Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-28
RAILROAD REALM.
ALL TIE NEWS FROM wHRELIEG'S RAIL-
WAY CENTRES
Trade Steadily Incrsssing-Ths Big Cut on the
W. & L. R-Impruv.msnts Along the
Linss-Personal Points.

ness. A. D. Palmer. OF the w. & L. G.,
is thinking of taking tour. K. ID.
| Thompson, of the Vandalia Line, was
In the city yesterday among his patrons.
D. B. Clark, of the w. e. L. K. clerical
force, is again az work after an illness.
| Samuel Cole, of the w. & l.. E.. Is Ill.
Daniel Reeves, formerly OF the w. b. d
r., is now In the C. l.. & w. employ az
Bridgeport Harry Mcintosh, OF the
o. R., who has been iii of fever, is get
ting better. c onductor Thomas Hinde,
OF the o. B.. is of on vacation to
his estate in Ohio near Sandusky.
Lee Hull, OF the Panhandle
main line, is In the city visiting his wife.
Travelling Passenger Agent OF the Pan
Handle Frank Sanky was down from
Pittsburg yesterday. C. E. E. Childers,
Joint agent OF the Inspection Bureau, OF
PIttsburg, and j. II. Lindenoerger,
chief inspector, OF the same city. were
in Wheeling last Thursday on business.
Alphonsus Carney, Of the BIZ o. cleri-
cal force, is again at his desk after be-
ing of sick. w. 81. Sylvis, of the o. S.
Express Company, is again on duty az
ter a serious illness OF grip. Archie
Harris, one of the 3. & o. platfor m
force, is at work again after being laid
of by reason of the business de-
preston. Charles Frick, general fuel
agent of the B. & o., was in the city
last Thursday on business.
Just how the great coal strike now
on will effect the Wheeling railroads is
a problem. As yet none OF the roads
have felt what it is to be in need OF
fuel. Inquiries were made at all the
centers yesterday with the appended
result: Officials of the w. q l.. L. do
not fear the result. They are assured
OF coke from the city gas works, and
there is enough there now to keep the
line In operation indefinitely. There is
plenty of coal in the Panhandle yards
or near them to keep the forces there
at work for the next two months. The
strike did not catch the yard master
mapping. Little fear is expressed that
fuel will be needed to run the trains on
this division of the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn. The mines OF Short Creek are In
operation, and they supply an immense
amount of coal to the Panhandle. The
B. & o. is getting all the coal needed.
The mines at Fairmont and Elm Grove
supply it principally for this section.
The rumor Is denied that the company
has been storing fuel in box cars for
the emergency. Those In authority do
not fear the result.
The REGISTER railroad man in his
rounds of the depots yesterday showed
81 L IL ka 81 hn n L.
patch in the REGISTER OF the 3SB per
cent. cut to be offered the men, effect
ing every employe of the road. Many
of them had not heard of the big cut,
not having received off1c al notification
of 1t. Naturally they were very indig-
nant. At the Union depot there are
about twenty-five men who will be ef-
fected by the cut, and as 1t is, none OF
them are receiving princely salaries
Some Of the men said they would quit ii
they were reduced. One OF them spoke
for several when he said: 81 am getting
but Sl.30 q day now, and then / shall
get little over eighty-seven cents. l
/ cannot live on that, so 1 had best
stop" The road claims it is justified
in offering the unheard-of cut on a
railway by reason OF the great falling off
in the coal trade along the line caused
by the miners strike. On the entire
system over 1000 men will be reduced.
Few people realize what great rail-
road centre Wheeling is" said one of
the best posted railroad officials OF tina
city yesterday afternoon to a REGISTER
reporter. ION the 18th Of next June
there is to be, in Plttsburg, conven-
ton Of the National Association Of
Freight Agents. There are forty of the
large terminal centres to be represented
there, and among all the forty big cities
Wheeling as terminal centre will be the
tenth. We are ahead OF Cincinnati and
are up along with such cities as Pitts
burg, Detroit, Louisville and Kansas
CITY. Wheeling will send fourteen
agents, and We will be proud OF the old
city"
A boy named Wilhelm, aged about l6,
employed at the barber shop Of Frank
Wagner. In East Wheeling, made very
narrow escape at noon yesterday. The
boy was riding out to his work on the
motor, and when the cars were moving
rapidly, between Wood and Jacob
streets, the conductor asked the boy for
his fare. The lad was stealing the ride,
and went to jump from one OF the front
coaches. He held on and fell, the truck
striking him, and knocking him out OF
the way. Just as the rear trucks were
about to run over and crush his body he
succeeded in getting from the tracks.
His escape was very narrow one, and
should warn all people of the danger
Of stealing rides on the cars.
The private car of the w. B. & 7. was
got in good shape Yesterday for the trip
OF the officials OF the road over the
line on a tour OF inspection. The prin-
cipal object was the inspection of the
extension to the Riverside iron works,
which is now completed. There were
in the car Receiver O. Brester. Superin-
tendent J. E. Taussig and Otto Schroll,
Engineer Maintenance Of Way. They
inspected the new work thoroughly,
and reported favorably. The extension
is now ready to have freights run to the
Riverside iron works.
Trade notes: The W. & E. G. is hav-
ing big shipments of lumber to Wheel
ing Park. The W. B. & T.. is doing as
big business as ever before in the his
tory OF the road. Travel is picking up
on the o. r. Business is good with the
Pan. Fl andle. Freight trade on the o. r.
is fair. Largeshipments OF tobacco are
coming by the B. d o. for the Bloch
Bros. tobacco factory. Trade is fair
on the B. & o. platform. From gen
eraI stand point business shows al in
crease over last week.
w. r. Woodford, general manager OF
The q T. G. w and (,enaral EreiQht