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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-18

Mrs. Mary skeen Brown, of Mid
dlesboro. spent the weekend in tn.
Gap with her parents, Judge and
Mrs. II. A. W. Skcen.
X. b. Alsover and DIR. Stoehr spen.
several days in New York City las.
week.
Peter Wolfe, Jr., has returned
from his two weeks vacation spent
in New York City
Tommic Reece and Mr.. Rothrock,
of Norton, spent Sunday afternoon
in the Gap.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Arch Sterne and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, motored
to the Gap Sunday afternoon.
Ladies Aid Society af the Christ
ian church will have n sale of eats
at IIiseps Meat Market Saturday,
October, 2l, beginning at 10 o'clock.
O'clock.
|. ). Rutherford, of Bristol, spent
the weekend in the Gap with Peter
Wolfe, Jr.. and attended the c. +.
Meeting on Friday night.
Miss Lois Duff, of near Jonesville,
spent the weekend in the Gap, tie
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Rush.
WANTED:-Sa Salesman TO handle
line of Mems Furnishings selling di-
rect to customer for Wise and Rus
sell counties. Write Atlantic Wool
EN- Company, Staunton. Va.-il-i2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Reeder, of
imboden, spent Sunday in the Gap.
Mrs. l.. b, Wilcox and two chill
dren, Leon and Mary Louise, spent
the weekend at Dorchester, the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. T. S. Ussery
The Missionary Society of the
NJ. =. Church. South, will hold their
monthly devotional meeting at the
home of Mrs. w. II. Wren Thursday
afternoon.
The Woman's Missionary Society
OF the Methodist Church. South, will
have a sale of fancy needle work on
Friday, November Bird, in the room
adjoining the telegraph office. The
public is invited.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Baptist church will meet ut the home
of Mrs. f. f. Goodloe Thursday al
ternoon at $50.
Misses Ann and Ruth Carter,
teachers of the East Stone Gap High
School, were the weekend guests of
Miss Bertha Mahaffey of this place.
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Burnz and
two children and. Mrs Wool return
ed last week to their home in the
Gap from few days visit to friends
in Wytheville.
Miss Eula Bailey left Saturday
night for Cincinnati, where she will
spend some time with her aunt, Mrs.
Anna Slemp Myers, who underwent
an operation in the Good Samaritan
this week.
Major William A. Stuart, who is
now located in Abingdon, spent
few days in the Gap this week on
business.
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nr. anu Mrs. Marshall Shepherd,
oil Dunbar, and guest, Mr.. L ID. Car.
mack, of Pressman's Home near
Rogersville, spent Friday afternoon
IN the Gap, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. |. I. Gilly.
Mrs. Gordon Gilly,s who has been
very i'll at her home in the Gap for
sometime was taken Sunday after
noon to the hospital at Norton.
where she will take a special treat.
ment. Mr.. Gilly and DR.. Baker ac-
companied her to Norton.
FOR RENT.-To small family.
furnished house. Apply to j. IL.
Catron.-adv.
NOTICE do all kinds of Shoe
Repairing at Il reasonable price.
shop opposite Mineral Motor Com.
pany. All work guaranteed first class
or money back. +. lleatherly.-
Mrs. Creed Kelly and baby daugh-
ter Margaret Josephine, of St.
ST. Charles, spent last week in Bris-
toi visiting her parents, Air. and Mrs.
c. +. Burchfeld.
!. 7. Gnly left Tuesday morning
for Rogersville, where he will spend
few days on business.
Mrs. Joe NJ. Baker and daughter
Katherine, returned last week To
their home in the Gap from several
days visit to relatives in Columbia.
5. c., and other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence S. Bailey
spent the Weekend with Mrs. Bail.
ey's brother, Wilo; Blankenship. who
has been sick for some time, in Bris-
toll
a Piano Tuner from the Baldwin
Company will be in Appalacha in !,
few days. Write US or call phone
1875 if you want tuning done.-C. C.
Blankenship, AppaIachia, Va.-ady
i2-i3.
Circle No. of the Woman's Aux.
Hilary Of the Presbyterian church vii
meet at the home of Mrs. lanes NJ
Smith Thursday afternoon at thre,
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. PEBBLES, VIII,
have ben living in the Gap for tn,
past few months, where Mr.. Feeble.
had n position in the Sales Depart
ment of the Stoncga Coke and Goa
Company, left Saturday for Esta
buchia, Mississippi, where they vii
spend few weeks visiting relative
before going to Charleston, W. Va.
to make their future home. Mr.
PEBBLES resigned his position here
Dewitt Wolfe, Jr., who spent las
week in the Gap with his parents
left Friday night for Jefferson City
Mo, where he has accepted a posi
ton with thee Missouri State High
way.
HELP WANTED FEMALE.-W,
nre in position to offer steady worl
at best wages for experienced knit
tiers on Standard Half Hose AN,
Scott and Williams size machines
We also offer work to experience,
loopers. inspectors, boarders, pair
ers, and folders. Write or call til,
manager Of The Bristol Hosier,
Mills. Fourth Street, Bristol, Tenn
t-udv lOio
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TALKING MACHINES

