The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-22
RAILROAD NEWS
FROM ALL |. POINTS.
Dow,,-Soutll Roads Advertising
Reunion, and Incidentally Civ
ing Richmond a Boost.
COAST LINE TO PAY MORE
An Invention to Minimize the
Risks l'rakclncn and Car
men Take.

lSlskS l5rakell1cn and Car
men Take.
Railway lines In tho South are very
much Interested In tho forthcoming
confederate Reunion to be held in
this city IN Ma-June and incidental
~ they are advertising Richmond
not a little The passenger. de-
pnrtmcnt OF the Southern Pacific Rail-
way way which has long lines and conncc-
lions In Texas, are preparing what may
be termed IN "On to Ialchmond'' fold
or. That department has applied to
Captain G. w. Wcstbury, OF Iii. SOUTH
frn halfway fer photographs Of Rich
m, mond historical scenes, ana Captain
Westbury has forwarded twenty or
more, to DO used to Illustrate the folder.
Tic indications arc that the fnr South
roads VIII send a vast army OF people
to this city to attend he reunion.
Tho ruinor published in tho local do.
partment Of the rlmes.Dispatch yes
tcrdny lncrnir & to tho effect that the
white brake:nen and nagmen OF tho
Atlantic Coast Limo will lave their
wages Increased fifteen per cent after
the first OF Marcel, was one of tho
items that may be labelled "lmportnnt
II true Tncrc is no evidence that II
Is not true and at tie game time there
is no official proof that It is. Inquiry
4 at the Coast Limo Offices In this city
Yesterday revealed the fnct that no
official confirmation OF tho report has
been received SO far. II Is the general
impression that IN increase will ga
/. into effect on the first of March. but II
! is not believed that IL Will be as much
as fifteen per cent. The Offices here
/! ars5al'o uncertain as to what depart.
ments the incrcasc will apply to. but
the impression is that II Will be general
| A Charleston, s. c.. man claims 10
| have Invented a trick that will In
measure revplclionzc certain method:
/, In railway work. Tho Charleston News
and Courier of recent date says:
| After long and careful study of ths
! aIr-brake appliances and connections used
i by the railroads in this and foreign coun-
/ tries, MIR. John p. DAILY, OF Charleston, han
| invented and perfected an automatic air
J hose coupler for ,lse on the air brake cars,
(. which Is said TO be a decided Improvement
on tho hand manipulated coupler now In
general USE
/ device in use are well.known TO railroad
4 men. and tho object Of Mr.. Days Invention
is to- eliminate these faults BY providing an
/ alr-hose coupler that will operate auto.
| matically. and couple itself when cars ara
| being assembled together. thus obviatinR
| the necessity OF ratnmen going In between
|
/ now In use must be handled by the traintnen
: in order to complete the connection. and to
make the coupling tra!nmen ind 1t neces-
sary 10 so between cars at considerable risk
! OF being injured. The coupler In use at pres
| ent also comes unfaBtened occasionally when
cars arc in motion. thus breaking tho airs
! brake connections aud cndangcrlug the llre1
| OF passengers In case OF emergency. MI
! Days invention Is said to overcome these
all times. MIR. DAILY IL wcll-known In
/ Charleston. and patent will soon be issued
to him by the Patent onica at Washington,
4 and he will no doubt profit handsomely by
1.-the Invention OF the automatic coupling de-
! vice
One Of the hsndsomcst and most cx-
i pcnsivc folders ever got out by n rail-
4 way company is a George Washington
souvenir. appropriate to day, and
ISSUED by tho Southern RAILWAY. 1t Is
ia splendid representation OF Mt. Yer.
! non. with interior and exterior views
4 The George Washington coach TO show
! the slow mode OF transportation in the
ajiSth century and big mogul engine and
4 Pullman cars to Indicate the methods
Z OF the 10Th century by comparison are
z features III the folder Modern views
a of Washington CITY and ntns,. points
4 on tn, lina OF the Southern are placed
4 side by side with eighteenth century
i scenes. making a historical as We'll as a
modern railway folder.
Tho reports OF the leading roads OF
the country show that twenty-five OF
a them made an Increase in gross carn-
lngs for the second week In February,
J as compared with the earnings for the
! corresponding week OF last year.
i Among these twenty-five roads are
! included the Southern, tho Seaboard
q Air Line the Atlantic Coast Line and
:; the Norfolk and Western. The aver
age increase was $50 per cent
The Baltimore and Ohio reports for
the month Of January show a decrease
in net earnings, which amounts to
s447,473. However for the seven months
. ending January 31st the books SHOW
; q net Increase Of earnings amounting
to s3o7,Ssl.
a Chicago telegram Of yesterdays
date, says.
} The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way put to a successful test last night
;, an Innovation which promises to revo-
!. l;lutIonize the whole system or car llRht-
!. II Ing. This is an arc light system oper-
|. ated on fifty-cell battery T !. assures
safety to the passengers, brl!lancy OF
: glow, and reduction In cost over the
), present methods. Three lights wero
! used in one car. A battery OF flfty cells,
. Weighing 1900 pounds. furnished the
{ current, It is charged IN the yards
!, Of the company, and Is equal 10 =
), fifty-hours run.
( Property Transfers.
] acknowledgements Galligan TO
$ Katie Bailey Is feet on northeast line