The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-19
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Epressdeng Tae;ea rwas placed n seTf-
Eicea feRsda avs $50 and is considered a
Beaut by al who have seen =. 5s5
Sir. Potter designed theuew car;Sa.d
he succeed ADM IN carrying cut
his idea OF having a plain, serviceab1e
fbusiness. He has had the trim trim
rrinSs put onsin such a way chat dust
cannot collect The Inferior OF the car
| Is verysrich. being finished IN mahos-
any and holstered entirely IN green,
and having dining room Of Flemish
oak The floor IS conbfnati Of
steel and cement which uninimizes
noise There are two state rooms and
Ia good sized observation platform, and
Isft is lighted by both electricity and
gas: and only filtered wateris used
ON It 80
5 Every facility for convenience and
comfort is provided, and Mr. Potter
and his secretary, Mr. Broderick, can
work in it on line with as much com
fort and ease as when in lis Office al
in Baltimore.
Al. cassatt president Of the Penn.
sylvania system OF railroads. is report
ed to have decided to resign his posi-
ton. He is one Of the biggest rail
readers in this country He has
wrought many radical changes in the
system over which he presided, and
the force Of his ideas have exerted
great influence among all railroaders.
It Is alleged that Mr. Cassett is to re
sign on account of certain things
which have been made public through
the recent Investigation OF railroad
management IN this country. He VIII
not resign, it is stated, until the inyes-
Iigation is closed, for by so doing he
would lay himself open to the charge
that he gave up the position while
under fire" There are many conjec-
lures as to his successor, but Mr.. Io-
rec, formerly Of the Baltimore and
Ohio, later of the Rock Island system,
IS spoken OF as the most probable next
president Of the Pennsy1vania.
Tomorrow, Barnum and Baileys
circus viii pass through here, from
Wheeling to Cumberland.
The first excursion OF the season 10
Fatraont viii be run tomorrow from
Wheeling. The train VIII leave that
city 1925 a. NJ arriving here 10:53.
From here the same train VIII leave
far Grafton, wnile another special VIII
be made up here to leave at same time.
for c1arksburg. Passengers from Fair.
mont can leave on ether Of these
trains for either ClarEsburs or Graf
ton. The fare to these cities will be
. cents. for. the round Jc;p- Return
ing TO wheeling the trains viii leave.
Grafton GEO P AZ. Clarkspurs,. 5:75
and Fairsnoat. Csc.
The commercial men have won az
other point with the railroads The.
Great Northern and the Northern Pa
'cifc, Xiii roads, nave announced the
issuance 15ElHleTcnauSedo1e 4HIedS$
books. good on bot. systems in the:
northern States = 5,ooo-ui1e boo7l
Will be sold at the fat rate OF two
cents a nile, and The 2.oo0-mile booH
win be sold at ee1S cents<a mile with
a SIS rebate when the cover is return
ed The Homeless Twenr-Six" has
been leading The. aSht against the
railroads n Western Pennsylvania.
Summer uniforms for the passen-
ger serrice CT the Baltimore and Ohio
are being distributed today 70 the
various officials The order states
that all such employees shall wear
them tomorrow. They ere cauc:1
rrettier this year than taose worn lasz
summer. The cap VIII be IN 1he reguia-
lion white and the coar ead trousers
blue.
This is pay day BY the Independent:
operators at Pawpaw and KinSmont-
Was Visiting. Not Lost
Mrs. Eeclde Arnett was not lost, as
published this morning. she had gone