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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-11

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above was hit upon as furnishing the
key to the situation. This road forms
: connection at Glamorgan, Va, with
the Wise Terminal. standard.gauge
road. and originally ran within eight
miles oil this place. The Consolida.
lion company leased It, extended II
three miles and built a wagon road
from its terminus five miles across
the mountain to jenkins. Over this
mountain. then were hauled on, wag:
ems the engines and boilers. the two
narrow.saugc locomotives, the saw.
mills and other pill equipment. the
brick machinery, electric generators.
logging outfits and other things, great
and small, needed in carrying on the
work OF town building and mine open.
ing. The heaviest things we're t2
boilers, weighing 5000 pounds each
and those familiar with heavy hauling
will have some idea OF the difficulty
encountered in their removal over a
fresh dirt road across high noun.
tain. 1t was necessary 10 hitch as
many as 20 head OF oxen to a wagon
10 haul one boiler. In the same way
food and supplies for hundreds of men
rad to be brought in, an undertaking
IN itself of no mean proportions.
As an Illustration OF the tremendous
work this hauling involved, and how
little the uninitiated knew what it
meant. the story is told OF the first
Roller moved. Two citizens of the
neishborhood. each of whom had good
teams. contracted TO bring the boiler
over the mountain for 500. BY the
time they had spent on the, work the
full amount of money the contract
called for they had gotten the boiler
ahoHt one.tfird the way over. and as1;
ed to be relieved OF the work. The
company told them to go ahead and
complete their contract, and It would
see that they lost nothing. They got
5000 for the job, which brought them
out about even.
As soon as sufficient machinery was
sotten on the ground to set up a mill
the saws we're started. and these were
soon followed by planning and finishing
mills and the beginning of building
operations. which have been going on
ever since, until now there are on the
property in this and other towns some
800 permanent buildings and about $50
OF them being dwellings for miners
and other employees. These are In ad.
dition to hundred or more shacks
put up for temporary use during the
construction period.
To build the railroad the Sandy Val.
ley and Elkhorn Railroad Co. was or.
eanized. The route chosen was from
the Chesapeake and Ohio at the mouth
of Shelby creek, about 30 miles from
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-11
FOR
j EXAMINATIONS
TEACHERS UNIFORM TEST WILL
BE HELD IN FklRMoNT AND
MANNlNGToN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.


Below is given the schedule of sub.
jects for the uniform teachers exam.
iRa,ion which will be held at the Fair.
mont Normal and al the Warrington
High school next Thursday and FIJI.
day, June 10 and 10. u
Thursday Forenoon.
State History. IA hrs; Civil Gov.
eminent, II hrs; Reading, l IL
his: Orthograph, 81 hrs.
Thursday Afternoon.
Agriculture, IL? hrs; Grammar, .
hrs; The Teacher and the School. .
hrs; General History. IL hrs:
Checking the Waste. IL hrs.
Friday Forenoon.
Arithmetic. Il hrs: Physiology
ana Hygiene. | II hrs: U. S. His.
tory, IL hrs.
Friday Afternoon.
Penmanship, IL hrs: Theory aid
Art, IL hrs: Geography. IL hrs:
Bookkeeping, ! 1-2 hrs.
Work will begin promptly at 7:15
Thursday morning and all must en-.
roll before that time. Unless there is
serious reason for waiting until
Thursday morning, all applicants will
enroll on Wednesday, June II, at the
Office of the county superintendent in
the court house or at the Warrington
High school.
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Fell
INTOXICATED MAN FALLS TO.
THE STREET AND GAsHEs HIS
HEAD.

A foreigner whose name could not
be learned. received severe injuries
Yesterday afternoon while walking
near the Marietta hotel The man was
considerably intoxicated and well. his
lead striking the curb and inflicting .
severe scalp wound The man WIS
taken to the office of DR.. H. II. Carr
where the wound was sewed up. The
nan bled profusely from the cut and
was badly hurt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-11
Entertaining Club.

