The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-10
RAILROAD NEWS
INCREASED BUSINESS
EXPECTED ON PENNSY

Notwithstanding the fact that the
| PENNSYLVANIA Railroad here has foe the
past several weeks witnessed Larger
| business owing TO the RESI- mrt!on or the
| Wheeling Steel and Iron At Fenwood'
| the Belmont Mil and the lS.beue plant
Il Is the opinion here among local otn-
Gals OF tho road that business VIII be
better than ever by the latter part OF
the week owing 70 the top mill OF the
Wheeling Steel Corporation going on.
Already many shipments Of ore have
! arrived here consigned to the top mill
and records report that much more orc
| IL on the way. While ore and other raw
ma terial Is coming IN TO the plant. Snip
, ments OF manufactured material Will
he going out which altogether VIII help
the condition OF tho railroads here II
Is not expected that the resumption OF
the top mill will make Il necessary for
more power TO be put on by the fennsy
but will enlarge freight shipments con-
siderably.
"a o. 1spAirs on South Side
The Baltimore and OHIO railroad nave
the crossing over Thirty Third and Eon
street blocked while they nre repairing
the road bed In that vicinity. While the
work IL going on traffic is dctour"d
=
or by Jacob street. The B. & o. Will
have one OF tho best crossings on iti
| lines when these repairs are completed
and will put stone foundation be-
tween tho rails which will be Of much
convenience to traffic as Il Will do away
! with the old type crossing were lumber
was used. The material that Is being
used IN tho work consists or small
stones laid in hot tar which after cool
Ing makes the best kind OF road bed
ever used
Continue ExcurIions
The baltimore and Ohio and tho Penn
, Rylvania Railroad are still Offering eN-
curSion rates 10 its passengers between
this city and Pittsburgh. The special
, rates which are good for one day only
, arc soh,t every Sunday and arc In tho
form Of round trip ticket.
Athletic Meeting This week
According TO the President J. r,
Evans. the Wheeling Division Tennsyl-
vania Railroad Athletic club win hold
very important meeting next Friday
at the office OF w. F. Jones freight
agent which IS located at the freight
! station on Waiter street. At this meet
Inr reports from the committees who
have been preparing for winter actir-
, tiles will be heard and acted upon. Al,
members OF the Club are asked TO be
present.
Pay Employees "wednesday
Wednesday will be ray day for the
! employees Of tho Wheeling Division "t
tho Pennsy who work on the other sido
. Of the river. The pay was audited and
approved Saturday and will be sent 10
! Pittsburgh this morning where tho
! checks are made and then forwarded
4 back here. Owing 10 the increase In
business hero the pays vii. be Gather
largo.
Resume WORK In Wheeling
The baltimore and Ohio railroad Con-
pany will! have It's track force on the
Job again this morning Ia resume with
tho repairing Of the roadh"d along S"v-
enteenth street In East Wheeling. The
road bed at this point Is being repaired
on the same order rs Is being done with
! the roadbed In South Wheeling.
! 1strsd Engineer Visits Home
Georse h Crawford. ~ Memphis.
! Tenn. a former resident of Grafton and
we'll known by a number OF the Older
| railroad men OF this city Is spending
some time hero visiting relatives. lie
is spending his time while In tho city
with Mrs. Harry Z. Compton, his nicce
: and Mrs. Belle MADEIRA and Mrs. John
Keefe. sisters OF his wife.
/ Mr.. Crawford spent about Is years
az passenger engineer on the Balti-
moro and Ohio Railroad running trains
between Grafton and Wheeling. He
moved from here TO Topeka. Kan. and
worked a. passenger engineer on that
! line for five years. He then moved 70
MEMPHIS, Tenn. and started working
! for tho Frisco Line and last year round
ed out % years on consecutive service
on that limo and was retired on pen
! sion-Grafton Sentinel.
Railroad Briefs
Albert Darrlo OF the Pcnnsy track
gang Is improving after recent Ill,
ness.
! William Trantz OF the T.. & O. ~
PITTSBURGH Will leave today for tha,
place attAr spending the past few days
here with friends.
! Walter Sterett PennsY power man VII
resume duties again tonight after spend
Ing two weeks vacation In the w!lds
| Of Canada.
Jake Wassor Of the r. 6 Q. Ia m
duty on account ot Illness.
Philip L.skc OF tho Il. e q. NJ Cumher
land Md was a visitor here yesterday.
Arthur Boys Of tho PennSv has TO
sumed duties aztec being OF s"vcra
DAYS on account Of illness.
! Lester Johnson CT the Prnnsy n Con
way Is here for l few days visiting.
4 MANY IEpIcrMENTs
NInrtinshurE. ". Va. Sept 9.--FTns
I ecutinS Attorney II +. Hannis. OF this
county. at the opening OF tho r"gUla'
fall term Of circuit court her" thi'
month. will croate \ record for Bcrk
eley and several adjoining counties !r
West Virginia. when he will rr""en
so indictments 70 tho grand Jury. Tht