The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
HOME Of B. 30.
IN BALTIMORE
President Murray Would
Remain There.
RESTRICTIONS TO BUILDING
Pittsburg Holds Out Many AIluring In
ducements 70 Officers of
the Company.

BALTIMORE. Md. July 23.-President
Oscar G. Murray, of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, before finishing up his
work today at the general offices of the
company to go abroad on a vacation,
made an announcement Of great inn
portance.
He said his company wanted to spend
from 100000 TO $500. 0J0 In Baltimore.
This money is for a new general office
building and additional warehouse facil-
tiles. 1t is contemplated to spend be-
tween $l,259,0o0 to S1,50o.0O0 on the office
building
When asked where the company would
locate its office building. Mr.. Murray
said:
Il don't know. We may go to a new
site. rebuild on the old location. or
build al Camden station. We are ur-
gently solicited 10 locate our general Of
fees In Pittsburg, and some attractive
inducements are held out Pittsburg is
the center of a heavy traffic, and is
within twelve hours OF almost any part
Of the system. But we want 10 stay
in Baltimore.
Restrictions to Building.
I should like TO see such a bulldog
go IN here as would make this a Ger
tainty for all time. In this we arc him
dered by various restrictions. The lin
itation 10 a height Of I75 feet would
mean that, 10 erect a building TO house
our entire general office force and pro-
vide room for expansion. we would have
10 spread over a lot OF ground and buy
much additional real estate
If this restriction were out of the way.
the building question would be simpli-
fed To consider a new site means
, building a sewer besides paying for the
privilege.
other cities supply sewers for all
I buildings. To make an imposing struc-
ture il frequently Is necessary to OK
tend over part Of the sidewalk There is
a restriction in this regard. / want 20
see a handsome building go up and one
that will be creditable alike TO the city
( and the railroad
To Cost $2,5Oo,ooo.
We want TO spend in Baltimore
100000 to 8. 10000 on a building for
general offices and additional warehouse
facilities. It would take .I.250.oO0 20
s1.50QC00 for the right sort Of an Office
building. The restrictions 1 have indf
Gated make the settlement of the build
ing question more difficult than if they
did not exk;t"
MT Murray attaches InuCn Importance
10 the plan Of concentrating all the en-
ployes Of the general Oflices in one build
ing This the company has never been
able to do because Of tie lack Of space.
In consequence they We're scattered
around. some being Ia the Central Build
ing, Baltimore and Calvert Streets. 9TH
erS at Mount Royal and Camden sta
| tons and Mount Clare, and some out Of
! the city.
Room for Two Thousand Men.
| 4 building large enough TO take care
( Of the entire force would have 10 ac-
commodatc about 20CA employees, with
room for growth. On even a large lot
| such n building would have to go ABOVE
/ the lI5-fOOt restriction.
| II is expected that several alternate
propositions which have received Presi-
dent Murray's approval viii be finally
worked out IN a few weeks. and the set
l Element OF the question Will not be- de-
ldyed until his T-tuTn. which Will be In
/ the latter part of September
! Mr.. Murray sails from New York on
/ Wednesday next. lie viii be accompa-
/ nied by his private secretary. r. 4.
/ Walton. Mr.. Murray takes along his
/ valet. Antoine Hansen. who has been IN
! his employ for about fifteen years. An
| tome viii visit his relatives at Lucerne
/ Switzerland Mr.. Murray goes to Carls-
/ bad.