We have some good secondhand
talking machines we will close out at
reasonable prices, at the following
$500 down and $i.00 per week with
5 records. Don't wait, come at once.
Some good secondhand Pianos
$4,000 to $1,000 down and $500
per month.
C. c. BLANKENSHIP,
Appalachia, Va.
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LOCAL ITEMS

y The Music Study Club meets at
sthe home of Mrs. r. b. Alsover to-
Sday wednesday, at 3 o'clock.
I Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Estill, Of Roda,
sAnd Supt. o. b. Rogers, of Derby,
sbpcnt sunday in the Gap, the guests
gof Nh. and Mrs, j. ID. Rogers.
Mscsrs Tommic Reece and a. a.
Roihrock, of Norton. were in the
Gap few hours Sunday afternoon.
J. b. Wnmpler and Mr.. sturm
! speni Friday in Middlesboro on bus.
sintss.
! Mrs chas. W. Bennett, Misses
MARY kilhourne and Eleanor Barker
Sspent a few hours in Norton Satur
sday afternoon.
1 Mrs. S. II. GOODWIN and little
Slaughter, Marian, left last week for
Z Washington, Is. c., where they are
Spending several days visiting rel
Eaiiyes.
Mrs. II. w Hudson is spending a
few weeks in New York with rcla-
l,yes.
Mrs. W. X. Nein, who has charge
loi the Hotel nt Keokee, left Monday
morning for Charlotte. N. c., where
She viii spend few weeks visiting
friends and relatives.
Ars John NJ. Goodloe, who has
been spending several days in the
Johns Hopkins Hospital i'll Balti-
more, is rapidly improving and will
soon be able to return to her home
IN the Gap.
Dir. and Mrs. John ". Flcnniken
spent few days in Knoxville last
week.
Little Anne Barron is spending
lhis week at Dunbar with her sister,
Mss Ruth Barron. who is teaching
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Robbins, Mr..
ana Mrs, Gale Barron and Miss
katherine Barron spent Sunday at
'onesyille picnicing.
Mrs, II. S. Estill, Of Roda, enter
n'hed the Friday Bridge Club OF
NE Gap at her home in Roda Satur-
day,
Circle No. 2 of the woman's Aux
mary Of the Presbyterian church
W. %ili met with Mrs. j. A. Youell
thursday afternoon at three o'clock.
The Women's Missionary Society
81 The NJ. E. Church South, will hold
'.elr devotional meeting at the home
d Mrs. w. II. Wren on Thursday af-
'e'hoon at three o'clock.
The Music Study Club win meet
win Mrs. r. B. Alsover this after
Aoon Wednesday,
", II. Nickels, Jr., Of Bristol, was
visitor to the Gap on Monday.
~ siiss Bessie Ireson. of Bristol, spent
''a'y IN the Gap where she made
sery interesting talk the Christ
,,, f'ndeavor meeting on Friday ev-
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ROSCOE BOWER
DIES AT EMORY

DR.. C. b. -Bowyer, chief surgeon
for the Stonega Coke and Coal Com
pany, was called to his home at En-
DRY, Virginia, last week ON account
OF the death of his brother, Roscoe
Bower. Another brother. Henry,
is also critically i'll at the Bowyer
home at Emory.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Bible School session begins at
9;45. Christian Endeavor at 6:l5.
The Lords Supper and preaching
Sunday evening at 1880. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 1890.
You are cordially invited to worship
with them.
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err are new henna shades. Bob-o.link
is new brown that is very popular.
a good thing to remember this.
season when asking for certain
shade of brown is that wood
browns" is name that will cover
them all if necessary.
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Christ Epicopal Church
E. c. BURNZ, Rector

Services Sunday, October 22nd.
Sunday School and Mems Bible Class
at 10 a. m. Morning prayer and ser
mon at II n. M. Holy Communion
at II a. m. Rev. Paul Huntington,
Of Norton. Va, will preach. All wei
come.
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Special Luncheon at the Blue
Tea Pot Saturday

