The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

public for the first time on the evening
I Of September .
1 The New Opera House IS as comulste
/ and modern as snv in the larger cities
/ Il has ample STAGE room for the p-'-
1 duction Of the most elaborate plays. and
ample provision for scenic effects lighted
: by electricity. and Possesses a seating
/ capacity in excess Of 1-cr1
In the Hotel McCreery. Hinton pos
sesses new. modern hosiery. capable
/ Of entertaining 100 patrons. an5 one OF
I The handsomest hotels externally in the
state Of West Virginia II was built
I by a company OF Hinton business men.
I Of which James T NcCreery IS the pres
ident, and is under the management .cf
I A z Kelly. 8 Eautuck.an Of EXTENDED
hotel experience.
/ The EIks. in building their own home.
decided that while they were Al II they
might as well do things on a generous
scale. and erected a handsome business
block, in Combination with the Citizens
{ Bank Of Hinton. and Lang Humrn~ies
& Co. merchants. which. adjoining the
E Hotel McCreery on the west. presents
an extraordinarily handsome city block
The Hinton hospital. until recently
Z 81 -FrANE el4if. ElLFIT n-GT n
{ cOrporated in the ChesaueaEe & Ohfo-s
( splendid system Of hospitals. The senior
I physician IS DR.. o. o. Cooper. and ass7-
ctated with him are Drs- r B. Miller.
/ G. L Pence, F r. Albert. and z W
/ Cummings
One Of the chief advantages OF resi-
dence in Hinton lies in the previously
mentioned political decency Of the towns
administration Notwithstanding the nat
urally nigh tax rate prevalent through
out the cities Of West Virginia. the fact
that Summers County is generally. recog-
nized as the best administered county in
the state creates for Hinton and Avis a
minimum IN the matter of both county
and city tax rate This combined vvith
an unusually liberal. assessment makes
the actual taxation here as low. If not
lower than that Of any city OF similar
size in West Virginia. The county treas
ury possesses a working surplus. and has
for many years II was this surplus that
was used 10 erect Hinton-s latest school
building. for which no extra assessment
was levied.
Opportunity for Growth.
One Of the objections often noted BY
prospective newcomers 10 Hinton IS the
apparent inadequacy Of the city's ca
pacity for future growth Apparently the
NN-AAlAA- "a L--@ -a--ltA AAAlAAtS LlEe surface
growth Of both Hinton and Avis. Vitb
this Limitation in view. a handsome ad-
dltion TO the city has been created at
Sunset Hill, directly opposite Hinton. sit
uated on 300-foot hill the top Of which
is absolutely level. and where a sub
division embracing nearly 800 large lots
has been recently created The new ad-
dition is within easy access Of the busi-
ness section Of Hinton BY a fine road
crossing New River by the main bridaa
and ascending Sunset Hill at an easy
grade.
The new Hinton toll bridge. constructed
recently, connects Hinton with West Hin
ton. OF Sunset Hill This is a handsome
structure Of concrete and steel. I.S40 feet
in length, with the bridge floor sixty
feet above the river
Owes Much to Railroads.
Il is almost impossible to write OF Hin
ton without constant Teversion 10 the
railway business. which has heretofore
been the city's chief reason for exist
ence- What Hinton has become through
one railway seems 70 be destined TO De
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