The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-08
LATEST NEWS OF
THE RAILROADS D!
Pennsylvania's Reported Effort to.
Control N. and W. No Surprise.
PART OF WELL LAID PLANS
Joint Passenger Committee Will Con-
slider Diffcrcntiais and Tourist
Agencies at Meeting To-Day.
Other Items. of Interest.

The announcement that the Pennsyl-
rania was attempting to get control OIL
the Norfolk and Western has caused no
financial circles. nor in the active trading
In tho Norfolk and Western stocks. Ihen,
again. the story is not a new one by any
means, and the recent Developments are
simply regarded as the fruition of the
Pennsylvania well-laid plans. About
the time it became known that Baltimore
and Ohio stock was to be bought ana
again when the Chesapeake and ONO
and Big Four deal became public, the
statement was made that among otlcT
railroad properties the Nanderbit-Mor-
Gan-pennsylvania combine would neSi
go after was the Norfolk and West1ia
1t rs unlikely that they had operations
unIer way even at that time. Natural
~. PRESIDENT Henry Fink, Of that roac.
is ore of the men who would FIRST Know
something of the movement, but he
disclatms all such knowledge.
JOINT PASSENGER COMMITTEE.
Among the important questions to be
taken up at a meeting of the Joint
Passenger Committee to-day in Chicago
are differcntials, tourists agencies and
contracts with foreign steamship COM
G,anies. There IS a strong determination
on the part Of some OF the lines to force
discrimination of the arrangements
by which some of the tourists agencies
sell the tickets Of certain roads over
their own counters under contract. While
it has not been openly asserted that rates
rlave been manipulated through these
channels. they have been provocative to
some extent of distrust among the roads
that now insist on the practice oens
stepped and sales of tickets confined en-
tireiy to regular offices.
MOVING THE OFFICES.
Tho moving Of the offices Of Supcrin-
tendent of Motive Power w. S. Morris. of
The Chesapeake and Ohio began yester-
day. The offices will be temporarily To-
Gated in the former Offices of Real Estate
Agent G. d. Wall. in the Pace Block.
The change is necessitated by the reno
walton of Mr.. Morris old offices and the
building Of the vault
RAILROAD NOTES.
Mr.. W. S. Morris. superintendent of
Motive Power of the Chesapeake and
Ohio. is inspecting the western divi-
sion of the system
Mr.. W. y. Mitchell. commercial freight
agent of the Baltimore and ohio, at Az
lanta, Ca, is III Town.
Mr.. NJ. Y. Richards. Land and Indus
trial Agent Of the Southern, with head
quarters at Washington, is a Richmond
visitor.
Mr.. Frank I. Bonavit1. travelling
freight and passenger agent OF he Nexi-
Central Railway, with headquarters
in New York, is il Richmond looking
after the interests of his company. Mr..
Bonarita is a native Ric,,mpa,ler, hut
has been away from this city Cor a num-
Der Of years. His many friends, low
ever. accord Aim cordial welcome.
The PEORIA Decatur and Evansville
railroad has been sold by Special Mastel
IN Chancerv Brown, of Springfield. Ill.
10 tie Central Trust Company. of New
York The bid On the Evansville division
was Si.S95.000. 1t is inferred that Illinois
Central interests are behind the bid.
The FaiIport and Youngstown, just in
corporated in Ohio, is to be connectin;
link between the Pittsburg. Ashtabul;
and Youngstown line. of the Pennsylvani:
system, and the Town Of Fairport, O. l
will be about thirty miles long.
Directors of the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande. it is announced have decided OIL
II, C. WHciues. OF New York. a brother o
yice-Presldent c. NJ. Wiclses. as presiden
In Patrick Grove the Chicago police be
lieye they have the leader OF the gan:
that robbed the Northwestern fast mai
last October getting Il big sum of money
President Williams. Of the Seaboar'
road is receiving letters from citizens o
the counties between Richmond ant
Washington. Offering him the right o
way and other inducements TO run tn
proposed line through their localities.
BOOKS OPEN TOMORROW.
There are no new developments III tbs
streeI-car situation. The incorporation
who voted TO accept the franchise, 80"
under the provisions of the ordinance
constitute the incorporators Of the iiich'
nond Passenger and Power Company
and will perfect the organization.
Books for the subscription of stcca II
the new company will he opened 10
day at the Office OF Messrs. Mart!
& Ainslic Chamber OF Commerce build
Ing.