MENU
Fried Chicken
Scalloped Potatoes
Asparagus on Toast
Combination Salad
Hot Rolls Tea Coffee or Milk
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Sherbet
Price of Luncheon Without desert
30 Cents
Reserve Tables
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The Girls Missionary Society will
meet at the home of Mrs ]. q. VAN
pier on Friday, October goth, at gao
O'Clock.
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People who have money to burn
seldom carry matches.
Smyrna times., 1922-05-31
At the MOUieS
AT THE PALACE THEATRE

Friday and Saturday &C Gypsy
PassiOn'-One of the most impress
sive pictures to be shown in this cOun-
try and abroad is "Gypsy Passion"
which will be shown at The Palace
Theatre on Friday and Saturday. 1t
was adapted from Jean Richepin )
novel, "Miarka," the child of the bear,
by the well known academician him
self, who also acted a prominent part
in the film. Madame Rejane, the
famous French actress, plays the role
of ROmany Kate, the gypsy grand
mother of Miarka. The film has a
pathetic ending, where Nine. Rejane,
in dying condition, drags herself
with a great effort to offer taper at
the shrine of the gipsies' patron saint
and then falls dead. The realism
shown by the great actress seemed al
most to indicate that she was con-
scious she would never play again
The scenes of the story are laid in a
picturesque part of the Rhone valley
near AvigOn, and the film is general
ly admitted to be one Of the best
French moving pictures ever shown
it is heralded as one of the best 1922
pictures yet produced.
Wednesday-"The Mascot"
Smyrna times., 1922-05-31

ton, which will present state school
building program to the General As
sembly next winter.
Milford now has almost 700 school
children and if provision is not made
for better facilities some of the chill
dren will have to be put on half time.
The high school has 142 students and
at the beginning of the next school
year it will have 1856. The grammar
children occupy chiefly a room which
was built to accommodate 120 children
and to take care of the overflow the
library and business office and the
auditorium are being used. One grade
has rs children, who occupy room
intended for only "a. The first and
second grades have to use three diff
ferent rooms which necessitates the
employment of three teachers for
those grades.
Four temporary rooms outside the
! school building are now in use and
another outside room will soon be
added. The children have no school
/ playground except the sidewalks.
Smyrna times., 1922-05-31
AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Friday and Saturday, KID
Associated First Nationals six reels
of joy, is to be the attraction at the
Opera House. 1t is more Charlie
Chaplin than has ever been put into
one picture before, for, in addition to
being six full reels in length, the story
was written by the comedian himself.
He directed it himself and plays the
leading role. Jackie CoOgan, one of
the greatest finds ever made in the
search for boys with real acting abil-
ity, plays the title role.
Monday-"A Stage Romance
Seldom has a picture come to a local
theatre with so much favorable ad-
vance comment to attest its merit as
in the case of "a Stage Romance" d"
William Farnum's new Fox photoplay,
in which the beloved star appears as
Edmund Kean, probably the greatest
actor of all time, whose genius and
near-madness are among the tradi-
tions of the stage. The picture, adapt
ed to the screen by Paul H. Sloane
from play by the elder Dumas, will
be at the Opera House. 1t is said to
appeal with equal force to lovers of
the spoken drama and patrons of the
motion picture. Much of the action
takes place in the world-famous Drury
Lane Theatre.
Smyrna times., 1922-05-31
BISHOP COOK STIRS CROWD
IN TALK TO DIVINITY SCHOOL
PRESENT DAY UPHEANEL OF So
CIETY DUE TO TEACHING
Praises Darwin and Says His Teach
ings Gave the World a New Way
to Look at Things


Addressing graduates at the 55th
annual commencement exercises of the
Divinity School of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, in Philadelphia,
last week, the Rt. Rev. Philip Cook,
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware stirred the audience with his
assertion that the present-day up
heaval of society can be traced to the
infdelity and agnosticism as taught in
the matehialistic philosophy of Spenc-
er and Nietzsche.
"ThOse teachings are reflected to-
day" he asserted, "in the gross char
acter of much of our manners, in hab-
its of dress and amusement"
81 envy you," the speaker told the
graduates, "the fact that you begin
your ministry in quite a different sort
of world and in a different sort of
church from the one | knew when |
stood in your place.
"In that day the works of Darwin,
Huxley, Spencer and others were be-
ing widely read for the first time >
He said the world owes much to such
men who "have given it a new way
of looking at things.
"Science became frankly material
istic and multitudes lost their sense
of God as a personal possession. 1t
gave rise to the blasphemous philoso-
ply and this morality today are
pretty generally repudiated, but you
must remember that the customs and
habits of people are not the result
of the best thought of the day, but
trail along more than a generation
behind the leaders. Thus we reap to-
day the inevitable fruits of yester-
days infdelity and agnosticism.
Lately there has been a new ten
4 dency. Leaders of science have realiz-
ed how wholly inadequate is the ma
terialistic hypothesis and have beer
forced to recognize the spiritual ele-
ment of life. However, some have
not been able to get back to sounc
spiritual thought and have been swep'
into the fantastic realm of spiritism
At best all this is merely a passing
phase, however, and at least it indi
Gates a complete change of front as t
spiritual realities.
The Bishop also declared that
change was coming about in th
Church. He said that it was
Church shaking itself free from par
tisanship and less inclined to haggl
over shibboleths of different schools
He pointed out that at is becoming
missionary Church in vision and il
enterprise"
Smyrna times., 1922-05-31
MILFORD SCHOOL BUILDING
Members of School Board Confer With
Auxiliary Regarding Towns Needs


