Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-21
FREIGHT MEN HIRE.
.,.-7 DELEGATION OF PROMINENT RAIL
Prr0FClALS TAKE THE TOWN.
-.-,. rrk Over the Iron and Steel Intus-
W View 20 Adjusting and
Tzrg RaisS-Wil b
Here One Day.

,-,-s9r standing in the rOtunda Of
5,y.r.-s last night about 10 o'clock
~~s have been impressed with the
Adam f.. laz Of augustrailroad officials,
=, with keen eyes and clear heads,
-,,- a mission. They were a num-
% prominent freight officials, rep
.-.rr different roads, who have
us here 10 look over the Wheeling
and steel industries, with view
none thoroughly harmonlzing rates
@wss- different points on certain
.,5s 5i products.
ma members Of the party are as fol-
lanes Means. Of Plttsburg, Division
r.s'-ft AGENT of the Panhandle.
p. Shane. OF Cleveland, General
r.s.yr. Agent of the n. Y, p. Il o.
=. Booth, Of Toledo, General Traf-
!, Manager Of the Wheeling q Lake
M d. CronIisb, Of Pittsburg, General
,-s.-Rt Agent of the PittsOurg Il West
|CF. Perkins, Of Cleveland, Division
T,s.-b. Agent of the Pennsylvania
company.
Moron Wood, Of Youngstown, Ohio.
General Agent Pittsburg and Lake Erie.
A W. French, of Youngstown, Trav-
5frg Freight Agent Lake Shore and
Michigan southern.
II p. orr, OF Pittsburg, Division
Freight Agent Pennsylvania Company,
nd Secretary of the Freight Commit
$ P. Woodside, Of Pittsburg, General
|l,sr.. New York, Lake Erie and
4 Tasierl.
W.. Robinson, of Parkersburg, Gen
.,,I Freight Agent Ohio River road.
FL VI. Bradley, Of Erie, Division
Iegat Agent Pennsylvania Company.
IL TO- Henderson, Of Young
n b lon Freight Agent n. Y. Z. x o.
ST.. II. Garrett, Of Vaudeville, Pa,
1a-s Freight Agent of Pittsburg,
.N,aern and Lake Erie.
p. Bates, OF PitJsburg, Genera,
hight Agent Allegheny Valley rail
~
~. Lawrence, Of Pittsburg, Gener-
Agent of the Lake Shore Il Michigan
4 NG,leru.
IL A. Dean, Of Plttsburg, General
gat Agent Of the P.ttsburg d Lake
CE CtUders, Of Pittsburg, Joint
Lee. of the Contra. Traffic AssocI-
l1l.
LW. Catcher, of Pittsburg, Division
Freight Agent of the b. IL Ct.
These gentlemen are engaged IN set
l1ga problem that has been perpleX-
-g them for some time. 1t will consist
defining what constitutes billet,
BAD ,le freight men propose 70 secure
Evidence ON the subject In a practical
lllsr. With that object 10 view they
H visiting nearly all the large manu-
c,gr.1g plants In PitySOurg. Wheel
g, and Youngstown, where bilietS OF
f ly Kind are manufactured, and obtain
be- igures aud dimensions aud person
4 81 inspecting the articles. To-day they
vuy.>.I Wheeling plants, and to-moC-
Ng those Of Youngstown. They will
Il l- secure valuable and exhaustive
IUie1ce bearing on the subject.
Nowadays there are bi.iets and bill
en- They are of various sizes and for
Various purposes, and the standard can
20 longer 5e determined by the old Ak
Hc.e The line has 10 be drawn
n Arevb-re iu defining shipments, as
Nue manufacturers are shipping manu-
hc.Crei IRON as bllets aud skelp iron,
nl The object OF the freight men is 70
aAc.sl standard
among the plants to be visited will be
ss Rivers, de-, the La Belle, and also
\ TO Be..a.re, Euuaville and Mar
n Merry As one Of the members
8 ltu.ght: what we desire TO do
z- tle rates on the various
l products, so that the rates
.n locality will not seriously
Gstr.es 10 another part OF the
tey M vice versa. We want to ad-
y 'le rates iu such q way GS TO give
,-s,2c.o1 a.l around among the man
4a;.-r.lg cities"