Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-07
Frederick and Hagerstown Railways
to Work In Harmony.

Frederick and Hagerstown Railways
to Work In Harmony.
The Frederick Evening Post of Satur-
day last gives the following information
regarding the Frederick and Hagerstown
Railroad Companies. 1t says:
cat conference last night in the Ho-
tel Hamilton, which was attended by sew
eral prominent officials of the Frederick
Railroad Company, deal was closed
whereby the Hagerstown Railroad Com
pany was purchased by syndicate OF
Hagerstown people and members OF the
local company.
after the meeting the following state
meht was given out:
"A contract of sale was entered into
on the evening of December l, by which
the holdings of Messrs Christian Lynch
and William Jennings, the controlling in
terests in the Hagerstown Railway Com
pany, will be sold to syndicate of local
people.
1.-THE actual change in management
will take place after the annual stock
holders meeting some time in January.
"The new management of the compa-
ny will be Hagerstown people, although
several of the new directors of the COM
pany may be Frederick county people, a
number of whom have an interest in the
syndicate purchasing the interest of the
present owners.
Zone of the contemplated change of
management of the railway company will
be closer operating relation between
the local company, which connects with
Hagerstown Railway line at Myersville.
"Mr. Emory L. Coblentz, president of
the Frederick Railroad Company. who
attended the conference, discussed the
change with a reporter of the Post in his
Office this morning.
''He said that the change should mean
much to both the Hagerstown and the
Frederick companies. With this change
the competitive disposition of the two
separate railroads will be wiped out and
the two companies can work for the best
interests of the combination. 1t will give
each company chance to develop the
respective fields in which they work, and
also handle the joint business along prac-
tical lines.
Gas given out in the above statement,
one of the results of the contemplated
change in the company will be the better
and closer relationship between the Fred
erick and the Hagerstown companies.
For some time through cars have not
been run on the railroads, and passengers
from this city to Hagerstown, or vice
versa, were required to change cars at
Myersville. Next week the through cars
will again be started This had formerly
been the practice, but several months
ago the Hagerstown people stopped this,
and the matter could not be adjusted
since that time. In short time, ship
ping arrangement for through freight
will also be put into effect, although this
has not been definitely arranged at this
time.
1.-THE Frederick Railroad officials have
plan for the solving of the local power
trouble, and it is thought that the Hag-
erstown people can also be interested in
this plan. For some time both of the
companies have been suffering for the
want of power. AS the Frederick repre-
sentatives have remedy for this, it is
thought that some plan will be reached
whereby the Hagerstown syndicate can
also receive the benefit of the change in
power.
"This plan is based upon an arrange
ment to secure power from the big plant
at Millville, on the Shenandoah river,
which furnishes current for lighting and
power throughout large territory sur
rounding that point. Under an agree
ment with the company owning the Mill
vile plant, cur rent is to be delivered at
Brunswick, in practically unlimited vol
ume. From that point it is proposed to
transmit it to Frederick and Hagerstown.
Besides using this current for operating
all the trolley lines in Frederick and
Washington counties, it Is proposed to
retail current for lighting and power pur-
poses. Locally, this will be done through
the Frederick Gas and Electric Company.
"A couple of years ago, during time
of drouth, the water in the Shenandoah
river became so low that the Millville
plant had to be shut down. To guard
against trouble from this source, the
agreement with the power company calls
for the construction of an auxiliary steam
plant, to generate electricity when the
water power fails. This auxiliary plant,
which will cost SIS, 900 to 500, 900, is to
be completed by May l, 1912"
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