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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
NEW Ne Al i. N oLipAY EXCURSIONS,
VIA NORFOLK ANDfWESTERk nv. s

q. Tickets to ill points on Norfolk and
Western Railway will be sold at greatly
reduced ties on Decem Der soth and s1st
and January LIST. good for return passage
until January 4. 1906. Norfolk and re-
turn, $3.50; Lyme hburg and return, s., 90.
g. II. BOSLEY &.
District Passenger Agent,
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Range III Amalgannated Copper
and Anacond vas ESPECIAL
Wide. and Rapid.
JAM Jar y "vvlND''o d, 8 DRESSING s ! Y
RELIEVED the Accumulation Of Of
Resources BY Trust G Companies
Is for January Statement.
jmv AI.s,soclated Press.1.

q NEW YORK, December so.-The last ss
day Of the year proved ~ very active one
on the stock Exchange. but the tone OF
8 a rar,,et wns considerably unsettled.
,rhcrn was a disposition to realize the,
5nrntits shown on the wide advances OF the
last few DAYS and to cscape the ,risks
~ lilo remaining uncertainties over the
Z ,,,o,ev market. The absorptive power OF
Tie market. however, proved good, and
rial damage to prices. There were some y
$,lacldeiiy fever'ah movements In the clos
sEinr dealings when hnsty throwing over
OF holdings cnused a number OF apiu oe.3
clres, followed In some cases BY RAPID
Srecoveries. The range IN ANAL q ma g
Copper and Anaconda was especially w,ae4
aud rapid. The Immediate OUTLOOK IN the
money market ren,ains much obscuTed.s
The greatest reliance isg placed TOT rslfl
relief from strinFnncy on the disburse-s
fment OF the dividend and interest due.
Cor lie payment OF which great funds i''
8i,nvc been accumulated. The severity o o..
this week Il strlngency IS attributed .prtn.5
clnally to this preparation. II 10 believed
\ also that the accumulate lion OF resources
aby tho trust companies for the purpose
: 81 window Dressing for the January
@igt statement or condition which is re-
uuired OF those institutions. has played
an inportant part in the sconstr Z q q
relief Sis hoped \ for from the release 81
funds accumulated for this rurpose Lit
tile attention was paid TO the BANK sta e-l
Fnicnt, which cont formed pref y closely
10 expectations In the cash chan ges. $50 The
heaviest lending BY the bal n k I! $ls5 SUP
of1 the week. nnd hts would have adj I'M
finished effect III 4 the average changes for.
tlia week as a whole J5
Total sale OF bards par value, y, s70, 600
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

but nrn |: unchansed.S Esgs-Easer: State,
o6c.: southern, 70 t21c. & ss5 Yis
81 Potatoes 3 Frsishts and tPennuts-unchanged.
Cnbbages-SlowiH and unchanged Cottonseed
lOl-Firm on good speculative demand. Prime
crude. g: b. mills 24d24l prime summer
winter allow, 81 FAC
CHICAGO. "a Dec. so.-Poiitical disorders In
Russia asserted e buliish ffect to-day .on the
livery was up u Utic. & The termination Of the
December deal In corn resulted in y slump OF
Deccm Der sold on sX o. May corn closed Il .:
lower, Oats were 2. actically unchanged. and
The lsadinE futures ranged ~ follows:
Omen fIlRh N .ou 4ls Close.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

New Jersey Central gen. IS (bid) ........ 1915
Northern Pacific 4s ibid ................. 1854
ssrisis sa nss!sS
oregon Short Line refunding 4s..s.....as. So
RssSfS,ys usae ssry i lss
81. Lous and Iron Mountain consol 81. ..... 1l6H
st Louis and San Francisc6 fg. as........ 8iH
st. Louis southwestern con Is SIX
Scaboa I'd Air Tite 50 H
southern Pacific ls... "a
Southern Pacific LIST As cert ideal S Ss1s
Southern u, s1d fH5swnSy
Toledo. Est. q ana western ~. s3x
Tn n;Sn P PssISs CIV 1sS
United States Steel I'D e.. tsH
WABASH p !sis
Western Nd. $50. &c M
ssssS aP c.s as m
IL. and Q. Coll TT. X
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!. 4 A \. N \ O &. 4 I y :
n Office Collector OF CT tyS Taxes,
Room z. First r oor, CT ty$ Hall.
Richmond. Va, Dec. Y 1908. IN
4 h0Tt(c U nav rAlckS

