Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-09
RAILROAD WORLD. !
HAPPENINGS REPORTED FROM THE RAILROAD
CENTERS OF WHEELING.
News Showing Increasing Trade in ALI Depart
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From ALI the Lines.

Business with the local roads Is
steadily improving. For some Time
now In the w. B. & I. yards cars being
shifted having freight could rarely De
seen. The yard seemed blocked. now
within the last few days, all Is changed.
So noticeable is this that persons living
in that locality remark about the ola
business-like turn things have taken.
The largest passenger business ever
done at the Union depot Is reported LOT
last Thursday. The Fair brought
crowds to the city, but aside from this
business is reported as steadily gaming
The B. & o. did big business this
week, as large IS it has done Tor iour
years. Trade on the freight platform
is booming. 1t is said that 1t was never
better.
This evening the pile driving fer the
w. B. & T. extension TO the RIVERSIDE
iron mills will be completed. This work
was begun last April, and the work De-
ing a more difficult one than expected,
1t has required longer time tnan was
calculated. No work will be done Tor
about q month yet finishing the trestle
work, as places requiring extensive
grading in South Wheeling and Ben
wood, will require much work. IL IS
stated that the extension will not be in
operation this year.
VIM. Metzner, chief clerk OF the w.
B. & T., was married last THURSDAY
His bride was Miss Brakeman, popu-
lar young lady, teacher In the Filth
ward school. Mr.. MetZner, who Is very
popular among the railroaders OF the
Union depot, did not forget bis friends
| but sent them some elegant cake, winch
they relished and for which they are
thankful. Mr.. Metzner and wife have
gone to Chicago on their wedding tour.
In conversation with c., L. & w.
engineer. who has been In the com
pany's employ for twenty years, he
! said: TRADE over our line is now bet.
ter than ever it was. 1t has increased
greatly for the last few weeks back.
| Now we have all we can do. Somehow,
| IL appears trade is coming our way.
| Word comes from other sources, also,
that trade between this city and Cieve'
land is increasing steadily.
A train, known as the w. & L. E.
flyer, to Chicago, has been started this
week. The train leaves here at 3:15 p.
IN. and arrives at Chicago at 3:15 a. IN
following morning. At Cresten, o., the
run is continued to Chicago by the N. T.,
p. & o. railroad. The distance by TIL:
route is forty-six miles nearer than by
| from this CITY
The c.. L. & w. and the W. & L. E
roads are making preparations for the
| thirteenth Of the month, "Ohlo Day,
at Chicago, and special excursions viii
be run from this city. The C., L. d
w. also has big excursion planned tt
Chicago on the nineteenth, and also the
tweuty-sixth of this month. 1t is ex
pected that the excursions will be the
largest over these lines yet.
There are good many indignant
railroaders In the city. Their griev
| ance is that passes to the Fair were not
| granted them. Said gentleman, hold
ing the highest position in city yards
Yesterday: IF any one in this city
4 deserves TO get to the Fair on free
pass it is we, who have to stay out til
after midnight these nights, handling
stock for the Fair Association"
F. H. Theirs, chief clerk at the w.
l.. Z, freight depot, will start to-day
for three weeks trip TO Des Moines
Iowa, and Chicago. Last night thi:
gentleman gave his friends Of the w.
L. E. department at the depot pleas
ing social time. Though no ladies were
present, most enjoyable time wa
spent Not the least pleasing Of enjoy
| ments wero the refreshments,
G. II. Rodeheaver, the popular toll
man of the Union bridge, is sick anC
not able TO work. A peculiar epidemic
is going the rounds, sort Of hay fever
| and Mr.. Rodeeeaver is victim. His
wife also has the ailment and is very
sick. So seriously is she Ill that heI
condition is critical.
The Pan Handle did a very large busl.
ness, too, and the Ohio River never car
rled so many passengers in any Other
week in its history as IL did this week
| The boys in all the yards OF Vie city mao
to work very hard, and many are nearly
| given out as a result.
Dan Poland. we'll known brakeman
on the o. r. p, suffered painful &C
cident few days ago. He was making
a coupling at Rayensw5od, and caught
his finger, very badly MASKING 1t. 1t 1:
now thought an amputation will not bt
necessary.
The first daylight excursion this year
| TO Chicago, by the B. 81 O., will be next
| Thursday. The train will leave the de
Dot In this city at $50 a. m. and get Il
Chicago at $50 p. N. the same day
Preparations are being made for yer!
large crowd.
The Union Bridge trestle, near tn,
Belmont Brewery, in Martins Ferry
| is being greatly repaired. New string
ers are being put in, and other improve
ments made. A large force OF men arr
engaged at the work.
Yard Conductor Of the Panhandle
George st. Myers, will go to Bcstor
next week. He is delegate
TO the session of the Grand Lodge,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Nearly all the live stock brought b!
the B. & o. to Wheeling will be taker
by the Pennsylvania line TO Indiana
Pa, where a county tair will be In
progress socn.
The B. & o. will have quite rush oil
passengers for Chicago, this afternoon
| General business with this Company /
reported excellent
Yard Master B. J. Patton, OF tn
Wheeling B. & O. yards, aud w. E
Porterfeld, of the Junction yards. will
leave to-day for trip to the World
| Fair.
Harry Ripley, formerly with the B
| & O. employ here, now OF Chicago, EN-
ployed by the same companJ,is here FOL