The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-16
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tue lolloWluS special Today sent from
Elklns yesterday:
Elkins and Phillppi gave the Cham.
Der OF Commerce excursionlsts royal
welcome today, the enthusiastic cit.
izens OF both places extofffng the in.
iustrious Smoky City and each claim.
Ing some resemblance to |, as a bit OF
subtle aatters for the visitors.
Elkins was out in force when the
special arrived here this afternoon and
q big delegation from the Elklns
Board OF Trade, headed by DR.. A. NJ.
Fredlick, Mayor of the city, was on
hand to extend welcome. This delega.
ton was entertained at dinner on the
train ut $50 and at $50 a mass meet.
ing was held In the Randolph Hotel,
participating In by the excurslonsts
and the business people Of the city.
This Is the home Of Henry Gassaw way
Davis. tie Democratic candidate for
Vice President three years ago, and
Of his llustriOIs kinsman Senator s..
u. Elklns. However. neither was ut
home today and some disappointment
was expressed by several members Of
the party. Mayor Fredllck was chair.
man Of the gelhering In the Randolph
this evening and welcomed the visit.
ors Marcus Rauh, F. d. Glover, ". Fl.
French. 0. II. Babc0ck, j. A. Council.
W.. II. Williams and ]. W. Wardrop
spoke in behalf Of the Chamber Of
Comerce. while the extremely friendly
spirit Of the Elkins citizens was ev.
denced In the remarks OF James Wler,
X Fl. Slower, G. II. Fout and A.. H.
King.
The special train carrying the trade
boomers left Fairmont at o'clock
this morning, the first stop being
Clarksburg. where the .Pltsburgers lost
no time in scattering about town max.
ing friends.
In all the other towns strong efforts
were made 10 hold the Plttsburg hus.
tiers longer than the schedule allow.
ed. In Weston some of the merchants
are kicking. This county recently
voted dry" and one citizen declared
the 'clty's revenues have fallen Off
so much that It has been necessary
10 cut oni the electric street lights.
Both the Clarksburg and Elkins
brewerles anticipated the specla,
,, train and forced the acceptance OF nj.
merous samples" upon the travellers.
Buckhannon was briefly visited. a
number of the people. on the train be.
Ing taken about In automobiles.
Because Of the train being u little
late il was Intended to make the Phil.
ippi stop short one, but the mer.
chants and citizens turned ont In such
force that the officials on the train
gladly extended the stay. Headed by
a band the party marched to the Court
House where Mayor Melville Peck ex.
tended the heartiest OF welcomes. Led
by Managing Director !. ". Wardron
the boomers gave three hearty cheers
for the town and townspeople, and
Plttsbnrg In turn was cheercd to the
echo by the philippians, Phillippl was
the scene of the first battle" Of the
Civil War, skfrmish In June, CT,
which resulted In no fatalities. One
man, whose leg was shot of at that
time, IL now said TO be makelHg a for.
tune In Washington In the manufac.
ture Of artificial legs.
The special left at midnight for ives.
tern West Virginia. Grafton will be
reached at 1880 a. IN. and during the
day stops will be made at Manning.
ton. kittleton, Moundsville, and Wheel.
ing. The special is scheduled 10 arrive
In plttsburg at $50 tomorrow even.
ing