Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-04
MORE TRAINS.
Morgantowp to Have Her wants
Better Supplied.


Protest Made by Wheeling Board of
Trade Receives attention General
Manager Underwood Promises Relief
in Which Morgantown is Interested.
/ The Wheeling Board of trade has
been raising cain about the poor con-
nections and the formal complaint
made at a meeting at which General
manager Underwood was present in
! regard TO Morgantown was as follows.
/ The situation as regards Morgan
town is worst of all This thriving
little city is exactly the same distance
from Wheeling as from Pittshurg, and
it ought TO be possible for Its people
j TO do business in either city, as they
/ may prefer. As a matter Of fact Nor
gantown has three trains day TO and
| from 'Pittsburg, leaving at 6 a. M,
1907 a. NJ. and 800 p, M. and arriving
at li:40 am, 5 and S;35 p m. 1t is
| difficult to see what more they could
ask or expect in the way Of service to
and from Pittsburgh. On the other
hand there is but one train day leav-
ing Morgantown by which It is posi-
bic, according TO the schedule, To
make connections for Wheeling, and
/ there Is but one minute to go on at
i Fairmont. If this connection is miss
ed, and it always is, there is wait
from l2:45 to 1888 p. M, and Wheel
ing is reached at l0:45 p. III. The eff
feet of this schedule is TO make it inn
possible for the people of Morgantown
to trade in Wheeling, for at the very
best they cannot reach this city until
AGO p. m.
| Until very recently there were three
trains day between Morgantown and
Wheeling, giving the same service as
i to Pittsburg. This condition OF
things ought to be restored, aud at
once. 1t is not fair to the people of
Morgantown TO compel them to sund-
er their trade relations with the chief
city Of their own state, and ii is not
fair To Wheeling to cut off her mer-
| chants from customers who are entire
ly satisfied, and who from state pride
would prefer to trade In this city,
other things being equal. The trade
established by years Of effort ia the
I
city, constitutes vested right, to the
continued enjoyment Of which we are
morally, ii not legally, entitled. We
may have no right to judge as to the
intention of the makers of the present
schedule, but we are justified In point
ing out the fact that by its operation
we are deprived OF something which
we claim as right, and valuable
asset has been destroyed There is no
question that our merchants have lost
large amount OF business during the
recent holiday season. Some few GUS
| TONERS had goods shipped them on
/ selection, but this method was so UNI
satisfactory as compared with per-
sonal inspection of complete stocks,
/ that most of them took their trade
to Pittsburg because the Baltimore
& Ohio had made it impossible for
them to come to Wheeling. Wheel
/ ing has no right to ask any more than
is given to Pittsburg. She does not
concede that she is entitled to any
/ less.
A change which would contribute
very greatly to the up-buIlding OF our
| interests, is train leaving at 5 or
$50 a. m. for Grafton, with connec-
tions for Morgantown and Clarksburg
on which the Wheeling morning pa
/ pers could reach subscribers in those
cities and points between, at an early
/ hour.
/ To this Mr.. Underwood responded
as follows:
! The company will put on trains be-
| tween Morgantown, Grafton, Clarks-
burg, Fairmont and Wheeling that
will enable persons from those towns
I to come to Wheeling, have plenty Of
time to do business and return the
same day.