The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-09
new EQUIP MEN
FOR The SOUTHERN
Big Mortgage Filed to Secure
Payment for 100 Engines
and 1000 Cars.

Through their local legal representative,
Mr. Erra ilunton. Ir the Southern Ran,
way Company yesterday afternoon iised
in the City Chancery Court agreement
mortgage fer A.l4l.acG-1a Blair & Com
Dauy. brokers OF Wall Street. New York
The document. is tc protect tHis concern
for the amount named. and II document
similar to the enc placed on record in
this city will be filed in every State
through which the Southern Railway
yasses. the court fees and taxes running
up into the thousands.
With 4 view 10 increasing their hauling
capacity and atforring better service
the Southern has contracted for Inucn
new equipment. among which several
mOnStrouS passenger engines and q score
or more o. freight engines are concluded.
In addition over thrc. thousand freight
cars of various kinds arc n"i,ic built
From the agreement mortgage it is
learned that tifty-four engines ar. to b:
constructed by. the BALDWIN Locomotive
Works. while t1ir;y-tive are to he built
by the American Locomotive WORKS IN
all probability quite Il number will be
turned out by the Richmond branch of
the iast-named concern. already q mum
Der erected in this CITY having proven
emrentiy satisfactory to TIE Soutneil.
To tha Georgia Car and Manufacturing
Company. of Atlanta: the Southern Car
and Foundry Company Of the same place;
the American Car Foundry Company ana
the Mt. Vernon Car Company the contract
for the construction Of $50 gondola, drop
bottom cars, with an S0,0go capacity, has
been awarded
Contract for the erection OF 500 venti
lated box cars .ais been let to the Mt
Vernon Car Company. while to the Rod-
gers Convertible Ballast Car COMPANY
has been given the job Of turning out 10
convertible ballast cars and four dlStri-
buting ears.
,rhe agreement mortgage is printed in
pamphlet form and covers something over
. pages, hea ring ;wenty-sexsn e.n seas.
for the Southern and Z. 5. Mtrston for
Blair < Company
The following Qualifications took place
in the Chauca,'y Court Yesterday: "; H.
ycrser administrator nf Norvel ". Yer
ser. whose estate is valued al SLICE: NJ.
Murphy administrator OF Catherine Muir
pny. estate valued 1T $500. and John W
Crirlgan. administrators OF Robert I.
Crimgau, estate valued at sS.G"'
In the Circuit Court the charter OF the
SitterIine Car.,oai & Davis 90. was
granted fcr the purpose Of owning Iat ls
ara onar&ti1as factories nils. etc. w" ~
y c.ta:tai esaci. Of from? $4,000 to Sl8o-tNt
Ter tEg1slnG acres 81 isnc may 5e gE'n-
- TSha rif:rr~s aye: President. W. Greco
I,s.ig: PRESIDENT. + Gittcr0nE; Sec
retry ard ::'a5.s!rer i; 3i.tii. Direc5o i,,
the above aud Z. \. Per!..Eson and ".
J.. C..:9eal
The December term OF the Lay" ana
Equity Court convened yesterday Win
Judge W. Nttllpi' on t!ttt LS!iSii- ~ -t-'
the docket was called aud the cases FOR
the term We're set in part there was 2
large attendance or the part OF the mem
bers of ten u.sr. Tie term win asst un-
til carly j., g'&hruar%, Than this term
vii! haze u give way for the February
term There viii he more than enough
cases 10 keep the cour; occupied every
DAY OF the term.
In The Law ard EGuits Court yesterday
afternoon .Iudgc Minor granted a divorce
10 Lille e Holmes from her husband.
wellington L. Holmes, on statutory
grounds.
In thc same court :. G wltitIock on
tered a plea tor iuGBD,e:2: fo.' $50 against
c - I-&ngIord on a nro@>tssoIy Eote
Judge WIFI. who f@s ,soen iTdjsposed
for a feH tiays. vas & ( 'l;4 office for
short wa. Re z-estt=r;ag: .j.6ge@illgrs:n has
been TctingSf0: 4litn. stt,iitI1sa .0f Gtralclni
Will probably 6e taken UP to-day.
Tic Jury in Tx. csse Of W:s,!an Taylor
(colo-etp charged with Id; :e-0realzing.
was unable t" agree a5:a- having been
ont for several hours. They Ucra dis
missed and a mistrial declared by Judge
Witt