The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-18
70 Wheeling Yesterday Was to Dis
cuss and Provide for Uniform
Schedules in the Future.

1890 PsssSit ~ tito aStsS
and exclusively chronIcled the fact
several weeks ago, efforts have been
made to secure confirmation Of the
story from Baltimore & Ohio sources,
but without success until yesterday af-
ternoon, when a partial confirmation
was obtained from General superinten-
dent Thomas Fitzgerald, Of the Balti-
more & Ohio. Mr.. Fitzgerald and 9TH
er officials had been here through the
day comforting on schedule matters,
and wheE an 1ntelligencer reporter
finally ran down the general superin-
tendent, he was stepping on the rear
step Of his already moving special train,
starting on the return to Baltimore. Mr..
Fitzgerald stood on the step, while the
scribe footed 1t along the side Of the
car The interview lasted about thirty
seconds, but 1t brought out the first Of
fetal admission that the Baltimore &
Ohio is negotiating for entrance Into
the Terminal passenger terminal.
Interview Under Difficulties.
what did the officials dlscuss?" in
quired the reporter.
Uniform schedules" was the reply.
Wheeling people would like to know
something about the Baltimore & ohlo's
Intentions regarding a new passenger
station"
well, there's nothing to publish now,
but you come to me in about q month
and I'll give you a good story" re-
sponded the railroad official.
"But, you'll admit that IT looks very
much as though the Baltimore & Ohio
viii use the Terminal passenger sta
tlon? ~ z
Yes. that's about right; 1t looks
very much as though we would" was
the very significant answer Of the gen
eral superintendent.
Just at this point the reporter came
to the conclusion that racing with a
railroad train was not his particular
forte. and gave up the attempt, but
satisfied to know that the Baltimore 6:
Ohio Terminal deal story had finally
received at least partial confrma-
ton from an official Baltimore 6 Ohio
source.
Many Big officials.
In the party Of officials here yester-
day, who came In on special cars that
were side-tracked near the Warwick
pottery. on the South Side, were nearly
all of the prominent operating depart
ment officials OF the entire Baltimore &
Ohio system, including General Super
intendent Thomas Fitzgerald, Of Baltl-
more; General Superintendent Stewart.
Of Chicago; General Superintendent
William Gibson. OF Pittsburgh; D. F.
Marony, OF Baltimore. superintendent
Of transportation; Division superin-.
tendent f. A. Hustled. OF Grafton;
Schedule Agent ]. B. Frost. OF Bnlti-.
more; Superintendent English, of the
middle division, Of Newark. Ohio, and
General Superintendent Johnson, OF
Cleveland, with several minor officials.
The officials came here in pursuance
to a regular call from the general on
ces Of the company. for the purpose
primarily OF discussing the fall sched-
ule. Heretofore, lis explained by one
OF the officials, the schedules on the
different divisions of the system have
not been got up in uniform style, and
at yesterdays conference, q uniform,
style OF schedule makeup was outlined.
which will be followed by the officials
OF the several divisions In preparing
the regular fall schedule this yeur md
hereafter.
Unofficial Information.
Railroad officials always travel In,
style, and those who came to Wheeling
yesterday were no exception to the
rule. or course they had their colorcd
porters. and cooks, and naturally these
men hear things on the side which they
are supposed 10 pay no attention to.
An Intelllgcncer reporter talked With
one OF these attaches Just before the
train departed FOR Baltimore. and the
young man admitted that he knew
that tho Baltimore & Ohio would use
tho Terminal passenger station In
Wheeling in the near future.
During their visit, the officials In,
spprted the extensive works now in
progress at thcgmqulh OF Wheeling
creek. The atone picrsiat cach bank q
tho creek arc partially constructed. and
excavation for tho middle pier ia now.
In progress. tho men working now far
below tho surface Of creek inside q