u THE LAS .tt1NLE I. OF; TAXES
REAL hlsEAT ~ = (; AND \ PEttsON for
ltlo. 10 N OW DUE&ANDs PAi1ABLE IL
s EvERY male ,2l years Of age. Z ~
business n the city IS ashessed Tor s pers
sonaI1 taxes. Those no have NOT bald
cali and settle. 80 EasI to avoid being nost.
GRADiNG.rRcAanv11NS9,,t PIlPH ANDsEW
and viii have to be derlured delinquent ~ II
no 4 paid on Or before end Of al n
FIVE PER GENT. will DO 3add Cd 10 last
hnlf II not paid on befo y CEAiBER,
u : interest at SIX PER CENT. also = !.
taehes 70 all DIS as soon as reported de-
Particular attention q called to tho
the City Council there can be no avoid.
4.s FRANK W. CUNNINGHAM, Z ADS
Dec to d the. rs " An 10 - a.
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~ Thoma ! Branch 4 ca

SALES: q
100 Al g. IT,, of1.......s........
q. 100 American sn,elters, com. n
Sc, go Amaigamated Copper .a..!
100 Amer. Car and Foundry
900 Amer. Car and Fout1. pfd.
4, 100 American Cotton OIL ..,..s.g
600 Americat, 7 obacco. pfd ~.
100 American Can j. ....s..s..
300 American Can, pfd .ss...,..
81, 200 Amer. Locomotives, com Il.
200 Amer. Locomotive, pfd....
u, 800 American Sugar .........,..
10, 400 Al. \. i and 8. Fe, S com 49,
100 "A. r. ana 8. Fe, Of n.
100 Baltimore and ohioa.s....s
>, 900 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
6,100 Canadian Pacific ......i..
200 Chesapeake and Ohio. .....s
l,600 Chicago. g reAt Western. /. +
$500 Chicago. Mil. and st. Paul
e.l00 Colorado Fuel and iron {. :
IL. 900 Colorado SoUth. com j. ,...s
200 Colorado EouthJa1st pfd
] 4. e00 Colorado Eouth.,a2d pfd ~.
d !. BIZ Ctev. Gin. Chi. and st. Il
Il 2, zoo Consolidated Gas ......,....
Delaware, and Hudson, 80.
3. ..,5 -. Del. Lack. and Western.
N,dU Erie, coin........sl.......
\ !. 900 Erie. LIST pfd. ..............
Erie. 20 pid .....s........,..5
20 General Electric s..s........
100 Illinois Central ............
500 Louisville and Nashvilie....
Z. 900 Man ha ttaf -. 80. ,.....
6,50 Metro. Street A Railway....i
300 Mexican Central .........
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holl DAY RATES,
VIA STEAMER pOcAHONTA9.

