Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-18
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colleges either one of which can be
reached by rail or hard roads.
This town together with the adj
jacent territory and villages stand
upon several stratas of good coal,
two veins of which are being worked,
giving employment to many hudreds
of men, and which promise work for
many thousands in the years Just a
head. Fruit growing is just now in
its infancy in altitude of 100 to
5000 feet above the sea; within q
radius of six miles from this town,
the best peaches, apples, cherries and
other small fruits are grown and give
rise to a new industry. Corn, oats
and potatoes are raised in abundance.
Cattle grazing and sheep raising
form an important pert in the indus
tries in the surrounding vicinity -
proprietors of those industries have
been recognized as prize winners in
state contests. What more could you
ask in seeking a new location?
Real estate and property values
are at their lowest = all the water
has been squeezed from the top
downward and from the bottom sky
ward, so that there is no imitation,
for this own had its midnight, and
the dawning of New Day is per-
ceptible - the hour has come for
greater and bigger enterprises.
Nowhere can there be found bet
ter distributing point - it is un-ex
celled for manufacturing plants of
all kinds with abundant electric pow
er, coal, oil, gas and timber around
and about it. A furniture factory,
canning plant, a vinegar plant,
glass plant, box factory, all can be
added to the other industries already
in this town.
"The streets, alleys and industrial
locations are already platted-no
narrow streets, no shut-up alleys, no
cramped business centres are here to
be found no step streets or roads
over steep hills to handicap in future
4 development, but here is found a
wide expanse in a beautiful valley
for building sites and farm lands
Z Everything is in readiness for city
of many thousands of inhabitants
Like Joshua and his band, are you
ready to possess it You can't lose!
Its sure bet you win (Name
your town cried a voice from the
audiance)
] "The mayor of this town of which
Caucasian, and 1870 American born,
and that thugs, rascals, blackhand-
ers, bootleggers and saloons are only
memories of the past This town
possesses little money, but there are
acres of Diamonds within and with
out assuring the young and old that
to dig is but to find them.
1 ''In buying a town as an invest
ment, gentlemen, you must not look
so much upon its past history, but
look rather to its future possibilities.
While it is true that this town of
which | speak ranks high in history,
as an example, having twice aspired
for the capital Of the great state in
which it is located, in 1869 and 1921,
respectively, because of its easy ac-
feasibility and natural location-foF
these alone prove its great future
possibilities.
q can now see, gentleme, by
your ardent attention that you are
interested, and who, l pray, could
not be, with all these facts spread be-
fore them?
4 want to say in conclusion, gent
lemen, that this town you are about
to buy is beautiful place in which
to live = there's plenty of room -
plenty of fresh pure air, pure water,
pure foods, and good people with
whom you can live and mingle for
the rest of your natural life
mo, its not Paradise it is not
Utopia
1T is BELINGToN = your town
and mine!
Yes, our town the town Of
towns, and city of cities, equal to
any, if not the best. l thank you"
Mayor Lee Bennett then responded
as follows:
Mr.. President-Fellow Kiwanians,
as the Mayor of the city whose term
of office is JUS aieut closed, and
looking upon tn cent election re-
I turns at the narrow margins of Bur
ton Rohrbough for Mayor and Hugh
Shinn for Councilman from my own
ward l had decided it was time, as
the saying is, 80 let 'er go but
since listening to the many and num-
erous advantages over other and