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The herald., 1897-04-25
Which Meant a Dollar a
Mile a Minute
BOTH RACED WITH DEATH
MILLIONAIRE PAINE AND CAP
ITALIST MAYHAM
Vice-President Robart's Fast Run.
Chauncey M. Depew's Record
Breaking Feat

Two men have recently paid the
enormous sum of one dollar a mile for
the entire distance which they Travelled
on special trains to reach the bedsides
of dying relatives. The first of these
was Robert Treat Paine, who Travelled
from Washington to Boston in eleven
hours and thirty-three minutes, a dis
sance of 444 miles. The secopd was H.
J. Mayham, who journeyed from New
York to Denver, that part of the trip
from Chicago to Denver being made by a
special train Ga distance of 1925 miles, in
eighteen hours and fifty-three minutes.
The run made by the trains which car
rie3 Mr.. Paine Will not al first on the
basis of fast time, seem as extraordinary
as it really is. To thoroughly appre-
ciate it it must be understood that this
Journey involved crossing the Hudson
river at Jersey City and driving from
Cortlandt street, New York, the landing
point of the Pennsylvania ferry, to
Fourth avenue and Forty-second street,
the Grand Central depot, a trip that
would occupy, at the shortest calcula
tion, one hour. To make ii in even this
time it would be necessary to board
ferry boat almost at the moment OF de-
parture and to step from the ferry house
into a waiting carriage. In addition,
there must be figured in the necessary
delay of a few minutes at the depot be-
fore the departure of the train.
On the night of March 8, Mr.. Paine
received news in Washington that his
wife was dying in Boston. The fastest
train from Washington to New York is
the Congressional Limited over the
Pennsylvania which makes the run un-
der ordinary circumstances in five hours.
This train had left Washington when
the news of his wife's conditioa reach
ed Mr.. Paine. He therefore secured a
special train from the PENNSYLVANIA.
and at 1927 p. m. started for New York.
The run over the Pennsylvania road,
227 miles, was made in four hours and
forty-five minutes, twenty-five minutes
less than the schedule time of the Con-
gressional Limited, which brought the
train to New York at liz
The journey across the Hudson ana
from the foot of Cortlandt street to the
Grand Central depot consumed one
hour and fourteen minutes, making the
time OF arrival at the depot 90 a. m.
A special train which had been tele-
graphed for, was standing or the tracks
of the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford, and two minutes from the time CT
Mr.. Paine's arrival at :he depo, the
special pulled out-2:2S a m. At
o'clock that same morning Mr. Paine
stepped out of the special into the Bos-
ton and Providence depot, the run from
New York to Boston having been made
in four hours and forty minutes, twenty
minutes less than the schedule time of
the Air Line express, the fastest train
over the New York. New Haven and
Hartford. The best time on this par. CT
the run was made between New York
and New aven, "A miles. this distance
The herald., 1897-04-25

pulled out of the Grand Central depot.
Yonkers was reached in n twinkling.
Between Yonkers and Tarrytown the
special made ten miles in nine minutes,
the top speed reached. After leaving
Hudson twenty miles were covered in
2s minutes. Albany was gained in TWO
hours, thirty-six minutes and nine sec
onds from the time the train lefc the
Grand Central depot. This distance from
New York to Albany is 142 miles, and the
ordinary running time of the fastest
trains is four and half hours.
A run by special train which has at
tracted wide attention was made over
the Central railroad of New Jersey, the
The herald., 1897-04-25

McCook is 2S7 miles, and the running
time was SOC minutes, which included
a loss CT sixteen minutes for changing
engines and taking water. The speed.
therefore, between these points, deduct
ing the lost time, was 290 minutes, almost
a mile a minutes. 1t is just 255 miles
from McCook to Denver, and this portion
of the Burlington road is not particular
ly adapted to record breaking. Yet ,he
distance was covered in 269 minutes. The
total distance, therefore, between Chi
cago and Denver, 1925 miles, was COW
cred in 1869 minutes. This makes the
actual speed maintained during the en-
tire run trifle less than a mile min
The herald., 1897-04-25

