Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-11-15
Pennsylvania Railroad Officials On a Tour.

Pennsylvania Railroad Officials On Tour.
Monday at noon special train car
rying the officials of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company passed through
Shepherdstown over the Norfolk &
Western Railway, on an inspection
tour of the roads in Virginia and
West Virginia of which the Pennsy is
about to possess itself. The inspection
party travelled in train composed OF
President Cassatt's private car,
Pullman combination car, three Pull
man compartment cars, Pullman
observation car and Pennsylvania
Railroad dining car. This train left
Broad street station in Philadelphia
Monday morning at s o'clock and ar
rived at Hagerstown about noon.
Here the Pennsylvania men were
joined by the officials of the Norfolk &
Western, and their train started for a
fast run to Roanoke, where they re-
NAMED over night.
In the party were President A. J,
Cassatt, First Vice-President John P.
Green, Third Vice-President S. NJ.
Provost, Treasurer Robert W. Smith,
Comptroller Robert w. Downing, Sec.
retary J. c. Sims, Freight Agent J. B.
Thayer, Jr. Coal Freight Agent ]. G.
Searles, Chief of Motive Power T. n.
Ely and T. Dewitt Cuyler, n. P.
Shortridge, Amos R. Little, R. Dale
Benson, W. H. Barnes and others of
the board Of directors.
The party left Roanoke over the n.
& W. Tuesday morning for Columbus,
Ohio, going thence to Cincinnati, where
they take the Chesapeake q Ohio Rail
road for Charleston, W. Va, return
ing to Philadelphia by Washington,
arriving home Friday evening.
The announced intention of the
Pennsylvania officials is to examine
carefully the Norfolk & Western and
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads, which
they will soon entirely control. These
two roads have in their hands a large
proportion Of the bituminous coal trade
of this country, and from their termi-
nails at Norfolk and NewportNews ship
vast quantities to Europe.
The Pennsylvania proposes to make
great developments in the West Vir-
GINA section. AS part of the agree
ment with the Vanderbilt system the
Pennsylvania has the soft coal sections
under its care. The Pennsylvania
management holds the key to the sit
uation in the Norfolk and Western,
the Chesapeake and Ohio and the
Baltimore and Ohio, and has in con-
temptation the establishment Of a sep
arate line of coaI-carrying steamers to
Europe.
Itis said that within the next two
years the Pennsylvania will ezpend
from 100000 to$I2, OOo,oOOin de-
veloping the properties in theVirginias
and in establishing the new steamship
line. The possibilities are regarded
dc unexampled and the returns, it Is
said, will far more than meet the ex-
penditure due to development.
The development Of the export coal
business has worked greatly to the ad-
vantage of the Norfolk and Western
on account of the knowledge abroad Of
the good quality of the coal. COnse-
quently the company made prepare
tons at Norfolk in the way of termi-
nal facilities which fit into the require
ments. Pennsylvania management
has decided to take every opportunity |
afforded to meet the Lew conditions,
and the inspection tour is intended to
cover everything that may lead to a
proper expenditure of funds to ac-
comuIish results.