The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-07-25
Y. N. Ry. ANSWERS
MILK SHIPPERS.
TELLS PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD THAT
MILK TRAIg SCHEDULE CANNOT
BE CHANGED.
Also Answers Union Bridge Complaint.

The Western Maryland Railroad
Company has filed with the Public
Service Commission Its answer to the
complaint of a large number of milk
shippers against the change of the
schedule of the early morning milk
train on the railroad. Through their
attorney. J, Milton Reifsnider, Esq,
the milk shippers explained that for
a number Of years the company had
been carrying Its milk traffic on pas
senger trains, but last February It
put on a special milk train leaving
Union Bridge at GAO and arriving in
Baltimore at 9.37 a. m.
The Railroad Company in its lepIy.
states TINT the Inconvenience of farm
ers having to arise about a. H., to
get their milk aboard the special milk
train is small matter compared with
the convenience of other patrons Of
the road.
The eompanys answer, fled on
Tuesday. recitea that on March last
an agreement between the company
aud the shippers was made that 3
special milk train be run from West
minister TO Baltimore each morning.
The company denied that am agree
ment was made that this train was
/ 10 run on special schedule for any
stated period.
During the middle of June, the
answer continues. the company was
forced 10 change the schedule OF the
special because of the additional
facilities that had to be provided for
the summer traffic. Certain changes
we're made in the schedule OF the
Pittsburgh express 10 Baltimore while
the Blue Mountain express run was
created These additional trains. the
railroad says made It Impossible to
have the special leave Westminster
at the proposed time or TO reach
F Fulton Station It the time suggested.
+ Further than that II is impossible
T fur the milk train to obtain tunnel
rights n any other than the present
hour
# the time for reaching Baltimore
were put back until after the arrival
q the Hue Mountain express In BAL
tImore hardship. L Is declared.
would then be worked on the local
receivers Of milk. Further. : change
IN the MIX trains Heedule would
dIHarranEe the whole schedule OF the
road and the company then calls at
tentiun % the commissions demand
tat all Kinds = passengers must b
given equal consideration. The con
tenienee If the patrons OF the Chi
caKo express must alao be borne IN
mind. aays the answer. which con
cIndeB With the opinion that tho In
convenience Of he farmers IN haYz
IN to arise early Is slight compared
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patrons n the road.
Answers Complaint of Union Bridge.
The Western Maryland Railway has
placed unon the Public Service Lom-
mission responsibility II IL L COM
pslled II stop any Of It's interstate
express trains At certain local sta
tons In Maryland. On Wednesday
the railroad filed with the commission
answers % the batch Of complaints
made b. residents of small Western
Maryland towns regarding the cut
ting down OF local train service. The
complaints were filed after tho in
auguratian BY he railway company
Of the Daltmare-Ch ChIeago Express.
which residents of SmIthaburg. Little
Orleans and Clear Spring claim has
resulted IN Il large elimination o.
daily local service.
Replying 10 he complaints from
Union Bridge tie company says the
fri allegations refer 70 trains Nos
II and I. thu the hitter stop 1t
New Windsor and not n Union Bridge
This train. 1t + ayerfed has not
not stopped at Union Bridge for four
years. but that Il Is compelled to stop
at New Windsor. because OF the great
volume Of summer traffic to and from
that point. New Windsor, II IL fur
ther claimed Is a town where the
/ bulk of business demands the stop Of
such a train aa the Blue Mountain
! Express. There would be no war
rant 1t Is claimed for such stop At
Union Bridge
Regarding the failure of trains Nos.
I and s. the Pittsburgh expresses, to
stop at Union Bridge. the company
saya these are scheduled 70 run at !
| high rate Of speed and In competition
With smaller trains Of other roads.
/ This high rate cannot be maintained
/ 1t Il claimed, II local stops are made.
Tho offer Is made, however. TO per
mt the Westbound Pittsburgh express
/ 10 be tagged At Union Bridge for
| passengers bound TO Cumberland or
regular stops west of that point, and
to permit the stopping of the east
/ bound Pittsburgh train at the same
station 10 let of passengers from
Cumberland or points vest Regard
/ Ing failure of the Chicago express
trains to stop, 1t Is claimed that when
I these trains did make the Union
Bridge stop they were local bound
only 10 West Virginia points.
| TO use the weatbound Chicago train
the company says Union Bridge pas
sengers can take the 1902 a. m, for
Thurmont. and change at that point
10 the Chicago train, which reaches
Thurmont soon after the local. The
eaatbound Windy City special Is not
available. 1t Is claimed but passen-
gers can use train leaving Union
Bridge at 20 p. m, for Baltimore.
As a compromise, the company says
1t would agree to establish at the town
a stop of the pen-Mar express daily
except On Sunday evenings. for the
renal" Ter of the summer season, and
that this would permit passengers to
leave Union Bridge at 7.05 p. n. and
reach Baltimore 1T $40 p. m.
The Little Orleans complaint Is un=
reasonable. the company says. because
! 1t relates 10 the failure Of the Chicago
and Pittsburgh expresses to stop. The
company again refers to the fact that
these fast trains are put on for the
convenience Of large city patrons, and
that their fast schedule cannot be
maintained IL local stops are permit
ted.