Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-08
THE RAILROAD WORLD.
WHAT THE WEST VIRGINIA COMPANIES ARE
DOING.
Interesting Notes Of the Progress Of Developing
the Stats in this Rsgard-General
Railway intelligence.

The Norfolk and Western. has ordered
from the Roanoke Machine Works thir-
ty-five cabin cars and two wrecking
cars.
The Baltimore and Ohio shop men
here were furloughed from Friday until
Monday, and 81 men discharged. The
reason for same has not been made pub
lic.-KeySer Tribune.
The Ohio river division Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen have sued
James Leake for 81, 900. He is the man
who Is said to be back in his accounts
while an officer of that DIVISION
Huntington Argus
Through the charter recently issued
by the Secretary OF State to the State
Line Connecting Railway Company it is
proposed to build line from Wellsburg
20 the Pennsylvania line, TO connect
with road projected from Pittsourg to
that point.
The section forces have taken several
curves out of the railroad, and Will do
more strengthening right away. IL is
understood the extension OF the ROAD 10
Charleston will be considered at meet
ing to be held at Parkersburg this
month.-JackSon Herald
The stockholders of the Roaring
Creek Railroad have been viewing the
oroDosed route of the road. They have
already secured considerable portion
of their right of way, and say they
mean to soon begin the work OF grad
ing.-ELkinS Inter Mountain
The Ohio River railroad people are
making arrangements to have two COM
mutation trains on their Huntington
and Big Sandy extension. One will run
from Central City to Guyandotte, the
other from Central City to Kenova.
Trips will be made about every thirty
minutes.
A consignee at Charlestown, refused
two cars OF Dark because there was de-
murrage to pay and allowed them TO
stand until there was $50 against each
car. The company then sold the oarK
for charges and the consignee sued the
road for $500; but he was beaten and
ordered TO pay the road $15, the pro-
ceeds of the sale having lacked that
much Of paying the freight and demur-
rage.
The twenty-fourth session OF the
Grand Lodge of the Order OF Hallway
Conductors will meet in Toledo, ONO,
Nav 9th, in a ten days session. More
than four hundred conductors will be In
attendance. At the close OF the Grand
Lodge a special will be rendered to all
wishing to go to the Worlds Fair, TO
return from Chicago when each one
chooses. A number Of B. 81 o. conduc-
tors will attend the meeting.
j. NJ. Gill. Superintendent OF the
Huntington division of the c. IL o. rail-
way. has been promoted. He has been
appointed Superintendent of four dlvis'
ions, the Huntington, Cincinnati, Lex
ington and Big Sandy, with increased
salary. A handsome new private
car has been placed at his disposal
by the C. & o. company. This is but a
deserved recognition of Mr.. Gill's valu'
able services for his company.
The following directors were elected
at the annual meeting OF the Central
Ohio, held in Columbus, o., last week:
Walter b. Brooks, Joseph w. Jenkins,
Joshua G. Harvey, Osman Latrobe and
A. B. Crane, OF Baltimore, Md: David
Lee and John Hoge, of GAINESVILLE, o.;
James II. Collins and Gilbert c. Hoover,
of Columbus, o.; John r. Hall, OF
Ouaker City, O.; c. II. KILLER. Of New
ark. O.: w. w. Peabody, OF Cincinnati
O.. and Daniel C. List, of Wheeling.
The bridge across Cheat river for the
Fairmont, Morgantown and Pittsburg
road has one deck span Of 81 it.; four
through spans of 135 ST., and one deck
span of So IT,; total length, 600 It. The
other bridge work is as follows: AZ
Georges Creek, one so it. span: road
spans. &c #. each, at different places;
Georges Creek trestle, 700 IT. long and
81 IT. high; Beeghly's trestle, 400 IT.
long and So IT. high; four crossings on
Grassy Run. total $50 IT.; two crossings
on Grassy Rnn, total $50 it., total 42C
fl. One road crossing 20 II. span; at
Laurel Run, one span 20 IT,; and al
| West Run, one span 20 IT.
The indications are now that the
opening of the Fairmont, Morgantown
a. Pittsburg north of Morgantown will
be delayed considerably beyond the
time originally OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
I. Examinations show that the slip:
which occurred last winter at several
( noints are much worse than was sup
posed, and that ia some places 1T will
be necessary to relocate the line
There will be several miles OF road tC
re-grade. The iron work for several Of
the bridges has arrived and been placed
upon the ground, and the work OF erect
| ing will be pushed. The large bridge
over Cheat River is progressing finely
The eastern extension of the West
Virginia Central Railroad goes rapidly
forward towards Hancock, Md: Tbs
final survey of the route between Han
cock and Siding Hill has been com
! pleted, and now the corps is making 4
preliminary location west OF Siding
ain Mountain. The headquarters o.
+! the corps at present are at Joseph Sot
tlemeyer's near Little Orleans. Th'
whole route west of Hancock has beer
surveyed and marked, except link o.
a few miles between Siding Hill and
( Little Orleans Mr.. Howard Suther
land. of St. Louis. Mo-, who will pur
chase the right-of-way about Hancock
| has been at the Light House for severa
DAYS. He will likely commence nego
tiatlons for rights at once, and viii b'
assisted by r. T. StottIemeyer. who ha'
been selected by the railroad officials
to accompany him and give advice
The Pittsburg Dispatch Of yesterday
| said:-"Pitsburg will step up peg IL
another week. Next Sunday the sum
mer schedule on the Baltimore and Ohis
/ will 20 into effect. and at the same time
+! che company will begin active competb