The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-13
Question scalds Grafton.

4 i 4 F..H
i. As water enters to Il more or less
{ extent into consideration Of what the
Observation-Disclosures. Is trying to talk
about pflraIt this newspaper. to lower
IT'S dignity. Of Expression Sufficiently II
sln1nifc a3ouldn,t 4hat ,seald youg"
when fpe ecirafton- snow-it-all says:
! 'Bnrekalk fclarksburg is TO come in
20 ller own from the. 3. o.. she is 20
beStlle seat Of great railroad activities
~ the near future: locomotives will
be cared for and traffic viii ne
FtPatly eShllarated by the conte:n
plated improvements; the truth is
aseertained: 4 Such is the gIst Of tan
announcements being circulated ii
on. sister city. and borne Grafton
ward OH the gentle, morning zephyrs.
staggered and lettering from the
stiff official demtals regarding the nm.
authoritative blasts previously emitted
Ia the effect that the Grafton shops
We're to be moved entire into thor
own envfrons. the chsssburg press
has been cropping about wildly in nm
effort to lind a straw upon which 10
cling; il has been found: the truth Is
blazoned forth to the world, and ey-
cry body over there Is trying to hook
htppy Truly the smile is on them
and now look what's here, Honest
70 gracious Ciarksburg is to have
brand new, up-to-date, ample and
sufficient, water tanks that will hold
real winter. and IN addition 10 that,
= pipe line out into the adjacent
country where the stuff abounds IN
us lluid state, wherewlth TO convey Il
% the said tanks. Maybe pump or
two viii be added. hut Of that more
anon when further details are dis
closed. \ published comment today
In connection with the story elp-
Gnfntly admits the unsuftedness Of
Cark$hurg ms sight for railroad
shops II says; During the recent
water famine here the company had
70 run water trains from other points
wh'ch,.it fo'lnd to be cpitG expensive,
and the latter. would be- overcome BIZ
the PROMISED system of its own.
2o09; e. X O. shops stu in Grafton"
While the Telegram has not ask
el for the shops on behalf az this
city, Yet Il onincs honestly and truth
iully that Ciarksburg j. entitled ;o
them and a,y natural location and
ne work Of mar IS The correct Mace
Tor them, Yet with generosity ot
SOUL foreign to the citizenship Of tho.
town against a hill. Clarksburg docs
ho% want those shops. until the Bal
dh'"fc y Ohio desires 10 bring them
mere, and with gracious and neigh
horiy feeling will tolerate their re-
malnin" II Eratton-the only activ-
NY mat town has beyond a glass fac
tory and possibly q stugic-rolIIrr
concern on two--untr the railroad
company nctualN brings them here.
Ihta with infinite pleasure nur sor-
row aud Sympathy for Grafton win
% manifest IN q degree Of frnternal
i'thhS AKIN To- the strained relations
between Senator riIlmar and presi.
dent Roosevelt except that clarks-
burg VIII retain that satisfaction tn.
president has in knowing he is right.
me shop question is one of far
more concern to Grafton than Clarke
hurg and in difference to the even
tenor Of the ways % that city. the
Telegram refrains from moro con.
yincinG discussion % the fact that
nothing would he lcft there. ii the
shops we're moved than t. mildly
state TINT 4 y in Fact . sact.