The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-29
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A. BUSY | ! PLACE
VIRGINIA. METAL cUL.
COMPANY Is NOW READY
TO HELP&THE CAUSE OF GOOD
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" VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL Ex.
PERiMENT STATION AT. NOR.
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One Of the new Industries or Fair
mont that will8add ma terially to the
Industrial growth Of the city. Is the
West Virginia Metal Culvert Company.
which has recently builtits factory on
Hickman run. The factory Is a new
two story building 4ox4s i feet and
when run at full capacity affords EN-.
ployment for about twenty men. ii Mr..
Solomon .Holmburs. OF Warren. Pa.
is the president OF the company and
Edward 1.tmbere. formerly of Warren.
but now Of Fairmont. ls the secretary.
and c. H. Johnson Is Treasurer.
The business OF the company is to
manufacture from sheet galvanized
metal road culverts, The culverts
as manufactured are from s inches
to Z feet In diameter.
a factory manufacturing these clll.
rerts was started In Warren. Pm,
about four years ago and throughout
that section the clllverts are being
used almost universally by the county
road supervisors and railroad and
street car companies. The factory .ts
running night and day shipping cul-
verts by the car loa,l to all parts or
the country. II was the success OF
this business that prompted these gen
tfemen to come into orr midst and in:
vest their money in n fnctory plant.
With the good roads movement so
| thoroughly in evidence in this State
no doubt the Metal Culvert factory
will soon be running overtime.
The culverts are solh under writ.
ten guarantee, from the company 10
last 25 years and a recent test made
at Morgnntown will give some Idea OF
| the great strength Of the culvert. Be-
low Is given testimonial from Mr..
i. 1T. Stewart. OF the West Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station. of
!, ,Morgantown. Il Il 5s
Esa ested at EMorga an town. !: I
To Whom May Conser1nl, = y, s,3 - ~
On the y.2sths day Of March. 1905. in
: the city; Of Morgantown. West Wiz
ginta. some tests were, made .of cor.
/ rugated road culverts ten inches in
! diameter. These tests were made In
Walnut street. near the school build.
Ing. in the presence or number OF
persons. the test chiefly consisting In
huryfng the culvert even with the sur.
face and running over it ten ton road
roller. could not observe any in.
Jury that was done to the cnlvert.
either In crushing or bending 1t and
would assume that ordinary vehicles
would pass over 1t without any hurt
whatever.
The chief virtue OF this clllvert over
tile OF any description which I have
seen is that the whole culyert Is in
one piece and that wa shing or crush.
Ing will not interrupt the free flow
Of water across the rond.
1t seems to me that this device Is
worthy of tests by road officials in the
various counties as to Its durability,
etc. =
This culvert is manufactured by
West Virginia Metal Culvert Company,
Fafrmort, w. vn.
Yours very truly,
| ]. II. STEWART. =
Mr.. Stewart. as most everybody
knows. is one OF the most practical
men In tho State with reference to
such matters which gives additional
weight to his statements. The first
car OF metal has just been turned
into culverts and the work OF plac-
Ing the product on the market will be.
gin at once. Road men everywhera
who have seen the cnlvert pronounce
1t boon to rond work and 1t will no
doubt como into general use in this
county as well MS many other coun-
| ties throughout the State @