Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-16
RAILROADS. AND WORKSHOPS.
Notes OF Improvements and General
Industrial Matters

The P, W. & ny. extension to Benwood
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
The repairing of the mills throughout the
city will be completed within the next ten
days.
An interesting communication from
MeSSrs. Hoffman & Son will be found else
where.
The Chicago works of the Pullman Palace
Car Company turned out $40 cars last year,
at a cost of 81, 100000.
The work of enlarging and putting up
up tImbers in the Riverside Coal bank will
be completed Saturday.
Several pots were being removed at the
South Wheeling glass house yesterday and
new ones placed in the furnaces
Time for starting trains on the Wheeling
and Lake Erie between Marietta and Toledo
has been postponed from to-day to the 18th
inst,
The new shed over the steam boilers in
the guide department of the Upper River.
side mill will be completed by the first OF
next week.
The extension OF the roof at the Guide
Mill, at Riverside, over the space lately oc-
Cupied by the steam boilers was about fin
ished yesterday.
The sugar refinery is still knocking out a
iirst-claSS brand of syrup From indications
this establishment will, in short time, have
its present capacity doubled.
Crowds ofvisitors thronged our industries
Yesterday, but were refused admission,
which made them leave the city with bad
impression ofthe courtesy extended to eSs
UuTSiOniStS.
An ordinary freight car costs about S700,
and an ordinary mail and baggage car
about S., 500. An ordinary passenger coach
costs about -. 500. An ordinary palace car
costs from $1,000 to $4,000.
At the mill of the Kloman Steel and
Iron Co. at MoundSville, W. Va, recently
leased by Mr. CarutherS, about fifty men
are employed. The second spike machine
is now in operation. and a steadily increaS-
ing output is being made.
Schmulbach 4 Cos brewery was visited
by quite a large delegation OF the excur
sioniStS yesterday, who were treated hand
sOmely by the gentlemanly bookkecper
The stone maSons will finish their work on
the new addition this week, weather per-
hitting.
The II & o. Railroad Shops and old
piece of roundhOuse have received no at
tention a. vet These structures are thu
dilapidated affairs in the city. The me-
ChaniCS at work around the engines have
TO take the weather, there being no shelter
over them at all.
The roadbed of the Cumberland & Ohio
Railway, Just purchased by the Chesapeake
x Ohio, passes through some of the richest
territory in Tennessee and Kentucky. 1t
is all finely timbered. II will also develop
the oil wells of Summer county, Tenn, and
Allen county, KY, which have not been
utilized in consequence of the want of
cheaper transportation. With this line
completed Nashville will have q direct
road 10 Cincinnati.
The trunk lines are adjusting passenger
rates to competitive points so as to remove
one danger conducive to wars of rates. The
principle is that where two or more roads
are competitors between any two points,
the road which has the best facilities, such
as a shorter line, better cars, fewer changes
Of cars, better depot facilities, and shorter
running time, shall charge as much more
for these advantages as they are worth to
the average passenger.
A locomotive boiler, il is calculated will
last until the engine has travelled over
$4,000 miles. On some lines. however.
the boiler, under favorable circumstances,
particularly when pure water is used, may
travel 10000 or 10000 miles before be-
comming unserviceable. Assuming that
the life Of an engine is determined by the
endurance of the boiler and that il, un-
der favorable Circumstance, il will last 500
600 miles, then during that time it is
estimated that the firebox will probably
REQUIRE to be renewed at least three times,
the tire Of the wheels five or perhaps six
times the crank-axle three or four times,
and the tubes from seven TO ten times.