Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-03
A War nj Green Hay, Wis.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, March "A special
to the Rpubii'W from Stevens Point,
Wis, says: Great excitement has been
occasion here, to-day, over the contest be-
tween the Wisconsin Central and Green
Bay, Winona and ST. Paul railroad for the
possession of the right of way. The Cen.
tral Company. this morning. commenced
TO tear up the latter'S track, with the
avowed intention Cfputting in crossing.
In this they were stopped by the Green
BAYS section foreman, and the agent i'm
mediately had train hauled on the track
occupying nearly its entire length. In
this way he has held the ground to the
present time.
The Is. a q. and the Pc. e. 81. l..
CoLuMBvs, March The recent and
pending trouble between the Baltimore and
ohio and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and st.
Louis road in reference to the operation OF
trains over the line running from Columbus
to Newark il is thought will terminate in
the Pittsburgh. Cincinnati and st. Louis
road building another road between the
two points, parallel with the present road.
There has for some years been q constant
wrangle between the managers of the two
systems in reference to the road. The Pan
Handle people claim there is but one way
to adjust all differences in the future, and
that Is to build an independent road and
operate it independent of all other lines.
Nothing has rs yet been announced
officially. but it is believed this will
eventually he COnsummated.
Won't 90 Through COshOctOn.
WEST lAFAYErTE, Ono March AS
foreshadowed in former dispatches from
this place, the Cleveland, CoShOctun,
and Stratsvile railroad will give
Coshocton, eight miles west OF here,
the cold shoulder, anG ccnnect with the
Pan Handle at this place, from thence
taking the Plainfield and OtScgo route
direct into GAINESVILLE. The cause OF this
determination OF the company to change
the route irom CoshUCton to this place was
the refusal OF Cosh"cton citizens to SUBJ
scribe $2O,W1 toward the road.
Rich orc has just been found in paying
quantities few miles northwest OF here,
and the road south of this point will tap
some OF the rich coal regions of the State.
Engineers are nov surveying the route,
and it is expected that cars will be run in
TO GAINESVILLE the coming summer.
Railroad Sold
MoSTREN. March 2-It is reported that
the eastern section Of the Occidental rail-
way has been disposed OF to the SENEGAL
Syndicate for 81 ,0hO0OO. 1t is rumored that
negotiations have been opened between the
SENEGAL and Reward Syndicates for the
union.
Division Of Traffic Agreed Upon.
Few YORK, March THE Joint Evecu-
tive Committee of the Eastern and West
ern railroads lmet again, to-day. and de-
cided a division of traffic shall he made
from the principal cities in the West, and
that it shall not include terminal lines but
also connections to the trunk lines; that
the general freight agents of each road up
on which the traffic originate will be
held responsible for the maintenance OF
the rates and nobody else shall have pow
er to make rates except general freight
agents. This latter clause was agreed upon
in order 10 concentrate the rate:EEing
power upon some responsible officer OF the
load.
The commission also agreed that all au-
therity to vary from the rates or meet re-
duced rates OF competing lines, shall be
absolutely withdrawn from this line or
soliciting agent. The general freight agents
are to be only persons vested with rate
making power, a joint agent shall be ap-
pointed at all points where any division of
traffic is made, and all lines or soliciting
agents shall be subject to the direction OF
the Joint agents instead OF being
subject to the their own line as
heretofore no rebate or drawback voucher
shall be paid that has the effect of giving
lower rate to one shipper than to his conf
petitor; no time contracts shall be made
under any circumstances. ..
All existing time contracts shall be abro-
gated and division Of passenger traffic
Shall be made between the western roads
on the same plan Us that existing between
the Trunk lines.