The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-07
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WASHINGTON. D. c. Dec "a
veeernarv from the Bureau OF Animal
Industry Of tn Department Of Agrt-,
rdust-y Of the Department today for
wyoming county. at the tnstigation Of
se,e+or Howard su.nerlaae. to i1yes-
tigate an epidemic Of an unknown a1s-
ease witch mas broken out among inc
catfIe herds there, causing heavy loss:
The disease invaded the tine nero 0!
Circuit Court Judge Jas. Cameron o. o.
Williamson. causing the death OF ~
head The disease is one that IS I'M
fanfI;sr to the cattle owners IN tnas
secion OF West Virginia. accord4nS .
tn reports they made to Senator sum
eriand when they appealed to nm u
MIN TO secure for them the help o.
government experts
Motorists report that the N2t3oaai
Fike between Washington a1d WHeef
inc- ~. Va. Is in aln:ost perfect con-
diriou: that l. has been al summer
executing the short routes tarous:'
some Of the Villages. notably west ar
eSaoeer, east OF Wheeling Bat tna1
| bad spot! IS undergoing thorough re-
pair The same cannot be said OF Tue
Lincoln CIigtv;ay from here 10 PITS,
turgh. It vas allowed to get into Dad.
coalition. and 1t vas not Until axe IN
the surma r, under federal govern
ueat pressure, that wholesale recon-
tstract.o on work was Begin on it Ia
war truck trafTic on Doth thorough
/ fares vas heavy. and tie Lincoln high
wav cid not sand " to II gear so "eu
as TIE National. although cratic on
theyl vas aD5ut the sane II a-no4h'
ard tonnage. Those drivers who arc
familiar :. IN both routes, prefer tas
National. MT Cciy because II IS uni
f9rmly better Foundation, but the eH'
iaeer;ng-gradeS, etc-thy say IS C.
comparable when compared to ne
Linc3ln-. In the long. light days o;
summer, with good machines and SooH
!uck notorist Grove FROM WasalE.'-
ton to Wheeling. or the reverse way. IN
day which It may be stated is go
ing some
These two roadways proved OF IN
calculable value both to tn goVSra-
ment and 20 private business. during
the war pe::cd They we're favori:e
freight routes The thousands ~
army trucks 9pG Iorries for the artn:
abroad were driven from the factories
tn the. seaooad over these Two high
ways. over the Lincoln. big Akron
tire corporsuon maintains feet III
..uge freight trucks that runs on reg
ular schedule between Akron TO B>s'
ten. Started first as an experiment
the. undertaking. has grown aud De
come a permanent paying hus1nes
F. Guiding tn Pike through West 4
cx<. rder, which was up till a few week
ago in sach condition as to be D"
yo,ld TIE 9"wrs of the motoz driver 5
.nprorane 70; bulary to describe, an
y*rS Se.y t.:.t the pike into Wheeling
SIC VIC S. rart between this aI'l
tia. City as II ISN'T by any means
had. III. t>"opa~-scn is made to show
/ lust how fine condition the National
| ftclr. H,shngtol: to Wheeling is in.
The highway Llsnch OF the Depart
,ment of Agriculture Is starting cam.
! paisn to -erew road construction.
which was largely stopped during -
! war under the Federal Road AGA It
published letters from the President
and Secretary Baker favoring the ear
Hest posibla resumption and etensior
i Of highway constructor. The war. Il
lis claimed. will be proven, has proven
! the create It stimulus to good ro25
baking that T. has ever had
! Although $14,550.oo0 was available
for expenditure on the post roads from
the Federal Aid Road Act, only $425,-
! AS was pad from federal funds in
the highway construction season OF
1918 on all Projects The reason fof
this, according TO the annual report OF
I the Secretary Of Agriculture, was the
steps taken to conserve money. labor