Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-02

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Directors of the Wheeling
Railway Company was held yesterday
afternoon at the offices Of the Com
pany at the barns below Forty-eighth
street. All Of the Directors were pres
ent, and the usual routine business, as
well as other business in which the
public are considerably interested, was
transacted. The treasurers report was
received and accepted. 1t showed a de-
cided increase in the amount OF busi-
ness for the month Of June, over the
same month last year; and also that II
was the best months business under
the present management
The manager of the road reported
( that the ten new railroad crossings or
dered some time ago had been received,
and that two of them had already been
placed in position. The rest of them
will be put in during the present week.
These crossings are quite an improve
ment over the old ones, as the cars ride
over them much easier and they are
not nearly so hard on the machinery.
The new summer cars ordered some
time ago Of the Jewett Car Company,
Of Jewett, O., arrived yesterday and
were unloaded from the Terminal
tracks, short distance below the car
barn. The new cars have not yet been
painted, but they will be to-day and to-
morrow, and it is the intention to hava
them on the road by the Fourth.
At the meeting yesterday the Direc-
tors ordered that the number Of cars
on the loop be increased so that a five
minute service could be given This
order goes into effect just as soon as
the new cars go on. On the Martins
Ferry end of the line the time between
cars was ordered reduced TO eight min
utes instead of twelve as heretofore.
These changes in the time between cars
will give the public excellent service
and will meet with general approval.
The new services on these portions
will be second to none in the country.
During the summer and fall some
very decided improvements viii be-
made in the tracks on the Island and
to Martins Ferry and Bridgeport. The
tracks on that part of the road are not
in the best condition, and they will be
leYeled up and Ddllasted better than
at present.
Last night there was a meeting of the
representatives of the new Benwood
and Southern line and the Wheeling
Railway Company at the Mcclure
House for the purpose OF effecting
traffic agreement between the two
roads, but what agreement they came
to is not known, as nothing for publica-
ton would be given out.
Mr.. Moore, Of the Dime Savings
Bank, of Cleveland, O., one Of the
largest stockholders Of the Wheeling
Railway Company, was in the city yes
terday attending the meeting Of the
Directors. He, in company with others
Of the directory, made tour of inspec-
tion over the line and all expressed
themselves as well pleased with it,
AprOpos Of the meeting Of the Direc-
tors of the Street Railway Company
yesterday it was rumored on the street
that within a very short time, perhaps
at the next meeting Of the directory
in July, dividend of one per cent. and
perhaps more would be declared. A
person closely connected with the
Company in a business way was seen
about the matter and confirmed the re-
port. In speaking of the matter he
said tIat the Company had been doing
more business this year than for some
time, in fact, more than they had ever
done before, and that there was no
good reason why a substantial divi-
dend should not be declared.