The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-01
RAILROAD NEWS.

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Tho Richmond Railroad Club viii hold
Its next meeting at Murphy's Hotel an
rex on Monday, December liln. me nc, Pr Pr
btamme has not been fully made UP yet.
but will include paper on tie , 1Tan ls,,s,
agent Of the Southern Railway ms
pa per will be discussed by scvcrn! men OF
large p. actical experience IN frelgnt
i,s viii viii be embraced in the pro-
gramme. a
MIR. II. s.. Leard, district passenger
agent Of the Seaboard Air Line Hallway
Will leave to-day for trip TO N th ~
,sengor traffic department OF the Inc. lie
will be absent several days,
~, f. Sullivan, comptroller Of tho Ghes-
aIetke and Ohio Railway, has issued the
following statement of the earnings and
expenses OF the road for the month OF
october With comparisons: & Gross earn RI
year; increase for month this year, $3.50.
liO.G4.s Net earnings for October. fS
ttO4. 1857. compared with S4ia,loa'ee 40 LOT
OCTOBER last year, an increase OF sles. :
,Ss.U. Gross earnings from july lst 20
uate sb,oW, ll1,43, compared with .A1o,-
Gv9lS an Increase of sl,7s.s2. 2a. Expenses
c CONF red viii, s. oio.74,e for same period
OF last year, an increase OF s9z0, Ji. ~. Net
earnings from July LIST to December LIST.
1903. -, $3.50 compared with sl,t.o' 4ol ,os
#ror the same period OF 1872 an Increase or
ca o,6Jo.C6 for the Ave months OF The cur-
rent year. This Increase is la.se.y due TO
increased coal trat11c this tntl. compared
with that during the coal strike iast4 TAI.
captain & A. G.. Berkeley, a popular
aChesapeakc and OlAo conductor on tho
eastern! division OF the line, is now alb about
WE'LL after q long illness. Captnin Berhe-
icys is widely, and well known a,ons ,. me
men in the service. He is a b.ntner OF
captain f. Nj Berkeley, one OF the lessees
OF The PoWhatan.
president George w. Stevens. OF the
chesapeake and Ohio Railway, has re-
asnes a sae u ea arr @ stevens
authority TOR the statement that the
matter Of removal Of the general ottlc s,tIs
from this city TO some other point WI WI
not be decided for several mont his yet,
tie gives no umation OF what the PROD.
able decision will be. 1t Is Inferred thai
the board OF directors Will take the mat
Effective yesterday the Southern Rail
Now Yo aho'hSf aal
,acksonyil.e Fla. This Is another dining
car train, making the trip from New
York to- Jacksonville In about fifteen
Palm. Limited VIII be re-establlshcd !, be-
tween New York and Jacksonville. This
is one or the finest trains operated IN lnc
south, being composed cntlrely 81 draw
ing loonl compartment and dining cars.
On November 18th the Southern naugu'
rated q through sleeping car line OF, com
pnrLment cars between New York, Wash
inglon and New Orleans, known AS tho
sunset Annex, to be run daily between
40 points named In connection with the
sunset Limited, from New Orleans TO
San Francisco,
MIR, ". Q. Warthen. district pass enge;r
agent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way, returned yesterday from trip, as
tar west as Salt Lake City un q, . y
greatly a " benea,led BY he TRIP, ana hau a
delightful experience, Mr. Warthen wor-
snipped in the famous Mormon taberna.
On ne Way ws sEs
'tne Rockies, having oppo tunity to see
some, OF the sublimest mounta!n scenery
Zen the continent Now that Mr., war
| city ticket agent OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio, will leave for brei outing. began
ming Saturday. Mr., Bowers WIN UNDER
are 70 dimlhsn ,he pa tr ba crop pod y
.not, hopes TO Dear the bird market on
| MS return.
| The following statement OF the earnings
OF tho Atlantic oast .-,ne hallway has
year, Sl.I6n9; 10. Oc.ober .ast year,
,4,Oj,as-. Operating EXPENSES and taxes,
Uc,ol or. 1873, sy622l6 October, last year,
slU,a eSy, Mel rcce4pts for Uctober, this
month last year, al Increase for the
mouth this year, of S550s3, Receipts from
\ July LIST To Nevempe, LIST, this year,
| period last year, an Increase o. Sls.2e,
| Operating expenses and taSes for the
quarter this year, Sa,772,6S, compared
/ This year, ,179, compa ed with l5l.-