Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-09
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE
TO BE DEMANDED BY MERCHANTS OF THE
BE- 0. RAILROAD.
A Meeting Held Last Night at the
Chamber Of Commerce Schedule
10 b Prepared.

The merchants Of this city, who have
been seriously Aforementioned by the
last change ia the B. e o. time sched-
ule, have determined to place their
wants in proper form before the officials
of the road, for their consideration In
arranging the spring schedule. The
service during the fall was poor, par
TALLY because of the Worlds Fair traf-
fie. Since Wheeling is one Of the most
important points on the B. & o., it is
not atall probable that the demands of
q q local merchants will be ignored.
A we'll attended meeting xas held last
night az the Chamber of Commerce, at
which a committee was appointed 10 ar
range such a schedule as will be salts
factory to the shipping interests OF the
city.
The meeting was called to order by
President Hullihen Quarter, of the
Chamber Of Commerce. Secretary
Howard Hazlett read the call for the
meeting, and Mr.. Quarter stated that
the object Of the meeting was TO prepare
such a schedule as would be satisfacto-
~ 10 the mercantile and manufactur-
ing interests of the city, to be presented
in the form of a suggestion or state
ment Of the desires of Wheeling peo-
pie, TO be considered by the B. 81 0.
officials when they formulate their next
schedule. 1t was fact patent to all
that the present train service does in
~ IL Ia III do ~ fha ohfnninn in
terests Of the city, aud Mr.. Quarter
deemed il advisable to take steps early,
In order that the matter might be prop
erly formulated and presented before
IL is too late, as was the case when the
time schedule was last changed. He
suggested that schedule be prepared,
or that 3 committee be- appointed to
prepare such a schedule and report at
another meeting.
Mr.. Allen Brock thought the matter
had been carefully considered by the
merchants and IL was pretty generally
understood what they wanted. To his
mind there were three points which II
was desired to accomplish. 1t was de-
sired, first, to have the time for leaving
OF the Grafton accommodation changed
from 1:25 o'clock to between and 4
o'clock In tho afternoon; TO make proper
connections at Fairmont; TO provide
later train at night from the East, to
replace the train now running at p.
M, and to furnish an early morning
train for the newspapers,
Capt. Devres had talked over the mat
ter with Vice President Lord, and was
hoN "a n nv
would comply with any reasonable de-
mands of the Wheeling merchants, pro-
vided the mileage OF the trains would
not be increased thereby. He asked for
an expression OF opinion by the gentle
men present, with reference to the
trains desired. Mr.. HeiSkell spoke of
the poor mail facilities, under the pres
emit arrangement.
The question OF an early morning
train was first discussed. 1t was the
general opinion that train departing
az five o'clock in the morning would be
a decided improvement, besides afford
ing ample fariitles for the distribution
of newspapers along the B. & y. east OF
the city.
Capt. DevrieS, who had given the
matter some thought, gave his ideas
with reference to the trains desired, and
in order to bring the matter properly
before the meeting, he moved the APP
pointment Of a committee TO formulate
a schedule The motion was adopted,
and the President appointed Capt. RI
T. Devrles, Jos. Spiedel, John Cowl,
Ran Stalnaker H. c. Ogden, Henry
Baer, President Quarter and Secretary
Hazlett. Mr.. Buchanan offered sug-
gestion that the committee secure the
cooperation of the jo6osrs, as their in-
fluence would have considerable weight
with the railroad officials.