The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-08
BAL LTIMORE CITY
LOOKS THIS WAY
Leading Baltimore Paper Boosts
This City Through Its Widely
Read Columns.
REAT INDUSTRIAL CENTER
Is It's Declaration and Many Resi-
dents OF That City Are Pleased
With Developments Here.

Gratifying it is to every true
Clarksburger to realize the fact that
all eyes are on Clarksburg, and all
here are greatly pleased with the
helpfulness the Baltimore Suns eff
forts in spreading knowledge OF tho
activities and growth of this city, as
well as the energy and zeal shown
by Secretary Charles E. Lamberd OF
the Clarksburg Board of Trade, who
is at all times cleverly enlisting such
services as the Baltimore Sun Is
rendering. The following article con-
cerning Clarksburg appeared in a
recent issue of the Sun:
One of the most interesting and
active towns visited by the Baltimore
bankers during their trip through
West Virginia several days ago. to
which reference was made in The
Sun, IS Clarksburg. With growing
population, now estimated at 5000,
and with>its Industrial and CONNER
cial interests increasing at a most
remarkable pace, Cfarksburg bids
fair to become one of the most inn
portant manufacturing and CONNER
cial cities of the South during the
next few years.
The development of Clarksburg is
being watched with keen interest by
hundreds of Baltimoreans, as there
are many who are financially inter,
ested in enterprises at that place.
and not few have gone there TO cast
their lots as residents and assist in
the upbuilding of the town. Many
of the Baltimoreans who have gone
there have met with success and are
occupying positions Of trust and re-
sponsibilityH =
Speaking of the growth Of his
adopted city yesterday, Mr.. Charles
Ellsworth Lamberd, former Balti-
morean, now secretary of the Board
of Trade of Clarksburg, who was
visitor at The Sun office, said:
"one OF the undisputable signs OF
the promising condition of Clarks-
burg is the fact that we are doing all
in our power to invite outsiders to
come there and build dwellings for
us. Indeed, the population is in
creasing more rapidly than we can
find accommodations for 1t, and this,
l think, is healthful sign for a
growing community. Any one who
cares to invest in real estate in
CIarksburg may be sure that he will
invest safely and profitably.
Our largest industrial plant is
the Grasselli Chemical Company, the
only one OF its kind In the East,
where pig zinc is manufactured from
ore out of which the sulphur is
taken. The company alone employs
500 hands, divided into three shifts
o feight hours each, the works being
run day and night, Our other chief
Industries. which employ an aggre-
gate OF more than 5000 hands, In
cIude the manufacture of glass and
pottery. The South Penn OIL Com
pany has established large head
quarters there.
There is ample room for the city
to expand in area. Aside from the
suburb OF Grasselli, where are locat-
ed the company's works, are the
suburbs of Broad Oaks. with a popu-
lation Of about 2,5OO; Adamston.
with population of 1000. and what
is known as the Industrial Addition,
where the homes OF more than 1000
persons are located. This would in
dicate that there is plenty of space
for US to spread If circumstances are
favorable"