Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-15
RAILROAD NOTES
CLEANED FROM THE OFFICERS OF TIE DIFF
FgRENT ROADS
Heavy Freight Shipments, Especially in Live
Stock-Brief Items Of Interest and
Personal Mention.


Pittsburg, Virginia IL Cha rIeston Kali
road and the Brownsville 81 State Line
Railroad will be held al the Office OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company at
Philadelphia tomorrow to effect con-
solidation for the construction OF an
extension up the Monongalia river into
West Virginia.
Yesterday afternoon one OF the largest
live stock trains ever brought TO this
city came in over the Ohio River rail-
road at about 800 .. m. II consisted
OF over two car loads OF chickens, sew
eral cars of cattle, AID several or hog>'
All the cars were well flled up, in some
cattle and hogs were together
Last Thursday the Terminal sent
seventy-two car loads OF iron ore to the
| Riverside steel works at Benwood, and
| the shipments on the other days were
almost equal to that. Several car loads
Of scrap iron and pipe was shipped from
the Riverside TO foreign points.
It is stated that funds are assured for
building the West Virginia, Ohio and
Western Railroad. The line is pro-
iected from Belipgton, on the West
Virginia Central and Pittsburg. via
Clarksburg to New Martinsville.
The b. e o. and Panhandle state
that most Of their large shipments is
due to the wholesale grocers, all OF
whom worked over time yesterday so as
to keep up with their orders.
Local Passenger Agent Burke, OF the
B. 81 o., closed deal with 0. &. Rich
ards, manager of the Georgia Ministries,
for the transportation of that company.
Mr.. C. Christie, OF the B. 81 o. audit
ing department, and c. A. Spilman, Of
the b. q O. accounting department,
Baltimore, are at the Windsor.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
remodeing Of the old b. q .. shops,
which when completed will be occupied
by the Warwood Tool Works.
Tom Ersimiuger, the popular conduc-
tor who runs from Wheeling to Graf
ton, is to be married some day next
week.
j. A. Halliday e. Son received several
carloads Of lumber on the Twenty-ninth
street switch Of the Terminal last week.
A new switch is being put in by the
| Terminal for the West Virginia SAND
Company at Twenty-ninth street
There are several very skiliul brake
men in the B. 81 O. yard, who have
never missed coupling car yet.
A large amount OF limestone has been
piled up along the B. & o. wards, to re-
| pair the road at ifferent points.
| Lee McFann, engineer on No. 46, who
has been of for two weeks, is back on
/ his old run once more.
Joseph Clark, who has been on a
thirty-day vacation, will be back at bis
work again TO day.
Lem. Baker, formerly night brake
man on the b. 81 o., will hereafter work
as day conductor
Conductor Sigafoose, of No. 46, will
go on the passenger train from this
city to Benwood.
]. NJ. Stewart, night conductor on
the Z. & O., has accepted position as
day conductor.
F.F. Agnue, of the B. & o., who has
been sick for some time, Is again at his
work.
AL. Foster will be on his old run TO-
day, after a thirty-dsy Eaca ton.
Lem C row. conductor on the buck,
will run the ia yard shifter.
w. b. KIeyis, fireman on the yard CO.
/ CINE, Is 90 the SICK list.