Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-29
BACK TO RICHMOND.
pANvILLE OFFICES LIKELY TO BE
BROUGHT HERE AGAIN.
Orders Issued Announcing Several APP.
peintments and Giving the Lines to BE
Operated-The York-Rivcr.

AsmeetIng OF the stockholders OF the
Richmond. York-River and Chesapeake
railroad was held In this city yesterday,
but no business OF public importance was
transacted.
Mr.. w. A. c. Even. secretary OF the
Southern Railway Company; Colonel A. s.
Buford, and Mr.. George.'R. Anderson.
acting assistant secretary and acting as
sistant treasurer OF the Danville COM
pany and who are continued In the same
capacity with the Southern Railway Com
pany. constituted the personnel Of the
meeting, and transacted the formal bust
ness In hand.
Mr.. Even and Colonel Buford left for
New York at noon, where a meeting OF
the York-River directors will be held to-
day.
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED.
The Southern Railway Company has
issued its first Official executive orders,
which are numbered 1 and respectively.
order No /, after giving a list Of the
officers elected at the meeting OF the d.
rectors Of the company held here on July
18th. announces the following appoint
ments:
Sol. Haas. assistant TO the president.
W. H. Green. general manager.
John NJ. Culp. traffic manager
Harrie c. Ansley. acting treasurer vice
John NJ Hall, deceased.
The order states further that the Office
Of the third vice-president, Mr.. Baldwin,
and the Offices Of the appointees an
nounccd will. until further notice" be
at 1900 Pennsylvania avenue. Washing
ton, ID. c., and adds:
These officers will also perform such
duties as may be required OF them In
completing unfinished work of the re-
ceivers of the Richmond and Danville
railroad. In cases where their duties
extend over lines not under the turis-
dictlon OF said receivers they Will con-
tnue their duties on such lines in addi-
Railway Company.
BACK TO RICHMOND.
This order. as we'll Jas order No. 2. Is
issued from Richmond as headquarters OF
the company, and 1t will be observed that
the general Offices of the company are
located In Washington until further no
tice" Though no official utterance has
been made on the subject it seems to
be pretty well understood that practically
all the offices OF the company VIII be
removed to Richmond: that Richmond Will
be the depository of the company's funds,
and that its supplies will be purchased
here.
LINES OF THE SYSTEM.
Order No. says:
"All property and materials on hand
i'm the possession OF the receivers of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany on June 30th become the property
of the Southern Railway Company
The lines TO be so operated are:
Observation-Disclosures and Dsnville.
Leased--Virginia Midland and leased
lines, Washington. Ohio and Western;
Piedmont, North Carolina, Western North
Carolina, Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line
and branches.
Under temporary arrangements-Rich
mond, York-River and Chesapeake North
western North Carolina; Atlantic. Ten
nessee and Ohio; Richmond and Mecklen-
burg GAINESVILLE and North Carolina, Ok
ford and Clarksvile. oxford and Hender-
son, North Carolina Midland, Statesville
and Western High Point, RandleTnan,
Asheboro' and Southern; Yadkin. State
University. Milton and Sutherlin. Spar
tanburg. Union and Columbia; AsheVllle
and Spartanburg."
RETAINING OLD EMPLOYEES.
Mr.. CUP, the traffic manager Of the
company, VIII appoint tne general pas
senger agent and general freight agent
and all their assistants. and Captain w
n. Green will appoint superintendent
division superintendent, chief engineer
and purchasing agent. IT Is understood
that these gentlemen will make no
changes in the present forces Of their
departments.
The work OF changing the lettering on
the rolling stock of the company has al
ready commenced.
The new company will commence the
practical operation of the road on July
LIST. and there will be a meeting OF tho
stockholders here on the 5th.
Mr.. Even, on this. as well as on his
previous visit. expressed himself charmed
with Richmond. and certainly he made
a most favorable impression upon all
Richmond people who met him.