Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-30
THE RAILROAD DEAL.
A Big Change May be Looked for In the
Street Railway Line-A New Electric
System to be introduced.

A Big Change May be Looked for in the
Street Railway Line-A New Electric
System to be Introduced.
The recent railway deal, published In
Sundays REGISTER, whereby the con-
trolling interest in the Wheeling Rail-
way Company and the Citizens Railway
Company was transferred to the Cleve-
land, Cincinnati and Beaver Falls gentle
men, has created considerable talk about
town, and many are the inquiries as to
the future policy to be pursued.
1t is as yet too early to gather any de-
tailed plans relative to the future man
agement, but it is safe TO say that there
will be such an overhauling as to lose
all semblance OF the present system,
and in keeping with current progress In
rallroading. Messrs. w. R. Kimball
and A. B. Champion, OF Cincinnati, and
j.. X. Clymond and w. w. Hazard,
four Of the purchasing parties,
who were stopping at the Nc
Lure, left for their respective
homes yesterday afternoon. The other
two gentlemen, Messrs. A. M. jolly aud
w. r. Leyda, OF Beaver Falls, intended
to return home, but missed the train
and remained over night. Another
gentleman, apparently much interested
in the new project, arrived here from
Cleveland yesterday, Mr.. Moore, con-
nected with the Dollar Savings Bank OF
that city.
1t is pretty generally understood that
Mr.. Kimball, who, by the way. is young
and energetic and of considerable ex-
ecutive ability, will practically assume
the management of the road. Mr..
Kimball is scarcely thirty years OF age,
but a gentleman who has had railroad
experience dating back several years.
He is connected with the Thompson
Houston Electric Light Company and
acts in the capacity OF prospecting
agent, doing all the calculating and
bidding IN municipalities contemplating
introduction Of electricity.
BY the introduction OF the Thompson
Houston system the double trolly wire
plan will be done away with, only one
wire being used, and instead OF encum-
bering the cars with the motor as at
present, the motors in the new system
will be placed, one over each pair OF
trucks just under the cars, and unseen
by the passengers. BY the single trolly
wire system the cars can be operated
more readily and reliably. But
running parallel with the centre trolley
wire will be another wire near
the side Of the street with occasional
connecting wires crossing. This sec
ond wire is what is known as the feed
wire, and will supply the main wire and
keep il fully charged with electricity.
By this arrangement the cars can be
operated as rapidly four or five miles
from the power house as within close
proximity of the same.
For some time, under the irregularity
OF the present system, the road
has little more than paid oper-
atlng expenses and interest ac-
count. The road, before the in
PRODUCTION OF electricity, paid some very
comfortable dividends, but OF late years
it has been gradually dropping lower.
Last year 1t paid per cent, and the
same the year before.
1t is understood that under the new
management some change will be made
in the operating expenses. 1t has cost
the present management at the daily
rate of about seven dollars car to op-
crate, and it is believed this can be re-
duced to something like three dollars
and eighty cents day. In other ways
the operating expenses will be reduced.
Mr.. Moore, OF Cleveland, who came
in town yesterday, is also interested In
other railway ventures, having consid-
cradle interest in the Toronto street
railway. Mr.. Hazard is concerned in
several systems of street railways