The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
dustries it makes Fa.rInont
larger and better city
SECOND PRIZE ESSAY &
NV Miss Alic

Tne future dnuS SpTOSpeTlLy5{O u q u
city always depends upon its To-
cation nearness to fuel Transporter
ton faciItes and its industries. IT.
things, that makes 1T one of the
largest and most prosperous in-
dustrial centers of West Virginia.
Fairmont is a great railroad CEN
ter having thirty passenger trains
daily, which means that in the
future industries will be
started, because each day mNre
people are coming to this city. and
they will bring more and larger
ideas with them and the dreams OF
larger ideas OF these people insure
Fairmont OF a great future indus
trial growth, because it is the
dreams and ideas Of men that make
a great city Not only does 1t
mean the future industries growth
of Fairmont, but it means that
Fairmont has excellent tran spor-
tation routes by which It's pro
ducts can be distributed all over
the United States at a very CHEAP
rate. Over three-fifths OF Fair
mont's manufactured products are
exported. During 1917 oviSA L.,
900 600 passengers were handled
, NV the Monongahela Power & Rail-
wav Company. We are not only
fortunate in having the advantage
of an excellent railroad system but
Fairmont is situated at the head
of navigable river. which can
also furnish water power II neces-
sary.
ness to- them makes Fairmont
Great industrial center. Coal is
the most important. The coal
mines ives employment to huno-.
reds OF men in this district. Other
stores Of wealth in or about our
city. are oil and gas. Gas IS very
important as fuel and is used eS-
tensively in heating our homes
and running our industrial plants.
some of our gas also goes 10 our.
ueighboring states. For lnstahce,
we furnish Pittsburgh with mlain
of our artificial gas. Many men
are given employment In t@afase Ha7
plants. Over 4,SSS SAL tons OF coai
| were shipped out OF Marion .Co,Ni
nv during 1920, SHOWING that FAR
mont and it's districts not only
have all the raw material they
need but can supply other ne1GN-
| boring cities with some.
If the industries of Falrmone
we're taken. away, it would no
longer exist, because over ooso
men and women are empl .e' 20. ~
( its factories. stores and o11lces'
+, not in GLIDING the mines.
The Domestic Coke Corporation
uses twenty five cars OF coal a
day and produces eighteen cars o.
cole and $4,000 gallons benzoi
N otor Nfrel. over 1900 steel
nine ties, and $4,000 car loads OF
glassware, were shipped OUT or
Fairmont during 1920. Falrnlon l
has one of the largest glass Ia1 =
I tories of it's kind in the WoIiu
Fairmont also has two large pian
ing mills brick and tile 1actor-
les, one electric power piaanA wv
ice plants, two printing othioes
which put out a daily paper an o
many industries that are ~
numerous to mention althoISl
yerv iInnortant. All these INDUS
tries make Farmont what it Is to-
day. Fairmont Is as Dependent on
its Industries, as a person is on
food for life.
Our city is backed by the very
hest business and professional mea
of the day, that can be found any
where men who know how TO
onerate these industries and MAKE
them what they should DE.
Fairmont,s Industries were com
pared with other cities OF greatel
size we would see that t1a1rmo ont
would rank very high among the
first being not only the best m
| dustrial center. but the most help-
full to its people.
THIRD PRIZE ESSAY
tay Miss Evelyn satterfieid}
industries mean almost every
| thing to city. In Fairmont, we
have the following industries: ll)
Mononsah Glass. e? !, Helm!ck
! Foundry which especially manu-
| ia ctures coal cars and all equip
ments for coal mines, 81 the
Fairmont Mining Machinery Co.,
which supplies us with all we
need in the way OF machinery LOT
our mines, (4l the BarnesVilie.
| WOODEN Mills, 90 the Wliletts
Clay products plant lo), the DITCH
factory, I'd the Ward cement
block plant. tS) the brass planEt 20, ;ot
I the Don1esttcSC Coke Corporation, or
| bv1products plant. (10) the wall
master concern, (11a the Mid
West Box Co - (12) the Fairmont
Milling and Granting Co.
These are only a. few OF tne
many Industries carried on IN FAR
mont.
1 what they mean to the city
First they bring money to city
then that money brings more IN
dustries. Then when the indus
tries come, most OF the 'Wora nnas
have families. Then that ineres'see
the population.
There are 5000 men employed
in the different industries IN Ea n,
mont not counting the Cons oild a
tion Coal Co.
have come to Fairmont on ac-
count of the industries here. There
are about 10000 people in Fair u
mont today and the population IS
increasing all the time
Industries build up commerce
4 ava helm fba importing and eX-