The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
LATEST NEWS OF
THE. e RAILROADS 4
Commission Men Arrive in Richmond
To-Day.
ARE THE GUESTS OF The C. & 0,
southern.s Orders FOR New Equip
ment-Seaboard Officials Here.
Other Matters of ln-
tcrest.
ARE THE GUESTS OF THE C. & 0.

The party of Western commission men
who are the guest IS of the Chesapeake and
Ohio will arrive in this city this morn
ing at 11:2O O'Clock and will remain mere
until 2:15 o'clock this afternoon, when
they leave for Cincinnati and the West.
Their short stay in Richmond VIII be
spent in visiting the various points OF
interest in and about the city, and plans
for their entertainment have been made.
The party occupies a private Pullman,
and Is in the personal charge of Mr.. w.
A. Sullivan, division freight agent OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio, and Is composed
of the following gentlemen, who are rep
resentatives of the Commission Mems
League In the various cities OF the West:
Louisville, ]. ii. Thompson and W. S.
Mitchell: Chicago, George Barnett and
C. II. Weaver: Detroit. j. b. Wiley and
e. Read: Toledo, y. A. Geroe and ]. ].
Lee; Columbus, D. II. Evans and G. S.
Fisher; Indianapolis, J. l.. Keath and
George Won Derswaar; Cleveland, L. X.
Sutton and r. NJ. Chandler; Cincinnati,
George M. We'll.
SOUTHDHN's EQUIPMENT.
George S. Stevens, president OF the
Brooks Locomotive Works, Dunlzirk. N Y;
| e. a. Cooke, president of the Cooke Loco
motive Works of Pa terson. N. j.; William
V. Kelly, president of the Simplex Bolster
Company, of iChicago: r. C. Hallett, Of
the ]. L. Yale Company, of Chicago:
Morris K. Ward. vice-president of the
Chicago Car-Roofing Company; George S.
Fowler, southern representative of the
Corning Brake-Shoe ompany: and VIII
liam ST. John, of the Pintsch Gas Com
pany, are guests of the Raleigh.
These gentlemen, as the representatives
OF leading supply houses of the United
States. are here with reference TO the
opening of bids for ten passenger and
ten baggage and express-cars, thirty-stX
locomotives, ard 2,400 freiSht-cars to be
purchased by the Southern Railway. The
bids will be opened to-day, and contracts
awarded. The magnitude of such an
! order, approximating 100000, IS evidence
| of the great and increasing business of
| the Southern, and Of its progressive
! management. By September 1st it will
| nave fifty new passenger coaches, fur
! nished with every modern appliance, an
| increase of equipment that compares
! favorably with any of the great trunk
| lines of America.-Washingto Post.
| MAY CONFER TODAY
| Judge E. ]. D. Cross, of the firm Of
! Cowen, Cross & Bond, attorneys, Balti-
! more, and counsel for the Seaboard Air
| Line; Mr.. Dewitt Smith, of New York,
| the former president of the Richmond,
| Petersburg and Carolina Railroad, ar
| rived in this city last night. and are reg
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| that a conference regarding the Seaboard
affairs will be held in this city to-day.
| RAILROAD NOTES
| President Stevens, who is now in Gin
| cinnati, is expected to return Sunday.
Mr.. w. S. Morris, superintendent of mo-
| tive power of the Chesapeake and Ohio.
| is in Huntington.
| Mr.. E. D. Hotchkiss. general freight
agent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio, mas
| returned from a trip North.
There has been a marked increase in
| the shipment Of lumber and builders sup
] plies of late.
I The passenger department of the Ches-
| apeake and Ohio has gotten out some
| attractive advertising matter and the
| pleasures to be enjoyed al the famous
| resorts along this picturesque line are
| told. One of the handsomely illustrated
| booklets is entitled The Virginias-Past
| and Present. and another has to do
| with Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.
The Pennsylvania is to build at Youngs-
| town the largest freight station in Eastern
| Ohio, and has just paid $2o0,000 for the
| site.
| Roadmaster A. L. Buck, of the South
| ern, has resigned to take position in the
| construction department Of the Canadian
| Pacific at Winnipeg.
| The Baltimore and Ohio passenger de-
| partment has had prepared and forwarded
| to Paris for use in the American Build
! ing of Education and Social Economy a
! set of lantern slides Illustrating mechani-
cal, scenic historic and other features
on its line (,
| It is reported that the Wheeling and
! Lake Erie will be a bidder for the Column
| bus. Sandusky and Hooking, and will be
| in a position to buy and recorganize the
| road.
| RAILROAD EARNINGS.
| The comparative statement of gross
| earnings of the Chesapeake and Ohio for
| the fourth week of April were s261, 16i- II;
! increase, S29, 524.S1. For the three weeks
| Of April, S745, 01.0S: increase, $50 1920.