Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
N THE RAILROADS
The Seaboard Air Line Still After
More Roads.
Ere m Augusta TO Charics,an-sontn tn
ern Acquire. New r.ine- anarnn-
tine Raised Electric mcadiishts-
the Atlantic Coast Zine.

The Seaboard Air Line continues to
branch out and extend its system.
route for proposed line from Au-
gusta to Charleston has been surveyed
and the building of it is now under con-
sfderatlon.
A Special meeting OF the Stockholders
of the Raleigh, and CASTOR Railroad
Company has been called for Novem-
Der goth. and will be held at Raleigh,
n. G. The stockholders wilt take ac-
ton on the proposed consolidation OF
that road with the Seaboard Air Line.
The sentiment generally, it is stated,
favors the consolidation.
The Northeastern Railroad of Georgia
will hereafter be operated as q portion
of the Atlanta Division of the Southern
Railway.
Official or private cars can no longer
be run between Washington and At
lunta on trains 81 and 49, OF the Wash
ington and Southwestern Limited. Re.
cent changes in the makeup of these
trains necessitates this change. SINH.
lar changes with the same effect have
been made in trains 81 and 80. New
York and Florida Limited, and in
trains 10 and IA. Cincinnati and Florida
Limited.
Captain c. w. Westbury, of the
Sou ;hern has been officially notified
that the guarantees in Mlssppi. Texas.
and Louisiana have been raised, and
that passenger service on all lines III
that locality has been resumed. Cap
tain Westbury has notified his agents
accordingly.
MFR. II. d. Thompson, OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio engineering corps, has
returned from trip through West Fir-
gnia.
The earnings of the Southern railway
have shown q remarkable increase of
late. For the week ending October 3lst
the earnings We're: For 1859. 1887 DIS 90.
for 1898 s1eI $4,000: Increase. Sl3s. 10000.
This increase Is considered very large
despite the fact that the earnings for
$685. as quoted above, include sSl, zoos. OF
for passenger earnings from military
movement, and sS,S44.00 for freight
earnings from military movement.
s2,92S. 917 90; 1898, s2,54s, $4,000; increase,
1856, O52.00; July /, 1899, to October al,
1892 Sl0.31S, $4,000: 1898, 1921, 52S. 90; In
crease. s1,096,50S.0O.
The Chicago, burlington ana Quincy
of the locomotives used ON the fast
mail and the Denver limited trains.
1t Is reported that the Atlantic Coast
Line CONCENTRATES the construction al
n. road from Wilmington. n. c., tt
Vandermere. pamlico county, dis
lance of forty-fve miles.
The "Tramway and Railway World
tLondom says: 1.-THE Glasgow corpo-
ration has recently ordered 200 trucks
for four wheel cars from Phladel-
phia car company. This, ii is stated
is the largest single order for trucks
ever given in this country anu 1t brings
the total n,tnlber Of these trucks ORDER
ed for Glasgow up to 200. The same
company has also received MI order
from the British Electric Traction
Company for fifty trucks for their line
running In Paris, on which electric
traction will be adopted
The passenger receipts of the cleo
trio railways controlled by the United
Power and TRANSFORMATION Company
show an increase of sid.h56.7S for the
month Of October, as compared with
the same month last year.