The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-05
Connection With Roanoke.

a Baltimore telegram says:
Baltimore Is TO have u direct railway
connection with Roanoke and the rich
Southwest section OF the Old Dominion.
This VIII be made possible by the build
ing of seventy-five miles OF road by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad thirty-fivs
miles OF which will he on almost a per-
fectiy level stretch of country through
Shenandoah and Rockingham counties.
paralieling the Southern Railway between
Strasburg and Harrisonburg.
'At Harrisonburg the Baltimore and
Ohio will take It's own tracks which
run now from Harrisonburg TO Lexing-
ton, a distance of sixty miles At Lex
iDgton the Baltimore and Ohio will CONF
mence laying rails on graded roadbed
that runs from that point TO Salem n
distance of forty miles. Salem is six miles
from Roanoke.
THE Baltimore and Ohio will bring it's
main line to Roanoke and give Salem q
spur.
The seaboard Air Line and Atlantic
Coast Line will on January sth inaugu-
rate their fast Florida trains. consist
ing of all Pullman cars. with electric
equipment and dining car service. The
trains leave New York and so through
to Jacksonville.
e. NJ. Bigelow. director of the Departs
been appointed chief engineer of the
Pennsylvania system. succeeding w. II.
Brown, retired on the age limit.
Two million dollars has been appro-
priated by the Colorado and Southern for
the purchase of new equipment during
IN1eo6. In addition, equipment ordered in
1906 for delivery early next year, will
cost nearly 100000. This amount will
rank in size with that which will be eX-
try, No
bulk of the equipment will be operated
on the Colorado divisions
Pennsylvania Pass Order.
The Pennsylvania has definitely decided
to include editorial passes in the no-pass
decision. An announcement to that eff
feet has Just been issued. saying:
fIt has been decided by the manage.
ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Conn
pany to discontinue the issue of editorial
annual passes as well as the issue of
transportation in any form in exchange
for advertising. We will be unable. there
fore, to renew the present advertising
arrangement for 1906 Beginning Janus
airy /, 1906, all advertising arrangements
will be placed on cash basis"
| Congress may lop 100000 off the app
preparation bill for the pay OF the rail-
roads for carrying the mails as a reply
to the no-pass order, which went into eff
feet on January 1st on most of the rail.
| roads in the East, General Grosvenor.
of Ohio who was a White House caller
recently, expressed himself In favor of
the action Indicated. IF the railroads
have lost as much money during the
last year as the Pennsylvania Railroad
officials claim they have, on account Of
giving away so many passes," said Gem
eral Grosyenor, I'VE can now save $1O,-
OOO,OCO OF the $5O0O0,0 C0 we pay them, and
devote that extra money to extending
the rural free delivery. At the same
time. the railroads Will do just as we'll
as they did when they were giving away
$lO,OO0.oOO In free rides"
10 Exchange Passes.
oticials of steamship lines, with the on
cepllon or those engaged in coastwisa
business, will not be given exchange
passes next year by the Trunk Lines. Tho
others In which an exception Is made,
and those connected with lines, Will be
given these courtesies because the in
terests they represent are either owned
by the railroads or are their direct cons
nections. i
With respect to the report from Phil
adelphIa that a sale of the Kansas City
Southern on cash basis will ,sbe ans
nounced this week. It Is learned hero
that interests generally well-informed re-
Earding ST. Paul affairs have been told
that the Kansas city Southern deal will
be closed this week and that the st. Paul
will take the property. The reported
prices are 40 for Kansas City Southern
common and 10 for the preferred stock.
M. l.. Akers, Superintendent of TERMS
nails of the Big Four and Chesapeake
and Ohiotat Louisville, KY, has been ap-
pointed division freight agent Of the lat.
ter road at louisville. 49, ~ lts