The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-02
I'm THE MOUNTAINS.

~ MI He MOUNT AIMS.
Tie visitor at Hendricks, Tucker
county, feels that he is literally "in
sSthe mountains" for almost In every
stdirec lion the huge wooded hills pile
mp TO mountain heights. Hendricks Is
built ut the junction of the Black Fork
and Dry Fork branches OF Cheat river,
and the waters come tumbling down
the mountain gorges at q noisy. rapid
! gait Just why the name Dry Fork
WINS given to the stream bearing that
|5sdesig natlon. is hard to determine. for
INT never goes dry but no one who
sees the ebony. foaming waters of the
Black Fork wonders why 1t was so
Z named There is scarcely a more pic
stllresqlle river In the State than the
4 Black Fork. From the Blackwater
Falls, near. Davis. the waters Of the
]; Black Fork come. nolslly down the
marrow gorge at a rapid rate till they
SSpiHnge into the Dry Fork at almost
exactly Alright angle with the stream.
LIP these rivers and along the smaller
streams coming into them there re
main vet miles and miles OF unbrolcn
rorest. The high wooded mountains
which surround the little town Of Hen
bricks are inspiring to behold. The
green mountain sides are rcstfnl to the
aye and the cool breezes that play
back and forth from hill to hill are
pure and fnyigorating.
The town OF Hendricks is busy
center II has three railroads. namely.
the Western Maryland. the Dry Fork
and the otter Creek. Just below Hen
bricks one mile Is iFIanblcton. another
thriving lumber town. while only two
miles further down the river Is Par
X sons, the county seat of Tucker coun-
Z ty. These three towns have a number
Sof5 large Industries. such as tanneries.
pulp mills, saw mills. n kin,llinE wood
factory, a glove factory, etc. These
ssindustrfes employ hundreds of men.
Eituated us they are, these towns have
fences of larger cities. They all have
many OF the nd vantaEcs and conven-
electric lights and natural gus and
i each town has a water system. Along
sthe valley: from Hendricks to Parsons
1 and lii easy reach OF these towns there
VI are about five thousand people. Up
the Dry Fork railroad. not very far
4:frnrn !Hendricks.Sa are the large lumber
N Operations .Sof bennington and Lane
willie, tho former having recently been
4 sold to eastern capitalists for $1.50o'-
i 900. There. is sufficient timber in the
mountains near Hendricks to keep the
II mills busy for score OF years yet and
I by that time other Industries will have
sFbeen blished. some Of when VIII
y probably utilize the great water power
Z OF the mountain streams. which Is now
only wasted energy.
In giving ii: description of .IIcndricka
i and its Industries. ono must not leave
unmentl onelsthe {blg J. +. Polling Com
;pnny store. This store Is n wholesale
& and retail establishment and 1t sells
an enormous amount OF goods. 1t sells
" to; individuals and to other merchants
5 DIT towns up the Dry Fork and on the
Western Maryland railroads. 1t does
i sas large mail order business. This
company in addition to Its very large
Il a ryS goods business has n wholesale
and 5retail feed and grain department.
Ill wholesale. and retail grocery depart
rieht. d meat shop, furniture hennrt-
nient; ID hardware department. china
department and a complete millinry
ISand ladies' furnishings store. 1t has
more floor space occupied than Hart
S5ley's and sells moro goods than any
y fother store In West Virginia located In
d town OF less than fifteen thousand
people. II Jake Polling doesn't have
what ypt want, he will get It for yol,'
hit he III very likely to have It. It Ia
With the ]. -. Polling Company that
Nj. q. +: olebank. Of Fa1rmont has has