Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-04
TEE RAILROADS.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS FROM THE
CITY LINES.
Construction Intelligence From State Corpora
tiuns-Ths Gossip of the Yards and
DspotS.

The engineers Of the West Virginia
and Pittsburg are surveying from Elk
ins, through the headquarters OF Green
| brier river across the divide, TO con-
nection with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad in Greenbrier county. The
proposed line is one which has been
suggested for long time. II will be
expensive TO build on account OF the
rough country through which II will
pass. The Company already has plans
made for q continuation TO Webster
Springs, which is part OF the route In
question. The extension would fol-
low one OF the Cheat River tribu-
tarIes as far as Collett gap, where 1t
will enter the Greenbrier valley, and
crossing Pocahontas and Greenbrier
counties, find connection With the
Chesapeake & Ohio, near the Virginia
State line. The object of building the
road is double, as it will give a direct
route to the South and will, at the same
time, open up a splendid and enormous
territory which is rich in minerals and
| timber, much of which is already
owned by those interested in the COM
pany.
Work on the line of the Roaring
Creek and Charleston Railroad is pro-
crossing well, although it was hindered
by the high water Of last week. The
rails are laid and the road Is in use as
far as SCOTS Mills, twenty miles. The
new bridge at Monroe, W. Va, was
tested last Friday. 1t will let the track
LAYERS and traffic over the river at Wo-
melsdorf, and will make possible the
early completion Of the road. The
company is using a number Of West
Virginia Central and Pittsburg engines
in it's work. The line is being built be-
tween Belington and Elkins.
The engineers of the Hinton 81 New
River, which is to be about twenty
miles In length and to follow New River
from Hinton, in Summers County, on
the Chesapeake & Ohio, TO a connection
with the Norfolk & Western, have
made preliminary surveys, and the Off
GERS of the company and a number OF
gentlemen who are expected to furnish
the money for beginning the work
made trip over the proposed line last
week. The line, as surveyed, passes
through the celebrated New River coal
country, and opens splendid timber
lands.
Division No. 60 OF the Brotherhood
of Railway Trackmen, the new organ
ization Of this city among B. q 0. en-
ployes, held it's second meeting yester-
day morning, at Walther 81 Dueker's
hall, at Twenty-siXth and Chapline
streets. The organization shows great
progress, and ten new members were
initiated yesterday.
Never before on a Sunday did the
Wheeling and Elm Grove Railway do
bigger business than yesterday. Every
engine of the road was in the line and
the jam at the o'clock outbound motor
was wonderful. 1t was learned at the
Office that over one thousand park
tickets alone had been sold.
VIM. Lahue, formerly OF this city,
but recently sub-agent at Wellsburg,
had his smiling presence in the city
yesterday. He will go to Mcdonald to-
day, to do extra duty there for time.
The B. & o. shops at Martinsburg,
this State, have resumed in full, this
having been necessary by the large
number of cars smashed by the heavy
coal shipments.
Yesterday was the first day OF the
regular summer Pittsburg excursions to
Wheeling. The train came in laden
with four coaches full of excursionists.
Nightwatchman Hatfield, OF the B.
& o. freight house, is of duty on ten
days vacation to Greene county, Pa.
John Nary is filing his place.
The change in the freight and pas
senger schedules on the o. r., first
given in detail in the REGISTER, went
into effect yesterday.
Part Of Wetter's show, now at Man
nington, was shipped through the city
yesterday to Massillon, Ohio.
b. S. Phillips, Panhandle operator,
of Pittsburg, was in the city yesterday
calling on ralroaders.
John Alexander, a former fireman on
the c., L. s. W., has been promoted to .
freipht engineer.