The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-14
INDUSTRIAL
FAIRMONT
"Ah, the mayor and Board Of Al.
Fairs! He promts' feex my road. but

"Ah, the mayor and Board Of Al.
pairs! He promts' feex my road, but
t'ater and rain he still run down beeg
Pitch In middle Of road and my wa
Eons he still upset in beeg hole and
break all glass. Las winter one a. my
horse he fall In mud an die. like
Putld new tank and make beeg fac
tory, but no can get road feex. Here
Il got beeg carload jar for Sanitol
Chemical company, have to haul to
gar in little wagon. No can get truck
here. been here ten year and my
factory grow from four men to now
have fifty men and pay beeg tax
but no can get road feex. Las win
Ter fix my road with brick and stone,
Board Affairs he no feex beeg hole in
street like he say he would"
"Meester Evans and Chamber Com.
herce men come see me and say, IAN.
! tonto, we give you factory ground over
IN other side town." But no can
hove my furnace and shop. Cost me
10000 to build new factory. I own
kround here and have plenty room
b build more building and beeg tank.
III want Is Mayor and Meester Leh.
han feex my road. Cost maybe $3.50
b feex road. Meester Barnes he say
Itty no got money. Why they no feex
by road?"
This is what Antonio scalise had to
Lay in regard to the proposed extern
sion Of his factory which Is known
as the Columbia Glass company, and
manufactures opal glass ware such as
ointment jars and cosmetic pots. The
Board Of Affairs promised last winter
to fix his road but as yet have done
nothing. This road also reaches the
y. 8. Haggerty Stogie company and
e number Of residents on the East
Side.
Few persons know that twenty-five
million stogies are made In Fairmont
each year. This however Is a con.
sentative estimate furnished by a
member of the ]. S. Haggerty COM
pany and includes the product of the
four factories that are now In opera
tion in this city. These four compa-
MES are, ]. s. Haggerty company,
Fairmont Stogie company, C. S. Gas.
ton and Clarence Holt. All told these
companies employ about two hundred
men, fifty-five of whom are stogie roll
slers. Five hundred thousand pounds
of Connecticut, Ohio and Pennsylvania
tobacco are used each year.
The South Pittsburg Coal company,
composed of the following local men:
NJ. "A. Jolliffe. J. w. Polling, Seymour
Mcintyre, Bruce Hite and NJ. w. Og-
den Is planning to open a mine on
their leased Coal property near
Round Bottom, Monongalia county.
They now have 143 acres of Coal land
leased and are at work on the main
heading, employing about Is men.
Men seem to still be much In de.
mand not only at the local factories
but on local construction jobs. The
men who are employed have become
so independent. now that there is
plenty Of work in the city. that the
employers almost have to haul them
to and from work in an automobile
Every foreman in town says Mister
and speaks in most respectful tone
when he addresses one of his men.
J. T. Miller, of the James Specially
company, yesterday evening went to
Pittsburgh where he Is making arrange.
ments for the opening Of a branch
sales agency for the local company in
that territory. Early in the week the
Clarksburg Tire and Accessory com.
spany secured the agency for the local
line in C1arkehuro