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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
West VA. RIVERS
show INCREASE
MUNOHGAHELA AND kANAWHA
RIVERS SHOW BETTER TRAF-
FIG RECORDS THAN
FORMERLY.

WASHINGTON. o. c., Jan. 25.-
Tonnage on Hanawha and, Monon ga.
hcla rivers. in West virginaf. has
greatly Increased in the last few years,
according to a report submitted by con.
gress to-day by the Inland WATERWAYS
Commission. ION the contrary the Mla.
siss'ppi and hudson rivers and the
Eric canal are credited with decreased
traffic, cue, the report says, to sup.
per'or facilities OF railroads and their
practice OF reducing rates to sttlc
steamboat traffic. .
Asiee from the West Virginia rivers.
the Tennessee river and the Great
;Lakes are alone credited with In,
creased traffic. s
The Improvement of natural water
ways is preferred to canals by the
commission ard it Is recommended
that the interstate commerce commits.
sion be empowered to prevent tho
making OF railroad rates, which will
interfere with water rates and the
raising Of railroad rates once reduced
to meet river competition.
Canals for sea-Doing ships are con-
sidered desirable y the commission
only to overcome narrow barrier be-
tween navigablt waters: to save q
great sailing distance, as In the. case
OF the Suez canal. and to give large
cities near the coast outlets to the sc a.
The commission >ommcndr the pres
ent plan OF making the adoption Of
improvemnt projects subject to ths
approval OF boards Of army engineers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
will meet
PRES :; WILLARD
SHIP ERs' ASSOCIATION MEN To
4: M ET! WILLARD TOMORROW
i 1 o DISCUSS POLICY
OF q. AND o.

President Thorno and Secretary
Cunningham Of r tire West Virginia
4 gstinpere, Association, and the mem
$hers of$the special committee appo:a:
ed to confer with President Willard
,3of the Baltimore and ohio Railroad
viii assemble at Grafton to-day, and
will leave tonight for, Baltimore.
Ii The committee is composed Of vir.
nil a. Highland, G.. T.. Harding, J. w,
Williams, DANIEL Howard. c,arks-
burg; 4; George w: Curtin, Curtin; r.
j ~ Hite, M Z. Hutchinson George T.
] Watson, D.. "a. Jacobs, Q. S. Mckinney,
"a. "a: Fleming, Fair.nont: John T. Nc.
sGraW, Grafton; c.: NJ. Briseo, Morgan
town; 4 w. c. Nc cconauahey, Parkers.
burg, and5W. s. Hoskins, Weston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
MINERST0iASSIS
!. TIN WORKERS
THIS is THE %ExPECTED&Ac ACTION
!, AT555THEs scoNVENTIo IN wv ts,FF
IN SESSION Atm o IAN IS
APoLls. 5ssss q s;ssy ;8Ais S5isl ssss

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 25:-u United
Mine Workers are expected to take
aetion to-day to carry out their pledge
to assist the AmaIganated Sheet Metali
Tin Place Workers Union In Ito strike
against the steel eorporatl tlon: The ssats
tng Of deigates OF Central Feunsyiva.
MIA subdEstrietF3 district 8. who were:
tsd IN Standing because tlelrs re-
fusal to pay the district straetlt.
was taken up.s Lewis Sustained tho.
delegates action, the Elsaue vii sresult
in fight between Lewis and shln op.
ponents. The committee eonferrlnD.
will not recommend an sAmalaamatlonl
with the Western MIXERS tt,ls time,
but working agreement. 8 sIss q. sfsas
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
water FAMINE:
IN CLARKSbURC
WATER soARD Dlsc.osEs START.
LING LOSSES TO THE
CtTYfs SUPPLY.

Half a million gallons Of water arc
hcirg wasted daily in Clarksburg was
a startling conclusion reached by the
city water and sewerage board at It's
meeting Monday night and an effort
will b. made at once to ascertain and
remove the cause of the leak. which,
is proving severe drain on the city's
water RESOURCES. .
Figures show that the daily water
consumption in the city Is 1000, 900
gallons. the full capacity of the city
pumping station and IT the waste OF
"ater, which the board holds is a
wholly unnecessary one, - not ended
quickly a water famine will result.
The water allowed to run from fau.
Gets, hydrants and taps, by water
consumers to prevent pipes not prop
|erly pro tected against frost from
freezing. the board states, is the cause
OF the threatened famine and to stop
tho practice, which it believes is a
general one, Immediate steps arc to
ba taker. # Y !iiit,5, s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
RECEIVES. MORE
EQUIPMENT O.
TWO MORE iNTERURBAN CARS
FOR TRACTION COMPANY AR. !
RIVED YESTERDAY.


