Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-21
B. & 0. OFFICIALS
CONFER WITH c. Y.
At CUMBO YARDS
INCREASED BUSINESS
DEMANDS MORE ROOM

Found to Be Inadequate Fer the
Care Of the Great Increase in Future
Business Which the Roads viii
Have to Care For.
Last Thursday The World told ex-
clusively of the order TO suspend
work on the big transfer yards ii Cum
DO. The order caused considerable
discussion among railroad men
and others in Martinsburg. There
was no cause assigned at the time
for the suspension of work and MS
large number of the foreign lasoters
left after the order had been received
many thought that the suspension OF
the work was an indication thar POS.
sihly the yards would not be complet-
ed
Early last week there was i confer.
eaee at Gumbo between officials OF tae
Baltimore and Ohio and the Cumber-
land Valley and II was the result Of
| that conference that the work WAS
ordered suspended
Another conference is being held Ut
cumbo this afternoon between Vice
President A. w Thompson, General
Superintendent Charles w. Galloway,
Chief Engineer White and others of
the Baltimore and Ohio and President
NJ. 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 arriv-
ed on No So. These officials went to
Cumbo in the vice-prosdents car.
where they met the Cumberland Val
ley party.
What the result Of this conference
viii be could not be learned early this
afternoon. Ii is known, however, that
there is no intention of stopping work
on the yards. 1t was found after the
conference last week that It would be
necessary to 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
The traffic on the road has grown
so large and the prospect 'f future
business is SO promising that the Of.
ficials realized that the yards, as
planned, would not be sufficient to take
care of all the anticipated business
and that it would, he necessary TO
make changes If the yards were to
prove adequate for the economic hand
ling of the immense amount of freight
that will come to the road in the fu-
ture.
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 large increase in the
amount of stone gotten out of the
quarries here in the near future made
it incumbent upon the company TO ar
range to be prepared to handle the
stone in the most expeditions man
ner.
The business of the company was
never better and 1t is increasing to
such an extent daily that all the equip
ment of the road is being put into use
and every effort is made to keep the
equipment busy and not allow it 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-
ditions, has caused a change in the
plans several times. 1t is anticipated
that at the conference this afternoon,
plans for the completion of the yard
will be made so adequate for the flu
ture business that il viii not be nee
essary to make any further alterations.
What will be done at this conference
| is mere conjecture at this time and
the decision of the officials viii come
in due course of time through the prop
e. channels.
The Station Project.
/ When asked about new station for
Martinsburg Mr.. Galloway said:
you're going to get it. It's coming"
The building of new station at MAJ
/ tinsburg is part of the policy OF the
Baltimore and Ohio in their great earn
paign of improvement There is no
doubt but at the proper time the Gem
pany will erect here a station that NIP
be a credit both to the city and IL
road. with facilities for handling the
traffic and housing the officials of the
company, for many years to ere.
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