Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-07
something like 900 cars, and the Local
transfers are pulling up right along.
Railroad Notes.

Railroad Notes.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company has placed orders for l5'ooO
tons of new steel rails for its road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has 10000 box cars, and yet there mas
been Il great demand for more on tnat
road during the past fall.
The new time card of the Ohio River
road went into effect last evening at
o'clock. Those interested should con-
suit the schedule printed elsewhere.
President r. III. Cochran, of the
Bridge and Terminal Company, contem-
plates removing his family from Toledo
to this city-his old home-in the spring.
His determination will be heard with
pleasure by everybody in Wheeling.
Samuel Shuts, Carlisle peddler, was
awarded S., ia in damage suit against
the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
yany few days ago, having had leg
cut off by one Of It's trains. He also got
81, 500 from accident insurance COM
panies.
The Wheeling Electrical Company is
doing an increased business on It's new
extension to the Ohio side OF the river.
The prospects are that the transfer at
the Etna mill will be done away with
in few days, so that cars may run
right through.
The Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works have an order from the
Chesapeake & Ohio for eleven locomo-
tiveS with ten wheels and 19x24 inch
cylinders. This is in addition to ten
large engines ordered some months ago,
five of which were delivered last month.
1t would be a good idea for the Elect
rica Railway Company to drill its CON
ductors more thoroughly in the calling
out OF cross streets, both in the city
proper, and on the Island and on the
Ohio side. Passengers are often carried
past their destination by, negligence In
this regard.
The contractors for the B. & o. ex-
tension south TO Smithfield are as FOL
lows: Bennett & Talbot, the first two
miles this side of Smithfield; Langhorn
& Allen, the next two and Ryan & Con-
nell the last two. The work TO be done
by February 1st, 1S99.-Uniontown
EUepj1lg Star.
The is no projected railroad in the
State that would open up more natural
wealth and build up larger traffic ouSl-
ness than the Fairview Il Logan. III Is
located through the best and largest
coal field, the finest territory OF timber,
and large scope OF country that would
have no other means Of transportation.
The nearer the railroad comes to
completion the more impatient the peo-
pie become about train being put on
Ten years ago, when there was no pros
pect of it ever being built, no one thought
about the inconvenience OF getting
along without one. Now when there is
every prospect that trains will be run
ming within few weeks, 1t seems an
age to wait.-WGyHe NeicS.
Two weeks ago, railroad officials, high
up in authority, stated that train
would be put Oh between Ironton and
Dumlow, on The first Of December. Now,
we are informed, the date OF this i'm
portant event has been postponed until
the 18th inst. At that time it will like
" be postponed again until the first OF
January. For fear some one may be
disappointed, the ClcS suggests that
the people may expect a train on this
part of the road any time after the first
Of May. -WGURc NeUS.
The Indianapolis Journal says: 1t is
stated by parties in position TO under
stand the situation that the three new
~ elected directors of the Ohio and
Mississippi road are friendly to the Bal
timore and Ohio, although not the men
that the Baltimore and Ohio people
would like to have elected. 1t is stated
that Inc hoders-of the securities Of the
Ohio and Mississippi road abroad have
asked the Baltimore and Ohio TO give
additional and more definite proposals
before they are given more voice in the
affairs Of the road.