The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-07
LATEST NEWS OF
THE RAILROADS.
Chesapeake and Ohio Officials Inspect
the Improvements.
WANT sEABOARD CHARTERED.
Petitions From yarions Points for q
New Limo 10 Neutrality-suspicious.
on the Il, r. & C.-o,hcr
Items Of Interest.

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A party OF prominent Chesapeake and
Ohio officials left here Monday on a Tour
OF inspection. The party visited New
port News and Old Point Comfort. ana
was composed of the following gentlemen:
President George w. Stevens. General
superintendent c. L. Doyle. Engineer j..
Bridges and Signals r. w. Scarborough
and Engineer. Maintenance Of Way +.
NJ. Cabeii left yesterday for Newport
News 10 inspect the Chesapeake and
OHIO terminal improvements there. The
party returned 10 Richmopd last night
President ss,csens will leave i'm
meciaie,y. however, for n tour Of in
spection of The Western Division Of the
system.
The erection for-e at work on the Rich
mond, petersburg and Carolina Rail-
road nave practically completed their
work on The south channel and the
work on Mayo's Island One pier in
the north channel is finished and the
remaining ones win be within very
short time.
Track laying between Manchester and
Petersburg is being pushed rapidly.
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The renovating Of the Pace Block Is
being hurried and il is expected that
the Chesapeake ana Ohio general offices
Will be again installed in those Quarters
by April list. The vault Is being built III
and will he finished within week The
elevator shaft is completed and new cell
1ngs are being put IN the store rooms
on the ground floor.
WANT TIE ROAD.
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce
has received the following kilograms:
Gainesville. Ga. Feb. 6, 1880.
President Chamber of Commerce.
Richmond. Va:
we earnestly urge that you use your
utmost cndeavor TO have your, Lesisa-
1urs grant charter to the Seaboard Air
Line for extension from Richmond 10
Washington. The success OF this line is
of the utmost Importance TO our whole
section.
+. NJ. FORD. Mayor.
JOHN II. WINkLE.
President Gainesville Chamber of Com
mercs.
La Grange. Ga. Feb. G. 1900.
President Chamber OF Commerce,
Richmond, Va:
In behalf of THO city and community.
kindly use your influence to help secure
charter allowing Scaboard TO be extended
into Washing ton. d. c.
T. ]. IiARWELL. Mayor.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line
and Oregon Naviation are To hereafter
MAINTAIN join; agencies, each retaining
onr OF its own men in its specific terri
tory. The agents who will by this ar
rangement lose their positions are to be
taken care OF elsewhere.
Mr. Patton. assistant to President Cas-
satt. of the Pennsylvania. is quoted as
saying that as soon as there is a vacancy
An the Board of Directors of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad. the Pcnnsyl-
wanna Will seek representation in that
body.
Railroads in Minnesota have BEEN form
ally notified Of the intention OF the State
commission TO investigate the reasonab e.
ness OF rate tariffs. and C asstfications
under which rates are determined, on
February 2lst, and they have been in
ed on that date.
Mr.. S. d. Younger. general agent Of the
Norfolk and Western al Lynchburg, is
IN k,chmond.
Mr.. A. S. lWeisiger, general freight and
passenger agent of the Chesapeake and
Western. is a visitor 10 this city.
agent, was the CUES, of 6. II. Bosley, Of
The Norfolk and Western Railway, to-
Gay. MIR. Mingea was formerly division
freight agent of the Norfolk and West
ern. with headquarters at Roanoke, but
resigned that position to become the
president and, general manager of the
Virginia and Carolina Railroad, now UNI
der construction.
improvements recently completed In the
headings Port Richmond freight station,
Philadelphia, embracing the building Of
two large piers and doubling the capacity
of third. as well as increasing the ca
racity of the grain elevator has made
This the largest and best equipped city
station in the world.
About two-thirds of the Western roads
have voted III favor of the plan to refuse
TO check unlocked baggage The remain
inE declined 10 do SO until advised ny Their
legal departments whether common car
J1ers can make such refusals
The chesapeake and Ohio will move
four companies OF infantry from cincin-
1sati to Washington Tomorrow A spe-
ciai Will be run.
Ut is stated that the Baldwin Locorno-
ike Works. Philadelphia, will establish
m office at st. Petersburg Russia
It Is reported that the Northern Pacific
and Wisconsin Central have formed an
official alliance. hut official confirmation
cannot be obtained
Passenger traffic on Che railroads is
above the average and particularly to
the Pacific coast
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern:
1900. Increase
Fourth week JAMS 1865 1l.G5l
Month .......... 556.dSO :-,1S6
From July l..-........ ASS, 11s 7S,o1G
Nosfolk and Western: