The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-05
0. H. Berry & Co.
FASHIONS Headquarters.

an interest IN the country through Whlcn
the road passes for the roads sake ana
a firm adherence 10 the broat principe
that the way to make business Tor inc
road IS to develop the agricultural ana
industrial resources along it-theso are
the things which characterize Mr.. HINTS
railroad management, which constitute
his policy ana which has made ina Great
Northern the most successful system pl
the West. The Hill policy is what makes
cities ike Duluth willing aud anxious 10
do him honor.
ono of the Morgan systems OF rail-
roaIs is the Southern Railway, which
uas Organized in 1894 and built up our
of many bankrupt connecting lines. us
MANAGEMENT shows. perhaps, the pest
idea i'm railroad running-it IS Ike me
UU idea. AT the head OF the company
IS Samuel Spencer, a SoutAerner and as
i.carlv y. j. Hirs equal as any man III
the country Many think him the great
est railroad president in the country.
Tine work d0ne 10 fo0r years I'D buAdlhR
~, and improving the Southern system
rs simply wonderful There has not beeh
fits Ike I'm the history OF railroadlh5.
Now the system has nearly 600 mics Oh
single track, 80 penetrates eight southern
States. all east OF the Mississippi ana
south of the Ohio and Potomac save
West Virginia ami FLORIDA. In 1871 'ne
roadbed was poor. the tracks ID Hi7et
| ,fla condition. the train service wretch-
IA Am this Las been changed There
| ara royy good smooth Toadbed, heavy
rails finely equipped trains and eXceHen,
| service The country along the ROAD
I has witnessed great Improvement IN
business. following and accompanying
| Great devclonment Tho southern Ran
! ,rov has no lands. like tho Western land
| Grant roads. and so no reason as they
| bove 10 maintain a land department
| put one of the first things done after the
J concentration I'm 1884, was the-e stabllsn-
| nont of an Industrial department 10 look
| after the development along tho i"au-
| That department Is presided Over
| bv Northwestern man. VI "
| richards. years ago connected VITA
Iapd department OF the Northern
| Pacific. II works with tho local people
| along the road. md has been the instru-
mont of a marked growth in Southern
| Industries Last year-the railroad year
JuIv I 1897. 10 June 3o lNS-there were
established along the limo OF the south
| ern Railway and I'm many cases drecuy
| through the Industrial Department OF the
] road 250 new manufacturing pants, CO..
| ton mills sawmills. canning esttpHs"-
| ments etc. The amount Of money IN
! vested I'm these new establishments ana
in addition 10 old ones is nearly boo'-
| 600 Settlers from the North nave pur-
chased $4,000 acres OF land The result vi
work Of this kind Is showing IN the IN
creased prosperity Of the southern SIAiss
| and I'm the growth Of the business OF the
| railway. II might be added that the peo-
| Me from the North who are settling IN
the South are generally satisfied with
their change
For the past ten years the western
Pennsvivania Exposition M fittsuurs
| has been an established success. Year
after wear IL has run It's even tenor, cor
diallv supported by the people, ana DONG
the cities of Pittsburg ana AlieshanE
much good The crowds this year would
do credit 10 the more preientous eAhlni-
ton az Omaha For three years -p'
Southern Railway has 5een h'AAlhR *
hibits here. This year u has probaoly
the finest exhibit ever made by rall-
road company anywhere II consists en-
,irelv OF the resources and products or
the country along the railway. OF manu-
featuring. agricultural horticultural. Tor
est mining and quarry products and OF
minerals. II occupies space or ABOUT
4c10 square feet The fruit country tne
b,rdvood ana nine forests OF the South.
the great mineral deposits and wealth.
the GRANTEES. the marble the Gays ana
kaolins the grains, cotton truck ahu
tobacco wealth are all IN eVilence' ana
| the display Is attracting great "''e"''0a'