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Newspaper

The Daily Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1916

Page

10

Huntington Touts Armor Plant Site in Bid for $11 Million Plant

Huntington West Virginia leads an earnest campaign to attract the U S government armor plate plant, one of 23 sites under consideration. Local business leaders meet lawmakers, inspect facilities, and argue Huntington offers superior rail access and industrial advantages to win the project.

Charles Brooks Smith Washington Huntington Dan A. Masstian Hubert Fitzpatrick Tuntington H. C. Woodyard Woodyard Edward Cooper Switzer Ironton Ohio General Board Daniels 13 Chilton Charleston Wuntington John W. Davis West Virginia Neely Moundsville Major Neely Daniels Wantington Flintington

Corn Remedy Ad: Freeze A Placebo Shoe Relief

An advertisement touts an electric shock to relieve corn pain and promotes a freeze solution from a drugstore. It claims drops applied to a tender corn stop soreness and shrink the corn, removing it with no skin irritation or flame.

Huntington bid for great plant hinges on coal and ore routes

Local boosters urge locating the government plant in Huntington arguing its proximity to coking coal from Ashland and Trenton, direct rail links to the Great Lakes ports, abundant natural gas, and short ore haul from Sandusky and Toledo. They stress favorable funding prospects and aim to win Ohio and Michigan support to outpace 23 proposed sites.

Tidewater Great Lake Ports Fromm Huntington Unites Ashland Trenton Chesapeake and Ohio Baltimore Oho Norfolk and Western Clinchfield Seaboard Lakes Sandusky Toledo General Board West Virginia Buckeye Michigan Huntingtonians

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Ninias Fletcher Wael Georgetts Romeos Everetts the Union Shoe CO W. Main Street Clarksburg, W. Va Dren Simmons Plumbing and Electric Co West Main Street
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