Mrs. Ernest C. Scott and Mrs. vii.
liam Shafferman are entertaining the
Y. NJ. w. Club, this afternoon at their
home in East Park avenue.
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fFIRSFNkIs1)|
&SaEAS
Missionary Society.

The Young Ladies Missionary SO.
ciety OF the Palatine Baptist church
will meet Thursday evening. June IL.
at the home OF Miss Iva Hustead on
Columbia street.
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Improving.

Mrs. Wayne Meredith who has
been III at her home on East Park
avenue, is very much improved
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-11
Moving to Braddock.

Mr.. and Mrs. French jenkins. of
pittsburgh, who have been visiting
relatives here, are moving TO Brad.
dock, Pa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-11
Personals.

Mrs. c. E. Minor who has been very
i'll is recovering.
Miss Nellie Fletcher has returned
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-11
Went to Wheeling.

Misses Ruth Thomas and Doris
Barnes are visiting relatives in Wheel
ing for several days.
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Creating A ColHery Community
In The Highlands OF Kenfucky

CREATING A COLLlERY COMMUN
lTf IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KEN
TUCkY
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OBITUARY NOTICES

The price charged for printing
and publishing obituary notices
or resolutions Of respect, ETC., in
the West vireinian is One Dollar. |
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

Estero Eagle: All things con-
sidered, we believe that Florida's
retiring Governor, Gilchrist, made
a rafting good chief executive.
We were not at the outset prepos-
sessed in his favor, but he has
proved himself one of the great
est boosters the state ever had,
and though he has occasionally
aroused many of the inhabitants to
vigorous outbursts of Indignation
by the vetoing of important meas
ures, his official acts have general
ly seemed to be backed by good
sense and judgment, and however
one may differ with him on public
issues, he has won general respect
as a man having the courage Of
his convictions.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

the island people to what it wonld
mean for them to protect the
birds. The people on Sanibel
were first to take definite steps to-
ward a concerted movement to
have the island made into big
bird refuge. Others followed,
and it is probable that a great Pc
tition will be presented to the legis-
lature ut the next session, asking
that all these islands be- made into
refuge and nesting grounds for
wild fowl and that the residents
be made game wardens to serve
without pay and protect the bird
life.
On the reserve in Tampa Bay,
known locally as Bird Island, DR..
Palmer and Mr.. Ward found this
week not less than twenty pairs OF
little aigrets, all nesting securely
and surrounded with young. On
this reserve alone, protected fully,
are more of this species than were
thought to exist in Florida. BY
careful attention to conservation
by u revision of the game laws
in such a manner that no hardship
will he worked upon the hunter
who is sportsman, but wills shut
out the ''pot hunter,," who Stays
only that he may gather in the
feathers and plumes, Mr.. Ward
declares Florida can build up in u
very few years rookeries that
tourists will come thousands of
miles to see. They will hunt in
the new way-with the camera in
stead of the automatic shotgun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

factory or factories to he convert
ed into sugar. Thus encouraged,
Florida farmers would be more
likely to put u greater acreage in
to Il crop which, labor and other
factors considered, wouId be one
of the most profitable they could
raise.
Such factory would pay best
if established ut some one of the
Florida railroad centers, one
which had the added advantage of
water transpor tation; in fact, it
is doubtful whether it would pay
in any other situation. The more
railroads passing through this
point, the larger the territory
from which it could draw its sup
plies. Water transportation
would enable it to reach more
cheaply the markets of the world
with its finished product. Capt.
Rose, Florida's state chemist, has
estimated that such factory
equipped to serve the uses of a
limited area could be built for
shy, 100000. Then, as the in
dustry and its business grew, it
could be expanded into million
dollar plant, if the original plans
were so drawn as to allow for such
expansion economically.
The Seaboard Air Line has TAX
en- up the task of drawing the at
tention of the capitalists of the
world to this great opportunity,
and quotes largely from Capt,
Roses publication on this subject.
The latter shows that ripe Florida
cane Is especially rich in sucroses
and the culture is especially easy
and remunerative in this state.
Considering that the consumption
of sugar in the United States has
nearly doubled in decade and
the margin between it and the pro-
duction in this countryside
greatly increased in that time-is
yet widening, there would seem to
be every encouragement to the
Florida farmer to engage in the
culture of sugar cane as soon as a
ready market is provided him. -
Florida Tlmes-Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16
Rare Birds Still i'm Florida

