Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-10
RAILROAD TALK.
THE WHEELING AND CONNELLSvILLE RUMORS
NOW FLOATING ABOUT.
They Seem to Rest Upon Nothing More Tangible
Than an Abiding Faith That the Road
Will Ultimately Be Built

Tie revival of local interest in the
proposed Wheeling and Connellsville
railroad, noted in these columns recent
ly, continues, and the project is mat
ter of daily discussion among business
men, and while no one thing can be
quoted as affording an adequate reason,
there has, during the past few days,
been an increase in the sentiment that
the road will be built, and that, too, at
date much earlier than many suppose.
The presence in the city or such gentle
men as Engineer Job Abbott, OF Mon
treal, Engineer Gilmore Brown, andMr.
| E. w. Oglebay has given strength
20 this belief, and last evening not
| few gentlemen were talking railroad
matters, and wondering what was In
the wind" if anything. Enquiry by
REGISTER reporters failed to show that
the gentlemen named arrived here oy
any sort of agreement-in fact, assur-
ances were given that it was merely
coincidence, but the fact that there was
a little conference Wednesday night be-
tween Engineers Abbott and Brown and
one or more of the Connellsville direct
ors was referred to as being at least in
dicative that the projected rail-
road had some bearing on their
visit The recent changes and
rumors of changes in the official
STATS OF the c., l.. a. w. and the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie, and the sale OF the
former road to a New York syndicate
have been distorted by rumor to have
had some bearing on the recent revival
OF Wheeling and Connellsville talk, but
at present the alleged relationship be-
tween the two seems to have no real ex-
istence.
Referring to the two Ohio roads mem
toned, the Cleveland Plain Dealer says:
There is not the slightest probability
Of q consolidation of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie and the Cleveland, Lorain
and Wheeling roads. The statement Is
made on the authority OF one who
stands high in the management OF the
latter company and whose name Is
withheld by his request. 1t is tact,
however, the Cleveland, Loraln and
Wheeling has fallen into the hands OF
New York capitalists, and the process
of reorganization will shortly commence.
Among the probable changes will be the
election of M. d. Woodford, President
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton,
as President of the c., l.. & w. He will
continue as president OF both sys-
tens. This change is not positive
but highly probable. There is no
room for doubt, however, that his
brother, w. r. Woodford, late General
Superintendent Of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie, will become General Man
ager of the Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling. He will assume his new
duties within a week or ten days. 1t
has not yet been decided whether the
present incumbent Oscar Townsend,
will be retained in the service OF the
company. Other changes will follow
slowly. The policy of the new manage
ment will be to improve in every way
possible 1t will continue to compete
with the Wheeling and Lake Erie for
the coal traffic in the southern part OF
the State, and will endeavor TO build up
its ore business at Lorain. John New
ell, President of the Lake Shore, will
probably be one OF the new directors of
the reorganized company. The Lake
Shore holds about 500, 900 worth Of the
stock,