The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-06
The STABILITY OE
FllRA0NT REAL ESTATE
AN EXAMPLE OE WONDERFUL
lSGyEhSE In VALUES

No person has ever lost money3ol
Falrmont Real Estate. "TEERESsl
REASON" You can't lose. The aes
velopment OF this coal field Is still mi
It's infancy. The growth In population
Is only fairly begun. This Is not only
true Of Fairmont, but OF West Virginia.
as whole. Fairmont realty values
have weathered the panic and are
emerging from the legarthy Of aneti.
cial depression to greet the return az
Industrial prosperity having taken 10
backward step. s.S
Falrmont, with its billions OF tons OF
coal yet unmined, awaiting the pick
endless supply Of natural gas, oil, fts
slack water navigation, It's traction
lines, its railroad facilities all u
which make it the most desirable 10;
cation for the steel mills and other
tactories-is destined to meet the az
pectations OF its most optimistic cit.3
zens. I M
Fairmont with population 81
$4,000, has water supply not equaled Il
by any town in the State. nine foot
pool standing for FIVE miles. The long
and continued drought Of the last year
did not materially lessen our supply.
Our city has modern system 81 4
sand filtered water for domestic ;putS
poses, with reservoir Of 81 O00, 000 !
gallons capacity. Fairmont leads il
natural gas for fuel, the worlds lux
ury for light and heat supplied cheap
or than wood for the cabin Of the pine
forest or coal. at the mouth of The /
mine. Fairmont Is supplied with
gas for domestic purposes at Ia
cents per thousand cubic feet. and az i
3 cents per thousand cubic feet to the
manufacturers from 1900 acre field n
with a daily capacity of 50.00O.000 cusl
bic feet and probable life Of 80
years. N
If you go back for fifteen years yohE
can see Fairmont little town OF two
or three thousand people. 3]s]
You remember number. OF aReress
sive men forming company to Sbiyg
a tract OF land stretching south from
Fairmont consisting OF about 400 acres
covered with ravines, briars ana a
bushes. These men said FairmonkS
would make good town, that We
ought to manufacture products bere
and build up a. desirable residence sllb.
urb. They bought land and bepan IN.
proTements. The first thing they had
10 DO was to advance money to ac-
qthre railroad facilities by CONSTRUCT
ing the Belt Line for a mile In length
then 1t became necessary for these
men and their associates to invest n
manufacturing enterprises, 10 buIld: Z
bridge spanning Coal Run hollow AZ
a tremendous cost M
The people generally looked unbn
me development as a reckless exnenl
ditnre OF money. The chock STONES
to progress were in their midas
Inese men had faith IN the resources
OF o. Fairmont and in themselves. They
laaa on tairmont avenue distance Of
5000 feet through their properly and
began to improve the street. Ata
public sale OF lots in 1891 an elfort
was made to dispose of their property
Farmers came to town for the ale
They sad the lots we're TOO nigh al,d
would not buy. The history 81 tho
growtA and development Of Fairmont
avenue for the past fifteen years oniv;
serves as an index to the tremendous
Crown OF the entire community aIt
mas neen one Of continuous growth
untii there is now two and one.hsif
u! .,lillton dollars worth OF property on
tne avenue. Lots have advanced from
almost nothing in price to a yaIus AZ
SSV0 per front foot averaging S7s ~
$2OO dollars per front foot for the eri.
tire frontage. which is Ornament 4
with SO residences and buildings 5eac,,
- Ys,Oyv, ~
Fairmont avenue property w,thtn
the memory Of every yotine msyi
mas oeen developed from a bar
rem waste to the value ofltwo
and one-half millions on a so1tbe.
EN- stretch of less than mile lots
that first sold for 800 and 1.o00 dollar
now sell for 5000 and 10000 dollaTs
opportunities are offered in RaiI,.
mont today. Fairmont's school systanS
is the best in the State You are ~
Gated within one hours ride ~ 80 ,iS
University of West Virginia. y5,s
nave a State institution. tbe sSnrns 4
school, public schools and 4 feentTsi
5lgh School for the future. The mac
n1tieent structures. the 7. M 4 al a
and the Masonic Temple, each febrs..
senting an Investment Of aISost
Sl5O.OO0, are monuments Of your Nil
me magnifcent homes, bank nd
omce buildings are evidences al mr.
taith in the future Of Fairmout n,l
cnurches. strong In their numbers san5
representing every denomination ma
Slaed over by the ablest ministers, 81
me country, represent the charaots7.
~ our people. The government M
Lattn IN us. Our river Is Improved a.
plttsburg by system Of ioclts lasd
1ams representing an expenditnra ~
!. OF dollars and. the consiriiSS.
slon OF magnificent Federal biiiisina
IS about to begin in our hidst.
street car lines alone now cnsrs
bairmont with 100000 people MAJ
mes VIII be built, and 1t Is only 4
short time until we are connes
With all the principal towns III NSrfi
srn West Virginia. The complies ion IA
he street car line to Mann S n v \,
up another big rich fefFi toTv fe,.
,rade with FaiFmhnf 4 ~ N - ~ ~ I