The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-23

session OF 0n0Jner room for his
business while he is building. which
will only be a few days. On the next
corner a company has leased two lots
for 80 years, paying for the lease
100000 per month and are to build
at least a seven story steel-frame Ore.
proof building commencing work an
soon as they can get possession OF
the old buildings which Will be next
March. Just across the street from
this is pair OF lots taht Mr.. Lee.
(former owner of the Lee hotel). has
recently bought. paying s105. 100000
for them. The present lease on this
property runs about one and one-halt
years and Mr.. Lee says that as soon
as he can get possession he will start
the erection Of the finest Office build
ing in the southwest. Mr.. Lee owns
great deal of the best property In
the city, is immensely wealthy and
am told he did not have anything
few years ago; has mede It all In
Oklahoma City real estate.
In this block two buildings are be-
ing remodelcd and enlarged. one of
them being made from four to six
stories. On the next corner a seven
story steel and concrete budding is
now going up. and so 1t is all over the
city. both In the business and resi-
dence district.
II there has ever been a money
panic in this section this city does
not show 1t now.
There is nothing vacant either In
business houses or residences.
drove over the city last Sunday after
noon for three or four hours and
only saw one vacant house and Il a
very undesirable one.
There are some thirty miles Of
brick and asphalt paved streets hero
and ! noticed few days ago that
there are sixteen miles more under
contract to be put down at once.
In the fine residence section In tho
northen part fthe city. are blocks
are blocks of homes that would be n
credit to any city, and more of them
being built all through this section.
she residence section Is entirely to tho
north.
Just north OF what is now tho high
class residence section, the street
railway company Is putting In n
great lake. covering over one hundred
acres. and making pleasure resort
that will be the finest thing In the
Southwest. Just north Nof this pleas
ure resort on the highest point In this
country. is the suburban town of
Britton, on the interurban railway
and on the Atchison and Santafer
railway. This suburban town :s
Just now beginning to grow, the street
car line Just being completed to this
point a few months ago. and while
am convinced that almost any of
Oklahoma or Oklahoma City is good.
YOU may know that particularly
like the prospects at Britton, since Z !,
have confined my investments to this
point. 1 have already invested sew
| eral thousand dollars there and in
tend to put great deal more there
in the near future. now own about
80 lots around the center of this town
and have a business block of 100
front feet, now nearly completed:
have everything occupied that is I'm
ished and the rest of 1t contracted. 30
that when this building is finished
80 s.s q ost'e' .iSo'e VII my
totai hevstment .han was getting
on the money at nome.
Since I have been here this time
! nave refused an oner OF better than
30 Nper cent advance on the price
paid Tor some OF my property 20 days
ago out I nave nothing Tor sale at
the present time.
what IS probably the most sur
prisins thing about this city Is its
morals. we all knew that 1t went
dry at the last election, but some way
some OF us did not understand It.
II did not square with our old time
idea OF westerner, SO We hardly be-
ileVed they meant II. me law Is OF
course not perfectly enforced; many
OF the officers are not friendly to the
cause. and the large newspapers are
IN favor OF local option. and ! sup
pose there Is considerable drinking
done on the sly. but j have been in