The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-26
LATEST NEWS OF
THE RAILROADS
ontracts for New Union Depot
Awarded.
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE.
dew Structure VIII Be Completed
Within Year-other Matters
of Interest in tho hallway
World.

Fina, agreement was reached yesterday
betwee,, the representatives of the Sea-
board Air Line and the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railways in the matter of awarding
the contracts for the New Union Station
of the two roads in this city. The bids on
the modified plans were carefully gone
over and Messrs ]. Z. and A. l. Pen
mock. OF Philadelphia, were awarded the
contract for the erection of the building,
and Messrs. u. P. Roberts & Co., of
Pencoyd Penn were given the contract
for the steel work.
Work on the new building viii begin at
once and viii, according TO the contract.
be finished within year. The depot VIII
be erected between the two riadncts and
will be. with the tower. one hundred and
ten feet high. one hundred and five feet
long and sevcnty-five feet deep.
The train sheds will be five hundred and
fifty feet long
MIR TAYLOR APPOINTED
Mr.. Walter Taylor has been appointed
an assistant ticket agent at Byrd Street
Station, and with this appointment Ticket
Agent Steele has two assistants MI
Taylor is the son of the late Mr.. e a.
TayIor. a former traffic manager of the
r., F. and P, and nephew Of the pres
cut traffic manager. Warren 2. Taylor.
CHICAGO SHIPMENTS.
Last week 1881 1856 tons of freight were
shipped east from Chicago, decrease OF
about 5000 tons. The Grand Trunk car
RED 25,si2 tons. Nickel Plate 2isS.. Mlchi-
gan Central 9O.9e. Lake Shore 1S,3l2, Pan
ba16Ia II 94s, baltimore & Ohio SOS. Wa
bash IL. asa. Fort Wayne ie,1e1- Erie L'49s
-, Jrfl1I- al
ORIENTAL TRADE.
a meeting Of the executives ana tr ,3.,ls
managers of the trans-conunental lines
md If the Pacific Coast steamship lines
is scheduled for next Monday at San
francisco for an exchange Of views on
the Oriental trade conditions and the
remedies most applicable for their de-
yelop,nerlt A closer relation between
rail and steamship companies, it IS SAID,
IS desired
THE c. & o.'s GUESTS.
The party composed of representative
commission merchants Of western cities
TsseFts1 ms city over. the Chesapeake
and Ohio yesterday. They left for
Norfolk al . o'clock and viii remain there
l,ntn Saturday morning. when they VIII
return 10 this city They will remain
here a short time and Will resume their
trip west The party IS under the per-
sonal direction of Mr.. w y. Sullivan,
Division Freight Agent
Mr.. W. s. Morris, Superintendent of
Motive Power, and his chief clerk, AIR. /.
@. Robinson. are in Huntington.
The Chesapeake and Ohio viii handle
The Pullman Sleeper Extras, with the In
terstate Commerce Commission from
Louisville 10 Washington, to-day
Mr. George S. Stpp, Car-Service Agent,
and Colonel James s. Wilson, Eastern
Equipment Agent, joined the party of
western commission merchants and ac-
comaanied them 10 Norfolk
a special party was Tuesday night moved
over the Chesapeake and Ohio, Pennsyi-
vania, and Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac lines from New York TO Old
Point The party was in charge of Mr.
r. c. Ogden and comprised about thirty
people and occupied two special sleepers
They will remain. at Old Point for several
days.
Mr.. Ed. Swift, Southern Passenger Agent
of the Wabash. with headquarters at Gin
cfnnati, is a Richmond visitor Though
young In years, Mr.. Swift IS a veteran in
the business and ranks with the foremost
Baltimore and Ohio has offered rails and
rolling stock for road from Cherry Run
or Hancock to McConnellsburg. Pa, II
the people will secure right of way. do
the grading and furnish The ties. and
amount they put out is returned to them.
The old Pennsylvania Midland, from
which great things We're expected. has
been ordered sold This is understood
to be the first step for completion Of the
road which is projected to touch points
in Maryland and Virginia.
Whether the railroads will be granted
further hearings on the amendments TO
the interstate law will be decided this
week by the Senate Committee. Further
delay is opposed by the friends Of the
bill, who insist that it should be reported
and disposed Of.
S. p. Stringfellew. agent at Atlanta of
the Seaboard Air Line. has been trans
ferred 10 Richmond, Va, his successor
being T, p. Thompson, agent of Athens,
Ga, who is succeeded by w. B. Waldron.
General Superintendent Fitzgerald. of
the Baltimore and Ohio, has notified en-
ployes that any attempt TO avoid pay
ment Of honest debts will be considered
sufficient cause for dismissal.
N & w. EARNINGS.
The estimated gross earnings OF the
Norfolk and Western are:
For third week in April. 1900, s265,0S1;
increase, Sl5.9Ss. For month to date.
1890 $40 i5S: increase. H.32l. From July
!, 1889, 81, 1S9,.15; increase, S1,Sl4.33 SO.