The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
IT WILL BE THE
NEW. WHEELING p
Both Tracks and Equipments on
the w. h L. E. Are Now
BEING WELL OvERHAULED.

Brs<sges Being :Bunt and New Eug'nes
Boueht THAT Excursion WAR
Pennsylvania Rolling Stock
Railroad News.
Construction work on the southern
end Of the Wheeling is being pushed as
rapidly as material Is received. Eight
to ten car loads Of bridge material are
being used every day. All bridges are
being strengthened, and old ones are
being replaced by iron and steel struc-
lures. The old bridges are entirely too
light for the heavy engines that are
being built for the road.
A prominent railroad man made the
statement few days ago that within a
year the Wheeling road would be run
ming some of the most powerful en-
gines that run through Canton. He said
IL some Of the old c., c. & s. engines
could be placed beside some Of the big
fellows coming to the road soon, Cam
ton people would begin to realize what
the Wheeling people were doing on the
old Connotton.
There are powerful possibilities for
discord and some good to be worked out
of the attitude Of the Wheeling G. Lake
Erie as it regards the cheap rate ex-
cursions to Wheeling Sundays, says the
Cleveland Leader. The wheeling in
inaugurating this business was actuated
to some degree by desire to retaliate
against what they style an unwonted
interference on the part Of the c., l.. &
W., but they have given the thing a
ii. ,.l I.,.Ao IAt
the movement. They now propose to
make these excursions one of the in
stitutions of the road, and hope by 1t to
bind Cleveland and Wheeling closer to-
gether. They suggest the possibility OF
uniting the two cities, much as Cleve-
land and Columbus have been drawn to-
gether by the cheap rate and Sunday
excursions that have been given for the
last few years by the Big Four and
Pennsylvania. The Wheeling hopes for
some such glorious outcome as result
of the present movement. The excur-
sions will be continued at least until
something definite has been determined.
The possibilities of discord are in the
attitude Of the other roads. The Wheel
ing'' has put the jaw of the passenger
department Of the c., L. & w. in a sling
by this movement. The latter can pro-
tect itself either by putting on special
train, which might or might not pay,
or by making the tickets good returning
until Monday, which Is considered.
Then, too, the Pennsylvania is put on
the defensive by this measure and may
be forced to protect itself in some way.
The Wheeling" have had in mind to
bring the other roads out to a point
where they must either fight or retire
from the field, and had they planned 1t
with that end in view the present ma
neuver could not have been beaten.
All the old passenger and freight en-
gines on the P. & w. are to be repaired
and sold to other roads or assigned to
light work on the branches, according to
a Pittsburg paper. The B. & o. will in
troduce heavier motive power for the
division, and will have to build about
SO new locomotives at once to take the
place Of the p. & w. engines which will
be condemned. Most of the old style p.
& w. freight and passenger engines
were built at the Pittsburg locomotive
works, 18 years ago. Some of them
were built for the original P. e. w. COM
pany, and some for the p, c. & T. COM
pany, which was the original owner of
the division extending from New Castle
Junction to Akron. When they first
appeared these engines were marvels.
They were considered the finest that
were ever run in the Shenango or Ma
honing valleys.but today they are in
significant in power and speed when
compared to the new monsters.
The Valley will probably get some Of
the heaviest Of these engines, while the
smaller ones will go into yard service.
Within a week or ten days, the con-
ductors on the Fort Wayne will be haul
ing two Of the finest palaces on wheels |
that the Fort Wayne ever owned. They |
will be the most complete cars placed |
in the regular service of the Fort |
Wayne. hsving been only recently turn
ed out Of the Allegheny shops. They are
wide vestibuled. with high backed seats, |
and will be numbered 7016 and 1908.
The two cars are about completed now |
and are standing in the paint shops, |
where the finishing touches are being |
put on them. They will have finest |
gas lights, the latest designs in win
dows the best ventilators, and the most |
type Of platform and vesti- |
bules.
Just as soon as the cars come out they