The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-30

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Railroad news.
Railroad News.

emergency bCxes anu lneuicine CHESS on
all OF its ran. bcsn passenger ana
/, eight, and the trainnien VIII be ln-
ssrLcted III 'fils, aid to the injured a
Chicago dispatch says ttiat similar IN
struction is TO he given on the Chicago
and Northwestern.
The corpora ton commission OF North
Carolina has ordered the reduction of the
passenger rates on the branch lines of the
Southern Railway in that State to 80
cents a mile first-class. AID 10 cents
second class. On certain other lines OF
The company the order reduces tie fares
from SO cents to ) cents
The management OF the Mexican Cen
trail has decided to use oil o nthe en-
gnes of the company, and by so doing
a saving of at least si,50o,00O will be eff
fected yearly. During 1901 1t cost the
company 80 5O0.476 for coal and 1892, 600 for
wood The fuel problem is a serious one
for Mexican railroads. and it has been
solved for the Mexican Central. Oil from
The Beaumont reg IS to be used.
The Oldest 1ocon.....e in operation VIII
soon be withdrawn from service and
placed in the Durham College of Science
at Newcastle-on-Tyne. This locomotive
was built by George Stephenson for the
Hetton colliery. near Durham. and placed
in service on November IS, 1882, nearly
three years before the first public rail-
way in the world was opened-the Stock
ton and Darlington Railroad. It was de-
signed to draw a train of Ga tons at
speed of four miles an hour on steep
grades. and has been continuously oper-
ated at the Hetton coliiery Until recently
or for nearly eighty years. On a Level
track the locomotive could haul 12O tons
ten miles an hour
The Boston ard Maine now requires
ca CHI season ticket to bear the photograph
of the person to whom it is sold The
photograph is 2x2 inches and the pas
senger.s complexion and stature are noted
in print below. A circle is punctured
around the margin of the photograph
to provide against fraud.
a large number of freight officials are
nov. in Atlanta attending a conference at
v hich cotton rates and a number OF
problems concerning the handling OF that
product are being informally discussed.
The gathering is not regular meet
ing. and though it is being held In the
rooms Of the Southeastern Freight Asso-
citation. none of it's actions will bind that
organization.
Among the officials who are attending
the conference are First Vice-President
aud General Manager w. A. Winburn and
General Freight Agents w. E. Estes, OF
the Central of Georgia; General Freight
Agents r.. A Brand. and James Menzies.
of the Atlantic Coast Line: General
Z, eight Agent C. R. Caps. of the Sea-
beard Air Line; General Freight Agent
z a Neil. of the Southern: Traffic Man
aser r. E. Lutz, of the West Point route,
and others.
The lure that drew Traffic Manager w.
H. Peasants. of the Seaboard Air Line,
t. the Ocean Steamship Company as vice
president and general manager was $4,000
a year and the prospect of an advance
il, a few months to the presidency of the
company. g
MI. Peasants will assume the duties
Of the vice-president and general manager
or September 18th. 1t being found that he
cannot leave the Seabcard sooner.
Captain P. E. LeFevre, at present gen
eral manager OF the company, may leave
the service, either retiring or entering
the employ of some other steamship COM
rary. OveTtures have been made him
by other lines.
Traffic Manager E. H. Hinton, of the
Tennessee Central, formerly traffic man
ager of the Central OF Georgia, has been
| mentioned as a possible successor to Mr.
Peasants.
Mr. George chief air-brake inspector
of the n. and W., who was stricken with
paralysis at Vivian. w. Va. Saturday
night, was carried to Roanoke Wednes-
day. He is in a critical condition. with
| little hope of recovery His wife, who
| went to Vivian on Monday, was too Ill
| tc accompany him home.
Pursuant to call issued y'the N. and
| w Protective Association a meeting was
held in the Circuit Court room in Roam
oke wednesday night to act upon the
recommendations of the committee ap-
! pointed to select a physician. The recon-
mendation of the committee that DR..
| Shackford. who offered his professional
services at fifty cents per month.
was accepted. and Dr.. Shackford
| employed. There was a good sized
! attendance at the meeting held
| last night. and already nearly 500
names have been secured to the contract.
| Contracts Will be circulated during the
next few days among the employees of
the Norfolk and Western, and it Is ex-
pecte6 that the number will reach one
thousand and probably more.
| Inc following is comparative state
ment of the approximate earnings Of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway for the third
week IN August: Week ending August
y. l9U2, Slyi,32: 1901, SOS, 651; decrease
sl2,336. Three weeks ending August q
1902. s599517; 1901, s657 32s: decrease, s57.S 12
July LIST to August %. 1902. S1,51sS49; 1901.
81, sly, lis: decrease S1O.269.
The telegraph operators and agents Of
the James River Division of the Chesa'
peake and OHIO Hallway held largely
attended meeting at Smithdeal Hal
/ Thursday night.
A motion was passed urging the rein
statement of a number of men who were
laid off by the road on account of the
prevailing coal strike.
BRIEF CAPITOL NOTES
| Secretary of Commonwealth Not t
Furnish Books.
Yesterday was a quiet day at the Cap
. ito1 ou-ipr M dount 70 ahcenca n