The Republican., 1925-10-22

Baltimore and Ohio tracks at Har-
per's Ferry. Many have called this
the birth of the Civil War. Constant
molestations throughout that period
by the forces of the contending arm
les necessarily linked this stretch of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with
the country's history.
In 1871, the Pittsburgh and Con-
nellsville Railroad completed its line
between Cumberland, Md, and Pitts
burgh, Pa, and under its lease to the
Baltimore and Ohio, that company OBJ
tanned entrance into Pittsburgh. Con-
nection was made with Chicago, H.,
in 1874, by line through Wheeling,
W. Va, Newark, Ohio, and Chicago
Junction, Ohio.
By the acquisition of the Pittsburgh
and Western Railway, the Pittsburgh,
Cleveland and Toledo Railway and
the Akron and Chicago Junction Rail
way, the Baltimore and Ohio had a
shorter route into Chicago in 1891,
the route that it uses now for its
through trains. Many branch lines
were acquired, webbing the chief in
dustrial center Of the United States
with rails, now part Of the Baltimore
and Ohio system. In 1909, the Balti-
more and Ohio acquired the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton Railway,
making a new line for it from Cincin-
natl through Dayton to Toledo, Ohio,
which is now the Toledo Division of
the system.
In 1886, the Baltimore and Ohio
had completed its line into PhiIadel-
phia, Pa, and by means of the Phila-
delpkia and Reading Railway and the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey ef-
fected an entrance into New York
City, where on Staten Island it oper-
ates extensive and important water
front terminals. A portion of this
line on Staten Island is now electri-
fed and the balance will be ultimate
ly so transformed.
Located as the Baltimore and Ohio
rails are, with abundant natural re-
sources within easy access, the rail
road reaches 13 of the richest States
in the Union and has been able tc
build up a regular flow Of diversified
traffic, in addition to a great volume
Of coal and other minerals.
Baltimore Facilities.
As the pioneer railroad, the Balti.
more and Ohio was first to recognize
the Importance of establishing export
terminals to carry on trade with for.
eign countries and as early as 1868
steamship connections from the com
pany's Waterfront terminals at 'Lo
Gust Point, Baltimore, to Europe thru
Bremen, were established. Locus
Point is today the company's princi
pal Atlantic terminal, where it ha.
modern facilities for local and eXpor
general traffic, coal piers and has jus
completed S10,OO0,00O worth of i'm
provements, included in which is tn,
3,8O0,O00 bushel grain elevator, bull
of concrete and of the most moderl
type, as well as new and improved
pier facilities.
In Baltimore, twelve thousand EN-
ployes make up the company's forces
or approximately sixty thousand per
sons, directly and indirectly, receiv
their livelihood from it. The railroa,
disburses to these 10000 employe
over S2O,OOO,OOO a year compensation
1t also spends in Baltimore an aver
age of $3,OOO,OO0 year for variou
materials purchased and, including
sundry other items, the total amour
of money put in circulation in the cit.
of Baltimore by the Baltimore an
Ohio approximates $25,OOO,O00 yeal
It's investment in property and facili
ties in Baltimore exceeds $50,000,00C
where it has 275 miles of track wit