West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-02-05

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Two'o'd ones Abolished In Preston
sevsrst Possmasssrs Appointed
consroPsmsn Brown Increases
Clerical Foree-Cspltol Visitors
During Past Week
By Gro. w. SUMMERS

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Washington FEBRUARY 3.-The President
can not help being graufied with the
manner i'm which his antitrust program
has been received all over the country.
Not only members Of his party approve
the measures which he proposes, but
members OF other parties have endorsed
them just as they endorsed the federal
reserve bank measure. In addition, big
business everywhere has given its assur-
ance that the proposed measures will not
interfere with business in such way as
To cause any decline in its volume or
cessation OF work. In short, with Demo
cratic tariff law, which has stimulated,
rather than retarded business; with
banking law which bankers I'd fnanci-
ems assert will make money easier and
encourage industrial and commercial
enterprises; and with laws which will
prevent combinations of capital 10 dnye
out smaller competitors, il is believed
the country will start shortly on such a
period of prosperity rs has never before
been experienced in this country. In
fact business has already started OH the
increase. FROM all over the country
have come reports of industrial enter
prises increasing their business and of
commercial enterprises enlarging. The
great financiers OF the country predict
great prosperity and captains Of industry
there is nothing in any of the laws which
should brighten business, but that on the
contrary it should be stimulated by the
laws which have been passed and are
proposed. The Democrats OF the West
Virginia delegation i'm both houses OF
Congress voted for the administration
tariff and currency bills and they will
vote for the administration antitrust
bills as willingly as they supported the
others. Congressman Brown. as a MEM
Der OF the House banking and currency
committee which framed the federal re-
serve bill feels special interest i'm the
splendid effect the passage of that bill
SCENE to have had on business generally
and is of the opinion that the passage of
the antitrust bills will have AS beneficial
an effect on business as the currency bill
has had. The antitrust bills will com
pete the most strenuous part of the
Democratic program of legislation and
the country will have an opportunity to
test the effect of Democratic laws before
tine next elections are held. Ii business
continues To increase as il seems To he
generally expected it will, an overbelm-
ing victory for Democracy at the next
election may be expected, as the result
OF the wise laws it will have enacted.
West Virginia is one Of the most prosper
| Gus of the States, and the beneficial effect
of the new legislation will be felt there.
so there is little doubt that this State
will re elect its Democratic members of
| Congress and add 10 their number at the
| elections next fall.
Freight rates on btuminous coal will
be advanced if the request OF the rail-
roads for authority to increase their rates
Is granted. The rates on anthracite coal
are not affected. On soft coal, the
freight on which is now less than dol
lar ton, the new rate would be 81 .05 a
ton while on coal which now pays rate
OF more than dollar ton the new rates
would be five per cent higher than the
present rate. The hearings have been
resumed and are now in progress.
w. l.. Rinehart has been recommended
by Congressman w. G. Brown for post
master at Shepherdstown, to succeed II.
r.. Munday, whose term of Office will ex-
plre Feb. 3. Mr.. RinehaTt was selected
from among number of applicants not
because otany political effect his appoint
ment might have but because he is an
old Confederate soldier and represents
the many southern sympathizers in
| Jefferson county. Mr.. Brown has been
quite active in the past in behalf of old
Union soldiers, voting for the Sherwood
pension law and in many ways showing
interest in their affairs and he felt that
in the recommendation of Mr.. Rinehart
he could show his friendship for the old
COnfederates as we'll, and expressed
qualification that he had the opportunity
II do so.
In order to accommodate persons at
the new mine at that point, Congress
man Brown has filed petition with the
Post Office Department Tor the establish.
ment of post office at Burke, Preston
county, on the Morgantown and King.
wood railroad. The office will be fourth
class at the start. and is almost sure TO
he established, because the opening of
the mine at Burke will make it an inn
portant place and necessitate post
office.
bessie Taylor has been appointed post
master at Kerens, Randolph county:
and Vance w. Marshall at Wiliamsport.
Grant county.
Second district visitors in Washington
in the last few days include District
Attorney Stuart w. Walker and c. NJ.
Seibert, Mariinsburg; l. +. Kelley.
Grafton; Owen King, Elkins: Captain
and Mrs. F. p. Rease, Belington: Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Funderburk and Col
a q. Hughes, Of Kingwood.
Finding that Isis regular Office force
was not enough to care for all the busI.
ness Of bis Office, Congressman Brown
has been compelled 70 increase the force.
correspondence is very heavy and the
matters he ia called upon 10 look after
have increased ill he found the increase
in the force absolutely necessary
While he was in Kingwood for few