The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-30
washington SOUtlleTn RUIIWdE %.
Office of the President.
Richmond Va November l. 1901
GENERAL NOTICE.


GENERAL NOTICE
At a meeting OF the Board Of Directors
OF the Washington Southern Railway
Company, held at Philadelphia, Pa, DC
tober T. 1901, the undersigned was elected
president and Mr.. j. B. Winston secretary
and treasurer, to take effect November
i, 1901; and Mr.. Albert Hewson was APP
pointed assistant secretary, to take eff
feet the same date.
The following officers of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company are hereby appointed to similar
positions with the Washington Southern
Railway Company with offices at Rich
mOnd Va to take effect November /,
1901
Z. J. Duke, assistant treasurer and pay
master; w. D. Duke, general manager;
w. P. Taylor, traffic manager; j. E. Cox,
auditor: r. IT. Wright, superintendent;
S. Il. Rice, roadnaster and master road
carpenter,
Each of the above-named will issue in
structions to his subordinates. The sec
rotary and treasurer and general mana
ger the traffic manager ana the auditor
will report directly to the president. The
superintendent and the road-master will
report to the general manager.
70. T. D. MYERS.
The Washington and Southern IS under
the management of the Richmond. Fred
ercksburg and Potomac. and the officials
of the latter road occupy the same ca
pacity in respect to the former.
The Southern will, about the middle
of November, run 4 train from this city
to Danville, Va, leaving here at $50
o'clock A. NJ. instead OF 1901 p. NJ, as
at present
This Will be i great convenience to the
residents Of both cities, and the people
of Danville will be enabled to get the.
Richmond papers several hours in advance
bv those from Washington, Baltimore,
philadelphia and New York. Heretofore
they have all reached Danville at about
the same time.
The following is a comparative state
ment of the earnings and expenses of the
Chesapeake and Ohio road for the month
of September:
Gross earnings 1901, 81, 45G 053. 90; 1900, ST.
35S, Coz. %: increase, S97,54l.oi Less expenses
and taxes, 1901 SS51 0t797 1900. $685. 81. 60;
increases, SG567G.a35. Net earnings, 1901,
sC05. 00512; 1900, s57;ii,22a3o45; increase, sM,-
.774e9
From July to date
Gross earnings, 1901. $500, 03G.27: 1900,
s.. 92l 4l4.Sl: increase S3S062l. i6. Less eN-
penses and taxes, 1901, $2,ooo i4o.oi; 1900,
s., 25o ,}3S. 36; increase. $40, lUooo Net earl
ings 1901 81. 751 591.23: 1860, 1866 6. 40; in
crease. SS5,514.1S.
The following are the approximate
earnings of the Seaboard Air Line sys-
TEN for The third week in October:
Week ending October -. 1901, S2f5,ioO:
1900. 422l ,2335; increase. S24,5i5 Three weeks
ending October % 1901 s719.5S1; 1900, $685.
051; increase. s21,4 $50. July 1st to October
-. 1901, s3,4o4,556; 1900, S3,l5S,.47; increase.
s245,S09.
The Portsmouth Star of Monday prints
the following: MIR. r. L. l.. Bunch, gen
eral passenger agent of the Sea board Air
Line Railway, who has been absent from
his office for several months. having
been very i'll of typhoid fever at Rale'"h
returned to-day. He was warmly greeted
on all sides, and when he enteleu
private Office he found his desk riled hlsh
with American beauties, the gift of his
staff
Mr.. Bunch's many friends will rejoice to
learn that he is sufficiently recovered from
his recent grievous illness to take up
again the Getail OF his office.