The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-26
OFFICES ABOLISHED,
rue pRNNsYLvAalA COMPANY
Withdraw its Agencies in this City in Order
to Avoid Being Annoyed as GAruI'h'su.
The Causes that Have led to This.
what Interested Parties Say.

What Interested Parties say.
Mr.. E. A. Ford, General Passenger
Agent Of the Pennsylvania Company, has
abolished the offices of the company at
this point, and in a notice bearing date
OF January IS notes their discontinuance.
Mr., ]. NJ, Bslleville, the Freight Agent
and Mr., John g, Tomlinson and Mr.,
John Bailie, the Ticket Agents, have re.
signed. This has been done in further.
anGa OF a conclusion on the part OF the
Pennsylvania Company to do all in its
power to protect the wages Of its working
men from the collecting agencies Of this
city, which under the laws Of this State
have "sott snap"
now TUE ANNOYANCE IS WORKED.
There is said to be q regular agency in
Pittsburgh that has for years drummed up
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Maryland for bills against men who are
in the.employ Of the Pennsylvania Com
pRny, contracted at some time within the
prescription Of the statute OF Limitation Of
West Virginia. These bills arc sent here
aud suit brought before q Justice Of the
Peace. Summonses IRE Issued but
OF course not served. On the day set for
hearing acknowledgement and Judgment
is entered against him for the original bill
and the costs, which in this State are ex-
orhitant, Having progressed thus far it
has been the Costum OF the Justice to iB-
sue suggestion to the agents OF the COM
pany here who would answer that they
had funds ia their possession belonging
to the Pennsylvania Company, and there
upon an attachment would be served up
on the agent. The repeated attachments
have been sourC OF great inconvenience
and annoyance to the Pennsylvania Com
papy, and 1t was TO avoid this that the
Offices have been abolished. 1t VIII be
remembered that the lSTELLIGRNcRR re-.
Gently published the fact that the Penn
sylvauia Company was being greatly an.
uoyed by the garnisheos that were being
served OH It's representatives in this State
and that unless some remedy could be de-
yiIed, 1t was probable that the action re.
ported above would be had.
WHAT TIE PENN. co. IS.
Yesterday reporter Of this paper called
on Mr.. Tonlingon, Mr.. J. NJ. Belleville,
the General Manager OF the p, O. & st. l..
road at this point aud who has been
freight agent here for the Pennsylvania
Company, and Mr.. r. G. Barr, the local
attorney for the r., G. 4 st. i. road, to
learn what they might have to say regard.
ing the moYeotthe Pennsylvania Company
and the causes which lead to II In the
first place, the reader must understand
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and th9 Pennsylvania Company are two
different organizations in one respect and
in another, the latter Is q wheel with.
in ths former. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company controls the great
trunk line bearing that name running
east from Pittsburgh, while It's western
connections at that point, the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne Is Chicago, the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh, the Erie 4 Pittsburgh and
other lines are all leased lines operated by
tho Pennsylvania Company. The Union |
Line freight bureau 10 also operated by
the Pennsylvania Company, having been
turned over to 1t by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company when the latter pur.
chased it few years since. But while
operated by the Pennsylvania Com.
pany the connecting contracts that
the Union Line has with roads all over
the country are held by the Pennsylvania |
Railroad Company. This Union Line, as
every one knows, 10 one OF the two or
three fast freight bureaus In the country. |
There is hardly a city or town Of any size
or Importance in any State OF the Union |
hut what has Its agent for this line except
now in the State OF West Virginia. Mr.,
BelleYille was Its agent here, and there
was one at Wellsburg, but now all on tue
agents in this State have had 10 resign,
THE STATE RRoEER's EXCHANGE.
Hereafter, shippers will not recsive Mr.,
Belleville's receipt as agent OF the Union
Line for through freight they may ship or
receive, but only hls receipt as agent for
the r., Q. & st. /. or Panhandle road,
Shippers may, 1t istrue, ship their through
freight as heretofore over theIP., w. 4
Ky, and will not, for the present at least
find any inconvenience resulting from the
Of the agencies OF tho Penn.
sylvania Company, or Union Line-both
being the same, but to the railroad men
the clerical iOrCe-it means extra work
and annoyance, 1t being now necessary 10
make two or more reports where hereto.
fore one was only necessary. In addition,
10 use Mr.. BelleVille's Words at Is a dis.
grace that the laws Of West Virginia per.
nit her to 10 o brokers' excl ange, and
thereby shut out the agencies OF one Of
The fastest, best managed and systematized
passenger and freight transportation com.
panies in the country"
By the action taken, all tickets over the
9. ( P. road, and by It's connection with
ihe p, IT. W. 4 O. road, TO all points over
hat tayorite trunk line have been with.
lrawn from the Union office OF Mr., John
Bailie and from the Office Of Mr., Tomlln.
ION, and hereafter persons desiring to
,ravel over those lines must 70 to Bridge.
port to make their purchases. This Will
work great inconvenience to the travel.
ing public, ,.
RECIPROCITY WANTED.
Mr.. Barr said that in bis opinion, while
,he travelling public would doubtless be
nConvenienCed to come extent by the
withdrawal Of the compGny's agencies In
his city, he thought the freight agencies
had never been q real business necessity,
In relation 10 the collection laws OF the
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