ute, a feat that was never before ac-
complished on any railroad, for such a
long distance.
Not long ago Chauncey NJ Depew was
scheduled to attend a meeting of the
board of regents at Albany, N. Y. By
the time his important business in New
York city was transacted and he was
ready to go to Albany, the last regular
train which would enable him to reach
Albany anywhere near the tine set for
the board meeting had departed. The
only way left for him to reach Albany
and keep his engagement was tc journey
by special. and SO he had a train made
up consisting of an engine, his private
car and a passenger coach, the latter
being a steadier.. At 1885 p. m. the train
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accomplished over the Big Four from
St. Louis to Cleveland. The total dis
tance between the two cities. 54s miles,
was covered in an actual time, including
all delays, of eleven hours and fifteen
minutes. Deducting the time lost, the
running time of the train was ten hours
and four minutes, or a total Of 54S miles
in 6O4 minutes. This train was made
up of two day coaches. one parlor car
and two baggage cars. The total weight
of all these was 100000 pounds. The
greatest speed attained was between
Mitchell and Comstock, on the st. Louis
division-32 miles in 2.3 minutes, 1853
miles per hour; Gays to Nation I'LL,
IL miles, in 10 minutes. or 70 miles an
hour; on the Cleveland division, Marsh's
The herald., 1897-04-25
How the Farmer Is Skinned

In the Dingley bill as 1t passed the
house hides are on the free list, but
leather is protected by tariff of from
10 to 20 per cent ad valorem. That rep
resents the difference between a Re-
publican Administrations care for the
leather trust and the wealthy shoe man
ufacturers and it's care for the farmer.
The Dingley bill will force the farmer to
pay more for his boots and shoes belt
ing for threshing machines, leather
gloves. harness and saddles, and every
thing else made of leather which he
uses, though the leather may be made
form the hides he was forced to sell
at ruinous price in competition with .
market stocked from the peasant
farms of Russia.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch,
The herald., 1897-04-25
THE RAILROADS OF AMERICA
The Great shrinkage in Their In
comes and Their Prospects

According to the latest issue of Poor's
Manual the 181, 900 miles of railroad IN
the United States, with their accesso-
ries and their equipment, are owned by
companies which have outstanding cap
ital stock to the nominal amount Of
about $50 million dollars bonds for
$40 million dollars and floating debts
of $50 million dollars. Much of the stock
has little market value, but much of it,
also, is worth considerably more than
par. OF the bonds, too, while many
millions bear a large premium. others
sell for less than their face value. As
suming, however, that on an average
the stock is worth so cents on the dollar
and the bonds par, and disregarding the
floating debt altogether. we have. as the
The herald., 1897-04-25

an hour speed being slackened through
Wilmington. From Newark to the east
end of the Susquehana Bridge, the aver
age rate of speed was "a miles an hour.
From the west end of the Susquehanna
Bridge to Bay View, where a stop was
made for water, the average speed vas
67.5 miles per hour. In this latter dis
tance the S.S miles between Convention
and Bay View were traversed in seven
minutes, or at the rate of more than rs
miles an hour The average time be-
tween Baltimore and Washington was
663 miles an hour.
One of the best runs ever male On
western roads by a special train was
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Philadelphia and Reading and the Bs,e-
timore and Ohio, March 2, this train be-
ing the one that carried Vice-President
Hobart from Jersey City to Washington.
The total distance by this route was
22S.6 miles, and the running time was
24S minutes. Seventeen minutes were
deducted for stops, two minutes at
Trenton Junction, nine at Philadelphia.
three at Susquehanna Bridge, and three
at Bay View. In crossing the bridge,
which is one and one-fourth miles long,
four and a half minutes were consumed.
This train consisted of three private
cars and a baggage car, the total weight
being 372,770 pounds. The average time
between Chester and Wilmington, and
Wilmington and Newark, was 60 miles
The herald., 1897-04-25
Might Spoil His Clothes

Mrs. Stilus-Where are you going with
Georgy, Frank?
Mr.. Stilus-I thought I sholld take
him down to the harbor.
Mrs. Stilus-Mercy! Going to take him
on the water and he with that sailor
suit on? What are you thinking off,
Boston Evening Transcript
The herald., 1897-04-25
Inadvertent

"Why don't you work?" asked the ap-
preached.
'oThat's what I'm trying to do now"
replied the medicant absently.
delphia North American.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
HUSBAND AND WIFE ~ RUSSIA.
Their Relations MARKED by Every
I,xideace az HftIc calal Cpurteap.


Their Rsiatiops MARKED by Every
Evidence Of Mutual Courtesy. I.
~This Is O curious custom you Amer
icans hqpe Of referring to your wives
by their husbands Names" observed
Glapvock Kaplon, an intelligent Rus
sian trayeler, ssysSthe st. Louis Repub-
tic. II Suppose the. American holds his
wife In as high esteem as the Russian
holds his. but II at hoDse should speak
Of my better half as Mrs. Kapion my
friends would at once conclude that my
domestic relations were not as pleas
ant ss they should be, and that was
thinking Of lagai separation. When
first hsard en- Ameacan speak Of his
wife as Mrs. Jones, for example, felt
almost Ike presurang on my acquasnt-
ence by fntruding Into his private af.
fairs aud asiSfag him what the trouble
wps at hone. Yet soep learned that
ne Gnsto1n @ns universal over here, but
ssill canaot get used TO It. My wife
Is the plain. blunt way speak In Rus
ssn of the lady who, suppose, would
have to call Mrs. Kaplon In polite 50.
ciety in America In some OF the more
fashionable circles of st. Petersburg
this American social custom has been
adopted, though was told by prom
inent government official not long ago
that the czar disapproVed of it,"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
oalf NRhcNep ave erycLs.

