The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-21

actually arrived in this section.
~ i iisjvery likely that by early sprinq
solicitors will begin work in this city
taking names and securing advertise
ments for u new city directory for
Fairmont, as mentioned some weeks
ago in the West Virginian. IL this
Is a fact 1t Is hight time that the
houses and business places were re.
numbered, SO that when the directory
shall have ben issued that one can
locate aplace with some degree Of
accuracy. The old directory Is about
as good a directory MS could be com.
piled. considering the badly number.
ed houses In this city, which is prob.
ably: the worst in the State. "A gentle.
man remarked last eyeping that he
had an occasion yesterday afternoon
10 so to a home on Chicago street
and 1t was no easy task, for there
We're three different sets ofsnumbers
on this particular street, which is
no exception to the majority OF streets
IN Fairmont Every town Of any size
IN West Virginia has during the past
lew years been remembered and Fair.
mont Is behind in this-far behind.
AS an Illustration: A stranger arrives
IN the city; he takes; the directory and
iindsSwhere the person whoin he seeks
llVes;;She goes 10 the directed street
and there finds houses numbered MI
Kinds Of ways. He walks up and down
the street and finally has to ask d
pedestrian where the person for whom
ne is looking lives. The pedestrian
does not know. He then has to 20
pecking on strangers doors to. ask
Where afcertain family lives. or
course the stranger enjoys the exer.
else in walking and his appreciation
OF the town jumps ten points higher.
This not only applies to strangers hui
local people who wish to locate some
one An inexperienced letter carrier
must have q most enjoyable time
making deliveries on certain streets IL
ne Us not personally acquainted with
every home. thereon. Itis:to be ihoped
by the peopleAof Fairmont that the
city officials will take action imme.
dlattely to have every house in Fair.
mont mont correctly remembered Mt once.
or ut least before the canvassers shall
nave begun their work for the new
city directory. II the houses are to
be remembered tits also the hone Of
me people that they, shall be number.
ed property that Is, that the figures
shall'be sufficiently large to enable one
70 read them from the sidewalk. The
government requires that the name on
every steam vessel shall be%not less
than a certain number of inches. that
II may be. read from certain distance
Then why should not the figures on
The houses be sufficiently large. It is
said by those who are in position to
know what they are talking about
that the large metal figures-probably
SIX inches in deptl,-are the best and
are very neat and can be kent po,,isb.
ed. About the best way a private
residence can be numbered Is on the
hall ransom over the front door.
Which shrould be uncurtained. and n
a light Is kept In the hall at$nipbt
we we ilgnres show up plainly. This ia
appreciated by the messenger BOYS
lor It is a pretty difficult Job after
night falls to locate house by nm.
bers. Be these suggestions as they
may, Falrmont houses neyertleless
need REMEMBERING and re.numberinr
bnuly mil ~ 1ma,,I =, -.----''sS so