National Republican., 1883-08-01
VIRGINIA RAILWAYS.
Increased Earnings and Other Evidences Of
Prosperity Of the Norfolk and Western.
The New Richmond and DanyflIo Deal
MIR. Barbour TO Inaugurntc stiII Hunt.
Sneofnl Lenr


LYNoHBURa, July 30-One of the most
progressive railways in Virginia or the south
Is the Norfolk and Western Its lines en-
brace all of the Shenandoah Valley and other
extensive connections in the south and west.
1t is under the control of northern capitalists,
aud its head center is at Philadelphia, but it
seems to bo run as a private enterprise for
the benefit of no particular parties save the
company and the public. Its gross
earnings for the last six months
were $12O9,435.2i being an increase
of S4,41570, or as much as Is per cent, com
pared with the same period of last year. Tho
net earnings for the six months show an in
crease over last year of S97, 1904 or 81 1-l6
per cont The New river division ot this
road, which was opened to the coal fields of
Tazewell and other counties on the twenty
first of May, has made n very great increase
in the tonnage of the road, and promises to
be one of the most productive feeders. The
Southwest Virginia Land company is now
shipping large quantities of coal from these
mines to Norfolk, and most of the furnaces
along the whole line are being supplied from
that quarter 1t is understood that in very
short time coal will be used in the engines on
the Southside and Norfolk divisions instead
of wood and when this change is effected
Petersburg, IL is said, is to be made one of
the coaling stations, and engines from east
to west will take on their fuel there.
The new Seney syndicate reported to have
been formed at the meeting of railway capi-
talists and officials few days ago at Sara
toga, which purchased II controlling interest
in the Richmond and Danviile road it has
been feared by some here, would be damaging
to the Norfolk and Western, as it consolidatcs
the Richmond and Danville with the East
Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia railways,
but they who seem to be best informed on the
subject appear to have no fears on that point,
and think the new consolidated line will not
detract from the more direct line to the
splendid seaport of Norfolk or the great
markets of the north 1t remains to be seen
how it will operate.
1t is generally understood that Col. Bar
bour's plan of the campaign will be moro of n
"still hum" than formerly, and that Consc-
Quently there will be much less public speak
ing than heretofore and according to time hon
ored custom in this state. lie thinks there
is no particular use for democratic orators to
argue questions with the negroes or Office :
holders and that to draw out to the polls a
full white mans vote will be the. best and
only way to win. No democratic speakers
are yet announced
The first speeches of the campaign on the
readjuster side will be by Hon p. II. Nc
Caull at Sussex Court House ON Aug. ., and
by Hon. j. G. Fowler at Nottoway Court
House on the same day. On the sixth OF
August Hon. John s. Wise opens the ball at
Princes Ann Court House, and on the Same
day large number of appointments are made
for other gentlemen at other points. OF
course some of them will be met by demo-
cratic volunteers rs the canvass progresses,
Many nominations for the senate and house
will be made in August--in fact, most all of
the coalition candidates will DO named in that
month-but it is thought the democrats will
first organize and make most of their nomi.
nations in September, though some will be
made in August.
Capt. Gibson, of the Columbia Boat club, Of
Washington city, was so favorably impressed
with the sculling of our young townsman
Mr. Otway Owen, of the Tobacco City club, o
this city, at the recent regatta, that he has
invited him by telegraph) to enter the scul
match ut Newark, August7 Z. For some reason
Owen was excluded from the e,race in Lynch
burg and but for that his friends think tn,
cup would never have left this city.
A telegram received in this city to-day an
nounces the death at his home in Luray, Pag,
county, of Mr.. Mann Almond, a highly re
spectacle citizen, whose sons are leading mer
chants in this city.
Mrs Jane Bragassa, a handsome widow, ,whC
left this city few months ago to reside a
Fort Worth, Texas, was married last week tt
well-known and popular railway official il
that section, which shows that widows make
the W orld move wherever they go.