Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-11
WILL NOT MOVE.
Grafton Confident of Retaining
the Shops.
The Sentinel Tells of an Old Time Con-
tract-Many Others Cogent Reasons
Cited Against the Removal OF the II.
4 o. Shops From Grafton.

tract-Many Others Cogent Reasons
Cited Against the Removal OF the II.
4 o. Shops From Grafton.
The press dispatch sent out from
Baltimore few days ago and pub
lished in the newspapers as an an
nouncement of important changes
soon to be made by the b. Il o.
] Railroad Company in this vicinity,
is deemed nothing more nor less than
the periodical railroad scare which
/ Grafton has been subject to for years
and years says the Sentinel This
newspaper of course is not informed
OF the source OF the information that
has been so generously circulated
regarding the railroad companv's in
tentions or future plans. but we are
inclined to think that 1t il hardly
official, as it is not reasonable to
presume the company would an
nounce important plans in advance
of positive preparations for carrying
them out However that may be it
is not accepted with any degree OF
confidence that the B. a. O. railroad
company could possibly have in
view any such changes in the run.
ming of trains as those claimed in
the news item telegraphed from Bal
timore, Nothing more impractical
BILE, as viewed from the standpoint
of practical railroading, could be
suggested than that contained in
the report in question, and then as
as to the removal of the shops from
/ Grafton to Fairmont there is no
more reason for that than there is
for the change of the proposed
changes of terminals. This paper
has no jealousy for our good neigh
borsof the little mountain city on the
hill along the banks of the Monon
ga lela, but when 1t comes to locat-
/ in. shops at Fairmont for the b. d
i O. It is like jumping from the trying
pan into the fire, ii more room and
better facilities are desired ANY
one acquainted with the two loca
tions knows that Grafton has more
conveniently located sites for the
/ b. d O. shops than Fairmont has,
and so far as terminal facilities are
concerned this point can furnish
more available ground than either
Fairmont or Clarksburg.
Then again SO far as the question
OF friendliness to the company's in
terests go, Grafton will be found
as ready to meet every demand, and
offer as liberal inducements to the
company to build additional or larg.
er shops here as either Of the towns
named above.
Years ago, when the matter of
settling the question of taxation be
tween the railroad company and
Taylor county was up Tor considera
tion, the controversy was adjusted
after great sacrifice on the part of
| the county. 1t was estimated then
that the railroad company owed the
county about $50, 900 back taxes. In
order to have the good will OF the
company and save further litigation,
the county compromised the matter
/ by the company paying some $50,
| 600, a concession Of over 1868, 600
/ For this concession on the part OF the
i county, the railroad company en-
| tered into an agreement, which was
duly recorded in the clerks office, to
never move their shops from Grafton
or work less force in them than
they then employed.
To deprive Grafton OF the shops
now would be virtual breach of
contract on the part of the company
and violation OF good faith that
/ the Sentinel does not believe the
| present management would be gull
/ ty of, especially when there would
seem to be no good reason for it. The
Sentinel knows that the people OF
this town stand ready to meet the
B. 81 O. railroad officials with the
most liberal propositions for acqui
sition of any real estate they may
desire for any purp oses they may
wish it in the way OF bettering their
/ facilities here
! The b. q @. has loaned out TO its
employees at Grafton large sums of
money which they have invested in
homes here. To make the radical
changes it is claimed by the report
sent out from Baltimore, would great
ly wrong the borrowing employees
and work them untold injury. In
view of all facts the Sentinel con-
cludes that the railroad management
does not contemplate any such radi
cal policy toward those who have
been its friends in the past and to
whom it is under special obligations
for important concessions made.