Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-24
TWO CENTS
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
To be Spent by the B. & o. at
Connellsville.
Win be Made Central Point for the
Coal and Coke Region Of this Valley
Previous Contracts Cancelled and
Greater Ones Substituted.

Coal and Coke Region Of this Valley
Previous Contracts Cancelled and
Greater Ones Substituted.
CoNNELLsvILLE, June 24.--The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
has decided to spend about 81, 900, 600
in Improvements within radius of
two miles of Connellsville, which,
when completed, will make that place
the most important traffic point on
the Baltimore s. Ohio system. Swift
s. Company, OF Chicago, 1t is said, was
awarded the contract for the improve
ments, and f. J. Flynn, representa-
tive OF the company has gone to Con-
nelIsville to take charge of the work.
Contracts were let for the brick work
to be done on several of the proposed
buildings and they were cancelled by
l.. f. Loree, having for his reason the
changing OF his plans to ones that will
call for much larger buildings.
az. G. Hass, of Ohio, recently said
that when the work was completed
Connellsville would be the greatest
traffic center this side OF the ALE
gheny mountains. For the last two
years the company has had under con-
sderation Improvements at Connells-
vile and several plans were drawn up,
but disapproyed. The present plans
do not meet with entire satisfaction,
as it is realized by the officials that
Connellsville is becoming more Inn
portant as traffic center every day.
1.-THE new plans will call for an en-
CINE house with rs stalls; locomotive
works large enough to repair all the
damaged locomotives on the system;
the yards are to be doubled In length
and twice the amount OF tracks laid;
the route OF the Fairmont, Morgan
town g. Pittsburg branch, running
from Connellsville TO Fairmont, Is to
be reconstructed from one end to the
other, the route changed to avoid all
possible grades; the o. & B. short
line, running from Gibson Junction
into the coke works, Is to be rebuilt,
with its route changed; a new bridge
will be built over the Youghlugheny
river; from Connellsville 20 Bradford
to have four tracks, instead Of two as
at present; several coaling tipples to
be erected; car shops will be con-
structed and the largest car weighing
scales ever built for the b. & O. sys-
tenn is to be installed at Connellsyille
to take the place OF the ones now IN
use at Mt Braddock.
"rhese Improvements are all TO be
made for the purpose of making Con-
nellsville a central point Of all the
freight originating in the coal regions.
The yards at that place will be a di-
vision, as well as a central point. All
the freight bound for eastern points
will be made up for the trip over the
mountains.
"At present train crews, crossing
the mountains have to gather their
own trains. The same method will
be applied to western shipments. All
the coal and coke in that district will
be taken to Connellsville, where it
will be made up into trains. This
will result in all trains coming west
having equal tonnage and the train
masters will be able TO gauge the
trains during snow storms and foggy
weather. At present the trains are
ordered to haul so many cars regard
less of conditions, resulting in the en-
gines breaking down several miles
from the starting place.