The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-07

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fered' for expansion indusirinlly.
One Of the most encouraging para.
ot thlz work Is that the various COM
mnitieA are cooperating m IL Per
haps no State has more efficient
State Board b Ffade than West VII
GINA. This Organization embraces q
ITS membership those Industrial imam
elal and eenmetciA lea ders who have
made West Virginia what Il = to-day
and ia addition ID all Of them work
ing individually for their own ptTtictl:
lat conlmunitIe they are working col
lectiFely through thelf. State body
There calibe but one result from such
cooperative work. and that $, the de.
yelopnlent Of the State along the
bToadest possible lines.
In every community visited BY your
correspondent was he impressed with
the liberal treatment accorded estaoi
llshed and organizing enterprises by
the banks They work hand in hand
with the trade organization Of their
city for its advancement along broad
business and industrial lines.
Another striking feature OF the
States development is the growing
number of interurbap electric railway
lines. These connect up a number OF
important cities and outlying sections.
They are always being extended to
keep pace with the growth OF the ter
rifories they, serve, and at this time 9
number OF new projects of large mag
nitude are being organized, the result
OF which will provide the State WIN
interurban lines connecting up g
great many Of its principal cities.
To give some idea Of the recent and
present activities going on in the sew
eraI towns visited brief reference
without any attempt to go into q gen
eral description of each community
Will prove of interest as tndiVatiVe OF
how West Virginia Is expanding In all
directions. CO.
In speaking Of Fairmont Mr.. stone
has the following to say.
In addition to it's various industrial
enterprises. Fairmont is in the center
Of one Of the greatest coal develop,
ments in the United States-tnat OF
| the Consolidation Coal Co., which has
lie principal offices In this city.
Througil the West Fork and other val
levs near Fairmont the Consolidation
Coal Co. has As coal mines, producing
annually 100000 tons of htgh-graae
bituminous coal and giving employ
ment to more than 10000 men. the
centering of this vast industry in FAIR
mont has been an important factor IN
It's growth and development. In oraer
10 house the Offices Of this and other
enterprises in which the Consollda-
ton Coal Co. are Interested, they re
Gently erected splendid nine'story
modern stone.front Office building.
In addition to being on the man
line of The Baltimore and Ohio, Fair
mont enjoys water transportation as
Il Is at the head Of slackwater on the
Monongahela river thus Offering an
additional outlet for the products OF
i Fairmont is also located in the
great natural gas belt of West VIZ
glnia, and this fuelis supplied to man
uiacturers for five cents per l,QOo GU
bic feet. The supply is controlled py
local people, who by their iberallly
and broad arrangements have been
theE means Of Attracting to FatrmonE
some very important diversified indus.
tries. 80 a.
Fairmont is also situated SO as 70
take advantage of the valuable re-
sotlrces in the territory along the Ricn,
wood branch of the Baltimore an9
ohio and it is well located in regard
t,Ithe important clay, glass sand, hmet
stone and other raw materials abound
inp i'm the State, the. result of which
enables Fairmont to offer attractive
movements o,r for the establishment
Of industries at the point where raw
materials can be assembled cneapiS'
the manufacturing cost is low and me
distribution facilities excellent LOT
reaching wide consuming markets,
prom Fairmont several interurban
.clectric railway lines extend in diner
ent directions. They connect the
city up with Clarksburg, bridgeport
Warrington and OTHER intermediate
points,, ,.,...,..,no
industries is that Of the Fairmont Min
linz Machinery Co. This plant manu-
iscturers special equipment for mines
and sends its products into many ulI.
ierent parts OF tine country. 1t en-
nloys quite a large number OF men
In addition to number OF glass
plants, Falrmont is the home OF one
Of the. most modern bottle-makng
plants in the country, This Is the
.plant Of the Owens West Virginia Bot
tio Co. Contrary to the usual plant OIL
tbls kind, this one is operated entire:
" by automatic machinery, no skilled
glass men being employed, the only
mechanics being maChinIsts that are
kept on hand to make such repairs
rs may be necessary from time to
time, So thoroughly is this plant
equipped that from the time the raw
material enters at one end on a trestle
until the bottles are completed ready
for packing not single hand touches
them. The product is not only more
Uniform In weight and shape, but 1t
presents better appearance than
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