The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
SUCH ACTIVITY
IS RARELY seen {: 4!
Locomotive and Car Plants Have
Many Orders for
Work.
Mr.. WANN vlcE.P'REslD'E|:N|IT1
Leaves Chicago and Alton for
c., H. and D.-Changes
III +. and N.

Never has there been such activity IN
nurchase and construction Of railway roll
ing stock, and equipment Just now the
demand for locomotives and cars of every
description Is so great that prices are ad-
yancinS steadily. This activity is due
Ia Increased business and the necessity
of providing for it. IT will be welcome
news to locomotive works and car build
Ing plants and their thousands Of me-
chnnics and laborers, and all those In the
vacations producing the raw material
therefor. No better idea Of the enormous
impetus to car and locomotive building
now booming those industries can be had
than is contained in this statement Of Pres
ident Ramsey. Of the Wabash. He says:
I'VE expect to shortly award contracts
for more cars and locomotives but Just
how many cannot say. During the past
six months the railroads have placed
orders for 10000 wooden and steel cars,
and the car works have contracts on
hand to keep them busy for the next
four or five months. Contracts which
placed some time ago. could not dupii-
cate now for less than Is per cent ad-
vance. NJ
..The low price OF cars induced rail-
roads 10 buy freely, but the heavy de-
mand has caused an advance. More or
I'd ders will be given by the railroads to re-
place old equipment and to provide for
extensions. If the rail manufacturers re-
duce the price OF steel rails heavy or
ders will be placed by the railroads, but
il the pool maintains its present rate
am afraid the railroads will endeavor to
torego heavy purchases expected.
Mr.. William W. Robertson has re-
linquished his position as stenographer IN
the office Of the assistant general freight
arant Of the Southern Railway, to ac-
cept a position In the office OF the dis
1rict passenger and freight agent OF the
Atlantic Coast Line in this city. he Will
be succeeded by Mr.. Fritz Baugh, Of New
York, for1neIy OF this city. Mr. Robert
son has assumed his duties with the Coast
Line.
Mr. j. F. Walsh, superintendent OF mo-
tive power of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, and Mr.. ]. j. Ewing, mechanical
engineer, have gone to Jersey City. N.
j, 4, to witness some experiments with hop
per bottom cars They will visit several
other railway centers before returning.
Mr.. f. A. Wann. general freight agent
OF the Chicago and Alton Railroad, who
has Just resigned that position. has been
made vice-pre3ident Of the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton and the Pere Mar
auette systems and will have charge Of
traffic President FELTON, has taken charge
of the traffic department of the Chicago
III and Alton until he can fill the vacancy.
Some important changes and promotions
are in prospect In the Louisville and Nash
vile. 1t is expected that with the com,
ing of the new year. G. B. Compton, traf-
fic manager, Will be promoted to the vice.
presidency. vacated by the resignation OF
Mr.. Walker B. IIeines. Mr.. D. NJ. Good
wyn will, it Is said, succeed Mr. Comp
ton as traffic manager. He is now gem
q cral freight agent. Mr.. C. b. Brent, as
sistant general freight agent, will sue
coed Mr.. Goodwin Mr.. G. d. Boyd. as
sistant general freight agent will prob
ably be sent to Knoxville when the new
branch from Knoxville to Jeilico Is open
ed. T.. II. Dulancy chief clerk to Traf-
flc Manager Compton, will be promoted
to assistant general freight agent. 9th
er changes are anticipated.
The estimated earnings OF the Southern
Railway for the fourth week of November
as stated ~ Comptroller A. II. Plant
are s1,l4seS2, i'm increase Of 32O9,3s3 over
tile corresponding week last year. e This
ratio of earnings If maintained for the
year would mean an increase Of more than
ten millions.
AT variance with judicial rulings else
where and establishing n condition that
will tend to make Denver a mecca for
ticket scalpcrs, Judge Mull;san. OF that
city. has decided that altering railroad
4 tickets does not constitute the crime Of
forgery. The decision Is based upon u
Colorado law under which the reproduce
ton of printed paper Is not forgery,
though II be Of legal and commercial
value. Railroad men will now try to have
that law properly amended.
The work OF recOnstructng the Penn
sylvania's yards at Plttsburg, begun last
Z June. has been completed at a cost OF
100000 They now accommodate LOOt
cars. Every q hours lSO0 passenger
equipment cars arc taken in and out OF
the Union Station. Last month a total
OF 5i.l0j cars were thus handled. an In
crease of 5000 a month as compared With
the corresponding period Of 19y2.
Though only twenty-five years old
Yoshio kcnoshitn is general passenge,
agent of the Imperial Japanese govern,
ment roads, He came TO this countr,
several months ago to familiarize himself