Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-29
A RIGHT GOOD STORY
TIE DETERMINATION OF
PRESIDENT MAYER, OF THE 3. go.
Railroads Paying Larger State Taxes Than Here
tofore-No,ss Of Railroad Construction
and General News OF the Rail.


period of 1895:
Gross earnings $50 50 10 s57 d ssS &c
oPer expenses i,2'lT95 l.O26.sls ID. e85 GA
Net earnings. s5ss ss7 s579, SIS I. siIOl9
Six Mos. to Dec. 81
Gross sarningssi2s s3 9S7 sl3 795 O97 D. 1901. ITO
OPer expenses s,263.7O5 9737 26J ID. I73 sos
Net earnings. $3.50 30 t4,o57,s29 /. s5I245s
The net earnings of the lines east OF
the Ohio River for December. 1893,
were 81, 424, APO, a decrease of 5000 ISL
The net earnings Increased SllO,22s
The lines west OF the Ohio River earned
S45l,252; loss for the same period being
decrease OF Sl17, 1893. The net earn
lngs were 500, 071, a decrease OF $780,
The net earnings OF the lines east OF
the Ohio River for the six months OF the
hscal year TO December 81, 1902, were
50, 4S6, Col, q decrease OF 81 900, POS. The
net earnings were S3,49O,417, an in
crease Of SIPS, s37 for the Same period
OF 1892. The lines west of the Ohio
River earned for the six months OF 1893
-, 4O6, 426. an increase OF S47,1o5. The
net earnings were Sl,O7S. Dos, an In
crease OF S3s2,7l5 over 1922.
a Baltimore paper is authority for
the following story Some years ago
President Mayer, of the Baltimore IL
Ohio, became the owner OF extensive
coal mines at ClarksburR, w. Va, and
wished to sell the product to the Balti-
more ~ Ohio company, with which he
was not then connected, for engine pur-
poses. The superintendent of motive
power pronounced it an inferior article,
and condemned IL for engine purposes.
IL was really fine steaming coal, and
1t was intimated that IL had been reject.
ed In tho interest OF certain other oper-
| ators who were selling their product to
company. Mr. Mayer bad confidence
In his coal and Insisted that IL be given
a fair trial. He determined to demon
Strate its it's utility, and with that end
in view he donned the blouse and over
ais OF fireman, went on an engine I'm
! the capacity represented by his "togs"
| and Hired" the engine all the way from
| Grafton to Parkersburg. lie shoveled
industrionsly, kept good fire going,
and when he arrived at Parkersburg
| black and grimed, he had fully shown
the good quality OF his coal. with that
practical demonstration back of him he
I had no trouble In selling his copl TO the
railroad company, and IL has, it is sta
ted, been using IT ever since.
1t will be very gratifying to the great
! mass OF West Nirginia's taxpayers TO
I
new Board OF Public Works the sum
paid in taxes by the railroad companies
or the State Is $50, 900 in excess OF what
was paid during the preceding year
This has been affected by increased
valuation and the assessment OF new
! lines not before taxed. Some OF the
railroad companies are complaining
| loudly, and one short line in Kanawha
| county has appealed to the courts: but
| TINS opposition on their part was, of
| course, 10 be expected, and does not In
the least diminish the force OF the pub
! lie appreciation OF the increase 1t has
| long been notorious that these rich cor
| porations have so managed that their
property has never been assessed at its
real value. In undertaking to correct
! these inequalities the Board is emf
nentIy right. The people OF Monroe
! certainly approve Of the useful share
which their esteemed representative on
the Board, Col. John M Rowan, has
! had In this work OF reform.-Monroc
| U0tcIlmull.
The Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling
has decided TO begin the actual work OF
! construction on the proposed independ-
ent entrance into Cleveland this winter
| instead Of waiting until the right of
| way is all secured, which would cost
! pone the work until spring. This new
| line was Incorporated as the Cleveland
! and Southwestern, but has recently
| been consolidated nth the old com
| pany. The work a bout TO be com
! menced will be at those points where
| heavy fills will be- neces sary, on which
| work can 20 on during the winter
| weather. The new road will be about
/ twenty miles long, from the old road At
| MaIlet Creek into Cleveland, aud has
/ been located about half way and right
| OF way secured for this distance, which
brings the road 10 Brooklyn village.
Pennsylvania capitalists who pur-
/ chased some 1900 acres or coal and
/ timber land IN Marion, MononEalia and
| Taylor counties last fan, have been
| looking over the ground with view 10
/ building railroad either from the H. a.
| -. az lroutOwn, Taylor county, or from
/ the T., NJ. 81 J.. az Opekiska. The dis
! lance 20 lrOntown is much shorter than
/ 90 Opekiska, but 10 is though the route
/ along the waters Of White Day is the
! more practicable. Tho purchasers rode
! through from lruntown 10 Opekiska. IL
Is believed they mean business. One
thiog is certain, and that is that their
! purchase will never amount to much
until 10 is tapped by a railroad
g.. W Newman, Third Vice Grand
| Master OF the 70. OF u. r., which has It's
/ healuarter. 40 WaIther's Hall. south
/ Side, was 10 the city few days ago on
| important business. he lives az Gales-
/ burg, I.s, and was hero looking M
/ Brother A bert kungler's disability
/ claim. TO Will be remembered that Mr..
/ hingIer suffered the accident at the
/ Belmont Mi. about year dko. tho re
| suit OF which mas rendered him very
| deaf and has made him unable to do
any work. Nr. Newman held very
] enthusiastic business meeting 40 the
ball while here. There are slxty-two
members OF tle -. or j.. r. here.
on Monday last the Baltimore and
/ Ohio Railroad Company began running
their passenger engines through from
Cumberland 90 Washington, and our
town Us nO longer the end OF n division
,or tho passenger trains. A cut ln the
shop force was made the same dav bv
which thirty-Gve faithful employees are
added 90 the list OF unemployed. The
company seems TO have shaken the dust
on tbe.r feet against the town.-Har-
J. ffIIEIII|rr N.rfratur4f