In fact
suitable sites ON the East side of jack
son street may be found from the opsS
ra House to Quincy street and on the
west side from jackson hotel to the
Catholic church.
CITIZEN