The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-04
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Items OF Local Interest About IrC
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RORdS, New and Old.
G. i. jenkins, of Sandusky, Secretary oil
the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad, is in the
city.
John A. lIanlon, chief engineer OF the
Wheeling 4 Lake Erie L. r. was in the city on
railroad business yesterday.
There is nothing recent to be learned in
regard to the proposed Hcmptfeid extension.
Matters at this end OF the route are in statl
qui.
The Baltimore & Ohio Company is intro.
duclng eight wheel passenger coaches, claim.
ing that they ride just as easy as the twelve
wheelers.
A Toledo paper says that there Is every in.
dication that cars will be running into
Toledo over the w. & l.. L. from Wheeling,
by the time heretofore anticipated, July LIST.
A gang Of men are kept constantly EN-.
ployed on the st. ClairsvilIe Northern rail.
road, getting II in order for operating as soon
as possible after the completion OF the organ
izatton of the new company.
W. n. Chancellor of Parkersburr, passed
through town on Monday. He was on M
way 10 Weston TO attend the meeting OF the
directors Of the Weston road. Hell in favor
Of the Buckhannon extension.-C Vqrk4Lur0
lEt'ss.
The genial Captain Caldwell, first assistant
Of the w, P. ( G. engineer corps, left on
Wednesday night on visit to his home nj
White Sulphur Springs. Mr.. CalwelI has
made many warm friends in our city by lis
gentlemanlY MISUNDERSTANDING Sentinel,
Business is booming on the W. & L, f.
The company is advertising for more track
layers. They are pushing their line through
to Toledo as fast as possible. Six passengsr
coaches aud baggage car brought he OK.
cursiOnists over,thC W. & L. Z. 10 NorwSlk
Saturday, to attend the Jubilee singers
Norrdlk Republican.
A prominent local official Of the n. n q
railroad told an ISTRLLmEEcEH Reporter
something about freight business Yesterday.
He says there has been no rush this season.
as there usually Is, and the prospect now Il
that the business this season will resemble
that OF last year closely. Then there was n
very even average trade, the traffic OF no one
month exceeding that OF any other month
materially. The closing season has been one
OF such poor roads that little local fSeipht
business could be done The manufacturing
establishments have shipped largely and
constantly, however.
The Cleveland Herald says the price Maid
by the Wheeling & Lake Erie for the CIeye.
land & Marietta was little less than 1000
q mile, but this includes all the rolling stocS
oil the company. The purchasers have had
the refusal OF the road at that figure Tor some
time The flct Of this sale was referred Ia
President ]. II. Wade Of the Valley, and the
suggestion made that perhaps the rest Of the
programme as given sometime ago BY rumor
would now be carried out, and the Valley
leased to the Wheeling & Lake Erie. III
that is to be done, said Mr.. Wade, II know
nothing aboutit. They have not asked us
our price, nor have We advertised for propo.
TO the matter" Another gentleman said:
"lts all nonsense this talk about The Tns.
caravans Valley & Wheeling entering that
combination. lean discover no other cause
runs into Wheeling & Lake Erie territory.
The Tnscarawas Valley & Wheeling wifi
probably not be out Of the hands OF a receiver
for six months or year yet,