The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-11
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wheeling People 90 invest In Georgia
Peach Orchards SOMA Fast Train ON
the 10. 4 &C. l.. a. W. Improvcmehti.

wheeling People 20 Invest In Georgia
Peach Orchards soon--A Fast Train ON
die u. 4 O.-C. l.. a W. improvements.
The latter part OF this week n party
Of ten gentlemen from Wheeling ana
surrounding towns will leave for Fort
Valley, Georgia, n prolific peach grow
ing country, with the intention OF look
Ing at the country with view OF inves-
ting In fruit lands. Several Bridge
port people have been very successful
in fruit culture in that neiShborhood'
Yesterday afternoon at lbs. the Penn
sylvanih took sixty italian laborers 10
Pittsburgh In special car. They have
been working on the Philadelphia Gas
Company's pipe line that extends from
the famous Big Moses gusser In Tyler
county, to Pittsburgh, where the gas
will be turned on in u few days. The
line runs through Tyler, Wetzcl and
Marshall counties, West Virginia, ana
Greene, Washington and Allegheny
counties. Pennsylvania.
The improved postal Eervicc on the
Ohio River railroad. exclusive mention
OF which was made In this paper not
long ago. will go In effect In the course
OF few weeks. The new postal cars are
now being built by the Pullman compa-
ny at Chicago.
General Manager woodford when
asked what disposition would be made
OF the proceeds OF the new second mort
gage OF l,0OO,OOO which is TO be placed
on the Cleveland, LOrnin & Wheeling
road. II the stockholders assent to the
mortgage at the meeting to be held for
that purpose at Cleveland, April 10
said:
FOR n number of purposes. More
machinery is desired for the shops and
more equipment. Some improvements
may be made ut LOrain and some bet
ter terminal facilities are needed at the
other end OF the line. The full amount
will not be expended at once, but'wlll
extend over several years. Then, too, q
portion will probably be used TO repay
some advances on construction account,
which have already been made. No,
do not think that any considerable pOr-
ton OF It will be needed Mt Cleveland.
As said before, the amount will be eX-
pended gradually as the business Of the
company expands II IL practically
agreed among the stockholders that the
loan shall be made. lthas been placed
already"
One OF the fastest short runs ever
made on any part OF the Baltimore &
Ohio system OF railroads. was that OF
Train No. 100, over on the Central Ohio
line day before yesterday. The train was
delayed by break In the locomotive at
Benwood Junction, and started west
thirty.five minutes late. The engine
was No. 1904. with Tom" Howard. of
Newark, at the throttle. The train was
In charge OF Conductor Doyle, also OF
Newark. Some time was made up In
climbing the GAINESVILLE hill at speed
that astonIshed some OF the passengers.
But when New Concord, twenty miles
this side OF GAINESVILLE. was reached.
II was found that to reach GAINESVILLE on
time II would be necessary to cover the
twenty miles In nineteen minutes. How
ard said he would take try at IT," The
rocking OF the cars soon told that he was
at his work When a slight curve would
be struck, the man who was on his feet
would be sorry that he stood. II was TO
everybody q most excitin" experience.
When the brakeman yelled "Zanes-
ville," and the train stopped. the several
watches that had been held during the
run OF twenty miles agreed that II had
been done In exactly I"neteen minutes,
or at the rate OF more tnan mile a
minute.