The Milford Board of Education,
composed of Rev. H. L. Bunstein, DR..
Walter Frier and Col. Theodore Town
send, accompanied by Robert Shilling,
superintendent of schools, were in
Wilmington last week and conferred
with Delaware School Auxiliary As
sociation regarding Milford's school
needs. They did not ask for financial
assistance but wished to obtain an es-
innate of the cost of a new school
building for Milford. After discus
sion the matter was referred to Alex
ander J. Taylor, consulting engineer
of the Auxiliary Association.
Milford contemplates a school with
"a or 26 rooms and is trying to ascer-
tain whether it would be better to
have a separate high school or to COM
bine the high and grammar schools
Option has been obtained on two sites
for school buildings but before land
is purchased the voters will take q
referedum. Information is being OBJ
tained by the Milford board for sub
mission to the State Board of Educa-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-14
TOMMY SHEEHAN GOES
TO CINCINNATI REDS

Tommy Sheehan seems at last due
get another tryout in the big
'egaues. Tommy, who halls from
Grand Ridge, spent last year in the
American Association. here he was
one of the ledaing slabmen Yester-
day at the meeting OF the major league
club owners it was announced that q
deal had been closed whereby the
Cincinnati Reds acquired Tommy
Sheehan and RUDE Benton, tho two
leading pitchers of the st. Paul Ameri-
can Association club.
The Grand Ridge boy has been m
On several occasions before, but a.
ways seemed to lack seasoning AMI
experience. Tommy has also haG
goor control, but reports say he has
femedied all these evils and is in for
4 banner year in the big show.
Benton and Sheehan are thought t.
be the Reds best buy this season, am
1t is the opinion Of Pat Moran, the IN
mour old Red boss, that the two new
Corners will again place his pitching
staff and team up high in the ranks
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-14
200 TEAMS TO PLAY
IN AURORA PIN TOURNEY

Aurora, Ill.,, Dec 14.-More than
300 teams will compete in the ninth
annual interstate bowling tourna'
ment which opens on the Sylyandell
alleys here Jan, A.
Close to 200 five from Chicago and
fifty quintets from Aurora will par
ticipate In the meet for total prize
list of approximately $1,000. Entries
for the tourney will close Friday
Dec Is.
Among the teams which will be
seen here are the Devoe Stars, who
took first money In the last meet
with 1884; the Ziegler Chocolates OF
Chicago, who set new mark of g.
055 in the Midwest tourney at Kan
sas City recently and the Lincoln
Lifes of FIT. Wayne, winners Of the
national championship last year ia
Toledo.
c. Berg of Chicago won high in the.
singles OF the last NEE with mark
OF 676. while II. Klatt Of Milwaukee
won the all events with 1851. A.
Madden and +. Wigand OF Aurora
won the doubles with 1,240. Entries
are in charge OF n. ], Meyer.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-14
SEALS DEFEAT FAST
FAfRB URY TEAM As TO q

The South Wilmington Seals bas-
&etbalf team went to Fairbury H.,
Saturday night and trimmed the
amateur state champions, the On
arga Nationals, before packed house
by score of As to %. The Seals
took an early lead and the first half
ended 10 to 5.
Chuck Hansen, the Seals center,
sunk their first four ringers all in
plays.
Eddie Stock and lilly Butzow' s
guarding was the great feature OF
the game while Earl Watson and
Capt. Rochetti also played good bas
ketball.
The Onarga five seemed stage
frightened and the attack Of the Mi
ners' FIVE was simply too strong for
them.
Denver Team Swamped.
The Seals came home from Fair
bury Saturday and tackled the stront
Denver, Col, Tigers on Sunday af
ternoon, handing them the worst trim
ming they have suffered all season
the final count being 60 to 25 Capt
Rochetti starred with II ringers, ant
Hansen and Watson each sank five
Again Stock and Butzow featured Ii
great team work and smothered tn,
western forwards.
BY winning this game Sunday til,
Seals have won % games in a ROY
with no defeats.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-14
TURN HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA.
II Mixed with Sulphur 1t Darkens
So Naturally Nobody
Can Tell

