Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-09
EFFECTS Or THE STRIKE
LOCAL RAILROAD INTERESTS MATERIALLY
IMPROVED.
Talks With Local Agents and Emplcyss-Ihs
Latss. Phases Of the Situation 50 far as
Wheeling is Concerned.

now like they might not be, was hailed
with delight by the railway managers
OF this city. AS the REGISTER has
stated, the trade of the Wheeling lines
has fallen of about ten per cent caused
by the strike, but if the Pittsburg rail-
readers cone out. the trade OF this city
is sure to fall off one half and possibly
more.
A REGIsTES man paid another visit
yesterday evening to all the railway
centers of the city and to the offices OF
the express companies TO find out the
situation among them. A trip was
made also to the postoffice.
The Pan Handle management re-
ported that all quiet yesterday. None
of the Pullman coaches have been
taken from the system, and the word
reached this city from Chicago
that the trains were all running In
there as usual yesterday. 1t Is now
thought that none Of the excursions to
be held by the company in the near
future will be hindered by the strike.
The Yards OF the Pan Handle in this
city has not been notcely effected by
the decline in freight. and business on
he platform is holding its own.
The agent OF the Adams Express COM
pany said that things were about all
right as far as this city Is concerned.
Some freight was received through
from Chicago yesterday, but it was
about three hours late. Saturday eve
ming shipment was made from this
city to Chicago, and word arrived yes
terday afternoon that the goods got into
the Windy City all right. The company
in this city will receive no fruits or per-
ishable freight at all at the offices, and
none OF similar shipments are arriving
from Chicago. This Is beginning TO
tell on many Of the fruit dealers, who
find it difficult to get such articles for
their stores. 1t has been several days
now since the Adams Express Company
shipped any fruits or the like from this
city. This has greatly disconnected
many of the shippers OF Wheeling.
Those In authority OF the b. & o. at
Ben wood Junction stated that all the
trains from the West had arrived about
on time yesterday. This is big
change from the day previous, when
few trains arrived from that section OF
| the country. All the railroaders OF the
| Junction who were talked 10, were
strongly against the strike movement.
AT the B. & o. passenger depot yes
terday none OF the Pullman cars ar
rived. 1t made the second day since
they were taken off. As far as could
| be learned, train had left Wal
t. In ha r.
rived in this city all right, and on
time. Walkerton is west OF Garrett,
| Ind, and eighty miles east of Chicago.
Word was sent by wire to some OF the
| B. g. o. officials OF this city before
noon yesterday that all the trains on
the system were again running Into
| Chicago. For the last two days little
has been done on the line west OF Gar
rett, Ind, but yesterday the blockade
was raised. Tickets are now being
sold by the B. 81 o. to Chicago and
other points, as usual.
Tho Union News Company Is suffer-
ing much in the west from the strike,
and the branch in this city Is being
crippled by it. The mana5er OF the
company in this city states that 1t IS
very evident that hundreds Of people
are afraid to travel from this locality by
reason of the existing troubles.
O. r. Wood, Of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie, said last evening: "Our line
! is all right to Cleveland and Toledo, and
our Master of Transportation telegraphs
me that n the morning be will send In
a couple OF special cars for the Christian
! Endeavor excursion over our line Tues
dav morning to Chicago The strikers
| in Chicago have promised TO do all In
their power to see that the CHRISTIAN
Endeavor excursIonists get through.
and no trouble need be feared"
A telegram from Toledo, received at
two o'clock this morning. stated that
the Wheeling and Lake Erie, among
other roads, would be tied up this
morning, at the Toledo end.
Word reached the city yesterday
afternoon, that the w. az L. r. was
clear, and that the trains were running
over the branch into Cleveland. IL Is
| doubtful IL there is any OF the A. X. I.
men among the railroaders living In
this city. The w. 81 L. E., and the Z.
L. 81 w. lines have many Of the new
| order among their workmeD, but
none OF them reside here. During
the coal strike. the new union was or
ganized on these lines. At meeting
| at that time at Massilon, o.,
two hundred persons joined the
union, and II is thought that about one
half OF them were from the c., L. x
! w. and the W. g. L. +. 1t is natural,
then, that among the employees OF these
two lines there can be found many who
are in sympathy with the strike, but as
! they are In the minority on both rail-
roads, little is feared from any course
! they may choose to take In the strike
The United States Express company
in this city will receive no perishaoie
freight bound for Chicago or west OF 1t.
Other articles were sent TO Chicago
yesterday, and some arrived in this city
from there.
AT the city post Office 1t was found
tina; for thirty.slx hours previous to ii
! o'clock q. IN. yesterday no mail had
been received from Chicago over the
B. & o. Friday afternoon at 2:35
o'clock was the last mail received over
this line until yesterday. The mail
train which arrived 10 this city At IL
O'Clock Yesterday left Chicago on the
evening previous. The train which
brought it out OF Chicago was No. Il,
and It came from Chicago Junction, o.,
and arrived In this city on train No 46.
| All the Chicago papers and the like
which had been delayed arrived In the
city on this train. The mail was q
large one, but not OF such proportions
as one would imagine from the delay.
Outside of the mail trains on the B. q o.
the trade OF the Wheeling postofice
has Dot been affected much. On Friday
mail trains Nos. 8, II and IS from this
city to Chicago were abandoned, but 1t
is thought they will be put on again
to-day.