The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-28

Tho delegation OF visiting railway
officials in tho city yesterday was 4
numorou, one, as follows: General Pas.
senger Agent Robinson, Commercial
Agent Lippincott aud Southern Travel
ing Agent Osborne, Of the Ohio River
road; Passenger Agent S. A. Myers, OF
tho Union Pacific; Passenger Agent
Charles Traver, Of tho Chicago & North
western; II. L. Moore. Of Charleston,
travelling passenger agent OF tho Kannw-
ha & Michigan, and S. II. Thompson,
OF Pittsburgh, central passenger agent
OF tho Missouri Pacific.
Yesterday morning the railway people
were in conference with Prof. Ander.
son, OF the Wheeling city schools. who
is the West Virginia manager OF the
National Educational Association, rela.
tive to tho routes Of transportation TO be
used BY the tenchers Of this state in 90.
ing to the annual meeting OF the associa.
tion in Denver, June 0, 10, II and l2.
The association has not yet decided on
the route 10 Denver. and Prof. Ander-
con favors tho selection OF two routes,
one for those who will 90 from the
uppor end OF the state and the other for
tho southern West Virginia teachers.
Mr.. Anderson says that large delega.
ton OF West Virginia teachers will 90
to Denver, rs it is probable that a very
low rate viii, be made to the Colorado
metropolis. The official routes for the
West Virginia teachers will be selected
soon.
General Passenger Agent W. J. Rob.
inson, OF the Ohio River Railway Com
pany, left yesterday morning on tho
early train ior Parkersbur. to make ar
rangements for the observance OF the
death OF President Thompson.
The engines OF all trains on the Ohio
River railway were Yesterday draped in
crepe in mourning for the death OF
President George W. Thompson. To-
day all passenger trains will also be
draped.
J. R Cain, late agent OF the Ohio
River Railway Company at Pawhatan,
ha, been transferred to Benwood, TAX
ing the place OF Agent Joseph Mahood,
resigned. Tho railway company has
decided to open a telegraph office at the
have no telegraph Office, and as the rail-
way office will oe opened for CONNER
cial business it will be a convenience for
the business people of the town.
The special meeting OF the Ohio Coal
Traffic Association at Columbus on
Tuesday, proved to be conference of
great importance 10 the coai-caarying
roads OF Ohio, not only from the large
number OF high officials present. but
from the nature of the business to
transact. The, advisability OF dividing
the business on tonnage basis TO pre-
vent generalization in rates was under
consideration. Some progress was made,
but it was thought it would require sub
sequent meetings to harmonize all in
terests before final agreement could
be perfected.
The representatives present were as
follows: Baltimore Il Ohio. @. s. Wright.
general freight agent, Z. 7. Atileck, di-
vision freight agent; Columbus, Hook.
ing Valley & Toledo, c. G. Waite. presi.
dent. W. Mills, assistant to president,
H. r. Dunham, general freight agent;
Cleveland. Lorain & Wheeling, NJ. D.
Woodford. president, ]. E. Terry, gen.
eral freight agent; Columbus, Sandusky
l. Hooking, W. E. Guerin, president, W.
". Daniel, general freight agent; 1ole-
do 4 Ohio Central. J. NJ. Ferris. general
manager. Hudson Fitch, general freight
agent; Pennsylvania lines, William
Stewart, freight traffic manager, J. NJ.
S,eenberg, division freight agent;
" Wheeling & Lake Erie, A. Il. Blail. gen.
eral manager, W. II. Vance, general coal
freight agent.