Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-09
THE RAILROADS.
TIE LATEST IMPORTATION OF CITY AND
STATE LINES.
Construction Nsws-Business Prospscts-Talk Of
New -Accdsnts-POints From
the Dspots and 0ficss-B. & 0.
improvements

| arrange new schedule. a NUMBER OF
changes are in progress, and 1t was de-
cided to begin the new schedule on May
18th. Until the schedule is made out, 1t
is not probable that that the running OF
trains on the new State Line road will
get down to anything like a system.
Second Vice President Thomas M. King,
OF the Baltimore and Ohio, at first faV-
ored running morning trains from
Pittsburg through to Clarksburg with
out change. However, he deferred to
the judgement of Superintendent Pat
ton who decided to stop at Fairmont for
the present. Division Passen ger Agent
E. D. Smith went 10 Fairmont on the
| first train last week. At that place be
met Superintendent Bowles, OF the Mo-
nongahela road, who was anxious to
have through tickets as soon as pos
sible. Mr.. Smith intends TO 60 over the
| Camden system of roads in company
with Mr.. Bowles this week, when ar
rsngements will be made to have the
! tickets put on sale. The new i. 81 o.
schedule will make big changes In trains
as they now run.
Chief Engineer Chauncey Ives, of the
Baltimore and Cumberland Railroad, and
| his assistants, are at the Cumberland
Valley offices in Chambersburg, Pa,
! hard at work upon the bids received
last month for building the proposed
road from Cumberland to Hagerstown.
! One hundred and ten bids were re-
| ceived and the work of tabulating them
! was finished Saturday. The calcula-
| tions were then begun and when these
| are finished, in about eight or ten days,
the papers will be sent to Philadelphia,
where the contract is to be awarded
! Mr.. Ives thinks that the announcement
! of the successful bidders will be made
about April 90. 1t is understood that
| within ten days after the awarding OF
| the contracts work on the road must
begin and the entire road finished and
ready for operation within fifteen
months thereafter. The line measures
| 7S.s miles and the work is heavy
throughout There is only ono tunnel,
an SOO-foot cut through solid rock a
short distance east of Cumberland. But
there are numerous and heavy cuts
1
ceived range from bids upon the whole
contract to offers to build certain sec
! tions, and the large number received
J shows that many contractors are Idle.
! All bids were upon cash basis, for the
! company has the cash ready TO paJ for
! the work and no bids W re asked for on
| basis OF exchange Of bonds or stock.
! A very large percentage OF the rights
OF way have been secured and the cases
| of those who still refuse 10 settle will
have to be decided by jury trial.
A reorganization OF the Pennsylvania
and West Virginia is said to have been
| effected recently and 100000 sub
| scrbed in Bedford county, Pa, to com
plete the road. The local papers
which print these reports fail to give
| the names Of any Of those interested In
| the alleged reorganization. Carroll I.
! Hobart. railroad contractor Of Yer
mont. did some work on this line near
Bedford, Pa, in 1891, but the project
became bankrupt before any track was
| built. Considerable grading, however,
was done between Bedford and Cessna, |
| in Bedford county. 1t is claimed That
those now interested propose TO con-
plete the line between Holli1aysburg |
and Cessna, Pa, and south through |
Bedford county TO the Pennsylvania |
State line and into this State.
The hard times" do not seem to have
a very detrimental effect on West Vir-'
ginia and her enterprises. The railroad |
from Fairmont TO Pittsburg was com
pleted last week and two districts in
I-pshur county have voted an appropri- |
| ton of $40, 600 towards building the !
| Point Pleasant, Buchanan and Tygarts |
Valley Railroad These are two impor-
| portant lines of railroad TO this State.
! We caution our Upshur county friends
lest some over-reaching kindred enter
prise swallow theirs.-SOldh Branch IN. !
telIjgenccr.
The change in the w. & l.. f. pas |
senger and freight runs of the Wheel |
ing and Steubeuville division, has gone
into effect There are no Sunday trains |
at all, and none leaving this city direct
ly for Steubenville on week days. Pas |
| sengers to Steubenvlle and from the |
main line will be carried by a mixed |
train from Warrenton to Steubenville. |
| None but the main line w. & L. Z. |
trains now come TO Wheeling. The |
| local freight runs TO Steubnevlle with
out changing at Warrenton.
w. c. Chaser, chief clerk at the B. &
| o. freight department Of this city, has
resigned his position, 1t went into
effect last Saturday evening. Mr.. |
| Chaser was a very efficient and accom-
| modating young man and has held the
responsible position in this city for the
| last four years. He will remove TO
| Pittsburg, his former home, where he
will accept position, but still in rail-
road service. His numerous friends
are sorry to see him go. His position
here has not been filled.
A large increase in freight traffic is
reported from all the lines certering in
Wheeling. A larger number now of
loaded freight trains were handled 10
March, than in the preceding month,
and this month promises TO go far in
excess OF either. The number OF empty
cars show big decrease, which rail-
road men say, means a better movement
of railroad business and sign OF better
trade generally.
The annual meeting OF the West Vir-
einis Central was held at Philadelphia
on March %, and the following directors
were elected: Alexander Boudrou. +.
T. Clark, A. X. Kepner, Samuel Mas
teller, DR.. John A. Austin, J. w.
Aucott AID Ward Beecher Hausnan.
| Alexander Boudrou was elected Presi
dent aud Treasurer and T. 7. Clark
Vice. President and Secretary.