Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-20
RAILWAY NOTES
An Important Circular Issued by
Vice.President St. John,
Extension OF the Work of the seaboard Air
Line Railway Systems Industrial De-
Partment Through Its Vast Newly Ac.
quired Territory.

Vice President and General Manager
Z. ST. John. of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway system. has issued the follow
ing order that means much for the
practical and Industrial development
OF the vast new territory tributary to
the Greater Scaboard Air Line"
ITO All Concerned:
Effective this date. the Jurisdiction
OF Mr.. John I. Patrick. as chief indus
trial agent and OF Mrs. Eugene q.
Heard as general superintendent. Sea-
board Air Line free travelling libraries,
Is extended to all lines embraced in
this system.
MI. Patrick's headquarters will be,
as heretofore. at Portsmouth, Va. and
Pine Blum, n. c., and that of Mrs
Heard at Middleton. Ca
The Importance of this order will be-
readily apparent to all who know OF
the many beneficial undertakings orig
! mated and fostered by this great pro-
gressive and broad minded railway
system.
in a circular designed to be circu-
lated in the recently acquired terri
tory. Mr.. Patrick pays this graceful
tribute to Vice President St. John:
beg your earnest co-opey2 alton in
the duty that has been assigned me.
which Is perhaps new line OF work
that has not been carried out In your
section. My work will not take the
place OF plans that have already been
inauguratcd by the people OF your sec
ton. but to supplement what has and
Will be done by railroad officials and
the earnest workers located along the
roads that have been consolidated
with the old Seaboard Air Line system,
OF which Mr.. Il. st. John has been the
vice president and general manager.
do not think II amiss for me to say
word of encouragement to those in
tereSted in the development of the Sec
ton through wnch the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsuiar and the Georgia
and Ala amn and the new roads run
by referring to the fact that Mr. l..
st. John. our Vice president and gen
eral manager. has had n larger and
more successful experience in indus
trial development than any other rail-
road man in the country. and 1t was
specially on account OF that expert
ence that the directors of the Seaboard
Air Line, who are Southern men, called
him TO their assistance. In Mr.. st.
John the South has great friend and
helper. but we must not expect him to
do it ALL We of the South who want
to see the Southland developed have a
part to do. and that is to continue to
earnestly cooperate among ourselves
to build up the individual and general
interests of our respective sections,
and with the additional encourage
ment and assistance the management
and will extend. n great work can be
accomplished.
Last October the Chesapeake and
L. H. lt,,k1A - ,E..
ty millions Of common stock. 1t show
cd for the fiscal year OF 1899 surplus
of sos and will show in 1900 Il sum
much larger than this. the net earnings
for eleven months having increased
S3592S0, while the estimated charges
are only sS7. 500 more than year ago.
The current issue OF the Book OF the
Royal Blue" contains the usual amount
of good reading and handsome illustra-
ton. The feaure OF the issue IS an arti
Gle on the battle OF Antietam. illus
trated thoroughly with original photo
graphs Nlr. Thomas Calver contributes
several poems and ~ Womanly No
man. a War Time Romance" by Doro-
thy Wall. is a feature. Mr.. Arthur c.
Lewis, Southern agent of the Balti-
more and Ohio at Newport News. gives
his usual inGtallment of The Stub
Ends of Thought"
an increase of and 10 per cent. to the
conductors. engineers, firemcn and
yardmen on the Knoxville Division.
This is the third advance in wages
granted within year.
The Chesa pealle and Ohio is asking
for bids for the construction of four
postal cars.
The following are the estimated earn
ings of the Southern Railway System
for the week ended July 18th:
This year ......... ..........S $50 455
Last year .............. ....... 539, 81
Increase ..... ..s 4s.2oS
For the two weeks ending July 18th:
This year .......... ......Si. 092, 555
Last year ............ ......... LIS, i3l
Increase ...... ....... ......S TO. IA
The statement of estimated gross
earnings OF the Norfolk and Western
t-tI. NNt.,,