The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-01
RAILROAD NOTES.

TOLEDO, o y; February 2S-Within. the
last few days and up to yesterday after.
noon, the Columbus & Toledo railroad
officials were engaged in repairing the
trestle.work OF the Ann Arbor road, lead.
ing into the Pennsylvania roads, They
were then directed TO stop short, and it
comes out that the Ann Arbor road is
provided with terminal facilities at the
Wheeling & Lake Erie depot, on Cherry
street. Later the rumor gains credence
that Commodore Garrison, president OF
the latter company, who has been in tho
city for several days, has bought up most
OF the stock, or, at least, the controlling in.
terest in the Ann Arbor, and will at once
take possession, % s-r,-. p . d - ~ .
This evening q large party, consisting OF
officials and citizens Of Massillon, Ohio,
arrived in the city over the Wheeling &
Lake Erie road on return visit. They
were received at the Boody House in an
appropriate manner, and to. morrow will
be shown around the city. The executive
officers OF the Pennsylvania Company have
distinguished themselves by rigging up
within ten days temporary trestle.work
on pinngat the site Of their bridge, which
was carried away by the recent foods, over
which all trains passed this afternoon. I
The SuFquehanna & Allegheny Railroad
Company was chartered at Harrisburg yes.
terday. It's lengh will be $50 miles, to
start from near Puncsatawney, Jefferson
county, and run through the counties OF
Indiana, Clearfeld, Clinton, Lycoming and
/. Union. It's capital is 81, ,5000 900. and it
will be owned by Philadelphia and New
York capitalists. W. FL. Brown will be
President, with headquarters at Philadel.
phia.
A dispatch from Dover, Del, says that
heSenate yesterday passed the bill author.
izing the Philadelphia, Wilmington& Bal.
timore Railroad to widen and improve Its
tracks within the State; and also the bill
giving the same company the power to
build branch line from State Road sta.
ton, on the Delaware road, to point near
the, city Of Wilmington, where 1t will con-
meet with the main line. go
Z II is stated that as soon as the Baltimore
& Potomac double track is completed,
about May l, important changes will be
made in the running Of through trains.
Engines will be run through between
Washington and Philadelphia, making a
partial consolidation with the Philadel.
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore road in the
matter OF conducting transportation. II
has transpired that the 100000 for, double
track construction has been charged up to
tho Baltimore & Potomac by the Pennsyl.
vania, and 1t is expected the company will
be able to pay the interest on it regularly,
and ultimately meet the principal.
The Pennsylvania Railroads January
earnings, both gross and net, were the lar
gest ever ever known for q winter month.
NRw YoRK, February 2s.-It is reported
that Commissioner Albert Fink has asked
to be relieved Of all responsibility. con-
.nected with, the passenger branch Of the
Joint Executive Committee. This action
on the part OF Commissioner Fink indi-
Gates that he has given mp all hopes Of
arranging pool among the Western con-
nections Of the trnnk lines on their passen-,
ger traffic, Mr.. Fink has labored assidu-
ously for years to arrange pool on pas
senger business covering all the territory
east OF Chicago and St. Louis, but has failed,