Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-08
THE Jim CROW" cAE LAW.

the past year.
THE JIM CROW" CAE LAW.
The Epps separate car Law. known
as the Jim Crow car law, has now
been in force throughout Virginia for
one week. and ii has worked smoothly
anu apparently, TO the satisfaction OF
DOM WHITE an negro passengers.
IhlS is regarded as one of the most
important measures passed through the
General Assembly at it's recent session
ana the patron of the bill was Hon.
John Il. Epcs, of Richmond.
Such n bill had been presented in
nearly every former body for the past
ten years. but was never seriously con
sidered. and always died in the pigeon
holes of the committee on roads.
But Mr.. Epes went In with II bold
determination TO win and gathering
about him some OF the best leaders of
both Houses, he laborcd day and night
until victory perched upon his banner,
and the bill was passed without n
single dissenting voice in either House
The great battle for and against the
measure WAS fought in the committees
where it's opponents sought to render
1t practically ineffective by loading it
down with amendments hut Mr.. E,pcs
and his colea cues met them in fair
and open debate, and the committees
of both branches reported 1t faVora bly,
In It's original form. IT was contcndcd
on the part Of the railroads that the
Dill would work Il great hardship upon
them: In that ii would entail great eX-
pense In the preparation of separate
coaches. but the advocates Of the meas
ure seemed imbued with the idea that
is was progressive step and hat the
people were behind them in their bat
tie. and so they won.
Great numbers of letters poured In
upon the members from their constit-
uents. requesting them to vote for the
measure. and the newspapers all over
the State warmly advocated It's pas
sage.
The law provides n penalty for the
violation of the act by either white or
colored passengers.
Through passenger trains not doing
local work in Virginia and Pullman
cars are exempted from the operation
of the law.
Relative to the indications for bust
ness. President Williams is quoted as
follows i'm an interview:
we cannot begin to furnish the
equipment required to transport the
business that is being offered 10 us
We are running many extra trains to
move this traffic. and ut a recent meet
Ing of our directors | found il neccS-
sary to recommend the purchase OF q
600 additional freight cars. for which
we will send our specifications to the
car builders at once. The linking to-
gethcr of the Florida Central ana Pc
divisions of the Seaboard Air Line will
mean a large increase in business 10
all parts of the system. The old main
line of the Scaboard will hereafter en-
JOY Il large business in Florida pro-
ducts. especially in the line OF fruits
and vegetables, OF which il has here
tofore. had no share, and the business
which 1t will derive from the Georgia
and Alabama in the way Of lumber and
other Georgia products will be consid-
Il 10 itNI- wi h. Ian II
while now before the earnings of the
consolidated system will reach and ex-
coed a million dollars month"
NEW LINES IN THE SOUTH.
The summary of railroad mileage
built during the first six months of the
present year, as compiled by the Rail
way Age. makes very flattcrinG
showing for the South. Texas is at
the head of the list with 1919 miles;
Mississippi is third, with 10t miles, and
Oklahoma fourth. with 81 miles: South
Carolina constructed 70 miles, Georgia
A. Virginia 81, Louisiana rs and Ten
nessee 80.
TO USE THE NEW TERMINALS.
1t is announced that the terminals
Of the Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company at Savannah, Ga, have
reached such Il stage of completion
that they will be used in future in
place OF the warehouse and wharves
which have hitherto been occupied.
AS already noted the new terminals are
located on Hutchinson's Island, and in
Guide berth room for n number of the
largest vessels entering the port of Sa-
vannah, as we'll as several extensive
warehouses and freight-yards. The
passenger trains of the Seaboard Air
Lane Railway Will for the present util-
fze the depot OF the Central of Georgia
Railway until the proposed union de-
pot Is completed.