The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-02
.d,fter From
VIZ. Hiirsh Is
MADE Public
.l's;.lll.H.1l!l / |! Hl!lstoryof The
Steel and Wire
\. Company ( 9 j

An enthusiastic nsoi.ne Of tie bust
ness men OF the sity was held at th'
Court t.house yesterday afternoon to dls
cuss matters relative 10 the new stee
plant that Is to Hyen up things In In
dustrial valley. Members Of the Boart
& & Of Trade and d the Falrmont Indus
trial Company and others were In at
Tendance
u The matter OF raising the 100000
bonus required By the Independent
gSteel and Wire Company was discuss
ed, To bring this matter to the no
stice OF more OF our people It was de
clded to hold mass meetings In the
ss2severa1 wards on Monday night al
80 o'clock when the shairmen o. the
ward committees will fully explain al
Questions pertaining 10 The amount oI
money to be raised.
The ward meetings win be held as
follows: First ward, school house:
Second ward, school house; Third
ward, Courthouse: Fourth ward. Nor
mal school building; Fifth ward
school house. The ward committees
appointed 10 look after the work as
FAR as completed arc composed Of the
following men:
First ward--C. D.. Robinson. Levi B
HaH, Bruce }Ba rtholow, Judge Mason,
Diary Shaw,.Iohn s. Scott, 2. W. Nor
Il gan. Others to he named.
Second ward Clyde s. Holt, George
II. Carrell, IA. D. Simon, M. A. Jolliff
Others to be named.
Third wnrd-C. z. Manley. "A. How
ard Fleming, ]. f. Anderson. Clyde
Hutchinson. Thomas "A. Dcveny. J.
walter Barnes. Mayor u. M. Neely
i&SList not completed.
D Fourth ward--IL. G. Race. George N
Jacobs, S. Ray Holbert, James o. Wat
L s3son, T, j. Brett. Rev. H. G. Stoetzer
70. II Hall; r.. N. Hite, n. P. Gilmore
Other names to be added.
Fifth ward Sam r. Nuzum, NJ. P,
Wells, Arthur G. Martin. T. L. Burcl
final. y S. E. Billlngslea, T. ". Arnett
\ r Cunningham, Walter Elason
n b d. Fleming. To be completed.
In order that our people may be
\ more familiar with the great plant
(which our people are anxious to land
we nrint q letter from Arthur Eirsh
K giving .t,le history Of the company that
lis wanting to locate It's mills here. The
reads:
Independent Steel q Wire Company
ils,a House Building.
4 PIttsburg, Pa.
December z3d. 1908.
MIR. Anthony Bowen,
Secretary. Board OF Trade,
S5S Tairmont. w. Va. =
Il Dear Sir:
Y g Complying with the request OF your
committee, | will give you brief Ais
tory Of the Independent Steel and Wire
s Company.
Some eight years ass We were en-
N gagged in the manufacture Of couch
: 55ss:aprings for the construction OF couch
: bes. The machinery We had installed
~ sfor the manufacture Of couch bottoms
was capable OF manufacturing otne,
products out: of wire used by our Gus
TONERS. Al their solicitation We man
Sufactured springs called upholstnrInt
4 springs; used in parlor furniture.
: s The writer received a commun!ca
s.tlon: from one Of the leading wire com
& panies requesting that he come tt
their Office, and was informed that I'M
less we desigted from manufacturing
these springs, that they could no long
81 err furnish us wire at the prices We
4 were paying, and quoted us a price OF
y raw material more than twice thu
amount they had formerly charged us
,ssAt that time there was only one
place to buy spring wire, 30 that
5manufacturer OF springs could only 81
s. into the business provided those wht
controlled the wire would permit hin
10. Inasnnch as the people who rnadt
Sspring wire made springs, there wa'
no chance Of buying raw material from
them 's'i
Therefore 1t became necessary. II W
intended to continue IN the business
We had started. TO ind a new sourc'
y for our raw material We called upol
several .soca1led Independent manufae
H tilrers Of wire, and iound that the!
e SSiwere either not equipped to max