The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-23
Representatives Of Three
Railroads Have Thrash
ed It Out.
SEC. EVANS NOTIFIED
Will Not Be Necessary To
Do Any New Track
Laying.

In letter received this morning
from Third Vice President A. w.
Thompson OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to Secretary OF the Fairmont
Chamber OF Commerce Charles w.
Evans, explanations concerning the
proposed interchange OF freight at
Fairmont were made.
The letter stated that Mr.. Thomp-
son and First Vice President G. w.
Randolph OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and Colonel ]. M. Schoon.
maker Of the Monongahela railway,
after series Of conferences had de.
cided to settle the matter of making
freight interchange Of Fatrmont
without having the matter come beore
the West Virginia Public Service com.
mission. II
Several shippers along the Monon-
gaheIa railroad have made complaints
to the Public Service commission that
freight which Is destined for Fairmont
and shipped by the Monongahela, has
to go to Leckrone, Pa, before 1t can
be transferred to the Baltimore and
Ohio lines and also that freight ship
ped on the 3. & o. destined for Monon-
gahe1a railway delivery at Fairmont
must first 80 TO the same point.
Leckronc is the interchange point
on :theFold tariff and a change in this
tariff has been requested by the bus
mess men Of West Virginia, The mat
ter was to have been aiken before the
Public Service commission February
Is but was postponed.
In the meantime the officials OF
the roads entering Fairmont got to-
gether and have been since working
on details after which Fairmont will
likely be added to the list of connect
ing points between the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads and
between the New York Central and
the Baltimore and Ohio. It will not
be absolutely necessary for either
road to do any track building In or
der that they transfer carload ship
ments to each other. Both roads are
connected at Morgan mine near Rives-
vile.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
when the Monongahela was being
built, tore up It's connection with that
line at Owens Bottling works. It
was the opinion in railroad circles
that this connection will be rebuilt In
order to facilitate the movement OF
freight In and out Of the yards. The
connection at Morgan mine will very
likely be retained but the question
Of making another at Owens Bottling
works is still before the companies.
1t Is the railroad companies in.
structions to their agents that freight
which is to be transferred to another
railroad must 60 to the nearest con-
Meeting point, a list Of these points
being printed aud kept in the tile OF
the agent. The list at present in the
Offices OF the agents of the Mononga-
hela and the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road has been unchanged since the
inauguration Of service on the Monop"
gahela to Fairmont. The tariff at
present shows that all freight for Fair.
mont which is shipped from the sta.
tions along the Monongahela must go
to Leckrone, Pa, where 1t is transfer.
red to the Baltimore and Ohio. Freight
shipments which originate in Morgan
town and are shipped on the Monon'
gahela railroad with instructions to
deliver It at the Baltimore and Ohio
freight unloading platform have to be
sent to Leckrone to be transferred to
the B. & o. there and back hauled to
Fairmont thereby causing the shipper
two days delay to the shipment. The
same is also true Of shipments from
the B. & o. points along the river.