Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-10-09
BIG IMPROVEMENT
TO FACILITIES
By the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Now Going On.
INCREASED OUTPUT or
THE STONE QUARRIES
Requires Better Means of HANDLING
the Large Amount of Freiaht---New
Scales Constructed and Other Con-
viences For Handling Business VIII
Be Had In Short Time.

Big improvements are contemplated
in the Baltimore G Ohio yards here
In the neer future TO facilitate the
handling of the increases business of
the company. The business OF the
company has grown TO such an extent
that the facilities are Inadequate to
it's handling.
There are times when the yards are
so flied with cars that II Is impossible
TO handle more. Tho necessity OF
mere yard space here mas revived the
talk OF the construction of the yards
at Cumbo. When Mr.. A W. Thomp-
son, superintendent o. maintenance OF
way OF the road was In this city sew
eral days ago, he told representative
of The Evening World that there was
no doubt but that these yards would
be built as there was not sufficient
room here at present to take care of
the greatly increased business Mr..
Thompson also told the newspaper
man that the facilities and extent
OF the shops here would be increased
until I'll the maintenance OF way
work would be done at this point.
The addition OF the hand car work
here has necessitated the enlargement
CT the facilities and an increased force.
Several new machines have been or
dered for use in the shops and as
soon as they arrve and are Installed
more men WI be taken OH. Just what
improvements viii be made to the
shops has not been definately deter
mined. but the building will be SO en-
larged and improved as to afford
every facility
New storage hunks have been con-
s'aucted in the rear OF he shops and
there is one report that two o. the
cid buildings VII be connected and
made into one large building.
A new steam wreclxing crane OF the
latesfa model hes been ordered and
will be placed in service here, super
ceding the antiquated wooden crane
which is now bni1g used by the
wrecking crew stationed at this
point.
The railroad company handed the
largest amount of freight at this sta
ton last month. 1t Is said, in the his.
tory OF the road. As Is known, this
station is the biggest money maker
between Baltimore and the Ohio river.
On top OF this immense business. the
Standard Lime and Stone Company
VIII immediately increase their output
The west qnarres will double their
capacity and the output OF the south
qprrries will be increased so per cent.
This win make the output OF this
company between 1876 and $50 car
loads OF stone day.
In order to facilitate the handling of
this large quantity OF stone new
pair of track scales has been erected
on tne Frog Hollow branch at the
foot OF South street. All stone coming
from this quarry will be weighed on
these scales before 1t is brought out
Of the hole. This viii save much
time and the Inconvenience of cross
ing over tine main tracks In the yard
and weighing on the yard scales. The
new scales are OF the Fairbanks rat.
tern, AZ feet long with a capacity OF
10000 pounds. Work was commence
ed on the scales last Saturday a week
and they will be completed this even
ing. They will not be ready for use
for couple Of days, as the track will
have TO be raised and the grade
changed before actual weighing can
be begun.
In addition to this large increase
in the output Of the Standard company
the plant Of the Jones and Laughlin
Company will be in operation soon af-
bT the first o. the year and their
oqrput VII be as large. II not larger
than the combined output OF the quar-
ries now in operation. All this will
require additional facilities and the
company Is preparing TO take care of