Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-11

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rived in the city from the east, and
after half an hours stop in the yards
here, left for Pittsburg. The per-
sonnet of the party consisted of Mr..
F. d. Underwood, general manager of
the B. & o. lines; Mr.. Harvey Middle
ton, general superintendent of motive
power, Mr.. w. I. Manning, chief en-
gineer, Mr.. Thomas Fitzgerald. gen.
eral superintendent of the Philadelphia
division, Mr.. McCoven, real estate
agent, and Messrs Sheats and Kol-
baugh. The train was made up of
one day coach, the private car of Gen
eral Manager Underwood, No. 713, and
Superintendent Fitzgerald's private
here, and Mr.. Fitzgerald returned east.
The party was Joined at Wheeling by
Mr.. VIM. Gibson, general superinten-
dent of the Pittsburg and Pittsburg
and Wheeling divisions, and at 2:30
the train departed over the Hempfield
for the Smoky City. During the brief
stop-over here, Mr.. Underwood was
| met by quite number of Wheeling
gentlemen, among whom were repre-
sentatives of the Chamber of Com
MERGE and local employees of the road.
In response to inquiries from the
Register representative, Manager I'm
derwOod said his trip had no especial
significance so far as Wheeling inter
ests are concerned but that the object
of his tour is to familiarize himself
with the B. & O.. lines, to the man
agement of which he has so lately sue
| ceeded. He was only elected to his
present responsible position on Janu-
airy 18th, and did not actively assume
the duties of the Office until the 2Sth.
He is now busily engaged acquainting
himself with details and meeting di-
vision superintendent and other Off
Gals. He set out on his present tour
of inspection Wednesday morning, and
spent a portion of the time Thursday
at Parkersburg, and stopped over
| Thursday night at Grafton. His pres
ent itinerary will not take him farther
west than the Ohio river, and he ex-
poets to be back in Baltimore by to-
| night.
General Manager Underwood when
asked to disclose some definite infor-
nation upon a subject uppermost in
| the minds of Wheeling citizens-a new
| passenger depot-replied that he was
unable to make any definite statement
other than that such. an Improvement
was one of the immediate expenditures
| contemplated by the receivers. By
Immediate he didn't want to be I'M
derstood to mean that ground would
be broken within a few weeks or
months, but rather that it would be
property when the receivers find them
selves in position to effect such changes
as are now in mind. Mr. Underwood
had not examined a Wheeling map OF
B. & o. property and was unable to
venture a guess as to where the new
structure is to be located. He pre-
sumed if there is any company ground
at all suitable it will be utilized instead
of mourning the additional expense of
purchase. The selection of desirable
site, he intimated, may retard progress.
Several plans for the depot have been
submitted and are in the office of the
chief engineer, but none have been
accepted.
Wheeling people have been very
patient" said the General Manager,
''and as patience is a great virtue, you
may depend upon it's being rewarded.
The building, l assure you, will be one
thoroughly in keeping with the bust
ness and enterprise of your city
'Will you venture a guess when we'll
see it?" was asked.
81 could" replied the genial manager
in his jovial way, but, then, | might
be mistaken. you know, and that would
be disappointing"
AS to the double-tracking of the
trans-Ohio division from Cambridge to
| BelIaire, Mr. Underwood spoke with
assurance He said the coming season
will doubtless see the work accom-
plished. Contracts for the fifteen
| bridges between Bellaire and Cam
bridge, which Will necessarily have to
be replaced to accommodate the two
| tracks, were let last Saturday with the
limitation that all must be in position
| by September next. In the meantime
the grading will be. pushed forwar
| rapidly. 1t is fifty miles between the
| points named, and the receivers may
| conclude later to double-track as far
| as Newark As to the widening of the
Bellaire bridge, that will be unneces-
sary. The parallel tracks will be
made TO converge there and a single
| track will accommodate. In railroad
| parlance, the trains will run the
gauntlet" at that point. 1t will. how