The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-15
PRIVATE TRAIN
FOR PRESIDENT
Bill introduced in Congress to
Provide for the Pur-
chase.
MILLION DOLLAR STATION
Cut Rate Purchaser Of Ticket
May Sign Another's Name
Without Forgery.

A bill introduced In the national Hou.s
Of REPRESENTATIVES by Representative Nc
Call. OF Massachusetts, provides for the
purchase of we'll appointed train for
the use OF the President Of the United
States, and for an annual allowance OF
$1,000 for purposes Of transportation.
Recelvership proceedings against the
Union and Glenn Springs Railroad, of
South Carolina, have been instituted nv
the Seaboard Air Line. Tho defendant
operates line twenty miles long from
Union to Brides. s. c.. where It connects
with the Seaboard.
Under the auspices OF officials Of the
southern Railway. the Chattanooga sta
uon company has been chartered In Ten
nessee. with $1.o00,00O capital to build
new passenger depot for the use chiefly
OF the Southern The incorporators IN
crude Henry Fonde. general agent OF the
Southern at Knoxville
Conductors Organization.
the observance OF the twenty-ninth an
niversary OF the founding OF Division No
Oh the Order of Railway Conductors at
chicago last week was largely attended
oy prominent railway officials with head
quarters In Chicago, and the event strong
~ emphasized the spirit OF friendlinass
ana mutual esteem which exists betwaan
this labor organization and represent.-
tives of the railway companies generally.
=. M. Mallory has been made Industrial
agent OF the Central OF Georaia at savan.
nah, Ga. '-'.-
q. II. Kimbail, chief engineer Of tbs
has resigned.
II. r. Watkins has been appointed .s-
sistant treasurer of the Denver and Ri,
Grande in Denver.
1ohn r. Hays has been appo,nted p.r-
erai agent OF the Southern Railway u,t,h
Office in Asheville. N. G. .i
Texas Railways. i
Nne-tenths of the rafIwav n,r,a,
Texas is owned and contro,,ed h., 80 "
poraeons with their headquarters ont
SIDE the State, according to a table nrs-
pared by 0. b. Colquitt, of the Te,n.
railroad Commission. OF the 11.Ts miles
IN operation In the State. the table shows
that 1888 miles ia comprised In six sys-
TENS, as follows: Colorado Southern, es1
miles; Gould, 2a06: Missouri. Kansas ana
Texas liza; Rock-Island-' Frisco, sss.
Santa Fe, 1000: Southern Pacific. s.s4,'
These corporations represent BOLT per
cent. OF the capital stock of the Texas
railways. which amounts altogethar TO
sl2s,lWT6; and they have es.5 per cent.
OF the funded debt of se61 62s, al1 The re-
manner OF the mileage Is made IN for
the most part OF small lines operated by
local interests, but some OF them are con.
troled Indirectly perhaps by the systems
mentioned
A decision OF interest to railroad COM
panies dealing in low rate tickets was
made recently-in the Supreme Court Of
New York by Judge Levintritt Archibald
G. Newburn, travelling salesman, was
before the court on n charge OF forgery
In signing the name of G. =. Whitcomb,
to whom the New York Central had ls-
sued ticket at reduced rate. Whit
comb had to sign the ticket, on which
was statement that he should bind him
self to sign his name whenever requested
to do 30 by the proper officials. Whit
comb was seen to talk with Nswburn, and
Eewburn was Swallowed. When he pre-
scented the ticket at the Grand Central
Station he was asked to Sign his name
on 1t. He signed the name OF George e.
Whitcomb and was arrested. Justice
Levintritt held that no forgery had been
committed. as the ticket entitled tho
person named to transportation, and tho
fact that another person travelled upon
1t did not defraud the railroad OF any
thing.