The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-19
RAILROAD news
FROM ALL! POINTS
No Change i'll Location, Of Cfesa-
pcake aid Ohio Uptown
Ticket Office.
RICHMOND MAN PROMOTED
President Garrett Thinks There
RICHMOND MAN PROMOTED 4
President Garrett Thinks There
Should BE Another Cabinet
Office.

,rhc work OF moving tile Office OF the
general passenger agent OF the Cheaa-
pcnlke and Ohio Halfway from 500 East
Main street to the third floor OF the
Mutual Building was completed yes
terday. The ticket Office Will remain
at tie old place, and VIII be In charge
OF Mr. j. l.. Shines. Mr.. Il. II. bowers
travelling passenser agent, and Mr.. j.
G.. West, excursion agent, Will also
have offices there.
General Manager Tnicotteof the Tide
water and Western Railway, reports
that the narrow gauge line Is doing
tho best business II has ever done.
The two broad gauge roads with which
1t connects, the Southern ut M0seley
and the Atlantis Coast Line at Chester
are now furnishing u sufficient number
ofs-"empties" at these points to move
quickly the freight that COMES from
counties over the narrow gauge. and
Cumberland, Powhatan and Chesterfield
the latter is no longer troubled about
car shortage.
Mr.. Andrew L. Elicit. who succeeded
Mr.. j. D. Potts us general Western
passenger agent Of the chesapeake and
Ohio with headquarters OF Cincinnati,
is a Richmond boy" He was reared
in this city About twelve years ago
he went West ana entered the .ra4lrohd
business. lie commenced at the bot.
tom. aud his many promotions have
landed him in the important position
he now holds.
To morrow is the day for the cheap
excursion trains oker the Norfolk and
Western and Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
ways Notwithstanding weather draw
backs, these weekly excursions have
heretofore been we'll patronized and
the presumption Is that With clear
skies the crowds that Will go from here
to the exposition for one day VIII be
much larger. Both roads VIII run the
cheap-rate trains oftener each week az
soon as there Is a demand for them.
Mr. irwin Weisiger. OF the Virginia
Navigation Company, left for Ne"
people up there who contemplate visit
ing the exposition know something Of
the picture sque and historic James
River route to Jamestown.
Mr.. George Noting. OF the Old Do
minlon Steamship Line. left yesterday
afternoon for Washington on the same
kind of business.
President w. A. Garrett. OF the
Seaboard Air Line Hallway, made a
speech In, Savannah the other day
and among other things. he said:
president Roosevelt Is badly in
need Of a Secretary of Transportation
The time has come for such n cabinet
Office This official should have great
power over matters OF Transportation;
Should see that the roads give good
service and point out to the public the
real situation as TO the ability Of roads
To perform service at given rates; he
should be broad minded and one in
whom the public has confidence. He
could warn the railroads when they
are exceeding their rights and should
caution the public when 1t Is pusli-
ing the roads too hard
What the country needs now Is
service. and how Is service to be main
talned or improved7 Certainly not by
shutting down the revenues OF The
roads"
Contracts for the construction Of
G.C0o steel cars. aggregating in cos,
s6.5oo,ooo, have been placed by the
United States Steel Corpora ton. This
is one OF the largest orders for stee
products and the largest for steel
cars that has been placed since stee
car construction has beet, an Industry
Oh INC EPltLsDuTS %ulStTlCt.aAELOt III lIlt
orders about 10000 tons Of steel plates
will DO required. Nearly one-haif OF
the contracts have been placed with
hFittsburg builders.
It is stated that through the changes
which will soon become effective ir
the telegraph department of Western
ana Southwestern roads, employ ment
will be given to at least 10000 more
telegraphers than at the present time
and 1t Is thought It will mako room
for young women who understand tele
graphy.
After ten days of service the new
-teleErnph7 system recently
Installed by the Louisville s. Nashville
las been pronounced an unqualified
Success ana the llhe Is now In full
operation between New Orleans ant
Mobile, with connections at all the in
termediate stations.
COMES TO RICHMOND.