The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-06
A1ES OF
The !. :. [. ROADS
Travel on All Lines IS Now Exceed.
ingly Heavy.
EARNINGS OF TWO ROADS.
Incrca.es shown for Month just
Ended L, Isotl, Norfolk ana
Western aud Chesapeake
and Ohio.
EARNINGS OF TWO ROADS.

Owns to the heavy travel on all lines
extra heavy trains are hing run. Though
this is the case on various lines, 1t is es-
Z peake and Ohio lines. by which the noun
tain resorts are reached.
The travel is especially heavy on the c.
and o. lines fre:n the Yves, Virginia re-
& SORTS to the east and the through trains
besides carrying extra heavy coaches. al
& SO Tua extra heavy sleepers.
Last night The. Norfolk and Western
ran a heavy excursion into Richmond, from
i points along The system. The tram was
s run In three sections, the first chii.s
: here about 8 o'clock. ABOUT 1,5tH people
were carried, and came Us delegates, ana
sis:toss Of the True Reformers' Coafeiitio.i-
AN OLD C. & o. MAN.
a With the announcement OF the resislla-
lion of L. G. RUSSELL General Superinten-
3 dent of She Lackawanna Railroad, comes
the news that Mr.. Thomas i. Clarke mas
been appointed to take the vacant posluoh.
Ar.e CLARK is man well equipped TO nave
supervision of The handling of the Lacka-
wanna S growing traffic. Until recently
he occupied the position of General Mana
ger of the Iowa Central, from which he
came to Scranton TO accent that OF d.
vision Superintendent OF the Lackawanna
Railroad.
Mr. Clark is fiftv-one years old, having
been born at Connersville, Ind. in June,
1872 He entered railway service at an
early age in 1861 as telegraph operator and
clerk in the General Offices of the Cincin-
1,ati and Indianapolis Junction Railroad
From there he was taken by the ST. PAU
Il and Sioux City Railroad. as chief than
dispatcher and superintendent of telegraph.
b In 1873 he occupied successfully position
<,a,< xof Yt1n "a
! Ohio Roads: master of transportation of
the Cairo and Vincennes Road. In 1883 he
was appointed assistant superintendent OF
the Chicago St Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Halfway, hut in June of the same
year, relinquished this position to become
assistant superintendent of the Mime.
apolis and St. Louis Railway, over which
he later became general Superintendent.
from there he went to the Iowa Central
THE CHARLOTTE REBUILT
The steamer Charlotte, OF the York River
Line, has been transformed into a float
ing palace, and the inanagenent2has sub
stitu1ed the Charlotte for the Danville.E
The Charlotte. though a new boat, has
been thoroughly overhaule1 in every de-
soarfment. New furniture has taken The
place of the old, and magnificent carpets
cover the steamers floors The immense
engine has been rebuilt and al! of her ma
chimney put in the pink Of condition. These
Improvements cost over s35, COO.
The Charlotte is one of the Chesapeake
Steamship Company's feet, whose lines
are the York River and Chesapeake lines,
and are operated in connection with the
Southern Railway between Baltimore,
81 West Point and Norfolk
The steamer Baltimore is a sister ship
10 the Charlotte. and both of these pa!atiai
steamers ply between West Point and Bal
Tnrore.
WITH THE SUNSET
Mr.. 7. J. Anderson, formerly general
passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line,
has been appointed division passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific, with head
quarters at Waco, Texas. Mr.. Anderson
is well known IN Virginia and Southern
Railroad circles.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Lehigh Valley has decided to
allow no news boys on their trains. News
papers and periodicals viii hereafter be
handled under the supervision of the din
ing car management.
DR., C. W. p. Brock, chief surgeon of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, is visiting the hos
pitals along the C. and O. system.
Mr. Lloyd Chapman, New York repre-
sentative Of the French Spring Company,
and Mr.. Charles Conlisi. representing VIII
liam Sellers e Co.. Philadelphia. were at
The c. and Q. general offices yesterday
morning.
Mr.. ]. d. Bowling. of Atlanta. travelling
freight agent Of the L., S. and st. T..
Railway. is in The city.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The estimated earnings of the Norfolk
and Western RAILWAY are:
For fourth week of August, Sac. eos: an
increase of s17,sos
Total for month to date. s1,eees,ss7; an
Increase OF s22s, $50
July list 1890, to latest date. 1854. a2ss,; an
increase of s427.a41
The comparative statement of the gross
earnings OF the chesapeake and Ohio
Railway are: -
For fourth quarter of August. SIG. AN
an increase OF SAG 7el so
For the month of August, $780, ess.17,
an increase of 500 sss4 As.