The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
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Regular N eetlng q. virginia Z: Car5 Ser
vice Association Held:
COAL. RAT ES WEIR 6 DlSCUsSE0.


Tho Virginia Car Service Association
met at the associations Offices in The
Times building yesterday: B a1ajor ED
Myers, president of the Richmond, Fired
erioksburg and Potomac Railroad, acted
as chairman, and it was sta ted that on y
routine business was consider ed g The foi-.
lowing gentlemen were in attendance
sMessrs. J: r. 3Kenly, general manager
of the Atlautic-C Coast Line; !. c. Cassell,5
general superintendent the Norfolk and
Western; J. H. Barrett. general &superin-
tedent of the Southern; NJ K. King, gem
eral manager of the Norfolk and South
tern; c.. E. Doyle, general superintendent
of the Chesapeake and Ohio: and R. a.
Taylor, manager of the .Associa tom
President George w. Stevens and tra1-3
fic officials Of the Chesapea Ike and OHIO,
we're in conference with the officials of
the various coal companies connected
with the Chesapeake and Ohio at tn9
Jefferson Hotel yesterday. The rate sit
uation and matters pertaining to coal
shipments were discussed and the situa-
ton thoroughly reviewed. A definite -un-
Outstanding was reached.
SPECIAL MASTERS APPOINTED =
Messrs. George r. Eowden and r. T.
Thorpe have been appointed special mas
tiers in the Ryan Seaboard controversy
by Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr.f These mas
tiers will 80 over the ground thoroughly
and examine all the evidence connected
with the case The trial will be held al
Norfolk.
RI COAST LINES MEETING.
The Board of Directors of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Conapa ny of Virginia
has called a, general meeting of the stock
holders of the company, to be held at the.
Office of the company, in this city, at IL
o. clock on the 18th of April. ~ {
RAILROAD NOTES.
Superintendent Of Transportat ton Mich
ael Trump of the Pennsylvania. who was
in attendance at the meeting here Tues
day. has gone to Old Point to spend a few
days.
Mr.. 7. NJ. Gill, general superintendent of
the Western Division of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, with headquarters at Hunting;
ton, is in town. Il
General Superintendent j. c. Cassell.
and Superintendent OF the Radford Div1-
sion j. w. Cooke, twosNorfolkg and west
ern officials, are Richmond visitors.
Travelling Passenger Agent w. :.
Wheeler, of the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk, with headquarters in Phila-
delpllia, left for the North yesterday. He
was, while in this city, the guest of Cap
tain c. w. Westbury. travelling passen-
ger. agent of the Southern.
Mr.. r. J.. Smith. OF Philadelphia, agent
OF the ''Sunset Route" was Richmond
visitor yesterday.
Travelling Passenger Agent A. c. Arm
strong, OF the. Penn svlvania, with head
quarters at Washington, left for, home
yesterday
Work on the last span Of the. Richmond,
Petersburg and Carolina bridge Is now
nearly finished The sixth span was fin
ished Monday The elevated tracks Will
be completed in a short time.
S. b. Dick, chairman Of the Board of
Manager Of the Pittsburg. Bessenler and
Lake Erie Railroad Company, who has
been absent in Jamaica for more than a
month, is expected to~return this week.
1t was reported that Colonel Dick con-
templates retiring from the Craftsmanship
of the board and has arranged to dispose
of his entire interest in the railroad for
100000.
The organization of the Missouri Pacific
has been amended SO as to provide Tor
three vice-presidents instead of one.
Under the new organization c. G. Warner
continues as vice-president In charge OF
the accounting and traffic departments
and the general affairs of the company In
the w est, nclduo> y. N1ouAu AA'A>'
ed vice president, an office which he has
previously also held on the Iron Mountain
/ while Russell Harding, recently appointed
general manager, has been elected vice
president also.
The Canadian Pacific Railway is about
| to introduce the standard code OF tra1r
| rules over its whole system. al
| President Mellen, of the Northern Paci.
| fic. saws the common stock will sell i
points higher and that it will receive Z.
per cent. di.1dends.
The st. Paul has purchased the newly
built Escauaba and Lake Superior Rail
road. The road will be extended to Chan
! ming, Mich. forty miles, to connect Wit
| the main line.
.sHUBRlCK OUT OF WATER.