The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-16
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N Evening Chat
siztesn hundred tons o. cherry pits
now d sourceof annoyance and ex .
pense to canner4es. can be made to
yield Two valuable oils and also a
meal for teeding cattle. according TO
speciaiists olsthe d 81 Department OF
a rrieuifnfe. In addition los. 900 gal
ions oil cherry Juice now wasted IN
seeding cherries can be turned into
Desirable ieiGySand strip or even into
alcohol j saving OF these valuable
by-prodncts fromScherry canning may
make possible the domestic cianutac-
tufe oil substltute g for almond oil and
bitter almond OF; now imported, and
at the same time establish 9. new IN
dtistry iii the cherry packing districts
81 lie North Atlantic; North Central
and Western States
Some time ago there was similar IN
vestigation Of the use OF peach and
apricot pits for NAL Ding oils and meal,
and Commercial enterprise has been
egtablisfed hi California for dealing
With theseSprodu cts. y The Department
his published Ia bulletin on this sub
ieet ana also one dealing with the
i tiiization 81 raisen seed from the
seeded rasinS Industry. 1t was found
fiat many tons Of sraisin seed had con-
isderable fruit adhering to them
which could eadfly be turned into
very desirable raisin strip for the use
OF contectioners and others. After
This pulp had been used It wos found
tiiat al on useful in the arts could
probably be pressed from the seed,
and experiments are under way to DC
terntre whether the crushed seed
could not be used to advantage I'm
feeding stock
Tom stealeyl is a coal miner and
he lives along the side OF the ma
cadamizad road between James Fork
and bennington. His little house is
lust on the edge of Pennington where
tie road ends. When the road was
built q few years ago. the grade was
widened and the engineers cut away
part Of the bank below Toms house.
Tom didn't mind sthat, as he want d
tho road TO be built. When the rains
came and washed the bank out from
below his house he would go out and
shovel tt back again and prop Up the
house q little better. Tom never had
much time to do this as he works all
day In the mine at Pennington. Re-
Gently Tom has had many unfortunate
accidents and has been SO behind in
his work that $he allowed the slip to
get the better of him and his house
Is about 20 come down.
T0msneTerit thought of asking anyone
Tor help, but when he was able he
would have few stones hauled to the
pace ana ne tried his best to build
4 wan to stop the slip. Some of his
netghbors told him to go and see the
County Court and perhaps they might
help 90 build the wall.
Yesterday Tom came to Fairmont
and went TO see the court about It
When asked about his trouble, he
said:
stSpell, Sir, think that If I could
set the court TO have some one help
me haul the stone I can build wall
that win stop the slip. One Of the
pillars under my8 house has slipped
out and lam afraid that the building
viii fa1I. 4 could have done It myself
Int ] have had a little accident or
Two and have not been able to do
much for awhile.n
What was the nature of your acct.
aentss asked the court.
well; sir, about q year ago I was
hurt in the mine and had my arm
and should rg broken. Then about the
time I was able Sto work again had
my leg broken And then, when was
able TO use that 4 had my foot smash.
ed and Twas laid up for several months.
But I am wording again and can still
toad one or two cars day. II the
court viii furnish the stone for me,
VIII build wall that will save my
home ali right
The court, with a husky voice as
sured Tom that they would see that
his wall was built at once.
SO Tom has gone back to his work
of loading one and sometimes two
oars day The cars hold over three
tons Of coal and all Tom has to do
IS TO break the coal down after it
has been 1oosened by the shot and
shovel e Into the big steel cars. For
this 40 receives about 65 cents per
car. i5l..
But he IS happy because he knows
that the little home that he has work
ed sotmanysyears for. is almost paid
tp now and the wall which will be
built Will assure him of It's standing.
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