The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-14

1t was said early yesterday that a
traffic arrangement had been made be-
tween the Wheeling electrical railway
company and the JOlly-Leyda,Nichols
syndicate, or "Bellaire, bridgeport 4
Martins Ferry Railway Company"
which would bring the passengers from
any poiHt on the latter line into Wheel.
ing over the Wheeling railway OH terms
Just Us advantageous as If the Ohio road
had secured the right of way into and
through the city which was refused 1t
Tuesday night by the first branch OF
council.
The report came frat as q mere ru-
NOR, 1t was confirmed to some extent
by the fact that people who knew wheth-
or it was true or not did not deny it,
More reliable confirmation was later
obtained, in the shape of positive state,
ments OF it's truth by persons in a posi-
ton to know.
An effort was made to see Mr.. A. NJ.
jolly, but on the first call he was not in
his office, and last evening 1t was said
that he had gone out oil town, Others
connected with the Wheeling company
in various capacities expressed ignor-
ance OF any agreement
There has been on the part OF many
people, ever since the Ohio company
came into existence, a never wavering
belief that eventually the two CONF
pauies would either combine as one, or
make q traffic arrangement which to all
intents and purposes would accomplish
every end OF q combination in which
the public could DO directly interested.
That the latter has now been accom-.
plished there can be no reasonable
doubt.
The terms OF the agreement arc not
as yet definitely known. In substance,
however, 1t is that passengers will be
transferred from the Ohio road to tho
Wheeling road, and vice versa, Just as
if they were one company's property.
The connecting point Of course will be
in Bridgeport, The Wheeling company
has a contract with tho Wheeling &
Belmont Bridge company for the use Of
its Back river bridge by tho tracks aud
cars, and that bridge is now being re-
built on n modern plan for this pur.
pose. 1t is probable the Ohio line from
Bellairo to Martins Ferry and out to
the Wheeling creek coal works will DO
completed ready for operation by the
time the new bridge is done and ready
for the electrical railway traffic.
Under the new arrangement q passen.
ger from any point on the line across
the river will be able to ride to tho
Island for five cents, getting a transfer
check on changing cars at Bridgeport.
To the city the fare will be ten cents.
From the city to any point in Ohio will
also be ten cents, with but the one
| transfer, aud from the Island to Ohio
five cents.
This agreement, which is understood
to have been contaminated Wednesday
night, and TO be complete but for the
signatures, IL understood to involve the
abandonment by the Jolly-Leyda syn
dictate Of any purpose to come into
Wheeling. 1t OF course abrogates the
| conditional contract with the Wheeling
& Belmont Bridge Company by tho
terms OF which it was to rebuild the
suspension bridge, suitably for cleo
| trical car traffic.
Many people, members OF Council
and others who were from their posi-
tons compelled to think about the at.
fairs of the two companies, and to
some extent examine into them, have
| persistently refused to believe that this
| sort of an arrangement was u possible
contingency Of the future, while others
| regarded it as u foregone conclusion, in
view OF the action OF the first branch OF
Council Tuesday night. In fact, the
reasonable %supposition that so logical
an outcome OF the situation would be
brought to pass, to some extent intu.
enCed tho action OF the first branch. 1t
was said by members that the
new line as last proposed, emitting
tho East Wheeling extension, gave
to the people OF Wheeling no facility
the Wheeling Company had not already
given, and that the two companies
would not sacrifice business laid down
ON their lines. Therefore, what was
the use OF burdening streets with tracks
which were OF no possible use to the
citizens?
Some Of the people who took an in
terost in tho matter became angry when
tho idea was advanced that d traffic ar
rangement or closer combination be-
tween the two companies could be pos.
sible. 1t is doubtful ii any Of the many
who confidently expected this outcome
thought II possible that it could DO 60
soon arrived ut. Those people who
have all along refused to abandon the
idea that the two companies arc ono,
or at least destined to become ono, will
sec in the present situation Confirma.
tion Of that suspicion, while persons OIL
other shades OF belief will be puzzled us
to what to expect next.
Mr.. Champion, Of Cincinnati, q
stockholder and tho chief counsel Of
tho Wheeling company, left Tor homo
carly yesterday morning, after the
tralic agreement had boon fixed up. II
Is, Of course, u good thing for the pub.
lie, aud as good for both tho corpora.
tions Interested.