The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-09

ere & also d large chart d
9Yest VII lnia showing the lines OF
the Monongl hela Valley Fgacton
company and the outline q natural
resources.
A pair Of scales shows the adyaI-
tage Of using the company's poWs
rather than making It for oneselt. "
one side OF the scales there are Ten.
pounds OF coal, representing tne
amount OF coal needed. to genegaSe
one horse power by making Il your
self. On the other side OF the scales
there are three pounds Of coal. repre-
senting the amount Of coal which the
consumer pays the Monongahela Naly
ley Traction company for IN puylhs
power from the Traction company
A large meter is displayed repre-
senting the Gas department and 9 1ar
OF black coal representing the mines
operated by the company TSere y =
also a large Jar Of Ammonium sul-
phate (Which made the Germans
think they could not be lickedl ana
two bottles Of gasoline on display.
Fairmont Electric Service Co.
How to keep house with the use o.
all electric appliances Is the keynote
of the fine display Of the Fairmont
Electric Service company. A clothes
washer, wrlnger and an ironer ana
other apparatus are displayed, az
connected UP with electricity for use
by the modern housewife. The I'M.
preston of the simplicity Of electrical
housekeeping engineering Is most ems
phatic as this exhibit is waited.
Mine Service and Supply Co.
Reminding Armatures and the re-
pair of electrical equipment is shown
in the display of the Mine Service and
Supply company. One armature which
has been wound is shown in the ex-
hibit and is being tested. Tnere Is
another armature which is only mar
wound. giving one an idea of the. pro-
cess involved. A board in the rear
shows the various tests which the
armatures are given.
The adjoining space In the gybsna-
stun will be for the Helmtck Foun-
dry and Machine company, which has
not yet moved its display in.
The Electric Pump.
The T. G. Aultman company has an
electric pump on display E%ich Mr..
Aultman invented and makes himself.
Mr.. Aultman has also invented
steam pump. Mr.. Aultman has made
a number OF other inventions, includ-
! ing wooden pump which he made
for protection az /lst the sulphur in
the water. Instead Of eating up the
metal pipes, the sulphur only hardens
the wood in the wooden pump.
Valve and Tank Exhibit.
One of the most carefully prepared
exhibits is that OF the American Valve
and pank company, which Is made up
to resemble a bungalow bath room,
decorated in green and white. TWO
toilets are shown ,one with the tank
and the other with the direct water
line. The toilets are so connec/ld up
that the water in them is running all
the time.
The Paper Booth.
The exhibit of the Midwest Box
company is RIDE up OF corrugated
paper entirely, including the booth in
which the display Is located. The
exhibit shows both the single and the
double faced corrugated cardboard.
Containers and filters Of various de-
scriptions are shown. Bottles in the
paper boxes are from the Owens Bot
tie company and the cones in the pa
per cone boxes are from the Imperial
Ice Cream company.
|, The Tairmont Mining Machinery
and the Fairmont Wall Plaster COM
panies will each have exhibits adjoin-
ing that of the Midwest Box COM
pany, but have not moved in as yet.
The Etching Machine.
A, B. knights electrical etching
machine runs continually for TIE ben
eft Of the visitors. The machine turns
out from 900 to $50 dozen of glasses
per day. The glasses are held by a
vacuum system and the machine adj
justs itself for etching pitchers and
other ware with handles.
Mr.. knight makes fourteen differ
ent machines which he has invented
himself. He Is working on an order
to go to Japan and less than three
weeks ago shipped carload Of his
e2achlnes to Havana, Cuba.
The glazing machine is another ma
chine Mr.. Knight has on display. \ At
the rate of about 32-4S per minute
this glazing machine will glaze and
polish the edge of blown tumblers.
The display placed by Mr.. Knight is
most interesting one and shows
much preparation. Few people know
that any such machinery has been In
vented and is being made in this city.
The Willetts Clay company and the
Fairmont Box company will each
have displays, but have not moved
them to the Y. M. G. A. as yet.