The FnfrmDnt and ClarksburE Trac-
tion omnany is Increasing its rolling
stock ON its intcrurban lines. The
new equipment ordered consists of six
houble.trucli cars manufactured by the
Brill Car Company. of Philadelphia.
Four OF the. six cars have been receiv-
cd. Two arrived several days ago and
are now about ready to be, placed in
service. Two arrived yesterday and
will be pnt in readiness for operation
as soon as it Is possible to ,1o so.
There remain two cars yet to be
delivered. The local company will
then have the best equipped lines in
West Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25

FIREMAN KILLED WHEN TWEEN
S% TtETH CENTURY LIMITED
LEFT THE RAILS.

LITTLE FALLS. N. W Jan. 25.--
The Twentieth Century Limited Of the
New York Central railroad, jumfGd d
the track at st. townsville early this
|mSIg, instantly killing Fireman
IMyron Handvii. The train was going
at high speed. Every car left the
rails but ren,snied upright. The pas
sengers escaped with bruises. The ac-
cident was due to the engineer trying
to cross one track to another without
reducing the speed. Th. engine leap
cd from the rails on the frels. The
engineer was hurled from the cab. The
fireman was buried under. the over.
turned engine. official statement OF
the railroad says the wreck was due
to "misiudgnent of speed."i ';;,5..
Engineer Scanlon was st.;i alive
when found; he thought only OF the
safety Of the passengers. His body
wac rnangled and bleeding. He said.
":What has happencds Any one killed"
He Iapsed into rnconsriousn p,s. an d
died few minutes later. The line
Is not entirely cleared late tsls after
nocr.s 81 ;s3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
FAIRMoNT, WEST VIRGINIA., TUESDAYS JANUARA Is. 1910
WILL FIX FAIR
MEETING Y J DATES
THE SECRETARIES OF AssoclA
TIoNs WILL MEET.lN WHEEL
ING TOMORROW.

A. Wheeling tomorrow the dates
for the spring and fall meetings for
the Pennsylvania-ohio,Maryland-Wcst
Virginia light harness circus. viii be
determined. Fairnont, will be. repre-
sented at this meeting and 4 is hoped
that the dates that arc fixed for the
meetings here will be TO the advantage
Of the Fairmont Association and to the
f.atrons Of the association. After the
dates have been arranged active WORK
will begin fo. the best meeting ever
given in Northern West Virginia.
The spring meeting given by the
local fair association last June was
an experiment that proved that tho
people Of this community will support
a good entertainment and this Is what
the Fairmont Fair Association is con.
Quoting. 7 he attendance: at the meet
ing this spring will be, nue.: greater
than It was last spring because the cx-
perinlental stage is past and the pco-
pie know that everything that wIII be
offered will be as good as it :, repre-.
sentcG.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
.FL00DSlN FRANCE:
ARE ALARMING
FALLlERES sUBscIB
ED TO RELIEVE SUFFERERS.
ONE-THIRD OF COUNTRY
SUBMERGED.
by United Press.l

PARIS. Jan. 25.-1t is still raining.
Government engineers believe the flood
crest will be reached this evening ans;
are cne,lavoring to keep the river from
becoming obstructcd.- If the river
shoul'i become obstructeh 1t would re.
sutl in flooding the entire city. Hun.
Irc.ls OF soldiers and policemen are
standing at the bridges to prevent the
wreckage from lodging.
The basement OF the home OF Unit.
ed tSatcs Ambassador Bacon Is fool
ell tollay.. His house is surrounded by
water. Pumps are working enilcavor.
ing to keep the water from rising to
the upper floors. The water has In
vaded the finest residence section.
President Fallicres and other arc
preparing to move in anticipation OF
further rise. fire at the chemical
works at Ivry. suburb OF Paris. en-.
dangcreh hundreds of lives. The
victims We're surrounded by water anIl
were rescued by boat 1t is estimated
that onc.tllird OF the country Is sub
merged.
The basement of the famous Notrc
Dame Church is Hooded. The largest
hospital in the city is also undermin-
ed. President Fallieres. stunE by the
:fbes Of the press. subscribed four
thousand francs for the relief suffer.
ers. The President. Premier and Min
lister of Publyic Works made n tour of
tile city. They found conditions even
worse than represented. There is
great difficulty In housing homeless
people.
The military authorities this after.
noon have arranged to dynamite the
Alma bridge. The continued rise in
the river makes it almost impossible
to keep the driftwood from lodging
anil by forming a dam flooding the
entire city. This Is the most bcauti.
f"l bridge In the city.
Reports say that the river saone Is
Il raging torrent miles in width.
Scores OF villages are inundated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
No Statement J q! G :; 1 !
THE PURPOSE OF PROSECUTIONS
y UNDER ANTl.TRusT.4LAWssETlS
FORTH in PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE, s.5.s
(By United Pess.)

