The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-18
Baltimore Commercial and In
dustriaI Paper Publishes
His Observations.
PRAISES cITrs PLANTS
And vividly Portrays the Stores
of Natural Resources
in This Section.

The Manufacturers Record, OF
Baltimore, this week contains an ar
ticle by Albert Phenis. of New Or
leans, one OF the ablest commercial
ediotrs of this country, who has
charge Of the New Orleans branch OF
the Record. Recently Mr., Phenls
visited Clarksburg and visited the
clty's Industries and commercial In
stitutions. Under the head Of
"clarksburg's Cheap Fuel" the Man
ufacturer's Record gives the public
the following article by Mr.. Phenis,
resulting from his visit here:
With present population of
$4,000 people, according to the estI-
mates Of local authorities. Clarks-
burg has become not only a SUR
prisingly populous place within re-
cent years, but there has occurred
here an Industrial development
which firmly establishes Clarksburg
as manufacturing center second only
to Wheeling among the cities of West
Virginia. and inevitably destined to
continued and much greater devel-
opment. There Is a wide and di-
versifcation of manufacturing plants
here, and the constant Increase in
the size OF establishments since their
location indicates a favorable condt-
tion existing for manufacturing here
and the healthy and vigorous ma
ture of the industries themselves.
Primarily. the Industrial develop
ment OF Clarksburg is based on an
immense supply OF natural gas, which
is found literally within the city
limits of Clarksburg. and which is
available and easily utilized that a
guaranteed rate of cents per thous-
and feet Is made to new Industries
proposing to locate here. Another
factor, of course, Is the vast field of
Pittsburg coal surrounding Clarks-
burg. The estimate Is that within
a radius OF 25 miles there are 35O.00O
acres Of Plttsburg coal, much of
which can be mined by gravity, and
the quantity of which insures cheap
fuel for thousand years. 1t Is esti-
mated that the gas, the territory
which is only one-quarter developed,
Is sufficient to last at least another
generation, and then. when the gas
is gone, the problem OF cheap fuel
will be solved in the immense quaint
ity Of high-grade coal surrounding
clarksburg.
Railroad transportation is another
factor, there being four lines OF
road converging in Clarksburg, so
tina. all the cardinal points can be
easily and quickly reached. As an
illustration the 100 or more travelling
men who travel out OF ClarksburG as
4nk nF hn yr.I,n In
houses here can get to points $50
miles away from clarksburg by II
O'Clock in the morning. Clarksburg
Is midway between Baltimore and
Cincinnati, and Is easily accessible to
all the important points OF the East,
North, South and West.
CT great Importance and advantage
in the Industrial development OF
clarksburg also Is the presence Of a
citizenship of active, hustling young
men. The board Of trade furnishes a
good Illustration OF the character OF
the people who are at the head OF
affairs here. The present board OF
trade Is only about two years of
age. 1t Is composed of $50 members
who attend the meetings, and the af-
fairs of the board are in the hands
of committee that act. and the
directors of the organization are men
who really direct. Since the first oi
May Arthur *. Thorn has been sec
rotary of the organization. Mr.
Thorn served with great credit as
state senator from this district fol
four years, and is a business man oi
recognized ability. so that he Is ef.
fectively following up the work ot
the former secretary. Charles f
Lamberd, who was made president OF
the organization the first of May. ant
who is himself one of the leading
young business men % CIarksburg.
Since the organization Of the pres
cnt board o ftrade there have been 10,
Gated in Clarksburg through the ef'
fort sof the board. four new enter
prises-clarksburg Zinc Works, Elec
trio Carbon Company. Travis Glas,
Company. and the Clarksburg Caske
Company The energeries Of thu
board are directed toward advertis
ing clarksburg and inducing new fac
tories to locate. and to further thi'
work advertising is being done il
suitable publications and through tn,
distribution OF very handsom,
pamphlet just issued under the it'll
Of "Clarksburg, the City OF opportu
nities.r
The Importance OF Clarksburg as
manufacturing city can be recognized
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