Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-27
RAILWAY NOTES.
Norfolk and Western Earnings for
Third Week in June.
Mr.. w. s. Morris, OF tho C. & o., Honored
by tho American Railway Master Me-
chanics' Association - Virginia Roads
Preparing to Enforce Separate Car Law.

The statement OF estimated gross
earnings of the Norfolk and Western
railway are: For the third week of
June, $685.: increase, S40,393. Total
for month to date. SSl3,935: increase.
Sl39.15o July 1st to latest date. slS,522,-
751: increase. s2,O5S.9O9.
TO HEAR REV. JOHN JASPER.
On Sunday. July 1st. the Norfolk and
Western railway will run an excursion
to Richmond. and the feature of the
day will be at the church of Rev. John
Jasper. the famous colored preacher
Rev. John will preach his great SER
mon, entitled de Sun DO Move and
DE Earth Am Squar." He will also
speak on the recent solar eclipse that
he Witnessed. surrounded by his flock.
SEPARATE CAR LAW
The various Virginia roads are max
Ing the necessary preparations to COM
ply with the provisions of the jim
Crow Car Act. which becomes effective
July 1st The bars are being turned
out at the various shops. after being
remOdeled. and will be put into SER
vice on the above date. The use of
these cars will mean the abolition OF
second-ciass fares.
MIR. w. S. NORRIS HONORED.
superintendent
motive power of the Chesapeake and
Ohio has been honored by the Mas
ter Mechanics by his election to the
presidency of that body, whose mem
bership comprises the leading railroad
officials and mechanics of the country.
Mr.. Morris was the first vice-president
OF the association. and his election at
the Saratoga convention TO the presid-
Ing Office Is an expression of high es-
TEEN in which he is held by the asso-
citation. His election was like Teddy's
every vote except his own. Mr.. Nor
ris returned to Richmond Sunday and
was busy yesterday receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of his many friends.
s. a. l.. SHOPS FOR RICHMOND.
The Scaboard Air Line Railway Com
pany's lines into Richmond are rapidly
nearing completion. and beginning
with next Sunday. July LIST. the COM
pany Will cease to operate its trains
over the Chesapeake and Ohio. and will
open up its connection from Broad
street to the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac road. at the Hermitage
road.
The company has also purchased a
large tract of land, embracing some
twenty acres, on the north side of their
tracks and Immediately east of the
Hermitage road. and gang of hands
has been at work for some days grad
ing IL preparatory 4
making extensive freight yards.
TO HAVE REPAIR SHOPS.
In these yards will also be construct
ed repair shops. though these shops
will merely be auxiliary to those now
in Portsmouth. President John Shelton
Williams. when asked concerning the
improvements being made out on the
North Side. said IL was not contemplate
ed to move the general repair shops
from Portsmouth to this city. That
idea had never been considered.
The new freight depot at the corner
OF Fifteenth and Franklin streets is
nearly completed. and by July the
company will begin handling freight
there. Work on the new passenger de-
pot, at Fifteenth and Main streets, is
also being pushed forward, and it will
be completed and occupied on May 9TH
of next year.
COLLISION ON THE S. A. L.
a head end collision on the Seaboard
Air Line occurred at Oglesby. six
miles from Elberton, Ga, yesterday
afternoon. y work train ran into a
north bound freight on the main line
at the station waiting for the work
train to take the siding. Engineer
Neal was badly injured by steam. He
remained Wedged in between the two
engines twenty minutes before he
could be cut out. One engine was al
most totally wrecked. All trains were
delayed two hours.
Paris Fair.