The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
DR..CASSELLS
fine WORK,
Brilliant Young Railway Official
Promoted to be Assistant
to President.
FORMERLY A ]. T Il I. ]: i A I .lI Il
Chesapeake & Ohio and Launcl1-
ing Crowds-A New Speed
RecordOtl,er News.

Rccord-Otl,er News.
Roanoke, as assistant to the president OF
tho Norfolk and Western Railway has
attracted widespread attention III railroad
circles, both on account Of the now Of
flee, and on account Of the rapid rise Of
this brilliant young man In his vocation.
Mr. Cassell entered the service as a
Telegraph operator. and by his unusual
abilities and close application to his work.
he rose through the several departments
tofthe general superlntendency. In this
important office he showed such signal
ability that lie was not given the next
office in Importance, tho general imanage err
ship, but was made assistant to the pres
ldent, next in responsibility to the presi-'
dency al. IA
During the past decade the growth in
wealth and usefulness Of the Norfolk and
Western has been phenomenal. and this
has been due largely to Its able manage
4ment. Iii this Mr.. Cassell has been one
Of the leading factors, and his friends
feel that Ills recent promotion Is IL mer-
,lted recognitioR Of his work.
Mr.. Cassellgis man Of strong char
acterl and attractive manners; he Is easily
approached and always glad to do a s = "a I
fvor, either to a f1lned or to the. public
but only when in the hounds OF consist
ency. He has no favortes. but Is a IA
avorite with ali with whom he comes In
contact. especially with those employees
under him. $5 i e5s
The handling OF the throngs Of people
going from all parts Of this and other
States 10 Newport News on - pril 6thEsto
witness the launching OF the great bat
itleship Virginia. Is going toa&be q large
undertaking. The Chesapeake and Ohio;
Railway, accustomed to handling heavy
passenger traf fic. Is max ne OK ira ordinary
preparations to transport the thousands
who will go down to the shipbuilding city
on this occasion OF so much, I'M erest to
EVirginans especially and & to all Inter
ested In the development Of the$navy.i
General Mana ger Doyle and his assistants
have been SablettoA place ut the d sposnl OF
the passenger department a total or llO
coaches, or enough to transport comforts
ably more than 5000 people. Special: trains
will be run from all points on the line,
and from other lines to Newport views,
and half a dozen trains OF ton coaches will
leave the Main Street depot every half
hour or less. all arriving In ample tlmo
for the launching which, is set for I T. NJ
Special trains will Bbe run over tlles James
River Division from Clifton Forge
and II intermediate points; over the
main line from Covington a 2, {,
points between there and this
city, and another from Petersburg, via
the Seaboard. to this city, and thence to
| the launching. Returning. these trains
|, will leave atgintervals from 4 O'clock to
!! Is n. NJ Many special parties VIII go
| down.. The round trip rate from this city
! is but s1.50.
Isl The estimated earnings of the Southern
Railway for tile third week In March, as
stated byg Auditor A. IT. Plant. are $3.50, 722,
compared with Ss23 GEO for the corresponds
| ing week last year, an increase of 50, ot2.
Earnings for the I.ouisville-St. Louis lines
| for the week increased $a052 over the
corresponding week a year ago.
| The promotion of j. r.. Slack from SUI
perntendent of motive power to assist
lant toTtllc general superintendent t the
Delaware and Hudson Is announced. lie
lis succeeded as superintendent OF motive
power. by ]. Fl Manning. s
The shipments Of coal and coke orig
| mating OH the lines of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railway east of Pittsburg and Erie for
the week crdod March 10Th amounted to
s13,457 tons.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
Railway has dismissed u number Of con.
ductors, many of them old in the service,
owing to lrreguaritics.
Tho Continental Limited train of the
Wabash West Shore Railway recently
| made a now record for fast travel. COW
aering tho distance of lO6 miles IN ninety.
|Seight minutes, and making aSchanso 81
engines. IS ii
a single shipment Of 100 tons Of steel
! cable was recently madeIcntirely across
1.-The continent. via the &lacknWanna Rail-
way. Tho transit occupied less than sew
cntoen days, Of which three days were ,
consumed in unavoidable delay At CHI
cago for repairs. With storms OF rain
and snow and other impedIments to swift
travel, tho run was made IN about -FOUR
teen days net.
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