Il Tickets will be for sale on steamer Po.
cahontaa from December 18th to 3lst, In.
clusiy, for one and one- bird fare for the
ten days from date Of sale. between Rich.
mond n Newport News Old Point, Ports-i
mouth. Norfolk and James River landings
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y 9. Rounding =. registered
y. g. refundiag %, coupon. .............. 1oss
9; %. registered 1927
y. s. 81 coupon. 100
2. 9. Old ~ registered 100
". y. Old ~. coupon ,....,.,...,. 1o3
y. 9. New IS. registered 1907
now as, coupon !. ], !. ). 1901
American Tobacco 4s.: sos
american Tobacco 6s......s............... li5
tch!son general Y. lob
Atchasons adjustment 9i
Atlantic Coast Line 1918
baltimore ana Ohio 1904
Brooklyn Rapid Transit COW. Is \. ......: Is
Central OF Georgia e. Z. 113
Central OF Georgia list Inc. Did 93L
Central OF Georgia I'd fnc (bid) ........ 81
Central 3of Georgia I'D Inc. L. Z. ISL
Chesapeake and Ohio 4hsS (oid) y. ......... los
Chicago and Alton ....... .............6 80
Chicaxo. 3. and Quincy new 4s i. 1o1
Chicago. r. y and Pacific r. r. Is" ~. ~
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WINTER .TouRysTs f7ATEs, VIA THE
d ATLfANtTlc 9 CAST = me II 4
}sfSi {6ft "a All 40 &C. n

Winter Tourist Tickle u are now on sale
10 AN puulnein u w ilters tsesvltH. Via Inc
a ri,.,itic GpaAl LiAe This line 4 ~ tls
Shortest, quickest md most Elegantlys
Equipped lfatM, en- the North and SoAth.
IA utisrs IL heulth and pleasure seekers
sory,ce equa!led by none. You gA,ake no
change 10 F1or!dp pointai have two
through trains daily. .s
Epll MtornAl lon, apply to agents Of the
Company, or g 3 s . A :. ia
fi;$s x Richmond, w,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
RICHMOND Il Z, It7,, PRODUCE MARKET.

FLoUR-unehanEed: g.yeFy'' auIet; 3 light !. -
ceipts - SUPERINTENDENT M con tinueoE u active.
with very light 1 receipts. C0RN-Quiet and
dull: oA = :; y;..RYE-tnchanged and
Usual holiday dul.ness prevails. n ESs
!. PoTAToEs-Recc lptS light. but the niarAe:
Phi receipts continue l,sht. market
ORANGES Receipts increasing ana na.ket
i zoos Recepts !, moderate. ana market IN
RjITER- In fair demand at prioeA quetsd.
Receipts light. s s
4 " part b OF 4 tho week. which has advanced
prices; & With increased receipts decline In
" WIG MA RAJ DON Unchanged, fair demand.
$t GAM Market fairly active for all socd
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK a. "a
sg:hsss ss 40 q M
49, tons. ~ q ~.
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EEgs-steady unchanged at &c. @ Cheese
Steady and unchanged. II gar--StronS an
unchanged. gs sg 81
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET,
Z BATTING ORE. MD. Dec 81, ssaboard al
Line common. 31x bid; do. preferred en- bid
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RICHMOND IA : STOCK MARKET r

NEW YORK. Dec. 80. The Cotton Exchans
hero was closed to-day. it n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
l.yncl.bulrrgsl 4. TOBACCO AlarlI.et {.

VI 5S- Lynchburg, Va IA Den. d 40 1aos Il
The GALES ioti loose tobacco yla- The Lynchbnrs
market for the two Weeks ending Deen,,l,n@s
22d, furnished by ohm L. e)glssDy. Of Ivnnb' Y
Warehouse, was as follows; n - ''sts Z
VI Sold 4 week ending Decem,herS 18Th ia. noa
pounds sold week ending December ssd a 'SI
pounds decrease for week. ending December
Sold FROM September i. 1905. to Decen,bo,
e, 1906, $40 pounds; sold from seijtsnhSsss
A., 1904, to pecenlber1a2 1904, astS. 600 moi ns.
;InIt ease l077, 40 pounds. $500 ~ X
The sales Of tobacco this wCck WAS sn,,ita
light, caused largely BY the very bad went ,es
% the past week. The trade continues r Nani.
smnted ana prices fully up to Quotatiuns. ,Tf i'
week closes the sales Unit JaRuary d. ieosf
s,rhe receipts have been considerably heavis,
than for several years for the llrst four ,o,tSs
81 Tie tobacco year The condition 81 ths tos
bacco has been generally quite Eooi The s'ss
good. but the quality and texture OF much oe
twas q little Off The prices on all gra des hss
generally boon satisfactory 10 tile plantsy i,
In prices should continue satistactory ndicns
lions arc that tho crop wi he A5d quite early,
h The quote tons are as 10 low .: Il N
Iu6u ss,.s..'.',i,.s...,t,ss..14 100 0S "a
Short lsati f.s,N'.its...,ssss No q 800
GOOD g lleQ
Fine leAfi,,,,'i,.is,su l2.@ ieo0
Wrappers 1900 q 2aV0
f8SSs 's6s Sgif, f5
Petersburg Tobacco AIapket.
rae T7anor.ed t. byF 5Craddoc Jonas 'Vlruf min
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TOBACCO, MARKETS.

