The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-23

and International precedents. this war
and its attendant troubles are with.
out parallel, and justifies such extra.
ordinary treatment as suggest"
About all that the inquiry Of the
Interstate Commerce commission into
the affairs Of the Little Kanawha rail.
road. under authority Of a resolution
introduced by Senator Chiffon aud
passed BY the senate. developed was
that while ut one time the road had
q strategic importance. 1t no longer
can claim that distinction. Other
roads have tapped the territory 1t
was projected to develop. and the
trunk line Of which. at one time, It
was To- be an important part, has long
since been abandoned. The owner.
ship Of the road. which Is % miles
long and extends from Parkersburg
to ereston, was established. It be.
longs to the B. & O.. The New York
Central and the Pennsylvania com.
pany. Also. It was testified at the
hearing that the owners would be
glad to have somebody negotiate to
buy II. The evidence was that its
extension was not justified by the
tonnage It would tap. In short, the
inquiry did not establish the mono
polistic and restraining" conditions
II was believed would result from tne
investigation. However, the report of
the commission MS to this and other
phases will be awaited with interest
by all those interested, which in.
cludes the public living at either end
or along the limo OF the right-of.way.
Congressman. at large Sutherland
has urged prompt action by the pen.
sion bureau on the claim Tor an in.
crease filed on behalf Of Granville T.
linn, Of Pullman. A similar claim
filed for F. N. Cain, Of Charleston,
has been denied for want OF salts.
factory medical evidence. Upon re:
quest Of Mr.. Sutherland a consign.
ment Of fish from the government
hatcheries will be forwarded to
Wayne X. Pr!tt at Parsons. Mr..
Sutherland has requested the reap.
pointment OF Postmaster W. A. Har.
rah at Lawton. Senator Chiffon had
recommended @. B. Helwig, but the
lotter is moving away from Lawton
and will not take the position. Har-
rah and Helwig were the only two
who took the examination last June.
The former passed, but the latter did
not. However, he received the sena.
torial o. X. Just the same. A re.
quest for an increase in the number
Of trips on the star route between
Buck and Beilepoint from three 10
SIX week, has been turned down,
so Congressman Sutherland has been
notified. The department holds that
the business done at the postoffice
at Buck does not justify the addition.
al expense that the improvement In
the service asked for would entail.
Robert L. Martin has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Red Sulphur
Springs, succeeding A. J. Lowe;
Waynefield L. Stump succeeds G. A.
Droddy at Lanes! Bottom, Webster
county. Thomas F. Downing, is ap.
pointed at Wilkinson, Logan county,
a newly established office.
Postmasters classified under the or
day OF May Z. 1918 (all IN Calhoun
county)-Apple Farm. okey J. Dob.
bins; Ayers, John T. Richards; Chole,
Joha Hicks; Cromo, George A. Rich
ards; Freed. Ray Morrison; Industry.
William Collins; Joker. James, Bryant.
Jr.; Letherbark, Mary e. Clark; Mill
stone. William 7. anderson; White
Pine. William H. Ayers. =
The postofficc at Virgil. Roane
county, has been ordered .discon.
tinued. mail for, there being ordered
dispatched to Kester. The star ser.
vice from Hammack to Looneyville
has also been ordered discontinued.
Robert E. Hedrick has been commits.
stoned postmaster at Franklin.