Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-09

tinsburg. Improvement, Building &
Loan Association went to the wal for
great sum Of money. WITH the prop
critics Of the poorer class OF people
tied up in mortgages. Mr.. Aler, assist
ca by the late J, w. r. Fisher started
in and organized the present Martins
burg Home Building and Loan Assoc
iation and he is responsible for
the plans and the organization Of this
enterprise. At the time he under
took its organization the most substan-
tial business men OF the town were
skeptical about its success. In fact
it proved to be hard proposition.
Bot, Mr. Aler was untirins In his #
forts, and after many discouragements
and by the aid of Mr. Fisher, managed
to get a representative body of men to
meet in Mr. Aler's Office and start the
project. The capital of this company
is about $s00.00000, and it has prov
en- to be ne OF the most successful
building associations ever established
IN this city. 1t came in time to adj
vance number of the poorer class
money on their property with which
to pay off the mortgage held by the
other defunct company, thereby per-
haps saving many home in Martins
burg. Mr.. Aler continued as attorney
for this association up to several
years ago when he was compelled to
resign on account Of illness, and up to
that time the court records will show
that In his capacity as attorney he as
sisted in placing loans to the extent of
about s40,000.00. and of which as yet
not dollar has been lost to the as
ISOLATION.
During the last five years he has
extolled the mineral and manufacture
ing advantages of the city and coun-
ty by bringing here from time to time
capitalists and other interested par
this direction than any other The
future will bear this out BY reference
to the files of sThe World it will be
found that in quite a number of mat
ters Mr.. Aler made bitter opposition,
and that every one has since proven
a failure and have lost considerable
of the peoples money. These are
facts and will be borne out by investi-
cation. We have no better illustration
Of Mr.. Aler's efforts than what is being
verified at the present time. For for
ty years the proposed bridge over the
Potomac was agitated and for the
last eight or ten years numerous eff
forts were made. When Mr.. Aler was
employed, a great many were skepti-
cal, and on the other hand some who
knew him best felt that it would be
a success. One Of the best men Of
the city remarked: you could not
have gotten better man for the work
because he never knows when he is
whipped" The results have already
justified this statement. The facts
are that the bridge has already gone
beyond the most sanguine expectation.
Another illustration Is to be had with
two OF the large corporations that
have recently employed Mr.. Aler
He has for nine years untiringly and
kept these corporations
advised of mineral deposits OF this
County. and since he has been able
to assure them of a letting out plan.
by aid of the bridge, they have got
ten together and completed their de-
tails and arrangements for develop
ments and manufactures that will
mean a great thing for the county
In dealing with interested parties
for the trolley line he has taken spec
ial pains to know just what he is
doing and with whom he is dealing