The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-26
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IlTERESTEDIN
THIE|:ATER HERE
Monorgah Citizen Writes Good
Letter on Fairmont
Enterprise.

Enterprise.
That interest IN the new theater
movement is not confined to the
city d FaLfmont has been shown
by the fact that more letters so far
have been sent in from outside
towns IN the West Virginia
Amusement Co.'S $4,000 prize let.
ter contest than have been receiv.
ed from people. in Fairmont.
a young lady, a school teach.
en- was IN the office of the com.
psny yesterday asking for more in.
formation about the contest. She
has not written her letter yet but
she said She has some spare time
and she Is going TO. She Is not
going 70 be satisfied either with
s25sprize. She secured stock sub.
acfiption blanks and is going to
get Subscriptions for $500 in stock,
and also the. required amount Of
tlieater tickets in order that II the
Judges do select her letter as the
best letter she wilI.get the 1000.
of course, many letters are com.
ing IN without subscriptions as
subscriptions are not necessary,
but Il they are sent in 1t makes
the prize bigger.
What s considered a very sens.
IDLE letter has been received from
prominent citizen OF Monongah.
onongah, II seems, Is taking
about tas much pride in Fairmont's
noteworthy possession and its fu-
ture as its own people. The let.
ter follows: !
'Fairmont should have, and ought
TO have, at least one up.to-datb
TiEATER. Fairmont today is not
The Eairmont Of thirty years aso
but has thrown of her 'swaddling'
buds and wants to be classed as a
city as good. II not better, than any
ID the state with no exceptions. We
win all admit that Fairmont has
still some kinks in her makeup.
hut these are disappearing as prog
ress advances, and, a modern pleas.
fre home, commonly known as a
fheater, Is one of her kinks The
party or parties who will be instru-
mental In placing an up.to.date tho
alter on one OF her main CONNER
cial streets isithe party, or parties,
who should have the financial back.
ing from her citizens as 1t Is plain
as day that any money invested in
such an enterprise Is sure OF gilt
edged returns in the very near fu.
turel
what would Falrmont be today
II her citizens had remained mute.
or ton'progressive? Well do VS.
remember the first time hit thu
town nearly thirty-two years ago.
remember her fine streets Of mud
and the grand old B. & o. depot.
the Old courthouse, and several
ont.of,date business establishments.
While one and all in those DAYS
were honest and sincere, they lack.
ed up-to date methods, and a mod.
ern thing OF any kind was unknown
IN those days Just passed.
,'Fairfnont got her eyes opened
up byspnblicity through the columns
Of her newspapers. Some few OF
her citizens grabbed the opportu
nifty and what are the results. The
answer can easily be found and
seen II one simply takes the tins
10 halt few minutes and look
backwards and compare the sights
and fcenesS Of those days, and then
jump ahead a couple OF decades and
again stop, look and listen,
History has taught us thaS
where one makes success and
thinks he has the problem solved
he Will wake up some morning ant
find that he is a SLOUGH and anota.
OF fellow has stepped in with :
single weapon known as MODERN
Ism and snatched away his big
feelings.
'Fairmont may have had some
tolerable good places OF amuss.
ment in the days gone past. but
what she needs badly is a modern
up.to date house for clean and pro.
gressiye amusements for all alike
and none OF the low.down stuff we
rnadlso much about in the slums OF
other cities. One rotten egg mixed
t1p with a dozen fresh ones viii.
spoil the whole batch. so l for one
commend the ones who are work
ing 10 give Fairmont an up.to-date
heater. So on with your hats and
help them over the high places aft.
er which the Shedding will be
OF course the name OF the writer
viii not be made public. Neither
VIII the Judges know VINO writes
the letters as the names viii be
taken from the letters and number.
cd and the letter with the number
corresponding with the number on
the name, when selected by the
Judges WIN determine who the five
prize winners will be. Other let.
ters win be published from time to
time
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