The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
MAY BUY A
RAILROAD.
Union Pacific Said to Have OPP
ton on Chicago Great
Western.
SOME PERSONAL GOSSIP
Mr.. Doyle Attending American
Association -Hamsey
Not to Resign.

sine most important oeVelop!nenl III us
general railway situation is tho seeming
~ we'll founded report that the Union
Pacific railway has secured an option
on the Chicago Great Western railway.
TO this is attributed the remarkable boom
in tho stock OF the Chicago Great Vest
ern, and TO some extent the heavy buy
Ing in Northern Securities during the past
fortnight. sss
Tho New York Commercial publishes
telegram from st. Paul, Mimi, In which
1t Is stated that
president A. 3. Stckney recently re-
turned from England and 1t Is asserted
by competent authority that on his arri-
val in New York he gave the option on
tho road to the Union Pacific. The terms
of the offer, OF course, are mere con-
lecture.
'~rhe market dealings in Great Western
stocks ire themselves the strongest pos!
siblo confirmation Of the monster DEAL.
The common stock has been doomed
from about SIG to more than SIS a share.
There Is an increase OF about 90 per
cent In preferred a. and preferred 81
stocks have also Increased about nine
points In price.
when seen President stickney re-
fused to either confirm or deny the state
lnent that an option had been given.
have nothing to say for publication, was
the only expression he would make"
tta.e1 Es739 80 S9i . 49,
The earnings OF the Southern railway
continue to show an increase about the
same ratiu beirlg maintained The es-
tinlated earnings for the third week OF
October were 1920, 415, "a n increase OF $685.
AT over tho corresponding week OF last
October. Tho Increase In earnings Of the
st. Louis louisville line, leased by the
Southern was even greater proportionate-
". the earnings for the week being s97,-
7s4 an increase OF $1S.63l or nearly 20
rer cent. At the same ratio OF In
crease for the entire year. the earnings i:
OF the Southern railway system will. ex-
Z coed those OF the previous Year by mora
than three millions.
Mr.. M. T. sp.cer, chief clerk to Prcsl-I
dent George w. Stevens of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway, has gone to st.
Louis to attend the Worlds Fair.
The r1lmor that President Ramsey, Of
the Wabash system would resign y de-
MED Tho rumor had it that he would
become chief executive OF all the Could
present position he will have authority
over all the lines OF the East.
A fiat car OF tho Southern Pacific rail-
way was recently loaded with 1856 bales of
cotton, or a net weight Of s7,723 pounds
load 5z
Colonel D. E.. Holmes, city passenger
and ticket agent OF the Chesapeake ana
s Ohio railway at Cincinnati. has been pro-
NOTED to Central passenger agent of that
system, and William ]. Fallon has sue
ceeded him as passen ger a gent.
Mr.. c. E. Doyle general manager Of
the Chesa peake and Ohio railway, has
gone to Philadelphia to attend meet
ing OF the American Railway Association.
Mr.. ". T. Pratt. gen eral eastern agent
OF the Wisconsin Central railway. and
r. K. Cross, of Philadelphia, travelling
freight agent OF the Northern Pacific,
were among the visiting railway men
in the city yesterday.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Atlantic Coast Line railway will
be held in this city ut II "A. NJ. November
18th. The meeting will be had at the
Byrd Street station.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac railway has Just prepared a
circular showing the Importance OF that
line as the gateway to the South, all
through trains going South via Richmond
passing over that line.
The Old Dominion Steamship Company
will carry large passenger list on Its
Horse Show excursion to New York No
vember 18th. a number OF prominent
virglnians expect to attend the great
Madison Square Garden show which be-
gins on the l4th, via. the Old Dominion
a. usual.