The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-24
LATEST NEWS OF
THE RAILROADS II.
High Water lnterferes With Work
Along the River Front.
SOUTHERN PAclFlc's NEW ROAD.
Coils r. Huntington Buys Out the
Carson aud Colorado-Prcdictcd
Disruption OF TRANSATLANTIC
Pools-othcr Items
SOUTHERN PAClFlC's NEW ROAD.

Tho high water has interfered with the
work on the Chesapeake and ONO I'M
proyemcnis. and the Richmond. Peters
burg and Carolina railroad bridge Inns
SnorninE the water was reported us d. "A
feet and still rising.
There has been no serious damage done
to either company's work, but progress
has been DELAYED and work In general an
lerfcrcd with. The eighteen se1s Oh
Chesapeake and Ohio viaduct piers are
completed and the others are out OF
danger 1t is expected that the iron work
on Tho viaduc; VIII be begun by June
lst.
The damage sustained by various roads
due to the breaking Of wires during the
storm, has been repaired and not.lns
more than inconvenience was suffered.
1I,INTINGTON'S NEW LINE
The Southern Pacific has bought Inc
Carson and Colorado. which was prac-
ideally owned by D. 0. Mills. Inc Car
son and Colorado is 2sS miles long, ca;h-
talized for s..22s0,000 and bonded Tor ss'e"'.
900, at per cent. Inc hrsi iho'tsasc
,,o+,-es in 1871. The gross earnings
of the road for the year ended June 80.
1889. were s146,22SSs.3G. and the net income
over all expenditures. S24.GS5.ai
The two routes Of the Southern Pacific,
Via Ell Paso. and Mojave. Lathrop. Sacra-
1nento and Ogden. are round about. VAIN
q cutoff between Salt Lake and Los An
eeles under Union Pacific control. the 20
s;;ion Of the Southern PACING WIZ De
weakened, and therefore something hao
10 be done to strengthen it. This re-
o,,ires a more direct route between Los
angeles and the East. and evidently the
Carson & Colorado route is to provide IL.
DISRUPTION PREDICTED.
NJ is nredicted by <. L. johnson, a
s,rouinent Northwestern ticket agent
that the combination against the trans
atlantic steamship pool is so strong II
win 70 TO pieces within few months.
He says. also. that after this year Chi
cago VIII cut no figure in Northwestern
immigration movements.
MILLION FOR NEW CARS.
The contracts entered into by the
Southern Railway Colnpany and the
American Car and Foundry Company. Oh
St. Louis, have been received by the Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth with the
request that they be recorded. AS there
IS not provision for the recording OIL such
naoers they will be returned.
The contract calls for the construction
md delivery of 800 gondola, 200 coke, loo
stock and 500 ventilated box cars Inc
amount paid for these cars is nearly one
million.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Southern has gotten out some az
tr,active reading matter regarding Cuoa'
Nassau. and Porto Rico. The booklets are
tlrandso1nely illustrated. and contain
Nnsrch of historic interest
OlieS Engineer Seymour, OF the aSach-
mond, Petersburg and Carolina. was IN
Norfolk YESTERDAY.
.I,he law forbidding the running OF trains
in Texas as double-headers has been
Dassed by the Legislature.
The Louisville and Nashville pays out
in wages and supplies at Louisville nearly
s4.O00,00D a year. Under these circuln
stances ii is not to be wondered that
Louisville would like to retain the l.. anc
N. shops and general offices.
During the coming summer 1t will be
rossible 10 do the sights of Niagara
Falls on a ticket issued by a Georgia
road for less than 81. Once upon time
a man was lucky If he was able to get
away from that region with his pocket
book.
In organizing an cast-bound committee
the pa sscnger men at Chicago hope 10 re-
peat the good work OF the General East
ern /. Passenger Agents Committee IN
New York, where the danger OF rate-cul-
ting due TO misstatementS and trouble
makers, has been repeatedly killed.