The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10

chase our clothing ana other nse-
ess5tfss ss
The Domestic Coke Co 9ff this
city furnishes coal and coke, ferti-
Iizer and salt II Is an industry
which is very useful to our citi--f
.zens. The NT1Ietts Co makes pot
terry and tile This city is well sup
piled with garages which afford;
a place where cars can be repair
ed, bought, stored and the aces
SORES can he purchased Fair
mont's bakeries play "a Import
ant part in the industry subject.
They supply cakes. pies, bread and
many other pastries The goods
mad at the wooden mill Just out
side this city are sent to New
York City This factory makes
mems suits and manufactures
woo3en goods The telephone com nm.
pany is important because we use
the telephone to call our
the doctor and altogether
this little instrument, the
telephone, is very useful With
out it we would find 1t very hard
to get along. The milling and
feed Companies are very import
ant. Here much feed is purcha sd
for our stock and the farmers are
very grateful that Fairmont has
such companies. The oil compan-
les supply oil for this and many
other cities, which do not have
companies of their own.
Through the establishment Of
these industries Fairmont has be-
come one Of the lading industrial
centers of this state. The citizens
are enabled to have many pleas
ures which. had these industries
not become so greatly developed,
would not have enjoyed.
SECOND PRIZE ESSAY
(Ry Miss Louise Fietcher)
The city Of Fairmont has a
population of more than $4,000
people OF which about one half are
Of the working class. These peo-
pie must be supported and Fair
mont is facing the most wonder
full prosperity that is possible for
any city.
Through the active and earnest
efforts of leading citizens large
and important manufacturing en-
terprises are being built in this
fertile valley Dreams OF many
citizens are about to be realized.
that they are in possession OF d
great industrial center.
Thousands Of satisfied laborinG
men find employment here at nor
nal times. Fairmont is now one
OF the leading and largest citN,s
in Northern West Virginia
Fairmont is the home of tho
Consolidation Coal Co.. oneeof the
largest bituminous coal corpora
tons in the world. This coal com
pany employees several thousand
people when they are working
full. The coal mined is not only
sold all over the United States
and Canada. but foreign parts rs
well. Many thousand tons OF coal
are mined. Large factories buy
coal with which power 1T, runs
large machines.
This industry has great effects
on other industries Many times
the pay roll runs over S1O0, 600 anu
is distributed among our commun-
tiles. The miners are good cltlzena
OF our city and have built many
fine homes.
The manufacture Of glass forms
a most important part in the IN
dustries There are five or more
which are the Owens Bottle Works,
Monongah Glass, Columbia, I'M
perial and Window Glass of winch
owens is the largest About 2,ooo
neople are employed in this in
Sdustry. They have shipped on an
average twenty cars a day. Owens
put out 24o tons Of bottles every
81 hours and each naachine makes
1890 an hour. They nave
ma chimes which maA gas and
electricity. These factories have
built homes and have an insurance
to make their employees comfort
able.
IS Any Industrial center would re-
auire building material and equip
ment with which to build homes
and other structures. Fa1rmont
has these. Several of the compan-
les are the Fairmont Wall Plaster.
Kisner and Brothers Co, DECKER
son Lumber Co., May cement
block Co. and Southern Pine.
They furnish material with which
many fine homes are built. By
having these companies Falrmont
is enabled to take care OF her
population.
In order TO develop large city
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