The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-30
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BOOK KEEPIN
Dissolution Of Railroads Due to
Failure to Pay Divi.
dcnds.
tspeciaI 70 ,rhe Times .Dispatch.)

(Special to rho Times Dispatch.)
NORFOLK, Va. March 23.-Lt Is posi-
lively denied that there is TO be a reVer-
sion OF the property OF the Old Dominion
Railway Company OF Portsmouth TO the
former owners in Philadelphia
5,3yl IT IS not denied, however that there
may be an early arrangement under
which tho Norfolk, Portsmouth ard New
port News Railway Company may take
over the lines operated formerly by the
Old Dominion Railway and subsequently
merged into the Norfolk. Portsmouth and
Newport News Company when that COR
iporation took over tho ine,H between
newport News and Old Point the ferries
and the Norfolk and Atlantis Terminal
Company. $ 81 @ III VI. aSi
Indications to-day are that the Ports
mouth street railway lines and the fer
ries are to revert to the ODER interest
OF Baltimore, which originally controlled
them 't v
It is understood that the Williams in
tercst will retain their holdings IT. the
separate properties, but that he dlssolu-
ton OF the merger OF all the electric
and ferry lines Of TideW tor ginla,
which wna started last year will be. by
tho withdrawal OF the Norfolk and Allan
tic Terminal Company and BY the New
port News and Old Point lines. owned
by S. Brown Alexander ard Sons. Of
Baltimore. will be completed by re-
solving into their separate parts the
Norfolk Railway and Light Company,
tho Ocean View Railway the Norfolk
Portsmouth and Newport News Railway
Company aud the Norfolk county ferries
NATTER OF BOOKKEEPING.
The present dissolution Is said to be due
1 to tho failure to the combined companies
1 to earn s,iff1ciertHamount to pay divl-
bends and interest on the new and addl-
tional securities issued by the combine
ton (tho Norfolk Portsmouth and New
port News Company. 5'5
The dissolution Ia said to be now only
a question. of a separation OF the book
keeping departments OF the various lines.
The police are endeevoring to solve
the mystery OF supposed attempt to
slow up the Connecticut Pie Company's
branch plant bare. A driver discovered
n box OF spices on fire and a fuse lead
ing therefrom to what Is said 20 have
,been stick of dynamite In the fac
tory. The fire was cxtinEulshed and the
matter is now under investigation.
TUNIS LUMBER COMPANY.
Tia, United States Court was occupied
to-day with the application OF stock
Holders in the Tunis Lumber Company
for the pcrpetuation of the receivership
Of the company.
The Maryland people interested. Mrs.
Georglana Wilson'S heirs. those of Jacob
Tome and tho TtnIs brothers. of Wash
ington, Baltimore and Norfolk are max
ing a strong fight for the control of the
property which was wrested from them
by the Wiley interest.
PRIMARY CONTEST.
TO- morrt/y marks the resumption OF
tho taking OF testimony in the Demo
cratic primary contest. 1t is understood
that grvlt volume OF rebuttal testimony
will be introduced by the administration
marty. Tho nntl-reform element Is anx-
ious to know whether or nct Captain
w. w. Dcy, chairman of the reform
party. will go upon the stand to combat
the charges that have been brought
against him during the hearing. to the
effect that he altered the tally sheets.