The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
lin This State as. Shown by Z
Review Made by Manu-
facturerS Record.

1dclureFS heC0FQ.
Industrial and financial affairs In
west Virginia arc very satisfactory
according to many authorities, sald
while there Is not as much activity in
the building trades as sonnet times not
ed at this seaso nof the year, there ii
promise ora betterment tliroukfout
the state before another month pass
es. q
Cheerful Indications are being
sounded almost daily and there Is
hope that the year will be ono Of con-
4. siderable advancement. There Is a
2 general manifestation Of confidence
Mercer county had no difficulty. In
selling its bond issue OF $500, 600 for
road improvements, while $4,000
worth OF bonds were. sold by an Ohio
=; county district for school building
improvements. RaYelswood sold S25,-
4 600 worth OF bonds to make water
works improvements.
~ Reports from various parts OF the
Estate show that there Is not only an
incApat1 ion on the part OF the substan-
tial interests to make the material Inn
: proyeyhents in various lines, but also
: o deposition to start the work as
soon as possible
The most recent reports as pub
liahed In the Manufacturers Record
with reference to improvements are
+ us follows:
whecling-West Virginia Traction
& Electric Company, :! 18th and Chap
z line streets, Is reported to enlarge and
improve water plant which supplies
suburbs.
IL Anderson ~ Methodist Episcopal
church South will erect building; cost
$4,000 to $4,000. Address. the pas
tor.
Parkersburg-Ander OIL &, Re-
timing Company, capital 100000, incpt
by William, III. Colyln, 2. s. Joyce,
N John p. Wright and others.
= Wetzel county-Pi ttsburg & West
Virginia Oil Company, ELL Park build
ing. Pittsb,irg, Pa, capital $4,000,
inc. by &C. HOFFMAN, c. w. Flynn,
nc. w Kisef and e. G. Barber. Of
I Pittsburg, Pa. and others; will drill
wells.
Dunbar = electrical machinery =
Payey Electric Company, Charleston,
Nv. Va, Is progressing with buildings
.Sa(W. T. Dunbar. OF the Dunbar Land
h Company, lately noted as general con-
: tractor), and. is asking quotations In
equipment, estimated : to cost about
$4,000, for manufacture OF electrical
machinery; BUILDING plans made by
George. MacLNcas & Elton, Indian
npolis, Ind. Samuel Payey is presi-
dent of tae company; w. T. Moore.
Vice president; Frank II. Pavey, sec
TetaryI treasurer and manager.
Mqrgantown-West Virginia Trac-
ton q Electric Company, 18th and
Chzpline, streets, Wheeling, is reported
TO enlarge electric plant.
administration Packing Com
pany, capital $4,000, Inc; NJ. A. Jol-
id, president; James II. Meredith, vice
president; NJ. w. Ogden, secretary
treasurer; has equipped plant; chang
ed name of company.
Tairmont-Buckhann G Northern
sraiiroad is surveying between Fair
mont and ClarkSburg, about II miles,
and may build extension. s. d. Brady
ofsFairmont, is chief engineer.
Morgantown-Wes Virginia Trac-
4 tion & Electric Company, proposes to
{ build extensions in Monongalia- county
this year. W. S. Barstow 6 Company,
inc, % Pine street, New. York, ar.
general managers.
Palner-West Virginia Midland
railroad, 1t is reported, will build an
extension to develop large coal tract
George A. Hechmer is vice president
apd general manager at Palmer.
Martinsburg- Kirson Bros, let con-
tract to erect moving picture theare, /.
86x10 feet; / story; seating capacity,
$50; ordinary construction; built UP
Stag roof; heating, plumbing, electric
wiring and painting by owner: cost
abovt $1,000. c. e. Kent, architect,
MaTtfnsburg.
Wiliiamson-Board of education let
contract to Aemc Construction Com
pany, Williamson, to erect high school
according to plaus by Verus T. Rit-
ter, Huntington, ". Va; masonry
walls; floor construction, slow burn
ing type; reinforced concrete and
structural steel; alternate bids on
terra Gotta and tapestry brick; COM
pogition roofing, electric wiring,
plumbing and gas fitting included in
general contract; furnace blast sys-
TEN OF heating Qncluding galvanized
Iron ducts) separate contract; cost
lcomplete). $4,000.
Kimball-Col. H. Bank will erect a
moving picture theatcr; 25xTo feet;
ordinary construction; composition
roof; steam heat; electric lights; cost
5000; Pedigo & Garry, achitects,
Biuefeld, W. Va.
Fairmont-State board OF control,
]. s. Lakin, president, Charleston w.
Va. receives bids until March Is for
material and erection OF main building
OF Fair1nont State Normal School, in
Guiding heating. plumbing and cleo
trical work; plans by Paul A. Davis,
I'd; Presser building, Philadelphia, and
call for two stories and basement
building and auditorium; brick. terra
Gotta, wood and reinforced concrete;
6s 1-2x265 feet; plans, specifications
and blank forms at Office of board
warwood- Richland district OF Ohio
county voted $4,000 bonds to erect
Center Warwood school; brick, fire.
proof; 10 rooms and auditorium; man.
ual training and domestic science
equipment, and Richland consolidat-
ed school on Sort creek in Richland
district; George Eberts, president and
Harry +. Robinson, secretary board
Of Education of Richland district