Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-14

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ton of the New Depot Here-Per-
to All the Roads.
The water famine continues on the
B. & o. and the question of procuring
a sufficient supply out the road is be-
coming a serious question.
Henry Jarret has been employed as
fireman on the main line of the B. & o.
Railroad men are discussing the mat
ter of the new depot at this place. One
of the Wheeling officials stated that he
thought that this matter would be ar
ranged in a short time. 1t is probable
that the company will erect a new depot
on the site of me old one north of the
creek, and that arrangements would be
made with the terminal for the use Of
their depot temporarily. 1t is said by
some railway men that plans for this
building have been drawn up.
Travelling Passenger Agent George
Orr, of the Pittsburg and Western, re-
turned Friday from a trip to Colorado,
where he captured several deer in the
mountains.
E. B. Pope, the general Western pas
senger agent Of the Chesapeake &
Ohio, is the inventor of the patent for
signaling from the locomotive cab.
Nearly all the people have returned
from the passenger agents convention
held during the past week.
A large ~interlocking plant is being
completed on the Wheeling and Lake
Erie at Lodi. O.
At Benwood, during ,the past week,
a number of new firemen were employ
ed by the B.. & O., and a number of old
ones were promoted.
Along the entire system of the w. &
l.. E.. the sidetracks are being length
ened considerably to accommodate the
heavy rush of freight which that road
is now handling daily. At the import
ant stations along the line the side
tracks are being heightened to a con-
siderable extent.
The Panhandle is having construct
ed at its shops in Columbus two new
postal cars, six baggage, mail and ex-
press cars Of modern type. The shop
is also working on $50 new fat cars,
turning out the latter at the rate of five
cars per day.
Chief Engineer Thomas Rodd, of the
Pennsylvania Company, is making the
annual bridge inspection.
The extension of the Grab Tree
branch Of the Pennsylvania from Crab
Tree north to New Alexandria, Pa,
about five miles, has been completed.
The Pennsylvania, it is reported, has
ordered 1000 steel cars from the
Pressed Steel Car Company.
Newspaper reports, which we have
not been able to confirm, state that
negotiations are under way for the
purchase OF the Rogers Locomotive
Works at Paterson, N. j., by Vanderbilt
interests.
All the Chesapeake & Ohio's freight
cars are 0 equipped with automatic
couplers, and 65 per cent. with air
brakes. The average capacity of the
revenue freight cars Is 20 tons. The
latest orders for additional equipment
embraced 1900 coal cars and 100 coke
cars.
The Baltimore G. Ohio has placed an
order with the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany for 1000 SO, 000-pound capacity
gondolas and 1000 hopper cars Of 10O,-
600 pounds capacity.
The Baltimore & Ohio has ordered
$500 box cars of 10000 pounds capac-
ity, and 500 fiat cars from the Pullman
Company. 1t is reported that the COM
pany is contemplating ordering an adj
ditional $500 box and 500 fat cars.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is now the greatest money earning cor
poration in the world. In the twelve
months ended on June 80, 1900, the
gross earnings of the system reached
the vast sum Of $50. 304 1881, an Increase
of 1887, 79s, or nearly 20 per cent
over the corresponding period of 1885,
80. The London & Northwestern
| Railway Company, which until recent
ly was at the head of all railways in
respect to earning capacity, reported
for the calendar year 1899 total re-
ceipts Of SOC. 1S7, 423, or s14, 600, 900 less
than those of the Pennsylvania for tbs
year ended on June 80. The Pennsyl.
vania Railroad Company operates but
2.7S1 miles. but the system which this
company directly controls aggregate
| 10, 1872 miles, with a proprietary Interest
in a large additional mileage not GOV.
cred in its reports. The London &
Northwestern operates only 1929 miles
so that its earning capacity per mile
| OF road is vastly greater than that ot
any American road-averaging lasl
rear oyer S34. 300 per mile.