Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-02
WILL REMODEL THE
QUEEN CITY DEPOT
President Willard Suggests In
proyements For Cumberland.
MANY CHANGES MADE HERE

MANY CHANGES MADE HERE
Probability That Recent Surveys
Made For New Delivery Yard and
Approaches For Remodeled Station
at Martinsburq-Track Facilities
Have Been 5ettered and Reservoir
Enlarged.
from The World of Friday:
President Willard. who passed
through here yesterday morning on
train No. 5 spent Wednesday night In
Cumberland. While there he discus
sed plans for the remodeling of the
!station In that place. He proposes to
spend $4,000 In improving the passen-
ger facilities there. by remodeling the
north end of the Queen City building
He said that II the people were sat
isfied with that and would lend their
cooperation work would be com
menced at once. Umbrella sheds will
be erected on the platform to protect
passengers from the weather.
The Western Maryland will also
spend considerable money improving
the terminal facilities at Cumberland
Among these improvements will be a
new station.
Martinsburg should fall into line for
some improvements. just recently
the road has spent considerable money
here in improving the platform. Crush
ed stone has been placed between tho
tracks so that now the platform ex-
tends from Race street for eastboun.
trains to the old Ice house where pas
sengers may alight from w~estbound
trains without having to crawl over
crossties and ballast. This makes the
platform better than it has ever been.
The arc lights that have been placed
along the platform make II light at
night and the dangers that formerly
were TO be encountered have been
eliminated.
The work of raising the reservoir
just west of the station Is about com
plnted. This will give additiona
water capacity and allow the engine
tanks to be filled much more rapidly
than formerly. The change OF location
OF the switches makes the handling o
the diners here more convenient and
does away with much OF the FORMER
delay. -4s~~xE1::K1x-AsSa-
II the officials will remodel the old
ment to what is here at present
While the people believe that this city
Is entitled to one of the best stations
along the line there possibly would b.
no opposition to the company spend
ing forty or fifty thousand dollars I
~remodeling the present structure II 1
will give US the facilities and accom
modations that are needed here.
A corps Of engineers have just com
pleted a very careful and extended
survey of the premises around the
station. The elevations OF the doors,
windows, platform and other grades
We're taken and the measurements
taken to adjoining property. This sur
yey, while primarily intended, so 1t Ia
understood. to be for the new delivery
track. was done to get an idea OF how
future improvements could be taken
care OF.
The new delivery track, II is said
will come up from the switch, which
comes in about Race street, and will
extend through the company's proper
ey west of the station between that
and the property OF j. H. Lyeth. It
will terminate on what Is known as
the Imbach lot, where the delivery
yard will be located.
r. Is said that eight tracks will be
put In this yard with ample drive way
so that all inbound freight can be nn
loaded there and the cramped facili-
ties at the present freight yard re
lieved. This will also place the de
livery yard practically in the center Of
the city and will eliminate the hauling
tof heavy goods up a steep hill as is e
essary at present. This new yard will
give the company more room and at
ford the business men of the city
quicker delivery.
The mex step will probably be the
improvement of the station. Chief
Engineer Thompson, On a recent visit
here said that the officials were con-
templating the remodeling of the old
station and the erection of umbrella
sheds, such as was proposed for Cum
berland by the roads president on
Wednesday.
The people of Martinsburg will anx
iously await the commencement of
any work here that will give us bet
ter facilities.