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Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1915

Page

9

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.

England 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

J. H. Dailey North Centre Street North Centre St Cumberland, Md. C

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