The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
Boltinore and Ohio Will
Not Lose Traffic Through
Consolidated Expansion


coal brought to this city from any
souree ana by any railroad II
reaches this large proportion no mat
Ter who the mining company or mine
Operators may be outside of our town
orxanixaSfon which handled II and
re9ardiess OF over wnat road the
coal reached this city think 1
can promise that we viii increase
tffg tonnage 10 the Baltimore zao
Ohio IL business conditions turn OUT
as Eave gagged them and 70 the
exrent which close study Of all cur
events TEND 70 demonstrate they are
fast approaching
This does not look Ike the Bal
fimore and Ohio Is going 20 lose spoy
% the ConsolfdaGon,s coal tonnage
b. reason or its present devetoPu ents
or OF the financial arrangements made
20 aid these along
As a matter Of fact. erer- ton OF
coal we deliver 10 the Western Mary
Land vii be wholly new tranhc II
witch neither the Baltimore and
Ohio nor any other road mas eseT
participated because IL has remained
1rdereloped up TO this time II
could not 10 to the Baltimore and
Ohio direct because the mines from
which II will come are away on It's
lines. II needed some new railroad
construction TO get fhis coal 70 mar
ket. and il needed financial help 20
enable Us TO go ahead with the de-
IyeIopment on large scale
The western MARYLAND eounec-
lions may have enabled &s TO obtain
this money We have obtained u
and We are opening the mines. while
the western Maryland is building
short links into the territory TO REACH
them and 70 haul the outpu- Even
IN this, I venture TO assert that II VIII
not be long before the output Of these
new openings VII supply more coal
than the Western MARYLAND can con
yeuiently take care Of The surplus
is bound 20 go TO the Baltimore and
Ohio. Therefore. say again tnat
our development work Is more
benefit than a detriment to the traf-
nc of that company.
Openings in HeIlen-s Run Field
--These first openings are being
made in the HelIen's run field. in
West virginia In this territory the
Consolidation Coal Conf any has ar
ranged 10 make four openings. that
is. two mine headings. each with
! daily output Of 1000 tons o. eoaI
The western MARYLAND has arranged
to build the links OF about six miles
to these mines. making a connection
with the Baltimore and Ohio ~ MS
road win carr the coal over its line
TO CorneIIsvflIe. where 1t VIII be
again turned over 70 the Western
Naryiard and brought 70 Baltimore
and to other eastern points So Tar
as know. not a ton Of this coal VIII
90 over the PitrsburE and Lake Erie.
the Western Maryfand's connection
for the west at CornellsrilIe-
We VIII in this way delt-T 5000
ltons daily OF entirely new coal from
previously rndeyeloped mines to the
western Maryland and not take 4
ton of our present output from the
Baltimore and Ohio lines which nov
handle IT Most Of this new coal VIII
find its export and domestic outlet
at Baltimore This will, OF course.
be OF material benefit TO the city and
II viii Increase its importance as q
coal handling rprt ranking among
the leaders in this respect on the
Atlantic coast
TrackaSe Agreement ExplaineS-
In making thse arrangements
We have reached an agreement with
the Baltimore and Ohio for the use
OF its trackaEe in permitting the new
output to be handled over the Wesser
MARYLAND TO get TO the Western
Marylaud,s main line This WAS only
: business agreement and wise for
all parties TO concur IN II than to
duplicate long lines OF railroad
trzckags for rival pur$5ses- Bust
ness sentiment Is against this rival
poIfcy and we have only acted a
provident business men would
NJ UTterior Motive
IN this first Official statement OF