Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12
THE RAILROADS.
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE CONCERNING "
VA. LINES
Alb. & 0. Rumor Dsnisd-Ths New Tune
Opsnsd-W Va. Central and Pits
barg Plans.

The West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railroad Company will soon begin
the construction of a line Of railroad
| from mberland TO connect with the
Cumberland Valley Railroad near Ha-
| gerstOwn, Of tWenty-eight miles. The
new road will pass through mountain
! Gus country, aud in its construction will
REQUIRE a number OF viaducts and one
| tunnel under Walnut Ridge, twelve
miles east of Cumberland. With the
completion of this road the West Vir-
| ginia Central and Pittsburg will aoan-
don its coal shipments by way OF the
| Huntington and Broad Top line, and
will use the Cumberland Valley Road to
Harrisburg, effecting a saving Of fifty
miles of haul and avoiding two heavy
grades, which limit the number Of
cars to a train. The Cumberland
| Valley Road is practically free from
grades and will permit the hauling OF
| heavy trains. Arrangements have been
made for tide water terminals at Phia-
delphia for coal trade in connection
! with the new line. An officer Of the
J West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh
is quoted as saying that the company
mines and coke ovens from Baltimore,
and that had il secured control Of the
| Western MARYLAND, its entire tonnage
would have come to Baltimore. Failing
to secure the Western Maryland, this
officer added, the company concluded
to construct the line and send its coal
to Philadelphia The Pennsylvania
Railroad, which operates the Cumber-
land Valley line, has agreed to set aside
FIVE per cent. of the gross freight earn
ings of that road as a guarantee Of the
interest on the bonds of the new road.
A court of inquiry was held at the B. e
o. shops at Grafton on Tuesday over
the engine that exploded her boiler
between Grafton and FairmOnt last
week. The investigating committee,
or court, was composed OF number Of
master mechanics including those at
Baltimore, Piedmont, Parkersburg,
Benwood and other points, as we'll as
other experts In the line of boiler max
ing. The exploded engine was one OF
the one hundred recently built for and
recently delivered to the 3. & o., by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and IL
is claimed, so it is reported, that the B.
& o. people contend that there were
some structural defects in the boiler
that caused the explosion. The Bald
win Locomotive Works also had rep
tentative present to look after their in
terests in the investigation. The rail-
road people maintain that the explosion
was not the result of neglect on their
part in any way.
A rumor is to the effect that the c. &
0. is endeavoring TO get possession OF
the Louisville Southern and the Louis
vile, Evansville and st. Louis Air
Line. 1t seems the c. & O. has already
come to some understanding with the
NJ, K. & Il. as TO an outlet to the
Southwest. The c. & o. now comes
into Louisville from Lexington over
the L. g n. The purchase of tho Lou
isville Southern running from Lexington
TO Louisville, and the Air Line from
Louisville to st. Louis, would give the
c. & O. an independent line from the
seacoast to the West and Southwest,
and certainly would assist materially
in increasing the earnings OF the sys-
tenn.
Speaking of the recent trip Of him
self and other 3. & o. officials and Bal
timore business men to Mexico, in con-
nection with the proposed line OF steam
ers between Baltimore and Tampico, c.
K. Lord says: "The products OF Mary
land and West Virginia coal mines will
be used in the trade with Mexico, and
they will be brought to B2ltmore over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad" The
venture promises to result in a new
and important market for West Virginia
coal.
The new Baltimore and Ohio bridge
at Harper's Ferry was opened for travel
Yesterday, and henceforth trains will
run over it and through the new tun-
mel. The old route at that point Will
be abandoned.
Baltimore and Ohio officials deny the
published reports that divisions shops
are to be located at Terra Alta.
The new time table on the "Pewiky"
went into effect at p. m. Yesterday
Shelf Bros, jewelers., are selling
diamond rings, real beauties, for IS and
$40, and are daily receiving new goods
which they are selling at reduced prices,
at lilo Main street.
Rare opportunity for Business With
small Capital
An interest in a well known and well
established manufacturing business can
be secured on favorable terms. Address
o.