Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-20

business begins to reach normal proper
lions the improvements under way will be
improvements will be undertaken. There
Will be number Of curves taken out OF
the Pittsburg division and some of the
lines will be reduced. On the lines west
millions of dollars will be spent before the
company is satisfied with the condition Of
the property. The Pan Handle will be look
ed after and preparations made to handle
the rapidly growing br siness Of that road
with greater economy and expediency. The
grades on this line can be reduced consid-
erably and by means OF interlocking
switches and improvements in yards 1t will
De pos sfble to reduce the running time of
through passenger trains from one to three
hours. A number OF new bridges and sta
ton buildings are needed and they will be
provided as soon as the financial condition
OF the road will Justify the expense.
1t has been estimated that contracts are
about to be let by the different trunk lines
OF the country for large numbers of new
reach 10000. These cars will require at
least 16O.OW.OO0 pounds Of iron and steel
ana hundreds Of thousands of feet Of lum-
per. and will cost close on to $7.OOOOOO
More than 6O.OD.OW of wire nails of DIFF
ferent sizes will be used In building them
and to paint them will require enough
Daint to fill several large reservoirs. II
conditions favored the prosperity of the
railroads so that the improvements needed
could be ordered all other kinds Of busi-
ness would be sure to flourish.
Widening Narrow Gauge.
The Plant system. which owns the
Charleston and Savannah. the Savannah.
Florida and Western, the South Florida,
the Brunswick and Western and the
Florida Southern railroads. has just
changed the gauge Of the latter. which
extends from Pilatka to Lakeland, in
Florida, a distance of two hundred miles
The road had been narrow gauge
To v,Infi nn o0n
was competing line to other lines Of the
Plant system. but 1t was sold under q de-
cree of the court. and was bought by H. B.
Plant and his associates. to become a part
of the Plant system. The gauge was
changed July II. and on the same day the
gauge of the st. John and Lake Eustis rail-
road. another branch Of the Plant system.
was changed to a standard gauge road
These are practically the last of the south
ern roads to be changed from narrow to
standard gauge.
The railroad commissioners of Massachu-
sets have denied the petition of the PeO-
pies Steamboat Company Of Fall River for
leave to run Sunday excursions. and at the
same time they have limited the running of
and Newport Steamboat Company on Sun
days to two each way. and these must only
carry regular passengers. The petitioners
were opposed before the board by the Sum
day Protective League of Massachusetts,
and a large number Of the prominent d.
vines OF the commonwealth.
Railroad Personalities.
The Pennsylvania system has appointed
K. A. Dawson. manager of the Star Union
line, to succeed d. s. Gray, who for some
time has been the Pennsylvania repre-
sentative on the board Of managers of the
Joint Traffic Association. Mr.. Dawson has
been the western superintendent OF the
Union line. and will be succeeded in that
position by the transfer Of c. W. Forester
general southern agent Of the line from
Louisville to Chicago. NJ NJ Hurley has
been appointed general southern agent at
Louisville.
W. p. Elder has been appointed travelling
freight agent for the Central Ohio and Mid
land divisions Of the Baltimore and Ohio
with headquarters in Columbus Mr.. Elder
takes the place of E. p. Snvely. who was
appointed by E. 7. Applech. western coal
and coke agent, as his secretary.
Mr.. NJ. Nicholson, who was formerly city
81 gfneer of Knoxville. Tenn. has been ap-
pointed engineer in charge Of the Chatla-
nooga Union railway. His reports will be
made to Chief Engineer Hudson of the
Southern Railway Company.
General Freight Agent F. G. Dunbeck of
the Chesapeake and Ohio and Southwestern
Railroad Company has resigned to take eff
feet on the LIST proximo.
New Enterprises.
1t Is UNDERSTOOD tina; an electric railroad
eighty miles lon-to connect Kansas City
Leavenworth. Atchison and ST. Joseph
Will be constructed In the near future by the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Trust Com
pahy. A representative of the company has
been at work for some time securing the
Necessary franchises. 1t is said the only
serious obstacle Is securing franchise out
of Kansas City.
1t Is said that the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad Company will spend $JOO.OO in
Improving its terminal facilities at Cleve-
q Of rxyhI nth
place Its Anticipated passenger depot at
that point with modern structure
There Is rumor that when the Marietta
and North Georgia road. which is to be
operated under the auspices of the South
ern, Is taken out of the hands Of receivers
and reorganized. many improvements will
be made to the property. The first move
made by the new owners after the reorgan-
izatfon will be to extend the line into At
lanta. When this work is completed the
road Will have as its terminals Knoxville