The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-20
OF commerce
NTSBETTER SERVICE

VILE AS stsT5THE BALTIMORE g
OHIO Rail- DAD. C oMPANY TO
WORK, ,ouTPRoPoslTioNs HERE
4 TO THE SATISFACTION OF ALL.
The Fnlrmont Chamber Of Com
merce held IN important meeting last
] night ut which the matter Of better
shipping facilities were discussed.
While the matter under discussion
came directly tnder the work out
lined for; the committee on railroads
and transportation there were other
members OF the ChamberAof Com,
imerce present that offered some val
uable suggestions as to the manner
of procedure to; bring about the ends
that the Organization Is working for.
The shippers OF Fairmont know more
4 OF the existing conditions here than
any other class OF people for they con-
front them every day. 1t Is the de-
4 fBire TO better. them In every way. The
shippers are not in any manner com.
batting the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road company but want to be OF what
ever assistance that they can to the
big Transportation company in work
Ing out q service that will be better
sfand more satisfactory to all parties
concerned, Behind this mcsement
and working fortit with all the earn.
estness and zealsat Its command is
1.-The Fairn1ont Chamber OF, Commerce.
Instances were cited at the meeting
last night where owing to the con.
gested condition of freight in the local
yards that 1t is some times n week
before a loaded car gets started on
the road. Another Instance that was
brought to the notice OF the railroad
committee was that the brick for the
g City pumping station purchased from
the Hammond Fire Brick Company
and shipped to the city for the pump
Ing station were brought past the des.
tination Of the consignment carried
into the local yards where the cars
Jay for several days waiting for an op
portn my Sto%cross the railroad scales
4 SO that the consignment could be
!. Weighed and then the brick were
& taken up the river to their destina.
on 1.her shipments are treated In
Z y slt'l ~. " mann e
The building 6fsffe 4ralatine branch
will be urged with all the influence
.nat ~ Wy W iiloht S.ialiiger u ot COM
Y tetee y e'in ~ soii1'lalia u ne aaVal'
lstllses ~ W ". seHtse.; 'the f.ifoau
8 eontp1i p'1IaA3a.tt att tSS pe !'reseiiteu anu
Mne u - ProgSHt, " III, y tae hotlce OF le tne
olts. e w tsta1, ~ rai'ii,oht there IS U
seiieta. ai'' %. aWaAeii.ns as " tie neeas IN
y sa!ioil laeiiit'es si IL ID peiieVeu
t,,ht tlie u'rectors ot the oait'ihore q
Hh'o Sn' Iutiroau aSo'l,pany WIZ vote 10
: siye ~ the slty .llat is raVoreu ny va
anu i'eSei'peu p't W inuus'ry WIN.
Z - tslasAs ,s,'ta' LOT.
s.ne ne t'a'l,n'ore anu ohio company
haa = llanehise iran 10 construct the faia'
lne IN, prancn lHS put us there were con-
aittons " u III Ihe 'ralich'se that nave NOT
Deeh carried out u is thoasht that
.iNe .ae asfeennlent IL yo,". y 'n's Is true
ii li,. lns I airl,o ohumper ol commerce
~ VII 40 ail IN its power 10 get a new
! lranehise raalE that is Satisfactory IL II is
persuaded S'hat INC raifroad company
VIII VIII construct ;oIsNi Inc me
That the railroad company made a
fight In court to maintain rights that
y claimed to have In connection with
Sathe construction OF the Palatine
branch is well remembered by the
! people OF Fairmont. 1t was then
stated on the witness stand by U. D.
Williams. who was then superlntend'
ent OF the Monongah division, that
q the company intended to build tho
line through the First ward connect,
Z. Ing the branch with the main line a
f,tr rka 4 If1k - ~ hall A