The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-19
RAILROAD NOTES

a railroad is equivalent, in an eco.
nonmic sense. to taxing our state high.
ways. Every cent tho railroad nays
out in taxes 1t must collect In pas.
senger and freight charges. A tax law
never gets any of railroads hide
Taxing railroad means that the pub-
Tic prefers an invisible tax hidden in
freight rates 10 a direct tax that
stands forth for just what II is. The
truth OF the matter is that railroads,
being necessity, are public servants.
Private funds engaged in public en-
terprtse are entitled TO just return.
Rates should be high enough to main
tain railroads in good physical con-
dition and pay return on money
actually invested. II rates are made
TO include an annual tax charge, the
public pays the tax and not the rail-
roads,"
Statistics Of baggage handled by
the baltimore and Ohio railroad on
its lines from Parkersburg to Cincin-
natl, Louisville and ST. Louis show
mat during tho last year 542,254 In
alViduai trunks, satchels, ETC., were
handled.
During 1915 the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad added TO its system 55 %
miles of first track, $40 miles of sec
ond track and relocated 1874 miles
of line.
on the second track, PSI miles were
ouilt at Piedmont, o.. and 2.6S miles
OF sidetracks in Ohio and Pennsylvania
were converted.
or the relocated lines. PA miles
were changed between Murray's cut
and Orleans Road, ". Va, and so mile
between Seventy-fourth and Seventy
ninth streets, Chicago. Ill.
During the season for shipping an
pies the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
handled 1856 carloads of the fruit
from Its three important horticultural
sections in Indiana and Illinois. West
Virginia and the Shenandoah valley
Of Virginia.
Details OF the shipments show that
from Flora, ILL.,. 1886 cars were ship
ped; olney, ILL.,. 2S5 cars; Louisa, iii.
2l5 cars and Winchester, Va, 161 cars.
P. coniff, formerly superintendent
OF shops OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Mount Glare, Baltimore, has
been appointed special inspector being
succeeded by L. Finnegan, transferred
| to Baltimore from similar position AT
Glenwood shops, Plttsburg. e. J.
Brennan. formerly master mechanic
OF the Buffalo. Rochester and Pitts
burg railroad. has been appointed in
Mr.. Finnegans place at Glenwood.
Mr. Finnegan has been in Baltimore
and Ohio service about four years as
master mechanic and superintendent
of shops at Glenwood.
In the appointment OF Mrs. C. H.
White and Mrs. Samuel Watkins as
travelling chaperoncs. who will have
charge OF special parties of students
&! othe. yo.r- gc.ne;. travelling
alone over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, as announced in a circular
just issued by the passenger depart
ment, the latest idea foro the comfort
and convenience of the travelling pub
lie will be adopted.
On account of the frequent trims
made by students at girls schools dur
ing the holidays. at vacation time and
on other occasions requiring the SER
vices Of experienced travellers, the
chaperones will be Of valuable as
sistance In imparting information as
to points Of interest, arranging for
tickets, hotel accommodations, bag
gage transfers and other details Of
travel, all Of which arrangements will