The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
LATEST NE VS. OF
TIE RAILROADS
Car Accountants Plan. Big Time at
Hot Springs.
SPECIAL TRAINS Nm. FOR sHRINERs
yarious Roads Entering the City
Handled Enormous Crowds
During Carnival
Week.
SPECIAL TRAINS FOR SHRINERs

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The annual session of the Eastern Car
Service Association will be held at Hot
Springs Monday, and on Tuesday, We'd
.nesday and Thursday the International
Association of Car Accountants will be
held at this popular resort.
. From all indications the meetings will
be the most successful in the history of
the Associate and many delegates
with ladies and guests, Will be in at
tendance
There will be two sessions daily held in
the Casino and many timely topics refer
will be up for consideration.
A series OF most delightful entertain
ments has also been arranged.
No arrangements for special entertain
nent for the first day of the Convention
have been made, as the time can be
pleasantly spent sightseeing around the
Springs.
On wednesday, May ed. a carriage
drive will be given the families OF mem
bers, leaving Hot Springs 10 A. NJ sharp
for Warm Springs and Flat Rock, pass
ing through the beautiful Warm Springs
Valley; returning TO the Hot for lunch
con at / 2. NJ.
On Thursday, May oath, another car
riage drive will be given the families of
members to Healing Springs and Cas-
cades, leaving the Slot" at 10 a. NJ.
sharp, and will be one Of the ENJOYABLE
features of the visit to the Springs;
returning to the Hot at 1870 P NJ
for luncheon.
On Friday, May 18th, the chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. in connection with
q; 1y,-av will
tender a special train. Hot Springs to
Luray Caverns eighth wonder of the
world) and return.
The Committee on Arrangement is COM
posed Of Messrs- G.. S. Sipp, car service
agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio; j. r.
Cavanaugh, of the Big Four, and y. L.
Spangler,. of the Norfolk and Western.
SPECIALS FOR SHRINERS.
The Chesapeake and Ohio is making
preparations to handle large delegations
Of Shriners to the Imperial Copncu
which convenes in Washington TUESDAY.
Tonight special train OF seven sieep-
ers leaves Cincinnati for national capt
tai with Shriners from Illinois, MINES
ota auI Indiana Tomorrow another
! speciaI will leave Cincinnati over the G
| and O. with delegations from Iowa ana
| other Western States and viii also carry
| the Imperial Potentate.
Monday morning the West Virginia del
| egation will leave Russell, Ky. me
| Richmond delegation also leave MONDAY
| morning on a special, consisting OF tive
+! coaches. and another special viii be run
| from Richmond Tuesday.
i RED LETTER WEEK.
| Carnival week proved a red-letter weeR
| in the history OF the railroads. a collsel.
(! t1aatiye estimate places the number OF
| Visitors handled by the railroads
] 10000. The Chesapeake and Ohio alone
/! handled 1000 people at reduced rates ahc
| ON specials, not counting those who came
| IN regular trains The Atlantic Coast
Lines traffic is estimated at 1900. 1t L
/; stated that 5000 tickets weres old a,
| Petersburg alone. The NUMBER %
! excursionists who came in on the Rich
/! mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
| approximated 5000, while thousands OF
| others came in over other lines.
The Richmond Council, knights Ct
| Columbus. will occupy a special car over
| the Chesapeake and Ohio to Newport
| News tomorrow morning. The loca
| knights go to the ship-buildins city L
| institute a council of the Order there
| tomorrow. They Will return IN lis
| evening.
Mr.. Edward c. Bates, of New York
! eastern representative of the Ewald Irof
| Company, was at the offices or the super
| intendent Of Motive Power of the Cl>esa-
! peake and Ohio this morning.
SOUTHERN'S EARNINGS.
The following are the estimated earn
ings of the Southern Railway System for
! the week ended May 18th:
| This year. o45,09l
| Last year.. OIL so9
Incraase ......s y, 335S
! For the two weeks ended May 14th:
! This wear. 81, o75, COG
| T,ast wear 1905. 45G
rncreass $3.50. ........s So, $50