The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-04-01
AS Well AS the Trade Of All
the Thousands Engaged
in Business Sought.
DEPENDS ON LICENSE
Fairmont Board of Trade tc
Be Appealed to to Aid in
Getting Patronage.

B
FAIRMoN1', Mar. 31-Thc ru-
NOR Is now current. which, when In
yestigated. seems well founded, that
the Standard OIL Company and Its
subsidiary branches, as we'll as 9th.
or oil producers. have leased for oil
and gas purposes all the lands be-
tween lLumbcrport in Harrison coun-
". extending through the Booths
vile country in Grant district, this
county. on through Union and Win
field districts into Monongalia coun-
ty with the view OF starting the I'M
mediate drilling of from two ilious-
and to twenty-iive hundred wells,
necessitating probable expenditure
'of not less than 81. 100000 which
will be paid out in cash within the
next year.
The logical and central place To
work is from 1Fairniont. 1t is near
to Warrington. tile home of the res.
idcnt oil people of this state aud
present headquarters OF the Stand
ard company Fairmont and Man.
llinston will have street car connect
ion by April 90. TO get to Clarks-
burg from Mannlngton these offic-
ials and employees, must so through
Fairmont and clear beyond the pro.
posed developments In order to
reach the place where they now pro-
pose to work from. There is some
reason for this.
The drilling in and about Shlnn-
ston has proved that II is valuable
OIL and gas territory and develop
nients are now extending in the d.
rection OF the East side OF the river
making Fairmontf the proper and
logical place for the oil people to
have their headquarters.
After Oil Company Offices.
Some fifteen years ago the Stand.
ard people offered to make Fairmon,
their state headquarters and asked
certain concessions from the peopIe
put they We're not granted ana they
moved elsewhere. 1t is now n well
Know fact that Clarksburg is making
a determined and concerted effort to
have the oil people make their head.
quarters in that city, instead OF
Fairmont. aud the tide seems to liz
drifting in that direction. While
clarksburs is thus busily engaged
Offering Inducements to these com.
panies and their employees, Fairmon,
IS Standing idly by listening to tho
pialntiyc walls OF the malcontcnt.
The business people of Fairmon
might Just as we'll have the benefi,
Of the outlay of this money as til,
business people of Clarksburg. Fair,
mont has the advantage over clarks
burg, because the proposed develop
ment is to be principally made ii
THIS county. where the county rec
ords are located, and where The
present headquarters of the Stand
ard and its attorneys are located
Why People Como Here.
Just now these oil people are civ
ing Fairmont thc"so by" as thcy cal
IT, and are drifting into clarksburt
Where they spend their money
| There must be some reason for this
There Is. The oil operator. contract.
or or leaser, driller and like en-.
ployes, belong to the highest class ol
citizenship. They make big money
and are good spenders. They are
gong to locate In the city which ii
conducted more to their liking
clarksbnrg is known as good,
town and conducted ON broad
gauge business principles. Fair.
mont is known 70 have fallen into
the hands OF a class whose ideas OF
progressive business policies retard
rather than encourage the upbuild-
ing OF the city. 1t is known as a
dry town which does not appeal
to the average up-to-adate progfes.
slye business man. So long as it re.
mains dry" town these oil people
and their money will go to clarlss.
burg. 1t is known that Fairmonl
hotel proprietors cannot nuke thell