The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-02
ND ROCK fuel COMPANY wins all FROM B O COMPANY

ginia Industries These new de-
Iyelopments undertaken on Tie OUT
posts Of coal and other industrial
regions have had 10 await the growth
and expansion Of the railroad COM
pany's equipment, and for that Fea-
son have not been given the service
or attention the railroad company
really desired. proof OF the
eompany's policy and intent to aid
|all possible in the Development OF
the state the company recently plas
led an order for 100000 cars, which
when commissioned, would overcome
the condition that has confronted
both the railroad company and coal
and other operators and shippers
He expressed himself as being con-
fident there would be a satisfactory
adjustment between the Red Rock
Fuel company and his company.
Div. Supt. q. b. Williams iinish-
ed his testimony Thursday evening.
He said the serious objections to fur
nishing the desired connection were
the tipple was 1000 feet from the
railroad, the plant is not in a coal
region where the railroad has any
special coal service, there are no
sidetracks at the point Of desired
connection where the coal company
could set off a part of the trains and
take the engine and other parts Of
the train to serve esthe tipple.
He stated that If five cars were
needed the railroad would have to
get them at Grafton, take Them ic
Buckhannon, put them in another
train there for Weston and Gauley,
push the min front of ths-engine,
leave the train and push them above
the tipple. He did not see how thai
could we'll be done. IIessaid the
railroad had two side tracks at
Buckhannon-one that held 81 cars
and the other SO. They were very
frequently filled completely There
was serious objection 10 pushing tin.
empty coal cars in front Of the en-
gine of the train, and the company
does not do it, expect in the yards
and short distances. The train at
the proposed operation would hive
to be protected at both ends by flag
men, while the empties we're being
pushd to the mines. That sort of
an arrangement would greatly delay
traffic and owing to the fact that this
train of empties for timber and lum-
Der was very irregulars not running
every day a schedule could not bestls@
cided on that would guarantee safety
in the event the railroad undertook
to serve the Red Rock Company and.
the business could hardly be band
led on account of the lack of facili-
ties.
The company starts train from
Weston with thirty loaded cars Of
lumber. 1t runs to the foot Of
Buckhannon mountain, when a
douhle-header takes ten cars up the
mountain, the engines % to Buck
hannon for water. return to the foot
of the mountain, take up ten more
cars. then 60 back and get the other
ten cars and haul them up. Then
the train is put together again and
proceeds. This condition makes il
impracticable to serve tue Red. Rofk
Fuel company 81
Effort was then made to show
that the proposed operation was $50
lated from coal development, being
80 miles from Interstate and 16 IL
miles from yolga, and that there is
no coal service on that part Of the
railroad.
On cross-examination Mr.. Will
liams said side track at the point
of desired connectHanN oulCF remedy
the matter of dangerin letting. trains
stand there, while cars were taken
TO the tipple and would make 1t
practicable to get cars in and out.
He stated, that God made the coal
and the railroad makes the coal
region or district He admitted ii
would be ihstftiablGi TO, serve one
mine. il the. patronage Of the mine
was large enough. He said the
company did not generally stop 60
ing to coal properties on account Of
county roads and crossings and that
the danger .cn1Jld eyen.he averied AZ
/ the Red Rock mine. He also adj
mitted there could be better water
service at the foot Of the Buekhan-
non mountain.
The next witness, Eugene Havi-
land. chief clerk TO the coal and coke
agent Of The Baltimore q Ohio rail-
road at baltimore, stated there was
mo coal rate for that section Of
country.
In connection with The case Mr..
lGlasgow created very favorable
limuressi0n both With the local baT