The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-11
RALROAD JOTTIHGs.

Chesapeake q Ohio stock remains firm
An the locomotive shops are Overrun
with work.
Contracts for steel rails have been made
for spring delivery at $50 per ton.
Freight employees at Akron, getting $50
month. struck for $40. New men were
procured.
A. H. WsgRsner, Of the O. & w, r, R.,
gays they had 5000 men employed last
winter In shoveling snow,
Richard R. schseney, travelling agent Of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road, was In the city yesterday.
A. II. Waggener, travelling agent Of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway, was
in the city yesterday. He lett in the AZ.
ternoon for Washington, Pa.
The railroad freight business ON the B.
& o. r, R. 10 holding It's own, reports Capt,
Devries, while the passenger business is
better than usual at this season OF the year.
The Iron Mountain route, according to
the tale ef one ofits passenger agents, who
was here recently, spent sl42. 900 last year
in advertising.
Mr., Keyssr, OF the B. 1 o. R, R., left
Washington, Pa, on Monday morning to
take q trip over the eastern extension to
where 1t strikes the Conuellsville road, 1t
ia doubtful II he will return to Wheeling
before the early part Of next week.
There will be change Of schedule on
the Pewiky road on and alter May 10th,
Another local train should be put on. The
probabilities are that the Sunday trains
Twill be increased and that q through train
10 Pittsburgh will be run.
The B, & o, authorities have given q
corner Of their depot to Mrs. John Smith
for q refreshment stand. Mrs, Smith'a
husband was q fireman on the road and
was accidentally killed while disCharging
his duties some months ago,
The people Of Muskingum county, Ohio
held q special election to-day and voted
on the proposition to appropriate Sl50,0OC
stock held by the county In the Contra
Ohio Railroad to the building OF another
road from GAINESVILLE east. The most In
tense interest was taken In the matter IL
Ianesvflle, and resulted In an almost
unanimous vote for the transfer, there
being 1854 for and 20 sgainst the PROPOSE
tion, The indications are that the triendl
OF the project have carried the day, al
though there was considerable opposition
to II among the farmers. The result
however, will not be known before 10
morrow.
1t is stated in indianapolis, Ind, OF
good authority that O. P. Huntington, o
the Chesapeake 4 Ohio railroad, 10 active
ly engaged in the l., B, & W, combination
which 10 now building an eastern branCl
10 Springfield, o. The intention Is to sx
tend the Ohio Southern railroad to tht
Ohio river 10 meet the Chesapeake 4 Ohio
which 10 being now rapidly pushed east
ward. With the Ohio Southern link, thu
Oh esapeake 4 Ohio will then have q con
nection with the l., B. & W. road q
Springfield which will give them through
line TO st. Louis. II comes from good au
thority that on the strength OF this combi
nation, Huntington and his friends arr
making extensive investments In Virginia
iron and coal lands. With o seaboard a
Norfolk, which 10 said to have one OF the
finest harbors on the Atlantic Coast, the
new combination proposes to give the
great trunk lines o lively chase for thu
seaboard and trans'Continental traffic.
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