Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-19

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/ of the Creek Within a Reasonable
Time. and Remain for an Indef-
| mite Period i'm the Old Location.
The special Baltimore & Ohio train,
bearing high officials of the road, which
passed through this city Wednesday
evening, as was detailed in the Regis
ter of the following morning, on its
way to Cleveland, arrived back in the
city yesterday morning about half-past
eight O'Clock, and departed an hour
later for the East, over the main line.
The train consisted of five cars, and
on board of it were President J X.
Jowen, who was not with the party
when it originally reached Wheeling;
F. D. Underwood, Second Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager; Daniel
Willard, Assistant General Manager. j.
M. Graham, Chief Engineer; Thomas
Fitzgerald, General Superintendent;
and j. d. McCubbin, real estate agent
On it's arrival the special was side
tracked at the Wheeling station, and
several members of the party again in
spected the property of the Company in
the vicinity of the mouth of the creek.
No one was working about the old
station building, however, either at the
time of the arrival of the party or
throughout the day, and after some
general observations, which occupied
but a short time, the special departed
over the main line. Just where Presi-
;o1
arrived here Wednesday night could
not be ascertained, but the fact of his
presence showed that matters of more
than ordinary moment were under con-
sideration, OF such Importance, indeed,
that the highest officials of the Com
pany were called upon to give Them
attention.
The main business undoubtedly was
consideration OF newer and better
route to the Lakes, but the Wheeling
depot subject was certainly one Of
the propositions under serious discus
sion, and this is matter of vital in
terest to citizens and strangers alike.
That the old passenger station, with
a new addition running back at least a
portion of the way towards the creek
will be utilized at least temporarily, is
certain. The old front building,
on South street, can be rehaIbilitated
and improved, at a very moderate eX-
pense, and as it stands about one hun
dred and fifty feet from the north
abutment of the creek bridge, a tenn
porary train shed could there be erect
ed of sufficient capacity to accommo-
date the public many times better than
the facilities afforded by the ram
shackle shanties at Twentieth and
| Twenty first streets, and to the much
greater convenience of the travelling
public. At present three tracks run
over the new structure spanning the
creek, but there is room for two more
main line tracks, making five in all,
and allowing three of these for freight
business and two for passenger service,
there would be an abundance of room
for present needs. For the two new
/ tracks, however, additional girdeTs
would have to be placed in position,
but that would be a comparatively
small matter, and once on the ground
could be settled in place in a week.
! The fill north of the north abutmenC
is practically completed, and would re-
quire very little additional attention
to level up the ground and place it in
shape for building or trackage pur-
poses. On the south side everything
appears to be in good shape for any
sort of action. The general indica-
tons have been for some time that
the passenger depot of the Company,
within the ensuing six or eight
months, would be transferred to the
old location north of the creek-whcth-
er temporarily of permanently is a
question not yet possible of solution.
! Register reporters being unable to
see Mr. John K. Cowen, the President
Of the road, yesterday morning, be
cause Of the early hour of his arrival
in the city, telegram was sent after
his special train. addressed to Mr.
Cowen, and asking him for the facts as
to whether or not the old passenger
station would be re-occupied, If to be
used whether temporarily or perman-
emily. and requesting an immediate re
ply. Mr.. Cowen very promptly sent the
following message from Cumberland.
Md, it reaching here at 1920 last even
ing
CUMBERLAND. Md. Jan. 18th.
To, the Editor OF the Register
IntiI different .~rangcmcnts can
be permanently ht:ts;~ 10 ~ Proposed
10 re-occupy the old passenger sta
| tion, after m1ii"g such thorou:. Ii
repairs wiz! ut it Tor public use.
JOHN Is. Cus!F.N.
This telegram settles one matter
definitely, and that is, the old depot is
to be rehibilitated, presumably at the
earliest possible moment President
Cowen states specifically that thorough
repairs will be made but it will be no
ticed that he prefaces his announcement
with the words: Until different ar
rangements can be permanently made.
which indicates that the present action
of the Company is only to meet imme-
date requirements and the public
sentiment as to the desirability OF q
change from the sheds and bleak and
hare and IN chSirnrpf, Dlorfnrr7c n, 49,