Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-08-08

When t is real zed that there are
more than two hundred automobiles
In Berkeley courtyard that the
amount of money invested in them
and garages exceeds 100000 it
should not octasion surprise TO know
that automobile men are turning their
attention toward TINS city, and in
vestingtheir money in the business
here. But few counties in the state
surpass Berkeley in this particular
business. and none ca boast OF such
a wide distribution of machines. They
are scattered all over the county.
while in other counties they are ;on-
fined almost exclusively to the coua-
ty seats. Such is not the case in this
county The country people owl al
most as many machines as can lee
found in the city.
Believing that MartinsbVrg IS the
center of the automobile business In
the Shenandoh Valley because of its
shipping facilities and close Droxiin-
ity to the great cities and the excel
lent roads which cause thousands of
tourists to visit the city annually.
Mr. S. w. Kent Miller a prominent
business man of Hagerstown, Nd
has seen fit to invest thousands of
dollars in a garage in the city.
Recently Mr. Miller visited the city
in quest of a site for garage, and af-
ter making careful inspection NJ
several he found none better suited
for business than the Doll property
at the corner Of. East Burke and South
Spring streets. After little nego'
titiation he became the owner Of this
valuable property and proceeded
without delay to make arrangements
to erect garage without an equal
in the valley and at the same time
handle highrgrade class of automo-
biles and place them on the market
at prices within reach of the most
modern buyer.
with this in view Mr. Miller spent
some time in inspecting plans before
making definite choice, and when
he did reach conclusion a more hay
py selection could not have been made
and one that would appeal more
strongly to the people or be more
attractive
b zAs soon as a defAite plan had been
d eided upon Mr. Miller proceeded to
select a man to superintend the
construction of the building. Mr. II.
NJ Ingram, the well known contrac-
tor, of Hagerstown, was selected for
the task. Mr.. Ingram lost no time in
preparing to begin the work, and on
June q he was on the ground with
a large force of men beginning the
txcavating. David lnglam, also Of
Hagerstown. is the ass start superin-
tendent, and giving the work his per
sonal attention, and seeing that the
building is constructed strictly acord-
ing to the plans and specifications.
When the work was begun FIVE
teams and thirty five men were re-
CURED. A part of the building stand
ing at the corner of the street was
raised, while the remainder was given
some repairs and moved on the east
ern portion of the lot where it has
been improved, remodeled and made
ready for occupancy The excavation
was pushed with all possible haste
and it was not a great while until
enough work had been done to per
init the construction OF the foundation
which is OF of stone aud concrete and
made sufficiently strong to hold the
weight of a very large building,
According to the plans and speciti-
cat'os the building will be 81 feet by
1872 feet and 10 inches, and is feet in
height over all. The basement will
be 20 feet by 40 feet, where the heat
ing apparatus will be placed and the