The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-09
TO ELECT
OFFICERS
Important Meeting Of the Rail.
road Mems Club To-1nor-
row Night. Z
THE MOST PROFITABLE ROADS
Duluth and Iron Range and Du-
luth, Mesaba and Northern
Record Breakers.

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The Richmond Railway Club will hold
Its annual meeting and election OF off,
GERS tomorrow night at the Richmond
Hotel. Mr.. j. II. Walsh Is tho president
OF the organization, and Mr.. +. Q. Robln-
son, secretary and treasurer Consider
abo interest is manifested In the result
of the election. Tho club consists OF
railway men from every department. Of
service It's meetings are held
and papers are read by practical
men on some subject of interest to the
vocation. President Stevens and General
Manager Doyle, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio; Myers, Of the Richmond, Fred
and Potomac and Superinter-
dent Gilis. OF the Locomotive Works.,
take an active interest in the organiza-
A paper Will lie read at tomorrow nights
meeting by Agent Lea, OF the Southern
Railway.
The Macon, Dublin & Savannah has
been sold to interests allied with Atiantic
Coast Line, but not to that road Itself.
nahtis road OF which 81 miles have
deem constructed 81 miles from Macon,
Ca, to Dublin, and miles beyond, with
q branch line Of 333 miles to Vldalta-
ne TOtlu Is III ul6I -
tory and at present could be of little use
To Atlantic Coast Line. II 1t We're eX-
tended as elected to Savannah It "ould
tan territory behind that city at present
Leonard's RaNirond News.
The Atlantic Coast Line has awarded
another contract to the South Ba ~ hne
cars Of standard type. This Is the second q, M
contract placed with the above-na1mned
firm within the past few months: and NE
tota, cost Of the equipment VII o, DC n ne ~
0o0 pounds capacity and are to be equipped
With all modern appliances. The order
Is to be filled at the earliest posi- bic tllne.
The new cars Of the first order are IN, now
.Leonard's Railroad News. 5l5
The most profitable railroads in the
world. in proportion TO their size ana
cost. are the Duluth and Iron Range and
the Duluth Mesaba and Northern. both
owned by the United States, Steel Cor
porauon. In the past fiscal year they
earned dividends OF about 15o per cent.
each on the common stock, the former
paying s4,soe. COO in dividends and the latter
s},7s6.760. The Duluth and Iron Range
was operated for 1894 Per cent Of Us Is
nearly four millions the Duluth. Nlesaba
and Northern had in It's treasury at tho
close Of the past fiscal year a surplus OF
s., 1c2565. Nearly all the traffic Of tho
The big electrical locomotive being built
for the New York Central Railway Cons
pany by the General Electric and Aneri-
can Locomotive Companies at Schenec-,
tady, was taken out to the Hoffman four:
mile race course equipped with the third
rail- on TUESDAY. and without coaches AZ
eight coaches the locomotive reached a
Speed of IS miles an hour.
The Alton limited. the famous red train,
which runs between Chicago and st.
hop soc aas seeon s% ade
run of l27 miles I'm two hours fiat. This
Is remarkable because 1t Included six full
stops and four slow-downs. making a loss
runnlgn time Of fully half an y. hour.
Glen Lea Z special assnt e the sesd Mobile
pointed TO- similar 4 position On the ae
W. c. Pannell resigned. stS
William j. Fallon has been appointed
city passenger and ticket agent ofI5the
Chesapeake & Ohio az Cincinnati, O.. sue,
pointed central passenger. agent.
F.. w. Jones' Jr.. has been appointed
soliciting freight and passenger agent Of
Va. vice z. r. johnson, resigned.
In order to inform himself accurately OF
The condition OF the .roadbed and tracks
T. II. Birbeck. superintendent of the Vera
Cruz and Pacific, inspected the entire line
Of 200 miles on foot. Ele slept at night on
tho ground In the open air, rolled in a
blanket. He had some memorable exper.
fences with Wild animals. To-day his In
formation Is complete and his health
superb.
The American Car and Foundry Com
pany has received an order from the
Lehigh Valley for 100 steel underframc
box cars Of $1,000 pounds capacity for de-
livery in 10 days, and Is IN the market
FOR 50 gondola cars. The cost of 100000
is provided for in the equipment trust
bonds.
Recently special train Of four cars
or , Chicago division. Carrying presi-
I dent Murray and friends. made record
OF 90 miles an hour, Five miles were COW
cred In 3h minutes, 1871 niles in 12G min
utes' and u miles IN 81 minutes,
Tlghman & Co. Of No, 40 Wall Street,
had sold the Rio Grranhe, sierra Madre
Southern Terminal and Bridge, COMPANY
to Colonel w. C.. Greene. president of The
Greene Consolidated Copper Co.
inc ROAD EXTENDS To- mics SOutIl"eSL
from El Paso. Tex. to Terrazas. one OF
! tn centcrs Of the Mormon colony In the
| mover In it's construction was the late
=, Scion Humphreys. who for some years
J was president OF the Wabash Railroad,
i 80
The Southern Railway on Sunday put on
! a now train between New York and Jack
! sonville, Fla. leaving New York daily at
: S;25 T.. NJ. 1t Will carry through Pullman
/ drawing room sleepers from New York
| to Jacksonville, and is IN every resp ct
/ equipped In the most style. The new train
I makes fine time record
l Tho Scaboard Air Line is TO have a new
i feeder IN the SCUM, l'te road IN .ques-