The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
-Four Factories Are Planned for
Erection in the Near Flu
ture at Beech Bottom.

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Between twelve and fifteen million
dollars will be expended in building
Industrial plants and coke ovens in
the Beech Bottom valley above Wheel
ing in the near future.
In addition to the monster powe.
plant now under construction by the
American Gas and Electric Company
at that point, four factories will be
established by that corporation at
Beech Bottom for the purpose Of man
ufacturing the hundreds Of articles
used in supplying electrical equip
ment
Under this head there will be erect
ed factory for making incandescent
bulbs, and electric light shades. An
other plant will be installed for the
manufacture OF wire and the sub
stance for Its insulation.
The other shops which will be
stamping works. will turn out small
articles needed for electrical supplies
The property Of the American Gas
and Electric Company at Beech Bot
tom consists OF 112 acres and its plants
will eventually be the largest in the
world. The land northward from the
site OF the electrical con'nanv. II the
river valley, for three miles is under
option.
1t is also understood that blast
furnace, and steel mill will be To-
Gated in this valley The capitalists
who will construct it are milltonaires
from Homestead, Pa. and Wheeling.
Other Industries Reported.
The Manufacturers Record gives
the following list OF new industrial
activities in the state:
Logan-Jones brothers, huntington,
will expend 100000 for improvements
at coal mines. including tipple; in
creases monthly capacity from $4,000
to 10000 or more tons.
Webster colltny-Anthony n. Brady
estate, Francis P. Caravan, manager,
New York, is reported as planning de-
velopment of Webster county coal
and timber properties said to have
been purchased from John T. McGraw
Of Grafton; properties include 10000
acres on Desert fork, 5000 acres on
Point Mountain and 5000 acres on
Back fork of Elk river; lands located
in valley surrounded by mountains;
construct railway to Holly Junction.
Wheeling Wheeling Mold and
Foundry Company let contract to r.
R. Kitchen Company to erect addi-
ton; two stories; 57x14O feet; cost
$4,000.
Roads Will Be Built.
Berkeley Springs-Morgan county
court will construct two reinforced
concrete arch bridges Of sixty and
eighty feet spans, respectively; plans
by West Virginia state road bureau.
R. C. Davis, bridge engineer, Morgan
town; bids to be opened January IA.
Huntington-Ch Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company. f. |. Cabell, engi-
neer, Richmond, Va, will construct
three bridges over undergrade cross
ing at Sixteenth and Twentieth streets
also rearrange signals; this work in
connection with some track improve
ment; all to cost about $4,000.
Fairmont--Marion county, Union.
Lincoln and Paw Paw districts, will
pave roads; j. R. Wilson and H. E.
Wilhelm, engineers, made preliminary
surveys in Union and Lincoln districts
and S. B. Miller and Frank Wilfong
are making preliminary surveys IN
Paw Paw district; each district is au-
thorized to issue 100000 to 100000
bonds, aggregating $1,O0O,O0O for the
three districts.
New Schools Planned.
Industrlal-State board of control
is having plans prepared by H. Rus
Warne, Charleston, for school three
stories; brick and cut stone; cost $685.
900; bids taken about January |.
Spencer-School board opened bids
to erect school of concrete and slow
burning materials; bids of following
held under advisement pending action
of board; Spencer Brick Company, D..
E Well, both OF Spencer; John Hile,
Petersburg; Ernest Krofmer, Day
ton, o.
West Liberty-State board of con-
troll plans to erect normal school;
two stories; brick, stone and terra
Gotta; cost $4,000; architect selected
and plans started about February ].
Wheeling-lBoard of education let
contract to ]. R. Butts Sons Company,
German Bank building, Wheeling, to
erect school; two stories and base
ment; 1S4x125 feet; concrete and
brick; Carey roof; concrete core floor
construction; steam heat; cost $780,
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