The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
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Presidents Ingalls, aid .Lcdya.rfidtly|
GivcEWayg to$New- IN
III 81 man. 4 N
RICHMOND WAVES 1, THE 4 n : SHOPS J; q 2
Business Organization Appre-
8S5 ciatc Value of5tlle Proposed
Es5s q. & o. Improvement.

~ 3Tho recent announcement OF the re-
d tire1,lcnt Of President Meivl. L. IN
q snljs 6Df tho Big -Four Rail wa y item,
B ana Or President II. e =. Led yard OF y ED
Michigan Central lines and the announce
inetit that President w. II. Newman, ot
Tic Now York Central lines, Woilid 4, &c y
tic president or tho Big -Four nt:d SNllchl-
gan Central lines Trims tn the z. persist
4 entity circulated rumor that these changes
would be made Though perslstcntly d:.
Il ilied by t$1ngnlls the change nus s
now been officially announced. he nc -
4 uutsttions Of tho Michigan Central gives
! tho New York Central system prnctlcal-
u Iysn parallel Inc from Buffalo ii TO iChi-
lt,ago, the Michigan Central running on
ono shore OF Lake Erie. while the L 1s'
b Shore runs along the other. 81 u III u
rho recent purchase OF the Big -Four 'lir5
4 and rumors N TINT Vanderbilt interests
4 were quietly buying up Chesape ke and
n OhlD stocks is OF peculiar Interest mere.
Ihe Vanderbilt interests alrend y 5i own
i about d Third OF the stock OF the Chesa-,
d penke and Ohio J3ailway. while tho I'enn-
4 aylvana has q third, and other Interests
tbs other third. Yhether or not the l1y
H Vanderbilt lines are seeking to acquire
thp chesapeake and Ohio also Is an In
5terestIng question just now. President
81 Stevens, OF the chesapeake and Ohio Rail
& Way when ask cd ns to tho 3runor n few
E days ago. II expressed the opinion that
A there was nothing III the rumor OF the Ell
z fort ofsthe Vanderbilt interests TO Sc.
cure control OF the Chesapeake and Ohio.
9J.cgethcr With the Pennsylv Iva MIA Il inter.
n, ests, they now already have practical
control. Whether or not ~ the Is Pennsyl-.
.vnnia would stand Bshy nd permit the
4 Vanderbilt lines 10 secure control is a
question hat cur, only be decided here
after. $f 3 III 35S5 fl3 X
The owners OF the Brckroe 81 ct, Iio-i
III tel and properties are improving them
preparatory to the opening for, the COM
Ing season. The name OF the new lessee
Of the n hotel there has not been made
Il know The chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way isgnlrendy booking excu rsions ~ to
this popular destination. and indications
are that tho dates Will be better filled
i than last sea RS Il RI I. ~
There are no new developments In the
matter OF the proposed enlarged e shops
sfof the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Z Richmond business men md organized
labor bodice are now thoroughly aroused
ITO 4 the value 10 the city OF this big In
5gdtistry. and vii spare no fort 6to 81 In
n sure the selection OF Richmond as the
4 site. for the shops. NJ 58.i 81 81
/ Comptroller ~ oseph ". Coke. OF the
NBrf6lk and Western IRA tlr oad, III as lust
Issued Shis statement OF earnings and ex-3
Spenses ofi that system for the month Of
December and for he first six months
y OF the current fiscal year. Total earn
ings OF December were s1.o97, ol3. ~. an I'm
3cicasc of s171. 05s.S7. Operating expenses
for tie month were f st,24 ,o44.7O, an IN.
crease or slo3. $40 O.. leaving net earnings
&3753l6s.Tl. an increase over December,
1905 OF f$67 oo3o, 81 III Total earnings for, the
xix months OF the current year were!
&l1S11.44oS0 an increase OF f4o8, ITO. q. soter
the first six. months Of the preceding fis-
cal year Expenses for tho six months
OF the current year were S7,0l2 ISL 3d. an
increase OF s292. G7s.b6, leaving net ear
ings 81, 7s9, 322.a an increase OF $135.43s.61