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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Trebuchet MS">Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>July 17,
1910</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>BOX CARS BUSY</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Norfolk and Western Developing Heavy Through Freight
Business</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left> The Norfolk and Western is developing a heavy
through freight business which is keeping its box cars busy. This movement
originates at either end of the line and is carried from one end to the other on
fast trains. In fact, the Norfolk and Western can have shipments made over
its line from eastern points via Norfolk, Va., and in spite of the water route
they are able to land their cars in Cincinnati and Columbus ahead of other
all-rail shippers. This business is showing such a remarkable increase
that the freight agents and officials can take a good deal of credit to
themselves as they are deserving of it. It may be that the road will in
time be able to haul enough through freight on return empty loads to more than
pay for hauling the empty coal cars, which is a big expense. The Norfolk
and Western is coming and some of these days will get its passenger department
in such shape that it will not advertise an excursion to Norfolk with no
sleeping facilities for the return trip which is started at 9 o'clock at
night. Comfort on a railroad train is the biggest ad a railroad can have
and there is not much comfort riding at night on a cheap excursion when people
have to sit up all night.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>[<EM>It sounds as though the reporter wanted to sneak in his
criticism of the excursion by tacking it onto an article about freight
business.</EM>]</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=6 face=Script>Gordon
Hamilton</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>