The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31
4 PAGEFOR AND BY OUR BOYS AND GIl2Ls
Alabama Great Southern at Birmingham.
Ala has been appointed commercial

Alabama. Great Southern at Birmingham;
Ala has been appointed commercial
agent gen At At th w p IIitebooor ve,sran IN
railway passenger service, known and
esteemed from the Pacific to the Allan
tic. has been retired on q pension from
the position of general western agent OF
the passenger department of the Union
Pacific Road.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train.
an increase in 1902 Of 1905. During the
year thirty-two new lodges were organ
ized, making total of SO lodges in the
United States and Canada.
Ing Passenger Agents will meet IN New
q the meeting viii be the discussion q
to the Railroad and tho Public.
MIR w. Il. Eastmon has resigned as sec
rotary OF the Tennessee Central
The signal inspection on 4 , e, Penns ~
baltimore and Ohio, with MIR. f. P.
Patenall! chief signal inspector,
OF the Cincinnati. New orleans and Tex.
rs Pacific, and third vice-president OF
the Alabama Great Southern; has been n
of which were spent on the Erie Rail-
Mr. W. A. Miller. passenger agent Of
sos B d oF has pp SSs T
coed MIR. II. c. Kennedy, recently pro-
The Southern Pacific stockvoting case
Will not come up for hearing before the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Tho american Association OF Local
Freight Agents hold their convention at
savannah, Ga. June eth.
The biennial convention .r OF the order rider
last week selected Buffalo rs the next
place of meeting In May. 1905, and ad-
journed after electing officers for the en-
To- Z a "a q 1 t..
Nj. ], 4 Y: Watkins has been appointed
lance and Wheeling, with headquarters
MI Edgar o. Calvin has ben pro-
moted, from general manager OF the Ore
gon Short Line.
During 1903 s,7os ships passed through
l6,es4,359 III 1901 there were $500 ships.
with gross tonnage OF 15,163,233, and In
1922 y sea Peg 81 ships with a gross tonnage Of
General Traffic Managoc II. II. King,
OF the Lehigh Valley, with headquarters
at New York, has resigned. to take eff
Aggregate receipts Of packing house
products last week were 7,320,s09 pounds a
decrease Of 433,731 pounds from the PIE
pounds over last year, and OF $4,000
i fI'e' q ~ - esi0i'uAs p'i'ou :
superintendent T. g; Prince. Of the Bal
timore and ohios Shenandoah division,
u. Spurrier, OF the Baltimore division.
The following dividends have been de-
clared: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. pre-
ferred. 21s per cent; Buffalo and S,lsque-
hanna, preferred, / per cent. quarterly;
Catawlssa, preferred 2}s per cent; Della
ware and Bound Brook. guaranteed. 2 per
cent. quarterly: New York. New Haven
Pennsylvania. 2 per cent. quarterly; Pitts
burg. Bessemcr and Lake Erie, preferred,
the Lehigh Valley Railroad has appoint
ed Frederic z. knorr assistant trea surer.
He also takes the Same position, fol, the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, and will be
located In. Philadelphia.
Mr.. H. B. Worden has been appointed
assistant general freight agent OF the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
line ct Los Angeles.
Mr.. William IL Reynolds has been ar
agent Of the West Virginia Central at
Cumberland. Md.
Superintendent D. T.. Murray. Of the
Lake Shore. has received his promotion as
Henry M assstant
passenger agent of the Big Four, cele-
brated his fiftietl. anniversary In the SER
vice of that road May 21st.
appointed committee to meet with the
trunk line representa- es the second
week In June In New York to reach
an agreement regarding the publication
Of import and export5rates.
Mr.sD. d. Mann, vice-presldent OF Ca
madam Northern, corroboorates the re-
port from St. Paul of the sale of the Ca
madam Northern,s entire land grant. The
grant exceeds three million acres. and
the price paid Is said to be sl2.Q00.O0O.
Mr.. James H. Maddy, chief clerk to
tho general manager Of the Baltimore and
Ohio, has gone into the office of the
third vice-president in the same capacity.
Central passenger lines have refused
to accede to the request Of the clergy
for an abandonment of Sunday excur
sions, on the ground that they are run
would otherwise be unable to get the
coveted days outing. and 30 long as they
are appreciated by the public they will be
continued.