The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-27
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL DISCUSS MATTERS.
IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE
HELD ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
EVERY MEMBER SHOULD BE
PRESENT NEW RAILROAD,
STATION AND DEPOT PROPOSE.
TONS ARE TO COME UP. i.

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Tomorrow night there will be a
meeting OF the Fairmont Chamber OF
Commerce to be held in the Assembly
room Of the Watson building. At this
meeting the local men will outline a
cmapaign by which It is hoped to In.
terest the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company in the needed improve.
ments for Fairmont.
More freight originates at this
point than at any other point on the
road between Chicago and Baltimore.
This Is not an idle boast, 1t is a fact
which the figures will bear out. Prac.
tically nothing has been spent on the
road here In years and the conditions
for long time have been an incon.
venience to the people Of the city and
annoyance to the operating depart.
ment OF the road.
Just recently there was conges.
tlon Of freight5in the local yards that
claimed the attention Of General Man.
nger f. E. Blaser and Superintendent
Mclaughlin for nearly a week. Both
of these men were here in person TO
get matters Strengthened out so that
traffic could be moved with some dis.
patch.
The Chamber OF Commerce will
urge the building Of the Palatine
brnach. This part of the road con.
structed and in operation would be a
great relief. to the road in handling
freight. On this point the evidence
OF u. B. Williams In the Circuit Court
several years ago would be. of great
Importance to the Chamber OF Com.
merce. 1t was an effort on the part
OF the witness to show the need Of
hte road through Palatine to bring
about the results that the Chamber
OF Comemrce Is seeking to obtain.
This evidence. was taken down by a
stenographer and likely can be repro
duced. s. IS s
s However there are other things
that can be used that will cause the
company to sit up and take notice and
these things have been collated by
the committee on Railroad and Trans
portation. These facts and figures
are interesting and will have strong
persuasive influence on the transpor.
tatIon company.
Also at the meeting the matter Of
getting the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company interested in building
a station and depot here will be dis
cussed and campaign will be Inaugu.
rated for the accomplishment of this
end. That Fairmont needs better
station and better depot Is conced.
ed by every person that has discussed
the proposition and further than that
every person that has expressed an
opinion on the matter Is willing for
the Baltimore and Ohio to erect these
buildings. On; this proposition much
data has been collated, and this will
be presented to the officials OF the
railroad company.
In all of the work that will be un-
dertaken the Chamber OF Commerce
will work in friendly spirit with the
Baltimore and Ohio. 1t will give the
railroad all the sport that 1t can in
working out the local conditions to
the satisfaction OF the shippers and
the management Of the; road. The
conditions that are best for the ship.
per cannot help but be the best ior
the transportation company. 1t means
increased business to the company
that is transporting goods, wares. ma.
tcrials, machinery and other things.
These are things that are in mind
when the Chamber OF Commerce is
working to assist in all that It can
to aid the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company to bring about better
facilities here. ~ r
The Chamber OF Commerce wants
every member that can attend the
,meeting to be present tomorrow
night. All of the data should be ar.
ranged and presented to the company
early,so that II anything is to be done
next year that 1t can go in estimates
to be made In next years expendI.
lures. II this is not done then the
matter will go over for another year.