WheelInnnSf'ers ersntr'v Dtsastto1s Ex-
perience ON Pncuxaptic Three.
Grant Adams, a farmer who lfves not
far from Kingston, n. X, wears golf
Stockings and rides q bicycle. There Is
q story, too, that he has q bicycle plow.
He drives cows to pasture mounted ON
his wheel, and tho other day he started
no head calf to an adjoining farm.
The calf, says tho New York Herald.
was of the good old-fashioned kind
which resent new-fnnged ideas. He
came of racewhich had been led around
by barerfooted boys, with tattered troa-
sers and many freckies,
The calf looked vt the two runaway
wagon wheels in front of him and grew
ebellious. He pulled at the rope, which
was tied Ground Adam's waist. Then
he deteardned upon plan of action
That calf put his best feet foremost.
and moment later he was running
down hin, with . bicycle coasting be-
hind.
Adam had no brake. and back ped-
aled with all his might. The calf drew
the machine and rider after him. The
animal mnde quick detour to thsriGht.
Adams, in trying to avoid the calf. ran
into q ruolt.
There was q eonrused tumble Of bent
spoiSes and pubcturcd tirea Adams
dung to his bicycle, end the calf
dragged bicycliet aud the almost disin-
tegratea machine over the rough coun-
try road.
A farmer saw this trto approach and
headed them off. The machine and
Adams were wreck, and the calf was
tr-,t1,,,t,1,ppt
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
Makes queen shed T.ars

According TO an absolutely unim.
peachabie authority" writer in the
Westminster Gazette relates how the
Irish song: "The Wearing of the
Green"' was recently sung in Windsor
castle. The, queen, it appears, request
ed a young Irish lady who was visiting
the castle to sing an Irish song. She
went to the pianD and sang '-T'be
Wearing of the Grsefi" and, according
to ths story told. her maSssty wal
touched by the psthos Of the song and
bllrst into tears. The wiser rourinues;
All! said my esmtAsnt Informant
'yon little know the depth of tha
queens sympsthy for the Irish and tn,
tenderness of her heart
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
APPOINTMENTS

As Pos;masters and Pension Examiners
for the several Counties in This Dis.
trict.
Congressman Van Voorhis has made
the following recommendation for
postmasters and pension boards in the
different counties in this district. II
will be noticed that the Muskingum
county pension board is still under the
Civil service regulations and that the
recommendation in this case are for
the reinstatement of ex.soldiers who
were deposed by Cleveland:
POSTMASTERS.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Hooks burg-Scott Davis.
Malta -Elwood Huntington.
Rox bury--Joab Montgomery.
NOBLE COUNTY.
Ava-C. c. Young,
Batesville-M Florence Hancher.
Crooked Tree-Qscar Matthews.
McCleary-Ea Eastman w. Archer.
Renrock-S,las Thorla.
Whigvilis- John Z. Culicls.
NUsTlNGvM COUNTY.
Rosevlle--T \. Sewers.
Fuitouh ham--C, z. Axline.
FrazeysburR-Thad. l. Bennett.
GUERNSEY COUNTY.
Buffalo-Thonas Moss.
Londonderry NJ, Tedricli.
Washington-Mrs, NJ. Z. Craig.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Lowell-Arthur D. Stanley.
Barlow W. Merrill
Watertown-H. Fisher.
New Matamoras-Lewis Nikolaus
PENSION BOARDS.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Cutler-Dr E. III. Trickle.
Beverly-Dr. S. G. Adair.
Marievta-pr. e. p. Cooke.
NOBLE COUNTY.
Clldwell-Dr. j. w. Brock.
Berne-Dr. G.. &. Mallett.
Middle Creel-Dr. John L. Gray.
MUsKINGUM COUNTY.
Pension bourd under civil service
rules:
Z4nesville-Dr. J. G.. +. Holston.
Dresden-Dr. Joseph L. Dorsey.
They are recommended for rein.
statement, they being norably dis
charged Union soldiers. GAINESVILLE
Times Recorder.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
cou,arEss vuN hNpeM.


