The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-27

addition TO West Virginia. its Mary
land. Pennsylvania and Ohio mining
regions. The following table shows
! rheEsteady development OF new mines
s aaring:switch-c onnec,ioHs2with taecB.
and O-Eaud provided by. il with car
supply: as7r
Year. No. of Mines. shipments
4! 1899 .sEsi 30:
! 1900 ;,,s.. =: 60 .';ke!zt: =. ass aeS
! 1901 -. IS
/; 1902 'f.. .:. IS .:stss,i 5: 1855
! 1902 - 100 a.55a.nsi
| 1865 % =. =. los e.17:o.s72
/ 1909 :: JOG -. 6.ss4 :o1s
The statements srbnitted-,.to the
] Interstate: Commerce. Commission de-
I veJoped the Interesting fact that the
Frairmont Coal Companx.s shipments
i increased but 500 per cent in 1895
oyer their; shipments :n.l302. the frs,
year Of The, company's existence, while
] the shipments OF the so:called hide.
pendent companies during the SANE
period have Increased 51,17 per cent,
I and that all the new switch connec-
tons have been made with indepena.
e2t mines.
II Meantime. HE other coal regions. in
] Other States served By the B. and o.
-weref Developing almost as. fast as
1.-The WestftNi-gi.2ie region ana. in. adj
! dit;on to the general .traffc=of the com
pany. We're propertionately increasing.
! The entire tonnage Increased from
coc.s -
7 tons in 1905, making demands upon
the equipment and facilities of the
road which they could not possibly
have met unless the management had
year by year exhausted itself in its
effort 10 Increase facilities and equip.
rent proporGonauelE with trafhct
The whole period has been one .un-
ending fight between traffic and facil.
tiles. and mauZtipes it has seemed
as though the, unprecedented, and over.
whe!mins business offered, woul&i.
swamp the Fead and. bring all trans.
portation TO a standstill. Taxed as.
the railroad has ben to take care OF,
this enormous business it is not
strange that here and there complaint
has arisen as TO the slowness Of the
company in making. provision for new
shippers, but when the conditions are
understood it IS evident that occasion
al. delays were inevitable. On the
whole. however. there has been re-
marRable development along all lines.
In, 1899 there were 151 coal mines
shipping over: the 3. and O.. In 1905
the number had increased to 81. mi
West Virginia in 1899 there were ~!
mines shipping, and in 1905 the NUNS
Der had increased to LOG. The general1
industries of the State have, also been
greatly developed, and there are now
located along the line in West Viz:
ginia tourishing -saWmil1s. glass
plants. plaster, carbon. chemical. INF
plate, pottery, and paper companies.
and, small manufactor5ites Of variousI
binds. all :deTeloped in the last few
years and All demanding Of the rail
road their share OF equipment and fa:1I
cilities.r This industrial ::developrae lt7
has added greatly to the, general and
permanent prosperity 81 the. state and
in connection with the coa1 develop
.ment is strikinsly rejected in the |
growth Of important towns along thef
lines Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rails
road; for instance. Clarksburss. in':.
creased from 1850 IN 1900 to 1e.oopr
in 1906, Parkersburg from 11.1o0 in
1900 to 10000 IN 1906; Fairmont from 7
5000 in 1900 to 10000 in 1906: while I
Redwood, which in 1900 was an unlo-
Gated point in the Wilderness is to-
day a town Of $500 Inhabitants and
the twenty nl1Es OF 1.rw ri +
which it is the termiruss lined twith5$
towns and sawmills. The conprehen-
sive Improvements which have been
made upon the Baltimore and Ohio
property have taken years to COM
plete, but they are now in such con-
dition. as to enable the road: practical
~ for theefTs8.ttnne since 1895. reason
ably to take care of its traffic.. Suca l.
work as the r. and o. has done can
not-ha-accnmplis io-a--daLoI-a--.
year. Cars and locomotives may gen
orally be secured WITHIN = t-wsrve7--
months after placs4g. the orders. but
1t takes years to double track and to S
build yards, piers, tunnels, shops and
round houses; in other words, to do
as the B. and o. has done. practically .
to build newsrailroad. The company
looks to the future With considerablei
nanaSements believes
saat its hardest struggles are aoyer,.l