w)jmtyftsm wzwt fr- M' rr r A m it m 4.'i ''V .'x-jV' I Li 5 ft- it L 'ft I r .:a i a IT " EVENING TOBlilC LEDQEK-HijADEI.PHLtV, 1TKIDAY. MBItUARY 27, .... . - . . . i ii " 1920 , f? H , , k ' t - ) - a IH iB jb L. & K IDEAL FACTORY LOCATIONS . ? ' foXT? r ttrf: rfS &jtftt vacpfcsffia ESHbnnxa o JXK Wnn&sodKi mriv vrnru V .swrt. iiwron j ha "CVrKffifiijali: iTiHlCotwrtilT, ClncWial Kansas rttii s 44hL 5b4ttL ! t Louis 29M Wajji tWlfeeP Stand ?' UMffl Itro-' "t r i " ,7t V w ,Ttl. I Memphtai . bTinu Qalvc&ton Fi35b ni. iham 'b&$fa VChflrlon w.t. ik . r- 7n Mi. New Orleans Ml. Shortest distance toHardest number of important cities. SOLD THE Central Foundry Equipment Company the oldest man ufacturers in their line, have purchased a location at Nitro, comprising about one-third of the acreage of area J. They will operate one of the large modern machine shop's, brass foundry, boiler shop, forge and structural shops for the manufac ture of their Colliau cupola furnaces, melting pots, ladles, tongs, tumbling mills, core ovens, etc. Operation will be started in about 30 days, complete housing arrangements having been made for the several hundred work men employed. RECEIVING YARDS. 14 TRACKS. WITH 400 CARS CAPACITY Nitro -was selected for these activ ities because it is a great industrial centre by purpose not by luck a city scientifically planned in ad vance and built complete by the U. S. Government to include the greatest number of industrial ad vantages. Because of its great abundance of natural resources, because of its nearness to the largest business cent ers, because it is a "going city" with amnre living accommodations, schools, theatres, churches, the City of Nitro offers manufacturers advan tages unequalled by any other in dustrial development in the United States. 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 locality the country offers you should write immediately to obtain full particulars and detailed descrip tions of plants and their equipment. 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 larg est number of important cities and supply centres. Nitro lies in the heart of the West Virginia coal mining dis trict, producing the finest steam and coking coal in the United States and a great abundance of natural gas. Nitro is 16 miles from Charleston, West Virginia. 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 im mediate occupanc. Many are fully equipped, piped and wired and provided with railroad sidings. This entire in dustrial area is tied together by 18 miles of permanent broad gauge and 25 miles of narrow gauge railroads equip ped with steam and storage battery locomotives and flat cars. Power with 49 miles of pipe, filtered water supply of large capacity and 32 miles of gas lines. Still further improvements are now in process of development. Fire and Police 3 fire houses with modern motorized equipment, including TripleCombina tion Pumper, chemical trucks and ex tension ladders. Fully organized de partment, high pressure water system and complete Gamewell Fire Alarm System. Insurance rate in Nitro is extremely low. Police station and jail with completely 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 are 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 dormito ries, 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 receiv ing yard has 14 tracks with a 400-car The rate for power is so low that local coal mines use it instead of producing their own 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 aro 20 miles of streets and 25 miles of sidewalks. Bell telephone sys tem, splendid sanitary sewer system Charleston Industrial Corporation, Operntlng'the'City of Nitro, West Va. : H. G. SCOTT Preaident-Ch airman WM. O. ABNEY President UnIo Trust Co., Charleston DIRECTORS A. B. LEACH A. B. Leach & Co , New York City H. M. BERTOLET New River & Pocahontas Coal Co., Charleston M. F. CHASE Chemical Expert, New York City JOHN L. DICKINSON President, Kanawha Valloy Bank, Charleston J. H. DOUGLAS Attorney, Washington, D. C. P. G. GOSSLER A, B. Leach & Co., New York City ISAAC LOWENSTEIN President, Charleston National Bank, Charleston W. W. MILLER 1 lomblower, Miller,Garrison& Potter N' Y. Attorneys CIIAS. K. PAYNE President, Payne Shoo Company, Charleston H. G. SCOTT Vice-President, Virginian Power Co , Charleston, W. Va. ANDREW J. PIZZINT Director-General J capacity, and the delivery yards have 6 tracks with a 180-car capacity. The 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 miles of cast iron pipe, 10 miles of wood stave pipe, and 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 cubic feet for artifi cial gas, and is circulated through 3? miles of gas lines. Climate- The mild, cool climate all the year round is most favorable to health and industrial activity. There arc no ex tremes 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 varies with the cost of living. Nitro living costs are low. Gov ernmental rentals, forinstance, are gen-, orally conceded to be the lowest ob tainable, but rentals in Nitro average 10 lower than even the Government rentals for houses in this district. These low rents and extremely low cost of fuel, water, electric light--the small investments required for clothing the abundance of garden produce and natural resources in this region all are factors which reduce the cost of living and the necessary scale of wages. 3&& &aL'S.Sl rf fiaS &? ya k. JUE MtTRO POWJEB PlANTi 2&poa BOILER H E CAPACITY THIRTY-EIGHTH STREET AND FIRST AVE.. SHOWING TYPICAL WORKMEN3ICOTTAGE3 There is a factory ready for you here in Nitro, West Virginia, For your convenience, wc will mall to you a brief Questionnaire to obtain the full particulars of your manufacturing requirement, and Experts will then report to you promptly about the plant in Nitro that is suited to your needs. ThisVill include report on plant, power, housing, raw materials, fire protection, transportation rates, civic activi ties, etc. Among the 729 new manufacturing buildings m Nitro there is probably a plant already built which you will find ready and suitable to your needs. Prompt action is suggested. Although ihe resources of Nitro nre enormous, they aro now being ks signed to manufacturers who have already recognired Nitro'a unparalleled advantages. Inquiries will bs handled in the order of receipt of the filled-in questionnaires. ADDItESS AM, COMMUNICATIONS TO CHARLESTON INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Industrial Development Pivislon NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA " - i.tT -V. to Qi o i . f I ' -Li II ii T T ' I -c. JI .4iftj' u-a. .,,4tt wjW''J-J'te'" 'Jn M jffc, JtS M z-1' tti, . n .,&..' 'ijfariUfHti, U .- t , . 4&0t j- . )jJL $4w.4S- 4&5J ! HHHHHHMHH iiB
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