Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
FOR NEW B. & 0.
PASSENGER DEPOT
Board Of Trade Discusses the
Matter Seriously.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
GIVEN POWER TO ACT

GlVEN TUWCn ~ MI
No Town Along the Line Of the 5alti-
NOR G. ohio Railroad More Entitled
to a New Passenger Station Than
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. viii Con-
fer With 3. G. o. ofscias at Once.
From The World of Tuesday:
The Board of Trade held an ad-
tourned meeting last night in Fire
mems hall. In the absence from town
of President s. w Walker. Vice Pres
ident Max Robinson presided. The
meeting was well attended and mark
ed interest was taken in the proceed
ings.
The various standing committees
either through the chairman or some
member, reported progress.
Senator Gray Silver Of the Indus
tries and Trade committee said that
they had received several inquiries
relative to certain industries locating
here but he had nothing definite to re-
port.
Mr.. Robinson, chairman OF he spe-
cia1 dinner committee reported that
the arrangements for the social event
to be held on the % inst. were prac-
tically completed. He gave the assur-
ance that the dinner would be on a
scale of magnitude and variety of fea-
ture never before attempted in Mar
tinsburg
The question of new Baltimore
and Ohio passenger station for Great
err Martinsburg was afterwards taken
UP. This question, of course, is not
new here. For years the town has
felt the necessity of new passenger
station and people have talked about
it, but no concerted movement Of any
organized body o. men has ever taken
hold of the matter in earnest
Inasmuch as the Board of Trade
was recently reorganized and rejuyi
mated for the purpose of promoting
the best interests of the town. and In
cidentally the peoples material wei
fare, it is right and proper that this
body should take up the question, and
there is no better time than right now
Accordingly the board proposes to dc
something to have removed an object
that is about as poor an advertisement
for a prot ressive town as a stranger
could find within its bounds.
There was an unanimity of senti-
ment among those present at the
meeting last night regarding the new
depot question and the first step to-
wards its solution was taken.
The ball was opened by Mr.. D. w
Shaffer VINO made a ringing speech OF
a few minutes in which he painted the
picture now presented at the B. & o.
station to the stranger arriving in
town and the dnfavorable impression
thus made He spoke of the freight
and passenger traffic here as justify
ing the demand for a new passenger
station and urged the board to take up
the matter at once. To this end he
moved that the question be referred to
the executive committee OF the Board
of Trade. ~ w. Z. Hoffheins moved
to amend the motion by having a com
mittee of three reduce the resolution
to writing empowering the executive
committee to take up the matter with
the Baltimore & Chic Railroad Chair
man appointed as that committee,
Messrs ID. w. Shaffer, w. e. Hoffheins
and w. e. Outcault.
The depot provoked much favorable
comment. 1t was pointed out that the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad owes it to
Martinsburg to erect a new, commod-
ious and imposing passenger station.
Pending the conference named It
may be stated that never before has
this depot question been agltated as
it has lately, and this agitation has al
most assumed the form of demand
on the part of the people, so that the
incipient action taken last night by
the Board Of Trade is but a reflex of
the public opinion ON this burning
question
Secretary c. f. Martin was author
lied to have the bylaws printed to be
distributed among the members
The board adjourned to meet Mon
day night, April 49,