The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
THE RAIL NIAYWORLD
Compiled BY ARTHUR G, LEWIS.

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: Compiled BY ARTHUR G,lEWlS. (
The Reading has adopted new method
for the redemption OF unused tickets.
whereby they are paid for Mt once. with
oft going through the red tape form in
force heretofore.
Mr.. J. f. Calderwood. heretofore as
sstant to the president ms been elected
vice-president and appointed general man
agcr of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany with office nt Brooklyn. n. Y.
Stockholders of the Delaware & Hud-
son Company met in New York on Tues
day and reelected the present Board OF
Managers Edward II. Hartman was
elected member of the board to succeed
the late VIM. II. TilIinghast.
Mr.. Frank Fairchild has been appoint
ed agent of the Erie at Minneapolis.
MINI.
1t is announced that the Big Four will
begin double tracking the road on that
part OF the St Louis Division between
Terrc Haute and indianapolis at once.
Mr.. ]. w. Thayer. secretary to Presi-
at the Chamberlain, Old Point.
A charter has been granted by the State
OF Pennsylvania to the New York Short
Line Railroad Company to build cut
off from connection on the Philadelphia
and Newton Division OF the Reading Rail-
way to connection with the Bound
GDo and the incorporates are prominently
connected with the Philadelphia and
Reading Company.
Vice President Finley, of the Southern,
who has been abroad, has returned home
very much improved in health and has
assumed his official duties.
The Federation of Commercial Travel
ers of America have started movement
which has for it's object the authorize
ton of n 300o-mile INTERCHANGEABLE tick
ct on all trains in Western Passenger
Association territory.
The following Is comparative state
ment Of the approximate earnings OF the
seaboard Air Line for the first week in
s247, 400; increase. spo74l. July LIST to
May sth, 1903 $40 sas, 1886; 1902. so,s5se54;
increase. sO79, 6s2
agent Mt Boston of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St Paul, has been appointed COM
mercal agent at Buffalo, vice Mr.. George
L. Williams, promoted
tional Association of Travelling freight
Agents. announces that the annual meet
ing will be held at Cincinnati, June 4th
Mr.. G. f. Irwin, assistant freight train
master of the Philadelphia Division.
Pennsylvania Railroad, has Just com,
pleted his fifteth year IN the service OF
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
announced the following dates for their
special Niagara rals rs, sbiX pn Hnd Ba
timore: July nth and Slst. Au 5Eis, i4.h h
and 18th. September 18th and soth' ana
October 9th
general freight agent of the Cinc.nnatl,
Georgetown and Portsmouth al Clhclh-
natl, O. ,,oo ob,r,es
is pending before the Legislature OF VIZ
s' Freight Traffic Manager Mr.. William
H. joyce, of the Pennsyivaa van tc nm' lime
spt;residen. a, j. cassatt. of the ,p. n,
syvs Nsa Yar s e csnm fnase Of
The Passenger Department of the At A..
lantic Coast Line has authorized inc nc
sales of colonists and other se,'ier rb, .ui ne
e e. n.s S Sei' carolina. Georgia' South
Carolina and Alabama, ,,,,o,,r-
The Baltimore and ohio tan,n 'h sersyice
nted an hourly passenger train serN'ce
between Baltimore and Washington
Mr.. G. W. Haines, has been appo1inn res
chief engineer Of the Richmpnu,, p ped
eTlChspuis CIV = "lo'''N,N -
The meeting of the American, A Isl ella
ton Of galway Aeco sIaW a1sb VIII % ''''u
rv vi So of what have curtailed the
movement to minneapolis wse ana Mere pul only
SO cars ns.' Compared With so6 cars the
Previous week and 800 cars last year r. 80
The plans Of Mi p Of Of the Wolas
Tnir In 1903. for the Union Station for
the PENNSYLVANIA and Baltimore 4 G oh Is
N washington have Deeh Shet' nrov,de
FOR station 100 feet vide, with room \, n 2
the train shed for eighteen trains SIDE
b SIDE six mere ese ea maFn OUT
four trains In all that are to be accom-
~ ss fnf no sSep D HRpSae 81
the Iron Mountain system, and MT. j. !.
Moore division freight and passenger
agent At ST. LOUIS p1i,nL 10 ann,v,np 70 the
Dominion government for permission to
Increase It's capital. The increase VIII be
at least s5,O0tooo and perhaps $1,000
the eastbound lines are having the
smallest grain tonnage, at this time ~, OF
the year In over twelve months, The
what to the. Withholding, Of, shipments
until this week. when reduction in rates
Of TWO cents per hundred pounds be-
'o Mr.. G. s'i Peter Clark who is te be sec;
Susquehanna Hallway, Is the son of the
late President g. F. Clark, Of the the New
York, New Haven and Hartford, ana
was born at jamaica Plain, Mass, IN
There is to be no further reduction In
wool rates this season, 1t Is understood
that an agreement has been reached by
the rail and water lines to cooperate and
maintain the present tariffs at 2l2 l.2
with dliterential water rate of 1901 lie.
Mr. j, McMillan, division passenserr