The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-28
Evening Chat

published in Milan, praising her work
in an opera which had been given the
night before.
Spread across the front page, large
type told The story of the assassination
of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and
the Duchess OF Honenburg in Seraje.
vo, Bosnia. No one dreamed, who read
OF that double murder in the papers OF
Italy and elsewhere, that this occur.
renee was the'sinister, suffering fuse
to the awful bomb that was to SKATER
the peace of the world.
The Servian student who stained
his hand with the blood OF the Arch
Duke and his wife, hut opened a chan.
mel for the mighty river of life fluid
which has been flowing ever since.
There we're, there must have been,
those at that time who we're alive to
the entire significance OF this occur.
renee, and who unhesitatingly pushed
1t on to fultilment, but the great world
was sound asleep. Today the heads of
the nations are awake to the danger
but many of the people still slumber
on. When will the people of our own
country realize their peril and arise
Miss Cole was at that time on the
very Threshold of a successful career
in operate singing. The Italian papers
were full OF her work, and the people
we're demanding encores at every per.
Torrance; her life, like thousands of
others, was interrupted, and her entire
plans diverted by the tragedy about
which she so unthinkingly read on
that June day in 1914. When she sings
here on October at the Grand Opera
House, let the people OF Fairmont turn
out to hear her. The proceeds are to
go in the Red Cross work. Miss Cole
asks nothing personally for her servic.
es, she Is simply deVoting her wonder
full talent to this occasion to do her bit
for her country in need. We should en-.
deavor to nelp in every way possible.
Just now great deal of our inter.
est Senters on bridges. In early times
bridges were made OF timber and later
OF brick or concrete. In the 18th cen.
fury wrought iron began to be used.
Cast iron was used Tor aches. 1t is
row used for only short bridges. The
Coal Run bridge is to be made of con.
crete.
To the stranger in the city the view
just now from the old Coal Run bridge
which was built in 1892 by the Wrought
Iron Bridge Co., Canton, Ohio, is some.
what picturesque. With heavy
growth OF bending trees on either
sloping side of the Run and the green
grass below making it almost like I,
park with tiny bridge across a bit of
running water and the framework of
small houses going up, one could easily
imagine some new village being born
overnight.
Building OF all kinds are either lust
completed in our thriving industrial
city or are on the way. Big bridges
are being built and nothing is more
wonderful than the building OF
bridge. People in Fairmont will have
the privilege of seeing just how
bridge is built. They will not only
see the mechanism OF it growing great.
er each dag but will in some measure
be more appreciative of the art and
brain behind so great a thing as bridge
building.
Many new things are happening in
Fairmont. Factories are charging, OF
which we have more than the average
number. New plants are being started
old ones are being repaired or added
to. New machinery is being installed.
Business of all kinds is growing into
larger quarters. At this rate in anoth.
er ten years there will be no landmarks
left and We will be SO entirely new
and big and mighty that many people
who do not live here now will be anx.
ious to make Fairmont their permanent
home.
Part of the Monongah Glass Works
is located at Sixth street and is doing
a very interesting work. They are
making about 500 glasses a day in.
Guiding all kinds. A foreman in
charge there explained in courteous,
interesting way the process of glass
making, and other important details
which go toward understanding the
work.
Boys start at s1.3O a daylight
hours being day for them. They are
advanced as they show merit until in
two years some of them are able to
occupy chair and have all materials
handed Ia them while they deftly fit
standing bottoms to long Stoned
glasses. For this work they receive
$500 day. To see these put in place
with swing of the hand, one would
not think it at all difficult to do. But
1t requires a great deal of experience
and much skill. The base comes to the
worker in a small soft ball. He press.
es it quickly against a revolving piece
OF board into the flat circular shape
required. He then attaches it to the
long stem in just the right way and
the glass can stand alone. 1t seems
very simple but like all simple things
1t takes greatness to accomplish them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pryor and chill.
dren, Frances and John, returned last
night from Pittsburgh where they had
spent a week.