The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-07

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CREATION Of nifty Or more acres to b
devoted to factories giving free site.
therefor, where netcssary
Owens Eastern Bottle Company;
Carried on negotiations for the 70.
cation Of this company ppcn IN,
property Of Judge GoR known as the
.loak Mound farm, about two mite:
south OF this city. THIS IS a mn.
lion dollar corporation which VII
construct permanent buildings Of
brick, steel and iron material, and
which Is destined to become the
largest bottle factory IN the word
When in operation It viii employ
lat the outset about 800 people, grad
ualIy Increasing this number to
probably 1000 employees as their
furnace units are increased.
clarksburg Pottery Company:
Brought about negotiations be-
tween IA. W. Dickey. OF Keyser, w.
Va, and the principal owners Of
the A. Radford Pottery COMPANY.
which resulted In the incorporation
OF the clarksburg Pottery company
This new company vii manufacture
aanitary plumbing ware, employing
tbetween forty and fifty skilled la
borers, whose wages Will average
about $50 FER week.
Fairgrounds: Promoted the or
ganization of Fairgrounds associ-
alton. with ]. lB. Hart president,
wh.ch is now negotiating for suita-
BILE grounds for playground pur-
poses.
Good roads: Have actively taken
up the matter of improved highways
Tor Rarrfson County, causing con-
siderable publicity along that line,
and now cooperating with the Har-
rison County Good Roads Associa-
tion in securing added interest in the
matter Of good roads. Engaged the
services of a federal engineer to ex-
anime our main thoroughfares
throughout the county, and whose
recommendations will be helpful in
our future work along this line.
We are now engaged in dissent
mating information through the press
and printed matter by mail in an
endeayor to secure thorough CO.
operation by the citizens OF Harrison
county prior to vote for q mil ion
dollar bond issue to improve seventy
five to 100 miles of principal road
ways radiating from this city. Have
designated the week Of June IL as.
the time for holding meetings
throughout the county, at which
time we will have the cooperation
OF the public roads bureau of the
tGnitea States IMPAIRMENT or Agri-
culture, the American Association
for Highway Improvement, the In
dustrial department of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company
and the West Virginia Experimental
Station, etc.
Trafhc: Have made arrange
ments with the Lent Trafic Com
pany, OF Pittsburg, to establish an
agent at this point who has now as
ISOLATED himself with the board Of
trade, cooperating herewith and
making individual contracts with the
shippers to handle their traffic work.
What we aim to accomplish in the
near future: To secure more fac
tories, the prospects for which are
very good at the present time. In
this connection. it might be well to
bring out the fact that the Clarks-
burg district Is now in position to-
better handle the locating of fac
tories than at any time in its exist
fence. The promotion OF the Board
OF Trade Land Company puts us in
position to compete with other To-
calities in the offering of free sites.
The opening UP OF his Oak Mound
farm by Judge Con throws open sew
eral hundred additional acres, at
reasonable prices, admirably adapted
for industrial development, and
with the cooperation of the railroad
at this point, means much to this
district. There is also under de.
velopment by the Post-Stout Land
Company plat of 90 acres adioin.
ing Northvlew and directly upon the
West Fork river opposite the Gore
station of the traction line. This
company has arranged to reserve
about thrity-fve acres of this prop.
erty for factory sites, which it will
offer upon reasonable basis. Now
that we are in such excellent posi-.
ton 70 handle factory propositions
the time is propitious for extensive
and aggressive S6TgfTising.