Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-23
A. r.v. ExoUasloS.
A Correspondent Goes to 'Cmppe~s
Laks-A Review of the Trip.

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After being confined to business io'
months, one finds a genuine pleasure
| in being able to take day of and dc
Just about what he plesses, and ii added
to that, one has genial company, the
pleasure is complete. Such at least
found 10 be the case. last Saturday.
had heard many and many time oithe
splendid advantages OF the 7. V. road
for an excur.ionist, and l accordingly
concluded TO avail myself OF the Chip.
peya Lake excursion OF last Saturday,
having procured permission 10 absent
myself from business on Friday night
until Monday morning.
Rising while ''jocund day starts tiptoe
on the misty mountain tops" surround
ing old and dirty Wheeling, | found that
she gave evidences OF being in high
good humor with herself and would
probably do what was right. In this
surmiso / was correct, for the day was q
perfect one with the exception OF the
dust, which was awful, as out in Ohio
thera has been no rain for several
weeks.
I thoroughly enjoyed brisk walk
across the Island, where everything glis'
tened with the dew drops and the birds
we're twittering their gayest. arrived
in Bridgeport few moments before
o'clock and at the T. V. depot found a
train OF niue cars, but with few people
on board. On the platform, by some
singular good fortune, l ran across three
newspaper men. They were young and
Jolly, albeit they had had but about
two hours sleep that morning, being
connected with the city department and
therefore compelled TO be mp late.
Nevertheless they were gotten up re-
gardless OF cost, as their toilets showed.
1t was Saturday, or their Sunday, and
they were celebrating the event by put
ting on clean clothes, and with their
weeks salary in their pockets, one
pocket would do, were offfor lark.
l fell in love with that crowd from the
start, and attached myself to it. In this
I was wise, for while other people got
sick and cross they were gay and fes'
tive. | shall ever regret that did not
have note hook in which to note down
some of the brilliant scintillations OF wit
that emanated from that crowd, or those
wonderful Jokes that flew around in
such an indlscriminate manner. In adj
dition to that, they were all ladies men
and the fllrtations that were carried on
by those same young men were dread
full, so bad in fact that | became contain
mated, and at the lake-but I'll speak OF
that later on.
Shortly after six We left Bridgeport
with people from Bellaire, Wheeling,
Martins Ferry and Bridgeport on board.
| regret more Wheeling people did n,
avail themselves of the ride and the day
at the lake, for il was truly enjoyable.
For the first 10 miles out OF Bridgeport
we skirted along beside the Wheeling
creek with its sloping banks, on which
were handsome groves, magnificent farms
and such corn, Then we got out into
open country, dotted here and there
with solid, compact little towns and vii
lagos that gave evidence OF thrift and
prosperity.
This was all repeated until We ar
rived at Urichsvile, about 50 miles
from Bridgeport. This was the last
place We stopped to take on passengers,
and We rolled out OF that place with
over 400 souls on board.
For the next ninety.fve miles We
rolled along at good speed over the ex-
cellent road, stopping only at the rail-
road crossings, OF which there are a
large number. The T. Y. road from
Cleveland to Urichsville, distance OF
l40 miles, is over nine years old, and
there are few better in the country,
The grades are few, the curves easy, the
bed solid and level, and the best OF steel
rails are used. The trains travel at
lightning speed, and the cars are nicely
upholstered and Differed by very gen.
tlemanly set. Thirty miles this side OF
Urichsville, has been laid with steel
rails, and ten more will be laid this
month. The remaining distance will be
laid before the 1st OF January. A force
of men is constantly at work leveling up
and making solid the Bridgeport exten.
sion. The T. V. road crosses some OF
the most prominent roads in Ohio, with
which the regular trains all make con-
nections.
But to resume my trip. On the way
to Urichsville additions were gathered
at every station, Flushing and urichs-
vile each contributing literally. The
train was drawn along in good style by
engine No. s, with Charlie Hunt AS en-
gineer, while Captain George Oyster, OF
Urichsville, conducted, in which office
he was ably assisted by handsome Muir
ray Post, OF the same place. They were
somewhat astonished when they saw
the white papers flashed by my friends,
which bore words commencing Pass
and ending "a. J. Bapgs," but taking
the situation in, passed on with pleas
ant smile.
Speaking OF General Manager Bags,
he was on board and spent some time
with the newspaper gang. One otthem
during the conversation expressed sor
row over Capt. Bags resignation, and
in the conversation that ensued 1t was
learned that last May he resigned the
position of local agent for Bridgeport
and Wheeling, as he felt he was not able
to attend to both that and the General
Managership. But it was only a
few days ago that man was sent TO fill
that place, &. NJ. Fisher, OF Elyria, Ohio,
an.experienced Lake Shore is the
gentleman that will fill the position for a
time. Mr.. Baggs will, atm happy to
inform you, retain the position OF gen
eral manager until spring, when he will
again endeavor to resien,as he wishes TO
devote his time to the enlarging Of his
lumber trade; he is also superintendent
of the Wheeling Creek Coal mines. I'm
der Mr.. Baggs' management the road
has prospered wonderfully, and people
at this end have been granted many ia
cilities obtained only through his efforts.
He makes it his aim to accommodate all
he possibly can.
l find that l started to resume my
trip, but strayed of. The subject on
which / touched was however pleasant
one, for to Mr.. Baggs is sour crowd"
under obligation for favors extended.
Our Journey from Urichsville was un-
eventful; we whistled through the hand
some cities, New Philadelphia, Massil-
lion and other well known Ohio towns,
whose broad and clean streets, handsome
and busy appearance all evidenced the
public spirit Of the inhabitants.
We arrived at Chippewa about 1880,
and big scramble ensued for the large