8t Richmond ya.,4sDec. 80. 1906 IL
Tobacco xchnnye} closed. md no public
lies during the week: Gales will be resumed
NV ednesday, January 8, 1906, e iss:
The quotations are as follows ts.aE
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Peterabnrgg Tohacco NIarkrt.

GAS Reported by craadock- tones, Virginia
iWarehouse:) y. Il
y Receipts good the past week with continued
activity on AL gradss. Muriset Niosed friday
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s Cash quotations were tas foil wS:5 Flour
stssdy. No: q spritls xhest, !, ssh gssc.; No. ;,
si y.liew & oat, s eGsl,.
white; se No. White: ~ gsse
fAir@ to rhoice mating. 4ia4sc. No. ii faxsced,
tilo: Eo ~ prime timothy y
IL. IS 4; lard per loo bound t7s9i shore clear
sides tbose = y SSYT q i, =,
sls.ls Buttsr-stesSsf;; q crearnerles. b 10 @Aho;
aalries: 7fbsse heese-streng q III q lsc:
nrsts. re-: prime arsts. 2sc. extras. 27c.
BALTIMORE. Dec e ao.-FLOUR-Dull aud
uncha n9sd tYheat--lrl H spot! contract.
cosassssdy : spo, SsS Es:fasn
ern white. lsaa9c oats-F '!rmer No. mix
no S .Buttsr.stsady and urie6ansd fancy imi.
tation. 2101hc.; al do. creamery. :s9ss6hc.8
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CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY ExcuR.
{ SION RATgS, VIA G, u @, ROUTE
N nnhal rsf1a II ,aa ka and Ohio will SAL tinl.

eta n at reduced ates between All sta-
tons. DECENT bar ed 2ad, Gath 9Th. s30th,
slst ana January lat, nth limit Of Janu-
ary 4th. Rates between Richmond and
NcrfolI H. $3.50. and bctW cen Richmond and
iLynchburg. 1900.
teachers OF schools and colleges on Ger.
tificates Of ident flea ton, December 18th
70 December alth, inclusive. with final
limit Of January Sth. ~ 3ss5s ii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

Unless early and correct treatment is applied the patient seldom survives when once the disease is fastened upon her. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the most efficient treat ment for kidney troubles of women, and is the only medicine especially prepared for this purpose.
 When woman Is troubled with pain or weight in Joins, baokache, frequent, painful or scalding urination, swelling of limbs or feet, swelling under the eyes, an uneasy, tired feeling in the region of the kidneys or notices brick dust sediment in the urine, she should lose no time ins commencing treatment with Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, as it may be the means of saving her life.
 For proof, read what Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Sawyer.
 !" I cannot express the terrible suffering l had to endure A Arrangement of the female organs developed nervous prostration and serious kidney trouble The doctor attended mo for year, but kept getting worse, until l was unable to do anything, and 1 made up my mind I could not Eve. l finally decided to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound as last resort, and am to-day well woman. l cannot praise it too highly, and l tell every suffering woman about my case." Mrs. Emma Sawyer, Conyers, Ga.
 Mrs. Pinixham gives free advice to women address in confidence, Lynn, Mass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
ELECTRIC LINES BECOME
 FEEDERS FOR STEAM CARS

