The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-15

BIRMINGHAM's NEW DEPOT
Union Station to Cost a Million
and a Half Dolars-Railway
Personal News.

Mr.. George w. Stevens, president Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio and the Norfolk
by Miss Stevens and Miss selden, went
to Colorado fortnight ago. has re-
turned to this State but instead of COM
ing TO Richmond continued his trip to
New York. He is expected back from
that city the latter part Of the present
week. Misses Stevens and Selden are at
Glengylc, the Stevens summer residence
in Rockbridgc county.
Summer set,shore travel is now at high
tide. Both the Norfolk and Western
and Chesapeake and Ohio Sunday trains
to Norfolk and bay and ocean shore
points carried down record-brealdng
crowds Sunday. The Norfolk and West
crn train had 564 passengers when 1t
reached Norfolk and the two trains OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway car
ried down an even larger crowd inc
Chesapeake and Ohio an dthe Norfolk
and Western arc also doing heavy
summer resort business to the noun
tain and coast resorts, travel from Rich
mond being now at its height The Vir-
GINA Hot Springs, the old Grecnbrler
White, the Rockbridge Alum. Cold Sui.
phur and various other resorts are doing
an excellent business
Captain r. Y. Adams Il veteran railroad
conductor, who for several years has
been successfully embarked in excursion
business, Is again reported seriously Ill
at his residence on Floyd Avenue. Some
months ago his health was regarded as so
precarious that 1t was hardly thought ne
To ro1lt Tod NJ
out again. Some days ago he again be-
came Ill. however and Is still confined
to his. bed.
Mr.. Ernest Williams, general passenger
ana freight agent of tho Charleston ana
Western Carolina, was visitor IN lhis
CITY Yesterday, and called ut the rall-
way passenger offices.
President Johnson, Of the Norfolk ana
Western, has gone to Europe
Tho scabonrd Air Line has under CON
Ederaion plan for an extension O. Gc ~
birmingham line TO LeWlspurs, liot tH"cst
OF Birmingham.
Mr.. p. M. Taylor has been appointed
travelling passenger agent OF inc SCUM
ern at st. Louis.
The total number OF railroad locomo-
tives ordered for this years delivery Is
now beyond the 1000 marx
Atlantic Coast Line and its allied roads
made last year nearly SG7'oo0oVo IN gross
earnings. :
Orders for over $4,000 worth of pas,
gengsr equipment have just been placed
by the Rock Island system.
Tho Louisville and Nashville has plant,
cd over 10000 trees. on l,oD acres OF lanu
surfing future supply; of ties
MIR, r. l. Cheathan assistant general
freight agent Of the Sea- board Ar Lane;
the Cape Fear and Northern.
Tho New York Central has placed an
order with tie American Locomotive COM
pany for more than 100000 worth OF
During the fiscal year ended With June,
the BEADING carried l,l79"O,WS tons OF
coal one mile and SO gained hrst place
in ton mileage OF p!tuHlshons coal
The thirty-thIrd annual convention, OF
,ha American Association of TraveliHg
PASSENGER Agents takes place At Port
land, ore, september i9EIi ana lOlN.
press dispatch from Washington says
that the amount OF money paid into the
treasury In two weeks by railroads, IL
HE shape OF fines for violating lha 2S' hour
live stock transit Law, was $1,000,
Twenty eight passengers out q III
scores Of MILLIONS carried were killed /
train accidents upon The sl2D1 nilcs c
railways IN The United States during I'll
first three months Of l1e,
Mr.. III. u. IIolycrsto, has became ,ra,
cling freight agent OF the Norfolk an
Western in Pitlsburg territory.
II is understood that Mr. #. ]. Ande
son Is TO DO promoted from general pa
senger agent 10 passenger traffic mani
ser OF The Southern Pacinc's Atlant
ayslcm, MIR. Anderson was formerly
Norfolk.
An otacial statement issued BY !,
louisville and Nashville announces IN
2os industries. with u total capital
mare than $4,000, we're located alo