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Above is a panoramic view of the unique
Government-built Industrial city situated in the
very centre of the big-city circle of the Bast
To Manufacturers:
100.0CO.O0O GAL. fiKDIMENTATION BASDf 85 FILTEBED WAXES SUTEU
HERE is a great Indus
trial City Nitro,
West Virginia not a city
which "just grew," but
a city scientifically plan
ned in advance and
completely built by the
United States Govern
ment. From the selection of the
site down to the com
plete furnishing, lighting
and heating of the smal
lest cottage, this City was
built to include the larg
est number of industrial
advantages.
Nitro is a great Indus
trial Centre by purpose
-jiot by luck.
That is -why the manu
facturing advantages of
Nitro stand out in strong
contrast when compared
with the advantages of
other cities. There is no
industrial development
anywhere in the United
States comparable to
Nitro. This statement is
made over the signature .
of our corporation.
That is why you must
investigate Nitro if you
are seeking a branch
factory site if you are"
moving your present
factory or if you wish
to start in business in the
finest manufacturing lo
cality the country offers.
No other Industrial Center offers so many advantages :
Location
The site for Nitro was selected by the
Government at a point which repre
sents the shortest distance to the
largest number of important cities and
snpplT centres. !Nitro lies in the heart
of the West Virginia coal mining dis
trict, producing the finest strain and
roWing coal in thn ("nitcd States and
,i grc.it abundance of natural gas. Nitro
is Jh miles from Charleston, West Vir
7inia
Manufacturing Buildings
There are 729 manufacturing buildings
of all descriptions and of the most mod
ern construction. These buildings are
nearly all completed and ready for ini
mediate ocrup.mn Jinny arc fully
equipped, piped and wired anil provided
mth railroad tiding This eutirc in
dustrial area b tied together by IS
miles of permanent broad gauge and 25
miles of narrow gauge railroads equip
ped with steam and storage battery
locomotives and flat cars.
Power
The rate for power is so low that local
roal mines ufc it instead of producing
their owi power with their own coal at
the mouth of the mine. The two boiler
houses in power plant have a capacity
of 35,462 Boiler Horse Power.
Improvements
The city, 1,800 acres in area, contains
3,400 completed buildings, including
manufacturing plants, homes, hotels,
theatre, school, churches, hospital,
stores, offices and recreation centres to
accommodate a population of 35,000.
There are 20 miles of streets and 2o
miles of sidewalks. Uell telephone sys
torn, "splendid sanitary sewer system
with 49 miles of pipe (adequate for a
city the size of .Baltimore), filtered
water supply of large capacity and 32
miles of gas lines. Still further im
provements arc now in process of devel
opment. Fire and Police
'.', fire hou&ea with modern motorized
equipment, includingTriple Combination
Pumper, chemical trucks and extension
ladders. Pally organized department,
high pressure water system and com
plete Gamewell Fire Alarm System.
Insurance rate in Nitro Is extremely
low.
Police station and jail with complotelv
organized, 3-platoon system for general
police work, plant and property guard
ianship and river patrol. Nitro is also
the home of the State Constabulary of
West Virginia.
Housing Conditions
There arc ample housing .facilities in
Nitro to accommodate all of the labor
required to work all of the plants now
standing. There are one- and two
family houses of four, five or six rooms,
with bathroom and toilet, heat, electric
light and filtered water. Also hotel,
boarding houses, barracks, mess hall,
bachelor quarters, women's dormitories,
and residences for Executives.
Transportation Facilities
Transportation costs are reduced to a
minimum because of Nitro's strategic
location. The Kanawha & Michigan
railroad runs through the centre of the
city, with sidings to plants. The rcceii
ing yard has 14 tracks with a 400-car
capacity, and the delivery yards ha.vc
6 tracks with a ISO-car capacity. Tne
Kanawha River provides an excellent
inland waterway to the Mississippi as
far as New Orleans.
Water and Fuel
Waterworks with a 57,600,000 gallon
pumping capacity, with 61 iniles df casi
iron pipe, 10 miles of wood stave pipe,
aud 3 hill tanks, providing ample sup
ply of pure filtered water for household
use at a rate approximately 20 of
the average rate in the United States
and at approximately 50 for manu
facturing purposes. Natural gas is
supplied as fuel at a cost equivalent to
10c. per thousand cu. ft. for artificial
gas, and js circulated through 32 miles
of gas lines. "
Climate
The mild, cool climate .all the year
round is most faorablc to health and
industrial activity. There arc no ex
treracs of temperature to interfere with
outdoor work or to impede transporta'-.
tion. A minimum of clothing, fuel and
medical attention is required, and gar
den produce thrives within and about
the city limits.
Wages
The wage scale aries with the cost of
living. Nitro living ccts are low. Gov
ernmental rentals, for instance, arc gen
erally conceded to be the lowest obtain
able, but rentals in Nitro average 10
lower than even the Government rentals
for houses in this district. Theso low
rents and the extremely low cost of fuel,
water, electric light the small invest
ments required for clothing the abund
ance of garden produce and uatural re
bources in this region all are factors
which reduce the cost of living and the
necessary scale of wages,
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THE lOTBO POWEB PLAKT. 85.000 DOILEE n. P. CAPACITY
HECEIVIXG TAEDS, 1 TRACKS, WITH 400 CARS CAPACITY
THIBTY.EIGHTH ST. AND PIKST AYE., SHOWTXO TTTICAI. WORKMEN'S COTTAGES
There is undoubtedly a plant .
ready for you here in Nitro,
West Virginia,
Vor your convenience, roc will mail to you dbricf Qtieslionnaircto obtain
the full particulars of your manufacturing requirements, and
Expertf will then report to you promptly about the plant in Nitro that is
suited to your needs. This will include report on plant, power, hooting,
raw materials, fire protection, transportation rates, civic activities, eta
Among the 729 new manufacturing buildings in-Nitro there Is
probably a plant already built which you will find ready and
suitable to your needs. Prompt action is suggested. Although
the resources of Nitro arc enormous, they arc now being as
feigned to manufacturers who have already recognized Nitro's
uniiarallcled advantages. Inquiries will be handled in- the
order of receipt of the filled-in questionnaires.
ADDEESS ALL COMirONTCATJONS TO v
CHARLESTON INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION,
Industrial Development Division
NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA
, or to the '
Vice-President, 62 Cedar Street, New York
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