9Ae 0nsy wossaa fscetua-er ut the
ts6rRssn Is,tycFsttirs.
AyhS1a The baatie for fDe social and
political lros5ftor 1t woman is sntll rag
ing and reuraiias undecided thepreficai-
iy, wonaen have practically approached
sbeir goal during the iast dccade IN sew
tyal yio;n&s. pag$icularly by invading
the fold Of science, which formerly was
looked upon as a privilege of mon only,
says an exchange. The number OF fe-
male students at the universities of Ger.
many as vel as elsewhere is steadily
increasing. Women in the study Of lit
eIary and Inetlipel branches are iluIner'
Gus. but the na tural sciences, mathemat.
les and astronomy were not looked
upon with favor by the weaker sex,
The first woman In Germany to devote
herself to natural sciences Is Countess
Marin ven Linden, Born July IS, 1860,
she received On excellent education at
Stuttgart. and graduating from the
high school in 1891 She entered the Tn.
biaGep university, whore she devoted
herself to the study Of natural eoienccs,
graduating with the highest honors IL
the lRll Of 1875. She was thea promoted
IA the &agree Of doctor rer-Do natarali.
ia.s aIpa uxss the pioneer Of her se& In
this b1Ertsl. She is tQyg ieaahinS 20.
ology il the ruirorsity Of Halle with
much sy,cceSs. ant, Is the only women al
lpicd to lecture at any GH;rIusial uni
,,y,r,,, 30,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
Mrs. Joh,a w. stanley.

Mrs. John w. Stanley, whose serious
illness we haye noted number of
times, died at her home on Second
street, Saturday, July Sd, at o'clock.
Mrs. Stanley had been sufferer for
a number of years, and had borne her
physical trials with christian patience
and fortitude. She was most estim'
able woman, and was always to be
found among the leaders in good works
especially as connected with her
church, the First Congregational.
Mrs. Stanley was a daughter of the
late Samson Cole; ana sister of Mr..
william II. Cole. She was born De-
cember cath, 1924, and she spent her
life in Marietta. In 1876 she was mar
ried TO John w. Stanley, who. with two
sous, Howard and John, survives her.
The funeral occurred Sunday eve
ming at ave o'clock, at the home, and
was conducted by Rev. DR.. j. r. Nj
chols.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
II nncs ssana F,thr.

4 man who resides ON the East side
relates an incident Which may be true,
but it sounds fshy. His boy caught a
large sucker couple Of years ago, and
since that time he has baen experiment.
ing with his finny pet somewhat T'he
fish, says the rUnSS utawney Spirit, has
been kept out Of the water 80 much that
it generally beoGine sooustoI1lsd to IT.,
ind frequently tlopped cut ot the va
ter itself and ioiiow'od the boy around.
Finally Che boy placed 1t In pea and
gradually reduced Pts bathing periods
until It became aeclinati1ed, dbapdop-
ing entirely its native element. n
would follow the boy around hAe a dog,
and one day he started over TO town
across the swinging bridge with the
pet fish Topping along after him. But
alas for boyish hopes! The fish made
a slight miscue and Topped overheard
into the creek and drowned before the
boy could rescue him.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05

THE Republican and Popuist friends
of silver were hoodwinked, to their un-
doing, by the Democrats last fall, but
their batting eyes are better now, and
they are onto the tricky old animals
curves. The Democratic State Conven-
tion ignored them brutally and
brought them to realization of the
fact that they were aud are still ex
peeted to be but tools ia the hands oi
the Democratic Bosses.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
Ru.Eian CriminaIa.

One OF the most curious results of the
Investigations made by doctors in the
Russian jails is the statement that each
group OF criminals has its own peculiar
color OF the eye. A legal journal at
Odessa states that it has been found
that thieves and murderers uglally pos
seHs chestnut brown" eyeA. Robbers
that is to say, thieves in large and
violent line Of bpsinees-haTe slate~col-
ored eyes and the same ia stated sa8 crist-
inals convicted OF s~indnns. The vae4
abond classes hare eyas Of azure hlus
tint. The color mort observed aInonu
minor crinlipals and those convicted az
slight offenses is chestnut brown
green"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
QUEER BIRD NOW EXTINCT.
discovered and Studied Only by Its
Oddly Constructed Skeleton