New York, July 22.-Making a 10,000-mi1e tour of the country is a car which it's originator thinks may revolutionize certain branches of railroad traffic. The car is run by gasolene motor, ana was built by the Union Pacific railroad. It Is being tested to show its endurance, its speed possibilities and its power, with the idea that some day it may solve a large share of the problems of suburban and other short distance traffic. These are among the most difficult of the railroad mans problems, for though suDurpan travel is large in volume the profits it produces where 1t produces any--are small by req son of the low communication rates and the frequent trips which must be made. At the same time branch line traffic in sparsely settled parts of tne country Is frequently carried at a dead loss when steam trains are used, because of the heavy expense of their operation.
 When the right kind of motor car is in- vented, say the railroad men, it will make possible some conveniences Of travel which are now unknown. The men who manage the railroads are looking forward to the time when the which you take in front of your house shall run down to the near est railroad station and out upon the tracks of the main line, over which it will spin perhaps forty or fifty miles and then, running on the street railroad tracks Of another city, stop at any street corner where you wish to leave it. The car which will do these things may be run by storage battery or by a gasolene motor similar to that In the car with which ex- perimentS are now being made. or hy some other source of power.
 While the railroads are waiting for the coming of this ideal service many of them are preparing the way for it by acquiring electric railways within their territory. and even under present con- ditions the joint operation of electric and steam lines has been attended by grati-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
MOBILE, JACKSON AND
 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD 1.-THE NEW WAY. Timber Lands! Farm Lands!
 Trucking Lands! Sawmill Sites! Factory Sites!

Splendid lands for peaches, cane, small fruits and all kinds of truckage; to say nothing of cotton, corn, oats, peas and alfalfa, which can be suc- cessfully grown on the entire line of four hundred miles.
 Good climate, good water, good lands and fine forests of long leaf yellow pine and harwoods over the entire way offering every inducement to the manufacturer of lumber. both for cx- port and domestic markets.
 Fine opportunities offered for nak- ing slaves. headings, spokes. boxes mantels and all kinds of high-grade furniture.
 The M., J. & K c. Railroad shorteIs the distance from the North to the Gulf, putting Memphis, St. Louis. Nash vile, Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianap- oils and the great West in close touch with Mobile; insuring quick deli, cries to Tampa, Havana, Bluefields. Colon and all Central American ports
 Care and caution in handling freight and quick transportation at moderate cost is our motto.
 Full information will be given. L. L. LAWRENCE, Manager l. 6 |.
 Department, Laurel, Miss. w. L. O'DWYER, General Freight
 Agent, Mobile, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
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made, the most interesting of which were actual races between the electric loco- motive and steam locomotive of what is known as the Pacific type, the most powerful used in this particular road s service. The runs were made from a standing start, and in every case the experimental motor won. With six reg,I- lation passenger cars behind It. it reached speed of fifty miles an hour in two minutes and seven seconds while 1t tooK the steam locomotive three minutes and twenty-three seconds to attain the same speed. And after the competitive trials the electric lomotlve was tried out" by being run more than eighty miles an hour to show that the severe efforts It had been put through had In nowlse af- fected It's smooth working or efficiency.
 The foreign railway men who attended the recent congress told many interesting stories of what is being done in other countries. In France and Germany ex- perimental trains have been running for n number of years, testing one or another system of operation with varying degrees of success One of the delegates declared that "in South Africa there are light rail- ways on which a regular train service would not pay. but which with the use of automotor cars for passengers. have given satisfaction" There are sections of railway in South Australia which have a length of 1900 miles to 36n oOO inhabitants, and could not be operated at q profit ex- cept with automotor cars. In England, the Northeastern railway has been operat- ing n suburban service with electric power for the past year. and excellent results arc reported. The Paris-Orleans railway the most important in France. has made sim liar use of reversible motor trains. And it is interesting to Americans to learn that an American railroad was the first in the world to demonstrate that electricity could play a useful part in the operation of the old-time steam lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

