The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-29

two tracks, 10 replace the pres
cnt single track structure, and
the one over the eastern branch
10 to be similar structure, also to have
an opening of seventy-five feet. to replace
the present structure, which has two
scventy-three feet openings. sepcial
meeting will be held TO consider the APP
plication. Contract for the superstruc-
ture is reported let to the Pennsylvania
Steel Company. Philadelphia.
The principal assistant engineers of the
Underwater Railway Co. are as follows: l..
r. Taylor, eastern district, with oiiics a.
Norfolk, Va; e. Cray, Jr., middle dis
trict. with office at Roanoke, Va; w. -.
Taft. Deepwater Railway, with Office at
Princeton, w. Va. The following are
division engineers: A. l.. Cornell, first
division, with office at Norfolk, Va; +.
b. Houston, second division, with Office
at Keysville. Va; +. A. Jones. third
division. with office ut Brookneai. VA
w. G. krowl.on. fourth fivis or Y "
Ace at R anoke. Va; w. p. almaker
iltth ulvisc. With oltice n. C.ra ..i.a-
burg, Va. ID. b. Dunn, sixth d.vis-on,
with Office at Eggleston. Va; d W..
Crane, seventh division, with office at
Oakvalc w. Va; A. d. ESall, eighth
division, with office at Matoaka, W. Va.
Philip Ayett has been appointed resi-
dent engineer at Southern Branch. va.
The seaboard Air Line has ordered so
plain box cars. and $50 ventilated box
cars. from the American Car and Foundry
Company These cars will be of $1,000
pounds capacity and will weigh $500
pounds each. They will be So feet long by
S feet 6 inches wide by Z feet 6 inches
high. all inside dimen& ons. The bodies
will be OF wood and the underframcs Wal
be of metal. The special equipment will
include pressed steel holsters. solid
l-beam. brakebeams cast-iron brake
shoes, westinghouse air-brakes, Dayton
door fasteners, Seabonrd Air Line stand
ard doors, S. "A. J.. twin spring draft
rigging SymlnEGon journal boxes. Chica-
20 roofs, and S. a. l.. standard trucks.
The S. A. L. has also ordered three CO.
foot cafe dining cars and two 6I-foot conf
bipation passenger and baggage cars from
the. American Car ard Foundry Conf
pany.
A. d. Parker, who has been elected
vice president in charge of operating,
traffic and auditing of the Colorado and
Southern, is a graduate of Racine Col
lege having taken his Il, A. degree In
1879 and an M. a. in 1852. He began lall-
road work in 1888 on the Denver and Rio
C;rande as II section laborer. After serv-
ing some time in the Stops; no became
in lSSl, n cstll in the tudi.o. S oiii-e,
advancing during the next nine years
through different grades to the poslsion
of chief clerk To the auditor In 1875
he was appointed auditor during the re-
ceivership of the Union Pacific, Denver
and Gulf The next year his jurisdiction
was extended over the Denver. Leadvillc
and Glnnison In 1880 these roads were
rorganized under their present name OF
the Colorado and Southern. and Mr.. Par
ker became general auditor. lie was
elected also second vice-president In Octo-
her, 1905, and i1 fDeccmberawas relieved
OF his duties of general auditor and was
given the sauthorityslle now exercises.
The State Railroad Commission of
Georgia has issued an order that, begin
ming February 10TH the Southern Rail-
way, the Central OF Georgia, and tho
Atlantic Coast Line must make rcdue-
tions OF about 10 per cent. in their local
freight rates; and the companies are for
hidden to try to evade this order by max
ing changes in classification. II Is also
said that all freight rates in}force now
In the State. which are lower than these
which have been prescribed by the Sac,
, will be adopted by, the commission, and
the roads forbidden to raise them.
According to the louisville Courier
Journal Il rlral telephone line was utll-
ICED recently on tho Southern Railway,
near NewjAlbany; Ind. to prevent col
, lision OF freight trains. An eastbound
| freight train ran past u train order sis-
| nal nj a small station, The tran dis
patcher Was a., once Informed. Int was
unuble tojrench the opposing train ny tel
| egrap hut somebody thought of IL
! telephone line coa.Gctlng with u farm