Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-01
THE RAILROADS.
NEWS FROM LOCAL AND NEARBY CoRPo-
RATIONS.
Construction and General Information -lltslli-
geucs From the Shops and Yards
of the City.


Gov. W. A. MacCorkle and Messrs.
Vain wright and Drake, Of the Charles
ton, Clendenin and Sutton railroad, re-
turned to Charleston Saturday from
trip over the line of that road between
Clendenln and Sutton, where they
have been on tour OF In
spection. The Drake q Stratton
Construction Company, which has had
about eighty men employed for the past
three months constructing sidings and
ballasting The tract from Charleston TO
Clepdennin, will put $50 men at work
this week on the construction OF the
line between Clendennin and
Sutton and the work from this
time forward will be pushed with
the utmost vigor until the road
is completed, which will not be more
than fifteen months at the farthest.
A considerable distance OF the new por-
ton of the road will be completed and
cars running on the same by next
spring, as it is intended to proceed with
the track-laying as fast as the grading
is done and the bridges built
In consequence of the opening OF
the Elk river country by the coDstruc-
ton of the C. c. IL 5. Ry., the work OF
opening number of coal mines will be
commenced within short while in
order TO be in readiness for mining coal
as soon as it can be shipped to market.
The Elk river region will soon be on
boom.
The plans of the Hinton & New River
Railroad Company are being pushed to
rapid com pletion, and 1t Is probable
that the project will be In shape for be-
ginning construction early IN the
spring. Engineers are in the field, ana
others are pleting the drawings and
making estimates upon which bids are
TO be based. The road is OF consldera-
BILE local Importance, and the money to
build 1t will be raised by in large part
by local people. 1t will be twenty
miles, long from Hinton. to connect with
the Norfolk IL Western.
The order which the Electric Selector
and Signal Company has received from
the Baltimore and Ohio is for twenty
offices. They will be placed at stations
between Baltimore and Plttsburg. AT
places where the station agent has NO
assistant ia the Office and has to be IN
the freight house for a considerable
part OF the time, call bell Will be
placed in the freight house so that be
can respond promptly to the calls OF
the dispatcher without neglecting his
freight work.
The Presidents inspection party left
Saturday morning over tbs b. ~ u AZ
$50, after having made thorough ex-
animation OF all the B. e. o. yards,
tracks and the depot. The party con-
sisted of the President, General Pas
senger and Ticket Agent, Secretary,
and numerous other officials. The
Winchester, West Virginia, Chicago,
Youngstown and Baltimore were the
names OF the private rarS.
Division Superintendent Cutter, OF
the Baltimore and Ohio, says that II the
present heavy freight traffic OF the
lines entering Pittseurg continues Tor
the next three months, or until the end
of the year, that the heavy earnings
would balance the slim receipts the first
part OF the year, aud make the entire
year fully up to the normal In earning
capacity.
The winter railroad iron rates will go
into effect shortly, and, as they are
higher than the summer rates, the
effect on the freight movement Is
noticeable. A large amount OF iron,
etc., is being hurried forward to destln-
alton, so that IL may get the benefit OF
the low rates.
David Lee, superintendent Of mainte-
nance OF way for the Baltimore ~ ONO
road, SAYS the branch OF that road from
Lodi on the Akron & Chicago Junction
division, south 10 Millersburg, will be
built and in operation within ninety
days.
Engine No. II on the Ohio River,
which has been 10 the repair shops at
Petersburg for some time receiving
thorough oyerhauling, came out Satur-
day on No. and looks nice.
Thursday E. B. Cottrell, Of the
Wheeling and Pittsburg division, was
recently married. He was In the city
Yesterday and received many congratu-
lations from his friends
There were no excursions OF any kind
run over the railroads yesterday, but
the B. & o. did big business with peo-
pie from here TO Pittsburg.
The Wheeling and Elm Grove ran
couple Of specials yesterday sftern Don
to accommodate the crowds going to the
Park.
Engineer Cordell, Of the B. & O., has
recovered from a dangerous operation
that was performed on him some time
ago.
A large quantity Of stone for the
"Pewiky" retaining wall is now on hand
and work will proceed rapidly.
P. B. Hunt, of the 500 Line, left
Friday for Chicago after visi: OF sew
eral days in this city.
James NJ. Stephens, trackman on the
B. q o., will take bis vacation THIS
week in Cameron.
Dave French and son, OF the b. q
o., left Saturday for Mt. Lake Park.
VIII Seanor, of the B, & o. Pittsourg
accommodates, is off on vacation.
A large amount of coal was shipped
out over the Terminal last week.
Engineer James E, Dixon, OF the a.
& o., is back from his vacation.
r. J. Koran and wife left for Pits