The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-16
THE Q, L. ( W, is RUSHED
with business Handling Coal from tn,
Montana AIIles -EfIect of tho Bridge,

with business Handling Coal from the
Montana AIIpes Effect of tho Bridge,
Mr. George y, Turner, the Cleveland,
Lorain \ Wheeling roads commercial
agent In this city, when asked to what
extent the road he represents was par
tlcipating in and enjoying the present
general and very marked activity in
business circles hereabouts, answered
that the Cleveland, Lorain 4 Wheeling
was getting her full share, but Just what
that share was, as shown by figures, he
could not say, for the reason, partly,
that 1t was not TIL the first Of last June
that the Office OF the company In this
city was made u regular shipping office,
This was done then for the reason that
the company's Wheeling business, af
well as that on the other side OF the
river, was 10 rapidly increasing that the
Bridgeport officials were inconyenienCed
by handling 1t all. Not having any fig.
ures Of last year to refer to and, make
comparisons with, Mr.. Turner was,
therefore, unable 70 give any data,
MIR. Turner said, however, that the
business at the Wheeling end, both In
the matter Of receipts aud shipments,
shows a steady increase since early last
spring, tillto.day the company Is having
more business offered than II can conye.
NEATLY handle, the trouble being a lack
Of cars. Not bling trunk line, like oil
other roads OF ito class the Cleveland,
Lorain & Wheeling depends TO a con.
Esiderable extent on the trunk lines with
which II has connections TO furnish II
with cars, especially box cars.
The Cleveland, L0rain & Wheeling Is
well provided with coal cars. 1t started
out this season with 1000 coal cars VI It's
own, all in good ndiion, and about
one month ago had TO order 400 more SO
as to he in position to handle the vast
amount OF coal that ia being hurried for.
ward TO the lakes, and across those
bodies Of water before the ice puts q
stop 10 navigation. The Cleveland,
Lorain 4 Wheeling Is at present seCur.
ing considerable coal from the Montana
mines near Faitmont, the coal from that
section being much sought after for ice
in the gas workU OF cities along the
lakes aud beyond. Tho Baltimore 4
OHIO has an arrangement with the
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling whereby
every car loaded with iron ore brought
oyer the Bellaire bridge, when empty,
phlesg demanded by come Of the indus!
tries 10 which the ore is shipped, for the
purpose OF loading Ito product for ship.
ment over the Cleveland, Lorain 4
Wheeling, Is taken by tho Baltimore &
Ohio, hurried out to the Montana mines
and brought back loaded with coal.
One Of the greatest items Of freight
the O., L. & W. has for this city, and
they include Benwood with Wheeling,
Is iron ore, which comes here oyer that
road by hundreds Of tphs,
Mr.. Turner says that tho natural bust.
ness has been so heavy and has Increased
SO rapidly, that he has not had time to
do any soliciting; on the contrary he
has often felt like Encouraging business
for want OF cars. From what MIR. Tur.
ner says the o., L. 4 W. appears 10 be
all right I"
Tho Union bridge will afford the c.,
L. 4 w, an easier route by which to
reach many parts OF the city and that
will naturally provide more business for
1t. All Of this will help Wheeling and
the surrounding communities,