Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-07

1 1t Is thought that green TOT the all
! clear signal would be preferable as
in case the glass was broken, the white
| light would be an indication OF dan
ger. The Pennsylvania's ofhcials are
| free to admit that the white light,
which is dependent upon the glass
alone, is treaeherous.
The man who can invent light
| which will burn red or green regard
less of the glass enclosing it will have
| fortune at his command.
Grand Army Encampmcnt.
The Central Passenger Association
has secured a large storeroom at POI
Superior street, Cleveland, in which a
Joint agency will be established for the
extension of railroad tickets during the
National Grand Army encampment. 1t
will be the largest and most convenient
agency ever operated by any passenger
association. 1t will be in charge of
Mr.. +. C.. Mcdonald, commissioner of
the Central Passenger Association. He
expects to employ 40 clerks. The tick
cts may be presented for extension on
payment Of so cents fees at any time
between September and Is, at noon.
On the Erie, ]. +. Mcguire has been
advanced to superintendent OF trans
portation; w. l.. Derr to superintendent
Of the New York division; J. VI. Davis
to superintendent of the Wyoming di-
VISION and George T. Slade to assistant
general manager of the Erie system.
President Loree Of the B. & o. holds
the same Office on at least six additional
lines.
The Chicago G. Northwestern railway
company Is trying the use of oil as
dust preventive, and, if successful, will
adopt it on the entire system. Five
miles of double track were selected for
the experiment, 1000 gallons of crude
oil being used to the mile. Pictures
| taken before and after using show q
great improvement. 1t is sprayed from
a car like street-sprinkler. The first
years cost is $100 mile, and after that
$50
Who is to succeed George e. Rock
we'll as assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania? This Is the
question agitating the minds OF the pos
sibles, the report of the Rockwell res
ignation having been confirmed. 1t is
hdught J. M aHrris, district agent at
Columbus OF the lines west, Will receive
the appointment.
The Baltimore & Ohio has large
number of detectives at work searching
for the robbers who held up the fast
train near Chicago recently.
T. e. Byrnes has been appointed as
(sistant freight agent Of the Illinois
Central in Chicago, vice Fl. r. Sher-
gold. assigned to other work.
Pan Handle carpenters have orders
to put all station platforms and fences
in good shape. Over $50 carpenters are
now at work on the system.
The Santa Fe is about to enlarge the
Pacific coast shops located at San Ber-
nardino, Cal, doubling their capacity.
Work on the Wabash extension is
progressing favorably. Within a few
weeks number of additional contracts
will be awarded by the company.
John L. Sullivan, agent for the Great
Western road in Cedar Falls, Ia, has
been appointed general manager OF the
Manchester and Oneida line, eight miles
long, in Iowa.
Active work is again in progress on
the Wabash's ChicagoToledo line.
Work has been delayed by the scarcity
of laborers. |
For the length of its line and num-
Der of trains no road in the country
exceeds the New York Central in the
number of dining cars in service. Twen-
ty-one new ones are to be added this
month.
The Baltimore G Ohio will not operate
the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling di-
rectly for some time to come. The road
is to become an integral part of the new
Baltimore G. Ohio system.
Mr.. Alonzo w. Upright, late foreman
of the Juniata shops toolroom at Altoo-
ma. Pa, is now superintendent OF the
scale system of the Pennsylvania lines
between New York and Chicago.
Alex. Milton, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Kansas City, FIT.
Scott G Memphis, who is to hold that
Office in the consolidated 'Frisco-Mem-
bhib system, is to be transferred to
ut. Louis on September LIST, with the
Memphis general Offices of the COM
pany.
The Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling
railroad, the new line projected by
Calvary. Morris and others Of Column
bus, O., is now running through trains
from Phillips to Cleveland. The road
will terminate in the north at Fairport
and tap the coal fields OF eastern Ohio.
Mr. Harry e. Moores, city passenger
agent of the wabash road at Omaha, has
been appointed general Western passen-
ger agent of that road, with headquar-
tiers In Omaha. Mr. Moores will have
Ill territory west OF the Missouri river
between ST. Paul and Kansas City.
The Eastern Minnesota has completed
its Stoneybrook cut Off The first
train over the new line crashed
through a wooden bridge. The head
brakeman was killed and four others
injured. An engine and sixteen cars
are in the St. Louis river Rather
lively beginning.