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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>July 31,
1909</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>WILL BUILD WIRE LINE</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Western Union Will String Wires Along Virginian
Railway</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left> The Western Union Telegraph Co. has entered
into contract with the Virginian Railway for the establishment of a commercial
line along all the more prominent cities and towns bordering on the Virginian
system. This will not affect the present telephone system used in the
operation of trains on the Virginian line.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Script size=6>Gordon
Hamilton</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>