flying measure of success. Perhaps there is no better example of the way in which the trolley co-operates with the locomo- ment than is afforded by the system of steam and electric lines which the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad Is building up in its extremely important and very congested territory. The trolley care made it's appearance only about twenty years ago, and within less than ten years of it's general use the New Haven system was using elec- tric traction, thus becoming the first steam railroad corporation in the world to use the new power. It was the first steam corporation to equip a line with the trolley system, and 1t was likewise the first to equip a line with the third rail.
 In June, 1895, the first trolley cars for steamroad purposes were tested at Nan tasket Beach, developing speed of fifty miles an hour. On the last day of tha. month the first trolley service on for mer steam railroad was put into actual operation. Other experiments followed and were so successful that the com pany soon began the absorption of elec- tric railways and this policy has been steadily pursued until today the New Haven system controls more than 300 miles or electric lines. By the union Of steam and electric roads it is possible to make close connections and through traffic arrangements. and to introduce many economies in management When this policy was adopted great sections of the New Havens back territory had no transportation service whatever. while others had more than they could profit ably support The New Haven engineers. having laid out a general scheme for the .-l-t 1f both rlpde 1f 1i,,a. have been able to All in the gaps in- telligently and the whole district involved Is being systematically developed.
 What the New Haven road is doing in southern and western New England is being done to some extent-and to greater extent every year-in other parts of the sountry, and similar experiments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

 State Express. It's been running since October 26, 1891, and has never had Ia tality."
 Empire State Express.
 The Empire State and the Twentieth Century Limited of the New York Central (the latter the eighteen hour train) are the two fastest trains in the world. The next fastest train is the Pennsylvania s eighteen hour train to Chicago.
 On certain stretches of road any one of these three trains could be speeded at the rate of seventy miles an hour. Railroad men say they make this speed when they are few minutes behind time.
 The Empire State Express runs the 40 miles from New York to Buffalo in hours and 15 minutes. The average speed, n- cludng stops. Is $. .3S miles an hour. The total weight of that train is 405 tons.
 The Central's eighteen hour train runs from New York to Chicago, a distance of 965 miles, in IS hours at an average speed of 53 miles an hour.
 The fastest foreign trains are:
 The Sud Express, which travels between Paris and Bordeaux. a distance of 4SS.01 miles in hours and 54 minutes. The aver age speed of this train is 9.30 an hour. This train went at the rate of 54 miles an hour until it ran down an embankment. Then it's running time was extended
 The East Coast Express of the Great Northern and Northwestern railways runs from London to Edinburgh, a dis tance of 3931s miles. in hours and 45 minutes, at an average speed of 50.7 miles an hour. Another fast English train runs between London and Glasgow, distance of 4011s miles in hours. at an average speed of 5O.1S miles an hour.
 These are the six fastest long distance trains in the world. What strikes the lay man in comparing the foreign and the American trains is the great difference In weight of cars and engines Our rolling stock is a great deal heavier and for that reason far superior. railroad men say
 People often ride on fast trains and done realize 1t. slany person rides on the Albany Flier between Albany and New York without knowing that he is really going faster than if he were riding on the Empire State Express. The last named train runs with four cars, and its running time between Albany and New York is 2 hours and 59 minutes. It does not stop between these cities.
 The Albany Filler Is six car train and the running time between Albany and New York is 3 hours and IT minutes It makes eight stops on the way. Each stop. slowing down, discharging passengers and getting started again, will take at least three minutes.
 Take twentv-four minutes of the run ming time and folks who ride on the Al bany Flier are travelling pretty fast Still they don't realize 1t and the New York Central never boasts about this train
 Which all goes to show that people who travel on railroads have no idea how fast they are going. The men who run the railroads do. though. and they are constantly on the alert. If one road puts on fast train another fast train will be put on in competition. The mile minute period is here People of the next gener- ation are likely to travel at the rate of 100 miles an hour. Such speed has often been prophesied and the electric engine may make the prophecy fact.