The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-24
LATEST NEWS OF
THE RAILROADS
Stockholders of Southern and Chesa-
peake and OHIO Meet,
BOTH ROADS IN FINE SHAPE.
Prominent Transportation Man Dis,
cusses the Freight Situation.
Other Itemsof Interest Con-
cernin. Men and Affairs:
BOTH ROADS IN FINE SHAPE.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Southern Railway com
pany. held a the conpanys general Offices
in this city at 10 A. NJ yesterday, the . 10
;ner Board OF Directors was re-eieSlso.
viz Alexander Z. Andrews, JOSEPH
Bryan Harris c. Fahnestock, Wiiiiem ".
Finley, Robert NJ. Galloway, Safnuei M.
Jnman Adrian Iseiin, Jr., Samuel Spencer,
Charles steele, Skipwith Wilmer ana
James T. Woodward.
Aside from the election of directors .is
only business OF importance iransacts.
was the approval of the operations VI
the company during the past year, as
set forth in the annual report to the
stockholders, and the approval OF ati u
the acts Of the Board Of directors ouiiiis
the year.
c. & o. STOCKHOLDERS
The annual meeting Of the CHESAPEAKE
and Chic Railway Company was heid at
the offices of the company. IN the face
Building. at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
The report of the directors 10 the stock
holders, which has already been published,
was approved, and the aid Of the company
was extended TO the Greenbrier Railway,
now being constructed up the Greenbrler
river
The following gentlemen were elected
directors for the coming year:
IL. NICK Twombly, New York; Chaun-
cey NJ Depew. New York; Horace j.
HAYDEN. New York; n. Parker Shortridse,
STynnewood, Pa: 5. NJ Provost, PM
ndelphia, Pa: Samuel Rea. Philadelphia,
Pa: G.. w. Stevens. Richmond, Va: d.
Axtell. Richmond, Va: II. Il. Wickham,
Richmond. Va
A meeting of the Board Of Directors
will be held in Norfolk Friday. President
Stevens. Vice-President Axteil. Secretary
WEXFORD and General Solicitor Wickham
will attend from Richmond.
THE FREIGHT BUSINESS.
! sIf there ever was a. golden age for the
railroads of the country, it Is the press
ent.'' said a. weil-known transportation
man. in discussing the general freight sit
nation. 1T is.'' he continued, mot a
question with the railroads now, how they
can get more business, but how to handle
what they already have. The amount of
business is limited only by the amount of
eouipnlenr of the road handling it. There
IS not a single road entering Richmond
that has not felt and is now feeling the
effect of the great scarcity of cars, and all
lines have placed orders for rolling stock
and are anxious to get more.
1.-THE three most noticeable instances are
in all probability. the Southern, the
Chesapeake and Ohio and the Seaboard
Air Line.
1.-The first-named road has invested
thousands of dollars within the last year
through traffic between the North and
South has grown with wonderful rapidity,
while the SouthernS appearance as a
factor in the West, through the acqu1sl-
.ion of the St Louis Air Line, has changed
she appearance of the situation The road
IS Investing thousands in Improving the
tracks and grades, and curves are being
reduced and taken out all along the
Southern's lines. This is especially true
OF the lines between Norfolk and Chat
tauooGa-
1.-The Chesapeake and Ohio supplemented
dts contracts for cars from time TO time
within the last eleven months. until the
total has reached over 2.0GD and, besides,
more engines have been ordered The
coal traffic of this road. especially the
export trade, has increased with wonder
ful rapidity, and the equipment proved
a matter of immediate necessity
1.-THE Seaboard Air Line is now receiving
large consignments of freight-caTs, which
the business situation has made an essen
iial, and it is stated that this line is
in the market for more cars. Within
the past three weeks the Seaboard has
had inspected here about 800 new cars,
which have been distributed along the
system.
What I have said of these roads is
applicable 10 practically every road in the
country
BIG GUNS MOVED.
The War Department at Washington
received bids yesterday FOR the transport
tation of an immense gun from Wash
ington to Seattle. The gun is for use on
The coast defcnSes, and weighs unmounted
nearly 70.e00 pounds. The various roads
bidding for carrying it across the CONT
nent arc the Pennsylvania, the Southern,
Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and
Ohio