The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-11
Special 70 The Wnshinrtnn P,n.

SETNtai 70 tue WASHINGTON POST
Richmond. Va, Dee. President John
Shelton Williams OF the Seaboard Air
Line. is very reticent as TO what occurrs!
at the meeting Of the board OF directors
OF the system. held in New York yes,er-
day. He was in fine spirits tonight. but
avoided discussing the question OF wheta-
er or not the board talked of or had I'M
der consideration any proposition looking
to either having the Ryan antagonism re-
moved or bringing about closer relations
between the Seaboard and Southern.
There Is ground for the belief that
these matters did receive attention and
that there is every prospect of harmony
ana good will In future. IL viii not be at
all surprising II the Ryan suits are soon
Withdrawn. President Williams said the
most important act Of the Seaboard direc-
tors was the signing OF the tripartite
agreement between the Seaboard, South
ern, and Plant system for $5O0, 600 union
depot at Savannah, Ca.
4. & d. Reorganization.
There are many rumors regarding con-
tcmplated changes In the Offices and uer-
sonnel OF the Chesapeake and Ohio.
One OF these ''rumOrs" is TO the effect
that the Chesapeake and Ohio will be
modelled after the Pennsylvania system,
and with the promotion of General Su-
perintendent Doyle to the position of gen.
eral manager. the Office OF general super
intendent will be abolished.
j. NJ Gill. at present general superin-
tendent of the western division, will be
promoted, but his title will be changed
to general superintendent OF transpOrta-
tion. 1t has been a matter talked Of
that If Mr.. Gill is made general superin-
tendent of transportation the offices OF
that official will be at Clifton Forge, but
this is hardly deemed probable. as IL has
been the object of the present manage
ment of the road TO have all the general
offices located in this city. This will,
however, leave the division offices at
Clifton Forge.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad has
wired the Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works an order for ten q by 80
class W. consolidation locomotives.
These engines are for freight service and
of very heavy design.
The Richmond Locomotive Works report
that the demand for locomotives is UNI
sualIy heavy and that they, like all TIE
other locomotive builders in this country.
have sufficient orders on their books to
keep them working. both night and day,
to their utmost capacity for many months
TO come.
C0nsolida ton Pros poets Good.
New York, Dec. THE Commercial
Advertiser says: president John Skel-
ton Williams declines to make any state
ment relative TO the conference at the
Waldorf Astoria yesterday, which was
attended by himself Directors Davidson
and Middendorf, and others. The report
that progress was made in an adjustment
of the suits instituted against the reor-
ganized Seaboard Air Line by Thomas +.
Ryan could not be cOrroborated. Robert
c. Davidson. who is president OF the Bal
timore Trust and Guarantee Company, as
well as a director of the Seaboard. made
this statement;
" The board has important matters un-
der consideration the details of which It
would be improper for me TO divulge at
this time. ! will say, however, that I
consider the situation more favorable
than at any time since the conception OF
the scheme for the consolidation of the
constituent properties Of the Seaboard Air
Line system "