Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-12
A. 4 DIS NEW LINE.
xVouK PUSHED on THE EXTENSION
FROM yIRGILINA TO COLUMBUS
The C.&O.'S WESTERN GRAIN RATES.
President ingalls, Says Old Tarins
Must Be Observation-Disclosures Corn for
s..no.ra AIRLINE Farmers-Gene-
raj Railroad News.

The extension Of the Atlantic and Dan
Vile railroad from Virginia, in HaliiaX
county. southwark 10 miles TO Columbia.
S. c., is now under way. and it VIII pro-
badly be pushed steadily to completion.
Work is being done on the line from
Virginia TO the copper mines in Person
county. y. c., distance of about fifteen
miles This line Will be completed liz
few weeks-months, at outside. About
$50 hands are at work.
In anticipation of the completion Of the
Inc. at least as far as the mines about
$1,000 tons OF ore have been gotten out
ready for shipment. The ore is of re-
narkable richness The mines have been
In no way developed, owing TO the abb
sence OF railway transportation.
Railroad men are interested in the an
aouncement by President ingalls,. OF the
Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio, that
his roads will not longer abide by the
agreement made with the Interstate Com
merce Commission and competing lines
last January for 80 per cent, reduction
In the grain differential 10 Newport News.
Inc ulllOltulIdl 10 NtWpplt -NtNS
Baltimore was cents. MIR. Ingalls, says
the effect OF this was 10 greatly decrease
the tonnage OF grain shipments from
Newport News in February. He proposes
TO equallze matters, and give the Virginia
seaport heavier export trade.
1t Is predicted that the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio Will make lower
rates to meet the Chesapeake ana OHIO.
The prediction is also made tnat the pro-
duce exchanges of the soaDoarc cities
north OF Newport News will az once OBJ
ject to the action of MI ingalls,. 1t Was
the New York Produce Exchange which
succeeded In having the diIferental
against Newport News put on, as the
Virginia seaport was rapidly taking away
the grain export trade OF her northern
Ne.ers.
1t is said that the management OF the
Seaboard Airline Will probably follow
the example OF the Florida East-Coast
railway and distribute Kaffir corn-seed
TO the farmers along it's line for the pur-
pose OF experiment. Katir corn is at
tracing a great deal OF attention as a
grass and hay crop, and is said 10 be spe-
ciaiy adapted to the Southern states
The Seaboard has always taken great
interest In the agricultural development
of the country through which II runs.
Several years ago IL established an indus
trial department which was intended 70
develop the agricultural interests In sea-
board territory The department has been
80 successful that ITS head. Mr.. John l.
Patrick, has been given an assistant
The Seaboards monthly has done srea
deal to develop the agricultural resources
of the South. The road recently had a
train equipped with the latest inventions
in farm machinery and sent 1t over the
entire system, Notifying the public the
time of its arrival at each station, and
inviting the farmers In 10 see II. a stol
of several hoSSs was made each time
and the farmers came in great number:
and inspected the machinery with which
the car was fitted.
The Norfolk and Western Is putting II
heavier rails at several points on tn
line. The track between Petersburg anC
Norfolk H. getting some of the heavier
steel. AS trains are required to slow dowr
considerably when passing points a
which new metal Is being put down, The
effec, is 10 increase the speed OF the can
non-Ball train at many places, as II SUI
has TO make its regular schedule time be
tween this city and Norfolk of lo4 miles
IN li3 minutes, not including stops.
Bridge Inspector j. w. Station. Of tn
Chesapeake and Ohio. has recently bee
making extensive tours on novel hand
car, called hand-car because the mo
tive-power employed Is gasoline-engins
The gas is exploded by electricity. Tn
hand-car is much used on the Cincinnati
and James River divisions. II was bull
M the Cincinnati shops under the super
vision of Mr.. Station.
General Manager g. w. Stevens, OF th
Chesapeake and Ohio. left for Detro
Sunday. TO attend the meeting there TN
week OF the American Railway Associs
tion He viii be- gone several days.
The joint committee representing III
territories OK all western, southern, an