Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-18
FAIR BUSINESS ONLY.
That is How Manager C. +. Pugh
Sizes Up the Railroad Outlook.
A LONGING EYE ON M'KEESPoRT.
One Of the Soldiers Orphan Schools to be
Dropped This Year.
GOBLIN THINKS DELAMATER is LOSING

President George B. Roberts, General
Manager Charles E. Pugh, Chief Engineer
W. H. Brown, T. M. Ely, j. NJ. Harding
and E. s. Walton arrived in the city yes
terday on the spring inspection of the Penn
sylvania road. They came over the West
Penn road, and examined the work already
done on the Ohio connecting bridge. 10
day they will visit McKeesport TO see what
can be done to get into that town. SAID
General Manager Pugh:
"There is plenty of valuable freight In
that town, and we would like to have some
of it. Various plans have been suggested
to get into the place, but nothing so far has
been done. One scheme was to build q
branch from Braddock, or bridge across
the river from the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston. The road has also made some
negotiations with the National Tube Works
Company, but nothing definite has been
reached"
IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
The chances are that it won't be long
time before the Pennsylvania has terminal
facilities in McKeespert. Mr.. Pugh in
dicated that in his talk. The terminal road,
in which the National Tube Works is inter
terested. will certainly be built. MI. Fugn
tours and 1t had no particular significance.
When asked If 1t was true that the South
west branch in the coke country was TO De
double tracked this summer, he repned
that nothing more would be done on
It than the usual amount Of work, Tart
OF the road near Youngwood has been double
tracked and the plans of the company are 10
improve the road all along the line. CONSIDER.
able coal is being developed in Indiana county,
and Mr.. Pugh said that as soon as 1t was sum-
cient to pay they would take care. Some sur
veys have been made in that section, but the
road keeps out a number Of small surveying
parties who are supposed to famiiiarize them
selves with new routes and note the develop
ment
Speaking Of the outlook for the railroad busi-
ness Mr.. Pugh said 1t was fair, but 1t would
not be as rushing as last year.
looks FOR NO CAR FAMINE.
The Pennsylvania has built a number of new
cars, and he doesn't anticipate car famine
this season. He said he usually gauged the
prospects for ira fic by the condition of the
iron trade in Pitts burg. If it is booming, it is
generally safe to assume that the tonnage will
be heavy.
As for q new depot here and the elevated
track scheme he replied that there were many
other things to think about, and new depots
always cost more than many people imagine.
He thought one of the first problems to settle
was where to put il. He expressed himself as
well pleased with the terminal facilities of the
road IN Pittsburg. and then he added that in
his opinion nobody could complain of lack Of
railroad competition in this city.
One of the engineers stated that the work OF
double tracking the West Penn to the Allie
gheny river, which had been discontinued for
some tlme would be resumed, and he expected
that it would be finished in few months
About i've miles yet remain to be completed.