The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-31
--LATEST |VE:W
THE RAlLROA
nsj.r i.ochkiss Points Out Che Ms
takes Made.
10 INCREASE FOR EXPORT g I Q n !.
5rress1esss Wan Hold As.naher Goa -
f.scace a Graaa lsaic Situation as 81
noe sersaxs Next ldonth-Other
$685. of Issercs1

Is
The presidents arc stu lsbc9ane over
grain rates, and the New o ai,,anad
,.enoe or Wednesday last accompiassNnltss
s,racfically nothing. The advocates OF
a h,r,cr rates. however. have not given UP.
and auother conference will pc neia az
l1o, Springs, Va. April 10th. PSeslosn h
ingalls,. It as understood. is strongly IN
FAVOR Of an advance.
Major r. d. Ho1chk.ss. general freight
agent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio, is
quoted in a New York paper as saying
mistakes have been made, and that the
sshcsaDeakc and Ohio IS practically out
OF the export grain business at the pres
en-, rates But he added. ''on domes-
.ic traffic We have no complaints 10
make. "
.t,ur wcstbound business said Mr..
,5o,..h,xiss as very heavy. On Thursday,
4 Tar instance, NE handled 1873 trains. made
: an OF 4 800 loaded cars. The lines able 10
haul export grain from the West 10 the
scabosrd over their own rails can proDa-
bly AFFORD TO favor continuation OF Inc
present rate basis, but there IS no non1v
in 4, for u.s.; and we are, therefore con-
tent 10 let them have the business La
Ter. We may. have to go into II to some
extent, so as 10 get our cars back from
The West loaded instead of empty
Two mistakes have been 2nade-the
first In adopting 50 high q basis as be-
came effective last fail. and the second
in reducing il TOO early. the eject OF
which is the difficulty now experienced
an persuading ali Abe interested lines TO
unite for an advance Had the corn basis
been made is cents last fall, and wheat
q little higher. the conditions would nave
been altogether more favorable 1of Inc
T successful accomplishment Of the object
that is now being sought.
ST JOHN ON THE SOUTH
General Manager E.. St John, OF Inc
Seaboard, In speaking of the business
sa.nditions pf ,the south is quoted as
saying:
..lt is no exaggeration TO say that the
South is more prosperous than ever be-
for This applies 10 every line OF bust
ness. There IS not an Industry Of I'M
poYtunce In Virginia, the Carolinas,
Georgia and Florida idle Labor is In
demand, especially that OF skilled me-
CHANCES
The rise in the price of cotton has
added millions 10 the wealth of the
Southeastern States. and the farmers are
prosperous and contented. The railroads
are simply overwhelmed with business.
Snur earnings are better than ever be-
fore anu will he still further Increased
VIXEN NE begin the operation of through
trains between the East and Florida.
1--WE are operating through freight
trains between Portsmouth and Column.
a,ia, S. c., but not on regular schsouie.
We expect however, 10 bee1n ms ofa any.
aof service on regular schedule next
week u
CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN
THE following changes in the Traffic
Department of the Southern Railway
have been made, and will become ef-
fective April list:
-. Green. formerly division freight
agent at Birmingham. Ala, made assls-
tant general freight agent, With Teadquar-
1ers at Washington, d. G.
e. n. Browdc1;. formerly division
freight agent at Raleigh. n. c., takes MT.
Green's place at Birmingham
George G. Thompson, Jr-. formerly so
licit,nE agent at 1JyncbburE. Va. goes
10 Raleigh as division freight agent
7. a.. Graham has been appointed So
4 1icitinE agent at New Orleans, La, vice
lindec, resigned.
A. L. Simpson has been appointed traN-
cling freight agent, with headquarters at
Columbus, Miss.
Mcssrs. Thompson and Simpson have
many friends in Richmond. Mr. Simpson
f,ayscg al one time lived here.
RAILROAD NOTES.
rhesapeake and Ohio. Thursday, went
= TO n1-HcSl5z Itt;tlu IAiSS-ls
nearest previously tuched was SIS. In
December, 1899. c.. c.. c. and st. Louis.
which REACHED 65 SIS also established a
new. record for the high level since 1ss2.
when the stock sold at Is. In January OF
the present year the highest price was
g.
ssilas W. Petit. counsel for the Reor-
tnnization Committee CT the PiitsburS ~
Gulf. and temporary president of the new
corporation, the Kansas City Southern II
correctly quoted IN 4 Kansas City dis
satch, denies that George 4. Bradbury Is
10 be the permanent president Perhaps
the position is thot OF general manager.
the same as MIR. bradbury has had on
che Lake Erie and Western No one
doubts that he is TO be connected with
the road, either in one capacity or the
other.
The Internal Revenue Department, at
Washington. has announced that all
copies OF instruments issued by carriers
20 consisnors are liable TO taxation rs
duplicates.
There is disposition this year to adj
vance summer excursion rates 10 tourist
points on tickets that have an extended
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