The old.tine mixture OF Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray,
streaked and faded hair is grandmoth-
er's recipe, and folks are again using it
to keep their hair good, even color,
which is quite sensible, as we are liv-
ing in an age when youthful appear
ance is OF the greatest advantage
Nowadays, though, we don't have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home. All
drug stores sell the ready-to-use prod
uct, improved by the addition of other
ingredients, called "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" 1t is very popu-
lar because nobody can discover it has
been applied. Simply moisten your
comb or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, but what delights the
ladies' with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound, is that, besides beautifully
darkening the hair after few applica-
tons, it also produces that soft lustrt
and appearance of abundance which i
so attractive.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-14
1928 OL, YMPlCS ARE
SOUGHT BY CHICAGO

Chicago. Dec. 14.--Chicago started
Its drive to bring the 1898 Olympic
games to the Windy City.
The first step must be the educa.
ton of the general public to keen
interest in track and field athletics
big ten conference athletic directors
believed.
In an effort to stimulate this inter.
est every effort was to be made to
bring the 1929 A. A. track and field
meet to Stagg field ON the third Sat
1rday in June.
Although officials recently recon-
mended that western conference ath
letes remain out OF the games it was
understood they will probably recon
slider.
Additional meets will also be plan
ned to prepare the public for the great
event.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-14

Princeton Boxing is being con-
ducted on larger scale than ever
at Princeton this winter but the Tt
GERS will mot enter intercollegiate
competition, DR.. j. Il. Rayeroft di-
rector OF physical education, is op'
posed 10 personal rivalry engendered
by competition between boxers from
colleges.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-14
MORRIS TO LAUNCH
CAGE SEASON FRIDAY

Morris, Dec. 1.-THE big basket.
ball season opens in Morris at the
Empire theater Friday night The
county seat five takes on real bat,
tie the first game with their oppo.
nents from Peru. the Geo five from
the Peru Zinc works. The visitors
are worthy opponents and have the
reputation OF fast clean bunch OF
players.
The county seat five is composed
of nearly oil the old time players
when the team was the leading or
ganization in thi ssection of the
state. They purpose to get the repu.
tation gained two years ago and once
more and maintain it TO the end OF
the season.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-14
WATERWAY TO MEAN
DOOM OF OLDL. & NJ.
CANAL EAST OF HERE
SECTION FROM JOLIET TO LA
SALE WILL BE MAINTAINED
A WHILE LONGER UNDER GOV.
sMALL's PLAN ANNOUNCED AT
CAPITAL.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE old Illinois
and Michigan canal, down whose
towpaths the mule drivers once direct
ed the commerce Of the state, is dom
ed.
Decision of Governor Small to pro-
coed with the construction OF the
deep waterway down the Illinois nv
or will take the last of the barges TO
sail on the little canal from their
present place.
Part Of the old canal between
Iockport and Brandon Roads, south
west OF Joliet, is TO be abandoned,
but the sixty mile stretch from Bran.
don Roads to La Sale will be main
tanned. at least for the present To
handle pleasure boats and other
small craft.
Originally the az & NJ" ran from
Chicago to La Sale, but construc-
ton of the Chicago drainage canal
to Lockport eliminated 40 mile sec
tor. The |. 4 NJ carried 100000
tons of freight between 1860 and
1915. In the - years between 1SiS
and 1860 the canal had paid for it.
self from the tolls collected,
ls recent years the traffic has been
light. because it could no longer
compete with modern railroad serv-
ice. When first built the canal locks
which were 16 feet wide and leo
feet long with a capacity of l40 tons
of freight per lock, were able TO
handle a load approximately equal to
the average railroad train of that
day. Successful competition with the
railroads continued up until 1882,
when larger trains cut the railroad
overhead under that of the canal bar
gas.
Although millions of tons of freight
have been moved over the canal since
1882 each year the volume has grown
less.
During the period OF its success
full operation, however, the canal
competition forced the railroad rates
down from % to 40 per cent, accord
ing TO state engineers. Between
1860 and 1916 the canal saved the
people Of the state S1S5,000,00 in
freight 'rates. they claim.