Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-08
Rail ROAD REALM
WHEELING LINES SHOW RAPIDLY NOREAS-
ING TRADE THIS WEEK.
Death Of Mrs. 0. L Williams-What the Freight
Agents Resolved to dO-Notss About
Rail Readers.

agent of the Southern Pacific, was In
the city yesterday. George Miller, Of
the W., B. & T.. is not able to work yet
after his serious illness. W. F. Eberly, of
the Inspection Bureau, will 60 to work
next Monday, after a weeks vacation.
W. & L. E. Car Inspector Jacobs, Of
Steubenville, was in the city yesterday
on business. Passenger Conductor
John Clark, of the w. e. L. E. was in
the city yesterday for the first time in
several months. M. l. Bremen, b. &
o. yard conductor, has resumed work
after a short illness. Joseph Clark, B.
! & o. brakeman, is again on
duty after short vacation.
J. E. Montgomery,a we'll known news
agent, is laid up al his home at Wilbur,
Tyler county, sick of rheumatism. A.
G. n. Thompson, also popular news
agent, has a bad attack Of grip, and is
confined TO his home at Grafton. Capt.
J. J. Bradshaw. of the B. & O., is at
work again after a vacation. Engineer
J. c. Mcclure, formerly Of Wheeling,
passed through the city last Tuesday on
his way to his home at Dennison, o.,
after attending the funeral Of his faith
er-in-law. who lives back of Belaire.
| Engineer Louis Vencel, Of the
| Panhandle, was in the city
last Tuesday from Plttsburg.
! Captain c. L. Eberly, of the B. & O.,
is In the city every other day, having a
coach in his train which is one OF the
finest In the entire B. & 0. system.
Mr.. Ebery kindly showed the REGISTER
railroad man through the elegant
coach yesterday. The coach has been
on the road for about two weeks. II is
fitted up In the latest improved style
with hot and cold water and gas 1t
presents beautiful Interior and is fit
for royalty itself.
At the monthly freight agents meet
| ing at the w. B. IL 7. Offices last Satur-
| day it was recommended to the Ma
tional Association that the tin, wire
and lead car seals in use by the PennSyl-
vannia lines are the best seal. They
also asked the Association TO recommend
to the managers OF the different lines
their use.
Several persons OF this city, among
| them being several B. &c o. railroaders,
| ganize new lodge A. o. u. w. there.
1t is expected that a large number Of
railroaders will be taken into the new
lodge. Already fifteen B. & o. rail-
readers OF this city belong to Wheeling
No. 26.
The wife Of G. L. Williams, superin-
tendent Of the Ohio River railway, died
! last Tuesday night at her home in Park
ersburg, after a short illness of pneu
moria. The funeral party left Parkers-
| burg yesterday evening with the re-
mains, for burial at their former home,
Princeton, Ill.
Wheeling freight agents have resolv-
! ed to attend the National Freight
Agents Association in a body. This
convention will be held in Pittsburg
next June. The agents have also pre-
pared a question relating to the mani
Testing OF freight, to be discussed at the
conven ton.
The committee from Trisdelphia citi-
zens will meet Manager Weisgerber, Of
the w. & E. G. railway, for the purpose
of letting the contract for running the
herdc line from Elm Grove to Triadel-
phia. The herdic will be started the
twentieth of next month.
Coach No. II, Of the W. & L. E., ar
rived at the Union depot last Tuesday.
It's beauty, and is one OF the cars COM
| pletely overhauled. The seats are OF
the Scarrett patent. This makes the
fourth coach fitted up in this modern
way.
Master Car Builder W. II. Stark, Of
the W. & L. E., of Toledo, accompani-
ed by his wife and child, were in the
city yesterday, parEiy for business and
partly for pleasure. They left the city
yesterday afternoon for Steubenville.
j. E. Terry, General Freight and
Passenger Agent, and W. R. WoOdford,
General Manager of the c. L. & W.,
arrived yesterday in Bridgeport by
| special car. They were in this city
yesterday afternoon on business.
The Inspection Bureau OF the Central
Traffic Association is cutting down ex-
penses. This affects six rairoaders OF
/ Wheeling, and each has to lay OF a
week every month. The change will
! be only temporary.
Good progress is being made on the
| W. y. 81 Z. extension TO BenWOod.
| Tracks are laid TO Gilleland's glue fac
tory. Additional workmen have been
put on, and they are now making ten
| hours a day.
! While aiding in tearing away the w. &
| Z G.. treStle at ESes', last Monday, Fred
Klein, track foreman, had one OF the
steel rails to strike his leg, badly bruis-
ing the member. He is able to work
again.
Last Tuesday, freight car ran of
the w. B. & 7. tracks near the Whit
aker mill The car, loaded with sheet
spread caused the accident.
Three cars were loaded on the w. &
/ Z. G. railway track yesterday after
noon, at Schenk's pork house at Ful-
ton. The cars will be shipped to Chi
cagO to-day.
G. W. Cochran, B. & o. passenger
conductor between this city and Cum
berland, is at Baltimore on a vacation.
His place is flied by Conductor p. w.
Burke.
A considerable reduction in freight
rates on iron and steel articles TO Nes-
tern points has been made by the Penn
sylvania lines, taking effect next Mon
| day.
Great numbers Of empty freight cars
are being sent from this city and the
East TO Fairport, o.. by the way Of
Pttsburg, to be loaded with grain.
Freight business on the Ohio River
IS picking up very rapidly. The
through freight train taken of q few
weeks ago has been restored.