The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08

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Jackson River.
Other we'll known employees OF the IN
road before aud since the war;
sam Moody, Robert Moody ON, Mooay.s
G., j, r. Ncthcl7nnd, George Ncthcrlana..
John 3Nethcrland. Sex Netherland.
b cartain John 1villinm Phillips. OF Beay-'
or Dnm, Is the oldest employee I'm point
8 servlcc) now on the Payroll OF the
conpuny, having served continuously
since as depot agent freight conductor.
yard master ut Richmond, and since re
firing has had charge OF the pumping sta
ton at Beaver DAM Perhaps no one IS
better known on the road han CAPTAIN
--. iii, who has been running con-
,In,lo,lsly4 as a passenger conductor since
ISIS. and It's only 81 few years since the
death or the genial and popular Captain
]. L; 1ritz. Fl TX 8 S5
Many Interesting stories OF rai!ronding
I'M the days Of the strap rail hnvc heard
related by Captnn Phillips and the late
MIR San, Moody. the Inter being one 81
the first locomotive cngtncers on the road,
and the inventor OF the first locomotive
cab used on tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Also many anecdotes are told Of the
undue and eccentric character OF Clair
borne Mason, q sclf-made man. who rose
ITO be ono OF the biggest contractors on
| the road. having done much OF the work
| on the Blue Ridge tunnel under the d.
rection OF the French engineer Crozet,
] for whom, the station and tunnel were
named f{r
Rebuilt After the War.
Col. II. d. Whltcomb. Of Richmond.
| who was assistant and chief cngincer o.
the road during the twenty-five years
thnt Col. Fontaine was president. Elves
i many interesting facts and etails Of thu
rebuilding Of tho road at lie end OF tho
/ Civil War when all business was para
/ lyzed and the country under military rule
Of the invading army OF the North. SAYS
/. he: THE company had 500 In silve"
| when Richmond fell. The track WIS.
only open to South Anna. AS well as
/ remember. there were about forty miles
! of track torn up and cross-tles burned
l beyond that point-not bridge over
twcnty-foot span was left on the entire
road except tina over Jackson's riyor
| at Clifton Forge There were station
houses at Richmond, Tredericks Hall.
Gordonsville, Goodman, Green wood (pos
sibly), h1illora. and JacksonA River. A.
others were destroyed We bad no rails
& Jve had nothing but that 500 and no
banks r5peoplc IN this state abia 20 icno
lis money. + think we were the Nrst %
ask permission TO rebuild. At all events 5.
the tinted States military authorities IN
giving aassent, expressed themselves sur
4 priscd at the request, and said POTTERY
1 but confidently that wet !. e.. Col. ron
i taine and his directors. would tind ~
4 necessary TO turn the road over I"
Northern people who had means. How
ever. VIC we're allowed 10 try and We
The road to Washington (via Gordons-
q ville). was opened long before the Rich-
: mond fredericksburg & Potomac was 10
n Aauln Creek and T think ne were run :
j
i The details arc too long to put IN this
z Latter but4I consider 1t the work IN my
y life that 7 have felt most satisfactory 20
y myself. and Of course. the president, Io'.
Edm,lnd Fontainc, md directors are en-
4 titled to the credit OF II, having the more
a responsible part Of 1t 10 snoulder. ~,
s ~ irrmcmbers a few other things which
may lic interestingly We gave employ
wont IA many confederate soldiers ~ -
nor month and rations@l,1 rc-buiidaiilR.
y 3',FJgthink the first money we got was
.loO0o-from the a dams Express Com
many. Then Mr. Garrett the prrslaen,
3 OF the Baltimore & Ohio railway. 'oanea
,nnne1ce perhaos Mr.. Shoemaker fpresl'
don't Of Adams Express Company icy us
& u, 20 1nn0 tons OF railroad Iron AT shO per
80, ~ six months time--n forwards OK
tnnt,c "a twelve months. AlsoNia We
bought locomotives and cars " punliS
sale in Alexandria and must nave '''io
some credit onsthat, was inc putch.,s .
"Then We got the ma! conftn ,,'o,,,a a no i
,hem Z insults to-day, before gettinE
somn, one who could take the tronclad {!
oath, 4 man in Alexandria was lounu
! and signed as contractor
Got Good Prices Then.
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