The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-29

Early Models Explained.
The difference ebtween the freight
car Of earl ytimes and the present day
was shown by Mr.. loves. The first
freight car was a sort of open fat
with a covering OF
A wood burning engine was the FIRST
10 cross the mountains on the BALI
more and Ohio railroad. There is still
a number of those cars in use at the
present time he said. but most OF them
nave been sent to the scrap heap.
The modern engines and tracks. with
thelr signal block system and safety
means OF crossing the mountains was
next referred to and slides illustrating A.
We're shown. Engine No. 8. one OF the
iaT-est In the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road system. was shown as well as one
Of he latest dining cars.
West Nirginia's coal development has
caused the baltimore and Ohio railroad
10 make special preparations Tor its
trade. Several large coal cars have been
Iltted up Tor its use In the Southern
part Of the state. and large coal tIpples
built across the tracks for loading pur-
poses.
Scenes in and about baltimore. the
nome OF the railroad. were shown. Pos
sibly the most Interesting scenes were
those during the fire that almost c....
pletely Quilted the city. Mr. Loves said
that Baltimore h called the monumental
city not for its but for the
reason that they were first started there.
moving scenes In Baltimore the city
OF Washington was shown.
The scenic valleys OF West Virginia,
and virginia were illustrated. Two
scenes showing the local baltimore and
ONO station were shown and were greet
ed with applause by all.
The Magnolia cut off. which was one
OF the roads greatest improvements
IN recent years. was shown. \ distance
OF eleven miles was cut to shorten the
route six miles. at a cos. Of $1,000. 900.
When the work was commenced Il was
estimated that a would mean a saving
OF nearly a half a million dollars annu-
ally. Five thousand men were employed
10 DO the work, and plans for the hous-
ing OF them were taken from idea used
by Gen. Goethals at Panama.
The "crow" in Charge.
General Chairman Carney deserves
unstintcd prg Use for the eNecellenh man
ner la which last nights affair was car
fted out. but a. would have been fmpoS-
sible TO make a. such an unprecedented
success had IL not been for the co-opera-
tion OF the various committees. The
lowing.
Committee ON Arrangements-C. G.
steele. chairman: e.. = Lakewood. 4. r.
Trace, p. l. Harpold. W. Hare. H.. w.
l%sertsls. r. NJ. Wallace. }. +. whalen. 5.
81. clair.
COMMITTEE on /
Sexton. chairman; r. VI. Lee. n. =. No
Ian. u. =. Williams. &. l.. Stitt. W. n
Bryan. 9. II Hupp }. T. Hickey. IL. II
Committee on Eecreshments-C. NJ
criswell. chairman: n. Burdette. II. "
Iurns. O. 9. Pratt. q. g Poorman. T.
W. Rice. -. y. Elliott. n. Dean. ]. CoNon
Committee on Program. +. Foster.
chairman; II. Nichol~. 4. W. McEndree.
u. IA: BoWles. T. g. Mason. G. J. BALM
ser. ~. F.. Sherlock.
Reception Committee. ". Fowler
chalrmen: \. Z Meadiey. vice chairman:
6 W. Linn. g. J. Stein. W. NJ. Johnson.
J. W. Nesbitt. }. ". NfllerS. n Il. Beck.
Floor Committee-G n. Fit=rerald
chairman. u. l.. Heller. = II McAHister.
r. S~hsPrer1 ; r BarnhArt. E. J.
AmonE the hundreds OF guests present
rosemary ingram. Mrs. T. r. Msnnon
Miss NJ Mslion. James W. GARNER. II.
He'fer. Martin Dursnt. Miss Anna
HOFFMAN and wife. Miss Lillian Bowers
Robert Thompson. Miss Ella NAV
Thompson. stella Msrkin Miss Alberta
Harry schultz. Helen Radcliffe. Nir. and
spangieT. Mr end M fna MeRsnel EE e
1~arNanos. William g Hoiderman. Marie
- Peul Miss Nansm Williams, Ella
q. HALEY. Harry Carney. l.. p. Larson.
Ross. Mrs. James Biendaie. Miss MARY
Gayror. @. T.. Walden. John C,,ra6
oliver carman. Martha Lee White.
Howard. Peter Hopkins and family.
Thoma~ HoukinS and family. J. r. John
son. Pat Mccain. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ross W. r. Patterson and wife. Jack
Csrrigan and wifc. Mrs. William Jones
ara family Gcorg" Howard. S. + Crow
pnSries berkley Miss Clara Straub.
r b. nolan and wife. Mr. and Mrs
Georgc G~iihngRam. j. ? Gsrbesl
Moupdsyile o. Wilkinson. Of Mounds
vile. H. " Williams. q. Meyers. "a. 81.
Hu,i , Waiyman. NJ. and Mrs @.
bolt. G p ~Lfinveber. G. X. Snider.
y Nid kurncr. T. T. Carney. william
utcksy. W, aud Mr.. william Reynolds.
Hug6es. > g. Hopkins Greed Madison.
VIE and daughter. Miss Alta. W ~
Thomas and wife John Hsuck and vito.
trice NJ 81 Conner and wis hei
Weston ral1. W " NcCoucv and wife
Nj end Mrs John pBea. ~ Littieton
shes Nis Marie erovn Miss Gertrude
g w. Donovan. q. 81 Jswett Nir AMI
Donovan ana daughters. Misses Molly
Margaret Elizabeth and Mamie DOuo-
VAN
MisFes Creseuua and Patricia Gfoe %
is" Jennie Murphy. Miss Raua WeIs-
gerber airs cora Pell. Miss Jean PelI
MS E7Iiin. Mrs McAIister. Detroit.
Mich Harry Nichols. T. p Fortnst
Edward Jones. Thomas Hopkins. Reg
san hopkine Mary Schuhl Mrs con.
Dan lleslel william Hickey Dave Kur-
ncr. Mrr Low Poster o. q LIfle . U
.H j nrummord " g. Loves. nail
more. va tcorEs Luchey. Halti-
nor. ~ WIliams Whee.iur
Sfupn. "a Melchsr % % Brown. l. o.