Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-29
NIGHT TRAINS
ON THE OHIO RIVER RAILROAD SUGGESTED.
Progress OF the West Virginia Central Deal-A
B. & 0. and Pennsylvania Rumor.
Railroad Notes.

AdllIudu NOtoo.
The fine new depot at Weston has
been completed, and the railroad offices
will be moved into IL on the 1st OF next
month.
The Terminal Company's telegraph
system, constructed under the superin-
tendency of Manager G. Z. Tracy, OF
the Western Union, is about ready for
use.
The B. & o. has issued new freight
rate book, embracing nearly $4,000
points. The book has been in progress
several months and is said TO be remark
ably accurate.
The West Virginia Central Railroad
last Friday received two heavy freight
locomotives from the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works at Philadelphia, and have
several others under way at that shop.
Thompson Bros, of Ashland, KY, are
completing sixteen miles Of work on the
Ohio and Big Sandy, which includes one
tunnel, over 1900, 900 feet OF timber in
bridge work, heavy rock work, etc. 1t
was commenced in July last, and the ex-
tension will be in operation in March.
1t will be a fortunate thing for this
section if the Norfolk & Western does
succeed in getting line to Cincinnati.
The trade OF this part of the State will
continue 10 go to Cincinnati whether
the through line is secured or not, but
through line would reduce freight
charges TO a large WGyne
NelCS.
The Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works has an sorder from the
Chesapeake and Ohio for ten l9x24-inch
l0-wheel locomotives, and for fifteen
2Ox24 consolidation engines, in addition
TO the order for eleven 10-wheelers from
the same road, placed some time ago.
The West Va. Central has let the con-
tract OF building branch line from the
mouth OF Roaring Creek up the valley
about twenty-nine miles to the large
timber holdings OF VIM. Walmsdorf.
Mr.. Walmsdorf will build the roadbed,
bridges, etc, and the railroad will COM
plete the line.and operate 1t.
Lawyer Nichols, of Coshocton, who
tried a case before Squire j. r. Null
vane, at this place on Monday, made
the remark that the C. 81 NJ. railway
would become the property OF the r, q.
c. & st. l.. railway within sixty days,
by which the Bayard branch OF the c. ~
p. would be extended to Newcomers
town, instead of Uhrich sville, as here
tore proposed. -Ne,UcomGrStol0n Inder.
The statement of the Pan Handle Re-
lief Department for January shows that
1,121 employees were sick, 562 having
been carried over from February. There
were 35S accident and y death benefits.
The aggregate OF benefits was 500, 3OS.-
80, which is the largest for single
month, with one exception. On the
Southwest lines S1,25O was paid on &C
cidental deaths, S3,037.25 on accidental
diSablements and S5,94S.S0 on sickness.
About fifteen miles of the Pittsburg
Division of the B. Il o., between Pitts
burg and McKeesport, is to be relaid
with S5-lb. rails, and other improve
ments are to be made on the line this
summer, including the reduction OF sew
eral heavy grades. The high treStle on
the division near Snowden has been fill
ed in, the reverse curve at Indian Creek
has been eliminated and number OF
other changes of this nature have re-
Gently been made.
Coal transportation over the West
Virginia Central Railway for week
ending February IS. 90, was l., $50
tons: year to date, 9O,576 tons; de-
crease, 22,937 tons. Coke Transports
ton for same period was 1920 tons;
year to date, seas tons. Shipment
from Elk Garden mines, Nos. /, 3, 4, .
and was $3.50 tons; year TO date,
4O,O2O tons. Elk Garden Big Vein
Mining Co. for same week, $40 tons;
year to date, 1886 tons.
The news from Richmond announcing
the determination of the stockholders
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad 10
authorize the issue of bonds to the
amount Of $40, 900, 900 for the conStruc-
ton of dovble track and branch lines
will be read with interest by the people
along the line of this read. The half OF
SO, 900, 600 spent on this line in West
Virginia means great deal In material
progress.
The West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railroad will build steel viaduct
to take the place of the wooden trestle
now connecting the Central Station, at
Cumberland, Md, with the iron bridge
over the Potomac river. The spans will
be each % feet In length, and will be
supported by substantial iron columns
resting on stone foundations. Work
will be commenced this spring, the plans
having been prepared.
The 3. 81 o. Relief Department state
ment for November last shows receipts
of So, 5s1 60, and disbursements OF $780,
4s2. 20, as follows: Accidental deaths,
10, So, ZOO; accidental injuries, 5l4, So
977.77; surgical expenses, 226 cases,
S69S. 10: natural sickness, 446 cases,
Sc, 500. O5; natural deaths Q, 81, $50; gem
eral expenses, S3,1S4.Sl; contributions
refunded, S302.97.
Unless the c., L. e W. +. r. are
able to make arrangements soon for
terminal facilities here they will be
made elsewhere. This is not bluff, it
is fact. This city has always rested
upon her oars in such things until now
what railroad business was done here
in the way of terminal arrangements
which gave employment to men and
distributed lots of money each month
is about to depart. 1t looks as if the
proper thing TO do was to make room
for the C. L. & w. here.-BGltdirc IN
dependent.
1t is rumored in railroad circles that
the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were about
TO enter into an agreement by which
both companies would be benefited. No
information on the subject could be OBJ