N&W in 1909--Track inspection

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
October 21, 1909

THE GRAHAM DAILY NEWS
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Preparing for Inspection

    B. F. Dye, of Richlands, road master for the Clinch Valley district, was in Graham yesterday.  Mr. Dye was completing arrangements for the annual inspection of his division by the various section foremen of the road, which begins today.  Under this mode of inspection by the foremen, each man's section is inspected by all of the foremen and the one showing the highest average is awarded a money prize by the railroad company.  This arrangement was inaugurated several years ago, and has proven very satisfactory as the men are encouraged by having each other view their work, and each foreman tries to beat the other one and win the prize and receive the honor that goes with it.
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[This is a unique scheme of inspection, but I am not aware that it was used in later years.  The competition continued, but the judges became the officials on an inspection train.]

Gordon Hamilton
    
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