N&W in 1911--Whistle

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
February 19, 1911

THE GRAHAM DAILY NEWS
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WHISTLE IS SILENCED
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Had Made Early Morning Hours Hideous for Graham Sleepers
    A new whistle placed on the engine of the Norfolk and Western pumping station here last week made the early morning hours hideous for Graham sleepers, and upon complaint, the thing has been stopped.  No such a whistle had ever been heard in Graham as this one, and almost the entire population of the town will admit that they never want to hear another like it.  It developed that the only real service the whistle performed was just to let the sleeping population of Graham know that it had been installed.  The sound of such a whistle at an unusually early hour in the morning is said to be fine for the boy who has been up all night and is tooting it, but any Graham snoozer will testify to the fact that to the person who sat up late and wants a couple hours more sleep, such a noise is unappreciated at 4 o'clock in the morning.
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Gordon Hamilton
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