Z s ~ NBy united Press. M AZ
Z WlAsHINGTON.{D. ca, Jan. 81 25.-The:
following statement was Issued from
the White House today: IS .SsSsss
mo statement has been Issued from
either tho attorney general \ Or the
White House Indicating that the, pnr;;
pose Of the administration with refer
encc to prosecutions under the anti.
trust law is other than as set forth IN.
the Presidents mcssage Of January AZ
Sensational statements sas II there
were to be n new departure Id indis-
crlmate prosecutions Of imp nortant I In;
dustries are unfounded. Z. s4ss y;
THE purpose Of the administrations
Is as set forth in the message.'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
WILL not OPPOSE.
new TRUNK LINE.
ALL OPPOSITION WITHDRAWN TO
THE POWERFUL P. AND 1. e..
WESTERN MARYLAND
ALLIANCE.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Jan. 25.-From
a source Of unquestioncd reliability
it is learned that an agreement has
been reached between the Pittsnur1
and Lake Erie, the New York Central
subsidiary whi1t has concluded trat.
tic alliance with the Western Maryland
railroad for the operation of through
trains between Baltimore and Pitts
burg. the Pennsylvania railroad and
tho Balt'mcrc and Ohio railroad, where
the 'Pittsburg and Lake Erie into Wes:
Virginia has been withdrawn and con-
structlon work will brg., next spring.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
new L|N IN West
VIRGINIA is ASSURED
e Pennsylvania and B. a1ld O.
No Longer Oppose MelpRoad
PlTTsHuRG AND LAKE ERIE WILL
BulLn BRANCH UP MoNON.
cAEELA THROUGH
FAIRMoNT.

. b y ! s e & =
f BALTIMORE, Jan. 25.-Loca, ffnan.
ciaI and shipping circles manifest con.
siderable interest &, plans maturing
for railroad construction In the north.
ern part Of West Virginia.
Interest in the projects Is Insight.
cned BY the possibility that the Fair.
mont and clarksburs Traction Com
pany, which is controlled by Consol-
'!!ation Goal Company capitalists, may
figure in some OF the moves Of rail.
reads for extending into the Fa,rmon,
eral and oil fields; where million. Of
dollars ct Baltimore money is invest
feS
From a source Of unqucstioncd re.
liability 1t is learned that an agre..
merit has been reached between thc
Pittsburg and Lake Erie, New York
Central subsidiary. which has con.
cIuded traffic al lance with the
Western Maryland railroad for the
operation ct through trains between
Baltimore and Pittshurg. the Penn.
sylvania railroad and the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, whereby the op-
position to the extension OF the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie into West vir.
vinia has been withdrawn and con-
struction work will begin next
spring,
It is planned to build a bflnch of
tee Pttsburg and Lake Erie up the
west side Of the Mononeahela river,
through Fafrmont, to Morgantown,
where connection will be made with
Senator Elkins' road, the Morgantown
and Kingwood.
Eventually another extension will
lie ouiltfrom Fairmont to Grafton,
thence up the Tygarts river to Bel
ington, where con neetion will be
made with the West Virginia Central
branch Of the Western Maryland, thus
giving the latter two connections witt,
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie at New
Haven, Pa. and BeIington. w. Va.
The route between Fairmont and
,Helington was surveyed for the Lit.
tie kanaw1a syndicate, and part Of
1t has been graded. This line and
the coal holdings, it will be recalled,
were acquired by Joseph Ramsey In
the interest Of the Goulds, but were
finally taken over by the Pittsburg
and Lake, Er:,. the Pennsylvania and
the Baltiomre and Ohio. the former
buying so per cent. and the latter two
2s per cent. each interest. The ex-
tentions will be built and operated By
tho Pittsburg and Lake. Erie, though
it is understood provision hae been
made for the use Of the tracks by
The other roads.
The Fairront and cIarkshurg
Traction Company, although trolley
line, was bu';t with view to accom-
modating a steam road, IT it should
be found advantageous. It extends
from clarksbure to Fairvicw, a dis
tance Of a. miles, and serves ono Of
the richest sections Of West Virginia,
and there is growing opinion that
eventually this system VII be gather
cd under the folds Of one Of tho larger
companic..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
LEAGUE BALL
FOR FAlRMON7
PRESIDENT THOMAS s. RAYMOND
f SAYS WE WILDE REPRESENT.
ED IN LEAGUE WITH FIRST
cLAsG TEAM.

