The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-25
AMONG THE RAILROADS.

The Washington Messenger-G Gazette
tells of the latest mistake in railroad
circles as follows:
"a rather amusing affair occurred
one day last week in railroad circles
here. 1t certainly shows that the rail-
road officials of the Atlantic Coast
Line at Rocky Mount are not as care
full as they should be, or, perhaps it
may be that they are oYerworked.
Who knows?
"a refrigerator car was sent to
Washington to ship vegetables to the
Northern markets. 1t left New York
with freight bound for quite a number
of places in the two Carolinas, and
incidentally. Virginia. At Rocky
Mount. instead of the freight being
removed, it was probably overlooked
Anyway the car was iced up while
there and sent on to this city.
"Messrs. Williams and Tayloe and
c.. a. Phillips, after the car had ar
rived here. sent a man to see what
condition the inside of the car was in.
Judge OF the employees surprise when
his eyes saw the list Of freight i'm an
iced refrigerator car. 1t was as fol-
lows:
paints, barrel heads. one Cable
piano, sugar, tobacco. coffee. sewing
machine, pumps and machinery. This
freight was consigned to Tillery. Tar
boro. Rocky Mount, Kingston, n. c.;
Rockford S. c.. and Chester, Va.
1.-THE most amusing thing, however,
was the iced piano The reporter
never heard of piano being iced
before, but believes that there are
some would-be pianists that would be
better iced than the piano."
Mr.. John A. Mills. president of the
Raleigh and Southport Railway Com
pany. successor by consolidation to the
Raleigh and Cape Fear Railway Com
many. has issued the following official
order:
This company having by CONSOLE
dation acquired the railroad hereto
fore known as the Raleigh and Cape
Fear, together with all rights and
franchises, station buildings. shops
machinery engines. cars and all other
property of any and every description
owned and controlled by it. possession
is hereby assumed on behalf of the
Raleigh and Southport Railway Com
pany.
Annual and time passes for 1905
issued in the name of the Raleigh and
Cape Fear Railway Company will be
honored for passage on this company
trains.
The Kinston Free Press correctly
voices the opinion of all who have
come in contact with Mr.. e. A. Neil,
who resigns as traffic manager of the
A. and n. G. r. r., to accept the first
vice-presidency of the Buffalo and
Susquehana road, when it says of him;
THE North Carolina company loses
one of the best railroad men in this
part of the country in Mr.. NeiPs de-
parture During his short stay here
he has impressed the business men
with whom he had dealings most IA
vorably." Mr.. Neil is a gentleman and
man of parts and we had hoped
North Carolina could hold him as a
permanent citizen.
Mr.. r. e. L. Bunch, long chief
clerk of the Southern Railway and
later General Passenger Agent, is to
become Traffic Manager of the A.
and n. G. R. r. Mr.. Bunch is a
native of Raleigh and built hirnself
up to high position in the railroad
world by ability and mastery of all
its details. His many friends liz Ral-
eigh and other portions of the State
will welcome him back to North
Carolina. His headquarters wi; he
Goldsboro. The A. and n. c. r. r. is
fortunate indeed in securing so wor-
thy a successor of Mr.. Neill.