Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-16

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telcupos were grown the Canadian
cantoloupe being found especially
adapted to the soil and yielding an
excellent quality OF melons, some Of
those gathered unning ZIP to IL TO IA
pounds in weight without losing their
exquisite flavor Many ether ycgels-
bles have been produced, but not com.
mercialy
This company Is preparing 70
handle its orhard business in thor
oughly business Ike manner. TWEEN.
ty-three houses have been erected for
tenants, a handsome home for the
manager and a hotel for the accomo-
dalton Of the traveliEs public Is In
course of construction A store is
maintained, postoffiee has been es-
tablished by the Government, and
tLese things, together with barne
granaries, a school, mill and pin fac.
tory give the place a busy and thrifty
appearance. The pin factory is for
making insulating pins for telephone,
telegraph and electric lines These
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abounds in large quantities on tho
property and the mill enables the com
pany to give employment to It's men
at times when they would otherwise
be idle or be compelled TO seek work
elsewhere.
The Twin Mountain company will
supplement its orchard development
by putting In at this place preceding
plant and cold storage buildings, and
probaly canning factory. The pre-
cooling and cold storage will be avail {
able, of course, fer the product OF
other orchards. and will unquestion
ably give growing Of ruit in this sec
ton a great impetus. This will be
augmented by the canning factory,
should it be built, as it will furnish a
market for the fruit allowed 10 ripen
too fully on the tree. A vinegar and
pickle factory is also among the pos
sibilities.
Adjoining the Twin Mountain de-
yelopment are the ebert Mountain
Orchards. owned by George 7. Leath.
erman & Sons. These gentlemen
have 5000 acres OF land, of which they
have developed 220 acres, and they
are rapidly adding to this latter
amount. They have found also that
they can produce other crops at pro-
fit. The State of West Virginia main
tains on their property an expert
mental orchard, where ALL the most
modern, scientific methods OF caring
for trees are demonstrated.
The officers of the Twin Mountain
Orchards are II. l.. Heintzelman, of
Fairmont. president; r.. T. Cunning.
ham, Fairmont. vice-prestdent; }. Nj.
Broomheld, Fairmont treasurer r..
A. Russe.i, Keyser. secretary; w. Z.
Russell, Twin Mountain, general man.
uger. The stockholders are Fairmont
and Baltimore people. The capital
stock is 100000.
In course Of construction between
this place and Twin Mountain is the
narrow-gauges railroad Of the Twin
Mountain & Potomac Railroad Co.
This road is a sort of subsidiary or
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auxiliary to the TWIN Mountain Or
chards, or the orchard company is an
aid to the railroad company cannot
lust tell which. Anyhow, they seem
to be intended to be sort OF inter de-
pendent and both will have lot OF
influence in the development of the
oreharding business through this sec
ton. The railroad is being built to
Twin Mountain by way OF Burlington
and the beautiful Patterson Greek
Valley, than which, for it's size, there
is no finer bit OF farming land in this
State. While the railroad is intended
primarily to serve the Twin Noun
tain Orchards, it is a common car
rler, and will unquestionaiiy have a
large influence in the progress and
prosperity of the exceedingly rich
section through which it passes. Its
stimulus is already felt in the plant
ing OF new orchards along It's line, al
though there are now standing with
in it's easy reach some 100000 trees.
II Is POS miles from Keyser to
Twin Mountain by the railroad, which
leaves keyser at an elevation OF 500
feet, crosses Knobly Mountain, 1900
feet high. and comes back to practi-
cally its starting level at Burlington.
Then il climbs up, up, by the assist
ance OF three switchbaclSs. TO Twin
Mountain, which it reaches at an
elevation of 1850 feet. The construc-
ton is completed all TO the final sur
facing for about 10 miles. and the
grade Is done to within ~ miles OF
Twin Mountain. The construction is
hrst-class, embracing 45pomd rail
which is quite heavy for narrow
gauge The equipment is also of the
best, the coaches being equal to the
best day coaches in use on first-class
railroads. The rolling stock is gen
orally OF the same character.
While the country through which
this road runs has been settled for 9
century and has been highly devel'