The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-30
TO RUSH WORK
ON The II DEPOT :.
Contract TO be Given Out
Early in April.
BIDS ARE ASKED FOR.
Sub Contractors Have Been Given
Copies Of the Specifications.
UNDER ROOF BY NEXT WINTER.
Mr.. Writ A. CLcsterlnan and Mr.. w.
o. Burton, Of Richmond, and Mr..
Pcttyjolln, Of Lynchburg, arc
Anon. Those Who Will Sub
nit Ohcrs-Ground May
be Broken III May.
Sub-Contractors Have Been Given
Copies Of the Specifications.
UNDER ROOF BY NEXT WINTER.

The contract for the erection of the
union depot for the Chesapeake and Ohio
and Seaboard AIRLINE roads will be given
out abou, the 1,h of April.
A few Richmond contractors have been
asked to submit bids. They. will do SO.
AR. Writ A. Chcste11man, who is erecting
the depot building for the Southern Rail-
way, win be one of tirose who will sub
nit proposals. Mr.. w. 0. Burton, of
Richmond. and Mr.. Pettyjohn. OF Lynch
burg, viii also seek to secure the contract.
Sub-contractors yesterday were furnish
ed copies of the specifications and plans,
in order that they may make proposals
TO the general contractors. Plumbers.
brick nlasons. eXcayators and Others went
to work yesterday afternoon with view
to promptly submitting 10 the general
contractors their propositions.
These will have to be In hand within the
next few days.
tits expected that ground will he broken
for the depot during the month of May.
WolA will be rapidly pushed to co:ni'le-s
ton. u IS hoped TO have the depot under
roof before next winter.
COTTON BELT OFFICIALS.
A party Of distinguished ST. Louis
Southwestern officials VIII arrive in Rca-
1nond tl.. morning over the Southern. They
the Chesapeake and Ohio al 9 o'clock.
and will remain there 70. a short time,
when they will again resume the iournF Y
north. Tho party is headed by Mr.. Edwin
Gould, and is travelling in Mr.. Could S
private car. The party have come from
Florida.
NO EERltlCArlON.
Owing to the absence Of President Gco.
w Stevens. the. report that the Cacsa-
IN
troll OF the Ohio Central Line could not
be verified. President Stevens ii is ex-
pected, will return to this city to-day.
Since Mr.. Decatur AXtetl's selection as
president of tha Toledo and Ohio Central
rumors OF the consolidation OF the Chesa
peake and Ohio and Ohio Central lines
nave been rife. They have. however, al
ways lacked official confirmation.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Considerable interest was taken in tha
meeting of the Executive Committee OF
the Burlington and ohio. in New YORK
Wednesday,. President J. K. Cowen w S
present. but neither Mr.. C6wen nor any
of the other directors would speak about
the possibility of dividend OH the COM
mon stock, NOR would they explain why
The common stock had crossed the pre-
fcrred.
There is a rumor that the ST. Paul Road
sill Issue new stock. Officials of the
company are non-committai. St. Pau 5;
February gross increased 500, ,J24: net
decreased S%1,O3l. Last year February
gross increased S169 1856; net decreas ed
S94Sl.
The spring anthracite coal circular is
likely to be put into erect April lst, ard
the indications now are that the new
spring prices on both line and tide will
average about twenty-five cents Il ton
higher than the spring circular prices OF
last year.