Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-14
RAILROAD 4: II. 1. |. |! J! 4 NOlTES
ms Railroad Presid lent
andsDirectors En- Route Here.
Will Inspect u Sewry 4 cqnIrcd Line
nroere.. o work on Norta,, s q Is.
Western impraycnaen,s-e. a. II,
consoitdation.

President A. J. Cassatt. of the Penn
sylyania railroad, accompanied by the
Board IL Directors. LEFT Philadelphia
yesterday morning on three days sin-
spectlon trip over the recently acquired
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
railroad and some OF the company's
Southern connections The party will
Visit Easton, Ocean. City and Salisbury,
Nd, and from there will go over the
New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk
to Cape Charles. Norfolk. Old Point
Comfort, Petersburg and Richmond.
N.SAND w. IMPROVEMENTS.
Work on 4 the double tracking be-
tween Christlansburg and Ellston Is
about completed between Christians
burg and Big Tunnel. The portion be-
tween Big Tunnel and Elliston Will re-
qulre az great deal of tunnelIng, and
will be completed some time next sum-
mer. The cutoff from Belspring to
Wears Switch. Is being pushed rapidly,
and will be completed within the time
specified, which was year, from the
time the contract was awarded. About
all the grading is finished, the tunnel
and bridge being yet TO complete The
tunnel Will be over 5000 feet In length
a large number of men are at work
day and night.
S. a. L. CONSOLIDATION.
The stockholders OF the Pittsboro, the
Louisburg and the Dunbar and
Northern railway meet at Raleigh De-
cember 14th to consider the matter of
consolidation with the Raleigh and Gas.
ton railway (Which means with the
Seaboard Air Line) and the sale to the
latter OF the property and franchises
The directors and stockholders OF the
various lines which are to compose the
Seaboard Air Line meet at Raleigh On
the 29th instant to consider the matter
of accepting the charter granted by the
Legislature this year.
The chief clerkshio at the cheso.
peake and Ohio railway in this city is
again vacant. Mr.. Gray having left.
The round house of the Norfolk and
Western railway at Roanoke was
slightly damaged yesterday morning
by an engine, which the man in charge
was unable to control. making a breach
in the wall. The locomotive was also
slightly injured.
The Chesa pealse & Ohio railway shows
gross earnings for the first quarter
OF November, 1899, s2s9, So; for the
same period of 1898. s243. 939.2S; de-
crease, Si,2Sl.!2.
Export freights over the Southern
Railway to this port have been heavy
and Increasing of late. The new wharf
at Primers Point is alseady in use and
Is loaded with freight of coarse ma
ture such as pig iron, cotton and
lumber.
IMPORTANT DECISION AFFIRMED
Cincinnati O.. Nov. 13-In the case
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railway VS.. the Interstate
Commission, the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals affirmed the decision
Of Judge Severn. In the Circuit Court,
involving the controversy between
Chattanooga and Nashville under the
long and short haul provision of the In
ter-State commerce law. Charges were
made against the Louisville and Nash
vile and other railways that there were
Determinations In favor of Nashville
on through Eastern freights. although
that city was $50 miles further from the
Atlantic seaboard than Chattanooga.
The decision is regarded ais an i'm
portant precedent on the short haul re-
quirement.