Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-11-24
Vigorous Protest Against
Changing B. 90. Schedule.
Board Of Trade and Citizens Aroused to
Action.

the elimination of trains Nos. IS aud 90
special at Harpers Ferry, are making Z
county wide plea for cooperation in theIl
pl oteSt againstthis discrimination agains
the Shenandoah Valley.
1t the proposed schedule should be put
into effect itmeans that the first train uT
the Valley in the morning would pas:
through Charles Town at 1901 (ths
present noon train), it also means the ell.
animation of No. 20, which passes through
this city at 6:25 a. M. going east. Many
citizens of this city are accommodated
by this train for Milville, Brunswick an6
other points beyond where they are EN-
ployed. If this early morning tran
should be taken off 1t would mean thai
these men would have TO move theil
families to Millville or Brunswick.
The proposed change also provides fol
the termination of the Shenandoah
Special at Harpers Ferry. Passenger.
who travel in Pullmans will not be re-
quired to change cars. but those in the
day coaches will be compelled to wait a
Harper's Ferry 40 minutes. The specia
will be picked up by number g.
Train No. IS IS very very importan
tram, This train comes from Harper.
Fe Try and arrives in Charles Town a
S:I5 1t is on this train that the mail ant
newspapers are carried. If this train /.
taken off it means that the mail ant
newspapers will arrive in this town one
hour later. This train also brings Gus
toners to Charles Town from Harper:
Ferry, Millville, Halltown and othei
points and be taken off means that tht
business will go elsewhere.
The Boards of Trade of Winchester &
Charles Town have united in protest t
maintain the present schedule. At
meeting held in Winchester on THURSDAY
of last week it was decided that eacf
town would carry on joint campaign
arrousing the entire community effected
by the proposed change. 1t is thought {
delegation from each city will go to Bal.
timore this week to confer with the off.
Gals of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
A meeting of the Board of Trade held
Friday evening was we'll attended
Among those present were Messrs. E. E.
Cooke. Geo. {. Marsteller c. l.. Hanes,
VIM. Kahn, Samuel Shearer, NJ Palm
baum, Ed Drish, Geo. B. Geotz R. p.
Chew, Geo. Palmbaum, NJ. Smith Ell.
Wilson. G. S. Callan. D. S. Hughes, S,
M. Behrend. DR.. M. c. Scott. ] B. Bra
zler, c. E. Miley aud others. President
Geo. B. Goetz presided at the meeting
and opened it by explaining the hardships
imposed if the proposed schedule is put
into effect. The objections which would
be created by the proposed change were
thor oughly discussed and a campaign
was launched making fight for the
maintenance of the present schedule, A
committee was appointed to draft let
ter to be sent to Mr. c. w. Galloway,
General Manager of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. setting forth all objec-
tons to the proposed change. The com
mittee is as follows: H. N. Bradley, NJ,
Palmbaum, J. B. Brazer s. NJ. Behrend,
aud VIM. Kahn,
fHbp laftar NJ lN,r the =
follows: Mr.. c. w. Galloway, General
Manager, B & o Railroad Company,
Baltimore, Maryland.
Dear Sir: We. the undersigned COM
mittee of the Charles vn-Ranson
Board of Trade, were appointed at a
special meeting held Friday evening,
Nov. goth, to lay before you our obiec-
tons to the proposed change in the pas
senger schedule of the Valley Division
of the B & o Railroad
As we have been advised your PROPOSED
schedule provides for the elimination OF
train No. 20 which runs from Winchester
to Baltimore, and train No. IS from Har-
per's Ferry to Strasburg Junction, and
the termination of the Shenandoah
Special, East bound, at Harper's Ferry,
which will cause wait of forty minutes
at that point for No 9.
Train No. 20 which leaves Winchester
and 5:45 a. NJ. passing through Charles
Town at OPS TO Baltimore is a most mn
portalt train for this county, as it accom-
modates men who live in Charles Town
who are employed at Millville and Bruins
wick. 1t this train Is eliminated it will
mean that these families must move 10
Millvllle and Brunswick, which would be
a great loss to this community. Further
more this train enables our merchants to
arrive in Baltimore at $50, in time to
visit their banks and do their business
returning on the three O'Clock train
Mail orders from our merchants are sent
on this train and reach the wholesalers
in Baltimore in time to have their goods
shipped to them the same day.
lralp NO. IS, when leaves HarperS
Ferry at 7:55. passing through Charles
Town at Sis brings the mail and news
papers to this city an hour earlier than
the proposed chance would permit. This
train also brings customers into this mar
ket from Harper's Ferry, Millvllle and
Halltown and other points. Il has been
a great benefit to the merchants aud the
B. & o. Railroad as well, If No. IS was
taken off it would mean that this trade
would be diverted elsewhere, and we
EEL that the discontinuance of this train
would seriously handicap the prosperity
If this community.
In the past twenty five years the pas.
enger service on the Valley Division
las been improved by one train, that is