That the great white aigret, the
ibis and other white plumage
birds, though rare are not extinct
in Florida, hrs been proven ny
Charles Willis Ward. Outdoor
Magazine publisher, and DR.. 1.
S. Palmer, assistant chief OF the
biological division at Washington,
who have completed their months
exploration tour through the low
err peninsula and among the keys
of South Florida. In their trip
the explorers found many more
varieties of birds than the records
ut the capital credit Florida with
Mr.. Ward and DR.. Palmer ended
their trip at Tampa, having cover
ed all the southern part OF the
State quite thoroughly.
DR.. Palmer carries to Washing
ton with him the offer of site for
a biological station on the Caloosa-
hatchee river, this offer being
made by +, E. Goodno, OF Fort
Thompson Park. MIR. Goodno
promises to donate the land and
to work it over into such shape as
the department designates will be
most suitable for its purposes. If
this station is established, the peo-
ple of the Caloosahatchee valley
believe it will be long step to-
ward the protection of the remain
ing plumage birds and will be the
means of bringing hundreds OF ad
ditional visitors to their section
every winter.
On the trip across the Ever
glades the exploring party found
thousands of heron, dusky ducks,
aigrette, and other wild fowl, but
there were very few of either va
riety near Travelled waters. ln
small Indian canoes, the party
went far into the fastness and were
rewarded with photographs OF
hundreds of the rare birds In
focks. More Of the great white
aigret were found than either DR..
Palmer or Mr.. Ward thought ex-
listed in the entire State.
The stay of the Ethel NJ. in the
waters along the coast OF Lee
county has aroused the interest ot
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16
RAILROAD BUILDING
Proqress Made in the South During
Year Ninefeen-TweIve

Railroad building in the south
has kept pace with the marvellous
development of this section in all
other material lines. In the year
now closing there have been 2,026.
Z miles built. For the new year
the plans already formed call for
the construction of 3,10S.5 miles,
an increase of more than one thou
sand miles, Or upwards of fifty
per cent of the mileage constructed
in 1912.
On account of her great terri
tory, Texas still leads the rest of
the southern states In the length
of track laid, though that state
built less in 1912 than in the pre-
cetling year.
Florida is the fifth state in the
south in the new mileage built,
being surpassed only by Texas,
Oklahoma, West Virginia and
South Carolina in the order stated.
In the new mileage projected for
1913 she is still fifth, being led by
Texas. Alabama, North Carolina
and South Carolina.
Florida has a greater mileage
per capita of her population than
any other state of the south
Tampa Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16
of cuttings from the tree this sea-
son to propagate the new fruit on
an extensive scale.

The South has made wonderful
strides in agricultural develop
ment, and the day is not far dis
tant when that section of the
country not only will continue to
produce the greater portion of the
worlds supply Of cotton and the
vast amount of trucking crops for
the northern markets, but also
will produce all the corn, wheat
and meats and other ilnpor tant
farm products that it consumes"
Such is the statement made by
Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson in discussing Southern
agriculture, its past and present
condition anc future prospects.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16
THE LEE AVOCADO
A New Fruit Being Propagafed on
the Lower East Coast

The Lee avocado is the name of
II new fruit produced on the home,
stead farm of Mr.. Louisa. Lee, after
whom the fruit is named, and Mr..
William H. Sykes, samples of
which were carried to Miami and
elected much favorable comment,
according to news item in the
jacksonville Metropolis. The
fruit cones from tree which
grew from the seed, the tree be-
ing seven years old. The seed
was given to Mr.. Lee by friend
in Cuba.
The Lee Avocado is about the
average size and shape, though it
is of beautiful purple color, the
satin surface of the skin making it
glisten most attractively. The
tree is now bearing, this lateness
of the fruit making it more valu-
able, the last of the fruit shipped
to New York commanding the
price of 81 dozen. From the
one tree 275 pears have been pick
ed and MIR. Lee says there are 26O
more on the tree, some Of which
will not be ripe until the middle
Of February.
1t is the intention of Messrs.
Lee and Sykes to make number
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

