The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-10
SURVEYORS ALREADY AT WORK IN THIS
CITY LIKELY M THAT CONNECTION
Fine Suburban Locations Here for Them and it is
Semi-OfficiaIly Stated the Company is Consid.
ering the Proposition Of Their Removal to This
Place Company Likes Clarksburg andit is the
Logical Place for Them

A Fairmont correspondent sends ont
the following dispatch, which, though it
contains grain of truth as to the re-
moyal Of the Baltimore & Ohio shops
from Grafton, yet is ridiculous so far as
Fairmont is concerned as the place to
which they will be moved:
Grafton Is going to lose the Baltimore
and Ohio main line shops and Fair
mont is to &C them This seems to be
the consensus Of opinion among the Of
flcials Of the road who are in position
to know about such things. The story
which has bene going the rounds of the
press to the effect that the old company.
is very sore at Grafton for her interest
in the Wabash road, is practically true,
and the shops are to be taken away from
the Taylor county town in short order.
1t had formerly been planned to bring
all Of the shops to Fairmont, but this
movement was delayed by the fact that
the engines from the Parkcrsburg branch
would be left without accommodation on
the east end of the run. A very prom,
inent Official of the D. 4 o. who .loc.
not desire that his name be mention.
said tonight: 'Fairmont is to be he
end of the Wheeling and Cumberland
divisions and now the change will be
made very soon. The action Of the
Grafton council takes away all of the
love the b. & 0. had for the old town
and the moving of the shops which will
he done Immediately will means lhc
change of the divisions terminals The
new Shops in the Fairmont yards ar,
now fully large enough to accommodate
all of the work from the main line. They
were built with this end in view. G!
course there are not enough men en-
ployed there now, but the can be quickly
moved in.when the occasion demands
When asked about WhceIing's chances
for the shops the official said: "Whecl.
ing has no chance for the shops because
of its position on the extreme end Of
the run. hT'e big shops must be m a po
sition to accommodate engines from all
directions, consequently they will be
placed at Fairmont, where the NJ. h.
branch, the Pittsburg branch and the
two main line branches can be reached.
That Fairmont is to get the shops i
ridieuled by those here closely connected
with the rairoad company On the other
hand, there is very strong intimn.
tion, coloring somewhat of the semi
official statement that when the shops
are moved, they will be brought to
Clarksburs, 1t may not have been par.
ticularly observed, but it is a fact, ney.
ertheless, that Clarksburg has been e,-
pecially favored by the railroad compo
ny, some claim to much larger extent
than other cities and towns in the state.
The company evidently recognizes the
fact that Clarksburg presents better in
dustrial and commercial opportmities
than some Of the neighboring cities, AMI
as a consequence it is to the interest Of
the railroad company to aid in every
possible way in developing those oppor-
tunitics.
There are locations here which the
company will find perfectly satisfactory,
and it is conceded that all reasonable
concessions will be made TO the company
and every possible induccmcnt for The
location of the shops.
Persons acquainted with the attitude
of The railroad company toward Clorks.
burg and in position to know something
about the intentions OF the company
are very confident that when the shops
are moved they viii be brought to
Clarksbnrg.
There are suburban properties which
are well suited for the purpose and the
many citizens interested in industrial and
development enterprises will likely man.