Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-01
The Hooking Valley Will Seek
Deep Water at Hampton Roads.
THE N. g. WIS EARNINGS
Mado snmeien, Money I'm Ei=h,
Months TO Declare ~ FourPcrCcn,.
Dtvidend-Personn Notes Breah-
man akliicd-Trnin Rccords-i,on-
ing stock For Southern Roads
c.L. meetings.

II believe the Norfolk and Western
made enough money the first eight
months Of this year, over and above all
expenses, to declare a dividend Of 4 per
cent" said u well-known and we'll
posted railroad man yesterday to a
Richmond Dispatch representative. II
will not make any comparisons, but the
road is doing a freight business that is
hardly surpassed by any in the coun-
try. Probably no other single track
road hauls SO much freight. The coal
traffic Is enormous, far greater than
ever before in the history of the road"
PERSONAL NOTES.
From the same paper the following
is taken:
Mr., Arthur G. Lewis, southern pas
senger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad with Offices at Norfolk is in
town.
Mr.. ]. B. N1cCaw. soliciting agent for
the Chesapeake and York River Line,
with headquarters at Norfolk, is a
Richmond visitor.
BRAKEMAN KILLED.
The following special was received
from Roanoke:
Charles Baker, Il Norfolk aud West
ern brakeman, WAS run over this even
ing in the West End yards, the cars
crushing his leg and arm and otherwise
injuring him so seriously that he died
tonight. The unfortunate man resided
in Roanoke.
TRAIN RECORDS.
The train records show that in the
week ending November 25th the car
movement reached the maSimum there
being received and forwarded At India
napolis Il total of 2S,S3+ cars, 2S.0i3 be-
ing loaded, an increase over the week
ending November 18TH of 2,i35, over the
corresponding week of lS9S of 1892; over
1897 2,424; over 1896, G.146: over 1895,
2,91S; over 1891, 1888. All the lines show
an increased loaded car movement as
compared with 1898, the north-nnd-
south as well as the cast-and- west
lines, and transportation men say they
never have known business to move
along more smoothly than at present.
Every car and locomotive in order to
run is In service and frcights are be-
Ing carried at better rates than at any
period in several years. The conges-
ton of business ut division points and
terminals is gradually being relieved
and cars which have been delayed ut
Atlantic coast points are being returned
in much larger numbers Most of these
cars are loaded, and there never has
been time in the history of the roads
crossing Indiana in both directions
when cars have been so invariably
loaded; in fact about the only empty
cars handled are coal cars, most of the
stock cars now being loaded on their
return trips.
ROLLING STOCK FOR SOUTHERN
LINES.
Among the recent orders reported for
additional rolling stock for Southern
lines are the following: Pccos Valley
and Northeastern, 800 stock cars Vir-
ginia and Southwestern. 500 miscel-
laneous freight cars; Kansas City,
Memphis and birmingham, 500 box
ca-fs:;; kansas City. -Pittshurg and Gulf,
1,500 box cars; Atlantic Valdostn and
Western, 200 cars; Chesapeake and
Ohio, 1000 coal cars; Norfolk and West
ern. four locomotives. This is in addi-
tion to the order of the Seaboard Air
Line. which will soon be placed for
locomotives. recently referred to in this
paper.
The Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad Company's proposed improve
ments include several additional freight
warehouses at New Bern. n. c.: also
the purchase of some additional rolling
stock and additions TO the company's
shops at New Bern. The amount of
$4,000 has been allotted for the i'm
provements.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE MEETING.
The annual meeting of the various
companies comprised in the Atlantic
Coast Line In North ana South Caro-
lima resulted in the recollection of the
principal officers. The report of the
South Carolina division showed net re-
eeipts amounting to $4,000. an increase
of nearly 100000 over the preceding
year. Wilmington and Weldon division
earned S23l2, 600 in ali during the year.
The company added two passenger
coaches, five baggage aud express cars
and over 100 freight cars to it's cauip-
ment. all built in the shops at Will
mington.
TO ENTER THE SOUTH.
Another important Western system is
MA uninc to nntnr tho GsnrtI,nr.. 49,.