The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-06
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tionis efected, III. \.
NOW B. d O. SOUTHWESTERN.
Tho Leasing of tho Columbus 4 Gin.
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5gls That n Very Close Relation.
ship Has Been Established AZ

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 5.-The reorgani
zation OF the Cincinnati, Washington 4
Baltimore Railroad company as the Bal
timore & Ohio Southwestern was per.
fected yesterday at the Central Union
Depot building by the election OF .direc.
tors and officers Of the new company.
The stockholders met yesterday after.
noon Mt 3o'clock, and proceeded to bust
ness by electing directors toserye during
the ensuing year. '8st
J. II. Stewart, who has been General
Manager Of the Cincinnati, Washington
and Baltimore road, and who rendered
his resignation, TO take effect as soon as
his successor was elected, retired yester.
day, and Vice President Peabody took
charge Of tile property aud will operate
It from now on. Mr.. Stewart, who re-.
tires, is a gentleman OF many sterling
qualities, who was universally liked by
the employees OF the company. i:tsi'
Captain WV. Peabody, who takes
charge, Is we'll and favorablyl known
here in both railroad and commercial
circles. He was for a number; of years
General Superintendent OF the old Mari.
eta 4 Cincinnati road, with headquar.
ters in this city, and later President aud
General Manager Of the Ohio & Missis.
sippi, with headquarters here. Recently
Captain Peabody has been General
Superintendent Of the B. 4 o. Trans.
Ohio lines, with headquarters at Chi.
cago. ~ Z, ,iGIi i5; .5'I5. =
l.As has been stated, the Columbus 4
Cincinnati Midland road (which extends
from Midland City to Columbus, is to be
leased to the Central Ohio for ninety-
nine years, or in other words, perpet-
ually, and the Central Ohio Is 10 transfer
the lease to the Baltimore & Ohio. The |
transfer OF the Midland to the B. & O. by
lease will be accomplished very likely
within the next week or 80, and then the
Midland will be,operated in connection
with the Baltimore 4 Ohio Southwestern
from this city, and will be under Cant.
Peabody's charge. The Midland las
heretofore, and is at present, operated
from Columbus, Ohio. 9g.{4
The very fact that the reorsanized c..
W. < B. has been given the name OF the
3. q .. Southwestern, and that the @,
y .. NJ. is to be operated iu connection
with 1t, is a sure indication that il the B.
q y. southwestern is not to be operated
us a division OF the Baltimore & Ohio
Company the relations between the B.
q y. Southwestern and B. & 0. are to be
very close indeed. J5SttsSsll
For the present at least the freight
and passenger force Of the G., w. and b.
will continue with the b. and O.. South
western, but If the B. and o. Southwes-
tern is TO be a division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio, which the writer believes it is
to be, as has been previously stated,
then it will follow as IA natural consp.
quence that the gentlemen who will
look after both the freight and passenger
business of the j Baltimore and Ohio
will be either Assistant
General Freight and Passenger Agents
or Division Freight Il and y Passenger
Agents. This is not intended to mean
however, that the efficient heads OF
either the Freight or Passenger Depart.
ment Of the old G., Nv. and B. will necey
saEily retire from the service OF the B.:
and O. Southwestern, but that their
titles may be changed. ::E:i;:s;;ssfe