The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-15
The PEWIIKEY ROAD.
heoeovVers In q Measure From tho
Depression That Marked 90,
AN INCREASE IN FREIGHT BUSINESS
For 1901 Over 1903 VIII 10 shown
In tho Coming Annual Statement OF
tho Yoar's Bustnoss--Two Roads,
Said 20 Be Cutting rnsseuger Rates.
Tho big Coal Operators Meeting at
Cplnmbus-A Combine Has Boon
Formed.

Tho annual moetingo OF tho Pittsburgh,
Wheeling & Kentucky Railroad Com.
pany takes place In this city Thursday,
March %, tho call having been issued
by Secretary Liggett. In tho course OF
u conversation yesterday afternoon IN
official OF tho company said that tho 70.
port for tho past years business will
show an Improvement over tho condi.
ton Of affairs reported for 1893 ut last
springs meeting. During the latter
year tho falling OF in freight and pas.
! scnger traffic, rs compared with pro.
$vious years, especially in freight, was
worry heavy, amounting OIL several lines
to rs high as 10 per cont. This was
caused by tho iact TINT tho great manu-.
featuring establishments in Wheeling
i and Benwood were doing comparatively
nothing. In tho past year Il considera.
biz improvement has been apparent
and tho freight earnings OF tho Pewikoy
will demonstrate this fact, though the
road will not show report that will
Compare iavorably with tho business OF
years before 1898.
A number OF high railroad officials
and leading coal operators were In con.
ference n: Columbus "Wednesday rela.
Z tive TO tho adjustment OF coal rates.
It was practically an adjourned session
OF tho New York meeting OF tho Ohio
& Coal Traffic Association. A prominent
coal operator said that for the past year
some operators had just boon able to
hold their own, not having made any,
thing on their investment. Others had
lost as much the past year as they had
made in the three years previous and ii
some scheme was not devised to stop
ruinous competition, they would have
to 70 out OF business. About forty per.
sons attended the conference.
1t was decided that the product
should be handled through seven com.
paIies cooperating with each other,
and not by one great concern a. orig
inally announced. The companies ATE
the Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal Com
pany, the Wheeling Greek Company,
the Ohio Central Fuel Company, the
i General Hooking Coal Company, II. D.
Turney & Co., Columbus & Hooking
Coal and Iron Company and Willis
Creek Coal Company. Those present
represented an annual output OF $780,
600 tons.
BALTIMORE, March lS.-It was report
Z cd to-day that open proof OF widespread
+. 'ja,, oroI:,,,;oo IL, poI,,r,ora C. 0h;o
and Pennsylvania passenger. rates had
been obtained, and, as result, a search-
ing investigation is to be instituted.
The allegations are that both roads
have been manipulating rates for some
time in various forms. Mileage books,
! it is alleged, have been sold by the pas.
senger department Of the Pennsylvania
system directly 20 ticket scal2 ers at re-
duced rates. The company denies the
report, however.
The Baltimore & Ohio is accused OF
secretly cutting the rate between Chi.
cago and Columbus. AS result Of the
discoveries an expert has been appoint
ed to 20 to Pittsburgh, which is the
y headquarters OF the western lines OF the
Pennsylvania, and examine the books
OF the latter system, with the view OF
learning how many OF the mileage
books have been issued. 1t is also
charged that not one-half the roads are
maintaining the agreement relative to
paying commissions.
Employees OF the Pennsylvania rail.
road shops and the transfer offices have
received notice o; material reduction
in wages, to 20 into effect Monday.
1t is also asserted that after that date
all employees must pay fare while going
S to and from work, all passes having been