Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-02-08
Charles Towns Strides Forward.

GOOD pace WITH tnat or the paS,feW years
and in many respects even excelling that
and making an epoch in our city's great
progress.
In the matter of building operations
conducted by the most capable coutrac-
tors aud mostly under The architectural
supervision CT the popular firm ol A. Il.
Mullett & Co. of Washington City. our
people have expended during the year
1909 largely 10 excess of one hundred
thousand dollars.
The output of our manufacturing in
dustries. by careful estimate. nears the
one million mark.
Our well differed banks. which at the
close of 1908 had surplus of $52,75o.
at the close of 1909 enjoyed surplus of
sos, 900. with corresponding prosperity
in their business.
Ten prosperous building associations
in the town did during the year BUSH
ness of $I2s.ooo showing abundant good
results on every hand.
Our popular and efficient county clerk
Mr.. Chas A. Johnson, during the year
1890 issued I45 marriage licenses. and re-
corded I o33 deeds of bargain and sale.
deeds of trust and releases OF the lat
ter there were largely more than the
usual proportion of releases. showing
of increased prosperity for both town
and county.
The Charles Town Gas Company, of
which Mr.. Leon H. Ware, of Martins
burg, is the efficient manager, and Mr..
II. A. Carroll the popular and up.to-date
local manager in charge, has greatly inn
proved its service. making it the best IN
every respect. and has extended its
mains in many directions.
The City Electric Light Company, of
which our popular townsman Mr.. Thos.
r. Moore is the head man IN charge. has
largely improved its service by the in
PRODUCTION of the up-to date Tungsten
burners.
The Water Company. with Mr.. A. S.
Alien as the popular and capable local
| manager. has made immense improve
ments involving an expenditure of thous-
ands of dollars A much larger new
standpipe has been erected and the old
one added to. A full new direct indie
pendent main has been laid from the
pumping station at the mill to the stand
pipes. a splendid additional new engine
and other improvements have been in
| stalled, and the feed spring has been en-
cased with solid concrete wall and COW
cred with metal roof giving Charles
Town Que of the best and purest water
systems to be found anywhere, with ca
pacity for large increase in population.
The receipts for stamps at the Charles
Town Post Office for the year 1905 were
$Io.474 40, and for 1890 were SII,675 22
AN increase of ST. 200 70. or traction
over 800 per month.
In the matter of town improvements
there were large number Of street cross
| ings laid. concrete guttering and drains
other work done to larger extent than
ever in one season before.
Thanks to the generosity of Mr. A D
Geotz and Mr. Richwne of the Charles
Town Water Co. supplemented by the
action of the Town Council. public drink
ing fountains for both man and beast
were erected at prominent places and do
goodly service.
In the matter Of what might be termed
semi public Improve ments there has
been more done than ever IN any single
year before. Miles of new pavemenis
we believe it may be truthfully said.
have been laid. and among these many
up to- date concrete ones of the first or
der. And Just here, by way of parenthe.
sis, we may say that Charles Town hav-
ing concrete pavements all about her
public buildings, the good gentlemen of
our worthy County Court should be
equally progressive. and lay concrete
paving about their properly, as Berkeley
and other progressive counties have done
In the year 1910 big improvements are
contemplated. A large addition to the
courthouse (Which is of course coun-
ty Improvement will be erected A fine
Masonic Temple and business building
is contemplated. The Goetz Harness
Works and the Powhatan Brass and
Iron Works will eacl erect extensive ad.
ditions to their plants. The Creamery
building is already under way. Mr..
c. N. Boards recently purchased build
ing, the contract for which has already
been made is to be handsomely improv-
ed, ds is also the dwelling property of
Capt. h. c. Getzendanner. Three dwell.
ling houses are being erected BY c. F
Wall. Three other dwellings are to be
erected, these besides number of other
buildings contemplated, but not vet
contracted for. Improvements already
under way will of course be flushed I'D
the new opera house and dwellings of
Nessrs. Edwin F. Davis, Jas, A. Thorn
as, Oscar K Phillips. and perhaps others.
Charles Town is uud )ubtedIy on big
stride forward. Let no one put a staw
IN the path of her progress, but let each
and every one do his full part towards
increasing her prosperity and making
her--wth her grand geographical and
heathfu location. splendid industries.
unrxceled educational. railroad, express
and mail facilities, and last but not least.
her grand people--the leading city of the
unsurpassed and renowned Shenandoah