Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-25

While it is the general impression
that the Terminal railway property
was bought through Kuhn, Loeb &
Co. for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, it will not be positively
known who the new owners of the
road are until the deed is recorded in
the Office of the County Court. There
was an understanding when the sale
was made, according to Mr.. Hubbard,
that the banking firm could insert any
name in the deed of transfer. Mr.. Hub
bard stated positively to Register
man that he had no information as
to what concern will come into posses
sion of the property, and he declined to
give an opinion in the matter.
A prominent local railroad man, who
did not pretend to have any inside in
formation, said yesterday anent the
sale:
Doesn't it strike you as entirely
probable that the apparent reticence
to give out any information about the
new owners of the road, may indicate
that Kuhn, Loeb e Co. bought it in
for speculative purposes. This is the
same firm, by the way, that took up
the Wheeling & Lake Erie bonds at
the time of the reorganization.
1T is more than likely that the
Pennsylvania road will control the
property, and l am inclined to that
view myself | also think that who
ever the new owners may be, they have
entered into some sort of satisfac-
tory agreement to provide terminals
for the Wheeling & Lake Erie here.
You may depend upon it that the W. &
L. E. interests will be taken care OF,
else there would have been some sharp
er bidding at the sale of the property.
The w. & L. E. needs the Terminal
facilities. If it be true, as has been
stated recently, that the Vanderbilts
are behind the W. & L. E. road, you
may put it down as certain that the
w. & l.. E. will be looked after here,
because the Pennsylvania uses the
Vanderbilt depotS at Cleveland and To-
ledo."
The Intelligencer may be depended
upon to once in every so often make
an exhibition of asininity. 1t has been
due for several days, and came in yes
terday Decisive Beat Was Scored On
Terminal Sale" was published in far
ing headlines over an article, in which
the claim was made that the lDtelli-
gencer was the only paper that pub
lished in positive terms that the Ter
minal was purchased by the Pennsyl-
vania Company. The Register express
ed the opinion that the Pennsylvania
Company would be the new owner, but
Unpublished also all other reports per-
tanning to the sale, with view to Civ
ing all the views. The Intelligencer
mildly admits this when it says the
Register thought the Pennsylvania
might have been the purchaser" The
Register presented all the facts publish
ed in the Intelligencer and additional
information pertaining tC reports con-
corning the sale.
The Intelligencer's exhibition OF
journalistic egotism and narrowness
yesterday morning, was only exceeded
by it's memorable Dewey Day Issue
when it claimed exclusive credit for
everything in connection with Admiral
Dewey except the victory in Manila
Bay. The claim editor worked over
time upon that occasion, and has not
had chance to earn his salary since.
He has grown fat and equity in his work
of searching the Intelligencer columns
for scoops" The job is a sinecure.
Yesterday mornings bray was a pipe
dream.