Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-31
so Years of Cures.
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

The following circular has been received
"To the stockholders Of the Central ONO
Railroad, as reorSanlZed:
."The resolution of which a copy is an
neXed. was passed al an informal IheG.lns
of stockholders of the central ono ~, ~
road Company as reOrganized. held IN the
citv of Baltimore on January 10. 1871 az
which more than 1000 shares oil s'ocN
were represented. .,-, co-
bv the resolution now consists OF JoseP,I
u Rieman. William II. Conkling, Basll Is.
Gordon. Derrick Fahnestock and Johh
/ Black. ,.oossi,,, ~
nromnt and vigorous action TO protect the
rights of the stockholders OF the CentIdA
Ohio Railroad Company as ISoI SaIllNV n
I'm accordance with the resolution an
Stockholders who have heretofore assem-
ed 10 the assessment of fifty cents per
share for expenses of the proposed Husd
ton. are requested 10 make llnHleuldlT re
mittance of their assessments py, CiSS -
10 the order of d. Fahnestock ~ -, ~,
% South street Baltimore, Md, VINO nave
been appointed treaSurers OF the coiIIIill.-
Zee: and to the end that the movement may
be vigorously and eftectlVeIy co ClltS ~
all other stockholders are requested ~
promptly sign the incloSed assent anu 10
make similar remittance TO the lreasilISS .
"All funds will be deposited IN pdhk ~
the Treasurer 10 the order of the commit
tee who are empowered under the resoIu-
tion 10 disburse the same IN accoruduce
Herewith. Any surplus moneys when may may
remain in hand Will be dlsIIlDuSeu Pi0
rata to the subscribers 10 the luhd'
I'm the event of a successful termination
Of the suit this committee would endedNor
to obtain a decree from the court ina al
exDenses incurred in TINS proceGulils
sb6uId he paid by the Central Ohio Rali-
road Company as reorganiZed. I'm WhlGh
case the amount contributed by the stoCh-
holders would be refunded. .. Init. %
I'm view of the fact that majority, OF
the Board of Directors OF the CentTdl Ohlo
Railroad Company as reorSahlIeu' da ~
present constituted, are IN the interest," OF
the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad. i ne
Executive Committee of the stockholders
would urgently request that StockholueiS
do not give any proxies LOT Nollils .lett
shares of stock at the annual meeting OF
for any other purpose. Inc EAecullNe
Committee may ask for them a. Il ia'eI
JOSEPH II. RIEMAN.
civilian II CONkLING.
BASIL y. GORDON.
DERRICK FAHNESTOCk,
-- Executive Committee.
"DANTFT, r. DORSEY. Secretary,
z. O. Box s3i, Baltimore Nd
The Julv. 1896. statement of the 3. & o.
Relief Department has Just been issued
II shows receipts Of $33, 1861, and disburse-
ments of $29115.11.
The through passenger service of the b.
G O.. 3. IL O. S.-W. and Illinois Central
from the east and northeast 10 Memphis
and New Orleans is proving quite popular.
on January oath the train will leave Gin
cinnati at p. M, thus making connection
in that city with the west-bound express
Of the Erie railroad.
Fast freight trains running on passenger
schedule and arriving at destination on
time seem to be Il fad with railroads that
is proving profitable. The two last in the
field are Nos. % and IS, on the 3. 6, O. s.
w. and =. * o. from ST. Louis to New
York and vice versa. The east-bound train
IS scheduled at eighty hours from st. Louis
10 New York, seventy-five hours to Phil
adelphia and seventy hours to Baltimore.
The west-bound time IS even faster. being
sixty hours from New York, hfty-ive
from Philadelphia and fifty from Balti-
more. Arrangements have been made by
the 3. & O. S.-W. to load cars at St. Louis
direct for the eastern cities.
The fact that local business pays a
greater return on the money invested Is
well known to the officials OF the y. & O.
S.-W.. and for some time past General
Traffic Manager Randolph has been inVes-
tigating the towns along the line from St
Louis to Parkersburg. with view OF at
tracing new manufactures TO points
where labor and material were not very
extensive. In order TO promulgate this
information. he has established what he
has denominated q Bureau Of Develop
nent. in charge of W. ". Peabody, Jr.
and II. A. Troudlcy has been appointed
special agent. with headquarters in Gin
cinnati. II will be his duty to travel and
try and interest manufacturers in the T..
& O. S.-W. towns. and. at the same time.
assist the towns TO develop. II is expect
cd that the new department viii add
greatly 10 the already numerous factories
on the road and the people of the towns
and cities to be benefited are giving tie
bureau the heartiest support.
The earnings Of the b. & o. railroad for
the month OF December. 1896. were f2l6S,-
40