Flood of Orders Delays Mines and Railroads as Export Buying Surges
England and France place orders for 900,000 shells, rails, and steel. Pennsylvania takes 175,000 tons of rails with 100,000 more for export. New York dispatches show heavy foreign demand offset by home consumer needs, with large contracts for billets, ingots, structural steel, and bridge work.
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France
Pennsylvania
New York
Great Britain
Italy
Cxrport
Boston and Maine
Maine Central
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central
Ruswia
Jersey Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Ouisville
Nashville
Erie
Philadelphia
Reading
Hill Steel Company
Times Publishing
Seattle
Boston and
Maine
Baltimore & Ohio orders 30 Mallett locomotives and 2000 cars
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced orders for 30 Mallett type locomotives and 2000 steel hopper cars, to expand capacity. Baldwin and ALCO each receive 15 locomotive contracts, with total costs around 3 million dollars. The B&O, an early adopter of Mallett engines, will operate 60 of these powerful units after delivery.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Baldwin Locomotives Works
American Locomotive Company
Coal company withdraws from fund amid large September shipments
Lee Ott announces United States Coal and Coke will exit the compensation fund and pay over 17,000 as its share. A mines department report notes heavy coal shipments in September from Norfolk and Western lines, including Pocahontas 1,611,900 tons of coal and 56,000 tons of coke, Tug River 357,000 coal, Tracker 236,000, Kavona 100,000 tons.
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Lee Ott
Workmen's Compensation Department
United States Coal and Coke Company
Mr. Ott
Edward O'Toole
Department of Mines
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Pocahontas
Tug River
Tracker Field
Kavona
Elkins to Oakland Motto Promises Boost for Randolph
The Elkins to Oakland slogan would promote a hard-surfaced road to Oakland and connect Randolph County to Baltimore New York Washington Philadelphia and other eastern cities. At 49 miles to Oakland the new link could become a major benefit to the region and inspire humor with One to Oakland as a county motto.
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Elkins
Oakland
Randolph County
Maryland
Baltimore
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Railroads report August net income up 11.4 percent
The Bureau of Railway Economics notes August 1915 net operating income rose $97,000,000 from 1914, with earnings per mile up 39.0 to $4120 while total operating revenues reached $272,206,183 and expenses fell $4,354,631. Eastern, Southern, and Western lines show mixed gains with per mile figures marking a broad improvement for the period.
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Bureau of Railway Economies
United States
Eastern Railways
Southern Railways
Western Railways
Coal boom planned in Greenland minerals drive
Copenhagen reports the Danish Government will mine coal in Greenland more extensively to ease a coal famine in Denmark. Officials also aim to boost peat production and harvest wood from government forests. Greenland copper mines may be developed further for profit amid expert views on coal quality.
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Copenhagen
Greenland
Denmark
Iety
Western Maryland Railway Reports Sharp Cost Decline and Profit Rise
The Western Maryland Railway Company shows a year ended June 380 with operating expenses down over 20 percent and a transportation cost ratio of 35.19 percent, down from 46.28 percent. Net revenue trainload rose from 558 to 736 tons and earnings per freight train mile climbed from $3.09 to $3.85. The report notes a strong performance on a single track line with improving freight revenues.
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Western Maryland Railway Company
Tanlac hailed for merit as top tonic across towns
Mr. D. M. Quarles promotes Tanlac as the premier preparation born from years of study by the chief chemist and his associate. He cites relief for catarrhal mucous, digestive, liver and kidney troubles, claiming Cumberland and neighboring towns show strong demand and trust. Tanlac distributed in local druggists with postpaid mail offer for single or multi-bottle orders.
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D. M. Quarles
Tanlac
Cooper
Fay
Cumberland
Lichtenstein’s
Baltimore Street
Frostburg
Shupe’s Pharmacy
Lonaconing
Campbell & Sons
Westernport
Paul's Pharmacy
Oakland
Gonder’s Pharmacy
Swede Carpenter Falls Forty Feet, Dies in Parkersburg
Cris Carlson, a New York based carpenter on the Kanawha Traction and Electric Co. power plant project, fell from a scaffold Saturday afternoon and died an hour later from injuries.
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Parkersburg
Cris Carlson
New York
Kanawha Traction and Electric Company
Dailey Plumbing and Heating Estimates at 267 North Centre
J. H. Dailey offers plumbing heating and gas fitting estimates from 267 North Centre Street with phone contact 497. Apr 9.
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J. H. Dailey
North Centre Street
North Centre St
Cumberland, Md. C
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