The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-04
FREE PASS Loss
CAUSES NEW LAWS {
Kentucky Wants To- lSinc Rail
roads 5000 for Issuing II
!. Them.
IA LIST OF CONVENTIONS \ :: !. ms
Richmond Branch Of Richmond.
Locomotive Works to Double
It's Capacity.

It's Capacity.
31i Al 1rrFm state and national capitals com.
low rlinples Of impending legislation3' IN
tended to rccoup tho public for 'ts fre'
js pass losses. but lawi,altlng has not ye
Il developed. Iii Kentucky an oHcred pll
proposes to punish railways for siyina
passes and onlcehodcrs for accepting
them by 1inc of 500 TO 500. Many States
arc likely TO pass laws OF, this nature
unless they reform evil by tho contrary
plan OF compelling the roads TO carry III
s. public persons free. N
rho following is a list OF conventions
Or RAILWAY officials, 10 he held during tho
year 1906 Other associations viii be add
cd as soon ms I no dates OF meeting have
4 been decided upon:
March 1b--American Association OF Cen
ernl Baggage Agents ut Los Angeles, Cal.
March 90-,A american Railway Engineer
ing and Maintenance OF Way Association
SatB Chicago. Ill 5J 81
April Irrational Convention Of Rail
road Commissioners Mt Washington, y.
&C. ~
April 2,-.Amcricnn Hallway Association
at Chicago, Ill,
May S-International Railway General
1'oremcn's Association ut Saint Louis,
K Mo- s54ss 5.f
May 10 Eastern Association OF Car
Service Officers ut Washington, p. Ca.
May 1b-+SatIonals Association Of Car
IA Service Managers at Denver, Colo. IA u
May 15--Intcrnational Railway Master
Boiler Makers Association, ut Milwaukee.
WIS. 81 y.
May 1s-r'relght Claim Association, at
st. Louis, Mo. ,6
May 7--Association OF Transportation
and Car Accounting Officers mt Denver.
Col. e
June 1o--rrain Dlspatchcrs. Association
Of America, Mt Buffalo, n. Y
Juno 1n-Amcrican Association OF 1-o-
cal Freight Agents associations. at Mon
q trcal. Canada. FIX t
Juno 1s--Mastcr Car Builders Associa-
ton, 1T Atlantic City, ~ J. SIZE N.
Il June 1S--.imerican Railway Master Nc
rhanlcs' Association, at Atlantic CITY,
y. j. s, 5t5 *
juno Decentralization OF Railway Tele-
graph superntendents, nj Denver. Col.
Juno DEMONSTRATION Of American Rail
way Accounting Officers, at Bluff Point,
N. Y. III X.
October 1s--Ane rican Association OF
General Passenger and Ticket Agents. a t
Atlantic City, n. J. /. \. h
4 y
Preparations arc being made by tho
American Locomotive Company to en-
large tho works at Richmond. so as all;
most to double the present capacity Of the
2 plant.
The Atlanti. Coast Limo has finally ac-
uuired possession Of the Macon, Dublin
md Savannah he purchase of whichslng
rear was held UP by legal complications.
It Is reported that the company. will ,ex-
- II Z,
AZ The Chesapeake and Ohio Rail way ofl-
sials haye received advice from tho Wis
tonsIn Central Line. announces that they
will restore the sale OF home seekersi!
Z tickets from their territory to Virginia
Y points. This Is the result OF the efforts
of the Chesapeake and Ohio to continue
y these tickets on sale for tho benefit or
bringing settlers to Virginia.tand 1t; is
expected that the other Western lines
Will soon take similar action.
\ serious difficulty between the Balt-
more and Ohio Railroad and the Brother
hood of Locomotive Fircmen has cul-5
minated in the withdrawal OF q commit
tee which has been In session In Baltimore
for four weeks. ]. J. Hanrahnn, grand
master, OF tho Brotherhood, has taken
charge IIe will confer with Vice Prcs-
dent Potter of the railroad to-day. The.
trouble is oyer a refusal to grant shorter
hours and n small increase In wages
The movement over the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's main limo In Janu-
airy was 1922 cars, exceeding the best
previous record by almost 700. The jan
nary movement averaged G.256 cars a day
or train every twelve minutes. day and
night. On December last lS7.1lG cars
passed Mifflin, setting the record at that
!. time.
1t is stated In come quarters, on what is
claimed to be excellent authority, that
an extra dividend will be declared on
Northern Pacific stock at the next divi-g
dcnd period.
i5 At the request OF tho Travellers Protec-
tive Association Of Atlanta. the Georgia
Railroad Commission has taken up tho
subject of interchangeable mileage books
5 for use on companies operating III that
State, and Is expected to use Its influence
to make tic Interchange uniform. No
Southern. the Central OF Georgia and me 4
Georgia Southern and Florida at present
do not accept mileage tickets bought on
other roads. 5Esss f3
immigration.
Editor OF The Times-DispatcI:
Sir,--I have been reading lately with
articles. special communications and edi-
torlals5 In the press of the State that have
dealt with the old subject Of immgra-,
" recent project Of comm Mss Of Agr.
State itself. u body polite, the prime
mover r IN II the matter Of bringing nto,lher