Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-11
FROM THE RAILROADS.
GENERAL BUSINESS MUCH BETTER TEAM
LAST WEEK.
Some Biz Shipments on the Local Linss-Changs.
Reported Notes Abo1, Well Known
RalroaderL


a change n the Il. "a o. schedule before
/ this month IS out.
\ week from last Sunday was the big
! gest day OF trade on the Pittsbnrg di-
| vision Of the Panhandle In the roads
/ history.
The first Midwinter excursion OF the
| Il. ~ o. 10 Washington CITY Will be to-
| day, by al trains. Prospects are fair
J for good excursion.
The Pennsylvania railway IS negotiat-
! ing for road into Omaha, Nsb. fl is
/ thought that II will only be a short
time tiil the road viii run from the At
/ lantic 90 the Pacific.
/ For the last month railroad trade from
/ Peoria and Indianapolis has been larger
/ tnan for long time. The Pennsylvania
/ Conpa now runs through line from
/ Sew York TO Peoria.
"Co,ouel" w. y. Mitchell. Commercial
/ Agent Of tho Richmond and Dauvil.e,
was n the city yesterday. Mr.. Mitchell
is genial popular man, aud the ship
pers are always glad 10 see him.
Henry lNoDntI, Ohio River agent at
/ New Nartiu-viile, arrived in the city
| yesterday. lie will have a dangerous
surgical operation performed on him at
/ the North Wheeling Hospital 10 day.
/ George Mcdonald, Panhandle
urINcman, iojurcI about seven weeks
ago, making a coupling in the yards,
had his thumb amputated last Tues
/ day. Mr. Mcdonald is AZ his home IN
/ North Wheeling
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is r,,,i,', f,o,,,' - ,''''
! ,bo II,toRtvor 49, H., 80.
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/ lnrr,.,rJ rsc,,iros NO ar
$50 I,,.f,h ~ ,t,, ,t,.,e o'' ~
|
ny 'eaS'" VI an Increased business
/ cue WHY mas pun on an extra ere"
lU run osI"eeh TINS city ana OoIller'S.
nc uIst ,IIp was maze Ia't tuesday
/ "'-h'' ms VIII De ID o'R AuNah,age INA
/ Io'hI Oh t'ne 'n ItelBht between New
io'N anu ""'e''ns'
/ Tod Hammond, the Panhandle
/ op rator, Is home from a stay a. Mans
/ he.f, Pa. Ilo stated that a week from
I last sunday ia twelve hours thirty
/ seven 'lght crews passed through the
/ town going west. Few stations on any
/ system can show so great record.
state OF Trade: The Panhandle
( freight business has perceuti5lv i'm
CREASED che last few davs. The rros-
U D
are brighter. h. AZ q. passenger trari,
/ since the FIRST OF the wear has been very
good. Freight business at the I-nion
depot is loOkiug 40.
beginning next sunday. there will he
no more c.. J.. S. W passenger trains
run into WhceIuV All trains ON this
road vii leave RridQeuort as before Ig.t
| Iuue. C,L a. w freight trains will be
run into the civ as usual. This road
/ has been running two trains into the
/ city aad TWO ont each dly for some limo
The new iuterlockiug switch .vs-
tenn al New Cum bcrIaud Junction wen Z
into effect yesterday. By the new sys-
tenn the operator throws all the switches
aud signals from the tower. There are
twenty-four levers connected with IL
| IL is the largest on the Panhandle sys-
TEN. The two extreme signals are
nearly mile apart.
'lIi tell You something" said Agent
| j. V. Brajcn OF the Pan-Handle. YES.
/ to-day. The main liue is now doing
| more business than ever before ia its
I history. Last Sunday there were more
loaded cars passed through the Denni-
/ sou, o., Yards than Zoo any previous dav
/ 80 the history of the company. The
+ IN, b is attributable 20 tho moving OF
I tho grain crop. etc, East Fifteen To-
/ cumotiyes have been taken from other
/ divisions to ala iu the great traffic.
/ 1000 locomotives have been taken from
| the T.. W. s. IS. division. The remain
! ing engines sre working double time on
/ NE Iine at this city
/ @PLE-oN '1.-- George H. Rhodes. As
~stont General Passenger Agent OF the
| g., r., J. d" j.. railroad. was ln tue city
/ yesterday II. Deatherage. the
/ Travelling Passenger Agent Of the Rock
/ island Route, of Chicago. was among
| hi- wheeling friends yesterday j. n.
/ IOm..ns0u, OF the Panhandle. got
/ home from a business trip Co Pittsburg
I -st'rday Conductor vs. A. Eectanus.
| VI tne Fan. Handle, who has been sick.
viii go tp PItt'0urz to-day o. catch his
/ ere" TO- go ~ work q ~ Braden.
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tf ~
90 40" '''.'. operator OF inc IoWlckev,
/ has rptf. r.I,.., f.,,,,..-,-... 49,,
49,. H""J
''N'' ''. Jung an hduHIe operator
ui s. eHI..v'.If. who was 0uerafiuu i'm