The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-27
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Plans Proposed 10 Unite Five Big g:
SIS Trunk Lines. s..
AIR LINEsTRAlN NORTH TO SOUTH.
Pennsylvania, Southern. Richmond
Fredericksburg andPotomac andsI
sAtlantic Coast Lipe to Unite. s.
Other Items Of Interest.

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According to a plan proposed in the
line Of the policy of mutually of inter-
ests ds to unite TIE Pennsylvania from
Quantico to Washington, the Richmond.
}Fredericgsburg and Potomac, the South
ern, the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Baltimore and Ohio roads and thus give
a. through line between the Moth and
South.
The Baltimore Sun of yesterday says.
II is proposed to make the co animation
for the purpose of maintaining an open.
highway for, railroad service between
the North and South and the parties
named as likely to be in such anagree-s
ment If dt is consumnated, are to pc
the Pennsylvania Railroad. the Baltimore.
and. Ohio. the Atlantic Coast-hne and
the Southern Railway. One of the pre-.
liminariest to such move was etfecteds
at the recent meeting of stockholders OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg ard Poto-S
mac Railroad when 1t was decided to
do away with the Scale, system of voting
the stock of the company. The PROPOSE
ton to wipe out this feature was Voteo
on by about 1900 Of the preferred and
common shares of the company out OF
a total issue of SINE 1900 shares. 1t reTt
ceivcd the unanimous sanction OF the
stock represented at the meeting. J
Under the scale system OF voting a
majority of Stock if held by one owner,
did not mean control of the company
as. for example, 500 shares OF stock II
divided among 50 owners would have
q greater number of votes than if held
in block by one owner. The effect OF
the stockholders action is to give the At.
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Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad This property. IN connection
with the line of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, forms a neck through which a
large share of the traffic movement.
north and south via Washington flows.
COMMON INTERESTS.
The scheme of mutually of interests
is the plan recently inaugurated by the
Pennsylva MA, Baltimore and Ohio and.
Vanderbilt lines to put an end to the
building of parellel lines when the bust
ness can be cared for by existing routes.
With the. charter recently. given by the
Legislature Of Virginia to the oeaboard
Air. Line interests authority is available
tc parallel from Richmond to Washing
ton the line formed by the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac and the
line from Quantico. The proposition now
under construction is evidently aimed to
do away with the necessity for the con-
struc ton of such a line. The Seaboard
Air Line is a Joint user with the ATLANTIC
Coast Line of the existing route between
Richmond and washington, and the pro-
posed combina ton would, it is understood
nroyide for continuance of. this arrange
ment
1t is said to be the general purpose 10
give all lines that may go into the Plan
equal rights and make the combined lines
an cpen highway Tiara is a heavy"pu
fEezs handled nov between Rlchmonu
and Washington via Quantlco ana me
facilities are said to be equal to an in
creasal business. When the traffic war
rants il the whole line can be made a
double. track road. It has been kept IN
a modern physical condition and the
prospect of the need for second track
has recently been considered. The Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac has
resources available to carry out this I'M
proven ent of its line whenever 1t is DEEM
ed necessary and such a betterment Is
only question of decision with the
Pennsylvania railroad for its part of the
route Baltimore and Ohio officials have
had in view for some time the establish
ment of direct connection for the South,
and the Seaboard Air Line is generally
regarded as its probable ally in this direc-
! ton.
FJF'FECT- ON WASHINGTON.
In connection with the proposed combl-
| nation the depot question at Washington
| is likely to receive some similar treat
ment looking to mutually of interests
Some overtures have already been MADE
| between Pennsylvania Railroad officials
| and those of the Atlantic Coast Line,
! Southern Railway and other lines from
; the South entering Washington relative to-
| a union depot for the North and South
| traffic This may take a larger sisniti-
|. canoe owing to the effort being made in
i; Washington to have Congress require all
the roads entering Washington use union
terminal The Baltimore and Ohio as
| well as the Pennsylvania has plans for
! a new depot and the elevation of tracks
! to meet the demands made in the act
| passed by Congress. Both of these big
] systems contemplate heavy expenditures
| in this direction and the question of uni
(, flying this expense and give to Washing
/ ton q great union terminal has met with
| some approval from members of the Of
| fetal family of both roads.
RAILROAD NOTES.
! MIR. H w. Fuller, of Washington, gen.
eral passenger agent of the Chesapeake
! and Ohio was visitor at President
/ G. w. Stevens office yesterday.
Mr. George S. Fowler, Of Washing ton.
( southern representative of the Corning
! IN. Y.) Brake-Shoe Company. is at the
/; Jefferson.
! Mr.. J.. S. Wilson. equipment agent OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio, has returned
from Charleston and Jacksonville.
Mr. Clarence w. Murphy. travelling
/ passenger agent of CHE Southern Pacific,
i with headquarters at Savannah, has
= returned to that city, after telling Rich