Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-06
RAG TRAIN SHEn


train shed 800 feet long. and capa-
BILE of holding two hundred cars, will
be built. Provision will be made to eN-
tend the building so as TO be capable
of holding one thousand cars, if ne
cessary.
These improvements cover about
twenty three acres. The yards are
reached by n double track passing I'M
der the roadway which now is over
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac tracks and necessitated the ex-
tension of the carriage bridge. y tenn
porary wooden section has been put in,
but 1t is understood that the perma-
nent steel span is now ready for ship
ment.
This work has been going on for the
past three months, and required good
deal of filling in and grading. The APP
proach TO the bridge from the north
had to be entirely rebuilt. The pro-
gress of the work is being watched by
hundreds of people who enjoy this pop
ular drive.
SOUTHERN'S RICHMOND DEPOT.
The depot built by the Southern Rail-
way Company ut Richmond, Va, has
been completed and thrown open TO the
public. 1t is one of the handsomcst
buildings in the city, and among the
most commodious structures of its kind
in the South. The building is of light
brick. with sandstone trimmings. and
the interior furnishings are in hard
wood. The main floor is divided into
Il general waiting-room, in which the
office and newsstand are placed. The
baggage and express rooms arc located
to the south of the waiting-rooms.
along the PLATFORM which is spanned
by n spacious awning. The platform Is
80 feet in length. on the second floor
are the various division Offices
c. F.. HUNTINGTON'S SUCCESSOR.
According to the New York Herald.
Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan Is at the head
of a syndicate that proposes to redeem
the HUNTINGTON loans and thus gam
control of the great railroad.
The members of the committee which
has been named to choose successor
to the late Coils p. Huntington as
president are Mcssrs. Chas. II. Tweed.
II. O. Mills and James Speyer.
The Messrs. Speyer gained control of
the road through heavy loans which
they made to the late Coils p. Hunt
ington when he was sorely pressed for
ready money in the panic of 1898, and 1t
seemed very probable that these New
York bankers would name the new
president.
Ii is now believed quite possible that
Mr. ]. Pierpont Morgan will come to
the rescue of the Huntington interests
and name the new president.
| NEW OLD DOMINION STEAMER.
President Guilledcau. OF the Old Do
| minion Steamship Company. is at Old
Point. His visit has n special signifi-
canoe. in that II is in connection with
the company's plan, just announced by
the president to build n fine steamer
to ply between Hampton. Old Point and
Norfolk. The vessel will be named
either the Kekoughtan. after the tribe
of Indians who formerly lived in this
vicinity, or the Hampton.
1t is believed that the former name
Will be selected. rs the latter bears,
perhaps. too close n resemblance to the
Hampton Roads," itself practically a
new boat.
Delegates TO the Travelling Passenger
Agents Convention ut Old Point will
probably begin to arrive to-day. The
Chambcrlin Hotel has made extensive
arrangements for the accommodation
of the visitors. 1t is expected that
there will he fully 1000 people inter-
ested in the association at the Point
during the convention. The Norfolk
reception committee has completed it's
arrangements for the local enIerlain=-
mont OF the VISITORS.