The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-10-22
sAs Result Of a Conference
4 Here with Two Of the
High Officials.
CHANCE IS ORDERED
BY Which Station Agent SUI
persedes the Local Yard
Master.

:
night at the ofices OF the Leatherbury
1 Shoe Company between the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association Of this
city, recently formed and comprising
The principal shippers here, and Cen
eral Superintendent F. C. Blazier and
Assistant General Manager John @.
Walber of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, shipping condi-
tons here are to be materially inn
proved
The conference was at the instance
! of the association, which had notified
President Willard that 1t desired TO
Hay before the company the handicaps
/ to shipping here. This action arose
from the fearfully congested situation
! in the local yards and the inability
! by virtue thereof to maintain business
here on the scale demanded by the
| immense activity of this section of
the state in the various lines of COM
mcrcc and industry.
| The two rai1load officials as an
! nounced by the Telegram arrived here
from Baltimore Friday morning and
spent the day inspecting conditions
preparatory to the conference As an
immediate result of their examination
into railroad affairs here, Charles w.
Van Horn, station agent, was given
entire charge OF the business at this
point, being made general supervi-
sor OF the yards in addition to his
other duties thus having Jurisdiction
over the yard master, an exception To
the rule, and this arrangement was
announced at the conference, with the
additional information that the order
would become effective Saturday
MORNING. Mr.. Van Horn is-to have all
the assistants he Hn1s he needs to
carry on the business with system
and despatch.
The meeting was presided over by
John L. Ruhl who acted as spokesman
for the local organization and in
brief speech described the annoyanceE
and delays resulting from the cons
zested condition, the evident lack of
yard facilities, the absence of suf-
icicnt motor power and the irregu-
iarity of freight trains.
Mr.. Walber stated that conditions
here were not entirely due to local.
landicaps as there was more OF less
congestion all along the railroad sys-
tenn especially at western points and
cItcd Parkersburs as an instance
where it takes three days to get the
yards cleared from freight from the
East. He stated that in order to give
Clarksburg relief freight not destined
to this point had been diverted by way
Of Fairmont and other places and.
coal mine sidings had been employed
as we'll. He directed attention to tho
fact that east of Grafton large force
OF men had been employed all Summer
on additional trackage, which would
be placed in service within three or
four weeks thus bringing great relief
conferecs that poor water conditions
had greatly crippled the service here
and as an effect OF low water from
twenty to twenty-five per cent of the
capacity of the motor power in the
yards here and along the immediate
~ adjacent lines had been lost
Mr.. Walber emphasized the fact that
with outside new trackage completed
together with additional trackage ar
ranged for in the yards here the local
.,ituation would be greatly improved
at an early date. He pointed out that
10 relieve the situation here great
amount of switching and routing Is
being done at Brunswick, Nd. which
properly should be done here, and that
similar work is being done at Grafton.
Monongah and Fairmont for ClarksI
burg's benefit. He also stated that
additional side tracks had been order
cd between here and Graftona
Referring to the great amount OF
business here, Mr.. WaIber said that
Ciarksburg was the one bright spot
along the Baltimore & Ohio lines
during the recent financial depression
and the company keenly appreciates
the value OF the trade here to 1t. For
track laying here, the erection Of Ia
water tank in the eastern yards and
other local improvements, he stated
that an expenditure OF 100000 had
been authorized by the president and
board OF directors of the railroad and
he promised that all effotrs possible
would be made to meet the temporary
sftuation.
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