Fairmcnt is to have first class
baseball team this season and the team,
viii also he member of well regt,.
lated league is the assurance that
President Thomas S. Raymond, of
Fairmcnt baseball Association, is ui..
ing those who are Interested in the.
great national game. President Hay.
mond is recognized everywhere as the
best baseball man in the State and il
Is we'll known that the success attain.
ed ny the Fzirmont teams was due to
his keen interest and untiring energy
manifested In the game. He =; a
pioneer, ii leader and when he SAYS
that Fairmont will be represented in a
good league with strcng team every
enc knows that he is not talking to
hear himself but that the leagu. and
the team will be forthcoming.
MIR. Raymond was at Clarksbtiru
yesterday arranging to have that city
represented in the league to be form.
ed. The morning Herald published d
the following article this morning in
connection with MIR tiaymond's visit
T. clarksburg: r.
Thomas Raymond. of Fairmont,
who ie to the baseball world in this
State what Ban johnson represents
in the American league, fs anxious
to2have carkshtsre in the circuit and
in a few days will w'.h others visit
this city in. an effort to enlist support.
: So far there are three baseball cir.
cuita proposed. One will be State
league, and will include Clarksburu,
Fairmont, Grafton. Parkersburg. Hunt.
fnGton and Charleston. Another will
take in clarksburg, Fairmont, Man.
nington, Grafton. Uniontown and Con.
reIIsvilIe. And third plan calls for
the formation of league consisting
OF Clarksburg, Fairmont, Mannington
and Grafton.
Because OF the big jump in travel
ing the first proposition seems i'm.
probable OF carrying out, which leave
the ether two more likely to be cor.
s'deret.
at would be a shame for town the
size Of Ciarksburg to be without j
baseball tean." stated Mr.. Raymond
last night and IA discussing the matter
said in part:
II VIII come to Ciarksburg in few
days and intend to present the propo-
sition to business men and those who
are willing to put UP a little money
fer the sake of sport. Wit, the pro.
1ressIvc spirit ct the Business men of
c;arksnurg they will be able to realize
the advantage of having tear, from
an advertising standpoint. It will re-.
ouire only a small amount of money
to put team IN shape SO that trc
gate receipts will carry 1t through the
sca son, and with fair prospect tina:
the stuck will pay dividends. TIE same
idea will be presented in other towns,
and | an. cunfldent of establishing a
Ieayue. which will last for several sea.
sons to conc."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25
ilCHILr DEAD.

I; An eight months old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. u. w. Wineiand residing OF
Barnes street in the Second ward, died
this morning at the home OF its pa.
rents. The funeraIswill occur$ to-tror-
row afternoon with intcrment in Wood
slaWn Cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25

Mcssrs. Frank and Walter Eliason
have returned from Tunnclton. where
they were called by the death of an
aunt, Mrs. Katherine Eiiason.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25

Miss Alice White, OF Battle Creek,
Michigan, Is in the city. the guest of
her ther, Attorney kemble White,
. on 5Benon[ avenue. "a =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25

VERY FEW STORES arc giving
such values as you will find here at
these prices.
ALL SOLID LEATHER extra heavy
solcs and bellows tonguc--shoes that
will bring you back for more-stylcs
suitable for dress or work.
THE GOOD VALUES we arc giving
In our boys shoes explains why we
sell SO many.
SHURTLEfF 8 WElToH
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-25

ls set forth in Me message.'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
NORTHWE ST MILLERS
WIN FIGHT FOR RATES,
Interstate Commerce Commission Orders
Reduction to Seaboard, Beginning
May 10.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March Is
The interstate commerce commission TO,
day ordered the lake and rail rates on
flour from Minneapolis, MINI. to New
York city and the Atlantic seaboard re,
ducnd from % cents per 100 pounds &c
= . cents, beginning May 10.
This decides the famous case Of the
northwestern mllcrS against the twenty
nine rail and lake lines in favor of the
milrrS. The uesw schedule of rates Is
ordered to be effective for two years
from the date it goes into effect
The compliments were some forty mil
lcrs operating more than 100 flour mills
in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota. with daily
capacity Of about $4,000 barrels The
defendant carriers were all the railways
and water lines which carry flour from
Minneapolis and Duluth to the Atlantic
Seahoard territory.
The millers complained that the rate
Of % cents was unreasonable and was q
discrimination against Minneapolis anC
the northwest in favor of the mlllerS al
Buffalo, as compared with the all-rAil
rate east from Buffalo, aS applied by the
same carriers to the same points of des,
tuati0n. In making the decision. which
was written by Commissioner Clark, the
commission reviews the gradual absorp'
ton Of the Great Lakes transportation
lines by the railways. compares the diff
fercnccs in rates on flour and wheat and
orders the reduction to 21l2 cents
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
LEASE WATER POW ERS,
ferring Sites TO the States and
Territories

