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Nc; At noon yesterday a large party Of
q Pennsylvania railroad officials reached
Norfolk via the New. z ork, Philadelphia
>and Norfolk railroad. This included
Il Messrs. Alexander J. Cassatt presi-
dent; John p. Green, first Vice presi-
& dent: S.. NJ. Provost, third Vice-presi-
n dent s.. Rea, fourth vice president; N.
I: Shortridge, w. II. Barnes. George
Wood, q. b.; Morris, T. Dewitt Cuyler,
directors; ]. b. Hutchinson, general
manager, and Messrs. T.. N. Ely, Will
liam Nj. Patton, Louis Nelson, George
~. Massey, James r.. Wood, w. FL.
1 Joyce, l.. C. Weir, Robert *. Cassatt,
3 Q. u. de Rouse, Il B II
or Norfolk railroad men. thore were
in the party Messre. d. st. John, vice.
president and general manager Of the
Seaboard Air Line; NJ. K. King, OF the
Norfolk and Southern, and Norfolk,
Virginia Beach and Southern railways,
and Warren G. Elliott Of the Atlantic
Coast Line.
The party was met at the . New
! York, Philadelphia and Norfolk wharf
by MI. r. B. Cook, general agent Of
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk. ~ Il
The party, left Philadelphia Monday
morning, and on the way. down inspect
ed the Baltimore. Chesapeake and At,
alantic railroad, recently acquired by
the Pennsylvania system. The Balti-
more. Chesapeake aid Atlantic terml-
mates at Ocean City, Maryland, and ira.
verses q fertile trucking section that
send large freights over this important
branch.
Monday night was spent by the party
at the Chaniberlin Hotel, Old Point
& Comfort, and yesterday morning In O
trip around Norfolks harbor. Yesterday
afternoon the party inspected various
points OF interest to them in this sec
uon,a and went over the Belt Line.
The visitors expressed themselves ms
much grntifed with the great progress
everywhere visible, and united in pre-
dieting q great future for this favored
port, with its splendid harbor, deep
water and great and increasing termi-
nal facilities. 6Sf
fhef visitors left for Richmond last
night, and will return to Philadelphia
y tomorrow. This Is the annual inspec.
tloh trip of the officials over the pro-
perties of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and they expressed them
selves as fully satisfied with the con-
dition of the various parts OF the sys-
TEN. buildings and With, the prospects
for a large and steadily increasing bus
mess.
PERFECTING HIS PLANS.
President ]. Shelton Williams, OF the
Seaboard Air Line, is in New York, per-
fecting his plans for the final CONSOLE
dalton OF all the roads. included In the
enlarged system, 80.
These plans Will require the expendl-
ture Of a considerable amount of
money. They embrace the construction
.%of various connecting lines, and 1t is
understood also the purchase OF "a
sleeping cars, 1000 box cars, 80 freight
and Is passenger engines. These are
indications of q large and increasing
business. The policy of the Seaboard
Air Line, In building up the best inter-
ests of the country 1t traverses, has
largely increased the output Of tho
mines, forests, farms and factories
along It's route, giving the line a stead
fly increasing volume of freight and
passenger traffic.
NORFOLK AND CAROLINA RAIL-
ROAD.
The Stockholders of the Norfolk and
Carolina railroad will hold their annual
meeting at the Office of the Atlantic
Coast Line, Richmond, next Monday.
at noon.