Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-09-27
THE B. & 0. OFFICERS
HAVE GONE HOME
Successful Conference At Deer Park
Ends--Many Topics Are
Discussed.

The officials Of the Baltimore and
OHIO railroad, who attended the Off
GERS conference Tuesday returned 70
their respective home Wednesday.
The meeting ended Tuesday night
General Manager Galloway was one
Of the prominent speakers
1t was long after dark when Vice
President Thompson, the presiding
officer closed the meeting with a sum
ming up Of the addresses and papers
which were presented during the con.
yention and until late in the night
the railroad men were packing up and
returning to their respective headquar
ters. Four special trails left Deer
Park for the different sections, the
first to leave being the special for
Cincinnati, and other points on the
Baltimore and Ohio South western
Cincinnati, Hamilton ard Dayton
lines. Vice President Thompson ac-
companied General Manager LoreeI
and his staff officers to Cincinnati on
this train. General Manager Gallo
way OF the Baltimore and Ohio lines
went to Cleveland on the special for
Wheeling, and two other special trains
left for Pittsburg and Baltimore.
The afternoon session Tuesday was
opened by c. G. Bent. vi president
of the Staten Island Lines, New York.
who discussed the New York termin
ais taking into account the lightrage
service, the floating equipment of the
company. Mr.. Bent stated that he be-
lieves the company will have to en-
large the terminals for handling New
York traffic both merchandise and
coal business. He spoke OF the i'm
provements to the Staten Island prop
erty, stating that they have been tax
en- care of out of earnings of the Stat
EN- Island lines. The industrial de
velopment in New York and vicinity
were touched upon b. the New York
vice president, who told of plans Of
developing South Brooklyn st. George
and other places.
Mr. Bent spoke of the equipment in
Guiding in addition to its terminals
8 tugs, " car floats, steam lighters,
2 passenger car ferries and other
equipment. The general superintend
emit of transportation, c. G, Riley, fol-
lowed Mr. Bent, the general superin-
tendent of transportation is the off
cial upon whom devolves the respon
sibility of moving the equipment from
locality to locality to meet the re
quirements of shippers and travelling
public, Mr. Rileys subject was Car
Efficiency" He went into the phases
of the science of transportation prop
er, loading, handling, equipment and
referred to the Importance OF taking
such steps as will increase the eff
cheney of the laboring forces engaged
in shop work, many of whom are for
eigners.
Earl Stimson, engineer of mainten-
ance of way of Baltimore and Ohio
lines, discussed questions of track
maintenance Mr. Stimson showed
that the men under his jurisdiction
are responsible for the upkeep of
3465 miles of main tracks, 10y
miles of second tracks, 165 miles Of
third tracks and 81 miles of fourth
track.
In addition there are lass miles of
side tracks to be maintained. He also
spoke of the renewals which he said
would total the laying of approximate
ly two million ties He showed that
the average quantity of rail laid by a
man a day is 1l3 feet.