The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-08

C {; LOWER TAX RATE
This 4 S a Consideration lii Mat
ter-Railroads and Railroad
M en#E Elsewhere

\ Tho action OF the City Council i'll ere
ating a special committee to call upon
the officials Of II he Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad and urge upon them the location
of the prospective new shops Of the COM
9pany in this city, Is but another indica-
ton that Richmond is awake and hust-
ling TO secure everything iii sight in the
way of industries for the city. Just what
tho city can do to induce the location
Z OF nov shops here by the railway does
rot yet appear, further than show an
interest and desire for the industry
The fact that all the other shops have
recently. undergone endorsements save
those ut Richmond, and the impestance
of this point on the system. would seem
to make it practically assured that the
enlargement of shops deemed necessary
i by the railroad will be located here or on
the suburbs Of this city Whatever tho
chesapeake and Ohio builds here will
almost certainly be located on thor cS-s
tenslve properties i'll Fulton, Just outside
| the city limits. The reasons for this are
obvious The company already owns the
fulton, and In that,4location the local
tax ratio would be but siXty-four cents,
as compared with, Sl,4o In the city linn
4 It's The site IS near enough TO We CITY
| reside in the city and secure tho 6cduca--
tional advantages and the comforts OF
urban life The definite movement on the
! part or various business organizations
! to 4, secure tho location OF these shops
1 here is In large measure due to the .sug-
/ gestion OF Mr. John NJ. Ryall, president
i of the Central Trades and Labor Council
i made at theSmccting for the organization
i of the Joint Committee on Progress.
Richmond is determined to do everything
possible to secure secure the shops shop
z II ( ! . u
i The louisville, and Nashville. il Is re.
nat cars at its New Decatur shops.
Mr., a. j; Momphill, secretary OF the
Norfolk and Western, ! has resigned. NJ
Mr.. II. Mcrtsheimer, heretofore super
intendent OF motive power and car de-
partn!cnt of the Denver and Rio Grande.
/ has been appointed superintendent OF
motive power of the c., H,4& d., suc-
eeedlnge Mr. Charles CHAR. Il; Cory,
locomotives ii from tho Rogers WORK Works d d
the American Locomotive Company.
Thc report Of the Reading Company fol
i December, 1904, shows an increase 4,
GarnnSS she bphhadfelph fn
4 July 1staof l,7@.56s over the same perlot
A last year.
! u ] 4.
Mr., !. II; Aaddy. who resigned recently
I cd tho position OF special representative
of tho Erie Railroad, with headquarters
at No, q cor'landt Street New York, 3a
sa ita from Nav York on ny obrsnary Z,
until tho latter part Of April or early !,
May 3f
The Hartman lines arc reported to hav
ordered fourteen baggage, mall and ex
press cars. LOCO stock cars and GOO DO:
cars
The now Maryland, Delaware and VIr
ginia railroad Company, owners Of tn
Queen -Annc's Railroad, the Weems Lin
OF steamers and the Chester River Steam
: boat Company, has effected pcrmunen
organlza ton. 5.
: Mr., W, j, Haylow, superintendent o
transportation Of the first division o
! the Atlantic coas. Line has resigned
operating passenger pass trains over s's It's i h j
: Sandy cutoff between kenovn and Nnu
!, satuck, w. Va, The cutoff Is twenty
y saves nifty minutes In running time be
9 tween Columbus and Norfolk.
/ Mr.. Mandescn Sener,a Baltimore news
:. representative of the Baltimore and Ohio
With office al Baltimore, Md. to succec
!, Mr., James II. Maddy, resigned.
Mr. j. H. Gorlnan. hitherto assistar
: fraight traffic manager of the Atchlsol
Topeka and Santa Fe. has been uppointe
a 1 freight traffic manager, succeeding M
w -, Biddle, resigned;
Tho following appointments have bee
announced by the Chicago and Norti
I western: Mr.. II. j. 0'I'ricn, Superintendent
Northern Wisconsin division; Mr.. w. ]
n Walker. tralnmaster Northern Iowa d
Vision: Mr.. w, n, Morse. superintendent
a fIvisions MIR M I h8f Ic,