The Clarksburg Telegram from Clarksburg, West Virginia • 1

Industrial Deal in State id One that Means Much or Fuurg I TWELVE-UNIT PLANT TO BE ERECTED THAT WILL EMPLOY OWE THOUSAND MEN WHEN RAILROAD TO BUILT FROM MAIN TRACES OF BALTIMORE OHIO FIFTY ACHES OF LAND TO COVERED WITH BUILDINGS. mm CONTRACT ALL CLOSED AND DEAL WHICH HAS BEEN PENDING FOR MONTHS IS GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD FAITH AS AN ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY. S. Hornor and Edward K. Davis, the leading business men in the Clarksbiirz, together with Thomas 4he well-known industrial prohave negotiated the deal, and trough' these gentlemen that this concent is today buCding their btaring plant here.

Silas Ash and Smith farms, lorn the Philippi road, just east csborg, were purchased by Messes, aril Honor, through Mr. Brady, comprise 453 aad iwn as the new industrial addiSteelton to Clarksburg. ftChemiral uompauy by the purfox tha location of the factory, -three Messrs. Davis parchased the Silas Ash which are of Oarksburg on the" Philippi owners. The deal was Mr.

Thomas O. Brsdy. A was paid for the property. starves of the Grasaelli Chemical arrived in the city about that die deal ms ntfifrT tV sad transferred to the contract waa made eUi Chemical company of Clarksburg, W. to be known the branch of the Gnnelli Chemical company, of Cleveland, Ohio.

Work ma started at once at Steelton with Abe commencement of the construction Of' a temporary building tat the company's headquarters on the grounds. Hie addition of Oteolton contains 488 acres of huid. The'owners gave fifty acres of this land, Joesttd in the- center of the property, to the Grasselli company, as factory svtee. That was their provisional agreement with the Company. This fifty acres of land will be entirely covered with chemical manufacturing buildings.

It is the intention to construct a plant consisting' of a series of units. Work upon tile first jmk was started Thursday morn Big. By A onrt is meant one complete the nmnufaotnre of The buildings which-include the plant wSl cost many thousands Jof dollars. A unit plant, when completed, will employ between ISO and 800, men. The factory, when complete, will employ a total of.

some 1,000 workers. with the Baltimore A Ohio BaRroad company for a branch railroad trnek to run from the Clarksburg Industrial company's switch at a point near the Industrial window glass plant to the chemical plant has been closed and -work on the same will start once. track is be two miles in' length, end the railroad company agrees under contract to have the trade completed within four months. The rights of way for the entire "distance havaheen secured and tbe'deeds made out. An the? Ctarkijxirg Industrial company gives the chemical company thefr branch abroad as for as the window gloss factory.

Woek on Mic of the will Ubt ue delayed on account of officers of the Grasselli company are anxious to rush building construction to an immediate completion and to end they win have their material hauled over the Industrial company's switch as near their land as possible. From there the materials wtffl be hauled by wagons to Stedton. A contract has deo been sighed with the West. Fork Gas company for gaa supply. Much aasSstanes haa been given rfty one of energetic ktod.

To these gentlemen to due math the work -they bave done big chemical jfant fa tfcto rity. of thto plant means much lorflnei industrial and commercial of Clarksburg. It fa one of the thing, of kind that has ever been brought to successful state. Now just watch Clarksburg growl BOARDS CAN RAISE, SALARIES! r- i STAXKKEHT FROM ATTQRKET GKH- wo sr. FREER TO COOTTjr 8BPB- i or SCHOOLS OQDEK.

Regarding the Raising of Salaries of Teachers and 3 Grades hy Sdwd The following letter receired from torney General Romeo H. Freer, by County Superintendent 9t Schools man Ogden, regarding the cjuestlon of whether boards of odmaiton can rabe the salaries of school teasers of the So. 1 and 2 grades, there is sufficient money to tbe'jfroper funds for doing so, fa seif-eKptonatory: I Harrisville, W. Va, Aug. Wayman Ogden, County Superinten.t ent SAools, Clarksburg.

Dear Sir: Tonr favor of the tost, me here where I am a few days' vacation. I "Your, desire to know if the Ward of education in now meet and raise' the salaries of Koe. 2 and 3 certificates. "Under section of the School I the hoards fix salaries for the different grades on the July of each school year. Thfa duty the boards in your county, I presume, prop-l erlv performed.

Now they find that a I scarcity of teachers makes it deeesaaryl to raise saUries fixed for Noi. 2 and I 3 grades, as the trustees have no authority to pay more than the sum deter- mined hy the boards at their first only1 questions ar? x. district to.tbeir district. This fa and nmst done, sufficSexrt funds are secured by the means Indicated by tow. -In other worda, if the various hoards have enough money for the term prescribed by thel boards, I see no legal objsctiooto for Xoe.

2 and 3 Tours very truly, -ROMEO H. 'Attorney ABSCONDING EMPLOYE i 1-1 Deputy Sheriff J. of NMi Timber and is Over Sale of Property With Alleged Bad Damages to the mount of tMQtflM in th, bill of a whkfc ta of the United States at Parfcersbmv by H. Williams. plaintiff claims that he has bsetl frSndulently deprived of profits to the ot damages asked hy- the attendants because of mahtnj.

of property to whlA there is alleged to be a had title. Williams is coal operator 'Randolph counties, W. Va. Jhe sljit is brought by Mr. vftltiams John B.

Hart, Charles M. Hart, Jolia Y. Wilson and Harry L. Wilson, of Clarksburg, and JaoobJ. Hallo way aart Daniel a list, of Wheeling.

Attorneys P. C. Pifer, of Buckhannon, V. B. Archer, of ars reprwenrting Mr.

WJHIama. It is forth to the bitt entered', into is Muisat Mr. road' and other properties W. Va. 3fe af and his Rudolph Coal and Lumber company tor $1,000,000.

Mr. Hart waa to deliver a clear deed to Mr. Williams, under a contract entered into January 2, 1903, but failed to. do so, according to the plaintiffs hill, and the. pew after baring the tiUe examined, found it to he clouded.

Mr. refused to pay the first, note of the purchase money when earoedue, and also refused to -accept any other deed than one conveying a dear title. Mr. Hartthen I brought suit in the Upshur oounty cir' cuit court against the Randolph Coal and Isdnher. company, the property which I was pat i-to the hands of a special Involuntary bankruptcy prbeeedlqgai were, next instituted against Oft oompany, which matter is not yotdseided.

Mr. claims had Hart and the other defendants delivered to him it dear title he could hiunt realized the amount of th? damages from a aala MJOTCTtOIf. miqrttttml urg Kleotric ft Hmr Pt Jnlj, oom.