Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20
B. & 0. OFFICIALS
CONFER WITH c. Y.
At CUMBO YARDS
INCREASED BUSINESS
DEMANDS MORE ROOM

Original Plans Of Transfer Yards
Found to BE Inadequate For the
Care of the Great Increase in Future
Business Which the Roads win
Have TO Care For.
Last Thursday The World told ex.
olusiyely OF the order "a suspend
work on the big transfer yards at Cum.
be- The order caused considerable
discussion among railroad men
aud others in Maftinshurr There
was no cause assigned nj the time
for the suspension Of work and aa a
large number OF the foreign laboters
left after the order had been received
many thought that the suspension Of
the work was an indication that pJs-
sibly the yards would not DO ccmpIet-
ed.
Early last week there was j confer
ence N Cumbo between officials II the
baltimore and Ohio and the Cumber.
land Valley and 1t was The result Of
that conference that the work was
ordered suspended
Another conference is being held at
Cumbo this afternoon between Vice
President A. W, Thompson. General
superintendent Charles W Galloway,
Chief Engineer White aud others Of
Che Baltimore and Ohio aud President
M G Kennedy, with other officers Of
the Cumberland Valley
General Superintendent Galloway
came from the west on No 40 this
morning on his private car and Vice
President Thompson IN his car arriy.
ed on No 56. These officials went 20
Cumho ia the Independents car,
where they met the Cumberland Val
ley party.
What the result OF this conference
will be could not be learned early this
afternoon. II is known, however, that
there Ii no intention OF stopping work
ON the yards II was found after the
G1iiAEitl1H HiEA WYNN ttlhA IL NDtlll nt
necessary 10 make some changes In
the construction Of the yards and the
work was ordered suspended until def.
mite plans for the changes could be
made,
Tho traffic on the road has grown
go large and the prospect for future
business Is so promising that the Of
iieials realized that the yards, az
planned, would not he sufficient 10 take
care OF all the anticipated business
and that 1t would be necessary 10
make changes If the yards were 10
prove adequate for the economic hand
ling Of the immense amount OF freight
that Will come to the road In the fu.
tura.
In speaking of the yards this morn.
Ing Superintendent Galloway said that
besides the large amount OF transfer
here the immense amount OF lime
stone that originates here compelled
the construction Of better facilities.
The prospect OF a large Increase Ia the
amount Of stone gotten out of the
auarries here IN the near future made
It incumbent upon the company TO ar.
range to be prepared 10 handle the
stone in the most expeditions man.
nef
The business o. the company was
never better and II Is increasing to
such an extent daily that all the equip.
ment Of the road Ii being put into use
and every effort Ia made TO keep the
equipment busy and not allow II TO
stand idle.
Conditions have changed materially
since the plans OF the cumbo yards
were first drawn and the increase in
business, which has changed the con
ditiona, has caused a change In the
plans several times. II ID anticipated
that at the conference this afternoon.
plans for the completion Of the yard
viii be made 10 adequate tor the fu-
ture business that 1t will not be nee.
essary TO make any further alterations,
What viii be done at this conference
is mere conjecture al this time and
the decision of the officials win come
In due course OF time through the prop
er channels.
The Station Project.
When asked about new station for
Martinsburg Mr. Galloway said
You're going 70 get II. Its coming
The building OF a new station at MAJ
tinsburg ia part Of the policy Of the
Baltimore and Ohio in their great earn
paign Of Improvement There is no
doubt bat at the proper time the com
pany will erect here 4 station that will
be credit both to the city and III
road. with facilities for handling the
traffic and housing the officials OF the
company, for many years to ire.
When you ride over the roai west
Of Martinsbnrg you can see every few
miles where parts Of millions OF dol.
lars are being spent by the company
for the Improvement OF the ro&d be-
There are upwards Of a dozen CON
struetlon companies at work n various
places along the road between here
and Cumberland the work Of improve