The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-28
''1'O'..R|EDUCE RATES
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Southern Railway Arilotili1c t's'y
Freight Schedule. ~. II Atlanta .ttlla4rt1l #
and Other Points.
OTHER ROADS + Low SUIT
.1t5 lis Predicted That They
58.s5s ailway Earn
III ings..

l rho Southern Railway has Just an,
5nounced reduction Eln@the freight rates
or that line from New, y orlst to points
III, tho South, chiefly inR Georgia and Ala
.barna, the new rates to become effective
February /, 1905. Tho following changes
iii rates have been made TO Atlanta and
points taking tho "A tlant Ia rate ID First
class. reduction OH second. 81 third 8 \
fourth, {; fifth, a Six til, 3 s.. 5 Is IS pre-
idictGd that other limos reaching ATLANTA
will Undoubtedly make similar retluc IONS MS
The following points take the rate
B]alnbrdgc 90
n ea'i a.9h f,ta 2MsS u 1l In!
dale. IA tauitman, Thomasvllle, tclf tol,,I
Washington aid iValdostn. ca. rho are-
dnctiDns are from four cents nd aR E,l,,S
I "a IN Macon s: and Miedgeyille win be
tho following dfferentials under t@he At t
hluntn rates. Glass |, three cents class =,
two cents;5 class 3, n two cents n class y.
two cents;%c class IS. ono cent; class " one
cent. "a t. t55ii ri ~ }35a
THE date for the hearings before the
Interstate Commerce Commission on the
uniform bill q lading Ct Wushi n "a e.
3runry 18th. The hearings will attract 70
Washington a great number Of railway
rate experts. tho railway genernllS VIZ
3orollsly opposing the bill. The POSTPONE.
5ment or tho hearing leaves little prospect
or the pnssag &c of4the bill ut this short
session, for even u tho measure pc re- e.
ported, OF which there IS grave doupt,a
there will be hardly sufficient time leIt
yWithin$which to discuss the bill ms Ella DOE
5ately&as will be desired The measure 10
ono vitality affecting the railroads. they
claim, and 1t is ito be expected that !. 9 9
powerful lobby will be at work then5and
III fact. has alQready been at work gilihs '
rho Richmond Locomotive Works has
delivered the first of the t%enty new e, Y
sapeake and Ohio road and are. OK
jpected to complete and deliver al IN !, z
few days. The demand for locomotives Is Is
expected to insure plenty of work at q AZ y
the works for some time to come. N a
l Tho present widespread cold wave Is
driving tourists from the North to Florl-
lda3 and Cuba in large numbers and many
IRE destined for Nassauin me +, 6an n9
Seaboard Airline stated yesterday thae
tic Florida special over that line has
been filled for several days, ana . that
travel ,,Ta III.
calIy, exist on the Atlantic Coast
and 1.-The Southern RI lway' s ri Florida q
trains. The tourist traTel has e not yet
reached tile high point, and promises ere
tho season ends to exceed lllitl ~ III
previous year. III ~. 5ySl &s 5is#
u President \ George W.. stevens, OF II, the
chcsa pcake and Ohio Railway' 81, ~ I'M n
road. i lef will probably return g Q ms ,N
city to-day or tomorrow ,,9
Il Nlr.#C. NV. Bradley, formerly general
manager Of the West Shore Ra1lroad.r b "
tl.aN NYr,Sfn
Car Service Association, with headauar 7
tiers in Buffalo, is III the city. MI. Brad
lev is accom- anled by his wife. and they
are guests at the Jefferson fora lev e,
Gals in this city. Captain G. w w ST
bury, district passenger agent OF the
Southern Railway, has been to Chase CITY
for a day or two
Gross earnings Of the Chesapeake and.
Ohio Railway for the month Of December,s
1904. were 81. III ts1.73, an increase OF sli;,-
1919. IA Expenses for the month were VI
1G s an Increase Of but Ssaois, leitTs
month alone of 1893, ST. II compared with
.Decembcr 1903. For the SIX months Q
the current fiscal year the gross earn
&ings were s10.45S, 4oi.3I, an increase. over
the six months Of the previous fiscal year
Of sSos, "a 10. Expenses for the SIX months
were So, 5la. S57. rs, an Increase Of but sl3'-s
26752 leaving an increase IN net earnings ,!s
for the Six months or shll ot5bs Ihe
shnwi,ip az expenses for December is the
best best for many months. especialy when
taken in connection with the handsome
Increase in earnings. An increase, In net {,
earnings Of more than = million is lh =,
months, and that for the ensuing six
months will In all probability exceed TINS ms
Southern Railway earnings Tor inc
third week OF January, estimated are;
This mis- year, ss477ss; last year. 1888, iol, an
increase Of sS,3s7. Earnings Of the 81.
Louis Louisville lines show a decrease Or