The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16

lar rate, and the Baltimore & ohio's
two dollar rate and a shorter line at
tracted crowd OF six hundred.
Sundays Cincinnati Commercial Trl-
bune tells of the effect the arrival Of
such large numbers Of people from
one community so far away made, as
follows;
Cincinnati was captured yesterday.
The invasion of country merchants and
hundreds of others bent on n shopping
expedition here last evening demon
strates that out OF town people realize
that Cincinnati is a great trade center
The Chesapeake d Ohio and Baltimore
g. Ohio roads each brought large num-
Der, principally gathered from cities
and towns In West Virginia and the
Ohio counties bordering on the Ohio
river. The rate for the round trip from
Wheeling was 81 via the Baltimore IL
Ohio, and just half this via the Ohio
River road, which delivered its people
to the Chesapeake & Ohio at Kenova.
In this connection Mr.. NJ. f. Helsley,
one OF the eXcurslonists from Bellaire-
opposite Wheellng-sald
whole families took advantage of the
low rates. know one family of six peo-
pie which came down on the train with
us, This family planned TO move to Gin
clnnatl to live permanently, and all of
the members came through on SO rail-
road fare, leaving their household
goods behind, with directions that they
la gsi,t htr tfrl,t ~ n
several other large families did the
same thing. Just think Of travelling
across Ohio and hack, all Tor u dollar!
l tell you this Is cheap riding, and Gin
cinnati Will get several thousand dol
lars out of us eXcurslonists on Sunday
and Monday This shows whether or
not cheap rates catch the people. l new
er saw such crowd Of people going to
a city as | saw to-day"
The fight between the Ohio River and
Baltimore & Ohio roads promises to
bring many more hundreds of people
here this fall, as the cutting OF rates
may lead to even lower figure than ST.,
Surely the invasion OF out of town
people is profitable one to Cincinnati.
Last night the streets were crowded
with strangers. who will visit the pleas
IRE resorts to-day. The restaurants and
hotels were filled, and during the sever
al days the strangers are here the pur-
chases made will aggregate many
thousands OF dollars
The advance guard Of the excursion
lists began arriving on the return from
Cincinnati on the Baltimore & Ohlo's
,ttrl, of n nv.
cursionlsts, who was seen by an Intelli-
gencer reporter, said Wheeling came
near TO owning the Queen City yester-
day. At the base ball game, the Lagoon,
Coney Island, the 200" and the num-
erous other attractions that Cincinnati
offers 10 the visitor, Wheeling was on
hand numerously and there was no mis-
taking them for they were letting peo-
pie know all about themselves and
their phenomenally cheap railroad ride.
The tickets were good for six days, so
that the visitors will be coming back
In lnstallments until next Friday.
Had the Baltimore & Ohio met the
Ohio Rivers rate of one dollar, Friday
night, as It was rumored would be done,
the Ohio River was prepared to come
down to seventy-iive cents, or even TO
fifty cents IL the Baltimore & Ohio had
announced the higher figure, The flght
between these roads on Cincinnati bust
ness out Of Wheeling is one Of the
most desperate In the annals OF rail
reading in this country, and there is no
doubt that the rate given by the Ohio
River road Is cheaper than ever before
experienced. At present there Is little
likelihood OF settlement of differences,
The Baltimore & Ohio Is a Joint traffic
line so far as its business out OF Wheel
ing goes, while the Ohio River road Is
under the supervision Of the Central
Passenger committee. This fact makes
settlement more difficult than II
would be II the passenger tariffs Of both
were governed by the same authority.