The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
In RAILWAY I. |. |, " \
CIRCLES
Double Tracking Of tic 4, T.
and r. Is Being Steadily
Pushed to tho End.
WESTERN ROADS COMING

4 Probability That Others Than
II Rock Island Will Locate o.
fees Here-Otl1er Notes.
iThe work of double tracking the line
81 tho Richmond, Fredericksburg ana
Potomac Railway. tho only Inc between
this city and Washington .. e. y. IS nhtH3,
crossing rapidly, even Win nnlavo I,a,,,,,
M VIC ,,n 10 ous make the roadbed for the
T doubla track equal to amy III the co,li1-
try. Already trains are being asIl run SsSr
,s new track R RtSer i nssn o Gune
station. Va, in all about thirty-slx mics.
4 large gang Of laborers IS az worh a.
"a, eral points OIL the line smultaneotsis,
and it Is hoped before me summer, ope,ns 70
r. ihat the road and all the roads using us
4 iine. will be operating OH the double track
iron, Richmond to Summit station, ulst
ancc of ffty-three miles eS ,,,,n 1 roi AZ
,11i Ire curves in the old line are being
eliminated, thus somewhat decreasing ING ne
instance and augmenting the saielY 20, -,
Il mn, south Anna rivers are included III
Il the plan of rehabilitation and improve
& ment. and wherever possible the satetN
OF road crossings is being or lheadascu ~
Il 'S I..' Is estimated that when the, entire
work shall have been compieted the US,
" tanIe between Richmond ana Wash'n nit ~
\. viii have been decreased SIX 10 elght
4 miles MIR. c. u. Rutlin Is engineer III
Il charge Of the work
IS Among tho visiting railway men III
4 Ma citv last week were General Agent
II William A. Cox, of Philadelphia General!
y Eastern Agent .. w. Aldrldge. Of New
York, and Travelling rassengetr ~ Ae fer1
Tine ofi,cially known as the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway; Mr. j. r lien,
bricks. general agent at Phliadelpn!a !. ~
Union paeIo Hn,waPy Agent
T.. j Hutchinson, OF tho same me +,; ane
simultaneous appearance here OF tnes nest,
hlgn representatives OF Western throusn
the action of the Rock ISLAND Frisco sys :
TEN in locating a general agency IN ms
\ city. for both fright and passenger traillc.
While there IS no author ai1n1 ~ railwaV
circles that the Northwestern IS na'turai-
y ~ going to get the lions share OF busl.
: ness from this sectios unless the u.lie e,,
4 through lines follow the example sct ~
that system.
Mr. W ssugders dT!T i1 sI pas xysteal
f IF TfTets ana agent Of the rqa
are both in the city and have 2pe nag I Tast
Main Street. The agency will have sew
crai other employees and premises on Is th 10
make business lively n TINS Sly IN a are
we'll known here and are rapiaiy eX s,,bnue
ing their circles Of acauaintane aa wn mere
The extsno1fi ps w sa ap going o 10 get its
4& share of business
Auditor A. H. Plant Of TIE he sS|Ia,,y;ro
system o has s o That system for
Week thls year for t the , XGsk ya last
sssGs1. Earnings St: Louis: !. Lo ,.I
lines: For the week this year So ass; for for
he week lnst year d SS i$S increase ioi
i HI rho last number OF the Southern Rail
way publication. known as the Southern
Field contains a fine cut 81 the now hotel
,hs = main line line Of the Southern. This spa
been completed and was opened for guests
Yesterday It lis Is situated IN the mos
aiid is thoroughly modern, convenient
and even luxurious hotel. Aiken is one of
tina most fashionable and popular OF win
Ter resorts, and large numbers or wealthy
Northern people flee thence to escape
the rigors of winter at home, and to enjoy
ths outdoor life. polo. golfing. athletics
of all kinds and cross country hunting:
any other point east of tho Rockies. The
a hctei is one Of the largest resort hotels
in the South.
.rhc railway And steamship lines in
> 1erested held meeting III Washington
F.ilay for the adjustment of rates be-
tween rail and water lines to ST. Louis:
Ii IS understood that both passenger and
nj freight rates We're considered. Among
those present at the conference were
PRESIDENT George w. Stevens, Of the
Is Cbcsapeake and Ohio Railway; President
IT, q. Johnson and Traffic Manager T. s.
Dnvant. of the Norfolk and Western
81 Southern Railway; Vice President Wal.
rer of the Old Dominion Steamship Com,
Iany, and various others. No statement
Il OF the results of the conference has beer
given out further than that 1t had nc
reference to exposition rates. 1t Is un.
AZ de.stood that greatly reduced rates vii
be offered on that occasion.
Captain Edwin II. Lea. agent of the
Southern Railway in this city, Is confnee
at his home, No. SOB East Leigh Street, by
reason of illness, He has been III To-
n week or ten days with something like
grip.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway ha!
issued the following comparative state
mept Of the earnings of the system 10
& the first week in January. For the wecl
of 1904, s247 go: for the week of the pre-
cecng year, s2il,2SS: increase for the weel
I'll OF tho current year. $6a'S. Earnings fror
July list, 1903, to January Sth, 1904, 50, G65,
1scai year, SG,+45,0i2 Increase for the pc
ROD of the current fiscal year, s22o,747.
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