The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-09

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oEo. M 1AsoHs3 3. President
q, G.. Louot Va y. \. NJ. Editor
+ il. DAVIS \, eusInes6 Manager
1907 VIE BE MEM AsEES YEAR
lN TEiE fitsTotsY OF FAIR
MONT.
TIE ms a month OF the Fear 1907
hive aifeaa proved that enough has
lmpspire and that suffcient is in
sIght before he year closes to make
this one 81 tlieImost memorable years
IN the tiistoEy 81 Falrmont. Early IN
ihe gear tie Big new factory Of the
iiononsah Glass Company SfFst lighted
to fres. The caf barn Of the Fair
mont and clarksburg Traction Com
pany. me 81 tie largest, finest and
most compile barns in the State, was
dnished ana occupied, the new base
ball parls was builtlin the quickest
tine 81 any enterprise OF its size in
NE city and Faifnonps first league
tam IN West Penn organization won
she IRIS pennant the league.
The year viii be one long to be re-
membe Fei on account Of the establish
ment 81 d through packet service to
Fittsbatg, and the enlargement Of a
Iabiic wharf and the obtaining Of an
uptipn on enough river frontage to care
for Faifmont's river interests for
gears 10 come.
TWosot the most successful lot sales
hat airmont has ever witnessed have
been contaminated this year.
ME year 1907 will see the compile.
Hon Of The repairs on the bridge to
Fourth ward, which will make this
bddge stronger and better than ever
belore Before the year closes that
Old land mark, the suspension bridge
ACROSS the Ionongahela, will have
tsen removed and a much larger and
more handsome steel structure will
have taken its place ana made 1t pos.
sible for street cars to enter the First
ward.
The Fairmont Window Glass Com.
ptns VIM complete its repairs and
hereby increase its capacity so per
ceat and provide employment for 60
o Is more people. Everything in the
eity win be running full and employ
Ing more people than ever before dur.
ing tie remainder Of the year.
1907 saw the completion and dedica.
lion ofthe new Masonic Temple, one
% the most complete buildings of its
iIad 10 be found anywhere in this
Mole section Of country. This build.
ing WilI stand as q monument for
geaf to come to the fraternity that
md me thrift and enterprise to UNI
dettaka dscomplete this splendid and
wen aquipped and planned Masonic
Temple.
Tie N: g. "A. building at the cor
her of First street and Fairmont ave.
nue. WILDE put under roof and enclos.
sdSbefores the year passes into history.
inns building Will be a credit TO FAIR
mont 81 Is to 20 years from now,
yhen our city viii have from 10000
b geo inhabitants
one Of the biggest things to Fair
mont and adjacent territory that will
oesnrs during the year 1907 will be the
completion Of the Fairmont and Man.
1tagton Street Railway This means
next year a branch line will be
extended to Fairview and a few years
MN see large coal developments along
tiase5 lines and their extensions and
mike this part Of Marion county one
fiehest and most populous sec.
lions Much honoris due the promo.
teB 81 this street railway. May they
8Ilfe long to reap therewards they so
sjSstly deserve. Many new develop
mems not nov known to the public
willShe well under Roadway before the
year closes and 1907 will be long re-
t1sIbered as the year that many big
Enterprises We're commenced and com.
plsted IN or near Fairlnont.
This year also saw the reorganiza.
tioasof the State Normal school in this
city and witnessed the placing of this
Institution on a much higher plane
than ever before. It's training school
aha model department viii soon rank
second TO none in the State and will
compare tayorably with any in the
thtedS States. The people of this
All DO not now realize what these
chang IS mean for the FaIrmont State
Npr1iai school, More students than
eYer before win come here to school
sad the graduates will be in demand
sIllg6Ver the country because of their
special training under skilled training
teactsrs. with the enlarged faculty
nd Increased facilities the Fairmont