The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-04
STEEL WORK NEXT WEEK.
Rapid Progress Being Made on the
c. & o. Improvements.


G. q o. improvements.
a force OF nearly one hundred men are
at work preparing the Chesapeake and
Ohio improvements for the steel work,
which VIII be begun next week. The
first steel work will be done under the
Petersburg bridge and from that point the
! work will be steadily pushed toward Full
ton and at the same time up the river. The
| engineers IN charge are determined to rush
| the work as much as possible
The Seaboard Air Line has issued a cir
culur, stating that tie company has
abolished the following Offices: Albany,
Ga, E. N. Baker, Commercial Agent:
Savannah, w. L. O'Dwyer, Travelling
Freight Agent; St. Louis, No, R. C.
Hicks, Northwestern Agent; and C. C.
Hicks, Soliciting Freight Agent; Cinctn-
natl, w. B. Pennington, General Western
Agent; and Montgomery, Ala. w. T..
Danforth. Commercial Agent.
Mr.. Dnnforth has been appointed travel
ing freight agent, with headquarters at
Atlanta; and Mr.. R. c. Hicks, Soliciting
Freight Agent. at st. Louis.
Mr.. J. f. Drummond, Of Norfolk. rep
resenting Walker & McPhee, bridge and
wharf contractors, was a caller at the G..
and O. offices yesterday.
The Southern Pacific has adopted a new
plan in reference 10 the mileage earned by
the company's cars on foreign lines and
such reports are now made direct to the
general auditor, Mr.. George T. klink, in
stead Of to the master OF transportation,
Mr.. G.. T. Richardson.
Mr.. C. W. Aurphey, travelling passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific, at Savan-
nah, was in Richmond Thursday, en- route
to Cincinnati where he has been called by
the death of his w!fes father.
Mr.. F. l.. Marshall, Jr., of Baltimore,
travelling freight agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio, is among the Richmond visitors.
Mr.. Edewin Moraga, K. of Chilli. South
America, is a guest at New Ford's Hotel
He is q pleasant young man, and speaks
English quite tiuently.
II was born In New jersey" he said,
my parents living there temporarily, but
at the age of four I was taken back to my
parents native country where 1 was edu-
Gated and brought up"
Mr.. Moraga is connected with the rail-
voads of Chile. and is In this country to
study the methods of railroad opera ton,
etc. He has travelled considerably In this
country, and will remain here for some
time. He will stay in Richmond several
days.
The work on the Southern Railways
new depot mas BEEN competed, ana the
workmen are now cleaning up the building
for occupancy. Captain w. L. West will
begin to move his offices to the pretty new
structure this week. Cemented curbing
has been put around the building, and
everything has been done to beautify the
site of the new depot
The following employees of the general
ces Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way are now on their annual summer out
insg: Messrs. .Hollernan. Martin. Joyce,
Taylor, Gallagher, Burnett, Broaddus. and
Singer. OF the office of the auditor OF
freight receipts. and Messrs. Allen and
Lacy, of the auditors and comptroller S
offices.
c. & 0. Earnings.
The comparative statement of the earn
iugs and expenses of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company are, for the first
quarter of July, Si07.3S9.S4; increase, ST..
259. SO.
For the month of July s1.162,51s5: in
crease, Sill. 416.5S.
For the month OF June: Gross earnings,
s., 27S,O 61.5S; increase SlS7,0S6.3S. Net earn
tngs, S41i.S43,45; increase, 22,695.53.
From July to date: Gross earnings.
S13, 4O2.01o27; increase. 1882, 23l.12. Net
earnings s4.sl4 4s15e: increase s3Sl,97645.