The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-31
IA HusTLlNG TOWN.

e5 The editor OF the West TirEiniar
had tile pleasure of spending Thursday
4 afternoon and night and n part OF Fri
day at the thriving. growing city of
SEllsins. the county scat of Randolph
County. and the home OF ex-senator
ID Elkins, from whom the town was,
Henry g 4 Davis and Senator Stephen
named THERE'S probably no town in
West Virginia the size of 1;llsins that
has more +. good buildings, better
streets and a more general air Of pros
perity and thrift than this little city
nestled In among the rounded hill tops
and In sight Of the mountains neyond.
The wide. level paved streets and I'M
posing business blocks are among the
4 first things! to attract hte vtGitor's Mt
tention, and next he will note Re ham;
some hill top buildings than. which
there are none more magnificent In
the state. on tine rounded hills to tho
Senst 5of the town are tho stately and
\ imposing residences of Hon. Richard
Ferns, former Senator from Missouri.
ex-senator Henry g. Davis, the grand
odd man, Of West Virginia. and the
Hon. Stephen B. Elkins. Mt present
United States Senator from this State.
SDn a hill top to the west OF town Is
the Davis. and Elkins College building.
which Is quite a handsome structure
to the north at n distance Of milo Is
\ the new Odd Fellows Home. which is
= Just now nearing completion. II Is not
! known vet just where the State Chill
slrents Home will be located. but 1t has
been decided that 1t will be erected nj
:Elkins. and ON August tenth site will
j be selected for5it. In addition 70 these
large buildings around the tc%n III
Overlooking 1t, in the main part OF the
I town nre found the beautiful Randolph
Z county court house. recently complct
led; The: new union depot: the I. NJ. C.
IA building: two good hospitals. two
1nrge hotels. and handsome school
bnlldings.
one OF tho things which has made
Elkins become such good town Ii its
Z excellent railway facilities. In fact 1t
Ifs quite n railroad center. There are
81 two trains n day each way between
4 Elllins and Cumberland. NIL. :wo ovei
the Grafton and BellnEton division OF
1.-THE b. Es& o.. the line extending Oh nn
the valley to HMttonsville. There are
!; also two trains each way 10 Durbin
where the C. & j. makes connection
with the C..;& o. railway. There is
also through daily train connection be.
tween gElkins and Charleston. ElkinG
SsIs. about ten hours from both Charles
\ ton, the State capital. and Washington,
ID c.: The National capital. AT Elkfns
Y are located the shops OF the Western
Maryland railroad.
Being a railroad center, Elktns Is
/; d good wholesale point and rs n consr-
u anence several wholesale houses nrc
doing a nice business. Considerable
work has been done towards building
a trolley system for the-city. quite
lot of track having already been laid,
1T is said a line Will be built down the
river 10 Belington. thus joining these
two good towns and railroal ccnters
:s>hys trolley. Elkins has son1e wood
working factories. an Ice plant. n bricf
4 plant and an idle brewery. at least Il
< is not doing a very thriving business
since Randolph county has abolished
\ saloons from Its domain. We believe
Y we arc not mistaken when we say that
4 HlkIns Is destined to. bccom, one oil
i the very best OF the Interior towns oil
+ the stnte. in fact, 1t ranks among the
best even now.