Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-19

Yesterday morning at seven o'clock a
number of Pennsylvania railroad OFF,
Gals arrived in the city on special to
look over the Terminal system, with a
view of arranging for two fast, up-to-
date trains to run daily from Wheeling
TO Cleveland. The Pennsylvania peo-
pie have, since their acquisition of the
Wheeling Terminal road, decided to run
Cleveland and Pittsburg passenger
trains direct into Wheeling via the Ter
minal, and thus inaugurate a direct
Wheeling Cleveland system.
The arrangement for the entrance of
the Cleveland & Pittsburg passenger
trains into Wheeling has been COM
pleted, and it is expected that they will
enter on this service in less than a
month. The officials who were here
yesterday making the arrangements for
this service, were General Superintend-
Northwest system; District Passenger
Agent J. K Dillon, of Pittsburg; Assist
ant Superintendent of Transportation
A. B. Starr, of Pittsburg, and others.
After inspecting the Terminal, they
returned to Pittsburg over the G. & P.
The coming into this city of the Cleve>
land & Pittsburg gives Wheeling three
direct lines to Cleveland, the others be-
ing the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
and the Wheeling & Lake Erie, which
will produce good competition.
The travel between Wheeling and
Cleveland and other northwestern
points is rapidly increasing, and no
doubt this will prove very remunera-
tive to the Pennsylvania lines. These
trains will make connections with all
lines running out of Cleveland and to
the lake resorts in Michigan, which
are becoming more popular every year.
They will also make a speciality Of
connecting with all boat lines running
out of Cleveland. This route will form
the most direct and shortest line be-
tween Wheeling and Cleveland, and it
means additional and improved train
service for the people of Wheeling,
which will no doubt be appreciated by
them. The officials here yesterday
would not make a concise statement
as to just what day these trains will
be put on, but it is an assured fact that
they will be put on as soon as possible.
The Pennsylvania lines west Of
Pittsburg are divided into two sys-
bo sc,
ing the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago
& ST. Louis (the Pan-Handle); and the
Northwest system, comprising the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago (the
Fort Wayne).
Heretofore Wheeling has had rela-
tons only with the Panhandle, but
as the Cleveland & Pittsburg is a part
of the Northwest system, the entrance
of the latter into this city will give
Wheeling direct relations with both
systems. The business of the two sys-
TENS is conducted separately, but it is
supposed that Passenger Agent Tom
linson's field will now include the
Cleveland & Pittsburg.
Mr.. James Means, division freight
agent, of Pittsburg, was in the city
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Cleveland & Pittsburg freight service
will also be brought direct into Wheel
ing over the Terminal, and that it was
to arrange this that he came here. The
coming of the Cleveland & Pittsburg
road into Wheeling probably means
that Bellaire and Bridgeport may be-
come branch line stations, although no
official announcement has been made
on this by the officials interested.