Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-05
RAILWAY WORLD.
LATEST NEWS FROM EVERY CENTRE OF
WHEELING.
Where the Lines are Getting COal-A Big
Cut in Ralss-Prsonal Points
Notes Of General Interest

L. n. DAhcls VI bAo ID. ~ ". oiO4NiHH
force. accompanied by his wife, is home
from a visit 20 his father at GAINESVILLE,
o. James Trainer, one Of the best
known among the agents Of the Union
News Company, will go to work this
morning, after attending court at
Charleston. General Superintendent
w. Fl. Snyder CT the United States Ex-
press Company, with headquarters at
Newark, o., was in the city last Thurs
day on business. Michael Riley, OF the
b. & o. clerical force, is home from
visit TO PittSburg. James Finnegan,
one Of the b. & o. brakemen, is said TO
be the happiest man in the service, all
by reason Of a new arrival at his home.
John McNeary, OF the Panhandle, is of
duty sick. Joseph Hallisy, one Of the
Panhandle yard clerks, is of duty
sick. A. H. Deems, brakeman on the
o. K. K. for William II. Bowers, Is OIL
dutv suffering from a severe cold. and
Robert McQuay, Of the Panhandle, is
at DennisoD, o., on business.
The coal for the w. & l.. E. is secured
at Massillon. The company has large
amount stored there. Enough is on
hand to keep the line In operation for a
couple OF months. The b. il o. gets It's
supply at Fairmont No trouble is had
getting plenty OF 10 there. On the w.
& P. division the engines are coaled at
Elm Grove 10 part. The W., b. Il I.
has a good supply OF fuel stored away %
the yards. The coal used on the U. K.
is gotten at ParKerSburg and Chestnut
Hill. They have gotten along well THIS
far. The Panhandle Goals its yard en-
gines In the yards, and us road engines
principally at WellSOurg. There IS
enough coal in the yards to keep the
engines Of this division going for the
next six weeks.
Among the agents: j. A. Hall, OF the
Chicago, Rock Island and Paclnc, was
In the city yesterday. J. b. Wickery,
of the y. F., was here YESTERDAY among
the railroaders. William NJ. Clark, OF
the NJ. p, was among Wheeling rail-
readers last Thursday. w. b. Tattner,
of the c. b. & @, was Wheeling ouSl-
ness visitor last Thursday L. Z. Chale-
nor, OF the Norfolk aud Western, was
among his patrons in this city yester-
day. Commercial Agent George d.
Green, of the b. & o., was 10 Pittsourg
yesterday on a business trip.
A big cut affecting all the lines OF
the city went into effect yesterday
morning. The cut was in car loads Of
iron articles. Formerly the freight
rates from the Mississippi river TO Den
Vers Pueblo and a couple OF other points
were 20 cents a hundred. Now they
are 50 cents, a reduction of 20 cents on
a hundred. Formerly from this city
the rates by the hundred were So cents,
now ths- ar IS cents less from this
city. The cut is regarded as very
sweeping one.
Engine $40, OF the W. & p division
OF the B. & 0. was the one which will
be remem bered as carrying the Calvin
army 10 PittSburg, aud Engineer Nor
ton Miller is the man who had charge
of the throttle on the trip. The run
was a remarkably good one, as they got
into the Smoky City only - minutes
late. The COmmOnwealers rode along
and there was not an angry word spoken
or a dispute engaged In by them on the
journey.
One OF the conductors on the w. q
T. G.. railway had delicate and pecu-
liar duty to perform yesterday morning.
A well-knOwn young lady was on one OF
the outgoing motors, when she fell 10
laughing and out OF her mouth flew her
false teeth 10 the floor. The conductor
advanced and took hold Of the teeth
like he was handling a snake and gave
them TO the owner
During all the time OF the stringency
the b. & o. has not offered any reduc-
lions 10 It's men, The hours of some OF
the employees have been reduced, and
expenses made less in various other
ways, but the old way OF working is be-
ing rapidly restored. The railroaders
highly appreciate the way the company
has treated them.
As yet the employees Of the w. & L.
e., in this city, have not been reduced.
A letter Of protest against the reduc-
tion has been sent 10 the management
of the line at Toledo, o. No answer.
has come yet, but reply is expected
to-day. 1t is understood the men will
not work for = reduction Of 33 3 per
cent.
The citizens OF Triadelphia, who are
so 10 earnest 10 their endeavor TO secure
the extension of the w. Il +. q. road 10
their town, report good progress In Sc
curing the rignt-of-way. BY this time
next week, il is thought, IL will be posi-
lively known whether or not the extern
sion will be built.
Edward Baker, OF the w. & l.. +
platform force, is playing great ball as
shortstop Of the Red Cross team which
il now at Charleston. The defeat of
the Red Cross at that city last Thurs
day does not affect the W. 4 L. f. man,
for his work was one OF the features oil
the game.
c. A. Wilson, general superintendent,
and A. q. Blair, general manager,
officials of the w. & l.. T., were in the
city last Wednesday by the special
"Iawrspce." II Is understood their
business here was interview the men
along the line as 70 the proposed cut In
wages.
Trade Notes: Business is light on
the b. & 0. since the coal strike began.
Business on the b. & q. platform IS on
the increase. Yesterday was big day
for freight shipments on the Pan
Handle platform. Trade is moving
along about the same on the q. K.
The last Of the engines Of the W. &
+. q. to be Overbaulded and made like
new. is the largest OF the motors, the
"Georce Parks" which is now IN the
shops. When il is remOdeled and over
bouiad the line will have its engines in