discovered and Studied Only by Its
Oddly Constructed Skeleton
A naturalist has lately brought TO Eng
land the bones of an extinct bird new to
science, which has received the name of
Genyornis. He exhibited these very In
teresting specimens at the last meet
ing of the Geological society, aud made
O few remarks concerning the finding
of them in Lake Callanbolla, formerly
known as Lake Mufligan, in South Aus
traiia, says the Westminster Gazette.
He explained that the lakes which one
sees so abundantly marked in the map
are nothing more or less then dry clay
and salt pans. evidently very uncoln-
Portable to camp near. The bones Of
this extinct species are found there IN
great numbers, but owing 30 the ac>
ton of salt and water. which is found
very little way below the surface.
the remains are very brittle and diff
cult to deal with, The circumstance
of SO many being found in this one
lake bed is probably due to the birds
having been driven there EN- masse In
time of great drought IN search OF
water. for On the surface there could
be traced the outlines Of skeletons "
ing as they died. probably begged and
too weak to struggle further in search
of water. the feature that strikes the
ornithoiogist in these bones is the
shortuess of the phalanges. clearly
showing that the suggestion which
has been made as TO the Genyornis be-
ing a marsh bird is untenable, for such
o heavy bird would have needed very
long toes to tread on marshy ground
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
REWARDED 4 T1IEND.

Governor OF AIfssouYi Remembers the
MAN Whs Once Saved HIS Life.
u have appointed jerome S. Barnanrl
coal oil inspector OF Springfield for @
term of two years." was the simple an
nouncemsnt made by Coz. Stephens, o1
Missouri, few days since to @ number
Of Newspaper reporters. Hacas Of this
however. Is story,
The new inspector Of the queen City
Of the Ozai4s" saved the governors life
once and Is now rewarded by appoint.
ment TO good Office. It was 25 years
ago, and the future governor and BHr'
man were boys In the quiet. statd old
town Of Booaville, Mo. They were like
other boys the world over, and one
warm afternoon in June they played
hockey" and went TO battle In the cool
waters Of deep creek that flowed into
the Missouri river bach Of the keInper
school. Stephens couldn't swim a
lick" and ventaring into the wa ter over
his head was in fair way to drown,
when yanng Barman swan 10 his ras-
Cne. After much di4Hculty he got his
unconscious hurdsh 20 shoFp tud re.
vfred him,
Following the usual course Of Garnan
events. tlae ways OF the two boys d.
verSati. One prosperOd in iousI2ls5s aAd
politics. the other became a dIti2co OF
Springfield, where be, toe, We FAIRLY
presperous. VIXEN the time cane that
there was vacancy IL %ho oilice W
WHICH he was recently appointed, Ear
man applied for it, @nd the governor
without heaitafion gave it to him.
at is the only thing thRt he has ever
asked at my hands," aala the governor;
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05

SIsrERsvILLE-long lost Sistersville-
the only town on earth. of its kind
forces itself back into public notice TO-
day with a Fourth of July celebration.
A young man from that town, who
came down to see the people, stated
proudly that they were going to shoot
off ten dollars worth of fireworks and
expected a grand time.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
SPECIAL L. w. RATES
VIA THE
T. >4r ~ c. TYT - "

10
Mountain lake Park, Md.-Camp Meeting,
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Return limit August 81.
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Uuiversat,sr Church,
Going July and inclusive.
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Going July IL and IS inclusive.
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Celeron, n. Y,--tLake Chautauqua) Photog,
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Going July / and IL inclusive.
Return limit July 20.
Toronto, Ont -Epworth League, National
Convention.
Going July Is to Is inclusive.
Return limit August ~.
Chattanooga, Tenn Baptist Young Peo-
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Going July Is TO Is inclusive.
Return limit August 8.
Chicago, Ills.-Unveiiing of Logan Monu-
ment,
Going July 81.
Return limit July &c.
Ciucinnati, % O-German Epworth League
ON T.. Church,
Gong July 2l and % inclusive.
RETURN limit July 26.
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Young Peoples Christian Union,
Going August II and is inclusive.
Return limit September H.
National Encampment Sons of veter-
ans,
Going September aud inclusive.
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Going August 81 to 2S inclusive.
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Columbus, o.-Reunion Of Army of West
Virginia,
Going Septem Der and inclusive
Return limit September %.
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ment,
Going Sept 81 and 90 inclusive.
Return limit October 10.
For further information as to special
Rates and Limits for the above occa.
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Agents IL. & o. S-W. Ry.. or address
j. M. CaEsBROUGh,
Gen'l Passenger Agent.
Cincinnati, o.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-05
IzeatF OF Coas Ia CIeyeisua.

CLEVELAND, O., July S.-The Cieye-
land ceai dealers profess to take a
cAeerfai vien OF the impending strike
ii the miners. They claim to have
enough stock on hand TO prevent re.
tail prices ,ron geaag up unless the
strike lasts more than six months
The wholesale dealers are getting the
coal mined into the city as fast as
trains can hail it.