The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-31
Of
THE OIL MEN
AS Well AS the Trade of All
tfle Thousands Engaged
in Business Sought
DElPE IDS ON I ICE NsE.
Fairmont Board 81 Trade Il
Be Appealed to II Aid in
Getting Patronage

1sItlng SatT0Hage.
FAlIiMoNT, Mar The m,
NOR isnow current. which when in-
yestigated seems we'll founded. thu
the standard on Company ana rs
subsidiary branches as weli as 9th.
CT oil producers, have leased FOR 81
and gas purposes all the lands be.
tween Lunfberport in Harrison coun-
ts. 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 or starting the i'm.
mediate drillipg Of from two thous-
and to twcnty-iiye bundled wells,
necessitating q nrobaDle expenditure
Of not less than 81. 100000 which
WIN he paid out in cash within the
neat year
/. The logical and central place 10
work is from Falrmont II Is near
to Huntington. the home oi the res.
ident oil people. ot this state ana
present headquarters og The stand.
ard company Fatrnpnt ANA Man.
ntngton will have street car connect.
ion by April 90 To get to elarks-
burg from Warrington these otIie-
ials and emploses must go through d
Fairmont and eleaf bcsond the pro-
posed deYelo pae1ts In order 10
reach tho. place siliere ehey now pro.
posc TO wofk From, There is some
reason for this,
The drilling IN and about ,shinn.
ston has proved that il is yaIiai,fe
oil and gas territory and deyefop-
ments are now extending in the d.-
rectlon of tho East side OF the river
making Fairmont the proper and
logical place for the oil people to
have their headquarters.
After OH conis,ny Offices.
Some tiften years ago the Stand
ard people offered to make FaIrmont
their state headquarters and asked
certain concessions from the people
but they were not granted and they
moved elsewhere. 1t is now a welI
know fact that Clarksburg is makin..
Ia determined and concerted efrort to
have the oil people make their head
quarters in that city, instead OF
Fairmont, and the tide seems 10 l,e
drifting in that direction. While
clarksburg is thus busily engaged
offering inducements to these com.
panics and their employees, Fafrmont
Is standing idly by listening to the
plaintivc walls OF the malcontent.
The business people of Fairnoat
might tnst as well have the benefit
of the outlay OF this money as the
business people of clarksburg Fair.
mont has the advantage over clarks.
burg, because the proposed develop.
ment is to be principally made in
this county, where the county rec.
ords are located. and where the
present headquarters Of the stand.
ard and its attorneys arc located.
Why People Come Here.
Just now these oil people are Civ.
Ing Tairmont the"go by" as they cal
1t. and are drifting into clarksburp
where they spcnds their money
There must he some reason for this
There Is. Thesoil operator, contract.
or or leaser. drilIer aud like en-.
ployes. belong to the highest class 81
citizenship. Thcy make lfr mone,
and are good spenders. Thex arc
going to locate in the city which j.
conducted more 10 their liking
ciarksburg is known as good
town and conducted on broad
gauge business principles. Fair.
mont is known to have fallen into
the hands of class whosa ideas Of
progressive business policies retard
rather than encourage the upbuild.
ing Of the city. It Is known as !
dry town which does not appea,
to the average up2to-adate progress.
siFe business man. So long as It re
mains q dry" town these oil people
and their money will go to clarks
burg. IT is known that Rairmont
hotel proprietors cannot make thell