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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>April 7,
1909</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>DOUBLE TRACKING ON NORFOLK AND
WESTERN</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Work That Was Stopped During the Panic Starts Again
and Will be Pushed</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left> Work has begun on improvements planned by the
Norfolk and Western before the panic and held in abeyance during the severity of
the business depression. It includes double tracking of the line between
Kenova and Columbus, the cutting down of grades and elimination of curves.
The growth of business and the outlook for better results in the future have
made the resumption on a large scale imperative.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> The most encouraging feature of the road's
business is the improvement in the merchandise movement, a branch of traffic
which some months ago was at a low level, but is now increasing rapidly.
Not only does merchandise pay good rates, but an increase in its movements is
one of the best inducements of returning prosperity.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Script size=6>Gordon
Hamilton</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>