The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-17
IN RAIIRoAp CIRCLES.
The Ssw renn,yivania onieiai. Walk
Into Their Sew jobs.

The Ssw pennsylvania oisieiais Walk
Into Their New Jobs.
Yesterday the new Pennsylvania off,
clals, appointed at the Philadelphia
meeting OF the board OF directors OF the
company, walked into their Jobs. Mr.,
j. j. Turner. the retiring superintend-
Ont OF the Pittsburgh division OF the
Pan Handle. went TO indianapolis as
general superintendent OF the Wanda
lia lines. Mr.. Turner's able admins
tration OF the Office OF superintendent
on the local division has made him
host OF admirers, who believe he has
not yet reached the top-round ON the
promotion ladder. BY the way, the
Cleveland Leader is mistaken when 1t
gives the new general manager. MI
i. F. Loree, credit for first putting in
the lap system OF sIdinEs on the Penn
sylyanla lines. Mr.. Loree put In this
improved system on the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh division in 1850, and before
this the same sidings had been put in
on the Pittsburgh division by Superin-
tendent Turner.
Another important improvement first
put In use on the Pennsylvania by Mr..
Turner is the classification yard
which has entirely done away with
plQEkEu III AlNlbAt Wv AHhhh SNsAA9
These yards are now in use at Denni-
son, Ohio: Golfers, W. Va; Carnegie
and Sheridan, Pa on each side OF the
main tracks are placed two other
tracks, called lead tracks. This
avoids the tapping of the main tracks
except at two polnts-the two ends OF
junction OF the "lead' track with the
main line. 1t is an invaluable contriy-
ance
The Wheeling & Lake Erie manage
nlent has been making rapid strides OF
late In the direction OF building up the
property. and is preparing for further
improvements OF Importance in the next
six months. says New York dispatch.
For the first half OF the present fiscal
year, July l. 1895, TO January l. 1896. the
net earnings of the company Increased
1928 per cent, one Of the largest per-
centages OF increase in net that will be
shown by any railroad property in the
country during the same period.
Contracts for the erection OF steel
bridges have been awarded, and this
week orders have been placed for ten
1D-wheel. 59-ton locomotives, These are
the largest engines yet used by the
road.
It has been decided to raise the stand
ard Of the road from G0-pound rails 10
rails Weighing 20 pounds This 10 a
near approach to the Lake Shore stand
ard The fact that the Wheeling q
Lake Erie parallels the Lake Shore for
sixty-fve miles acts as a constant In
centiye to perfecting the physical con-
dition OF the property. The first pur-
chase OF the new rails was made this
week
Negotiations are pending for a lot Of
30-ton coal cars The reason for the
large additions TO equipment Is found
In the experience OF the past season.
when, Notwithstanding the increase in
business and earnings, II WIS found I'M
possible to handle the traffic offered
General Manager Blair asserts that IS
per cent more business could have been
handled had there been equipment
available. Arrangements have boon
made for large amount OF new busi-
ness in 1896. The increase In equipment
was necessary. and can hardly fail to
be profitable.
At the Huron docks the new ma
chinery for loading and unloading veB-
sells will be In place in time for this
seasons business. The building by Mr..
Rockefeller and his associates OF large
steamers fqI use in transporting coal
and ore on the lakes will lead TO en-
larged accommodations at the, Huron
docks These improvements will give n
COCK CAphClIy OF over 1VVtVVV tOllb VI JIG
or more than double their present ca
paclty. From twelve to fifteen miles OF
new sidIngs will be built during the
year for more economical handling OF
train service.
Speaking OF the superintendent OF the
PennsyivanIa'R Pittsburgh division the
Toledo Blade has the following: q. l..
Peck was born and reared In Toledo.
where he has many warm friends. He
was the first messenger boy employed
by Frank James upon the opening OF
the Toledo division OF the Pcnnsylvn-
MIA. He mastered telegraphy on the
Pennsylvania with the exception OF
two years, when he was chief dis
patcher for the Hooking Valley, he was
constantly In the employ OF the Penn
syIvanla, being advanced 10 train
master OF the Toledo division. He held
this position Until he was appointed
superintendent OF the Richmond Dis
vision. His new appointment puts him
at the hend Of ono OF the most impor-
tant divisions Of the system.
II Just suits o'NsIiI.
In DIR. JeHyii and Mr.. Hyde one man