Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-08-09

When I is realized that there are
more than two hundred automobiles
III berkeley courtyard that tue
amount Of money invested in them
and garages exceeds s2ooo0o it
should not occasion surprise 10 know
That automobile men are turning their
attention toward this city, and IN
yestingtheir money in the business
here. But few counties III the state
sarpass Berkeley In this particular
business, and none ca boast Of such
wide strbution of machines They
are scattered all over the county,
while in other counties they are son-
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 he
found in the city.
Believing that Martinsburg is the
center of the automobile business in
the Shenandoh Valley because of its
shipping facilities and close Droxim-
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. prominent
business man of Hagerstown, Md,
has seen fit to invest thousands of
dollars in garage in the city.
Recently Mr. Miller visited the city
in quest of site for garage and af-
ter making a careful inspection If
several he found none better suited
for business than the Doll property
at the corner of East Burke and South
Spring streets After a little nego-
titiation he became the owner of this
valuable property and proceeded
without delay TO make arrangements.
to erect a garage without an equal
in the valley, and at the same time
handle high,grade class of automo-
blles and place them on the market
at prices within reach of the most
modern; buyer.
With this in view Mr.. Miller spent
some thpe. i'm inspecting plans before
making definite choice, and when
he. did reach a conclusion more hay
py selection could not have been made
and one that would appeal more
strongly to. the people or be more
attractive.
AS soon as definite plan had been
d cisled upoa Mr. Muller proceeded to-
Select man to superintend the
construction of the building. Mr. H.
M. Ingram, the well known contrac-
tor, of Hagerstown, was selected for
tile task. Mr.. Ingram lost no time in
preparing to begin the work, and on
June Il he was on the ground with
a large force of men beginning the
.excavating David iagram, also az
Hagerstown, is the ass start supern9
tendent, and giving the work his per
sonal attention, and seeing that the
building is constructed strictly Accord
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
Come 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 great while until
enough work had been done to per
NIT the construction of the foundation
which is OF of stone and concrete and
made sufficiently strong to hold the
weight of very large building.
According to the plans and specih-
catlos the building will be 67 feet by
1872 feet and 10 inches, and 16 feet in
height over all. The basement will
be 20 feet by 40 feet, where the heat
ing apparatus VIII be placed and the