The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-15
BIG IMPROVEMENT
.PR0GRAMF0RN4T
is AUTHORIZED.
General McRoberts Takes
Wheelwright's Place on
the Board.

A gigantic program of improvement
with an estimated expenditure of well
over a million collars, was ratified and
approved by the directors OF the Mon
ongahela Valley Traction Company at
q meeting Of this body on Saturday
Afternoon. There will be little time
elapse between the authorization D.
the work and the completion of the
same, one of the stipulatlons in let
ting the contracts being prompt action
and the finishing OF the job in good
time.
General Samuel McRoberts, New
York banker, man known nationally
for his keen business sense and or
ganization powers, was elected to the
board Of directors TO succeed the late
Jere H. Whelwright. General McRob-
erts was formerly a vice president OF
the National City bank of New YORK.
One of the big features Of the inn
proyement system is the doubling ,oi
the capacity OF the RlyesyiIle power
plant. The Fred T.sLey company will
install q new 10000 X. W. turbine at
a cost OF about 100000, bringing the
total investment in the Rivesvilie
plant about the s4,000,o00 mark, The
turbine Is being assembled by the Gem
eral Electric Company from whom it
| was purchased and will aarive here
/, early in June. This action by the
board of directors is for future needs.
The Rivesville plant Is capable OF
carrying the present burden, but the
M. v. T. directors desire to be pre-
pared to handle the demands for cleo
trio power which will be made In tn,
not distant future.
Among the Fairmont improvements
listed are:
Freight sheds for Mid West stop,
Riyesyille,t Lumberport and Farming
ton 1850; meters for the coming year
6,629; gas in new houses for Mining
Machine company $685.. electric
lights in new homes constructed by the
Ley Company STOP.
AT much expense private tele-
phone line will be made available be.
TWEEN the. Riyesv1lle power plant and
Morgantown. Preparation was also
made to connect Ezra Morgan well of
the Carnegie Gas company with the
lines Of the company.
Authorization was made for the pur.
chase of eight safety, one=man pass
enger cars, the contract going to the
National Safety Car company and the
cars will be available June 1, and will
be distributed on the Fairmont and
Clarksburg lines at the judgment of
the company officials.
The new freight and passenger sta
Ito nproject for Warrington, at cost
of $1,000 was proved. This also in
cludes construction of It's feet Of
track to reach the station.
-Four transformers will be put in at
Hutchinson = DIST of SaS,0e0, ow.
ing to the overloaded condition there
at the present time.
About $4,000 will be expended by
the company at once to extend power
lines to various companies desiring
to operate by electric power.
Current installations will be made
as follows and at the following costs:
Jamison Coal G Coke Companys min,
No. 10, s3,015; Wyatt Bingamon Coal
Company. $l0,229; Robinson Coal
Company, $1,634; Smallwood Stone
Company, $4,121.
|. Before adjor,ining the regular quar-
terly dividend on; the six per cent pre-
ferred. stock was declared by the d.
rectors.
| Appropriate resolutions were adopt
ed by the board in memory of the alte
Jere II. Wheelwright.
Those present at the meeting were:
s. L. Watson, ]. o. Watson, George
y. Watson, Walter Miller, NJ. L.
Hutchinsonf j. q. Watson, Brooks
1 Fleming al1it GeOrpe M A1aranday.