Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-24

OF the river above BROWNSVILLE, ana IL
looks as il both roads would be built.
Within the next thirty days five or six
powerful, swift and handsome new pas
senger locomotives will be added to the
equipment Of the Baltimore and Ohio's
Plttsourg division. They will come
direct from the Baldwin locomotive
works at Philadelphia and will be used
In hauling through trains. They will
be duplicates OF the powerful machines
used on the Baltimore and Philadelphia
division and will weigh about ia, ZOO
pounds each, exclusive az the tender.
They will cost not less than $4,000
each. With the Inauguration OF its
next schedule the Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago will run through Pittsburg and
the new engines will head them. The
cylinders of the new machines will be
20 by "a.
There was meeting OF the Board OF
Directors OF the w. Va. &c Pa. r. Z.
held In this place last Tuesday. New
subscriptions of stock were taken and q
good deal Of money added to the ex-
chequer, which will give the road
starter. A gentleman who knows states
that the board is in excellent spirits
over the present prospects. The float
ing debt of the company was paid of,
which is something for the board 10
feel good over. Another meeting is to
be called soon and we may learn OF q
little more good news. AS we have
said before, road must come through
this county. 1t is necessity. The
large investments In this and adjoining
counties is too large to lie idle. II the
w. Va. & Pa. don't come soon, another
will very likely take its place.-Edtr-
mont Free Press.
A number OF B. & o. railroad officials
were In Baltimore this week arranging
for the new summer schedule, which
will go into effect May 14th. A number
OF changes will be made. The Chicago
limited train, which leaves Baltimore
at 1920 q. M, will 90 TO Chicago via
Pittsburg and Akron, instead OF via
Grafton and Wheeling, as at present.
The train which now leaves Baltimore
for Pittsburg at 7:15 p. m, will then
leave at p. NJ, and will run through
to Chicago. An additional train, leav-
ing Baltimore at IL p. m, will be put
on and will go TO Chicago via Grafton
and Wheeling. There will be no change
In the running of the Cincinnati and ST.
Louis trains. After the new schedule
goes into effect all the trains OF the
Royal Blue Line, except the fve'hour
limited, will run into the Readings new
depot at Twelfth and Market streets,
Philadelphia.
1t is very probable that the fond
hopes OF the people OF this city for
railroad across the north-central part
of the county may be realized. There
have been so many disappointments
that the Bergholz road had been looked
for in vain, and when the incorporation
of the Grand River and Mahoning K. K.
Co. was noticed In the papers II was not
thought that 1t would ever come our d.
rection, but reported survey In the VI
cinity OF Richmond, as noted In the
Gazette Of yesterday, has again revived
hopes Of the possibility OF the road COM
lug here. 1t is hardly probable,
however, that the Richmond
route will be the one cho-
sen because OF tne NUMEROUS CIooo
ridges which do not run toward the riv-
er and which would require expensive
cutting. Engineer RitchIe estimates
that the cut at East Springfield will cost
$500, 900. II any route is chosen II will
be the Bergholz. The road was incor-
porated for 81, 900, 900 and commencing
at Fairport harbor on Lake Erie In Lake
county goes TO Youngstown by way OF
Lake, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull and
Mahoning counties, then across Mahon-
ing, ColumbIana, Carroll, Harrison and
jefferson TO this city. Back of the road
are such prominent capitalists OF CIeve-
land as Judge E. J. Blandin, Thomas
Deerlng, James Richie, E. Tupper and
William L. Rice. --SteltbenUtlle Gazette.