The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
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q wholesale grocery at
West Union and for the past several
years, until about six months ago. was
one Of the proprietors Of q large whole.
sale grocery at Huntington but now
travelling for a large coffee concern.
while In the citysthls week stated that
there was no reason but that Hunt.
intgon would be The first city in West
virginia In ten years, Judging from
the wonderful stride 1t ahd made dur.
ing the last decade and that the popu.
lation, according to the government
enumeration taken in 1910, was over
$4,000 and since that time It had in.
creased more than a thousand. Wheel.
ing. which has always ranked as the
. FIRST city in West Virginia. has in.
creased very little in population dur.
ing the past ten years. having maue
about as poor showing during that
time as any municipality in the State.
Mr.. Martin, who Is one OF the best
versed men in the State on CONNER.
cial subjects. stated that West vir.
sinla today is one OF the most pros
porous commonwealth in the Union
and that Huntington, Fairmont ana
C%larksburg were the three most pros.
porous cities In West Virginia. He
further said that the people Of this
city had no reason TO complain about
the alleged hard times II they would
visit some other cities in this State. to
say nothing Of dozens OF towns
throughout the Ohio valley from Pitts.
burg to Cincinnati that they would see
the difference; that conditions are not
The best by any means In the Smoky
City. but that all indications pointed
TO all the larger Industries In that
place resuming in the near future but
there are any humber OF cities that
have not such good prospect in view.
In concluding Mt. Martin sad: you
have a pretty town; Fairmont is one
OF the best and most up.to-the-mInute
cities for Its size I have had the pleas.
nre OF visiting forssome time; you are
doing more building here than any
city In the state.r excepting Hunting
ton. and: Judging from personal ooser-
walton there seems to. be few men out
of employment, and to cap the climax,
you have good, strong, active. congen-
ial business men and pretty women.
What more does Il city ask while the
u OF prosperity Is shining upon it.
as II has donerwhile the deep clouds
OF hard times has been and is now
hanging over many other cities
throughout the United States. | have
done 4 good business here and the
dealers say they arc selling plenty OF
coffee. showing that the people have
money to buy the beverage, and all
the commercial men with whom ! have
talked, representing various lines. say
that they consider Fairmont Il three X
good city; one Of the three most pros.
porous municipalities at present In the
Mountain State and that West Vir.
Einfa has during the past ten years
held her own with any commonwealth
in the domain Of your Uncle Samuel"
IL is a peculiar thing, but never
thclcss true, that whenever a criminal
case Is to be tried before a judge or
justice there arc always plenty Of
Spectators, and Fairiaont Is no exceP.
ton. This was plainly Illustrated late
yesterday afternoon when "kM Daw-
son" and several other young mcn
were given d hearing before Justice
Z. S. Amos on a charge Of the larceny
OF $40 from +. N. Parker. OF Morgan.
town, at a local hotel about two weeks
ago, an account Of which appears In
another column.
Neither the defendants nor the com
@p!ainant are well.known in this city,
but when the hearing was ready to be
pulled Off the basement office of Jus.
tice Amos was Tiled to Overlooking
with spectators and 1t was decided to
hold the trial In the county court room
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