The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-07

ALL LINES ARE AMALGAMATEI
SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND
Dollars Being Spent in Improve.
ments-New Barns Cross
ings, Cars, Motors, Etc

A very important special meeting Of
| the stockholders Of the Wheeling Rail
way Company was held at the principal
office Of the company in the National
Exchange Bank building, In this city,
yesterday morning, and the preliminary
| steps taken towards nmalgamating the
| properties Of the Wheeling Railway
Company. Citizens Railway Company,
Rellaire. bridgeport & Martins Ferry
Railway Company, and Benwood South
fern Railway Company into one corpora
ton to be known as the Wheeling
Traction Company.
The meeting was presided over by
President. r. Fl. Conderman. Of Phila-
| dciphia, and the other large visiting
Stockholders were II. Clark Ford and
HIP. McGraw, OF Cleveland. Nearly
all Of the stock of the companies named
was represented ut the meeting.
The company's officers detailed to the
done in the way of improvements and
what Is contemplated. These improve
ments. altogether. will cost several hun
dred thousand dollars, and in the re-
organization or amalgnmation OF the
companies into the Wheeling Traction
Company q bond issue Is contemplated
TO bear the cost Of the improvements.
| These improvements include the follow
ing:
| New car barns on the Island, at the
corner Of Zane and Huron streets, in
volving the abandonment of the barns
In upper Benwood, which were disposed
OF some time ago to the National Tube
| Company.
Improvement at Boggs' run Baltimore
& Ohio crossing where 1t Is intended
to put In an underground crossing that
will do away with the dangers arising
from a crossing at grade. This Is an
Improvement that will cost $4,000 to
$4,000.
Renewal OF the tracks OF the Island
divisions. Part of this work has al
1'ready been done, and when entirely
completed will give the heaviest gIrder
rails throughout.
Improvements to the tracks In Mar
tins Ferry. This work Is now in pro-
gress and Is similar to that being done
on the Island.
New feeder lines throughout the sys-
! tenn. i.
New motors OF greater power which
| will make It possible to operate the road
on q faster schedule.
New cars to he put in In the near fu-
ture. The, new rolling stock will put
The company on a par with the finest
equipped roads in the country. These
cars will be put on the road soon after
the New Year.
Kentucky Heights. connecting line in
Benwood. This line runs along the
hillside, connecting the tracks of the
| Wheeling system at Schad's crossing
with the line Of the Moundsvillr divl-
sion at the steel works crossing. Its
operation means the elimination of the
| dangerous crossings involved in run
ming the cars Via the Benwood loop, and
with the contemplated underground
crossing NJ BoSss' run, means the en-
tire oolhs away with the dangers of
travel by the trolley cars between
MoundsVilie ana wheeling.
other improvements than these that
are mentioned are In contemplation for
'he near future. and wheeling people
can realize that the company Is pursu-
ing IN up-to-date policy that will mean
better service Tor It's patrons.
inc ihtimation that the Wheeling
traction company was Interested In the
construction OF the proposed Bellairr
ana behwood bridge across the river
! is Sllu 10 be without fntlDlu finn In In NJ