The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-28
WILL BE OPENED
NEEE TUESDAY
|eRA FToN GETS a N EVf STA TON
DAY VIII BE ADVERTISER
b AND Wi-L BE a BIG ONE FOR
THAI CITY.

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\ GRAFTON, July Is: The general
land special committees Of the Graf
ton Board OF Trade, appointed at d
Efecent meeting to plan for the cele:
bratfon OF the opening Of tie new
passenger station Of the Baltimore &
Tonic Railroad Co., held q meetine
Ithis morning at the rooms Of the
Board.
The general committee is composed
Eof Messrs. Charles r. Durbin, WI.
liam Morgan. o, ]. Fleming, II, ",
Ghaddnck. n. #, Kendall, 81: N. Muir
ray, John F. Cayeney, William Arch.
deacon, W. i. Browning, v. n. Kerr,
and Lawson starcheE This commit,
tee discussed plans and heard the re
port Of special committees.
There win be big parade from
the court house TO the new station
at o'clock on Tuesday afternoon;
August s, to arrive there at the time
ofsthe incoming Of train No. 50 from
the East, and the celebrat ion will con
tinue until after the running OF train
No. 10 East. A special committee
was appointed this morning to plr-
chase 5000 postal cards, containing a
picture OF the new station, and these
win be distributed as souvenirs free.
The committee to purchase the cards
Is composed OF Messrs. T. E. Joyce,
William Morgan and John #. Caven.l
ey.
The committee on parade is com
posed of Messrs. A. E. N. Means, T.
E. Joyce, A. Hood Phillips, Charles!
E. Compton, chas. W. Steele and H.
NJ. Murray.
"A committee on banners and de-
signs for the parade was oppoiHted
composed of Senator A. Hood Phillips.
Vaughn NJ. Kerr, Leo. ]. Rasche and
Joe v. Shelley.
Judge John Homer Holt will de-
liver the address at the new station,
by an Introductory address
by Mr.. Charles R. Durbin, chairman
Of the general celebration commit
tee. 3
Resolutions, expressive Of the APP
preciation Of the people of Grafton OF
the great Improvements made here
by the B. & o. wilI be read after the
delivery of Judge Hollis address.
The committee on resolutions is com.
posed of Col. John T. McGraw, NJ f. 4
Kendall and William Archdeacon. i
The disposition OF the old passen-I
ger station OF the B. & o., or the
bid Grafton House, has, been a ques-
ion that the people have frequentlyt
lsked of late. The old building, so
olg a land mark in Grafton, Wilt
rot pass away entirely.
The rest room Of the B. & %. will
,e located and comfortable qlartersl
Will ;be fitted up for the railroad men.
The building will he partially torn
own and the whole completely femod
led and rebuilt SO that 1t Will form
MODERN quarters for the railroad men,
nd 1t will be completely renoyatediI!
nd painted throughout.
The present bridge leading iromt.
fcGraw alley to the old station will
e replaced by a new bridge that
Ill pass Through an opening between
he main building and the west wing
( the old station, and this bridge
I'LL be used by the railroad men and
edestrians passing from South Graf.
IN to town and vice versa. This +
ill keep up travel on Latrobe streetlt
nd will do much toward preserving f
roperty values on that street. (
The improvements will convert the !,
ID station into a modern building,
nd located as 1t is, 1t will be the
ost convenient place for the. rail.
lad men to rest. <
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