The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-14
SEVER AL OTHERS ARE
SAID TO BE INVOL WE'D
MOTHER BIG G. Ass
PLANT Il OR THIS CITY
AS Noted by Board Of Trade
Secretary in Resume of In
dustriaI Activities Here. 1

oeCItldIy lt h6Sutite uisi
dustriaI Activities Here.
(By g. w. Dudderar, secretary of
Clarksburg Board Of Trade)
And still they comel Another glass
plant for Clarksburg. This time an
aggregation OF our own people, who
having incorporated the Norwood
Glass Company and will build q
thirty blower plant to employ
somewhat over 200 men with an an
nual payroll OF over 5000, 900 90.
While the incorporatorss had some
good offers to locate elsewhere, we
were able to take care of the needs
of the company by Offering q location
at Norwood, which has been accepted.
Here is another example Of the wis
dom of having factory sites ready In
advance a
We were also gratifed that the
C1arksburg Glass Company of Adams
ton were able to Immediately provide
for the rebuilding of its plant which
burned a couple Of months ago and
has now IN course of erection a thirty
six7blower factory.
The McNicol Pottery Company has
about completed Its first nine-ki1n
plant and will have same In full
operation this month. Present indi-
catione are that next summer this
company will be IN position to com
mence the erection OF another similar
plant, as per original agreement.
When completed these two plants
comprising one big industry will em-
ploy over 600 hands.
Z Work ON the spians of the sPfttsburg
Plate. Glass Company was started
early in December. but owing to adj
verse weather conditions progress
has been comparatively slow.
During the last several weeks we
have received communications and
visits from representative OF several
large companies. Among them a shoe
manufacturing company OF Indiana,
a large company manufacturing brass
beds and bedsprings from the same
state, q machinery company from In
dianapolis and several glass and pot
terry manufacturing propositions. In
most cases, however, these companies
need some financing and negotiations
will progress slowly.
We are certainly demonstrating the
wisdom of intelligent organized effort
by the new industries secured.
Transportation and Traffic.
Have been negotiating with the
Monongahela Valley Traction Conn
pany for improved services with re-
suits that additional service has been
provided for the; Grassein line and ac-
tive steps are being taken to extend.
the Playground and Broad Oaks line
to the Elk bridge at Norwood and
provide fifteen minute service. inis
extension will probably be made with
In the next two weeks.
Other improvements which we. have
requested are being considered and
will likely come along later. Occa-
sional conferences are being held with
the fractions officials and 1t is appar-
ent that that company Is making en-
ergetic efforts to provide ample pow
Ter and In other ways to prepare itself
to give us improved servic. 1t is our
purpose to help movement along
by persistent but friendly co-operas
| ton.
At the request OF our board, the
Baltimore an dOhio has materially
improved crossings on Pike street and
Milford road In the West End. We
have also secured prompt and graft
Tying improvement OF express service
from New York. Through express
train No. AZ heretofore dropped
IClarksburg cars at Grafton passing
here without stopping, our express
coming onIhere on train No. 1 5 reach
Ing Clarksburg about ID. M, results
of which was that much Of our New
York express did not reach the con-
Esignees until the next day. Since
December 10 and hereafter No. 47,s
schedule provides stop at Clarks-
burg reaching here about 10 a. M.
This concession was cheerfully and
promptly given when asked for.
The board is negotiating with the
baltimore and Ohio railroad for the
establishment Of public delivery SER
Vice at Norwood for the acommoda-
..tion of our manufacturers and cfti-
lzens jnterested in building operations
there. This improvement will .be a
great accommodation and 1t is expect-
led viii be provided by early spring.
+ The board through It's traffic ibu-
reau has taken up with the Bafti-
more and Ohio railroad the question
OF securing the same reduction ON all
classes OF glassware as was author
lied by the Interstate Commerce.
Commerce Commission on window
4 glass at Its recent decision. we are
also asking for readjustment Of In
hound rates on raw materials used In
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