Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
THE LATEST NEWS OF TIE WEST VIRGINIA
LINES.
Points Of Interest Regarding Traffic, Finances,
Construction and General
Intelligence


ing over the Norfolk 81 Western from
Mcdowell, Logan and Wayne counties,
for shipment to Europe.
The Baltimore and Ohio's magnit-
cent exhibit at the Worlds Fair ought
to be kept together in some large city,
for the benefit OF the public during all
time.
It is reported that on and after Au-
gust 81, the mail division OF the Ohio
River railrord will be changed from
Huntington to Kenova, which is now
the terminus Of the road
Work has been stopped on the extern
sion OF the West Virginia Central from
Cumberland. The stringeucy OF the
money market is urged as the reason
for the postponement OF operations.
The survey of the upper division Of
the Big Sandy Valley road from White
House along the valley Of the Big Sandy
river in West Virginia to Buffalo Shoals
and Paintville is now being made, while
.he grading of the lower end is well un-
der way.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
!
grand union picnic at Terra Alta on
August 3lst Excursions will be run
from Keyser and reduced rates from
points east. Also. rates have been Sc
cured west OF Terra Alta.
1t has been decided to remove the car
shops OF the H. c. Frick Coke Company
from Morgan Station to Summit, W..
Va. The shops will be enlarged and
the lines OF road extended. The Prick
Company now owns 5000 open cars
The new shops will be completed this
fall.
The Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling
is making improvements on its river
division between Bridgeport and Mar
tins Ferry. Most OF this section OF the
line is built on piling and the improve
ments include the filling in Of this work
and the building Of stone retaining
walls. 1t Is quite an expensive piece OF
work, the walls being from 10 TO 40 feet
in height all the way.
The report that there has been cut
In the number OF men employed at the
car shops at EIkins is largely exagger-
ated. There have been but about half
a dozen cut of, and those not regular
mechanics. The enlargement OF the
car shops proper to double its present
| size progresses slowly but surely, and
when completed will afford employment
| TO more than double the number of men
! on the cut of.
Officers of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company deny that there is any
| foundation whatever for the printed
statement that the railroad company is
| indebted to the coal operators along It's
| line in the sum of $4,000, 000. 1t claims
that the usually monthly item OF about
! $50, 600, for the month Of July Is due,
! but will be paid early in the current
month. At the same time 1t is said that
northern buyers of the coal forwarded
py this company are indebted to 1t In
! the sum Of $500, 900 for coal purchased.
A fat car costs about $500, fat bot
| tom coal car S475, a gondola drop bot
tom $500, double hopper bottom coke
| car $40. a box car 5000, a stock car
$3.50, a fruit car (ventilated) 800 and a
refrigerator car $500. A four wheeled
caboose costs $3.50, and an eight'wheeled
one S700. The prices given on the
above cars include power brakes and
vertical plane couplers. A so foot mail
and baggage car costs 80, second
class coach $4,000, a first class coach
| IS, 500, while first class Pullman car
costs SIS, 900.
The statement Of the West Virginia
Central and Pittsburg for the fiscal
wear ended June 80, 1893, shows gross
earnings of 81, 1913. 9s5. 10, against ST.
1l3, 767. 80 for the last fiscal year, in
crease S5O.217.76; expenses STAB, 594. SO.
against S726, 1861, increase ST. 359.49;
| net earnings S420, 1865, against $751;
622, SO, increase $50, S5S.27; deductions
| from income, including interest on
funded debt and rental OF leased road,
$3.50. 6474S, against S246, $3.50, In
crease $50, 2sS 90; net income Sl37, $685.
II. against Sal, 500 SO, decrease So
43O.66. A large amount was spent dur
ing the year in building extensions.
The Norfolk and Western, in common
with many other roads, is retrenching.
By recent order many telegraph oper-
| ators are cut off along this road. On
this division Superintendent Cook has
closed the telegraph offices at Ashoy,
Manor, Vaughn's Summit and Ingham,
and taken away the night operators at
Shepherdstown, Charlestown, Berry
Vile and White Post. 1t is said, also,
that reductions have been made In the
clerical force OF the n. & w. The b.
& O. Railroad issued orders last week
! still further reducing the time OF It's
| shop hands, and the men are now WORK
ing but two days in week at Martins
burg and other points along the line.
A meeting OF the stockholders OF the
| West Virginia Central and Pitts6urg
! Railroad Company was held at that
company's Office in Piedmont on Tues
day. The following stockholders were
present: Hons H q. Davis, r. c. ker-
ems. Col. T. B. Davis and Messrs. c. Nj.
! Hepdley. C. W. Daily, u. Il. McCandish,
! II. G.. Buxton, +. 5. Landstreet, MAJOR
Alexander Shaw, Mr.. w. Irving cross
Mr.. Poole and Major Z. w. 5. Moore.
Hon. H. G. Davis presided over the
meeting and Major Moore was the Sec
! retary. President Davis presented MS
! animal report OF the operations'of the
road for the current fiscal year, and on
motion it was adopted unanimously.
The road is in a prosperous condition,
showing that 1t has been efficiently op'
Grated. Hon. H. G. Davis was reelected
! President; Hon. 5. B. Elkins, Vice
President. and Major E. w. ). Moore,
Secretary and Treasurer. A resolution
was adopted that the cumulative plan
of voting did not apply to this com
| pany.
One of the exhibits at the World;
Fair. which is OF special interest to en-
eineers and concerning which We have