The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
THE RAIL WAY WORLD


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John II race. general agent Of the
freight department ot tho Great NORTH
ern In Y Philadelphia terrltoy. has been
promoted to general freight agent In
charge ~ the Chicago territory He viii
be succeeded by II. NJ Noble. formerly
With the Northern steams hip 4 Company
at Buffalo. 81 b "a i3 4 &, g3s
The east bound lines continue er1bar-
raised @ Witt excess tramo ana not
ienougi, cars and motive power "A few
Tines tlaim to haov a better equipment
os engines, whose physical condition IL
such as to render them capable Of do-
Ing sood servi co, but the roads cannot
satisfy shippers by moving the enor-
NOUS amount Of tonnage offered. 81
IA Tho biennial convention OF the order
OF Rnilway Conductors will be hold Ia
Pittsburg, commencing on May 10Th.
spected TO be present from all parts 81
the United States, Mexico and Canada.
s John F. Moore, secretary Of the In
iternational Committee 81 the = y M. q.
Az Is reported las saying that the va
RIOTS railroads IN the United States had
given assurances to the International
Committee that thlrty-five buildings, ag-
,gregnttng $500, 900 In cost, would BIO built
as soon as possible. n VI
Arrivals Of grain at Chicago last week
were the largest In I'VE weeks aggre-
eating 4,3s3.0oo bushels, an increase Of
.141,o0o bushels over the previous week.
Receipts OF wheat decreased 1900 BUSH
els. and corn were reduced to- 10000
bushels, while oats Increased y Psi, 900
bushels, and corn and oats increased
over 2. 200, 900 bushels. as compared with
LAST year. 4 M 4 #
M. Chevalier has been appointed
purchasing agent Of the Boston & Maine
at Boston, to succeed J. a. harrington,
resigned on account OF Ill health. Mr..
y. r. 81 hooks has been! appointed fuel
agent at Boston. in place OF Mr.. Cheva-
.lier. K Il. e. .i Il
& The annual report OF the Texas and
Pacific shows 4 a. decrease OF $3.50. 341 In
gross earnings. which was due to excep-
ttfonally poor CROPS In Texas In 1902, suo-l
5ceedinR a limitep production Of cereals
In 1901. Heavy floods near the end OF
the year retarded traffic and caused
Losses. n " s8 81 I ia 8 ~ 35l5i
Mr.. ~. a G. Brown, vice president OF the
New York Central, Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern and the Iniana, Illinois and
Iowa, will remove his headquarters from
New sYor kto Chicago May list.
4 II is Understood that on April LIST, Gem
eral Freight Agent Flynn. OF the Lacka-5
wanna, will become freight traffic mana
ger. General Eastern Agent Crawford
Is expected to succeed him as general
freight agent, and I nall probability
Nathaniel & Duke, now New England
agent, will be advanced to the position
held by Mr. Crawford and have charge
OF both the New York 4 and Boston
agencies. h. n a. 81 3.
81 The Baltimore aal Ohio has Just re-
ceived twenty-five new, wide vestibuled
coaches from the Pullman Company
making seventy-fve received within the
last few months Less than sixty days
ago the company received three new
dining cars. and two cafe parlor cars. the
most modern cars Of the kind in exis-3
tence. Twenty new baggage cars and
Ave postal cars have been received also
in the last few weeks. Their cars are
bling PLACID on through trains running
between Il New Yors kand Chicago and
News FORK and st.i5Louis,
"A party OF twlve New England repre-
Of different railroads have
gone to California as the guests OF the T
sante Fe. They are: 8. w. Manning.
New England a gent Of the Sante Fe; o.
w. Jordan. New England agent OF the
Erie; 2: %. Smith. New En- gland agent
Of the Rutland Transit Company; John
Randolph. New England agent Of the
Line; ]. Karcher. Jr. general
ogent of the Erie; Fl. e. Arnold, gent
Of the Ri, w. and l.. and Michigan Gem
trail; n. ]. Wilton, general agent OF the
r.. w. and o. Line; William NJ. Chase,
New England agent OF the Central States
Dispatch; NV. Davidson, New England
agent Of the Merchants Dispatch Trans
portation Company: W, H. Porter. COM
mercial agent OF the Boston and Maine
John q. l Church. commercial agent Of \
The West Shore X and James RStchie. gem
aral eastern agent Of ths Canada At
antc.
8 Mr.. g. "a. Bowers has been appointed
master mechanic Of the Southern Rail-
way. with adquarters at Alexandria,
va.$$S8 N,
The financial results OF the southern's
,alf year. ended December 31st, show an
Increase OF 11.44 per cent. In gross earn
ngs, 1905 per cent, in operating ex-
oenses and $50 per cent. in net earnings,
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lights to Jacksonville 145 and by the
opening OF the new Emsley Southern, %
niles. & 5iS5 n q
I w. II Sanders, Of Athens. Ala. has
been appointed member OF the Alabama
Railroad Commission. Id al
& Plans are being prepared for double
racklng the Norfolk and Westerns main
Inc west from Lynchburg. Va. to Cos
umbus, about 600 miles, at n cost. in
with the Strengthening of the
Dad and the reduction OF grades and
,llrves OF about SO 900, 900. Ss n 81 81
AT a meeting OF arepresen tatives OF the
passenger departments OF the Trunk lines
n Philadelphia last week. II was de-
,ided to put into effect on May LIST the
Interchangeable mileage book.
rhe Reading. New York Central. the
Jersey Central, the Delaware and Hud-
on and the West Shore are not yet In
ho plan. us! 545i y
he Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and
ohio, I1ackawanna. Erie and the Chesa- I
,eake and Ohio, These books are to he
ssued at the rate OF $40. 90 for ! 900 miles,
which Is $1,000 a book 8 more than is
harged-+at the present time. But the
xtra amount Is to be returned to the
. I1tx,oo tot bo oortr ct8