The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-02
TRAINS TOBSTART
.ONMONONGAHE[A.
BY NOVEMBER |.
Passenger Service Assured
By Col. Schoonmaker
on Trip Here. 4
TWO TRAINS EACH WAY.
Cars Will be of Finest Type
With all Modern
Conveniences.

A special train consisting OF the pri-
vate cars OF Col. ]. NJ. Schoonmaker,
president of the New York Central
lines, and General Superintendent G.
D. Obey arrived in the city this morn.
ing at about s o'clock. The train left
Brownsville at o'clock after laying
there all night.
Col. Schoonmalter and Mr.. Obey yis-
tied the mayor and the city commits.
sioners about O'Clock and held an in
formal conference for about 30 MIN
utes. During the meeting the Colonel
explained TO the mayor the reasons
why the Mon.s gahela railway had not
yet started It's trains. The chief rea.
son expressed by the visitors was that
they were not able to move passen.
ger trains until their schedule had
been passed upon by the public ser.
vice boards of the states of Pennsyi-
vania and West Virginia.
The transportation forces III the Of
flee OF the superintendent at Browns
vile is now working OH the train
schedule which the Monongahcla will
have when the road starts running
passenger trains.
The Colonel stated that passenger
trains will be In operation on or about
the first day. OF November. This is
the first official statement gieyn out
by the Seompany.asTh This comes as d
surprise. as rumors have II that the
company would not dare to run trains
during the coming winter with new
road bed. These rumors likely get
started from the fact that the com.
pany has already had two or three bad
road slips. These slips have caused
an enormous amount of eXpcditure
TO repair and at one point In the
track the road bed has, 10 be moved
a considerable distance.
There will be two trains each day
daily. The trains will be heavy, line.
ly finished car type with all conyeN-
fences that a railroad can install.
Further information concerning the
trains will be given out when the
schedule is finished. 1t will take
about two weeks 10 get the schedule
completed.
Mr.. Schoonmaker and party left the
city at 1880 O'Clock for Pittsburgh.
Referring 10 the conversation tha,
Mr.. Schoonmaker had with the mayor
and his commissioners, the Colone,
spoke of the many fine prospects that
Fairmont should look forward to. He
stated that this valley is one Of the
places that he expects great deal
from In a few years. The Baltimore
and Ohio railroad with its thousands
of miles Of trackage. and the pennsyl-
vania lines and the New York Central
lines with the additional mileage pe-
ing put at the disposal OF shippers
from this section will allow freight 10
travel TO almost any point OF import.
ance In the east and middle west.
Mr.. Schoonmaker explained that the
steel magnates OF Pittsburgh realize
that In doing any more new building
1t will be necessary to put the new
mill near the source OF the fuel. He
stated that the shipping OF coal from
the Monongahela Valley to Pittsburgh
and Gary, Ind, works a double ex.
pense on the mill owners as they
have TO pay the freight on the coal
shipped TO the mill and then pay
freight to ship the product to the mar.
ket.
Many factories, according to the
Colonel, have been moved from dis-
tant cities to the small towns along
the railroad between Pittsburgh ana
Brownsville for the purpose OF get.
ting TO the source Of fuel supply.
He then spoke on the proposed Mo.
nongahela River bridge. He claims
that the bridge is an absolute neces.
sity. and that It will work wonders
in the way Of bringing business
houses to the city. The Monongahela
railway has put temporary station
up on. its property on account OF hold.
ing off the re-erection Of a permanent
one until the location OF the river
bridge is determined upon.