The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-22
LATEST NEWS OF
THE RAILROADS.
Pennsy's Pension Plan Will 60 Into
Effect Next Month.
SCHEME FOR CAR VENTIlA1 ING.
Attorney Groncr Says That the oppo-
sition Has Perfect Confidence ~
the stability of Its Position
Hallway News.
SCHEME FOR CAR VENTILATING.

pennsylvania Railroad fths'vh D''"
ment" for the pensionng of the aged en-
Moves OF the pennsylvania railroad anu
on that date there will be about $50 en-
poyes reti.ed and pensioned under TINS
plan.
the Man provides for the retirement On
January l. 1900. of all officers ana en-
ployes Of the Pennsylvania railroad easl
of Pittsburg and Erie who have attaile'
the age of SIEVE nty years. ana the payment
TO such employees of pension edual % o''e
Ter cent. for each year OF continuous ser
vice of the average salary Tor tne taS' w
wears. n also provides Tor tine retirement
of an officers ana employees between 'Ae
asss of sixty-hve and sixty-nine years
who. having teen thirty years In the se'-
vice of The company. are physically as
ouaiifed and the pay ment 10 them u d
pension computed Oh the same basis.
AN officers and employs not yet seventy
years # age VIII be re,ired and pens'onet
in the same manner Oh the irst lay 81
the month following their attainment ~
the maximum age.
~ addition ~ the pension ALLOWANCE,
the cmyloyes relieved from the service ca
account Of age limit who are members
II the Relief Fund. will also receive irohI
the income OF the Surplus Fund. accumd-
lated during the past fourteen years. an
additional allowance each month. accord
ing To the class to which they have con-
tributed during the period OF their mem
bership. Members Of the Relief FUND, re-
lieved from service on account or age nm
il. will be permitted 10 retain tue 70
death benefit. according TO their class
membership, by the payment Of small
contribution each month.
The plan also provides an age limit Cor
the employment OF new men, no new en-
ploye being taken into the service Of the
company who is over thrty-fve years Of
age.
The row Pension Department VIII be IN
charge Of board of officers appointed an
nualiy by the board OF directors OF the
various companies interested.
FANS AS VENTILATORS
The Philadelphia and Reading railway
has adopted a novel contrivance for the
ventilation OF passenger cars and clearing
them OF smoke, The result has, so far,
proved satisfactory. The device consists
OF three two-bladed fans suspended from
the top OF the ventilators and operated by
a small air motor located upon the roof OF
the car. The motion Of the car operates
the air motor, its SPEED being regulated en-
tirely by the speed OF the train, and that
in turn operates the fans upon the inside
Of the car. keeping up a continuous air
circulation and forcing the smoke and
foul air out through the ventilators. Be-
sides clearing the cars Of smoke and foul
air, the fans keep the cars cool.
MR.. GRONER'S VIEWS.
Mr.. ID. Lawrence Groner, one Of Mr..
Ryans counsel IN his fight against the
al hoard consolidation
he was leaving for New York yesterday
afternoon, and asked what further steps.
II any, AR Ryan would take In his efforts
TO block the proposed consolidation. Mr..
Groner said:
THE writ filed In the Eastern District
Wednesday was for the purpose OF pre-
venting the consolidation of the Seaboard
and Roanoke with the other roads con-
troiled by the Williams Syndicate. A tenn
pOrary restraining order was asked. but
by agreement Of counsel for the railroad,
that no attempt would De made to con-
solidate the Seaboard pending the argu-
ment for a permanent injunction. the re-
quest for a restraining order was waived.
we have perfect confidence in the sta
bility Of our position" said Mr.. Groner.
and are content to let the developments
OF the future determine whether the pro-
posed scheme OF consolidation as outlined
recently by Mr.. Williams will be con-
summated."
sUBPOENAs SERVED.
Subpoenas were served by United States
Marshal Treat on John SHELTON Williams.
John W. Mittendorf. Leigh r. Watts,
James IL. Dooley. John II. Sharpe, w.
w. Chamberlain, the Seaboard and Ro-
anoke Railroad Company. commanding
them TO appear in the Circuit Court In
this city the first Monday I'm February,
TO answer the charges Of Thomas +.
Ryan.
During the herring Of the RYAN case,
Wednesday night. Judge Waddill an
nounccd that he would endeavor
TO get one Of the Circuit Judges
"a sit ia the case with him
WREN II came up Thursday. but counsel
on both sides stated that they were per.
fectly content TO have him determine the
matter.
RAILROAD NOTES
MIR s. &. Yeaman. Of Atlanta. Ga. is a
Richmond visitor. Mr. Yeaman is the
Commercial Agent of the Cotton Belt road
az Atlanta, having succeeded Mr. p. n.
Coombs. who is now general eastern
sreight and passenger agent for the Cot
ton Belt at Pittsburg. Mr.. Ye1man says
the outlook is excellent and the Texas
business will begin with big rush about
the middle Of next month. The indus.
trial condition Of the South, he states, is
most encouraging.
The equipments that the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad Com
pany will purchase with the si500)0C0
increase OF capital stock will include Is
passenger coaches 100 Rodgers ballast
cars. Rodgers standard distributing
cars, 1905 box cars, 800 fiat cars. 600
coal cars. 80 fiat steel cars. IS mogui
engines. p passenger engines, and q
switch engines.
A special committee of the American
Association of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents has decided TO request SEN
ator Cullom TO introduce In the Senate at
an early day the anti-scaiping bill, which
was considered by the last Congress The
bin in amended form has been passed
three times by the lower House. but the
Senate never took favorable action.
Information from Toledo says that the
Ann Arbor railroad will put wireless
telegraphy to practical test In the
operation of that system by Introducing
il in connection with its car ferry busi-
ness across Lake Michigan. The con-
tract with the Marconl people has just
been closed and the system Is to be nut
up at once. The stations will be at
Frankfort and at point near Menomi-
nee. Mich. The space to be- covered IL
about eighty-three miles The road Is en-