The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-07
TEST NE VS. OF
THE Rail ROADS.
Annual Track inspection of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio.
The TOUR BEGINS TO-DAY,
Election Affects business Percept:bl,.
Bids .or Government Bust
ness-Tis son,hcrn's
Publication.
The TOUR BEGINS TO-DAY.

The annual track inspection of the
Chesapeake ard Ohio viii be MADE this
week lie pariy VIII assemble at Ash
SAND Ibis morning at O'CLOCK, ana 20
from there 10 GIItc;fgl:i;i. remaining in the
Ohio CITY that night. Thursday morning
ttie SPECIAL carrying the parry VIII cave
G.ticnssaa aild SO 10 taoyilg .oEl, where the
shops %i!s De inspected. ain. aeaEc LoEinS-
ten Tor huntington. lG;iaay The run wl!i
he made 10 GIi.ic3 Forge, and on Saturday
The party viii make inc run 10 Richmond,
ria Richmond Division. and dead-head
from Richmond 10 Newport News, going
Monday from Newport news - t,4adatons,
and GA Tue-ias to Clifton, Forge, whero
the parry wili d.sband.
The special viii De made Up Of az en-
CINE. sleeper, dining-car, inspection car
and priYate cars oI1the general supefin-
fendeHts. The president. Air. George ".
Stevens, viii accompany the parry a i,of-
ton OF the time. The other members O.
The parry are:
Western Division: J. ". Gill. general
superintendent. IL Pierce. engineer main
,enance of way; y. L. Stewart, master
mechanic. J. w. Knapp. superintendent;
l.. II. Headly. assistant engineer inainte-
nance Of way: "a Meadows and u i.
Ryan, rain masters: {. ". NanderSritt.
supervisor bridges and buildings; NJ. Gil
hooley, I. tltzs4 nlgnons, l.. i. Marshall
and W. S Spencer SUPERVISORS OF track;
H. .. 5souslton, superintendent; G. +.
Snow. tain master; r p Bunch and j.
n. Hughes, supervisors of track; George
~. Lewis. superintendent: f. L. Morris.
assistant engineer maintenance Of way;
j. w. Haynes. train lnasser; ". G. Whit
and John Reynolds. supervisors of track.
Eastern DIVISION: (. T.. boyle, general
SUPERINTENDENT. 2. l. GaDeil, engineer
maintenance Of way; w I. Smith. master
mechanic: c. c. Walker, superintendent;
C. /. Ruftin, assistant engineer mamie
nance Of way, J. Garrison, supervisor
iriuges and buildings; d. {. ogg, train
,nas.r: I. A jones, Y t Douglass, }.
w. Meredith supervisors OF track; j. ii.
Carlisle. superintendent; w. c. Pearce,
assistant engineer maintenance OF way;
e z Powell. supervisor oTldges ana
huilaircs: E. X. Grice, train master, and
ID g. Gabbert and l.. j. Meredith. sd
peryiSors OF tracks
on ac cunt OF the clection-day there
has b., a noticeable du.lness all over
town ' 5rlay, and especially at the
various depotS-
Ia TO he first Of the month, parucu-
larry last week. railroads showed the
garsest gains IN business handled OF any
week S.nce September ist
The luil IS undoubtedly temporary
Sfl zrE,ers and transportation companies look
Forward to a revival and the restorat on
OF normal conditions during The later part
of this weel, and the beginning OF next
TO THE COAST
The United States Government yeSteF-
dav received BIDS ut Washington for the
TRANSFORMATION Of four cen carloads OF
mules and one carload OF Guarter1naster
supplies from 81. Asaph OF Seattle
Pennsylvania Chesapeake and OHIO.
Southern and Baltimore ana ONO are
bIddint, on the contract
SOUTHERNS. NEAT ADS
The Southern Railway is distributing
along its lines much attractive adver,is.
ing matter relative 10 The eXcep ohai
t,pl,ortt,nities offered In various lines to
t.. found IN the States penetrated by the
Seuiler14. The booklets and folders ar
fttiaci.vely gotten up, and contain much
information and handsome illustrations.
Among the neat advertising displays
thrown on the SCREEN at The Times OF
ice last night were those OF the southern
RAILWAY and the York River Line
The Ssu,her2l Railway had Il photograph
ot .ont. OF III Souther1l's famous South
western Limited trains rum rS at 1uii
rpeed l-ndeI it was the legend:
The Southern Railway 70 all points
South and Southwest-Elorida. Cuba, New
II xico and Cal5fornia-Aslleville and the
Land of the Sky-Foxaway the famous
Country
I'M, york River Lines display consisted
of a photograph of one Of that lines
p;liat7al steamers in the service be@w en-
Baltimore. West Point and Richmond
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Southern Railway finished last week
.lte special movement of tobacco Tor the
Am 1ican Tobacco Company from Dan
ci!ie to this city. Sixteen hundred nogs-
heads We're moved in all
The steamer Augusta. Of the Chesa-
peak Steamship Lne. has adopted
novel scheme rs to showing the desdna-
lion of the boat. The name OF the port
is shown in incandesceft lights along the
sides Of III srip. This scheme Is a
decided novelty for this section.
Nr. J. Mccormack. Of Boston. travel
ING passenger agent Of the Norfolk and
Western. is a Richmond visitor.