The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13
CONDITIONS
AREl'ER GOOD
ALONG
Of the Baltimore and Ohio and
Still Better Things Are
Promised by Outlook

GRAFTON, june 12:-AH indica-
lions point to a general Improvement
in the business OF the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad after July I, when me
fiscal year will end and the new ap7-
Preparations be made available II IS
believed that, a general policy OF I'M
proyement vii BE adopted by the ran
road officials at that time and, Wnile
nothing definite has been given out
from the head Offices at Baltimore,
there is reason to think that some
further extensions will be made Just
what this VIII be remains to Oe seen.
but there is general idea that-West
Virginia viii again receive lions
share Of what expenditures are made
Ut is known that few OF the many
Thousands OF ties, which have Deem.
ordered, have yet been placed IN me
tracks and this work will mean con-
siderable business for few months
and a substantial increase IN the
maintenance OF way departmental
forces. II the work is not placed di-
rect1y under the engineering DEPART
ment There viii also be a lot OF
new steel rails to be used in certain
sections
Best Revenue Producer.
It is proved by. the official records
OF the company that the Monogah
division at present is the best rev
enue producer of any division on the
system, mileage considered, and at
present the local division is making
lots OF money for the railroad The,
Chicago division, for instance, Is
showing very light freight tonnage.
All this points toward special atten-
ton being given the West Virginia
part Of the system, including the Mo-
nongah, Wheeling and Ohio river di-
visions.
The merchants association held
meeting for the purpose OF going
over the general situation, more par
ticularly in regard to the conditions
along railroad lines. The merchants
were pleased with the improved CON
ditions in the shops and Will make
efforts to get as much more work
shunted In this direction as possible,
which has been Superintendent
Scots aim at all times. The mer-
chants especially commended the work
of the superintendent IN inducing the
officials to increase the appropriation
for the Grafton shops IN April
It is evident that the force OF 3I6
men. now employed in the Grafton,
shops, is wei able to handle the lor
cal business at present but the force
is being kept at this strength in or
shape to handle increased business
which is likely to be brought here
after July u A comparison OF this
force with the maximum force over
IN the Grafton shops (shghly over
eoo) shows that the conditions here
have not been quite as bad as most
people thought
No Gloomy Outlook.
In June. 1913, there was APPROX
mately $4,000 used on the Monon-
gah division. In 1914. the same month
had S45; 900 appropriation while
something like S34 600 IS now in sight.
An addition to this is expected, which
will likely cause the total to exceed
SIC, 900. This, proporrioned to the
various stations, would give Grafton
over s2a 900. This does not make a
gloomy outlook at all possible and
when figures we're produced, the mer-
chants were convinced that not at the
Baltimore and Ohio's door we're all
unfavorable things in this community
to be laid, by any means.
Freight shipments are holding up
Wen. and the coal business shows
prospects OF being unusually hne dur