N&W in 1912--Two Graham items

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sat., March 23, 1912

THE GRAHAM DAILY NEWS
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The Norfolk and Western Will Help
    That the Norfolk and Western Railroad [sic] Company has a most progressive management and acts in a spirit of co-operation in the. development along its lines and is a good friend of the town of Graham will be seen from the following most pleasant letter:
    "Mr. Walter Graham,
    Sec'y ., Graham Progressive League,
    Graham, Va.
Dear Sir:
    Your,letter of March 16 to President Johnson has been referred to me to answer. Am glad to see that there is a movement at Graham for civic improvement and I beg to say that the Norfolk and Western Railway Company will do their full share and join with .you in this spirit us far as they can.
    I have instructed our people to see what can be done on the part of the railway to improve the situation at Graham.
                                            Yours Truly,
                                                N. D. MAHER, 
                                                    2nd V. P. & G. M.
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Graham Furnace
    The Norfolk and Western Railroad [sic] Company has reduced the freight rate on pig iron from Graham forty cent a ton.  This is expected to put Graham furnace into blast permanently as Graham in now on the best basis.  The iron business is gradually recovering.
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Gordon Hamilton
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