So long as Florida soil and eli
mate make highly profitable the
exploitation of the state as the
winter and vegetable garden por-
tion of the, country, its farmers
may well be excused for overlook
ing one of the most promising
fields of agricultural effort. The
culture of sugar cane would bring
a great revenue TO the state and
its citizens, but the difficulty is
that the market is not convenient
or certain us that for trucking
crops. If the farmer could sell
his product to factory not to far
removed, especially to one with
in the borders of the state and sub
ject to it's laws, he would feel en-
couraged. to raise more of it. But
capital cannot be expected to in
vest in costly sugar-making plants
without the material close at hand
to work upon. There's the rub.
Which shall take the field first
the sugar planter or the sugar
manufacturers
The manufacturer would be the
answer in one view of this ques-
tion. There is now much cane
raised in Florida and much syr-
up made-for family use, mainly,
the surplus being for sale. If
capitalists could be made to see
the possibilities inherent in the
establishment of plants for the
making Of sugar from this syrup,
could be brought to perceive the
truth that it could he made IL pay
ing proposition. one the income
from which would steadily in
crease, it would not be long be-
fore the sugar industry would be
set sturdily on its feet in Florida.
Success for such plant could
best be secured by syrup from the
farmers ut remunerative prices
based on the sugar content rather
than on mere volume. If this
were done, farmers, singly or CO.
operatively, could be induced to
put in evaporators to reduce the
juice to syrup which could be col
lected in tank cars and run to the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

Ocala Banner:-Florida is now
entertaining three very dlstin-
guished editors. Colonel Henry
Watterson, the"Nestor of journal
ism;" Colonel William Jennings
Bryan, editor of the Commoner,
one of the worlds famous men,
and Colonel Thomas Watson edi-
tor of Watson's Jcffersonian, and
q historian of note. These men
do not love each other more than
they ought to, but they are all in
love with Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16


Lakeland Telegram:- The ex-
traordinary growth of Florida is
attestesl, no matter from what
point of view the subject is con-
silered: but no more conclusive
and satisfying proof could be offer
ell than the figures of Comptroller
Knott showing that the banking
capital of Florida has mounted in
ten years from $4,000, 200 10
SS5, 900, 600, which is $113 per
capita for the entire population of
the State.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

Miami Metropolis:-The Flori-
da Star tells about some sugar
cane that would make a honey bee
quit work discouraged, SO wonder
fully full of sugar it was. The
Star never loses an opportunity to
call attention to the rich resources
of Florida and rightly urges the
general and extensive cultivation
of sugar cane.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16
THE SANDY SOILS
OF THIS STATE
Have an Inherent Strength OF
Which there are Many
Indications

The careless observer, especially
if taking notes from car window,
is apt to conclude that Florida IS
mainly an expanse of sand, says
the Florida Times Union. He
takes no note of the magnificent
forests of pine he sees almost on
every hand, nor of the lordly oaks
that stretch great arms out to him
in welcome, nor of the other evil
dences of the inherent strength of
the soil. 1t is enough for him
that the landscape is not like that
he has been accustomed 10 and he
does not like it.
The prevalence of sand on SO
much of the surface of Florida is
something of puzzle to many
Floridians who know what great
crops of vegetables and fruit are
produced from that same sand in
many parts of the state. He
knows that many Floridians are
growing rich from comparatively
small acreage and that, toe, from
lands that were condemned by
some prospe1tors when in the
rough and are now producing their
abundant crops only because others
had the courage and faith to begin
the cultivation.
Assuming that the parent soil of
Florida was, mainly, sandy. clay
of which there are many indica-
tions visible to the eye of the soil
expert-the abundant rains of this
state supply all the explanation
needed of its present apparent san
diness. The rainfall, as it sunk
into the ground, would naturally
carry with it the finer particles of
the soil, which are of clay, and
leave behind the coarscr sand par
ticles forming a whitish. stratum
from fraction of an inch to sew
eral inches deep. In the course of
time, especially where the water
table lies several feet beneath the
surface and the sandy clays lie up
on limestone, or circumstances
generally favor good drainage, the
sands will deepen and the clay
will be carried farther down to re-
accumulate in beds of clay, fire
brick clay, or pottery clays.
The facts as to the richness so
often veiled by the gray sands of
the surface soil are within the OBJ
servation of all Floridians, the
theory as to the segregation of
this sand from supposedly prim-
tive sandy clay formation is TO be
found in the fourth annual report
of the Florida Geological Survey
published this year.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

