The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-03
B. And OFFICES
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MERCHANTS AND EsANuFacT1Rs
Frs ASSOCIATION / Il m -
SENT a PETITION 10 RS
VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE
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ROAD ASKING
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A Ohio railroad. on behalf of sTaTs
y chants and afanufac socia:
5 ton of Pittsburg. requesting that the
: general and executive ffces Of the
Il railroad company be moved from Bal
| I timore; to Pittsburg. ACCORDING To the
i Times of the latter cit IS. The petition
{ fis signed by scores of Representative
business concerns; represen H iii min
!. lions of dollar of capt tai Repre-
8 sentatiyes OF the association are To
. see Vice President Randi iph 81 ten
o'clock this morning rhe petition is
addressed to the Officers and direct
Z ors of tie railroad and fol lows.
THE undersigned citizens or tits
4 burg. Pa. interested ii It's NJefa9esi
and realizing the imp ertance OF your
4 railway to its welfare amt futures
growth, desire to present Tor our
& consideration the following facts
This city produces more freight
than any like territory in t1e sWorId
4 Recently over S100, 000.0 900 were
&Ipended in new constru lon and ex-
4 tension of railways and nasislfactf
ing plants. In the year Just closed.
1.-The Pfttsburg district produced over
|14,o00.000 tons of coke. Over |. o09
100000 feet OF lumber were handled
in its markets. representing an in-s
.vestment of over S25,o ao. 900 Twenty
one thousand carloads Of fr1lit and
produce were delivered I'M his di s-s
trict. Over 100000 hides wesa tanned
here. The output In naannf fractured
copper was over 5000. 900 pound dur
ing the past year.
.Pittsburg is the largest producing
district in the world for al kinds at
wire products, consisting Of wire rods
wire nails. barbed wire. field fencing, s
etc. the output of this product alone
being over 1000 tons annual 3.
The Pittsburg district produces
Eighty-nine per cent OF all the piate
glass; So per cent. of al the steel;
&c per cent. OF all the pia IRON 4; SO per-
cent. of all the cork SIS per cent oF
all the table glassware
of all the brass casting s5 per cent
of all the bituminous coaI produced
in the United States.
z we have here the largest steel
plants, tube works and tin plate
plants in the world. Every hing
ing into and coming on tilese
plants is freight largely for tranapos
tation by rail.
I'm view of the recent disastrous
fire in the city of Baltimore, compel
ling the reconstruction Of yorii geneF
al offices and the Reorganization Of
the different departments of your
business, we beg to suggest you a,
great disadvantage our citizens have
been subjected to in the past IN trans
acting business with you because Of
the great distance and delay IN each
ng your executive. officers. This has
in great loss to your com
oany and to us.
The opportunity lis now afSorded
you and good business methods
sest that you combine the proposed
,f1ce buildings OF Baltimore ana Pitts
burg into one large once building
n Pittsburg-a building that VII
It once a substantial violence sof our
and a more fttfn S
monument of the greatness OF the Bal ss
imore and Ohio Railroad Company
ind transfer your executive and gen
,raI Offices to this city, and ili,s fos-
er and Increase our business With
sour company
Pittsburg is central foEs q urS ri
s a whole and is the creates to-
age district on the line Coed bust
ess requires that tonnage can be df
ected from this point. The largest
hfppers have their traffic managers
ere and they should be in Immediate
ouch with your executive OFF as
We therefore respectfully quest
our serious consideration Of th q
estions herein contained -
The first merchants excursio Ion
ittsburg, under the auspices OF the
ssociation, viii be held from
to "a. and special rates
Ill on all railroads from points more
ian one hundred Hes away
ittsburg Members Of the associa
on are urged to send personal
lest to their trade to come 10 Pitts
lrg during that time. Excursi on
ckets will be good Tor ten day az IS
r date Of purchase.
II BALTIMORE q OHIO 81.