The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-04
.BI1 CHANGES
CONTEMPLATED [ 4 i
On TH.EB.. { 0.
u. ID. WILLIAMS SLATED TO GO.
s TO THE CINCINNATI, HAMILTON
AND pAYTok---Ho6s TO Be
TRANSFERRED TO WHEELING
AS GENERAL ST SUPERINTENDENT.
LOCAL FREIGHT ON SHORT LIAE
w. n. RILEY WILL DIRECT THE
OPERATION OF THE WHEELING
plVlsloN--J. r. KEEGAN TO RE.
TURN TO CUMBERLAND.

WHEELING, May 4.-Unrsually inn
IDortant changes are reported about to
be announced on -the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, that will affect several
of the high officials now stationed here,
or who have recently seen service on
divisions OF the road in this vicinity.
lit is believed that the official pTomul-
cation of the appointments will be CIV
en- out in the course of a few days.
Rumors OF the impending changes
have been going about among the
roads army Of employees for several
days, but were considered mere sand
house DOPE" with little or no basis, ull-
til last night, when a newspaper man
was informed that the following chang
es are undoubtedly already decided
upon, with the possibility OF others
being adde toJthe list:
u. B. Williams, formerly a division
superintendent, and now general
superihtendent of the Wheeling grand
division. will be transferred to Gin.
clnnati to a still higher position,
probably With the Cincinnati, Hamtl.
ton and Dayton, the extensive central
States system recently. acquired by tho
B. and 9.
o. H. Hobbs, now superintendent
of the Cumberland division, has been
decided upon as the successor OF Y.
'B. Williams, as general superintendent
of the Wheeling grand division. j 4
]. r. Keogan, formerly trainmaster
of the Cumberland division, and who,
recently was promoted to the super
lntendency of the Wheeling division,
is to 70 back to Cumberland, his old
bailiwIck, but promoted to the super
intendency. The Cumberland division
is one Of the most important on the
B. and o. system, carrying much
heavier traffic than most others.
W. H. Riley, until recently train.
master OF the Wheeling division, re-
Gently transferred to similar posi-
tion on the Cumberland division, is
to come back to Wheeling, promoted
to the Wheeling division superin-
tendency, succeeding Mr., Keegan.
Still other changes are reported
about 10 be announced.
Division Lines Changed.
With the coming change of time
tables, expected Sunday, May Il,
changes in the lineup of the Wheel.
ing and Ohio River divisions will be
made. To the present limits OF the
Wheeling division will be added that
part OF the Ohio River division from
Wheeling to New Martinsville, and
all OF that part of the Short Line from
New Martlnsville to Tunnel, in Wetzel
county, about midway between New
Martinsville and Clarksburg. The
reason OF this change is that the b.
and o. Whitewater move the greater
part OF the west bound Goa: traffic out
OF the .Clarksburg field, via
the Short Line, New Martinsville and
Benwood, thus cutting out the more
difficult grades on the Wheeling divt.
sion proper between Benwood juno
tion and Falrmont.
At Tunnel, on the Short Line, q
round house and terminal facilities
will be established, and as a. result,
moderate sized town will spring up
at this point with almost the twink;
ling OF an eye. The location is ex-
ceIlent from several points of view.
From Clarksburg to Tunnel It Is all
up grade, and from Tunnel to New
MartInsvIlle all down grade, while on
lup to Benwood the grade is very low
hence the change Of engines and re.
arrangements OF loads at Tunnel will
be greatly facilitated,