The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-08
THE SEAB0ARD IS
AFTER NEW LINES
Proposed Road to Connect Augusta
and Charleston.
WANT THE RALEIGH & GAST0N.
Special Meeting OF the Stockholders
Will BE Held This Month to
Consider the Plan-Rail-
road News.
WANT THE RALEIGH & CASTOR.

AS published in The Times some weeks
ago. the Seaboard Air Line has under con-
sideration the building of line from Au-
gusta TO Charleston. At that time II was
stated that a route for the proposed
road had already been surveyed and II
would cross the Seaboard near Govan,
S. G.. The building of this road Is now
being discussed, and President John
SHELTON Williams was in conference with
other officials OF the line at Portsmouth
yesterday. The result of this conference
has not as yet been made public In this
city.
A special meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad COM
pany has been called for November 2stn
and will be held at Raleigh, n. c. The
stockholders will take action on the pro-
posed consolidation Of that road with
the s. A. l.. The sentiment generally
1t is stated. favors the consolidation.
NOW THE SOUTHERN.
The Northeastern Railroad OF Georgia
will hereafter be operated as portion
of the Atlanta Division of the Southern
Railway.
Official or private cars can no longer
be run between Washington and Atlanta
on trains 81 and IS of the Washington and
EOdAilNtNiflu lslIllAfus lNtAfhN
in the makeup Of these trains necessi-
tate this change. Similar changes with
the same effect have been made In trains
FL and 80. New York and Florida Limit
ed and in trains 10 and IA. Cincinnati and
Florida Limited.
Captain c. w. Westbury OF the South
ern, has been officially notified that the
guarantees in Mississippi. Texas and
Louisiana have been raised and that pas
senger service on all lines in that locality
has been resumed. Captain Westbury
has notified his agents accordingly.
Mr.. II. d. Thompson, Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio engineering corps has returned
from trip through West Virginia.
The earnings of the Southern railway
have shown a remarkable increase OF
late. For the week ending October 3lst
the earnings were: For 1899. 1881. DISCO: for
1895, S797 5000 increase. Sl39. 10000 This
increase IS considered very large despite
the fact that the earnings for 1898. as
quoted above, include 81 .9os.o2 for pas
senger earnings from military movement,
and $s,S4io0 for freight earnings from
military movement.
-Four weeks ending October 81. 1899. 81
s2s 9l7.Oo 1895. s25i3 S65.0O increase. $685.
52O0 July /. 1899. to October 81. 1899, si0.
SlS03600 1898. SO. 2?1 $500: increase, $685.
5os0O
The Chicago, Burlington G. Quincy Is
putting electric headlights on some Of the
locomotives used on the fast mail and the
Denver limited trains.
1t is reported that the Atlantic Coast
Line contemplates the construction of a
road from Wilmington. n. c.. to Wander
mere. Pamlico county, a distance Of for
ty-hve miles.
BIG ORDERS PLACED.
The "Tramway and Railway World"
Nondon) says: THE Glasgow corpora
ton has recently ordered 200 trucks for
four-wheel cars from n Philadelphia car
company. This. it IL stated, is the larg-
est single order for trucks ever given in
this country, and II brings the total num-
Der OF these trucks ordered for Glasgow
up 10 800. The same company has also
received an order from the British cleo
trio Traction Company for fifty trucks
for four wheel cars. and one hundred max
imum Traction trucks for fifty boyle ears.
The general Traction Company of Paris
have lately ordered 800 of these trucks
for their line running in Paris on which
electric traction viii be adopted"
The passenger receipts of the electric
railways controlled by the United Power
and Transportation Company show an
increase Of s1455G.7S for the month Of Oc-
tober asscompared with the same month
last year.