The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
Has Linked Wheeling With
Every Outlying District

several months. As usual there were
aly number of persons in Wheeling
street car being propelled by cleo
tricity and the thought of that
strange power supplautiug the horse
As result OF the skepticism Mr..
sweeney and MS associates In the
project were forced TO struggle to-
ward their goal with limited capital.
and In somewhat dire financial
stratghts started the construction OF
"A line which Is used 20 this day. the
route beginning az First street on
rr' 'A''"r over the route now used
by the Wheeling Traction Company
20 Forty-eighth street.
The Trial Trip.
The company's line and power
house were completed IN the fall OF
ISIS and announcement WAS made
shortly aftcrward that the FIRST cleo
tr'-allv equipped car ever operated in
wheeling was to be taken out FOR a
trial trip. This announcement. as
many residents Will remember. was
received with intense interest
throughout the vicinity and many out
slders came TO the city to witness
D.G'"'.N'~ greatest victory. Those
who held to the theory that nothing
short OF horse could pun a street
car up the Main street hill gathered
az that point In vast throuZs and rs
the small conveyance approached the
steep incline confidently waited TO see
u stall. Imagine their surprise when
The little car fought its way CALAMITY
20 the top without a stop. The skep-
tics were satisfied.
IL was but O short time until the
Wheeling Railway company absorbed
the Citizens railway and the two
were placed under the direct manage
mcnt Il Mr.. Sweeney. The electric
companies proved quite successful
from the start and continued TO pro-
'fN~s audpr the ownership Of Mr.
Sweeney and his associates until in
SGD q deal was COusummated where
+ by the enterprise was sold TO M.ssrs
D. \. p Champion OF Cincinnati: W r
/ k'whle = Syracuse. w W Hu1zard
OF 'l"vel md, ard 4 W Jolly. y
Beaver Falls These gentlemen hold
control Of the small svstem for sew
"r"l ve.rs but gradually The stock was
acquired silly by local persons with
q tow outside holders.
Previous 20 this the company had
come 70 be known as the Wheeling
traction company and In the course
. OF wears had undergone many char rs
which al "l lu making 10 one OF ne
3 pest 90 the smaller systems IN the
country. extensions hal been con-
. .tructc9 which connected Wheeling
d Win many 70 the surrounding citie-.
D irnlUaing BpuvoO1 NCNechen and
. Moan lsvilI" While cheese extensions
4 nnd been built by another company
I-F We're soon acquired ~ re
4 wheeling TT elton company and be-
4 came a mart 81 rho unit This deal
/ was c'o ed ir 1893
/ IT," Pom Ha0I'e Traction comnauv
was inc operated so 1901. tho rr'nci.
. i.I .DF.". Ter. being c4rff.It.fs
. connected with fIo Wheeling Traction
comp ny Immediately after tho in
corporation bad been effected actual
Mlrk L|H.Hr -. a..
of FIRST class limo between this ctfv
trt Wei burg 7v diut % hard IA
Dor or the part o. an concerned me
line was completed ard nut into mao
~ it' The pro ..,' was carried
2. r"N.r 20 7u cetirr1'r' cost of $500
''' One more. iu io05 'he Whea'
'rt Traction Germany made Sc
-fr'rg'h apparent hv nheCrhi-c the
E N'0 FHr'le c"mr7nv. Thus. nv tho
7 l--f fr7n ~cf'o0 tho W-ro.ff7r, com
'.nF. IN @ ccmDar- ''vr'v few vears
who'd ana ~TH cort~riffr~ "a ef-a.~h
~ track FROM Nour6rv-ffe 20 v-eu--
/ ''' ana 'Fn Same wac fhO~ourhIv
.1r'n0"' from end N end with 'be
- f'nrrved tyre ~ electrical ap-
. 'f'H'V- tr' e'-no' car4 Tho rrct4e-+s
. r The '"r Handle district were not
SLOW fn rr".n tho oVce''.r- crr1-si-i-
. -.'7 fn"s afforded FOR rhaar ana com
. PORTABLE travel and f-a enterprises was
Enters Ohio
IF 'h's tim" tho Wheeling Traction
/ .nWrHr. had extended ftg rra-qtfors
] '' OIL" other side OF the river q,
. ONO and had succeeded 90 gaining
J .ftrcf md constructing limos
4 ,."'u-l Erilseport 20 Martins Ferry.
P .,..' D.. .I'lre. dys.to and Bar
& .'r HI. So had completed tie chain
/ u| ".'n every surrounding town ~
'Is' trivial Importance boo the
was bound 90 Wheeling. aud