Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine (1912) (14574804808)

Identifier: baltimoreohioemp05balt (find matches)
Title: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Subjects: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Publisher: (Baltimore, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation



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i Our New Curtis Bay Coal Pier—The Largestand Most Efficient Coal LoadingPlant in the World NE Saturday afternoon, not long-after our new export coal pierin the Curtis Bay Terminal hadbeen placed in service, the goodship Maiden put into Baltimore toload a cargo of coal for Boston. The wooden coal pier at Curtis Bayheld the worlds record for rapid load-ing, but the chief engineer of theMaiden, a Baltimorean and a familyman, had been accustomed to have afew happy days at his fireside while hisship was taking on her cargo and alwayslooked forward to that opportunity forgetting reacquainted with his family.He had, from time to time, seen the giantnew pier in the various stages of its con-struction and had heard that it would bea big improvement over the old one.But that knowledge didnt disturb hispeace of mind—he was still sure of hisfew days at home whenever his shiploaded at Baltimore. So as soon as theMaiden made fast to the new pieron that particular Saturday afternoonthe chief tu