Cabbage

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That's more than a lot of Cabbage. Imagine If it were Kim Che? Might
make a stockcar special seem pale by comparison.

On another issue, Gordon, this is great the local N&W railroad related
news which you always seem to have to share with us here, centered
around Bluefield. Gee, "if only" others could share from other regions
in a manner similar to your doing for these olde tyme tales are always
nothing short of great. Thank you for always sharing them.

Bob Cohen


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 Bluefield Daily Telegraph

> August 11, 1909

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> IN CITY AND COALFIELD

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> Solid Cabbage Train

>    The Norfolk and Western railway, it is said, will put on a special cabbage train of refrigerator cars to run between Rural Retreat, Va., and the cities of the south.  The Swift Packing Company is said to have made a contract with the cabbage growers of Wythe county to handle the product of the entire field, shipping cabbage daily in iced cars in order to put the product into the markets of the country in first-class condition.  The first train of iced cars was expected to be run yesterday.

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> Gordon Hamilton




> Bottom - that's a lotta slaw . . .

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> Need to run a solid mayonnaise train . . .

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> EdKing



>  Bluefield Daily Telegraph

>  August 11, 1909

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>  Solid Cabbage Train

>      The Norfolk and Western railway, it is said, will put on a special cabbage train of refrigerator cars to run between Rural Retreat, Va., and the cities of the south.  The Swift Packing Company is said to have made a contract with the cabbage growers of Wythe county to handle the product of the entire field, shipping cabbage daily in iced cars in order to put the product into the markets of the country in first-class condition.  The first train of iced cars was expected to be run yesterday.

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>  Gordon Hamilton