New-York tribune. [volume], February 26, 1920, Page 7, Image 7

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IDEAL FACTORY LOCATIONS
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 modem machine shops, 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
ampl'e 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 adv.
o ?
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 ?
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 occupancy. 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
f>ed with steam and storage battery
ocomotives and fiat cars.
Power
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 are 20 miles of streets and 25
miles of sidewalks. Bell telephone sys?
tem, splendid sanitary sewer system
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 Triple*Combina
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
Charleston Industrial Corporation, Operating'the'City of Nitro, West Va. :
H. G. SCOTT
President-Chairman
DIRECTORS
WM. O. ABNEY ^^^^^?
President, Union Trust Co.,
Charleston
H. M. BERTOLET
New River & Pocahontaa Coal Co.,
Charleston
M. F. CHASE
Chemical Expert, New York City
JOHN L. DICKINSON
President, Kanawha Valley Bank,
Charleston
J. H. DOUGLAS
Attorney, Washington, D. C.
P. G. GOSSLER
A, B. Leach & Co., New York City
A- B. LEACH
A. B. Leach & Co., New York City
IS?AC LOWENSTEIN
? President., Charleston National
?ank. Charleston
CHAS. K. MILLER,
Hornblower, Miller, Garrison* Potter
N. J. Attorneys
CHAS. K. PAYNE
President, Payne Shoe Company
Charleston
H. G. SCOTT
Vice-President, Virginian Power Co,
Charleston, W. Va.
ANDREW J. PIZZINI
Director-General
capacity, and the delivery yards have
6 tracks with a 180-car capacity. "The
Kanawha River provides an excellent
inland waterway to the MississippLas
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 '?0% 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 32
miles of gas lines.
Climate
The mild, cool climate all the year
round is most favorable to health and
industrial activity. There are 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. j
Wages _
The wage scale varies with the cost of
living. Nitro living costs are low. Gov?
ernmental rentals, forinstance, are gen?
erally 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.
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THIRTY.EIGHTH STREET AND FIRST AVE.. SHOWING TYPICAL WORKMENSiCOTTAGES
There is a factory ready for
you here in Nitro,
West Virginia,
For ?/our convenience, we will mail to you m
brief Questionnaire to obtain the full particulars
qf your manufacturing requirements, and?
Experts will then report to you promptly
about the plant in Nitro that is suited to
your needs. This will include report on
plant, power, housing, raw materials, fire
protection, transportation rates, civic activi?
ties, etc '
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 are enormous, they are now being as?
signed to manufacturers who have already recognized Nitro's
unparalleled advantages. Inquiries will be handled in the
order of receipt of the Hlled-in questionnaires.
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO
CHARLESTON INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
Industrial Development Division
NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA