The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-02

IrtimOre, who came here to inspect the
mines and the principal industries oi
the Fairmont-C Clarksburg region. Many
OF The visitors are stockholders anS
directors in the Consolidation Goa
Company and this is their first visit
to the Fatrmont region. The party
left Baltimore last night at nine O'Clock
and reached here this morning al
eight. The programme had previously
sbeen worked out and was printed In q
lneat booklet. The programme wat
printed In yesterdays issue Of the
West VIrginian.
The special train carrying the !yisi
tors is made up Of seven coaches, cal
1O1, President G. W. Watson's pri
vate car; 9O3, ]. II. Wheelwrlght's pri
vate car; 907, Van Lear Blacks pri
vate car, three Pullmans, one dining
car, which gives splendid accommoda
+ tiUns for the company, which Is com
posed Of the following men:
Fred G. Boyce, Townsend, Scott &
Son,
VIM. H. Blackford, Maryland Life In
suHnce Company.
George A. Colston, Wllson-colstor
& Company.
Frederick NJ. Davies, Davies, vii
llams & Co., N. Y.
Fred w. Feldner, Baltimore.
Stanley E. Cary, James 8. Cary 8
III Thos. B. Harrison, Jry Harrison 8
House, brokers.
John D. Howard, ]. Harmanus Fish
er & Co., bankers and brokers.
Hlllen j. Jenkins, capitalist.
7, ]. Jeanerett, owen DAILY & Co.
E. W. Leverlng, Jr, Baker Watts
VIM. ]. Mlddendorf, Middenlorl
Williams & Co. !,
Acosta Nichols, Spencer Trask y
Gustavus ober, broker.
W. H. O'Connell, Citizens National
bank. -,
Trust Company. :
GOrdonP. Paine, Gordon P. Paine q
Co,
j. B. Peudleton, broker.
sTn1ueI E. Retnnard, Baltimore.
Simon H. stelng Stein Bros.
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, capitalist.
Eben Sutton, Sutton, strother & GO
Douglas H. Thomas, Merchants Ma
tional Bank.
Robt. Taylor, Marshall Spaler G Co,
Hon. Edwin Warfeld.
R. Lancaster Williams, Mlddendorl
Williams & Co.
j. S. Wilson, Jr., ]. S. Wilson, Jr.
& Co.
A.. E. Waters, Townsend, Scott & Co
Norris Whitridge, Whttrldge, White
Chas. 1 T. Daily, Baltimore Sun.
J. G. Nelson, Baltimore American.
Harry w. Napier, Baltimore News.
G. w. Watson.
]. H. Wheelwrlght.
Van Lear Black
H. A. Kuhn, Pittsburg, Pa.
T. H. Bennett.
], R. Buckingham.
When the train pulled In at the 10.
cal station this morning the invited
guests were there ready to join the
visitors on their inspection tour. Those
invited were:
John t. McGraw, Grafton; Q, $. Nc
Kinney. T. W. Fleming, Judge Johr
W, Mason, ]. E. Sands, j. M. Jacobs
, ]. NJ. Hartley, s. R. Nuzum, of Fair
mont: Frank Moore, v. L. Highland
Chas. NJ. Hart, David Vavisson, G. 5
Smiley. Judge Nathan Goff, Richard 7
Lowndes, Judge Lyncn, oliver Bough
ner, of Clarksburg.
The train stopped long enough only
for those waiting to board 1t. 1t then
pulled out to Montana, where an IN
spection of that mine was made. AT
ter the mine and town Of Montana had
been visited the train returned by way
Of Falrmont yards to New England
and that mine was inspected. The
New England mine having been In
spscted, the party proceeded up the
West Fork valley, stopping at Monon
gah, Enterprise, Gypsy and Clarksb1rg
The visitors will start from Clarksburs
at four o'clock on their return trip tc
FaIrmont. On the way down the power
house of the Fairmont, Clarksbure
Traction Company at Jayenne will be
visited. The train will arrive here al
six o'clock. Carriages will await the
visitors to convey them to the Watson
Homestead, where an excellent din
ner will be served. Tomorrow Bel
Ivew Heights, and the principal indus
tries Of Fairmont and Clarksburg Will
be visited, after which the party will
go to Deer Park to spend Sunday.
Fairmont is glad that such number
OF distinguished capitalists has come
to see for themselves the industrial
activity and the resources Of the up
per Monongahela valley, Of which 8
very able and interesting sketch Is
given in the Manufacturers Record
OF Baltimore, written BY Hon. George
Byrne, of Charleston. We give below
the Introductory Of Mr.. Byrne's article
as printed in the Record. The remain
der will be published In tomorrow
Vest virglnian. The article, which is
headed Fifty Years In the Fairmont
Coal Fields begin as follows;
| Having been the cradle in which the
commercial coal production Of tht
State was rocked, 1t is both natura
and fitting that this city should become
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