Evening journal., 1901-12-06
RAILROAD SHOPS
A CERTAINTY
Officials 50 Inform Board
Of Trade
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Representative Business Men Discuss
With Satisfaction Contemplated
improvements

There were so many matters of in
terest discussed by the Board of Trade
at its meeting last night that it would
be hard to name the most interesting.
The elevated railroad. the new car
shops, matters of national interest and
the question of the abridgement of
free speech were among them.
Frank Woolley was elected secretary
for the evening in the absence Of Sec
retary Daniel w. Taylor. There were
but a few members present.
Letter was received from Thomas H.
Simmons. secretary of the Commercial
Club. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, extend
ing to members of the Board of Trade
the privilege OF using the clubs rooms
while sOjourning in that city. The
club also asks to be put on the mailing
list OF the home board
Following is copy of a letter re-
ceived from e. r. Warner:
Dear Sir: ] found your letter of
October on my table when ] returned
from a Western tour. ! have referred
same to Superintendent Barnard and
he, in turn TO General Superintendent
Brooks. and his reply is that the situ-
alton is the same as it was ten years
ago. We have not the business to
warrant running trains as suggested.
The trouble really appears TO be
with the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
road Company, who decline to run
their trains to connect with the Penn
sylvania system at Chadd's Ford, and
as these trains run from Newark and
other points to Pomeroy, where con-
nections must be made with the Penn
sylvania road, it is impossible for the
Pennsylvania road to change its time
table.
| am, therefore, obliged to refer you
to officers of the Philadelphia & Read
ing Railroad Company, in order to
make the connections which you de-
sire Yours very truly,
E. T. Warner,
Vice-P -Presidest Delaware Railroad.
The communication was referred to
the Committee on Transportation.
COMMITTEE ON ELEVATED REPORTS
The committee from the Board OF
Trade reported having been in confer
ence with the Street and Sewer De-
partment and the officials of the rail
road. and that the Street and Sewer
Department had granted the railroad
company the right to build its ele-
waited road and could assure the board
that the shops would be built in this
city. In speaking on the matter
President I.awton said that he had the
assurance that the railroad shops
would be built in this city and wonld
be commenced right away.
F..I-
Department has acted wisely and has
not been too slow in dealing with the
questions. They have been unjustly
criticised by the citizens and some Of
the newspapers of the city. / thinl
they have acted in cOmmendabl'
manner in protecting the interests o.
the city and have treated the commit
tee of the Board of Trade with ever
courtesy and consideration, ne said.
Mr.. Mullin moved that the report o
the committee be accepted and tha
the committee be thanked for its gOOC
work and the members of the Stree
and Sewer Department for their cour
tesy. The motion was passed unani
mously.
Samuel II. Baynard offered a reso
luton asking the directors OF tn
Street and Sewer Department to co
operate wrth the railroad officials Il
the work of improvement. and that thI
Board of Trade share the responsible
ity of the granting of the franchise
which will be of such benefit TO tn
business interests of the city of vii
mington.
The resolution was passed.
COMPANY INTENDS TO BUILD SHOPS
President Lawton presented the fol
lowing letter from Charles r.. Pugt
second vice-president of the p, w.
b. Railroad Company, to show ths
the railroad company intends to bull
its shops in this city.
Mr. w. w. Lobdell. chairman of tn
special committee of the Wilmingto
Board of Trade
Dear Sir: In your interview with nj
today. you referred to the conference ha
by your committee with the Street an
Sewer Commissioners on the 2nd instan
touching the scheme of track elevationar
Improvement in your city. proposed i
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Bait
more Railroad Company. and requeste
definite information as to the company
purpose on the following points
(a) New carshops at Wilmingto
and (b} whether after the elevation of j
tracks. the company would resist any al
plicaton that may be made TO the Cha
cellor for decree permitting grade eros
ings of its remaining surface track or si
ing by any street railway which may
located on Seventh street, Twelfth stree
Fourteenth street. or Nandever avenu
when extended. OF either of them.
Responsive to this request | beg
answer as follows:
First-The elevation and improveme
in the company's railroad in Wilmingto
rs contemplated, will necessitate disco
tinuance of the car repair shop on pre-
ent location; and in connection with q
said Improvement it is the compan,