The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-25
A COMBINATION NADB
By tho Wheeling & Lake Etie
and c., L. & w. Roads.
BELLAlRE TO sTEUBENvlLLE.
Both Lines VIII Use Ono Sot cr
Tracks Between tho Two Cities
for AL business, and Both
Come To Wheeling.

The Wheeling & Like Eric R,ilroad
Company will run trains to Bsllairs over
tho cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling road,
and the latter will enter steubanyills
over the Wheeling & Lake Erie. Thia
Is authentic, and is given to tho readers
OF tue lSrELLlGgScER as a Christmas
present. 3
From reliable source 1t was learned
Yesterday that tho Wheeling & Lake
Erie and the Cleveland, Lorain 4 Wheel.
ing railroads havO entered into an ur.
rangement whereby the W. & L. i. ia 10
use the tracks Of tho G., L. & W. from
Martins Ferry to Bellaire, in exchange
for which tho Wheeling & Lake Eti,
VIII allow the Cleveland, Lorain 4
W Wheeling tho use OF its tracks bp.waeu
Bellaro aud Steubenville. Tho two
roads nre to run freight and PASSENGER.
trains, use all sido tracks Jointly, aud
have equal privileges, aud this viii not
only enable both roads TO enter B ,llaire
and S!nubenvil!e Tor freight aud p,s,eu.
ger business, but Bridgeport, Martius
Ferry, Brilliant, Mingo and ali Other ip-
termeuihte towns and vIllsges, and will
give them three dileren. railroads ami
ten or twelve passenger trains each wav
every day.
The Wheeling K Lake Erie is now
running regular trains between Toledo
and Steubenville, and will have the Mar,
nhS Ferry extension completed in d
week or so: Martins Ferry has a sub
scription OF $4,000 for the Wheeling &
LaEe Ede il its line is completed 10
Martins Ferry by January |, and the
w, X L. E. people are working hard 10
reach Martins Ferry by tina. time.
Tracks arc laid TO Rtiney's Coal Works
two miles above Martins Ferry, and the
bridge across Glens Run ia nearly con-
pleted. 1t is understood that the build
ing OF the Wheeling & Lake Erie from
Martins Ferry t9 Bellaire would cost
about 81 100000 and is next to an i'm
possibility, tho Cleveland & pit,sburpl.
and Cleveland, L9rain & Wheeling rum
ming along the river bank and occupy-
ing most Of the available and most DE-
s!ra6le land. by the joint arrangement
The W.. X l. L. can easily reach Bsllaire,
which 1t has been anxious to do, anu
practically save Sl,0OO.000, which would
BUY lots OF Christmas presents, and the
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling will be
enabled to run into S.eubenyil!e, Which
i has desired to do for many months.
Both companies are to be congratulated
Tor perlectiug the arrangement, also
Be!lalre and Staubenvilie and the chain
OF towns between them.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Will run two trains to and from STEM
benville daily, and these, it Is thought
VIII make close connections with Urirhs.
vile Eiyria and Cleveland trains. IL,
necessary the Wheeling 4 Lake Erie
trains will carry passengers who come
in on the Cleveland, Lorain & Whpelinr
to Steubenville and intermediate points
and the Cleveland. Loraiu & Wbeeling
wheeling u Lake Erie passengers. This
arrangement will give Wheeling and
Ohio river towns q new outlet to CIeye-
land, Toledo, SandIsky, Mass;llou. Nor
walk, wellington, Anville and other
Onlo Towns aud the west and vice versa.
Wheeling will be greatly benefited, "a
both roads will cross the Union bridge
The Wheeling & Lake Erie has nude
arrangements with the steamer General
Dawes 10 carry freight betSeen Steubap.
VILE and East Liverpool and, it is said,
the service will be extended 10 Pitts.
burgh.. A track has been laid to the
wa,er'a edge at S.eubenville for transfer,
ing. ''
The Cleveland, Larain & Wheeling
has purchased new passenger coaches,
engines and freight cars, and ia getting
ready for more business, o :