Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-15
PROSPEROUS RAILWAYS
TRADE ALONG LOCAL LINES INCREASING MOST
ENCOURAGEMENT.
All the Latest News From the Railroads Touching
This City-Itsns Of Interest to officials
and Employees.

The Wells-Fargo Express Company
received two excellent baV horses yes
terday over the w. & L. Z. road. These
horses were transferred by the express
company from Youngstown and Mead
vile. Two fine wagons and complete
outfits were also received by the COM
pany over the Terminal system yester-
day. These horses and wagons will be
used by the express company on the
city trade. This morning the Wells
Fargo company will take entire charge
Of the express trade over the w. & L. E.
Their Office is situated on Main street,
where the American Express office was
formerly.
Not for many day were the city
railroads having more encouraging
trade than at present. Since last week
every line in Wheeling has had o
steadily increasing trade, till now many
lines are having the old time rush. In
the Terminal yards coal from the Fin
leyville coal regions is again being
shipped in large consignments. The
w. & L. E. freight house is we'll filed
again and trade is increasing every
day. Passenger trade over the B. & o.
has been very lively, particularly the
last few days, while in the yards Of the
company the employees are kept bnsy.
In the B. & o. and Panhandle yards,
freight is very heavy. All the coal
mines along the Panhandle are now
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Chas. Wood, yard master at the
Panhandle, said yesterday that trade
was increasing very rapidly. He said If
the present rush kept up the present
force of men at the yards could not
handle the freight, and that the full
force would again have to be put on.
las an indication OF returning prosper
ity," said Agent Braden, OF the Pan
Handle and Ohio River railroads, "the
tonnage platform reports for the month
of August, this year, exceed those OF
August, last year, by 25 per cent
Thomas D. Messler, formerly third
Vice President OF the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg, died recently, and it
was u question Of much speculation as
TO who would be chosen as his successor.
The Directors have elected John K.
Davidson, formerly fourth Vice Presi-
dent. Mr.. Davidson is well known
among rsilroaders In the city.
John w. Renner the present
controller, will probably be chosen to
fill the office OF Fourth Vice President.
In conversation with prominent rail-
road official yesterday, it was stated as
his opinion that the Pennsylvania sys-
TEN owes its phenomenal success large
" to the fact that men the next lowest
in the company's employ are promoted
when higher vacancies occur.
Tom PROV gives promise to be an en-.
joyable day to the trackmen Of the B. ~
o. between this city and Grafton and
their families. The occasion is their
annual picnic at Cameron, where the
one hundred trackmen with their fami-
lies go for an outing and big social time.
This morning at o'clock the Is. q o.
has arranged that special train leave
the depot in this city and gather the
picnickers along the line. There will
be good music and refreshments in
abundance. 1t is expected that the pic
mic this year will be the biggest ever
held there.
Last Tuesday the pile driving Of the
Terminal extension TO Benwood, was
completed. When the last piles were
being driven in Upper Benwood at a
depth Of seventeen feet solid limestone
rock was struck, something very I'M
usual there. 1t is said that 1t won't be
long till Jorge force OF carpenters will
be put to work finishing the trestle. 1t
is probable, however, that no trains will
be run over the new extension this year.
1t is not the expectation OF the COM
pany to extend the system TO Benwood
proper at present.
The death Of NJ. Homer Leggett, the
popular B. 81 O. freight inspector, Is
still topic OF saddened conversation
among his late associates. The 3. & o.
clerical force presented most besuti-
full floral tribute to Mr.. Leggett's men,
DRY. Amid the blue and white flowers
were the letters comprising the SEN
tence "Closing the Report"-somethinG
significant in relation TO the deceased's
labor. The remains of Mr.. Leggett
were buried al Canton last Tuesday.
To-day the U. S. Express Company
will take charge of the traffic OF the
American Express Company over the
c., l.. Il w. system. The American
Express Company will now cease in this
city and will not have an Office in this
State. This move will greatly increase
the business Of the United States Com
pany, as the local trade between here
and Cleveland Is q valuable one and is
increasing surprisingly.
A. H. Young. engineer at the Ter
minal Office, has had an interesting relic
at the depot, on exhibition Of late. 1t
is one of the most perfect Indian
hstchets seen. Jack Mccoy, deceased, OF
Hallock Bros, found the relic along the
line of the Wheeling and Elm Grove
Railway, near Fulton. The article when
found was buried three feet deep.
Many hundreds OF persons examined it
at the Union depot.
Carloads of railroad ties by the humid
red are being transferred by the Pan
Handle over the B. q o. these days.
These materials come from all along
the o. R. r. system and Its branches.
Several more hundred carloads are to
follow. They are being taken to Buff
falo, n. Y.
The Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling,
will run its first daylight excursion to
Chicago next Tuesday. A flyer will
leave the Union depot at o'clock IN
the morning and will arrive there at
9:2O O'Clock the same day,