The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-02
Evening Chat

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Those inspired musicians who com.
pose the popular Correspondent Col.
1ese Glee Club, have allowed the lure
OF the CIRCUS tents TO overcome their
ambition to be appreciated by the PEG:
pie Of Fsirmont, and manager Joe
Hartley announced today that the con.
cert at which they were to assist with
q vocal Instrumental program {sched.
uled for Wednesday evening at the
Fleming chapel at Edgemont would
be postponed until Thursday evening
az 8:15. The boys intend 70 forsake
the music Wednesday and attend the
circus. They are Of the opinion that
their performance on Thursday will
be all the better for a day OF relaxa.
ton. A nominal admission will be
charged Thursday night this being
only 10 and 25 cents, and merely SUI.
ficient 70 pay the expenses OF the
quartet. Some real Hawaiian banjo mum
bers are toSbe one Of the features OF
the Thursday program and tits likely
that many music lovers from Fairmont
will attend the concert Thursday.
leaving on the eight O'CLOCK car for
Edgemont
Probably the first auto tourist to
venture into the wilds of West vir.
ginia was seen passing through Fair.
mont yesterday en- route from Staun.
ton, Virginia 70 Pittsburg. This hardy
and bold adyenturer was a newspa.
perman named Harrington and was
mounted In a trusty and enduring ma.
chine built by Henry the paclher."
Mr.. Harrington arrived In k'airmont
late yesterday evening and after few
hours for rest his party again embark
cd in the peace ship" and sailed
away over the way mud toward Nor.
gantown. With him In the machine
were two other men and one woman
making four passengers In all. The
party had travelled over the Stanton
Pike from Staunton to Buckhannon
and from there to Fairmont by way
Of Clarksburg. Mr.. Harrington re.
ported that the. roads are still almost
impossible and indeed the appearance
OF the car itself showed that the trip
had been one of difficult passage. Mud
covered all the car so that not a por.
tion Of the roiginal' color could be seen.
With the exception OF one or two pla.
ces where the mud had been deeper
than the hubs Of the wheels the party
said that they had been able to get
through under their own power. III
these places however horses or mules
had been Necessary to assist them. One
OF the worst sections of dep mud was
encountered Just before reaching,
Buckhannon.
The serious car shortage through.
out the country is beginning to be felt
by shippers and distributors of early
fruits and vegetables. In the various
conferences between the Interstate
Commerce Commission, railroad off.
ciais. and shippers. the latter have
been represented, for the most part,
by shippers Of nonperishable commo.
dities.
A southern road, confronted with an
extraordinarily heavy tonnage OF per.
ishable commodities, finds. at the op.
ening OF the season, nearly half its
refrigerator equipment on other lines,
and Is unable to get the cars home.
This Is typical aof other sections, and
there Is great danger that the inter,
ests Of users of refrigerator cars may
be sacrificed to the necessities Of other
shippers.
Z A year ago the Department of Agri.
culture in a Sbulletin for farmers and
shippers OF perishable farm products
called attention to the importance Of
prompt loading and unloading Of cars,
and TO the economic waste involved
in misuse Of fears. AS the Depart
ment,s marketing work progresses, the
Importance of this phase Of transpor-
tation service becomes more apparent.
In response to appeals from shippers,
the Department. IN an effort to avoid
disaster to growers, has called to the
attention OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission the necessity for prompt
movement, release, and speedy return
to producing section Of all refrigerat.
or cars. Shippers and distributors are
again urged TO cooperate in every way
possible toward the, end of greater re-.
frigerator car efficiency, and are re-
minded that their cooperation, always
necessary, stmore essential this year
than ever before.