Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-10
Minor CONCESSIONS
SECURED FROM THE B. & 0. BY TEE CHAM
Der OF COMMERCE,
Bu! the Train Schedule Remains Practically IN
changed = Grafton Accommodation
Rstainsd-PassengsrS Taken
on the Fast Freight.

The committee OF the Chamber OF
Commerce held conference yesterday
with Vice President Lord, OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company. Al
though two or three minor concessions
were made, the schedule remains IN
changed, and no relief will be given to
the Wheeling merchants at this time.
Messrs. Hullihen Quarter and Joseph
Speidel, of the committee, left on the
early train yesterday morning for Fair
mont, and Capt. r. T. Devries followed
on later train. The committee met
Mr.. Lord at that city, and held con-
ference lasting from 0 o'clock until
noon. They accompanied Mr.. Lord IN
his private car to Monongah.
The conference was very pleasant,
the Committee finding Mr.. Lord very
genial and companionable gentleman.
They stated the object OF their visit,
and Mr.. Lord replied that he would do
anything In his power to aid Wheeling
merchants. When the Committee asked
him to make change In the schedule,
he replied that it was too late. He
pointed out that the schedule had been
arranged for the entire system, includ-
ing frelghts, and any change at this
late day would practically mean that
the officials would be compelled to re-
arrange the entire schedule. He regret
ed that the Chamber had not
taken action sooner. He explained that
the anticipated heavy passenger ana
freight traffic between points East and
Chicago necessitated the arrangement
of trains which had been made. He
did not think it probable that any
change would be made during the sum-
mer, or until the close Of the Worlds
Fair.
Mr.. Lord made one or two conces-
sions, however, which will be Of some
benefit to the travelling public. Here
after passengers: without baggage, ex-
cept such as they carry with them, will
be permitted to ride upon trains Nos.
46 and AZ. Both of these are ex-
press trains. 1t was the
intention of the officials to take of the
Grafton accommodation entirely, but
the gentlemen of the committee protes-
ted against this. Mr.. Lord then offer
ed as a substitute, to give train which
would arrive In Wheeling at 1870 o'clock
In the morning. The committee conId
not see any advantage to the Wheeling
merchants in such an arrangement, and
Mr. Lord finally agreed to continue the
accommodation, but its to departure
was changed to Z a. M, little over an
hour earlier than heretofore.
AS the schedule now stands, the train
service will be as follows: Departing
through trains, 3:05 a. M. and $3.50 p.
M; Cumberland accommodations a. m.
Grafton accommodation, p. m. Ar
riving-through trains, TAO a. m. and
2:10 p. M; Grafton accommodation,
1926 IN; Cumberland accommodation,
4:5O p. m. This gives four trains daily
in and out, and takes off all the trains
after 4:50 D. m.
The Committee returned on the Cum
berland accommodation yesterday after
noon. All were highly pleased with
their treatment by Mr.. Lord. 1t was
the opinion of the Committee that IL the
matter had been taken In hand about
two weeks sooner, more satisfactory ar
engagements would have been made.