The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
CLEAN RECORD
EQRC.&| 4. [! A.
Interstate Cott1ffierce&C ot11t11issionl
Finds Nothing Wrong Re
a garding Coal Affairs.
CARS APPoRIloN:ED, FAIRLY A 4 | !
No Suspicion 81 Graft 81 3 Any. Any
Sort Was Dis
& IA ~ covered.

rhat, the / Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
u officinisi have, como through the coal IN
before tho y Interstate Conn
lmerce Commission With entirely clean
)Ehnnds Is most gratifying to the people
i o. Richmond. us. we'll as to virginia g n
ls1hrge n \. n it2 d II IN L
enynble showing inBt searcl1 ngss nves-s
i tIEntlonl which, was. held, and thiH s y
| especially trtins Of tho G ,esnpenko e
' ohio, whose offonls were exl onora t tod
lsby the. committee and by investig ting
COUNSEL II s .53i a "a So 4,
The coal interests Of the road arc
sdirectlYsn, the hands, of General Mama er'i
G. nj Doyle ana, Mr.. ID N. Jel lison coal
| agent, and It isGa high compliment to
| those offioials tllatfno world ~ complaint
was heard ION the@part Of the Goa q eI-s
ators who, slip over tiles CFesapeake, S A.
/ Ohio road. { .Si55if
The apportlonment OF cars to the Synri--l
GUS mines WINS found to have been TAR
nndt equitable andf5no suspicion Of graft
|Sstoyens may we'll eel&prond8 Of the ex--ss
I oellnnt showing hiai8 road has made IN
|stho midst OF an. investigation which has
discovered graft and oil manner Of u1-5A
savory Incidents. 8l5. a5S y AZ ii$
HI Mr.Esyy s.. Bronson. ASST e generi n
manager OF thog Chesan cnk es 81 ONO WI" ~!
at Washington was, N - the
city yesterday on business IN come elton Ct %
with the passenger depa rtment. II 53s 5s
Nearly q dozen great railway COM
panies during tho present year have res
sorted to the now pract Ice of borrowing
money for Immediate use on short-ter m
notes. IS Among those which. have made
su CHI loans are the Pennsylv mia /. H lal
road, $50 900, 900; Baltimor e ONO, w.
900: Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic, VS.
600, 900 st. Louis ~ San = cisco, 81 600, q
900; Il M ssouri Pacific Sc, 00o Rock z g.
land, $4,000, 900 e KANSAS City South
Sc. 100, OoO; M inneapols & ST. Louis, 8, ODo.-
00o; Southern Railway 81; 500. o00. Nearly
$40 ,0Oo 900 has TINS been placed, much,
ofSit abroad, during the first FIVE mon!thsy
\ OF the year. While, this proc edure seems
stoS Indicate that the prices for winch !,
bonds can bes sold q t present are not
gacceptable to some Of the companies re-
ouirinE large sums, fors imn1edint Il Inns
provemer,ts Z IT. Is evidence, on, the other5
han d. 5$of tho good financial standing OF
American railways n foreign . as we'll 9 as g
Nome; ma rkets, 3BS IS 81. % "a
The assistant telegra nh operator at
Maunie, ILL.,, ona the Louiswille and Nnaitrr#
Iit4is said tina he can Ia e m essa ges as
K ra pliy as & q fast press mn nj gu M senh
h them that Iles, never makes q, braaks
when good operate Is handling TIE
Swire, and can send owe 40 words " m
bute; also that he can sci tic kets MAKE
Echnnge and perfonni the other duties i,te of
Il a. station agent. 1T Isl not p obable. thu
II the handling. OF train. ord re- isi Sa1nol'sa
1.-THE requirements of this sta q on. S8 II! Il
r. rhe sIxinniconick and Freastones Rail-5
/ road Company and the Big Sandy Raft
way Company have been consolidated; "a
|pinto the Chesapeake nndl Ohio 4 RAILWAY
\ Company In kentucky, With q caplttl$
stock OF s12,55o;ooo " a
Pitts, Dorrler4 & CO., Of scotts,vi.t
va , have the col, tract for building the
branch froms Coxing ton, " a.. ,ps Potts CT
Creek, about 20. miles Of the Chesapeake
Land Ohio. G.. r. Burnett isi division ems
|. gineer In CHARGE of the work., Gown tona
IVA. 81 s45$ sss ;555$ N E
The. Atlantic Coast line has contrac tei
with the Hicks 4 Car nd locomotive
Works for4 six express, two pos tai nit
/ two, scombtna tion ma Il and exl1ress cars.
These cars are for ctobers d liyery. AM
Underwater has, ordered from the Pc
man Company one private car, four.
coaches and four passenger and bag
gage cars. N 3s /, 5i8
MIR. r. ~ Coffin has been appoin..d
travelling freight agent Of tl1at So uthot n
at Ashevile, N. c., vice Mr.. n: a. Juar
fson, Jr, resigned. 5
Mr. n, G. Ben1ent has, resigned al
/ trainmaster Of the, Southern at Nashville
Tenn, VA