The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-26

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| And chosen the place It's 10 bide,
When the carpet is laid and we've
tackled it
And the calcimine patches have
dried.
We shall rest. and faith. we shall
need Ii.
Sit down FOR q bite and CHAT.
Till we come TO another May day,
And hunt for another fat"
The american spirit OF restless
ness keeps many people frequently
or The move. In Every city The house
hold moving business shows tremen-
/ dous increases both in the spring
and fall. 1t has gained over hum
! dred per CENT throughout the coun-
/ try In ten years. a man in the NOV
ling business III New York. who has
Ispecialized in family novings for 4
quarter OF Il century, estimates that
!! between 10000 and 20, 900 families
| IN THAT city changed their living
quarters last spring. and that more
tcost for a family moving is said 10.
be SIS. All that rate. the draEaEe.
land moving companies OF New York
tWil! take in nearly S3.0un.D0u On or
labout May first.
! The fact that SO many people wish
Ito move upon this particular day
gives many troubles 10 the men VINO
have the work to do. They may be
idle for a week before and after that
date and then BE rushed and crowded
to a degree that would seem TO make
tcareful handling impossible ct
their work is SO we'll done. despite
the rush. that the breal1age and dam
age decreases surprisingly each year.
Most of the men having good business!
standing make themselves absolutely
Responsible for the safety of every
article they have undertaken to move
and this is not always either easy OF
profitable.
a Chicago firm agreed to move the
contents OFF, medium sized house in
Ito a good sized apartment on the
teighth floor of building. There
was the usual furniture and grand
Ipiano. The apartment had narrow
hall, with a slight bend, opening into
a large parlor The piano was
squeezed half way through the door
with some difficulty. The bend in the
hall did not permit il to be taken
any further. The piano was so
wedged that il took a large
force Of men several hours to free it
from the doorway. II was then TAX
en- down on the freight elevator to-
I1lt EDaSSillNuL&EN HGIt IIlH
several days. before arrangements
icould be made TO hoist il up to the
window oil the apartment and take
it in that way. The operation cost
the moving firm over $500, although
iit only received the $50. for which
they had agreed 10 do the moving.
Usually, however, the movers ask
enough TO yield fair profitfor their
Workmen, a certain compensation for
the long terms Of dleness between
orders, and also 10 cover the value
or average breakage in the handling
Of goods. This necessitates! asking
what may seem a high price. some
times for short service, butt may
be the eli ca nest in the end.
II is necessary for the majority of
people who move upon the first OF.
May to change their residence up.
on that date because it marks thei
beginning OF a new lease. All those
engaged III the moving business make
every possible provision for meeting
this annual emergency. In order
that those who can defer or advance.
their moving date a day or TWO. may
do SO, la number OF firms in different
cities now give 10 per cent discount
from their usual price to customers
who will move the week before or
the week after May L. One Of the
advantages Of moving into a newly
built house or apartment is that pos
session is usually given q week or
more before the first Of the month.
y woman who prides herself upon
her good management claims that
she has secured enough free rent i'll.
this way to pay her snsIvtng expenses
each time she has moved
Most families want to get into.
their new abode as early. in the day
as possible. SO long before day light
the moving men begin their work
II is not unusual, in large orders.
for them TO begin the night before. 1
especially II they have the packing
or Il lot oftsmall articles such as
china. glassware and small pictures.
Comparatively little packing is re-!
in the city. The movers are respon=i
sible not only for breakage but for!
scratching and nlarring furniture. SO
the wagons and vans are we'll pad
ded. The drivers are literally sup
piled with protective wrappings for
Furniture but any fragile or delicate.
piece is apt to be kept out SO that
ut may be constantly watched. The
old saying three n1oyings arc as
bad as q fire. no longer holds good.
i because many families have given
their furniture several times three
! movings without iinpairing It's ap-s
| peisrance Or durability.
The men doing this Woril#nare be-.
come expert. no other business has,
Eideveloped higher. grade OF effici-
tency a Chicago hostess who had
planned !: series of dinners did not
permit SO small a matter as change
Ezof residence TO interfere with her
entertainments. a large dinner party
was given the night before moving
/ AS soon as the guests left the din
I Ing room the movers packed the sill
4 Yer. china. and glass ware where ii
would be easily accessible. and had
THE furniture packed in a large van
THAT night. The family breakfasted
lin an adjoining room the next morn
ling and sea tered to their various
35enga gements during the day. BY din
i-ner. time their new home was fully.