The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-15

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STATE NEWS
Reports receievd from various parts
or the state indicate that Christmas
! trees will be plentiful in West Virginia
this year Dealers say there will be
no increase In price.
Efforts Of the coal operators aud rail-
way officials to obtain a better supply
/ OF cars Is bringing results it is be-
lieved. Fifteen hundred more cars
we're received from foreign lines by
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway than
we're sent from tho interchange sta.
tons during the week which ended on
December 2. During the week of De-
cember o, the Chesapeake and Ohio
received 1880 more cars than were
sent to foreign roads. Less than two
per cent. of the coal mined in the
| ket, according to estimates made at
Charleston, and it is believed the per.
centage of spot" coal in November
was less than In the previous month.
Construction has been started on
the high tension electric line whick
will connect the plant of the American
Gas and Electric company, being built
at Beach Bottom. w. Va, and the
power producing station of the West
Penn Power company at Connellsville.
From Beach Bottom the line will run
10 West Liberty and Potomac, w. Va.
An extension will be made from Con-
nellsville to point south of this city.
The Charleston city council is con-
sidering an ordinance to regulate the
cleansing of milk bottles after they
have been cmptied. The proposed mu-
nicipal law will require dairymen to
exercise great care in the exchange of
bottles at homes where there are in
fictitious diseases.
A widespread effort Is being made
by educators in southern sections Of
West Virginia to establish night
schools for the benefit of the foreign
population. In several of the indus
trial communities these schools have
already been opened and the children
Of foreigners are given an opportunity
to acquire an education equal to that
of the Aemrican born children OF the
same community.
~ M ha q
en- permission to the officials of the
West Virginia hospital at Huntington
TO give free treatment and advice to
those suffering from slight mental dis.
orders. The department Of schools is
especially interested in this offer
which is made to cover the cases Of
"backwardness' on the part of school
children also.
Because of the shortage in coal, the
Board of Affairs of Hinton at recent
meeting voted favorably on the propo.
sition that the city buy large amount
of coal and sell it to citizens at cost.
One carload was disposed Of in two
days, most of it being sold in small
quantities.
Plans are being made for the state
scholastic basketball tournament
which will be held at Buckhannon early
next spring The state championship
team will be determined at this time.
Teams representing the high schools
OF Wheeling, Huntington, Bluefield,
Williamson, Elkins, Fairomnt, Clarks-
burg, Weston, Davis, Morgantown,
Shinnston and other cities and towns
in West Virginia are expected to par.
ticipate.
Construction of 400 new homes for
miners at Gary will be started at an
early date according to an announce.
ment by the United States Coal and
Coke company. Many companies in
the Fairmont and Kayford districts
are also planning to erect new homes
for their employees.
The Christmas payroll in the Wheel
ing district will total 100000, the
largest in the history Of this section
just prior TO the holiday season &c.
cording to local manufacturers. In
vestigation has shown that every in
dustry in the district is operating and
that majority of the plants have been
running overtime for several months.