The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-23
MUCH INTEREST
IN NEW SCHEDULE.
Fact That More Trains are to Run
From Here TO Washington
PIeases Richmonders.

| would on November Sd, begin the opera
ton Of a fast through train, vestiouled,
| with dining and Sleeping cars, from Jdck-
sonv4--e to Washington, created no little
interest here AS has heretofore been
published, the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Seaboard Air Linz WI also run trans
over this route which has up OF TINS
the D.sGiiSlu :l+-AI1 .Ao - =
ericksburg and Potomac, from lchmonC
to Quan-co, and nom that po4L1 10
Was.iagIon by the Pennsylvania. rms
line is after the 1st of November to be
known as the Washington and Richmond
and SIX ROADS now na.e- some, sviC OF NJ
terest in it, which appears to be a voting
! interest in the stock. These roads, be-
sides the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac. are the Southern the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, the Seaboard Air Line,
the coast me ana she I-ennsyiVanid.
This arrangement is d sort of "ccmmunl-
ty Of interest between the six roads IN
question and will not affect the entirety
of any one of them. The opinion mere
is that the new arrangement VIII De OF
great benefit to Richmond, and will in
crease the facilities of travel between
| Richmond and POINTS north OF here.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
Of the Southern Railway Company was
held at it's general Offices yesterday Col.
a. B. Andrews, first vice-president of the
company, called the meeting to order.
Col. Andrews was made chairman, and
Mr.. r. D. Landlord, secretary Of the
company, acted as secretary of the meet
ing.
On motion, the chairman appointed the
following Committee on Proxies: r. o.
Aston, Philip CroXton, W. f. Wilson,
u-l,i all the r9nit n
stock Of the company represented in
person or by proxy.
The annual report of the company was
submitted to the stockholders, and also
the proceedings of the Board Of Directors
since the last annual meeting of stock
holders, which We're read and approved.
On motion the meeting proceeded to the
election of eleven directors for the en-
suing year On motion the following
gentlemen We're appointed tellcrs: E. 0.
Aston, Philip Croxton. w. f. Wilson.
The polls. after being kept open one
hour. the tellers reported that the fol-
lowing named gentlemen had received the
votes of all the cauital stock of the COM
pany: Messers. Alexander b Andrews,
Toeen7> R~rar Harris c. Fahnestoc,- Will
liam W. Finley. Robert NJ. Galloway,
Samuel NJ. Imam, Adrian Iselin, Jr.,
Gorge W. Masin. Samuel Spencer, Chas.
Steele and James 7. Woodward
The chairman declared these gentle
men unanimously elected directors for the
ensuing year
There being no further business on mo-
ton, the meeting adjourned.
The Chesa peake and Ohio Railway Com
pany stockholders held their annual meet
ing at 10 o'clock \. NJ. yesterday. The
business was mainly of a routine charac-
ter. The old board of directors was re-
elected. consisting of Chauncey NJ. Depew.
New York; VIM. Ii. Newman, New York;
H. NICK. Twombly, New York; Jno. z.
Green. Philadelphia; S. NJ. Provost. Phil
aGelph:a: Samuel Rea, Philadelphia; Geo.
w. stevens. Richmond; Decatur Axtell,
Richmond; II. L. Wickhan1. Richmond.
The New York Times of yesterday prints
the following from it's Birmingham, Ala.
correspondent: The Railway and Con-
struction Improvement Company. of New
Jersey, has bought the Birmingham Bet
Railroad for s5G0NGtO and also a block of
ground in the central part CT the city for
s1iltcn. II. NJ. Atkins n Atlents .he
Frisco" system, and the Seaboard Air
Line are interested in the construction
company, and the Frisco system ana
the Seaboard are to be the eventual joint
owners OF the land and Belt Line. the
latter to be used for terminal facilities,
and stations are to be erected on the
ground for joint purposes. The Seaboard
is to extend the East and West Railroad
of alabama to Birmingham. connecting
with the Frisco" here. The Frisco
will then have a iong-desired outlet to
the east out of Birmingham, and the Sea-
board Air Line VII have an outlet to the
far west. President John Shelton Will
lian's. of the Seehrn~G Sc y, NNvF vn-lz
to-day, and no --iEg could be learned OF
the deal at his Office yesterday.
Mr.. E. v. ". Rooster. vice-president OF
the New York Genital Railroad and Mr.
John Carstenson, comptroller of the same