The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-08
REAR MEMORIAL
TO Mr.. SPENCER
Unique Spontaneous Tribute BY
Employees OF the Southern
Railway.
EVERY MAN is TO CONTRIBUTE
Autographs in the Cornerstone
New Station for Williams
burg-Personal.
EVERY MAN IS TO CONTRIBUTE
Autographs in the Cornerstone.
Nra.,r CO tin,, for AM.lliat,1
lburg-P ersonal.

The Southern railway has sent out a
circular letter announcing the pars for
the erection OF a memorial to the late
Samuel Spencer president of the system,
who lost his life in a collision on Thanks
giving Day. A general committee has
been formed consisting OF representatives
& OF all the various classes of employees OF
the road, and financial plan has been
promulgated which will not only provide
sufficient funds to rear the monument,
but by means of which the autographed
every employc Of the road will be col
'siccted and these will be deposited in the
cornerstone of the monument The treas
5,rer Of the road, Mr.. II. 9. Ansley will
s serve as treasurer of the committee
The month of March has been selected
4 rs the most appropriate time for the
collection of this fund, inasmuch as Mr..
4 Spencer was born In March. The monu-
ment will be reared in front of the ter
minal station at Atlanta for the reason
4 thar Mr. Spencer was a native of that
81 ate of which that city is the capital
{ and a central point
s$5. All employees receiving from 81 to 500
tt3y,er month will contributc one cent of
s each dollar earned during the month; all
receiving from sFlI up TO and including
500 per montlr'wiir contribute cents of
y each dollar earned; those receiving from
Sol TO $500 per month viii contribute 3
cents and so on in the same proportion,
i# The committee in charge consists OF
the men from the departments and in
cludes the following Virginians and
Neutrality-suspicious.: Freight Claim Agent
.. Hooper, Washington; Passenger Traffic
\. S. Brown, Washington; Special Agents
" cjepartmcnt, j. w. Connolly, Washington:
fright of Way Agent c. j. Shelverton,
n .ynchburg; Tie and Timber department,
&c A. Slater, Washington; Telegraph
Operators, c. G.. Whitworth. Bon Air:
q Civil Engineering department, Thomas
Bernard. Danville; Bridge and Building
department, Bernard Herman, Washing
ZION; Storekeepers. W. NJ. Nctherland
AVashington; Land and Industrial depart
inent, II. T.. Waernicke. Washington
Auditing department. i. =. Clements
Washington; Law department. DAME
Kelly. Washington: Surgeons, DR.. ": A
Applegate, Washington; Purchasing Az
It rnts, Joseph Angel, Washington: Genera
Offices, ]. l.. Edwards and L. G. Ulrich
of Washington and e. d, Duncan. o
Atlanta; General Yard masters, Spencer
LIN c., Columbia, S. c., Knoxville, Tenn.
Il Birmingham, Ala, Atlanta, Ca, and Eus
st. Louis.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad ha
saS@Asl a contract 10 JDNN L. wilson OF tn
i5{,city for the construction of a new an
Il modern railroad passenger and freigh
depot at Williamsburg, Va. The buildn
II IS to r. of brick with slate roof and wi
Il afford ample capacity for the business c
h the city, The cost of the now static
" will slightly exceed $l5o00 Work Is I
be commenced without delay,
Comptroller a. H. Plant reports tn
4 earnings OF rhe Southern railway systel
Tor the fourth week Of January this yet
as sl43l,4s9, compared with $li33, $50 Il
4 the corresponding week last year. a sligl
4 decrease
Captain L. c. Cohen for years a pa
Il Ktnger conductor on the Atlantic Goa
Line from Richmond 10 Florence, hi
! been made soliciting passenger agent 4
/ Abe Charleston division with leadquarte
mt Charleston, S. @. His new posltl,
will neccssitate liIs removal from tills ci
which Is q source OF regret 10 his friend
4 President George ny. stevens Of [
Chesapeake ana Ohio railroad went
81 Washington. D. O. yesterday on bl
business trip.