West Virginia tourism guide flub cries out for new map
A Wheeling Intelligencer critique accuses the West Virginia Department of Agriculture of repeating a costly error by releasing a tourist guide with outdated routes and maps. The piece argues the booklet fails its legislated aim to advertise state resources and attract new industries, not just passing tourists.
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Department of Agriculture
Calvert
Estill
Wheeling Intelligencer
State Road Commission
West Virginia
Eskimos
Tom Honaker
Engineering Department
Commissioner of Agriculture
Department of Immigration
West
Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Sets Freight Mileage High at 56.5 Miles
Chesapeake and Ohio reports a daily freight car mileage average of 56.5 miles for August, a record surpassing July and near February’s 56.8. The feat highlights railroad efficiency amid a industry-wide 29.8 miles per car daily average early in the year. The measure accounts for all freight cars in service. Also note Madison Square Garden hosts the Radio World’s Fair with about 42,000 on opening day and Sound Beach Conn. hosts one of the world’s smallest churches, St. Saviour’s Mission seating 36.
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W. J. Harahan
Rail Transportation Service of America
Chesapeake & Ohio
St. Saviour’s Mission
Sound Beach
Conn
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