Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-23
RAILWAY REALM.
THE FORMER WAGES OF ALL THE EN-
PLOYES OF TIE ". L. 3. RESTORED.
The Panhandle is Laying Of Some Of lis Section
Men-Frsd Tiers Chosen Agent Of the W.
E.-MOVsnsnts Of RailruadsrS.

six weeks ago. that all the employees OF
| the line. about 1000 In number, had
| had their wages reduced 33S per cent,
| caused by the coal strike. This made
the lowest employees of this city get
| but eighty-seven cents day, and there
were several resignatiOns. Last Thurs
| day the auditor of the road sent word
to all the employees that their wages
were restored and that they would be
paid the old price from the 18th OF this
month, the time the coal miners were
! 20 60 10 work by the terms OF the CO.
! lumbus conference. About twenty OF
the employees of the line in this city are
happy rs the result.
Since Wednesday the trains on the
! Third division OF the B. Il 0. have been
| late and irregular. At Glencoe, o., on
! that day q freight train having thirty
| two loads Of coal broke loose from the
| eagiue and went down the steep grade.
! At turn in the tracks the cars were
wrecked. No one was hurt, but two
| buns on the train had the ride down
! the grade and were thrown of, but were
! little injured Both Of the tracks were
! blocked for a half day, and the trains
/ entering this city have not run on
| their regular time since the smash up.
Fifteen of the freights were demolished
/ by the accident.
f. Fl. Theirs, one of the best known
among the ralroaders of the city, has
been promoted, and is now freight agent
| of the w. & L. E. railway in this city.
! For thirteen years Mr.. Theirs was with
81 hoe h0n
| for the last year the chief clerk OF the
! w. g. L. E. He was selected by the
| Company instead Of George B. Burner,
| the former agent, who resigned. Mr..
| Theirs has entered upon his new duties.
The Panhandle has laid off many OF
| its section men, There are now on each
| OF the sections the boss and two men,
where formerly there was the boss and
| four men. On the Panhandle branch
| of the road, there being one force of
section men to every five miles, and
counting the floating crews laid off, the
| line had recently done away with the
services Of 100 men temporarily. The
| continuing hard times is given as the
! cause.
BY the first Of next week the improve
ments now In progress at the yard
| office OF the u. & o. will be completed.
In the second story of the building
neat room is being fitted up for the
telegraph office, and ii is TO be fitted up
10 the latest style, with new tables and
outfits. At the rear Of this Office will
J be room for the yard conductors TO
| have their headquarters
Manager W. r. Woodford, Of the c.,
| L. e. W., who has been in the locality
| form Cleveland, in his special car, has
gone TO his home. During the recent
tie-up along his line, by his mannerly
and courteous treatment Of the news
paper men, Mr.. Woodford made ties OF
| friendship with the pencil showers
which they will never forget
Miles J. Sweeney, OF the B. & o., is
| home from a trip to Charleston, and
/ while there he made the purchase OF
! Inc driving horse. The animal has
pedigree as a racer, and Mr.. Sweeney
will onter the fne steed at the races at
| the Fair Grounds this fall and at other
| places The horse is valued at $500.
The Panhandle will give an excur-
sion to the Y. =. 5. c. Z. convention at
! Cleveland next month, add there will
! be special trains run TO ASbury Park,
| n. j., on the 10th of next month that
| the school teachers OF this locality may
! attend the convention Of the National
| Educational Association.
On the fifteenth of this month, all
| the iron AMI steel rates on all the
| lines of the city were restored TO what
they were previous to the twelfth OF
| last March. During the rate war, there
was au average reduction in the price
| Of shipment Of these articles Of 80 per
| cent.
As has been stated, the B. & o. has
made but one arrest OF persons hinder
| ing the passage Of the coal trains during
the coal strike. Many more arrests are
| to follow as soon as the parties for
whom warrants are sworn out can be
| located.
The B. & o. will start the ball rolling
in the Atlantic City excursion line by
| giving the opening one on the 5th OF
next month. The Panhandle will fol-
low on the 18th. On both roads the
price will be the old rate of SO for the
round trip.
Charles P. Wood, the yard master Of
! the Panhandle, has the model OF
mechanical contrivauce Of his own in
vention at the Office, which it is thought
will take the place Of the johnson bars
now used on so many Of the railroads.
George Murray, a Panhandle con-
ductor, has a fine new bicycle. Mr.
Murray will get of ABOUT the latter
part of the month, aud will go to his
former home at Harrisburg, Pa, for .
months visit.
All the agents OF this circuit are home
from the agents convention at Pitts
burg last week. There were a dozen OF
them there, and they all say they had
one of the most pleasant and instructive
of times.
The W. & L. E. is using all its power
now for the hauling Of coal Last
Thursday 200 car loads OF coal were
taken from the mines Of DiIlonvale,
mine No. l, Long Run and Laurelton.
During the coal strike the freight
crews Of the w. Il L. z. to the number
OF 100 men were laid of. Now they are
all being taken back as rapidly as pos
sible.
A. T. Foster, one Of the brakeuen OF
the B. & O., had his hand painfully
mashed Thursday evening while coup
ling cars. He is OF work as the result.
All the troops are now removed from
along the W. & L. E. The last OF then
was taken from Sherrodsville last Tues
dav. Peace reigns all along the Une.
E. T. White, train dispatcher, and \.
c. Dean, train master, of the Psn-Han
die, in Pittsburg, were in the city
ThursdaV on business