The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
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Rgiitoad traffic: Thronga the as
sistaEce and sco6poratics OF tie tTair
iicIbuteaii ror traffic committee much
has been accomplished Of interest and
profit to our shippers. A number Of
conferences between shippers and
Baltimore and Ohio officials have been
held to tho end that numerous trouble
some pf.pbIemE have been discussed
and remedied and while there is much
yet to be secured IN the f.ay Of inn
proves service, tits nevertheless felt
that these conferences have resulted
in much benefit TO both shippers and
carrier.
AS to specific results. saight cite
the following: Installation Of .emer-
gency passenger train TO operate over
the Short line In case OF delay to reg
,ilar train. This has materially inn
proved Short Line service and waE
installed directly upon request of the
board OF trade. i,ysss
Ele-routing OF merchandise, freight
carload shipments 10 Pittshurg to
move via Connellsyille and Fairniont
instead of via Wheeling with results
that these 1cars Invariably reach itcrs
on time now, where, via old routing.
prompt arrival Twas exceptional,
Z Very frkutently direct appeals are
made to the secretary to use his
knowledge OF railroad matters and
personal acquaintance Of the railroad
o1icials to bring about more prompt
placement OF cars. rcadiustment Of
Improper freight charges, settlement
OF long drawn. out claim diiistmen
aEda more prompt movement Of
specific traffic, etc.
One particular example Of this kina
was in the case OF n permanent track
connection for the Owens Eastern
Bottle Company. THIS connection had
been promised and in prospect for
two years Thirty odd loaded cars
blocked the company's tracks and the
plant was about to close down for lack
of service owirE to lack of track ia.
cilities Suit was threatened and the
Secretary iryitedlto hear the case .ex-
planned to an attorney. After the facts
were presented tho. secretary asked
that suit be Withheld for q few days.
The wires wer used; in two days
prominent officials were on the ground
and within a week orders were issued
from baltimore to install track con-
nections Mt once, within ten days act
nal work had commenced and within
thirty days the track connection wat
placed and in operation.
Possibly, the greatest thing accom-
plished under the headof traffic was
the reimbursement through the inter
state commerce commission OF window
glass rates, whereby Clarksburg's
plants. have been given the ,Pittsburg
rates on window glass to Chicago, the
greatest window glass market In the
world. rms means two cents less
per hunured, forty cents per ton, or
about $1O per car and will aggregate
an approximate annual saving Of $685.
900 to the shippers OF this district.
This order from the commission gain
ed after a continued effort of The
window glass shippers and the board
OF trade for nearly two years, fur
ther shows that Clarksbulg has won
recognition before the greatest tribl
unal OF the country and the adjust
.inent of rates on window glass to the
Pittsburg basis practically establish
es the fairness Of our claim for PITTS.
burg rates on other commodities. par>
ticularly In that same classification.
These further adjustments we have
already gone after and personally car
rted the question to the head offlc-
ials in Baltimore and secured assur-
.ances of an carly consideration.
Express Service.
Through personal appeal Of your
secretary before the public service
commission in Charleston last March
certain dsnstments of rates
amounting to d material saving To
several 4 classes of business moving
from Clarksburg was secured and ex-
planned in detail in our report oil
April 1914; and recently, through our
request the Baltimore and Ohio has
made Clarksburg a regular stop for
fast express train No. AZ, placing
New York express here at 10 a. m
instead Of as at A p. m, under the
old schedule. a
Street Car Service. y /.
We have been in close and constant
touch with the street car officials
whose attitude has been most frienoIs
to this city. Frequent conferences
have been held between groups OF ouy
people and the street car officials. and
our efforts have almost. exclusively
been TO- urge and encourage, the pro
vision of ample power This, we be-
lieye,, has been provided. Plans Tor
a new depot have been prepared, min
or improvement such as signs on
every car, addittepal car on the Gas
SELL line and other minor improve,
ments made Now that ample power
appears to have been provided. more
extensive local improvements will Ne
urged and doubtless provideds durins
1915 Atsthis time it would hardly sbs
expedient to mention several nlas
tterial improvements which we are
working for. !
Industrial. 4
r. We feel that there has been remark:
able progress In the line of indiisl
trial development. The more remarks
able because of the general business
idepression and we do not hesitate It'd
claim for the board OF trade as an
organization, and its members intiis
Mdually, CONSIDERABLE credit afor The
showing we can make
Below We gfSe brief REPORT of each
Industry:
The D. Il. AtcNiccl Pottery Com.
pany, one OF East Liyerfiooi,s oldest