The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
THE RAILWAY WORLD
Compiled BY ARTHUR q. LEWIS.


the enlargement Of the Erie Canal. The.
bill s,. however subject to ratification
OF the people at the next election.
The Canadian Pacific Is laying plans
to reach the Maine coast.
MIR. II. II. Reddig has resigned as pres
ident of the Iowa and st. Louis, owing
{ to the absorption of that road by the
Chicago. Burlingtongand Quincy. and Mr..
Howard Elliott has been chosen to sue
ceed him., sg:a;5 b q
The meeting Of. the Southern and South
western Railway Club will be- held a t
Atlanta. Ga, in sthosrooms of the Trans
8portatlon7 Club on April 18th. The sub
jects for discussion .are THE Wander
bit Firebox and ii Tender" "R elatlve
Sizes and Lengths Of Nozzles %and
Stacks, Exchanges in the NJ. c. B. Rules
Economical Use and Accounting Meth
DDS for Handling Fuel for Locomotives. J.
The question Of changing the number Of
meetings per year from four to six Will
be voted upon. Ii
Mr.. George ~. Wilson. heretofore su-
perlntendenf OF motive power Of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific, has been
appointed purchasing agent Of the d.
3 L. aud W., with, headquarters at New
York city. succeeding w. Il, 5Whalen,
resigned. ..i 3 asS Al,
Business interests In Alabama have
petitioned the State Railroad Commits
and asked that they be pla ced upon the
same basis as those OF Georgia. The
commission does not meet until May Atm
Mr.. i. M, Howell has been appointed
general passenger agent of the Western
Maryland, and Mr.. w, T. Hunter be-
comes general freight agent.
i The New York Central Company track
managers are making preparation to
place time clocks, along the tracks.
These clocks are to be rung every hour
by the track walkers, and are intended
toJ prevent tho trackmen from sleeping
In shantles. S,4 {s
Of,cial announcement Is made OF the
appointment Of Mr. George w. Dudderar
as assistant Industrial agent OF the Bal
timore and Ohio, With headquarters AZ
Pittsburg.
President B, F, Yoakum. OF the St.
Louis and San Francisco. says the rail-
roads In the West have the traffic sltl-
ment Is stlll heavy declares Mr., Yoa-
KUN, ''the roads are gradually meeting
1t satisfactorily"
The Train Dispatchers' Association Of
America holds Its next convention at
Nashville, Tenn. on June 10TH
Mr.. r. NJ. Case, assistant general PASS
cnger agent Of tho Lake Erie and West
ern with headquarters at Indianapolis,
Ind. has resigned and that position has
been abolished. 4g tgSf
There Is n movement on foot among
the business men OF Cincinnati to form
n traffic association which will have for
its object the adjustment Of freight rates
and switching charges
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad oper-
| ates S439 miles, with l,472 locomotives.
| LOGS passenger cars and 76,l35 freight
and miscellaneous cars
committee appointed by the presi-
dent of the American Association OF Gem
eral Baggage Agents will confer on
April 18th, at Chicago. with a committee
of tho National Funeral Directors Assoc
citation, and like committee of the Ma
tional and Provincial Health Boards. In
regard to rules for tho transportation Of
dead bodies. with view of arriving at a
uniform practice, Isl (
The spring session OF the American
Railway Association will be held at the
Waldorf Astoria on Wednesday, April
ED. at II A. NJ.
Work has actually begun and Is to DO
pushed to make the Lake Shore athreea
track system for tho entire system be-
tween Chicago and Buffalo.
Mr., George pennson, chairman OF the
special committee appointed at the last
annual meeting of the National Local
Freight Agents. Association to prepare n
uniform bin of lading blank and ship
ping order blank. announces that the
committee has agreed upon both blanks
and the blanks have been approved by
the Uniform Bill Of I.ading Committee
| Sof the American Railway Association