The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-30
B. 8 o. SHEDS
I'D BE Bull /
IN THIS CITY
And Several Other Local Inn
provements Are Promised
the Board of Trade.

The local board Of trade desires
to announce that. after many weeks
of correspondence with the officials
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
prospects are favorable for many
improvements In the depot facilities
in the very near future.
Immediately after accepting of
flee here, ME. king, secretary of the
board, upon learning conditions rela-
tive to lack OF both freight and pas
senger facilities at this point and
the passenger equipment upon the
branch lines in this Vicinity, took
up with the Baltimore and Ohio of
Fficials the matter OF securing inn
proyements in this direction.
For some time there has been an
agitation along the line of securing
a Pittsburg train out of ClarKsburE
during the evening, to arrive in
Pittsburs early the next morning,
and a train out of Plttsburg at night
to take care of the business men ana
theater parties out of that city for
.CIarksburg and towns between here
and the former point. The matter
was, therefore, further taken up
with the general passenger agent.
by Mr. King and co-opera-
tion was solicited through
the chambers of commerce at
Fairmont, Morgantown, Union.
town and Pittsburg, to secure the
service desired. He has been as
sured. Of this cooperation. and the
general passenger agent has also as
sured him that the question of adj
dftfonai service will be given care
full consideration at the semi-annual
time table meeting to be held in
Baltimore next month.
The board of trade further gave
its attention to local improvements,
through the operating departing de-
partment of the Baltirtore and Ohio,
and has been assured by A. w.
Thompson, general manager, under
date OF the 22nd Inst. that, in re-
Spouse to demands made for said
improvements, the company had ar
ranged to have up-to-date umbrella
sheds placed at Clarksburg, and that
they would be so placed as to AT in
with proposed future improvements
at this point.
CIarksburg is to be congratulated
that even a start has been made In
the right direction, and the board OF
trade will continue to aggressively
demand such improvements as are
not only essential-to -comforts OF
tho citizens OF this community, but
are due them, in recognition of the
immense revenues derived by the
Baltimore and ohi0-from this point
The operating department of the
railroad has also, within the last
few weeks, placed train master
for the fton-ParkersburE- d.
vision at this point in the person OF
Mr.. Van Horn, for agent for Clarks-
burg. Mr.. Van Horn left. here some
time ago to accept the position Of
tendent at Baltimore. but. owing to
the Increased traffic at this point,
and the continual congested condi-
ton of the same, it was determined
to make this point a division head
quarters for the train master, ana
the result has been more than salts
factory.
The freight department. also has
improvements in hand for the ex-i
tension of it's freight depot to'I
handle local shipments, all of which
viii tend to greatly facilitate the
handling Of freight at this point.
Upon request of the secretary of
the board OF trade that the general
manager OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad designate some high oficiaI
of the operating department to come
here and confer with a special com
mittee, he has replied that he will
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