Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-06
THE RAILROADS.
MATTERS OF INTEREST CONCERNING LOCAL
AND STATE LINES.
A New Depot for Harpsr'S Fsrry-Financial
Statsmsns-Ths Guysndotis Vallsy-City
Points and Personals.

| Ing June so. A dividend OF two per
cent. has already been declared during
| 1894, end four per cent. was declared In
| 1898, and four and one-quarter per cent.
| in each OF the two years before that.
| The company's business was greatly de-
creased by the bituminous coal miners
| strike, which affected all the Ohio coal
| roads during the two months IL lasted,
and the railroad strike which is just
over also affected the company's traffic
| seriously. The directors state that the
next five months promise 10 be very
| prosperous, and they believe will show
the heaviest earnings in the history OF
the railroad. All the coal producers
along the line have orders 30 the full
capacity Of their mines TO supply the
demand In the Northwest Lake region,
where the coal supply is very low. The
| ore business also promises TO be unusu-
| ally large, and agreements have already
been made by the railroad to carry
more than fifty per cent. OF the whole
of last seasons tonnage.
There is not Wheeling railroad that
has not to report that business is on the
increase, and that il is now better than
for long time. Passenger travel on
the Pan Handle is very much better
than for six months and in the freight
| department there is decided increase.
All summer the Ohio River line has
had good passenger travel, but 1t Is
now better than any previous time this
summer. The low river is par
TALLY accountable for this. . In
coming and outgoing freight on
/ the line is heavier. The 3. 81 o. is
| now making record in passenger
trade which is heavier than at this time
/, last year, as the reports verify. While
| freight business on the line Is not so
good as a year ago, it is increasing, and
| gives promise that by fall II will exceed
last years shipments. 1t Is with the
w. Il L. Z. where the biggest increase
| in all lines is noted. Persons in author
ity state that the general trade the last
month has far exceeded the expecta-
tious of T. Q management. Business
with the W. B. s. 7. is now better than
| for months.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
| Company has issued comparative
statement OF earnings and expenses for
the month of June. The earnings from
passenger, mail and express were $751;
733. 40: freight, S75S, $50. 81; as compared
with SlS4, 100. 65 and S645, 1875. "a respect
ivaly, for the same month In 1893. The
gross earnings for last June were S9l6,-
ll4.27: expenses, including taxes, $780,
6lS.44; net earnings, S235, 1858; as
compared with gross earnings OF $780,
CGnO EQE
ings S216, s59.77, in June, 1898. During
the six months ended June Both, the
gross earnings OF the road were 81, $780,
III. 81: expenses, So, GAO. TAI AS; net earn
iugs, Sl,2l4, 43O.l9. During the same
period In 1893 the gross earnings were
5,O76, s2O.95; expenses, So, 763,2l2.l7
net earnings, 81, COSTS.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
pending the issue of its annual report
for the wear ended June 80, has given
ont a statement of its profit and loss
account. The figures show that the
Company, after charging of all miscel-
laneous items, earned the interest on all
it's bonds aud a small surplus, viz. Sl4,-
O57.33. In spite of the adverse condi-
tious of the period covered the showing
is a gratifying one. The Company. as
one of the large soft coal carriers, had
to contend with three strikes OF miners
since January l, including the great
strike from the middle OF April Till the
latter part of June. A considerable
amount of work in the way OF better
ments has been done during the year
and included In operating expenses, and
the physical condition OF the property
maintained on its usual high standard.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has begun excavations at Har-
per's Ferry for one Of the handsomest
stations on the road. 1t will be l0l feet
long and % feet deep. 1t will be one
story high and Of wood, the roof project
ing all around. The interior will con-
tain a ladies' room, gentlemen's room,
agents office, baggage room, express
Office aud telegraph office. At the east
end there will be tower with nine or
ten levers controlling interlocking
switches and semaphore signal lights.
The station will be built in the formed
by the main line and the Valley branch.
The Guyandotte Valley Railroad ex-
citement has again been stirred up
along the country traversed by that
river. Charles Charter and j. NJ. Nc
Bride, two Eastern gentlemen, have
been investigating its resources, and
their presence and seeming desire to
know everything has placed the resi-
dents in a very elated condition at the
prospects of q railroad in the near fp-
ture. The men are civil engineers, and
in looking about in the neig hborhood OF
the Falls OF Guyan, let drop several re-
marks that put the enthusiasts on edge.
Lii coin Neics.
The local freight agents OF Wheeling
and locality had an enjoyable time
Saturday evening at Wheeling Park.
They went out on the o'clock mo-
tor. and with the chief clerks about
twenty sized up the number. They
went for two things, first to do import
ant business, which was done, and sec
ond to get chicken supper, which
thew did. 1t Is seldom that the agents
hold a m ore harmonious and enjoyable
meeting.
Another large consignment OF stock
from the interior of West Virginia ar
rived on the Ohio River yesterday and
was transferred to the Panhandle TO
be taken to Pitisburg. There were
twenty-five car loads, and it left the
city in the afternoon in two sections.
II is common thing now OF Sunday
for these large shipments to arrive in
the city.
CAPTAIN J. J. Bradshaw, OF the Pitts
burg and Wheeling accommodation. is
off duty suffering from sprained ankle.
Conductor II. L. TraisIer Is doing bis
work, apd E. Cotterell is conducting
Mr.. Traister's train. the Pittsburg local.
Brakeman Philip D0bbs. OF the B. Il
O., met with painful accident lew
DAYS ago. He fell from moving car
and a surained ankle aud other bruises