The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-01

--LATEST NE: VS. OF
THE RAILROADS.
The Southern Proves a Prize Winner
at Paris Exposition.
c. & 0. HOSPITAL REPORT.
Conference of Coal Men Held Ycstcr-
day to Discuss the Traffic Stu
ation-Other Items Of
Interest.
C. & 0. HOSPITAL REPORT.

The enterprise of the Southern Railway
IS shown in the enormous expense the
system has gone TO in order to advertise
the South at the Paris Exposition In
connection with this it is gratifying to
Know that the Southern's enterprise has
been recognized and rewarded. for the
grand prizes have been awarded the
Southern.
which the Southern Railway is now max
ing at the Paris Exposition are attractive
and typical Of the enterprise of that pro-
gressive system is fully shown by the
awards given These include t,So grand
prizes, the highest award given at the
Exposition and two silver medals
The grand prizes were given to the
Southern Railway, one for its exhibit Of
Southern products in the United States
Agricultural Department, and one for the
Forestry Annex, probably the most unique
structure in the Paris Exposition. This
building is of the log-cabin style, made of
long. straight, symmetrical yellow pine
logs from along the Southern Railway. All
OF its material is an advertisement of
Southern timbers. Inside is the office OF
the Southern Railway, the front and sides
of which consist of eight doric columns Of
hard, tinely-polished Southern woods: the
flooring of Southern pine, and as fine as
there is in the exposition; the ceiling and
sides of more than seventy varieties of
Southern woods. and the walls hung with
many fine photographs of mining, manu-
featuring, numbering and landscape scenes.
For this Photographic display silver
medal was gwen as we'll as another for
similar display in the Department OF
Social Economy.
{. q q. HOSPITAL. REPORT.
The report of the Board of Governors OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital Asso-
citation for the six months ending June 5Oth
1900 has just been issued. The report OF
the president of the Association, Mr.. G.
w. Stevens, president of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway, shows that the meeting
of the Board of Governors of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Hospital Association Mlne
members present. was held on train NO.
setween Clifton Forge and Greenwood
Saturday. August 18th. 1900
The Board appropriated one hundred
dollars, 10 be presented to Mss L. l..
Dudley, assistant nurse. Clifton Forse
HOSPITAL. in recognition of her efficient
services during the prevalence OF srnah-
box at the Clifton Forge Hospital, ana
for loss OF time sustained in recuperatlhs
from the effects of the disease
The financial report for the six months
endfnr June Soth. 1900, was presented, eX-
ahmed. approved and ordered printed. Inc
raceints and expenses for the SIX months
ending lame 30th 1900. were as follows:
Balance in account January Isl, l'o'' 80,
1873 90; receipts, Sl5.250l; Oils colec'apte
(pay PATIENTS S743So; total, Sl9,l'leV' Us
bursements. Sl4.s circuit o't't'
30th, 1900, 81, 30i. 10
IT. rancr, of Ihe Chief Surgeon Dr. =.
w p BROCK. showed that for the SIN
months at the hospital at Clifton Forge tne
totals admitted were: sick, ~; lh]ulsu'
-: discharged sick 210 injured, G.; deaths
from disease. S; from injuries. !.
For the same period "a pay patients were
admitted and IS We're discharged. 1heFe
were two deaths.
At the various auxiliary hospitals along
the Cheasapeake and Ohio system 81 en-
ployes were treated having been treated
al the Retreat for the Sick and 20 at the
Eve and Ear Intirmary in this city
-Four hundred and thirty-siN employees
were treated along the line for minor IN
iuries. which Sid not necessitate their
being removed to hospital.
Fifteen hundred and ninety-seven pre-
scriptions for medicines were filled at the
dspensaras in this city.
The chief surgeon, in his report says:
..As stated in my previous report. the
Clifton Forge Hospital was closed on &C
count OF smallpox from February 18TH
to March 18th, 1890, when twenty-five pa
tients were discharged from! quarantine.
in all. one Of the nurses among the num-
be-. There were thrty-sven employees and
six pay patients guaranteed. On March
2Cth, 1900 patients were again admitted TO
the hospital This closure of the hospital
necessitated the care of sick and injured
patients outside of the hospital which ma
terially increased the expenses during that
time.
THE new hospital at Huntington. W.
Va, was opened for the reception Of pa
tents on the 9th day of July. 1900, with
DR. C. r. Enslow. Surgeon in Charge; DR..
c. NJ Hawes Resident Physician, and
Miss Gaule, Head Nurse
LACNAWlANNA WINS.
Every year there is considerable rivalry
among the railroads for the honor of car
1yfng the first bale of the new cotton crop.
This year the honor falls to the IIacka-
wanna Railroad, whose line on August
9th received the first bale of the new
crop shipped from Memphis, Tenn, and
consigned to 3. B. Harvey & Co., of
Boston.
RAILROAD NOTES
A conference of the representatives of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
nany and the Chesapeake and Ohio Coal
Agency Company was held at the general
offices of the first-nanled company yes
ter-Glay morning.
The general coal situation and rates it
was stated, were the matters up for con-
Sideration.
Mr.. F. D. 1eanly. commercial agent of
the Norfolk and Western, has returned
from New York. where he was on special
business for his road.
Mr. George S. sipp, car service agent of
the Chesapeake and Ohio, has returned
from a trip North.