N&W in 1910--Heavy traffic

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
July 3, 1910

IN CITY AND COALFIELD
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Heavy Express Business
    The Southern Express company did the largest business locally yesterday that it has ever done in its history in the city.  Even the heaviest Christmas shipments of former years were exceeded and late into the night the men were kept at work consigning express to the various consignees.  Over 100 kegs of ice cream were shipped from this city while several thousand watermelons were shipped to all parts of the field.  All kinds of produce was constantly on the go while the brewery shipments to out-of-town buyers were heavier than in former years.  Fourth of July week is always a busy week but the Christmas weeks have heretofore held all records.
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[I don't know whether the ice cream was produced in Bluefield or where the watermelons came from, but Bluefield had a really large brewery to quench summer thirsts (until Prohibition) as shown by the attached picture.]
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Extra Coaches on All Trains
    Yesterday every train leaving the city carried a large number of passengers going to their homes for the Fourth.  Others left for various cities where they will take in the ball games while many went away just to spend a day in the country where they could visit friends.  Extra coaches were put on every through train.
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Gordon Hamilton
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