The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-09
.RAILROAO news
FROM all points.
They Charge for Baggage 10
Germany and Roads Here
May DO 1t.
SOUTHERN PAYS DIVIDEND
Gossip About Railway Men as
They Come and
Go.

hn BOARD Of directors of the South
ern halfway. in session III New York
yesterday, declared tho ,isunl five po;
I'LL dividend on the capital stock II
! :, Deeh predicted that because OF re-
nuesu ny earnings this dividend might
pc passed altogether. The fact tI,at
the usual dividend was declared caused
'sharp advance In the stock.
MI IA G. Lydiard, travelling agent
or inc chicago and Northwestern Rail
W.. n.y. speht Yesterday in this city in
inc interest OF his road. Mr.. LydIard,s
headauarters are In Philadelphia.
Ahother Westerner, with hcadGuar-
,ers IN Philadelphia, gave Richmond a
caii yesterday. and may be here n day
or Two longer. He was Mr.. -. NJ.
decker, travelling freight agent of the
Northern Pacific Railway.
It is said that tho Pullman Ialuce
car Company is soon to open die
trlct Office In Norfolk to be In charge
Or superintendent This liz TO meet
the demands OF the jamestown Exposi-
tion crowds. Heretofore the only dis.
trict superintendent's Office In these
parts has been located In Richmond.
Mr.. G. b. Ryan. general passenger
agent Of the Scaboard Air Line, spent
yesterday In the city visiting the Offices
OF the road In Richmond. Mr. Ryan
says all the roads centering In Norfolk
and on Underwater are getting in good
shape to handle the exposition traffic.
Mr.. Griffin, travelling passenger
agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
with headquarters In New York, was
visitor at the Richmond railway
Offices yesterday.
The auditor OF the Southern Railway
reports a balance for six months past,
after paying all charges. of $2164,95o
| This Is something OF n decrease az com.
pared with the six months previous.
| The city OF Memphis is soon to have
n great union depot. and no city In
| tile country needs one more. 1t liz to
| cost about s3,000,0n0. Another $1,000.
| 900 IL to be expended for terminals.
All the lines entering Memphis are in
| terested In the new terminal
i
paper published in tho interest OF
the railways OF this country says:
| Some months ago we directed the
| attention OF. our readers to n novel tax
on railroad tickets In Germany. which.
we further stated, was the only coun
try to raise revenue by such a method.
! Now, the Fathcrlana-As again to the
! fore with an extra charge for baggage.
Heretofore. passengers were permitted
to carry fifty-five pounds of baggage
free: now they must pay for IT, In
America traveller Is allowed l5s
pounds OF baggage free. Doubtless
German railroads will derive SONS
profit through the operation or TINS
law, which has only been enacted az
ter deliberation and discussion 81
two years. we must confess we find
no serious fault with this movement
There's no logic in making nine pas
sengcrs withou. baggage pay for thf
baggage car that is put on to accom-
modate the tenth. In view OF thf
threatened reductions In railroad fare'
in this country 1T may follow that ou1
. own railroads will charge additionally
for baggage That the precedent WI
escape their notice IL not probable an'
that its lesson may be turned to goo
account is not an unreasonapie eN
recitation. BY the law OF the universe
each thing creates it's kind: i H ,nas !,
IN railroads.. leading to reductions
,'on,,n may very naturally lead TO
curtailment OF public privilege