The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
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~. & o. Officials viii Ascertain,
Isi 5Wl1ySlVliitc ssengersS Were s$
Ousted for Negroes.
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l N>. q Board Of Directors
Have Acc epted Resignation
of Pennsylvania Members.

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Y H. 81 Pl7entlsy lvai1ia4M einbers.
4 President George wv stevens Of the
Chesapea Ike NJ ana Ohio left yesterday
morning for the western end OF the road
over the James River Division. 3
The president has ordered an invest.
CATION OF the Pntncy charge that con-
Sductor and porter. on the Lynchburg train
ousted white passengers fronIa chair car
to give the seats 10 negroes. az u
General 6 Manager J Il. Doyle will
shortly leave for hls vacation.
3 Al the last meeting Of the directors two
of the i've m mbers who distinctly repro
isented the pennsylvania Railroad Cont
pa nyBon the board lila rle W Mr.8 Obi Il +.
Rrhnyer, fourth yce-prcsident Sof u ttf.B 4
sPennsylvanla,and Mr.. illiam II. Barnes.
"a Bdiecto r-resigned from the Norfolk and 4
Western, board. The vacancies we're filled
blythe election Of Mr.. Henry c.. F'rick az (
5Pittsburg, and Mr.. Levi i G. Weir. NY
Weir Is presdentsof the Adams Express
Company. which has close track relations
WITH Y the Pennsy lvania Railroad. and is ~ 4
Y director In Ia ba nix and In a. trust COM q
pan OF Philadelphia n which8the Penn
sy vanilla Ral lrond lssjundcrstood to he \
Interested, y Three Pennsylvania directors
Messrs John p. Greene, Samuel Reag ana Il
y q mes M Crea, remain among the eleven
sNorfol * and Western directors. Tho as
5suinpt Ion Is that these changes were
made In anticipnt ton of the Forthcoming
report by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission In rega I'd to 81 the rent tons OF
raj Ways and coal companies on the theory
ffYnt1 nu,S tuRF Dali
road Con pany owns only d minority In
jterest. Il dominates inSthe management
of the 3 Norfolk and Western Baltimore r.
and f&Ohio8an Y ChcHapeake ~ and III Ohio
roads. which will be assumed ITO he prac-
tically parallel and competing lines.
s That the aboard Air Line and tho
Frisco lines are very closely allied AMI &
that they will connect through the South {
and q Western from some Il point In tho d
sCarolinas through Bristol n to Cairo.s Ill,
is gtaerally believed In Southern circles
The Southern ilway n has issued fa y
preliminary report o. Its income account Fl
for the year ended June 80. i COS. The
statement, on tho whole makes IA favor
able showing & par ticularly SO VII III regard
to gross earnings. These amounted to
s53.G4t.43s. ns compared with $4s. 145l1s.
for the fiscal yea n ended June 80. 8s1 oO5.
an Increase Of .41s,33l. !: or equivalent TO 4
q gain OF ll.42Eper&ce Ofsthisg amount.
however, only <13.Ses,aos was saved for
net earl tngs, owing to an Increase IN 8
operating expenses aud charges OF 81,
800, 624 The net gain In net earnings5I
therefore. was only $500, nB or equal Il TO y
s.17E per cent. The Increase In operating
expenses Was equivalent to 1897 pc y cent
The balance over fixed charges amounted
TO E35.22g, 0s5 an increase OF SIT, 433. sglI
81 From this was charged off the 5 ne ~
cent. dividend on tho preferred stock.
amounting TO ss.ooo,o00. leaving As sur
plus liable X for q ppropria lions. etc.,
OF t2.22so65. The a mount set aside for
this y purpose KS was 5000 $50. less
than IN the preceding year, 60 1,a tDe \
net surplus carried over at the end of Ne "A
ear. amounted to 81. 229, 22ao. an increase Il
OF si34,l56 as compa redSwith ! 915.
The report shows large expenditures
for the mnintcnanceaof equipment and
cost OF conduc transportation due 70 4
the Increase & cost OF Il fuei, and the In 4
crease In wages, paid TO- trainmen. yard
and station labor, The detailed report Is &
as follows: & II AZ
Mileage .5 /. ! 7s74 ,l9s {
Gross 4. y. +. s63 641.4se y s4s.145.los
Expenses and taxes SO, 1918 s5.os9, 5l5
81 Net ~. 1s.sss.aoo sls,oss.59a
s,rhe south and Western is to be con
3tinucd as n feeder OF the seaboa sd Ale
Line in the South. ] Il ls to become the q
coal carrying hi ghway Tor ne sea ooatu;8
Afoi,ntaIn rs. In making this public Alfred
Walter. Its president. says: g !.
5Tlia.ToS " a e great extent the coal that Is
fought from the Clinchfield region vii
"a shipped to the South, We Will first n
look after the building up OF the Inland
markets before turning our attention 10
the export trade. Later. probahrly 2
great deal Will be shipped to sou q, e,
ports for export aykets, + What WI 20 +
the main port for xport coal shlpmenl
has not been determined n NIL ne alohs (
tho Southern coast. 535
}B Much work on the South and " estern 1
has been completed In " inla, reslaens
Walter says, and work on the tunnel
through # Clincll Mountain Is s moving
along. Within three years It. is expected
il Will be compl eted. Constr ton torc es +
from that end of the line are now nc pusp
Ing the work into Eastern Tenn Jesse 81 MOI
OF the tunnels through the mount ans 3'n
Western North Carolina have been con- ~
there has been delay in the struction FL
OF grades on the new seaboard 1eeoer,
president Walter says. but notwlth ms tana
irg this great pro ress has been mace ut 1' y
the work 4 Z. S.
! u During the month Of June q, ooe tons q
= al rails were exported from the United
States 81 valued ati,7o3,ea against 9, $40 \
tons, valued at 1854 90, for the same period
In 1906. ~. and,ns 1una
All sae TONS, valued at is,so4.842 were ex- 4
norted against 400. go tons valued ct 49, *
rs sls, FOR the same period IN y 1908, q
4 ,r,s pam ivan la Is to build at cost
Z. * M OOo a five mile terminal line to 4
cor Tu,Y'i lta Pittsburg line out Of Buffalo
y MIL, the Western New York and Pennsyl-
sinla Al the same point, i VIII run from ,sa
- yanffalo and parallel the New York 4
Central freight terminal IN that locality
The pennsylvania has again recorded
y a. - Ne