The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
TEE SEABOARD'S NEW DEAL
Plans for Observation-Disclosures
Line Abandoned.
six Companies Arrange fo Use the
Existing HALLWAY Facilities BE
tween the Two Cities-t Live stock
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NEW YORK. March 16-The project Of
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
and other interests to build new line of
railroad between Richmond and Washing
ton has been abandoned, and an arrange
| ment has been made by which six differ
ent railroads will jointly own and use the
| existing railroad facilities between these
| two points
| The six companies that have combined
| in this joint control of about one hundred
and twenty miles of railroad are the PENN
| sylvania, the Southern. the Chesapeake
| and Ohio, the SeabUard Air Line, the At
| lantic Coast Line. and the Richmond. Po
tonnac. and Fredericksburg Railroad Com
| pany.
The last named company owns the road
| from Quantico to Richmond, and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, besides controlling
| the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac, owns the existing line from Wash
ingtOn to Quantico. The joint arrange
ment just perfected is a concession on the
part of the Pennsylvania road.
There is the best of authority for the
statement that the new issue of $1,000 90
of per cent gold bonds authorized by the
been taken by Hailgareen & Co. and Yer
milye & Co. OF this city. The particulars
of the transaction are promised early next
week.
1t was learned today that the Seaboard
Air Line is about to launch into a scheme
which is more or less philanthropic in
its nature-for the benefit of the chicken
and cattle raisers of the Southern States
through which its roads run. The COM
pany Will go into the cattle and chicken
business with a view to improving those
businesses, and the Southern farmers will
be the bencficiaries of the scheme The
plan. as outlined at present, is for the
company to own bulls and roosters OF the
finest and most aristocratic breeds. Which
VIII be loaned tofarmers desiring them free
of charge for the period of ninety days
Any farmer who wants a rooster or a
bull can get one by merely sending an
application TO the company
The Seaboard Air Line has already be
gun to buy roosters and bulls in large
numbers and it is now sending to pros
pective beneficiaries a circular letter set
ting forth the different breeds in stock
and naming the conditions under which
they can be obtained. The letter is as
follows:
"The industrial department of the Sea-
of full-bloeded ROSTERS: Light Brahmas,
black Langshans, and black Minorcas,
which they propose to loan to those who
are located on the line of the Seaboard
Air Line system for the purpose of i'm
proving their breed of chickens. These
roosters VIII he loaned to parties for the
term of ninety days. which time will be
ample to get the breed of same. 1t is eN-
pected that parties who have the use of
said roosters, for which there will be no
charge, will see that they arg well taken
care of and not allowed TO De disturbed
by any other roosters that they may have
their place.
1T is important in order to get "a good |
pure breed of chickens to let the roosters
above mentioned exclusively run in a pen
with not more than fifteen hens Those
desiring The service of any one of the
above named roosters will apply to me
at the address given below. Applications
VIII be recorded and served as they come
in turn. l am. very truly yours.
-. STRANG.
Assistant Chief Industrial Agent, Ports |
mouth, Va"
The the circulation of the cornpany's |
bulls is in charge of the same agent, and |
circulars telling of the breeds on hand |
and The conditions governing the loan of |
them are similar to those for the rOoste-s |
In order TO ensure the widest possible !
circulation for these valuable loans and
the greatest benefit TO subscribers the /
company has directed its local station |
agents to talk up the scheme and interest |
the local farmers in kline and chicken Ci;l- |
turc. sD3a Autographs and booklets will |
be issued ana these VIII be widely dis |
tributtd
The only possible weakness of the |
scheme is that the company fails to fur |
nish book Of rules telling how bulls /
and chickens can be kept from fighting |
As yet farmers generally have failed 10 |
discover any such means and now II looks |
as If IL WAS up to the company. A grain |
of comfort may be found in the reasonable
suppositlon that the Seaboard Air Line
bulls and roosters being Of very superior
breed, may have superior manners 10 the
plebeian bulls and ROSTERS