The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-01
A Model Mining Town
Taking on NIetro oil
tan Airs on fever
baugh Creek.
BRICK HOUSES
FOR MIlR RS
1000 Acres Of Pittsburg Coal
Will Keep the Plant Running i
Full Capacity for 50 Years.

valley is somewhat whl&hed out, Civ
Ing the coal company sellough level
ground for its works, but mere is no
bottom land left for lle Rellings,
The houses are being built on the hill
sides surrounding the plant and a lit
tie village is already bailt here with.
some five hundred people at sHorl (. and
iii the course Of another year or less
the town Will have fro fotfr tn tiye.
thou nd peop being SUP pied
with work by the coal company.
This little city, fora city it wlll;be
in less than another year, affording
comfortable homes. and employment
for five thousand people, is not a typt-
cal mining town as they are generally
considered, but q model after which
other operators may pattern with
profit and pride in the future develop
ment of the resources of this State.
Annabelle will have about all the con-
veniences of the other and larger
cities of this county. Gas wells are
to be observed on most every hill in
sight OF the plant, so a double fuel
supply is assured for many years to
come. The company viii furnish cleo
tricity for lighting purposes, the mann
moth dam now being built with q
storage capacity Of millions Of gallons
of water, and water main to Buffalo
creek insures plenty OF water for all
Seasons and in addition to this no finer
nor colder well water Is to be found
anywhere than is now supplied at
Annaballe for drinking purposes. 1t
is pure and clear as a crystal,
The influx of people will naturally
make provisions for schools and
churches necessary which will all
come in due course Of time, and An
nabelle will take her place with the
other prosperous and busy cities OF
the State, standing alone on her many
hills as a splendid testimonial Of the
unlimited faith Of the Four States
Coal Company in the productlyeness
of West Virginia coal lands.
The houses that have been built,
about seventy in all, are neat frame
buildings, hut the Nicola Building
Company has the contract for building
100 brick buildings, some OF which are
up and ready for occupancy. These
houses will be mostly four room
buildings while some will be larger.
This little interior town now has its
own brick plant, and one Of the finest
equipped plants for making brick to
be found In the State. The plant Is
located at the foot Of one OF the small
hills, and the hillside is furnishing the
clay and sllale for making the brick,
which saves hauling, All that is
necessary to get the clay ready for
the mill is to shovel or scrape 1t down
from the hill side. The brick plant Is
connected with the main power house
by an eight inch steam pipe line from
which 1t gets its power to operate,
The plant has a capacity Of about fifty
thousand bricks per day and the brick
that are used in the construction work
and In building the homes for the
miners are made here. A good quail
ity OF hard red brick Is produced. The
kllns are kept constantly burning and
the heat from the kilns is transmitted
to the drying sheds where the green
bricks are made ready for the burning.
The mixing, the molding, the ofr,hear-
ing and ali work Of making the
brick Is done by improved machinery
and perfect plant It is, After the
plant has furnished sufficient brick to
meet the requirements Of the locality
1t will continue to run as n manufac,
turing enterprise, selling Its product
upon the market, The hill upon
which the brick dwellings aresnow be.
ing built is literally covered with
bricks, which, with all other materials,
are taken up the hillside by tram road:
To give some idea of the capaclty OF
the brick plantsit might be stated that
In addition TO the bTiolsH that have
been used for all ottgr purpose over
d million we're used ~ hpilding the
power lct alone Elie rover Iipnse.
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