Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-29
FROM THIN RAILROADS.
INTELLIGENCE GAINED FROM DEPoTS YARDS
AND OFFICES YESTERDAY.
Business Better, with Figures and Authority Show
ing It-An About the Wheeling Lines.
Notes About Employees.

Hall, at Twenty-slxth and Chapline
streets, was held meeting Of interest
to all mem bers of the B. of E. T. Of the
entire B. & o. system.
1t is known that the Il. & o. road
proposes a seven and a half per cent.
reduction, affecting all Of its employees.
When this became known the 3. OF r.
| u. decided to consider it, and w. A.
Rany, Chairman OF the General Griev-
ance Committee, of Chicago junction,
o., called meeting of all the lodge
chairmen Of the system. Wheeling was
decided on as central, hence the meet
ing yesterday.
Their chalrmen, about twenty-five in
number, responded, and all parts OF the
system was represented. Among these
chairmen were: John C. Kieffer, Con-
nellsville; A. F. McWiliams, Grafton;
]. w. Powers, Parkersburg; e. l.. Al
mutt, Baltimore; Edward Huff, Pains
Vile; Bruce Pugh, GAINESVILLE; III. K.
Gardner, Pittsburg; J. w. Sager, New
ark: E. I, Castle, Keyser; j. +. Clayton,
Baltimore; f. NJ! Kelley and NJ. j..
Welsh, Cumberland; and j. n. Hardy
and II. c. Hartzell, Baltimore.
At the meeting it was decided to take
no action on the wage matter, as the
delegates were also called to Baltimore,
where the reduction will be discussed.
The only other business transacted was
the election of II. X. Gardner, OF Pitts
burg, President. and c. II. Hanley, OF
Baltimore, Secretary OF the Grievance
Committee.
At $3.50 o'clock, on No. 4, the dele
gates, twenty-nine In number, left Tor
Baltimore, where the wage question,
with other important business, will be
acted upon. John Stewart, from this
city; went as delegate.
Naturally the men are averse to the
reduction. They say were the reduc-
ton to be temporary 1t would be differ
emit, but they argue that il they are re-
duced 1t will be hard for them to get
back to the present remuneration, no
matter how greatly business improves.
Though larger numbe OF the b. ~
o. employees do not belong to the b. OF
r. T., a great number do and the result
OF the decision reached at Baltimore to-
day will have an important bearing on
the result. The delegates were very
reticent In talking OF the situation.
Representative of the B. OF L. e. w.
]. Duffy. John, Stewart, of the B. Of r.
T.; Charles Kenney, OF the o. Z. c., and
the representative of the o. r. T. from
this city and vicinity, left on No. l04
Yesterday evening for Baltimore. They
90 as auxiliary TO the B. Of &. Il. dele
gates VINO left in the afternoon. John
r. O'DelI. manager OF the b. &. o. sys-
TEN, has submitted propositions to these
orders relative to a seven and half per
cent reduction and other matters. To-
day, AT 3 o'clock, this matter will come
up for discussion. A gentleman high in
authority In these orders stated last
night that the employees of the Central
Ohio division and the Western lines
were unanimously opposed to the reduc-
ton and other propositions.
The increase in business among rail-
roads over last week is slight, but the
gain is q steady one. The passenger
travel from the Union depot has In
creased and the travel OF all the local
roads has been greatly augmented by
the drummers being abroad again. II
was learned at the c., L. &c w. freight
headquarters, that the trade was pro-
ceeding rapidly, and that 1t Is better
now than for some months. Business
with the w. g. L. e. is about the same
as week ago. The freight business OF
the w. B. & T. is again looking up In An
encouraging way. Trainmen OF the
fourth division OF the i. & o., state
that they are very busy, and that the
freight traffic is very large over this d.
vision, too. The road is doing an i'm
mense passenger traffic. Freight and
passenger traffic over the o. r. and
Pan Handle roads is brisk, and the bag
gage masters report trade at its normal
again.
| The Terminal system is being opera
! ted the same as before the financial dif-
ficulty. j. Z. Taussig has been reap
pointed superintendent. There has
been considerable conjecture as to
whether the extension to Benwood
would be finished at once. 1t was
! learned yesterday that next Monday the
| full force of carpenters will again go TO
work to complete 1t as soon as possible.
1t has been two months since this force
was laid off.
Rallroaders Of the Panhandle are
still discussing the finding Of the quar-
ters Of the Wharf Rats Club" In a
room at the depot, mentioned by the
REGISTER. Since that time the place
has been more thoroughly searched,
and other relics Of the club have been
| found. On one OF the walls the boys
! had painted a sign, with the clubs
name, and under board was found sew
eral other decks Of cards, with more
cheap literature.
All the local roads are anticipating a
great rush all next month to the World 9
Fair. The companies are making prep
arations for great rush, which 1t Is
! believed will try tie capacity OF the
systems more than ever before. 1t Is
probable that the S11 round trip rate
will not be lowered much, IL any. Some
Of the passenger agents, however, are
consulting with their companies for a
slight reduction.
Since the assignment OF the Wheeling
Bridge and Terminal Railway Company
1t has been often intimated that some
other road would buy out the system.
Good authority gave the opinion yester-
day that no transfer would be made, as
ultimately the system would be good
paying investment TO the present com
pany. The invoices for the system
have been completed.
North-bound freight being trans
ferred from the o. Z. to the Pan-Han-
die is very heavy. So heavy is 1t that
most o. r. freights come in two Sec
tions. Most Of this product is lumber
from the great timber districts of West
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