Miami MetropoIis:-Nearly eve
ry paper in Florida is publishing
acoounts of frequent attempts to
pass worthless checks. 1t seems
that one variety of the winter
tonrist has shrewb opinion of
oar discernment.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

With the parcels post limit in
creased to one hundred pounds
some of those baby congressman
would soon be franking them
selves to and from Washington.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

Pensacola ournal:-Governor
Gilchrist retires from Office with
the best wishes of the people of
Florida. May there be such an
abundance of good things in store
for him that he will find them in
complete without some one to
share them with him.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-01-16

The cabinet-makers are working
overtime these days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13

"They took me into the back
room of a drug store at Castle
Rock, and a court commissioner
examined me. i wanted a lawyer,
but when 1 asked for one, they
told me that Ii was too Date--Id
already been committed.
For 25 years Carson acted as
station agent sor the Northern
Pacific railroad at Castle Rock.
Later he was removed to Bur-
nett, near Tacoma, but resigned
from the railroads employ be-
cause he could not be near his
wife.
Mrs. Carson was not in court
today. She was not present when
the old man was tried at Castle
Rock for insanity. But she sign
ed the information on the commit
ment papers.
Attorney Harry III. Johnston,
representing Carson In his habeas
corpus plea for liberty. declares
that Carson has been done a great
wrong. The old man was illegal
iy placed In the Gagged home at
Stellacoom. according to john
ston. And the lawyer said today
that he would make every possi-
BILE legal effort to obtain the aged
station agents release.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
BUILDING FALLS;
| KILLED, 9 HURT

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 13.
One mans death and injuries
to nine others resulted when,
with a crash heard for great dis
tance, 3-story rooming house
collapsed, and hurled tons of
debris into the basement and lane.
1t is asserted the accident was
due to faulty construction, the
concrete apparently being defec-
tive. Harry Anderson, the dead
victim, was pinned between the
timbers of the wall. The others
had opportunity to escape.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13

s.I've been out in that place for
nearly two years. My God, IL you
knew what hell-hoIe II is for a
sane man 10 be i'm you wouldn't
keep me, there. I'm not crazy.
I've got $4,000 worth of prop
erty. and IL they keep me locked
mp until j die, my wife won't have
any trouble In keeping it. That's
why I'm locked up. For Gods
sake give. me a chance to prove
that 1 am not insane."
Such was the plea of James
Carson, age 81, who fought for
his removal from the Fort Stella
COON asylum in the superior court
this morning.
His face lined and wrinkled.
with deep puffs under his eyes,
the old. man showed deeply re-
strained emotion as he recited the
details of his removal 10 the
asylum nearly two years ago He
old not finish his testimony this
morning, but will again take the
stand late this afternoon
seThey arrested me without
cause" testified the old man to-
day, speaking in q tone scarcely
above whisper. s'iust because my
wife Told them that ! was out Of
my nnipd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
Divorce Because
Hubby Prevented
Swatting the Fly

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June l 8
According to statements filed
in her application for divorce, the
"swat-the-fly" campaign of Mrs.
Mary ]. Finney, "a years old, re-
ceived rude jolt in the person
of her husband, Earl Finney.
The wife declares that while
she was on a visit to her parents
her husband removed every screen
from their apartments and allow
ed the flies to swarm in. =