Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-21
THE RAILROADS.
LATEST NEWS OF WEST VIRGINIA CORPORA
TONS
Construction and Transportation Intelligence
From the Lines in and About Our
State.

J The Board of Directors OF the Nor
folk and Western has sold 10000 shares
additional CT the preferred capital stock
OF the Company, being the remainder OF
The shares authorized by the share
holders at the meeting held May 4,
1892. This additional issue is for the
purpose of reimbursing the Company for
advances made by it out OF its earnings
! In the acquisition Of the capital stock
/ of the Columbus Connection and Ter
minal Railroad, and for other expendi-
lures properly chargeable TO capital &C
counts.
Quite number Of employees Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway have
been discharged on account Of the dull
ness of the traffic. All night telegraph
offices on the Hinton division have been
closed where it was possible TO do so.
All clerks not absolutely necessary have
been discharged. The company has
has also cut off all the night operators
between Huntington and Handley, and
about fifty men were dropped from the
pay roll at shops in Huntington.
The B. & o. is trying nav, class OF
L
wheels and high and low pressure CYL
inders on both sides. The locomotive
measures 81 feet ever all and the driv-
ing wheels 2Te connected by one long
rod Of stsel to give greater adhesion TO
the r%ils and In climbing grades. The
test is being made on the Philadel phia
/ Division. A run will likely be made
over the Pittsburg Division before long.
A bill has been introduced in the
| Ohio Legislature making important
changes in the method Of appraisng
railroad property for taxation. Mr..
Mcbride has iRtrodu ced a bill in the
same body requiring interlocking sig
| mails at crossings of steam railroads
with electric or cable roads, and making
it unlawful for electric or cable cars
TO cross each others lines without first
coming 10 stop.
The Ravenswood, Spencer and Glen
Vile stockholders have elected the fol-
lowing directors, William woodward, j.
G.. Shilling, 6. II. Stone, E. r. Nc
Gugin, j. l.. Armstrong, c. A. Crlslip
and D. w. Chapman. The Board or
ganized by electing William woodward,
President; j. q. Schilling, Vice Presi-
dent; D. w. Chapman, Secretary; c. c.
Smith, Treasurer
The Baltimore and Ohio ia now prac-
tically rebuilding its Lake Erie Dlvis-
! ion, eighty eight miles in length, be-
tween Newark and Chicago junction.
This part of the road is being laid with
new rails and will be newly 0allasted
throughout The bridges, trestle6 and
embankments are all TO be strengthened
and the line put in first class condition.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
is seeking contracts with the Norfolk
and Western, but the latter road is un-
able TO take the orders, owing to a lack
Of motive power. The L. and ID. peo-
pie generously offered all the engines
If they could get the coal.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works
| have built an engine designed to use
coke instead OF coal. 1t is now being
tested on the i. 6 o., between Wash
ington and Jersey City. 1t is said that
IL steamS more regular and makes no
smoke or cinderS.
The United States Supreme Conrt
! has sustained the OnlO law assessing Il
tax OF one-tenth of one per cent, upon
the capital stock of companies seeking
! consolidation. The hearing was on
the case of the Wabash,
Waterman are still employed on the
line of the Paramount, MorgantOwn and
Pttsburg and the b. & o. roads, where
they touch the coal regions, TO prevent
possible damage to tunnels or bridges.
The big demand for coal from the
Falrmont region has proved quite a big
thing for the b. & o. and will add mate
rally to the freight receipts OF that cor
! poration.
Another suit has been fled at Balti-
more, asking that receiver be ap-
pointed for the relief department OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.