The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-21

steel center because re lUTc the fuel,
the reason Tor Pillsbnrgs greatness
Andrew Carnegie located his mills
amidst beds Of fuel and built HE raii
roads q haul the ore airmont & 10
sated midst the finest seams Of team
producing ana cokilg coal ii tie
world The Baltimore q Ohio Raj
road Company trains have left our
yards daily with 3 1000 loads OF cod,
for tidewater and the lakes; long;
haul east and west the cars return
empty to Fairmont to be loaded again
with coal For the Baltimore a Ohio
R R. Co. to say tina, Eaii mont Should
enter into the manufacture OF steel
is only a wise suggestion on the part
tof its management They get all the
haul Of Martinsburg lime stone 10
Fairmont in the return cars. the ore
from the lakes In cosl laden cars on
their return to Falrmcnt: then the
railroad company has created a long
profitable haul going and coming and
has built up a class of diversified
freIghts which by the nature of the
products will neeessitate long haul
and take "a much higher rate. There
can be no question about the eco
nomic proposition both for the rail.
road company and the manufacturer
to locate in Fairmont. II any other
town had the same advantages Il
would attract the plants. All Fair
mont needs Is to utilize this natural
advantage and in less than three
years we can have FIVE thousand men
working in steel mills In our vicinity.
Fairmont is well equipped for the
steel industry. Monongahela Indus
trial Company anticipates this great
development; over seven hundred
acres Of the finest territory in West
Virginia for manufacturing and resi-.
dence purposes. lies east OF the city
and Is waiting this phenomenal
growth with railroad facilities com.
plete, gas lines, and graded avenues.
Monongahela Industrial Company has
Monongaheia Industrial Go. has given
to Falrmont Morgantown Ave. stretch
ing eastward distaoce OF 1000 feet, m
avenue go feet wide with building
line Of rs feet, giving ITO feet between
the houses, which will have water.
gas and electric lights. one half Of the
avenue already paved and comprising
about $50 large delightful home sites
in fee. free from mining and railrnad
operations afForfinr an nnrortMnitv
for limited nnmhor of n,aa,,teaoa,
homo sites novor hoforn oano il,.. ~ ~.
any ovonna IN tbo c,ota ~ w. W.
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ioohIo all Al, 80 ." Dt+tIh',n,. % I'M nn'
I, Tairmont nm env,phIa aJyan :, 9,i IN
trade WITH the steal center oF the
wtrld, our CITY So more greBtly concprn.
cd in the Improvement of the Ohio river
then any other city except Wheeling
and Pittsbnrg. The day is not far
distant when by the completion Of thu
river%aterways and the Panama Can
al, Fairmont coal and the manuiac-
tur5d products of our city can be trans
ported by tne cheapest method known
to commerce to all the ports where
men trade.
Falrmont mas water supply i e&-
qualisu w 1s! loTn III Tue state'
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r ae We zoo. Al az Iii 49,,
M. snnnI,, ~ - ''N 49, 'eS'S :
onr civ has modern svs,am n,
sand aItered watar for domsst,o INV.
noses with reservoir ~ o. nm mn
gallons canac;tv Fairmont loads IN
natural pas for fua, the worlds Inv.
rrv tor Iight and haot snnnlied chan.
er than wood for tbe cabin Of The nina
forest or coal ~ Tho Mouth "a tha
mine A strons conn.nv In,aro.tad
in tbe deveIonment of Fnirmont ann!
nlvinr gas for domestic nrrnoseu of
IA cants ner thnnsnrd craic foot onl
st cents per thousand cnbic feet
TO the manufacturers from a IL.
nm acre 1eld with daily c,nac.
| ity Of 50,000, 900 cubic feet and a
probable life of 5O wears other folds
also deyeloped in the vicinity Of Fair.
mont and thousands. Of acres vet nm.
touched. r. has heen the exnerionce
of cities and towns that gas com.
pany which is reasonahIe In re ra,es
is one of the greatest factors IN de.