Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-15
WHEELING W VA WEDNESDAY,
just donning his night gown and could
say nothing tonight.

say nothing tonight
Five members of the party were sit
ting in plain view in the smoker. The
detective was asked il he could give
the names and Official designations of
the party. aside from Mr.. Schwab He
replied that he could not, but that If
note were sent in it might bring re-
Spouse.
A request for the names of the party
was sent IN. and the sleuth returned
with the information that Mr.. Schwab
was in charge of the party and that
none OF the other gentlemen cared to
usurp the privileges of the leadership
by giving out any information.
When requested to go back and ask
Mr. Schwab for the list of names, the
Guardian Near the Person of His
Highness" replied that Mr.. Schwab was
probably sound asleep by that time, and
as ne was very busy man" he prob
ably would resent any further intru-
sion- The further information was
volunteered that Mr. Schwab had an
other big days work before him to-day.
and would need all the rest he could
get.
was no chance for information from
headquarters, returned to the station
where they were QuizZing the railroad
men who had brought the royal train
through from Rochester. mem
Der of Mr.. Schwabs retinue came
down the track, and asked if an evening
paper could be had. The Register man
had thrown copy of an evening paper
away in the waiting room, and went
for it. Before he let it out of his pos
session he asked for a list OF the occu-
pants of the car. The trust represen-
tative said he really could not tell him
without Mr.. Schwab's consent.
well, what's your name? That will
help along that much
well, really, now" he replied, Il
would not like to take the liberty OF
telling you. Mr.. Schwab might not care
for it to be known that | am with
him
Upon his promising to ask Mr.
Schwabs permission to give the list and
to return with it at once if he got the
permission, the paper was given him.
He did not return. Thankless creature.
The party includes Mr.. Schwab, Judge
e. H. Gary. chairman of the executive
board Of the United States Steel Cor
poration; Henry Wick, president of the
National Steel Company; Mr.. f. A.
BALDWIN. secretary of the National Steel
Company; w. w. Dixon, assistant to
President Schwab, and W. E. Corey,
president of the Carnegie Company.
To-day, Mr. A. B. Carter, district
superintendent of the National Steel
Company, will accompany them to Act
naville and Mingo Junction.
They left New York Monday, passed
through Pittsburg yesterday morning
and during the day inspected steel
works in the Shenango and Mahonlng
valleys. arriving at Rochester from
Youngstown early in the evening
From Rochester they came to Bellaire
without stop. They leave the Bellaire
station at a. m. for the Bellaire steel
works. which will be inspected, after
which a stop will be made at AetnaVllle
for a few minutes. Ii was not known
last night whether they would stop az
Martins Ferry or not, but stop VIII
be made at Mingo Junction. FROM
Mingo Junction they go by the ram
Handle to Columbus, and from there
back to New York.
From persons connected with the
trust but more communicative than
the chiefs. it was learned that little at
tention is being given to any but steel
plants. Sheet mills and tin plate mills
are not in the consideration now upper
most. 1t is rumored that the trip mas
to do with the alleged intention OF the
trust to concentrate its steel mills In
the Pittsburg district, and to dlsmantie
and discontinue the smaller and less
modern of the plants making billets.