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point interchange switches are
needed both at EIickman's Run and
at Rivesvllle. The Rivesvllle switch
should be brought within the Fair
mont switching zone; that all In
tsrCh&nge Of city business should
be made through the RlvesVille
junction and interchange business
originating on HickfnanB Run
should be conducted at that switch.
But what the FRlrmont shippers
want Is, no matter where or why
or how the final switching point
may be arranged, that they will re-
ceive tho benefit of the through
rates to which they are entitled
without being subjected to out
rageous super.Charges as has been
the case for long time.
J. NJ. Scott admitted last night
that he felt the local shippers were
getting hooked and hooked right
and promised to do all in his power
to remedy the situation.
The switching matter Is coming
down the home stretch now, 1t Is
believed and will be brought to an
end in the immediate future by
some means or other,
On the matter OF express deliv'
cry in this city. 1t was reported
that d. W. Gibson. who was here
recently to so over the matter with
traffic men, was very unsaisfac'
tory as a diplomat. 1t was report
ed that he sEdestepped all issues
and was not inclined to help mat
tiers much. 1t was pointed out that
he had stated that the express
company was only doing about
$4,000 worth OF business month
in this city, while many declared
that the books of the company
would show that they had been do
ing about $4,000 per month. A
motion was carried that the Amerl'
can Railway Express company be
notified that the commerce body
would not be satisfied with any
thing less In n routing than to Gov
er all the corporate limits of the
city, except where streeIs were
absolutely impossible. and the To-
cal people will carry the fight to
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion II need be.
1t was said that Mr.. Gibson
blamed the local express situa'
ton on the poor elevator service at
the B. & O. station. which caused
a smile from Mr.. Scott.
A wee bit of rich humor came
up late IN the meeting.
us there anything else to be
brought up?" said Mr.. Robinson.
II have one more complaint,
said Mr.. Cornell.
"If it Is about the B. & o. you
may table ii at once" remarked J,
M, Scott, who evidently thought
that the railroad was getting more
than full share Of the complaints
registered last evening.
But it only happened to be a lit
tie matter about whether or not
coal should be dumped in the front
yard OF consumers or placed In the
cellar by the delivery man. 1t was
decided that this was matter OF
competition between coal delivery
men and the customers, and that II
q customer wanted his coal in the
cellar he had better buy 1t from
the fellow with coal chute on his
wagon.
The commerce body will act soon
on Referendum 33 of the United
states Chamber OF Commerce, hay
ing to do with n report on public
utilities, touching on local trans.
portation matters, the points OF
which wer, outlined in last nights
West VirginIan.
The following committee was ap'
pointed to meet with the Com
munity Civil council and invite
that body to meet in the office OF
the chamber Otis G. Wilson, VIII
liam A. Hustead, Mayor William
W. Conway, the Rev. DR.. John C.
.Broomfield.
The following committee was ap'
pointed to assist in the Y. NJ. c. a.
drive: Harry l.. Heintzelmau, Rev.
H, G. Stoetzer, John A. Clark, Jr.,
Harry p. Robinson. John S. Scott,
Clyde II. Smith, Ira Atkins, Glenn
Roop, Joseph Roster.
The following committee was ap'
pointed to arrange plans for the
opening of the Monongahela river
bridge: Robert r. Cunningham,
Earl H. Smith, James c. Herbert,
owen S. Mckinney, w. Morgan
Chambers, Harvey II. Lanham,
Glenn Greer, John 9. BurchinaI, j.
NJ. Jacobs, Myron c. Lough, Ev'
erett Blaine Moore, Arthur G. Mar
tin, John N. Kisner, John Pople,
IL.