Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-04
PUBLIC MEN.

Camden and Hts Railroads Blaine.
sherman aud LineOIn-A wonderfui
Business EnIerPrise-McDo Donald and
Payne.
saw Senator Camden, of West Virginia.
here few days since. He comes to Phila-
delphis frequently now, for he is endesvor-
ing to join some of his West Virginia inter.
ests to tAis metropolis. This is to be done
by extending the Pennsylvania Railroad
from U liontown, in FIyette county, to
ClarksbuTg, West Virginia, at which point
Camden has a narrow gauge railroad
Ounding of into Lewis County, where he
AIS born, and to the great timber region
aeyond. IL will only take about Sky
IL lies Of road to unite these two enterprises
I'D 81, 5OO.OCe Will build it, As they have
the money, they are only waiting for the
yEt liminGry contract with the Pennsylva
ME rosd before they 20 TO work. IL will
~ v t-kr shout year TO complete this
ne end open up that great West Virginia
skion TO Phi adelphia markets.
In he Republican camp the three meD
talked OF for President are Blaine, Shar-
man and Lincoln. did not hear Mr..
Edmun6s' nsme mentioned in the West
ern States though bad an unusual oppDr-
unity to see people in clusters and aggrs.
gees. heard the name of Andrew White
mentioned in Pennsylvania, bat it was
said that he was conscientious free trader
ud therefore could not run on the proba-
ole plsrform. There is more curiosity
about L CCylu than any other persoa, more
LODI IN
about SheTGsI. The Democrats in 0lio
awe ceased TO abuse Sherman aud are cal
cuating upon the probable results Of
PITCHED battle between him and Mr.. Payne.
sherman is supposed 10 be little weak In
the Western Reserve. Blaine is the eI
pscted candidate among the young men,
the Western college boys and those who
are in their temperament and instinct
WtsreTn.. Lincoln is regarded as pOss BILE
Executive OF the strength and popularity
Of both these men. The Democrats have
got down 70 about two can 1idates, Melon.
a.d and Payne, though hesr few Of the
soldiers still talking up Hancock.
The Standard Oh Company, which is Sc
much talked ABOUT and so little under
stood, has its headquarters in Cleveland,
an q its executive bosEd is said 10 hold 8
The capital of the COMPANY is not very
large. per hsps three or four million dollars,
but the capital OF the trust company Which
manages the fiscal affairs of the Stand Ird
is said to be as high as seventy millions.
WhsteVer be the capital il pays per cent
and the stock sells in the neighborhood Of
par. The men considered in the oil re-
gions 70 be the MASTER spirits OF this CO IL
parry are both very young, Mr.. Rockefeller
and Mr.. ATchibold; the latter is hardly
thirty years of sge- He Is the SON OF
Methodist preacher in the oil regions and
developed = genius for commerce and eN-
ecutiye work when q mere lad in country
bsnk, and his employer gave him the CAPT
tai 10 start an oil refinery. He attends to
the details Of this huge company, which
hiss hardly q parallel on the globe for
,resdth of conception and infnitu ie of
particulars. II this were an English com-
any il would rank almost with the Z st
india Company Of the time of Warren II IS
irgs. 1t is to be observed that tie
Chisf operators aEsinst it are them
elves spectators. Mr.. James Ksene was
one Of the leading spirits in the rival pipe
inc. The Standards pipe line is . seD--
-ste corporation known as the Nation Il
Transit Company, and its pipes lie buried
side by side and are six inches IN diameter
and IL is said that the right of way WAS &C
quired for about $500 mile. Their tels-
grsph Is an enormous concern also The
flow Of oil Is about 90 900 barrels Q d'y ]
understand, and this company keeps in its
tanks, or pipes or re6nsries from 30,O00,0O
n So 600 600 barrels all the time. Its pro It's
are derived from storing or forwarding the
oil, which pays Is cents a barrel per an
rum for stOrsge and % cents per barrel for
TRANSFORMATION 10 the SeRSosrd. They are
also the greatest exporters IN the United