The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-13
LATEST NEWS OF
The RAILROADS.
Little Trading in Railroad Stocks
Yesterday.
SPECIAL is A RECORD BREAKER.
Fastest Run IN History Between Rich
mend and Norfolk Made by N.
& ". Train-otl,er Items
of Interest.

AS far as railroad issues were concern
dull. There was but little trading done
and the market proved practically dead.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
The Norfolk and Western Newspaper
Special Sunday broke all records be-
tween Richmond and Norfolk. the train
CONSISTED Of an engine and basgage-car
and left Richmond at IL O'Clock, noon.
The train pulled into Norfolk at 2:o2
o'clock. The total distance covered was
1o4 miles and ten stops Were made. one
being to take water and ali necessitating
considerable loss of time.
The run from this city to Petersburg
was made in q minutes. The actual
running-time including stops was a trifle
less than diftv-two miles an hour, break
ing all previous records.
ASSOCIATION CONVENES.
The Southern Freight and Passenger
Association convened in annual session
az 81. Augustine, Fla, yesterday. General
Freight Agent Z. A. Mel and Assistant
General Freight Agent J.. II. Drake, of
the Southern. are in attendance. The
Chesapeake and Ohio VIII not be repre-'
sented at this conference The annual
election Of the freight and passenger COM
missioners will be held.
SOUTHERN NEW SERVICE.
The Southern viii again operate daily
freight and passenger service on the York
River Zine between Baltimore and Rich
mend. via West Point. This new sched-
ule will go into effect April I'd. The United
States mail steamers Charlotte and Bal
unore. Will be put into service. The last
named boat heretofore has been a great
faTorite with the travelling public and
now THAT she has been remodeled and re-
fitted for This service, will prove still
greater farorite. The Charlotte is
comparatively new boat and is well
adapted to this work, but since the open
ing of the line between Baltimore and
Norfolk tthe Chesapeake Line operated
by the York River Linc) she andythe Al
lanta have piled between those ports.
During the winter season the Danyille
has been making tri-weekly trips between
West Point and Baltimore.
TWO ROUTES SURVEYED.
The engineers have located two routes
for the Richmond and Washington Air
Line Railway from this city to Washing
ton The routes surveyed provide for the
crossing Of the Potomac river either in
King George or WestInoreland county.
The lines traverse the counties Of Han
over. King William King and Queen. Es-
sex, Richmond Wcstnoreiand or King
George.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Mr.. George S. Sipp. car service agent
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio, left yester-
day for Cincinnati. Indianapolis and Chi
caEo.
Mr. W. c. Squire and family. who have
been at New Ford.s for about three
months, left yesterday for their home in.
Topeka. Kan. Nir. Squire is connected
with the Santa Fe Railroad. and has been
in,the city looking after certain work that
is being done for his road al the Locomo-
tive Works. Mr.. E. e. jerks. also of the
Santa I'e Railroad. wall remain here for
some time.
Mr.. Charles r. Capps, general freight
agent Of the Seaboard Air Line, who has
been Ill for some days at the jefferson
Iiotel, is reported to be much better
In reference to the talk heard during
the past week about surveys of a new line
for the Reading to connect the road with
the Baltimore and Ohio. there is not much
danger of its Immediate construction. 1t
was projected in expectation of an early
foreclosure sale OF the Western Maryland,
and that a New York syndicate would buy
the road but that has since been delayed
Tor a year, so that the danger of a rup-
ture Of relations has been arerted fo1 a
time.