The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-22

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= AIRING 5 il rs \: oppor-
tunitiesf 60 become the
greatest distrib outing point
in West Virginia, and more
especially the coal fields Of
the northern end Of the
state, are greatly enhanced
by the bilild ding Of the Buck
laannon and Northern rail
road Already we have a
verY healthy wholesale and
iobbing busi1Ie here, and
3asre DC not better or more prosper
ous tebbiaE houses than some Of those
found stiiis city, But there is room
for nj increase in the 1obbing trade,
ana need for more diversiication in
tfe lines handled here.
speaking of the wholesale needs
nere, q generally acknowledged that
prosperity IS awaiting the establish
fnenf5 OF ouses carrying shoes, notions
ana dry goods, hats, clothing, hard
wee and bull ding supplies, mining ma
ciifnery$a other lines which are not
frJfY represented here. The Buck
hannon and Sorthern-which IS a
branch the New York Central
opahs DIP new territory and win give
relief from the t'one-line.town," from
shfchs we have suffered to some extent
inEth lie past Then we have the river,
facenflymadenav from Fatrmont
Vi Pittsburgh down the Ohio and Mis-
sfssippf TO the Gulf of Mexico and
thence through the Panama Canal.
Johhina Interests Large.
no eeufately estimate the volume
AZ the gidbbfng and Wholesale business
ffares ss6tild betout OF the question, and
any estimate placed Is guess WORK
Az the headua for some dozen or
fifteen coal mining and shipping COM
nantes including the largest IN the
IL, NATURALLY our biggest business
"a I'M the sale of coal. While this item
ii not SgeneFally considered in the job
lSffiR list along groceries and 9th
er5mgrcantil e stocks, OF the same time
if 81 the oneswhich is making this city
and the district prosperous and stands
unchalI engeds in first place, both in vol
n1ne and importance.
Millionss of dollars worth OF coal are
sod 10 alflp of the United States
east OF the Rocky Mountains, while
other mil loins worth Is sold to Canada
ana exported to foreign markets.
mere Is also very heavy business
done here IN other products taken
nom Mother Earth glassware, pot
tery7 products and building material.
TsairmontBranks with the largest pro
duceEs m these lines, with immense
sales annually.
Then5wesh have the prosperous whole
sale grocers5 feed merchants, FRUIT
ISers dee houses, ice cream and
"Reminiscences, machinery
onfectionaries and bakeries
fines which are highly cred
thescommerce Of the city. An
tbfanch OF business closely asso-
.Ifedswith5the wholesale and jobbinG
Interests, us that conducted by the
mod ern merchandise brokerage
houses, three. fof such firms having
been estab lished here within the year,
bringing the total number up to five,
while there are several more making
specially Of produce.
Eairmont jobbers are reaching out
over q wide territory. and the volume
81 btfsiness done ihere is being greatly
enlarged. with the Baltimore and
Ohio affording freight lines in all direc-
lions from the city, the magnificent
service Of the interurban electric line,
fhefrfyerSop open and the building of the
new branch OF the New York Central.
conditions are indeed bright for the
future ofs the live, enterprising jobber.
Long List Of Jobbers.
rheraretmany more iobbing houses
III this city than the average person
would imagine Including manufactur-
ins jobbefsFand wholesalers. the fol-
loving s1istgwill prove interesting:
Bakerfes Y. .;.'..'............
Bottlers s....s.............
Boxes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1
n n ciyts ssas III E... r.