The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
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proposition, although it could do doubt
work under a building association
charter il it desired to secure one.
Like banks he stated that security was
required and loans had to be paid at.
ter their retirement.
After the failure Of the supply Of
natural gas, r. T. Cunningham said,
the Industrial plants OF Fairmont wero
obliged to look to producer gas as a
substitute. He gave in detail the va
rious steps taken by the West Vir.
Einia Gas Consumers Association IN
its efforts to keep West Virglnia's gas
at home at least for an adequate sup.
ply. He dubbed the practice of the
big companies and their activities IN
these fields as covering "a hoggish
load OF territory" He stated that tho
matter is now before the Public Ser.
vice Commission at Charleston and
the idea is to compel the company to
seye an equity to those along the
line. I'VE can and we shall compel
an equity 50 that we will get our sup.
ply as fairly and cheaply as any Of
the cities in Ohio or Pennsylvania"
said Mr.. Cunningham. At the pres.
ent time The MononGah glass plant is
employing 1000 hands. He said that
owing to the increase of products on
farm and garden glass food containers
are more in demand than ever. TiG
government is guarding its tin supply
for the manufacture OF munitions and
glass has been found the only sub.
stitute. In abiding to the new plant
OF the company Mr. Cunningham said:
ut js the acme OF glass house con.
stluction and not stick OF wood is
in 1t except the elevator doors" In
the box plant 225 additional people
will be employed.
Frank B. Pryor, OF the Gas depart.
ment OF the Monongahela Valley Tras.
ton Company, was the next speaker
and while admitting that the natural
gas supply in northern West virginia
Is beginning to be limited added :uat
bright hopes were held out for Fair.
mGnt'S supply next winter. The CON.
pany has had some good luck in sinA.
ing wells the last three wells suax
toly orc vas dry hole.
H. L. Heintzelman told OF the for.
nation Of the Fairmont State GJrk,
saying he with other Fairmonte:s
were anxious to close that hole in
the wall" on Main street. He s.ated
that there were 100 stockholders & e
that truly 1t was not "a one man bank"
The institution. Mr.. Heintzelman, Gs
clared is reaching people who gener-
ally did not do any banking at all,
10 encourage the habit Of thrift he
inttmated that the little fellow" was
being sought. The institution IS the
outgrowth Of the Greater Fairmont IN.
vestment company he continued. Mr..
Heintzelman was roundly appiaudei
when he told how the bank had quad
rupled its apportionment in the last
Liberty bond issue. There wer. SIS
subscribers, who pay on a dollar a
week basis and there were in al! S25
subscribers. with an aggregate sub.
scription Of S76,250. The bank Is ca.
tering for the good will OF the other
financial institutions of the city snT
county he added. :,
George r. Watson told OF the big
by.pfoduet plant to be built in Fair.
mont. Two sea age while in litts.
bursh he was in conversation With an
operator who referred to such plants
and ne asked why don't you blil1 It
N Pittsburgh" The operator replied,
when We get ready we will come up
to Fairmont." Sixteen and twenty
inch gas mains that were on ilani
could be used for storage purposes
and by means of a pumping station
the gas could be transported. Ger.
many has used its by.product oyens
berry efficiently in this war because
they were acquainted with the value
OF by:productS. II think Fairmont
will soon have a by.product plant and