The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-30
Lee Z. Malone
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ident OF the Watson. Malone and Mil
Ter Company, n corporation c,at has
many residences in this city and has
manufacturing interests OF cGnsltlern.
Bile magnitude. He WAS president OF
the Hcllerirw Improvement Company
that gave to the city The beautiful
suburb of Belleriew. He WIS an in
cnrpnratur In the Watson Company.
| one OF the strongest organizations
here. which is about TO commence The
erection Of the large business building
on llc corner OF Adams and Jefferson
streets. Mr.. Malone. during the time
! that the Fairmont and Ciarkshnrs
Traction Company was extending It's
lines through tho cities OF FnlrInont
nnl Clarksburg and constructing the
intcrnrhan lines that connect. WINS the
general manager of tho company 1t
was to his business saglcity largely
that the company from the very start
WAS successful mt every turn anil soon
| developed into n great electric railway
system lie was president OF the Fhir-
mont Mining Machinery Company.
MIR. Malone WAS In the true sense Il
srIfmuLe, man. lie was the son of Mel
son and Minerva fMalonc. His parents
died when he was child. lie was
reared by. his grandmother
| When The Montana Coal Company
began its operations In 1887 ne applied
to the officials OF the company for
position and stated that he wanted to
make his own way. IIc was then
| twenty-five years old. lie was given
the position of time clerk. The follow
\ ing winter he taught the Montana
school and made up his time sheets
In the evening after school hours.
Two years later he was made super
intcnlent OF the West Fairmnnt shaft
mine. which WAS owned by the Wat
son interests. Under his management
the Shaft mine turned out great guam
titles of coal and the business greatly
Increased. When the company by
which he WINS employed decided to
open UP n new plant. now known rs
New England, Mr. Malone WAS called
upon to take up this work. Ills chi
ployers had confidence i'm him and
| their confidence iii the man was never
misplaced He undertook this difficult
| task and performed the duties assign
cd In his new position with the same
degree OF diligence that characterized
| his former work. Tho New England
mine Is one of the best known In the
Fairmnnt region. and will stand rs
monument to the man That executed
tho plans of the plant. It was while
he was employed mt New England that
Reconstructed his residence on Fair
mont avenue and moved his family
from the cottnge near Evansville
where they lived.
After, being superintendent Mt the
shaft and New England mine he was
made purchasing agent In 1889 for the
Montana Coal and Coke Company. the
Brian Hill Coal and Coke Company.
the Highland Coal and Coke Company
and the West Fairmont Coal and Coke
Company. In 1901. " hen the FaIrmont
Coal Company was formed. lie was
made the general superintendent nf
the mines.
In 1904 he was promoted and was
made general manager Of the Consoli-
1ation Coal Company OF Maryland AMI
OF the Somerset Coal Company OF
pennsylvania and OF the Falrmont
Coal Company. The three large COM
panics came under tho ono manage.
twenty-five years old. lie was given
OF the operating department OF prnba-
bly, the largest coal producing concern
In the world. In his high position In
these large companies he met with tile
same success that crowned his work
he constructed his residence on Fair
higher position.
Mr.. Malone was married to Miss
T4lde Summers. OF Evansville while SUI
pcrirtendcnt Mt the West Fairmont'
shaft mine. One daughter. Miss
Blanch. was born to this 1lnicn. Mr.
Malone was devoted TO home life. He
was good husband and few arc MS
greatly devoted to their children as
he was to mis- daughter.
Mr.. Malone was Identified with sew
cral orders. He was prominent
member Of the Masons, q member OF
the Elks and of the Odd elbows.
The remains Will arrive here tomor.
ROW morning o mn special train fsom