The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-25
B. & O.OFFlGlALs
IN TOWN SHORT
YESTERDAY
TRIP cuT SHORT by
SUDDEN DEATH OF PREsl-
DENT sRAlRN OF MoNoN
ROUTE CHICAGO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PRESIDENT WILLARD ANXIOUS
10 SEE NEW sRlDeE AT
HAYWOOD r RustiEb 10
COMPLETION r.

4 President Daniel illard and Third
vice president G. Ii Potter, of The B..
o. railroad with headquarters In Balti
more. together with other oglcinls Of
the railroad passed through Fairmont
Sunday afternoon, enroute from chica
go to Baltimore. President wizards
party made only a short stop SinS Fair
mont. Officials of the railroad had q
planned tour OF inspection over the
Connellsville. Wheeling and Pittsbnfg
divisions of the road. The sudden
death OF Ira Rawn, president OF The
Monon route. in Chicago. Terminated
these plans. Instead OF making q tour
OF! inspection President Willard and
party went on to Chicago, where they
attended the funeral Of Mr., Rawn, who
was personal friend Of Mr.. willard.
Tho officials Of the B. G. o., passed
through Fairmont abroad a special
train, consisting OF four coaches The
special train being operated as tho
first section OF train No. 81; and ar
'riying ut Fairmont at 2:sO o'clock. a
Plttsburg crew brought the train toN
Fairmont, where n fresh crew swasspnt
on. consisting of Engineer Chesshife,
OF Grafton. and Conductor McWii;ianis
Of Fairmont, together with a Ealrmont
brakeman and baggagemani'T The SF'air.
mont crew were in chadge Of the presi
dents special train, Us far MS cumber-
land, where 1t was turned over 10 q
fresh crew. The special train was
shunted into altimore as fast us pos.
isible, as the president was in q hurry
TO return to headquarters.
President Willard 3maises a special
trip to this region once or twice n year
The present trip was planned to be
one Of the most important In many
years, as large amount OF work has
been completed on the connellsyille.
Wheeling and Pittsburg divisions. The
President planned to inspect this work
and while work of improvement ID
under another department. OF railway
service, the presidents 20, X Is CON
sidcred important in such matters.
None of this work President willard
vas able 10 inspect on account Of
changes in plans
important among The various Jobs OF
work which the president had planned
to inspect was the bridge over West
Fodk Of the Monongahela river, be.
ginning at Haywood. This bridge has
been under construction for a year or
more, and is all but completed, rs
trains are being operated over It at
the present time, carrying 100 loads
a day.
The new bridge completes a '.cut-
of" between the Monongahela River
branch OF the B. and o, faiidoad be.
tween Fairmont and Clarkshurg and
the Ohio river division or the b. &
o., known as the Short line. be-
tween ClarlBburg and New! Martins.
Vile, w Va, This ecut-off,' as n say:
ing Of thirty six miles for the b. and
o, It being eighteen miles from Hay
wood to Clarksburg, and eighteen
miles from that city to the other and
Of the bridge. Coal trains oyerated
over the McConnellsyiile division
from Fairmont and other coal regions
will be relieved Of the necesslty Of
going through the clarksbufg yards;
but. instead will take advantage of the
short haul to The Ohio river and the
west, and be operated over the HAY.
wood bridge, isSi
r President Willard intended to make
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