Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
Staunton Vindicator.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1899.
LOCAL.
RAILROAD NOTES.

A FORTY -ONE-CAR COAL TRAIN-IIARRY
FRAZIER ROADMASTER OF THE c. & o.
PRESENTATION OF A SILVER SERVICE
TO GENERAL MANAGER HARAHAN-IM-
PROVEMENTs ON THE B. & O.-RAILROAD
ACTIVITY IN WEST vIRGINIA-FUN IN
THE TICKET-OFFICE.
&C., &C., &C.
We give below notes about railroad mat
tiers in which Staunton and Augusta are
interested, gathered here and there.
BIG c. & O. COAL TRAIN.
Wednesday, the big coal train arrived at
Cincinnati over the Chesapeake & Ohio
road. The train was made up of forty-one
cars The cars were decorated with flags.
A party of railroad men and invited guests
went from Cincinnati on a special to meet
the train.
GOING WITH THE c. & o.
Harry Frazier, Roadmaster Of the Biz
mingham (Ala.) Division Of the Louisville
& Nashville road, has resigned to accept
the position of Superintendent of Roadway
of the Chesapeake & Ohio. G. A. Davis,
formerly Of the Memphis Division of the
Louisville & Nashville, will succeed to MI
Frazier S place.
A BIG FISH FROM KANAWIIA FALLS.
Col. Dan Holmes, of the Chesapeake &
Ohio, has on exhibition at the ticket office
in Cincinnati, a very fine salmon that was
caught at KanaWha Falls on the G. u 0.
The fish is two feet ten inches long and
weighs fifteen pounds, and is frozen in
cake of manufactured ice about ten inches
thick.
CHANGE OF DIVISIONS ON THE C. 6 O.
A Huntington telegram in the Charleston
(Kanawha) Star, says: Reliable infOrma-
ton has been received here that President
ingalls,, of the Chesapeake & Ohio railway
has ordered a general change Of divisions
Oh the road. According to unofficial re-
ports, Charleston is to be made the end of
the first passenger division east from Gin
cinnati, instead of Huntington, and Rus
sell, Opposite lrOntOn) the end OF the first
freight division instead Of Huntington.
tend to Charleston. y
PURCHASE OF LAND AT CLIFTON FORGE.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Compa
ny has purchased the Haynes farm just
above Clifton Forge, east of the jackson
river bridge, for which, we understand,
they paid $24 900. This purchase, with the
portion at the upper end of Clifton Forge,
bought for about s. 900, makes about 1000
acres at total cost of $31 900.
FOUR MORE NEW LOCOMOTIVES.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railway company
has let contracts for building four heavy
passenger locomotives for it's Vestibule
Limited Express, which is to be put Oh the
line early in May. Extensive improve
ments are under way on the Huntington
division. Before the Limited Express goes
on the line. about one hundred miles OF that
division will be relaid with new steel weigh
ing seventy-five pounds to the yard. The
Limited Express will make but very few
stops, but an additional fast through train
will be run which will make the principal
stops.
NEW LINES IN WEST VIRGINIA.
1t is estimated that $25,000,000 will be
ginia in the next two years. Eight new
roads Oh extensions of old ones will be in
progress this Spring. The one of these
that will be of most interest to this section,
is the Black Diamond. This road will
begin at the mouth of the Little KanaWha,
follow that stream to its head, cross to Elk
River, thence on Elk to Addison and thence
L. 4, "
minerals, coal, iron, &C., and timber, need
not be enlarged upon along this line of
proposed railroad. The trunk line from
Charleston across the State to connect with
the G. & O. will also be built.
The West Virginia Central IS. B. Elkins
new road) is being built into Randolph and
Tucker counties at the average rate of pro-
gress Of one-fourth of a mile a day. On the
Goth of March there was driven into Ran
dolph county the first load Of iron rails
ever seen by it's Inhabitants. 1t was drawn
by four mules driven by four colored drivers.
There are 800 Negroes and Italians at
work on the road in those two counties.
FUN IN THE TICKET OFFICE.
One of the Oldest and best liked ticket
agents on the C. & O., is ''Quint" Williams,
at Lowmoor. He is as polite as Chester
field and his dry humor is inimitable. A
VINDICAToR reporter, while waiting for a
train at Lowmoor not long since, noticed
a large placard stuck up over the top of the
office clock bearing this inscription: Yes,
sirl the clock is right" He inquired Of
Can't. williams why he put up the card.
Said he: IA dozen times a day, some Of
these folks come in and set their watches by
that clock OF compare them with it very
carefully, and then they turn to me and ask,
is that clock right, sir p That's the eX-
perience with every ticket agent who has a
clock in his office, and [ will recommend
my plan. 1t saves lots OF breath" Among
his amusing experiences with travellers, it
was related to me that few weeks ago a
man much the worsefor his liquor staggered
into the waiting room and poking his face
into the ticket window, said: ''What S
price ticket t. hell ?" Without changing
eOuntenance. Capt. Williams promptly re-
piled, ''$2 49," The fellow seemed taken
aback for moment, then asked, "Whar I
that take me 20 I'To Hinton" said Will
1iams Sci me ticket" said our tipsy
friend. The agent handed over the ticket
took the next train West. Next day, the
conductor on train coming East, laughing,
called Capt. Williams and asked him if
the day before he had sold ticket for Hin
Ton to man who wanted to buV one for