Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-16
PROSPEROUS RAILROADS.
ALL TIE NEWS FROM TIE LINES OF
WHEELING.
W.&LE. Officials Hsrs-MsstnEs Of ThOss il
Managsmsnt-BOwling Glabs Organized.
Personals About RaihOaisrs.

PERsoNAL.-Albert Tiers, of the W.
6 L. Z. freight clerical force, is i'll. L.
Il. Thompson, general agent OF the
"Vandalia" lines, of Pittsburg, who
has been 10 the city, has returned
TO his home. w. II. Scriven, En-
gineer Maintenance Of Way OF the
C. q P, and J. S. Carey, attorney
for the same road. were in Martins
Ferry yesterday looking up claims for
the company. Engineer David Paxton
and Fireman John Boylan, OF the w. b.
& T., are taking vacation OF ten days.
Engineer Henry Hink and Fireman
Jack Thurston are filing their places.
Harry Nef7, B. & o. operator at the
Junction, is on duty again after his
vacation. Benjamin Patton, yard mas
ter, Joshua Elliott, night yard master,
H. +. McNabb, number clerk. and
Moses Sickafoose, conductor. all OF the
B. 81 o., are home from Grafton, where
they attended a lodge convention. l..
A. Baker, of the 3. 6 o. is of sick. G.
d. Green, of the B. 81 o., went to Wash
ington, Pa, yesterday, on business.
&C. P. Woods Bowers" of the Pan
Handle have been organized. "Charlie"
Wood, the popular yard master, as the
name implies, founded the team. Mr..
Wood, when seen about it yesterday,
said he didn't want to brag OF his team,
but that he thought il was a crack one,
'and as for himself "he would bowl with
any Of them" The team is
composed OF the following well
known Panhandle men: c. P. Wood,
Manager; J. S. McNeary, E. D. Spears
and William Baird. Mr.. Wood has sent
challenge to the B. & O. clerical
forces club. The organization Of this
club was mentioned in the REGISTER,
and is composed Of Charles Criswell,
Manager, Michael Riley, w. P. Cogley
and George Cogley The B. & o. men
accept the challenge, and game will
be arranged for soon.
When the old stable, torn down near
the Panhandle depot preparatory to
the erection Of the new station, was
being removed the old depot was flooded
with rats from the old structure. Bag
gage Master Thurber says actually
some of them were as large as cats.
They began TO gnaw satchels and do
damage generally. In one instance
they ate pair of buckskin gloves.
Rough on rats was dished out to them,
and now the baggage master and his as
sistants prefer to sit on trunks outside
the door.
''I don't know just why 1t IS" said a
well known express man to REGISTER
reporter YESTERDAY, THAT while freight
business is on the increase our bust
ness does not improve rapidly. / guess
it is that people in their desire to save
money ship by freight to lessen the eX-
pense, and are content to wait longer
in the delivery of the goods" This is
the time Of year, generally, when eX
press business begins TO boom, but this
year is an exception.
The Committee OF the w. s. E. G..
railway chosen TO arrange for the run
ming of the herdic to Triadelphia from
Elm Grove reported that they had ar
ranged with the Triadelphia Committee
in regard to the running Of tho vehicle.
The Committee has advertised for bids
for the giving of the contract Of run
ming the kerdic for three months, be-
ginning on the Goth Of next month.
Engine No. 3 of the w. & F.. G. rail-
way, will be on the road again next
Tuesday, after being completely over
hauled at the company's shops in this
city. No. will then be brought TO the
shops for overhauling. There are five
engines and by the first OF May all the
engines will be in frst-class trim.
B. & o. freight platform employees
were restored yesterday to the ten hour
system, at the old wages, known before
the hard times. They have been max
ing but nine hours for couple OF
months. A reduction in hours is all the
cut they have received. The employees
feel much encouraged.
The elegant Pullman coach "Xantan-
ga, "in charge of Captain S. Elliott, ar
rived in the city yesterday morning.
This makes the fourth trip of the ele-
CANT coach to the B. q o. passenger
depot. These coaches are as fine as are
used on any road in the country.
B. & o. freight business to and from
the Wheeling depot is rapidly increas-
ing. For the last two nights, the plat
form forces have been making overtime,
working till about nine o'clock at night.
Business is better now than it was this
time last year.
The change of rates on car loads Of
iron and steel articles on all the roads
Of this vicinity went into effect Monday.
The rate is considerable reduction.
On a car load between here and Chica-
60 the reduction would amount TO about
SIS.
Brakeman Barnett, Of the w. B. 81
T., mashed bis finger painfully last
Monday in making a coupling. Though
the bones are crushed, the member will
not have to be amputated. Thomas
Crumbacker is filling his place.
Anumber Of B. & o. railroadsrs went
10 Grafton last Monday, where Lotus
Lodge No. 10, A. o. D. W., was or
gained All were treated IN fine style.
They were banqueted and we're royalty
entertained.
The c. &c P. is making big improve
ments at the passenger depot at Mart
ms Ferry. A fine brick walk is being
laid around the depot. The grounds
are being prepared for sodding.
Conductor Henry Mercer aud r.
Raney, Of the Pan. Handle, we're trans
ierred from the F., w. &c K. division.
and are now on a passenger run be-
tween Plttsburg and Columbus.
On the twenty-second Of the month
the Board OF Directors Of the p, w. d
K, will hold & meeting. Some action
will probably then be taken In regard to
the new passenger depot.
w. w. Maholm. chief delivery clerk
at the 3. & O., has resigned his position
10 take effect the first OF next month.