The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-24
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TOWN TO be ESTABLISHED IN
lSANAWtHA COUNTY ON
IDEAL SITE.

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IDEAL SITE.
CHARLESTON, Aug; 24-Enter,
prising capitalists Of Fayette county
and this city have purchased several
hundred acfes Of land adjacent to thu
coIored institute, 50 well and favor
ably known, some eight miles below
Charleston on the Kanawha river and
the Kanawha and Michigan railroad.
The object and intention Of the
purchasers is to lay out these lands
into lots, open and grade the streets,
and cement the sidewalks! The
lots VIII be sold exclusively to color.
ed people. Many lots have already
been sold. The location is most ex,
cellent. The institute stands among
the best schools Of learning in our
State, and is second among the col
ored schools Of the country.
This town, into which it will soon
grow. will be located in the beauti-
| iul Kanawha valley, with river and
railway facilities already established.
This section is already composed Of
the very best colored people to be
found, and it is the intention of the
purchasers to dispose of this prop
erty to only the best class of colored
people in this and adjoining States.
The street car lines viii in the
near future be extended down to ta.'
institute and the lands are high anil
dry above all known floods. A beau.
aful park will be opened on the
slope of the bill, in fact, every eff
fort will be made to make this an
ideal place.
The property was purchased by
Hon. c. W. Dillon, former State tax
commissioner, and the enterprise was
planned by the enterprtsing real es-
tate firm of Popp & Goshorn, of this
city, who with Mr. Dillon, will man
age and develop the property and
sell the lots.
This deal marks the establishment.
Of the first town in the State to be
built and occupied exclusively by coll
Ored people Of the best class among
the race. The property is lmmedi.
ately adjacent to the Colored Insti-
tute, a State School, which has long
since taken place in the front rank
Of the colored Industrial schools Of
the country as one where a practi'
cal education is given to the color
ed youth of both sexes, which fits
them for taking position in life
which will be alike creditable 10
them as citizens and as partizans.
The training given at the institute
Is not merely superficial, but va
rIous trades and occupations which
will fit the pupils for lives of use
fitness, receive careful attention,
and already no lnconsiderable num-
Der of the best among the colored
citizens of this section have settled
in that vicinity, in order to enjoy
the advantages Of this institution.
With the inauguration Of this plan
for the establishment of an exclu-
slve colored town, not only will the
inhabitants of that town enjoy the
privileges Of a well equipped AMI
successfully managed industrial
school, practically at their doors, but
It will also furnish a reserve from
which those in need of skilled labor
in many lines can draw in time II
necessity, with the assurance OF OBJ
tanning assistance from those who
have had actual experience in the
lines in which they are employed.
Furthermore, It will have a strong
tendency to eliminate the ever pres
ent race problem from this section,
The better class Of our negro citi
zens have long favored the plan Of
establishing a community to be &C,
cnnied exclusively by themselves,
within an accessible distance of the
city, and yet not part of it. This
appears to be the opportunity, and
the avidity with which the lots are
being taken up argues well for the
success of the project.