Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-03-20
Interesting Railroad News.

]. w. McSherry, went to Baltimore
last Friday to endeavor to prevent
the removal of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad workshops from that
town. and the transfer of the termi-
nus OF the first division and the be-
ginning of the second division to
Brunswick, Md. The delegation called
on President Mayer, and j. W. Bishop,
chairman. read statement from the
people of Martinsburg, which set
forth that there were 400 families in
that city dependent upon the Baitl-
more and Ohio Railroad Company.
In the repair shops alone GOO men and
boys were employed. Many OF these
men owned their houses, and others
had their homes partially paid for.
The change proposed bad already de-
preciated property, and il 1T was made
would do great injury to the town.
Mr.. Bishop said that ii the B. & 0. did
make the change, they would use all
their influence against the company,
discontinue their patronage, and cease
buying goods from Baltimore mer-
chants. Mr.. Bishop then asked if the
statements of the change were true,
and when they would go into effect.
President Mayer said that the com
pany had determined to move the
shops to Cumberland and the freight
Headquarters to Brunswick gradual
". so as not to injure Martinsburg.
He did not want the people of Mar
tinsburg to be in the least doubt about
the purposes of the road upon these
questions He told them the conclu
sion had not been arrived at hastily
or recently, but had been long time
under consideration; that it was i'm
portaut for the proper operation OF
the road and the makingup Of its
trains that shops and yards should be
conveniently located, and the changes
are not being made with any inten-
ton 70 damage Martinsburg, but We're
solely for the benefit Of travellers, ship
pers and the convenience OF the COM
panv. lie described the superior ad-
vantages of Brunswick for great
freight station and drilling ground
for trains that it was on plain, and
was a practical and logical point for
train movements; and the land was
purchased there because sufficient
area could not be obtained at a mod
crate price near Baltimore. II, said
the conformation of the land at Mar
tinsburg, with its hills, did not allow
OF such arrangements there.
The discussion between President
Mayer and his visitors was very ami
mated, and vigorous language was
used. They told him they would in
terfere with trade to Baltimore and
oppose the road every way in their
power if the change is made.
He said he had hopes Of supplying
the loss to MartinYburg by establish
ing there a plant for making iron
coal-hoppers, but he did not want
them to understand this as a promise.
The years Industrial improvements
on the Norfolk and Western Railroad
lines were - blast furnaces, rolling
mills, 6S foundries and machine works,
50 wood working establishments, 15l
other manufacturing plants, 4S iron
mines, 1900 coke ovens, As hotels, be-
sides street railways, electric plants,
water and gas works, schools, etc.
The works IN contemplation, some OF
which will probably be begun this
year, almost equal in number those
just completed.
Nearly all the railroads running
through Pennsylvania are making
large reductions in their working
forces. The retrenchment is made
necessary on account OF depression in
the coke and iron trade.
The Cincinnati express, which leaves
Washington at $50 p. m, ran into
big rock that had tumbled on the
track, twelve miles west OF that city,
last Friday. Engineer John Stephens
stuck to his post and saved the train,
but he was very badly hurt himself
a couple of cars were thrown from
the track, but no passenger was in
jured.
All the locomotives OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company are being
painted black. All the brass work
and bright parts OF the machinery
that require securing every day will
be covered with black paint. This is
the result of clause in the list Of
complaints presented by the Griev-
ance Committee at it's recent meeting,
which stated that the firemen were
obliged to keep all the bright work
clean in addition to their other work.
We'll Put.
An exchange says: Many people
think newspaper men are persistent
DINNERS. By way OF comparison let
us suppose that farmer raises 1000
bushels OF wheat year and sella this
out to 1000 different persons in all
parts of the country, great many Of
them saying: Il will hand you the
dollar in q short time The farmer
doesn't want to appear small and says
all right. Soon the wheat is gone but
he has nothing to show for 1t, and he
then realizes that he has frittered away
bis whole crop, and that it is due him
in a thousand little driblets, con-
sequently he is seriously njuredi in his
business because his debtors, each ow-
ing him dollar, treat it as a small