Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-21
news OF RAILROADS.
NOT A LINE But REPORTS INCREASING
TRADE.
Great Coal Shipments -Intslligsnes from All the
Centsrs Of Whssling-PsrsonalS About
RailrOaders.

treat C0a onlpmenB -lneillgoneS H9n III VIC
Centsrs Of Whssling-PGsonals About
RailrOaders.
The large locomotive Columbia with
seven-foot driving wheels, which is be-
ing tested on the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad, is making faster time than
any locomotive that ever ran on the
road. She has been running between
Baltimore aud Philadelphia, and has
made some spurts at the rate OF nearly
two miles minute. This is the same
as the famous squirt Of locomotive
No. 900 OF the New York Gen.
trial, which was at the Worlds Fair
with the Columbia. The engineer
Of the Columbia says she can run
from Philadelphia to Canton. distance
Of ninety-one miles, in ninety minutes.
She has run of. now aud then, mile In
forty seconds. The Baltimore and
Ohio's best record is thirty-three miles
in thirty-five minutes, between Balti-
more and Washington. The Columbia
cannot make a long-disttnce record run;
as she is required TO keep on schedule
time, but il she receives train late she
easily arrives at the destination on
time.
PERSONAL: D. B. Clark, bill clerk OF
the w. & L. E., is of duty, sick. W.
V. Toffner. representing the c., b. d
O., was q Wheeling business visitor yes
terdsy. L. II. Bikler, Of the Cotton
Belt. was in the city on business We'd
| nesday. c. o. Brewster, receiver OF the
w. B. e t., will be in the city to-day.
Engineer Stoll, of the w. & L. E., is of
duty, visiting his family at Newark, 0.
O. P. Dunbar, master mechanic OF the
w. & L. E., was in the city Yesterday
on business. His headquarters are New
ark, o.
Charles S. Bslknap, travelling passen-
ger agent of the c., l.. a. W., was in the
city yesterday on business. He was ar
ranging for tho seventh anniversary ex-
ercises of Odd Fellows, at Ubrichsville,
next Thursday and Friday. The c., l..
& w. has made very low rates, and be.
tween this city and UhrichsvilIe sew
eral hundred persons are expected TO
90. Trains will leave Bridgeport at
1885 a. m. and 4:45 p. N. on these days.
The subscription books OF the Cleve-
| land, Lorain and Wheeling Railway
! Company consolidated first mortgage 5
per cent gold bonds opened Wednesday
at the Offices Of Messrs. Blair & Co. and
Unger, Smithers & Co., OF New York.
Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook, OF Boston.
1t is stated that the issue was largely
over-subscribsd. The books closed yes
terday at 3 p. II.
Considerable changes are to be made
at the Union depot, to take effect the
| frst of next month. Edward 0'Don-
nell, baggagemaster, as the REGISTER
stated, has resigned. Nelson Rowsnd,
night baggagenaster, will take his
place. Thomas Dunbar, ticket agent,
will also assist In the work. The place
Of boss car inspector is net yet filed.
The herdic OF the w. s. Z. G. Rail-
way was started from Elm Grove to
Triadelphia yesterday. VIM. Springer
! has the contract for three months, and
he is using four horses in the vehicle.
Good connections are made with teams
to and from the city. The herdic
started off yesterday with a good trade.
The game OF ball between the w. 81
l.. Z. and Panhandle teams on Decora-
tion Day is looked forward to with
much interest. The game is to be
played at Bridge Park. Both teams
are In practice. Fred Theirs is captain
of the Lake Fries. The game Is for a
stake. Mr.. Theirs is second Beckley
and is getting in magnificent trim.
The Panhandle boys defeated the
Riverside bowling team last Tuesday
night at Wheeling park. The Pan
Handle boys were L, j. MCGOWAN, A..
R. Fink, Frank Higgins and two extras.
| Five games were played the Pan Handles
getting three OF them. Fink, made the
highest score, 17S, and McGowan the
| lowest, 90.
The B. 81 o. has declared a semi-an-
nual dividend OF 21I per cent. on COM
mon stock. and per cent. on Washing
ton branch stock. For the nine months
ended March 81, 1894, the gross earn
ings were S2,34s,2S9 less than in 1898,
aud the expenses 81, 555, 96s.s1 less.
Tomorrow the new schedule OF fares
on the w. g. E. 6. Railway will go into
effect. There is an all around reduction
in fares. The round trip fare to Elm
Grove will be put a quarter and the
round trip fare to Wheeling Park, in
Guiding admission, will be the same.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Rail-
way Company has declared dividend
OF 81 per share on It's preferred stock
for the quarter ending March 81, paya-
BILE May 10. The transfer books will be
closed April 80 and reopened May l6
In speaking of the increased freight
traffic on the Panhandle platform, one
posted said yesterday: I'VE now handle
thirteen car loads in one afternoon,
when formerly, for several months, we
handled, on an average, i've day.
The extension OF the c., q. & w.
from Malet Greek to Cleveland, q dis
tancs OF 2S miles, will soon be begun.
The contracts are awarded to Ohio,
Plttsburg and Chicago firms. There
we're over 100 bids for the work.
"Jack" Armstrong, who was boss car
inspector OF the w. B. & I. and the
Lake Erie, at the Union depot, has
moved 10 Steubenville. lie has SINH.
lar position on the w. g. L. h., with
Headquarters at Steubenville.
II people do not keep their cows of
| the b. & o. tracks between this city
and Boggs' run, they will have their
hides adjoining some pelt establishment
before long. Engineers complain much
of this.
Engine 461 Of the p. & o. is rupnin :
local freight while 467 is az the juno
ton shop for repairs. Engine 100,
which has been Ia the shop for the last
| three months is on the road again.