The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
FIRST PRIZE ESSAY
(By Miss Marguerite Morris)

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FIRST PRIZE ESSAY
(By Miss Marguerite Morr1s)
u Fairmont is a large Industrial
center. 1t has many large factor.
les which are very important and
give employment, to many people
of this community. It is "a good
trading center for the northern
part of this state and is the coun-
ty seat Of Marion County.
One of Fairmont's largest aiNtt
most important industries is coal.
Companies operating here give en-
ployment to many people. both in
the mines and in the offices. The
most of the coal mined here is
bituminous and is used for fuel in
many homes and some is shipper
from here to other states and
countries. 4
The glass factories Of this city
play an important part in the in
dustrial trade. The Owens Bottle
Co. are the most important ones.
Much fine glassware and ;Gaay
bottles are made in these factor
les which we use here in our own
city and many are shipped away.
These factories employ many peo-
pie in the. different departments. of
the building. Usually in normal
times, these~fa ctories- ship out
about twenty carloads a day.
Fairmont has very good means
of travel. This city has two large
efailroad lines, one traction com
.pany and a large power plant on
the outskirts Of, the city,. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
the Monongahe1a Railroad are the
two large railroads running
through this city. The Mononga-
yhela Power & Railway Co. is used
in this city and by means Of travel.
ing on this company's cars we can
travel faster and safer. The large
power plant which belongs to this
city but is located at FAyesville, is
Very useful for it supplies cleo
tricity for this city and many 81
our neighboring cities.
The machine and railroad shops
are very useful The men who
are employed here are good mech.
anics. They make new machinery
and help to repair old machinery
which has been broken. There are
many men who work here and they
are skilled in their line Of work
These shops help the community
by giving employment to many,
men and helping industrial trade.
Any good eye can see that the
citizens Of Fairmont have good
homes and that. there are many
beautiful buildings Some of the
large companies which supply the
material for these buildings are:
The Southern Pine Lumber Co.,
Dickerson Lumber Co., Kisner &
Bro. Co, Fairmont Wall PNster
CO., and the May Cement Block
Co. These companies furnish ma.
terial without which citizens
would find it hard to live as we,
build our homes, churches and
schools from these materials. They
help the community by furnis
modern equipments for bu1lo1ng
homes and other buildings Whlch
we need n. }. .i.s. sy :, !,
Fnirnlont can proudly say that It
owns two large printing compap-s
les. The West virginian. which is
the largest and the Fairmont
Times. After the days LABOR and
toll is over. one is only too glad to
sit down and pick up The west
virginian. These companies nave
newsboys to deliver to homes and
they also give q supper loIa the
boys once annually. These news
companies help the community by
giving the citizens the daily news
Of current events They also print
invitations, wedding CARDS ana
many other things.
In summing up the in dustlHes of
this city, one can see that you
could easily write a whole book
on them. Some of the
smaller ones which play an inn
portant part in helping to build vi
this city In the Industrial trade
are the ice and ice cream compan-
les These concerns send out pure
ice and ice cream which we all
enjoy In summer.
The merchantiIe industry has a
:honored place In this city's in
I,dustriaI cen ter of trade There