Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
RAILWAY GOSSIP
Seaboard Air Lines Proposed Line
From Richmond to Washington.

Another Company Anxious TO Con.
meet tho TWO cities by lenii-Ap,
pcnis onh North CsroIina's Cor-
porn,sou Con,misstou-0iher Not CIV
Two appeals from the Corporation
Commission of North Carolina were
docketed in the Superior Court at Ra-
leigh Monday for hearing ut the Octo-
Der term. One of these appeals is by
the Seaboard Air Line from the new
fertilizer rate. The other is by the
Southern Bell Telephone Company from
the new telephone rate.
The force at work on the Southern
depot at Richmond was increased Tues
day 1t is desired to rush the work all
possible in order to have it we'll adj
Nailced when winter sets in. There is
every reason TO believe the building
VIII be completed by May 1, 1900. The
tr;lin-sheds will probably be completed
by that time also. The latter will cost
$780, 000.. making the total cost of the
Southern's improvements here aggre-
gate 100000.
The Richmond Fredericksburg anG
Potomac railroad Tuesday put on IL now
train. composed Of first class vcstbuled
coaches and combnation-cars and Pull.
man buffet parlor-cars between Rich
mond and Washington. This train will
be designated as the Washington
special" and take the place of the train
which left Richmond at 10 noon anc
arrived in Richmond at 3:07 p. m. l.
VIII shorten the time from Washington
TO Richmond.
1T is not generally known that the last
General Assembly chartered the Rich
mond and Bay Railroad Company.
which proposes to build n road from
this city to the mouth of the Potomac
Its line could be used n part of the way
by a. road wishing TO get from Rich.
mond TO Washington. At a meeting in
Richmond n few days ago the initial
steps were taken looking to the organi.
from that city chiefly interested are
1tessrs. Edward T. Crump. w Il. Light
foot. III. G. Tayloe. Joseph w. CHM
and S. Galeski. The capital stock, as
authorized by the last Legislature. is
Sl.o0o,000.
The announcement made In the Vir-
ginian-Pilot that the Seaboard Air Line
would cndeavor TO secure a line of It's
own from Richmond TO Washington
There is. however, another company
in the field for the purpose OF securing
line to compete with the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac. and the
gentlemen interested are acting indie
pendcntly OF the Seaboard Air Line. il
Is said. Interested in this movement
are CAPITALISTS from Richmond Baltl-
more. Philadelphia and Pittsburg. They
nave already surveyed the route and
assert that they will decrease tho dis
n hat f.l,,
the National Capital nearly fifteen
miles. 1t is not nurposed to parallel
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac. but rather to open UP Il new
country ell route to Washington.
! The gentlemen have already prepared
ineir charter for submission to the Leg
islature. and il will be presented on the
Iirst day OF the session i'm December. A
gentleman who has seen the charter,
ana who is thoroughly conversant with
the plans OF the promoters, gave this
information. and adds that the gentle
men felt already that they had assur-
;inces of success
The informant did not state what
amount OF canltal was named i'll the
Icharter, and said he was not authorized
10 give the names of the promoters nor
their plans, further than to state thai
the charter provided fully for protecting
The states interests in the Richmond,
FREDERICKSBURG and Potomac.
The light for Il charter for a line TO
Washington will undoubtedly be an in
teresting one, and will occupy the at
tention of the Legislature for some
time. ~ similar fight was made two
sessions ago, and though there was e.
strong lobby in favor of granting n
+llas HE bin r;Ti MI
secure the necessary votes.
The Richmond. Petersburg and Caro-
INA Railroad Company are pushing
ahead with the work OH their road tc
Chesterfield county in the vicinity OF
the Virginia Normal and Collegiate In
stitute. y steam shovel is now being
used, and it is proposed 10 prosecute
the work day and hight.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company are to establish seven tele-
graph offices between Grove and Nor.
folk 1t is understood that the com
pany is to use the Block system.
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