The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-22
LAT EST news OF
The RAILROADS. ]. 5
Competing Lines TO Discuss Freight.
Rates.
SPECIAL FOR SUNDAY PAPERS.
swftchmcn Threaten to Strike at To
ledo and Are Backed by organi-
cations = Huntington Denies
Reports-Othcr Items.

The Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk
and Western railways will make another
effort to get together on the freight
tariff question, especially on the rates
for coal shipped East.
It is stated that the date set for this
conference is March LIST, and that the
meeting win probably be held in Ricn-
mond.
SUNDAY PAPER SPECIAL.
Beginning next Sunday morning a fast
train will be put on between this city
and New York over the Pennsylvania
end Richmond, Fredericksburg and Pc
tomac railroad. 1t is chartered by the
newspaper publishers of New York city
for the purpose Of conveying their Sum
day papers to Richmond and other points
earlier than they now reach here.
This train is expected to arrive in Rici1-s
u1ond about IL O'Clock every Sunday
morning. At present the New York pa
pers are not received here until $50
o'clock. The run will lie a remarkably
quick one.
sWIrCHA1EN THREATEN TIE UP.
The switchunen at Toledo, O., demand
an increase of wages on all railroads.,
and are backed in their demands by all
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 rail-
way, giving an entrance into LAREDO,
with the ultimate view Of widening and
controlling the Mexican National to the
City OF Mexico from Laredo.
FINANCES OF BROTHERHOOD.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
has been in existence for sixteen years
The report of the Board of Grand Trus-
tees has just been promulgated.
1t is for the year 1889, and shows that
on the LIST of January, 1899. the cash on
;land amounted to 500, 3A II. The total
receipts for the year were s940,S97.S4.
The expenditures for the year werei
From general fund, s91,S30.?6; convention
fund, s5o529.65; beneficiary fund, SOIL
292. 60; General Grievance Committee, SIS
+l5.1S. making the total expenditures
sSt2, o57.73, and leaving cash balance on
hand January l, 1900 of $500, 62t.25 or SIS.
33o.C5 more than was on hand the pre-
cediHg list of January.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Captain c. w. Westbury and Mr.. w
II. Bennett, respectively, travelling pas
senger and soliciting freight agents of
the Southern. were in Norfolk yesterday
attending the inspection of the new
steamer Augusta, Of the Baltimore,
chesapeake and Richmond line. The
Augusta is a magnificent boat. recently
launched at Philadelphia, and her voyage
to Norfolk was her maiden trip.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
John d. Potts, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, has returned from the West,
Mr.. e. L. Marshall, Jr., travelling freight
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio, with
headquarters in Baltimore, is in town.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will in the near future issue nine mil
lions more Of car trust certificates. They
are to bear 1-2 per cent. interest and
be redeemable at the rate of 81, COG, eco a
year. The proceeds are to be used for
the payment of equipment now under
construction and some that has been de-
liyered. During the past year the COM
pany placed orders for 5000 freight cars.
q part OF which have been delivered.
The injunction against the ticket
brokers of Cincinnati handling excursion
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. did not file answers.
and yesterday the injunction was made
perpetual
The sale of the Toledo, St. Louis and
Kansas City road at foreclosure will
take place on April I'd. The property
will undoubtedly be bought in by the
Reorganizati ton 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 s5,93o,G2e, an increase over
the same week last year of $1,3A509, or
2S.75 per cent.
A bull pool is reported to have been
formed in New York, Ontario and West
ern common stock
Arrangements have been made for the
purchase of the Colorado Midland by
the Colorado Southern, and for the build
ing Of an air line across the mountains,
with view to effecting a route to Ogden
! from Chicago