Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-15
RAILROAD MATTERS.
wheeling aud Lake Erie and the Con.
notion Valley.

CANTON. O., March 4.-In the Probate
Court. yesterday, q jury vas drawn TO as
sess the damage done the Connotton Valley
railroad by the Valley railroad in the pro-
posed crossing OF the former by the latter
in this city. A verdict OF 500 damages was
rendered this afternoon, and the Valley
folks were ready to pay cash. and proceed
notion check mated them with temporary
injunction. The injunction was issued by
the Court of Common Pleas. 1t Is based
upon an affidavit OF the Connotton manage
ment TO the effect that the right OF way APP
propriated is IN reality the property OF Mr..
c. 6. Patterson, eX-General Manager OF the
road, who was not made party to the SUIT:
AS court adjourned to-day the hearing OF
the injunction goes over TO the next term
of court. and will delay the crossing several
months.
Itwas reported here to-day on good au'
thority that the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railroad had made all necessary arrange
ments to lease the Valley Road extending
from Canton to Cleveland, and is negotiat'
ing for the purchase of the lease OF the
Cleveland and Marietta Road. The Wheel
ing and Lake Erie is controlled by Mr.. Gar
risOn and other New York capitalists.
Their object is to connect Wheeling. Clcve-
land and Toledo.
This will be effected hy connecting the
Valley with the Wheeling and Lake Erie
lust below Canton. and extending it to
Canal Dover. where it will connect with the
cleveland and Marietta Road. From Mar.
rietta the road will then BE- extended to
Wheeling. 1t is thought that such con-
solidation would be of permanent advan'
tage TO all the roads concerned.
The Psnnsyl,ania Company.
PHILADELPHIA, March li.-At the annual
meeting OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, 4
statement was made that since 1850. the
company had paid $50 900, 900 in dividends,
equal to ~ per cent. per annum. and that
, the dividends had paid not only the prin
Cipal. but q per cent. on it in advance,
Resolutions were edOpted endorsing the
system of diflerential rates.
The Advisory Commission. to-day, heard
the argument OF the Board OF Trade in favor
oi ditierental rates.
Directors Elected.
Sr. I.OrIS. March ll.-At the annual meet
ing OF the stockholders of the st. Louis and
San Francisco railroad. held this morning
the number oi directors was increased from
six to thirteen. The directors elected Were
c. T. Huntington, Jay Gould, Russell
Sage. Jesse Scligman, Edward +. Winston
A. H. Hatch, James q. Fish. Vim. +. Buck
ley, A. W. NiCkersOn. {. W. Rodgers. W
l.. Trask and K. s. Hays. The seven first
names are new directors: the six last com
pose the Old board and were reelected.
81. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern.
Sr. Louis. March l4.-The annual meet
ing of the stock holders of the st. lnuis
Iron Mountain and Southern railroad was
held to-day. The old Board OF Directors
was reelected and the officers will remain
as row.
The Kansas City, NJ. Louis and chi
stock holders elected the following Buard
George Strait and W. II. Mitchell. Chicago
II. j. Higgins, of Iligginsville, Mo; George
NJ. Shelby Kansas City: John NJ WoOdson
John J. Muthcr and r. T. Tansey,St Louis
7. II. Rhen, Marshall, Mo-. Thomas Shik
leford, Glasgow, Mo. John J. Mitchell was
elected President and L. +. Tan>ey Sccrc
tary.
This road runs from Kansas City to Lou
isiana, Mo-, and is leased to- the Chicago
and Alton Company, which operates il.
The wabash Road.
The stock of the Wabash road alsC
held meeting to-day, and elected the fol
lowing five directors, t. serve for thre,
years: Salon Humphreys, Charles Ridgely
George l.. Dunlap, James 7. Joy, and Sid
ney Dillon. The other ten directors art
held over. The meeting of directors which
was to have been held here, to-day, wa
postponed to he held in New York At some
future time.
Dividend Declared.
PHLApELrHIA. March 1.-THE lehisl
Valley railroad has declared quarterly
dividend of !. per cent.