Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-19
TRANSFERS MADE.
INTERESTING CHAT WITH GENERAL PASSEN-
GER AGENT HALL OF THE LAKE ERIE.
Arrangements for Passengers and Baggage Effected
Between the ". G l. 8. and the B. & 0.
The Favorable Prospects Ahead for
the ". LIE.

In view OF the important railroad
deals in this section during the past few
years the presence Of prominent rail-
road officials in town at any time nova
days excite more or less enquiries.
However, yesterday was an exception
and the presence Of number OF the
railroad men was for the purpose OF ar
ranging the transfers for passengers
and baggage between the B. & o. and
the w. q L. E. roads.
The officials here were Capt. P. E.
Peddicord, general baggage agent Of
the b. so; A. G. Blair, general mana
ger Of W. & L. Esp. ]. Hines, travel
ing passenger agent. James NJ. Hall,
general passenger agent and d. Adams,
auditor, all OF the w. Il l.. K. road.
The officials met yesterday afternoon az
the Mcclure House, and after a review
of thesituation arrangements were com
pleted for the transfer Of passengers
and baggage and Burns & Church Of
the Wheeling Transfer Company were
given the contract for transferring the
baggage.
A REGISTER reporter had chat with
General Passenger Agent Hall, who, by
the way, is most afaole and communi-
cative, and from him CLEANED some
thing Of the prospects Of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie road.
"Of course, said Mr.. Hall, ''our en-
~ t. a
road was originally intended as an ex-
pertinent, but from the success that has
already attended the venture, 10 is safe
10 say that the arrangement will be per-
manent. The venture was started in a
very dull time, and for the first week or
two business was naturally light, people
hardly having become cCustOmed TO the
new institution, but now the increase in
business daily, both In freight and
passenger traffic is very noticeable. We
claim that the Wheeling and Lake Erie
has now better facilities than any road
now entering Wheeling With three
trains between Wheeling and Steuben-
vile every day, together with the 9:45
q. N. and 1925 p. m. trains through to
Toledo, as we'll rs the trains arriving
from the west over the main line, one
a. 9:IO a. N. aud the other at 6:lO p. m.
renders the service even now of cOnSid-
cradle value and Importance 20 Wheel
ing
VIII the number Of trains be increas-
ed in the near tuture?' asked the re-
porter.
well, that depends, " kindly remark,
ed Mr.. Hall Very likely it viii, ami il
the per cent Of increase continues it is
probably that the spring will see more
Wheeling and Lake Erie trains running
in and out OF Wheeling. The Wheeling
and Lake Erie is almost an air line from
Wheeling 20 Toledo, and practically an
air line TO Cleveland through the branch
of on the Valley road All this terri
tory Is prolific, and particularly all the
road this side of MaSslllOn, which Is nat
urally tributary to Wheeling. We have
already begun 70 ship large quantities
Of steel rails over the Wheeling aud
Lake Erie. From the number Of flour
ishirg manufactures here in Wheeling,
and the number Of plants along our road
from which Wheeling draws, the freight
business particularly Is destined 70 as
sumo most encouraging proportions
y
town." asked the reporter.
I'VE leave in the morning for a short
visit 10 the mines az Di.lOnvale and
LaureltOn, and expect 70 reach Toledo
by Saturday night"
IL seems TO be the unanimous diSpOSi-
tion of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
officials, Judging from conversations
had with them yesterday, to speedily
arrange matters 10 make Wheeling the
river terminus OF the road. They all
see the great advantages which would
accrue from having their eastern head
quarters in this city, and the REGISTER
feels warranted Ia saying 10 will not DC
long until these arrangements have
been carried out, and through trains
are running FROM this city both TO
Toledo and Cleveland. In fact, while
the visit of yesterday 20 this city was
primarily upon other business, great
deal of attention was paid to the matter
of making Wheeling the terminus.
General Passenger Agent Hall, when
spoken to about the matter, said
Il am heartily 10 favor OF the change
1t is the thing to do, and l think can
say with safety that it will be done be-
fore long. Our business is increasing
and we feel encouraged over the gem
eral aspect of affairs"
These views we re-echOed and en-
dorsed by General Agent Terry, who
said he felt sure this city would soon
be made the river headquarters Of the
line. General Manager Blair also spoke
Of the matter very fayOTaOiy.