The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-26
RAILROAD NEWS
FROM ALL POINTS
Local Attention Is Now Given
Entirely to the Confederate
Reunion Traffic.
QUICK RUN TO WASHINGTON
QUICK RUN TO WASHINGTON
Advances in Rates on Iron,
Cement and Other Com
modities OH June 1st.

The passenger departments of al,
the railways centring in Richmond
are just now interested In the Con-
federate Reunion more than any other
one thing, and 1t is difficult to get
an official in those departments to dis
cuss any other subject. All the pas
senger agents have notice from down
South and out West of enormous
crowds that are to come in by all the
lines.
The Norfolk and Western and the
Chesapeake and Ohio are arranging to
run special trains from Richmond to
the Jamestown Exposition during the
last days of the reunion and at it's
close to carry the veterans to the big
show at reduced rates. There will
probably be a number of these low
rate specials.
The Richmond, fredericksburg and
Potomac ran special from Richmond
to Washington the other day for the
accommodation of the Brooklyn League,
one of the leading business orsaniza-
lions of New York. The league, num-
boring something over hundred, had
been on a pleasure trip. and, of course
had taken in the Jamestown Exposition,
and reaching here by the Chesapeake
and Ohio they had time to take in
Richmond 1t was necessary, however,
that quick run should be made to
Washington in order to connect with
the New York train they were aiming
for. The Richmond. fredericksburg
and Potomac rugged UP special of
three Pullmans, and lively engine,
and rushed them through to Washing
ton in short order, making no stops.
While the southern Baptist Conven-
tion was in session here, tho Richmond.
and Potomac got out
n most attractive souvenir folder,
which was more In the nature of an
illustrated advertisement of Richmond
than of the road. It was so attractive
IN appearance that nearly every mcm-
her Of the convention took one home
as reminder of Richmond
Traffic Manager Taylor will have out
during reunion week another attrac-
tive souvenir folder which the vet
Grams will take home with them. This
one will BIO historic as well as instruc-
tive.
Advances in rates on iron. cement
and several other commodities will be-
come effective in central freight and
eastern trunk lines territory on June
1st A number OF schedules providing
for these advances recently have been
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The advances on iron
AMI iron articles, which are restored
to the nth class In the official classi-
fication, are about 10 per cent. Rates
on pig iron will DO increased from
to 10 cents per ton. or about per
cent. The advance In the rate on ce
ment Is 1 cent per 100 pounds,
At tho recent meeting of tho South
ern Baptist Convention missionary
Just from Africa said: Railroad building
is going on in Africa about MS Fast
as in any other part OF tho world. The
continent is increasing Its mileage at
the rate of over 80 per cent. per year,
The principal railroads may be grouped
into three systems. The first, tho
Tunislan- Algerian roads OF tho Atlas
Mountains: tho second, the Egyptian
lines and the third. the South African
roads. which have n greater mileage
than those of the other two systems
combined.