Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-26
HEADLIGHT FLASHES
Railroad Notes Of General and
Local Interest.

Local Interest.
A revival of interest is noticed in the
scheme to bridge the Ohio at the north'
ern end OF the city and bring the Gieve'
land and Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Iuscs
rawas Valley and Wheeling and Wheel
ing and Lake Erie roads into the city.
The Bellaire and Southwestern Mar
row Gauge road is doing rusninS
business. Goods consigned to European
parties are even passing frequently over
tue road.
At the annual meeting ot the stock
holders OF the Cleveland, Tuscara"as
Valley and Wheeling railway held on
the 9th inst the following Board oil Dl'
rectors was elected: Selah Chamo oerlaln,
DR.. w. S Streator, Amasa Stone, James
Mason, r. P. Myers, Cleveland; r. +.
Rhodes, w. W. Holloway, Bridgeport,
Ohio: Clement Russell, Massilon; ii. b.
Perkins, Warren. A report OF the con-
dition of the road showed earnings lor
1850 OF 1896, ,397 II, and expenses S3SZ :
O94 66, leaving as net earnings szI+,-
3OS %. ,o,.-
On Yesterday the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company began the construc-
ton OF $50, 900 iron bridge over the
Hooking river at Mt. Vernon.
Judge K. ii. Cochran, Managing Dl-
rector OF the Wheeling and Lake Erie
road, will be in the city to-day.
Capt. r. T. Devries has returned from
an eastern trip, most OF his time peing
spent at Washington and Baltimore.
Large numbers OF cross ties are being
sent out the Hempfield from Wheeling
nearly every day, and the road IS being
put in good condition rs fast as posi-
ble.- Washington Exporter.
An exchange says: 1t seems alto
gether probable that the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad will commence and likely
finish this summer branch road from
Connellsvile to Bellevernon, thus giving
access To now undeyeloped part OF the
cokeing coal region, and furnish a line
nv which the Baltimore and OHIO CON-
pany will be enabled to divide With the
Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston,
in a measure the coal trade OF the Mon
ongahela valley. Crossing the river at
Bel.evernon the proposed road Will
continue up Pike Run TO Washington,
Pa, where il will join the Hempfeld
road, thus giving with Wheeling direct
connection and short route, and
affording the Baltimore and Ohio
company western outlet from
Western PENNSYLVANIA without 60
ing around ROUin Hoods barn by
way of Cumberland. One OF the most
pronounced indications that this pro-
gramme will be carried out is the fact
- NU..4 Nir,,ft,i, n
heavy L d %. stakeholder, has purchas-
ell large tracts OF coal along the pro-
posed route. He recently bought the
coal under the Byers and McMullen
farms, and under the faru OF the heirs
of John Arnold, in Franklyn township,
400 acres in all, at 500 all acre-SSO,-
OJ0. Ii ia also said that he has pur-
chased 900 acres of coal on Pike Run,
Washington county. Such extensive
investments would hardly have been
made by Senator Davis unless he was
certain that ev ntually the property
would become accessible through rail-
way line.
The cost o. repairing the roof OF the
p, W. * Ky. depot, wrecked by tor
nado in 1879, was S49l.36.
From the report submitted at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF the
P.,W & Ky. road, on Thursday last, 1t
appears that the matter of the extension
OF the road 10 Benwood is awaiting the
decision OF the West Virginia Court OF
Appeals in the suit with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company for the con-
demnation of the necessary right OF way
owe the land OF that company. A decl-
sion is expected shortly. In the mean
time there has been expended for &C.
count OF this extension the sum OF
S7,325.0 .05, applied mostly in securing
rights Of way by purchase and condem-
nation, and IN paying expenses connect
ed with the suit.
The new board OF directors OF the p.
w. & NY road, elected on Thursday, are
Messrs. &. ID. Hubbard, Capt. McLure
and NJ. Reilly, Ohio county; II. q.
Lazear, Brooke county, and VIM. Thaw
and Thos. ID. Messler, Pittsburgh. 1t is
the old board reelected. The old Off
GERS we're also reelected, viz: G. ID.
Hubbard, president; Capt Mcclure, vice
president and Mr.. J. NJ. Belleyilie sec
retaTy.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the 7. W. d Ky road, on
Thursday, it WAS shown that the gross
earnings Of the company were S9l, ,5i3
SIS, and the expenses S5S, llS 90, less
IS, S,O63 IL for hire of equipment; leaving
a net profit of 1857 o..
The earnings for 1850 and 1879 conf
pare as follows: