The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-13
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4 FACTORY
Jackson is Purchased for the
Home of United Wooden
Mills Company.
WILL PROVE ADMIRABLE
QUARTERS FOR BUSINESS

A deal was consummated yester-
day between the owners OF the Jack
son hotel building in Parkersburg, w
Va, and w. A. Hersch. manager OF
the United Wooden Mills Company.
The deal means much for Parkers-
burg, as It is tho purpose of the COM
pany to convert the building into a
new home for the company. with
the increased space and additional
equipment which viii be Installed in
the building it will be possible for
the company TO increase largely both
its autput and the number of EN-
ployes, at present about rs.
Citizens of Parkersburg will re-
member that not quite six years ago
tthe exact date was June IA. 1909. J
this company began operations Mt
715 Market street, in one store room,
with a small stock of goods. Al
that time but six or seven people
were employed. It was not long,
however. before the company opened
a branch store in Marietta. and in
less than a year another one at
Clarkshurg. The rapid expansion of
their business caused them to become
too crowded in their Upper Market
street quayters. An attempt to lease
more space there failed and they
leased two floors of the building at
317 Market street, their present quar-
tiers.
After opening two branch stores.
one in Huntington and the other at
Charleston, the two floors were found
to be insufficient and they took over
the entire building.
Recently it was found that they
had outgrown the building which
which they now occupy and conse-
search was made for n
moro favorable location. After me-
gotiatlons extending over a consid-
cradle period of time. the Jackson
hotel building was purchased yester-
day. Its practical availability i'm
pressed Mr. Hersch. the manager.
that 1t was the best location in sight
and its size will enable the company
to develop into an enormous indus
try before 1t oatgrows this building.
The construction of the building IS
such, with the large center courts and
sky lights that 1t will he admirably
suited to manufacturing purposes. 1t
has n frontage of 90 feet on Market
street AND 10 feet ON court street,
while its location insures good light
and also good opportunities for rent
Ing part of the building in case they
do not require 1t all.
Definite plans have not rs yet been
completed as to the changes to be
made in the building, but a large sum
om money Is to be expended to put
It into shape. All partitions will be
from the fourth floor and It
will be converted into a manufacture
ing room. A part OF the third floor
Is to be made into n ladies' and gem
tlemen's retiring rooms, ana the bal
lnce of the third floor and ali of the
second floor win be converted into
suites Of business offices, with mod
nrn equipment. including steam
heat, electricity. hot and cold water.
rhe lower store rooms will be rented,
while the lobby and office of the hos
lelry will be used for cutting room
and surplus stock room. An office
viii be constructed at the back part
leaving a passage way between the
two rooms and also the present pri-
vate alley way.
This win greatly enhance the val
ne Of lower Market street from
commercial standpoint. Great bene-
fits will also accrue to the city gen
orally from the fact that the new To-
cation will mean many additional
employees. Grand success is in store
for West virginia's Greatest Tai
lors."