Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-23
RAIL WAY GOSSIP
Notes Of Interest About Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen,
Car Trust cersinense.-T,okes Book
ers EDjolnea-A Ii. q o Promotion
-Groonbr,er Valley Rniiroad-A
Threatened ITO Up.

The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men has been in existence for sixteen
years. The report OF the Board of
Grand Trustees has just been promul-
gated.
1t is for the year 1899, and shows
that on the LIST of January, 1S9s the
cash on hand amounted to 500. 294.14.
The total receipts for the year were
$780, 997S4.
Inc expenditures for the year were:
From general fund. sol, SSO96; conven-
ton fund, s5o.529.G5; beneficiary fund.
s67ll292.6o; General Grievance Com
mittee. S2S.i5l.1S. making the total ex-
penditures sSi2,061.79. and leaving a
cash balance OH hand January /, 1900
OF S3Oo,62i.25. or sos, 53OO5 more than
was on hand the preceding 1st of jan
uary.
CAR TRUST CERTIFICATES.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
VIII IN the near future issue nine mil
lions more of car trust certificates
They are to bear 31-2 per cent. inter
est and be redeemable at the rate Of
Sl,0o0,0O0 year. The proceeds are to
De used Tor the payment of equipment
now under construction and some that
mas been delivered. During the past
year the company placed orders for
o'uOU freight cars, a part of which have
been delivered
TICKET BROKERS ENJOINED.
The injunction against the ticket
brokers' of Cincinnati handling ex-
cursion iron clad signature tickets has
been made perpetual. The ticket
brokers', when the demurrers to the
suits filed by the Pennsylvania, Big
-Four and other roads were overruled.
ana not file answer, and yesterday the
injunction was made perpetual.
A b. & o. PROMOTION.
e. A. Walton has been appointed
general travelling agent of the passen
ger deDartment of the Baltimore &.
Ohio Railroad. Mr.. Walton has been
III the service OF the company for n
number of years. He was located for
three years at Philadelphia in the
freight department and then went to
Jacksonville. Fla, with the Jackson
vile. TAMPA &c Key West Railroad.
After n year there he came to Balti-
more as secretary to Vice President
Ning under the old Baltimore & Ohio
management and was subsequently,
secretary to General Manager Greene,
and recently filled the same position In
Vice-Presldent Underwood's office.
GREENBRIER VALLEY RAILROAD
The Cincinnati Enquirer discussing
the Greenbrier Valley Railroad. now
under construction by the Chesapeake
~ Ohio from Whitcomb, w Va. to
the forks of the GreenbrIer river, SAYS:
An utter Interior object alluded to
above Is to afford n new road through
Chesapeake & Ohio at Whitcomb. the
Greenbrier road will form junction
ut the forks of the river with the new
branch of the Davis Ellsins systems.
now under contract. This will i'm
turn, connect with the main Davis
niklns system. and over it will reach
the Baltimore &: Ohio. Through trains
from Whitcomb to the northern mari
or the country are already being dis
cussed as possibility. The realiza-
ton OF another connection to the North
would. OF course, involve n pooling of
interests with the Baltimore e Ohio.
which controls the West Virginia Cen
trai IL Pittsburg, OF the Davis EllSins
system: At present there is no direct
Northern West Virginia. From the
Eastern Panhandle the most direct
route Is by way of Washington. and
from the Western Panhandle around
the Ohio River Railroad"
SWITCHMEN THREATEN TIE UP.
The switchmen at Toledo O.. demand
an increase of wages on all railroads
and are backed in their demand by ali
the railroad organizations A big strike
Is likely to follow if their demands are
refused.
HUNTINGTON DENIES REPORTS.
c. p. Huntington denies the report
that the Southern Pacific is about to
absorb the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass railway. giving an entrance into
Laredo. with the ultimate view of
widening and controlling the Mexican
National to the City of Mexico from
Laredo.
BRIEF MENTION.
The sale of the Toledo, st. Louis and
kansas City road at foreclosure will
take place on April Cd. The property
Will undoubtedly be bought in by the
reorganization Committee
The Richmond Traction Company has
contracted for ten new summer cars for
the line. The cars will be delivered
during the spring and summer.
Forty-four railroads, reporting for
the second week of February. show
gross earnings of $3.50, 500, an increase
over the same week last year of 81. 324. :
500. or 2S.75 per cent