The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-24
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ber men 81 this city did the city an
inFalua5ie service Sunday, when
tbet chi tafned several of the
ine scribes, as shown by the
following splendid advertising gwen
Clarksburg Monday by the Wheeling
Keys, some of whose staff were IN
lie visiting delegation:
IN response to an invitation 10
come down and visit us from the
new oapermen and the board OF
irad6 Of ClaTksburg, a party OF
Wheeling newspapermen visited that
cf Sunday andcwere entertained
here with a lavish hand. A COM
fniffee OF about twenty met the
slega lion at the train and escorted
fiien to the Waldo hotel, where
headdharters were established IN =
SUITE or room on the sixth floor.
The entertaining scribes had care
fully designed for the visiting
scribes who had never visited the
Harrison county metropolis before
that there should be a revelation
and IN this they designed we'll, for
It was the unanimous opinion oil
the Stogietown delegation, that
GIarssburg was, next to Wheeling,
he reate town on earth, and des-
tined to become the second city IN
fine tate
Even Glarksburg's austere mayor,
Hon Harvey w. Harmer bean1ed
aIiiantEy from his perch on the I'D
and said to the visitors:
sEnjoy Yourselves, boys.
THE reception committee had
heard Of the epicurean palates of the
Wheeling penciIers and had includ-
cd as a feature of the days enter
tainment banquet at the Waldo,
festa event that could be referred
Z 10 only in superlatives. This was
followed by a drive through the city
In carriages and visit to the ball
ranne between the ClarksburS end
Rindelberger teams.
Wheeling newspaper men VIII
think of GIarksburg, as a result oil
their visit, as the city beautiful. The
Lthole city, indeed, is a beautiful
mark: the most beautiful residence
CITY in West Virginia, fact that
das been taken advantage OF, Tor the
city abounds in costly and pretty
homes and there seems no limit &c
the territory in the encourage over
which the city may extend Its
boundaries. Surrounding 1t are
miles and miles of magnificent I'M
dulating country, vast park Preg-
nant with natures beautiful hanol-
work. -.
The visitors were shown the new
fair grounds, which are said to CON
( tain the finest half-mile race track
= fhe state, and which will be open
ID with fair in August. The city
has two fair grounds and park,all
N the outskirts and all accessible IN
few minutes by the city's ur-to-
date trolley.
Everywhere one hears the ring OF
fine hammer and buzz of the saw, Tor
CIarksbprg is building up. Its ag-
e5.ressive citizens and>0thers who visit
4ha city. have faith in its future and
fhat faith is being manifested IN the
5buildinp OF new industries and IN eX-
tending the scope OF old-ones 'ne
building of handsome new merc9 an
tile establishments, trolleys, ana Dig
civic improvements
There are three progressive news
papers published there, besides other
publications and Clarksburgers claim
for their city that it is the fuel cen
ter OF the state and that it IS the
largest distributing point in West
Virginia. -,
There are many large and hand
some building blocks being erected !;
theWaldo is conceded to be the larg,,
Ell and finest hotel in the state; and
the industries arc many and varied.
AT least 50, 100000 are paid out
there annAqily in wages. There are
* coal mines within the trading dis
trict of Clarksburg whose average
monthly pay roll is not less t!/'n
$40 900. There are seven glass
faSS. lies. tinplate mil, Potteries
ana chemical works, four large
brick manufacturing plants, i've
pIaning mills, two hrge machine
shops, brewery, stogie factory an and
innumerable smaller industries: ! ne
b. & o. railroad has 16o people 10
cated there. Indeed, there is not
city in the state where there Is {
greater diversity of manufactured
products.
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