WASHINGTON, ID. G., March IS
The movement for the transfer of water
power sites from the national govern
ment to the several states and territories
took concrete shape today when Scna-
tor Smoot introduced bill for that
purpose
Contrary to general expectation, the
bill would provide for the leasing of
power sites by the states and would not
permit the sale under any conditions.
1t would provide for transfer to Il state
whenever it was shown to the satisfac-
ton Of the secretary of interior that any
tract of land was chiefly valuable as Il
power site. Only one reservation would
be made and that would be that the
transfer should not interfere with pros
peCting or the development of mineral
resources
The land would be conveyed on the
express understanding that the acuuir-
ing state should not ALLEVIATE the fee
simple title, but should retain for water
power purposes granting the use for
specific periods of time.
Other conditions of the bill are: That
the land shall be devoted by the lessee
only to the development Of water power:
that the state shall reserve the right to
fix charges by power companies for each
tcn-year period; that no monopoly shall
be permitted Ia leSsees under the law.
The last section would provide for the
forfeiture of the land by the states in
case of any disposition of the land con
trary to The provisions of the proposed
law
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
TEXASONION HARVEST,
Rio Grande Valley Will Ship About
Three Thousand Cars of
Bermudas.

LAREDO. Tex, March 2S.-Bermuda
onion harvest is now in full blast in
the Laredo section. The crop is the
largest in the history of the industry in
this state. About 1900 cars will be
shipped from Laredo, 800 from the Car
rizo Springs section, 200 from other
nnints between Laredo and San Antonio
and about 700 from the lower part Of
the Rio Grande valley, making total
of about 1000 cars.
The profits of onion growing are cnor-
nous. In the Laredo section the net re
turns run from $3.50 to 500 per acre.
The expense of growing the crop is
large however. average from $3.50 10
$500 per acre where intense cultivation
is practced.
Before the discovery was made that
the soil and climate of this section We're
ideally suited to successful onion grow
inc the land hereabouts was valued ut
81 80 TO 81 per acre. This same land is
now valued at 500 to $500 per acre and
none of it is for sale
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
EDUCATOR DROPS DEAD
MADISON ]. BURK ANSWERS THE
LAST SUMMONS SUDDENLY.
Jokes with Child Just Before Death
Comes-Was Prominent Mason
and Teacher.

WAUKESHA, Wis, March Is Spe-
cial. Madison j. Burk, aged 6j years,
died suddenly of apopleXy at his home
on Bethesda avenue. Mr.. Burk had just
returned from walk up town with his
wife He was apparently in good health
and in particularly jovial frame of
mind, having been joking with Il neigh
bors child but few moments before
his death. He put some coal in the
stove and moment later fell dead on
the floor. Mr. Burk was widely known
as an educator throughout the state. He
had taught at Black River Falls and was
IA teacher at Appleton for twenty years.
He was teacher at the state industrial
school here for number of years, re
signing about two years ago. He had
since, however, acted as substitute
teacher at the school. He was Il member
of the Masonic fraternity, having Joined
Robert Morris lodge at Eagle many years
ago, Surviving him are his wife and two
sons. The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at > o'clock from his late resi-
dence with intermcnt at Prairie Home
cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
ROBBERS GET $4,000
LOOT RICHMOND (VA) POSTOFFICE
AFTER PIERCING VAULT.
Inspectors Say Booty May Be $4,000
CrackSmen Use Wagon to Cart
Away the Cash.

RICHMOND. Va, March 2S-Kob-
bers backed wagon up 10 the door of
the Richmond pUstotce either on Satur-
day or Sunday night, pierced the vault
with steel drills and made off with more
than $3O,ODO in stamps and SlGO in cash.
Waterman in the building was un-
disturbed while the robbers entered
through q street window and did the job.
The office had been closed since & o clock
Saturday evening. When clerk opened
the doors this morning the robbery was
discovered. PoStohirc inspectors and
city police say the booty may run up to
$4,000
Later the estimates of the loss in the
robbery Of the poStollice here placed the
amount taken at over 100000. Two
special pustotllcc inspectors from Wash
iugton reached Richmond this afternoon
aud started at once on the ease.