The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-20
RAILROAD NEWS
FROM ALL POINTS
Virginia Lines Getting Busy
Figuring for the Jamestown
s Exposition Business.
w!LLlAMsBuRG's NEW DEPOT
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Arc Railways 70 Advance Rates.
How General Public May
Own Roads.
VII LIAMsBURG's NEW DEPOT
Own Roads.

.iae railroad men in Virginia who aro
interested III the matter OF transportation
s;o DC jamestown ESposition-ana al Oh
mem are 81 intcrested--arc getting very
busy hgufing on rates both for passen-
se,s and frcights. they arc mishtilS
concerned also IN regard TO schedules
and extra trains. excursions. ctc.
1.-THE Chesapeake and Ohio the Norlo'h
ana Western, the Atlantic Coast Line
Tho sciboard Air Line and the southern
Traffic mon are especially busy contend
ipr with the problems that jamestown
presents. They are holding daily con-
srrrnccs ana are doing all In their power
10 nun out n tercentcnary system. Inc
system is nearly completed as u starter
hit developments later mny necessitate
many changes in 1t and for that reason
they are not ready just vet TO make
any announcements. sufficient unto the
day is tile evil thereof remarked one
81 the elastic officials who was yester-
day aske, as 10 exposition schedules
and rates.
The plans for the new depot at VIII
Harrisburg have been completed by the
building department of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. ana the announcement
q je made that the structure will be hur-
ricd to completion IN time for the ac-
com,nodation of the crowds that will visit
lhc old town during the Exposition. me
architects Insist that the new depot Will
be OF Colonial design, and In that respect
il will be n curiosity. for none of the
Virginia historians OF the early period
have indicated how the early settlers
bui!t their railway depots.
Grading OF the Richmond and Chesa-
ueake Bay Railroad Company has been
completed by the contractors, Philips q
Airport and men are now engaged III
..fressing'' the roadbed from Ashland to
his city. Some nine miles of track have
been laid. and with the coming OF open
weather the track-laying will be rushed
with all possible speed.
The Southern Railway has just issued
a very handsome post book, which, IS
something on the souvenir order. IL IS
n little folder. containing beautiful col
orcd pictures of many interesting scenes
on the Southern line. and Is SO arranged
that traveller may write a letter on inc
intermediate pages and mail the whole
business to n friend for cents regular
letter postage
The Scaboard Air Line people are very
much interested in the proposed extern
sion of the Georgia and Florida Kali
way IN Savannah. This line is making
n hard fight to get into Savannah, and
having been opposed in various ways, the
proposition now Is to build from States
boro, Ga. 10 Cuyler and run from, the
4 latter point into Savannah over the Sea-
board tracks. This will practically give
the seaboard another and Very i'm
rortant branch line.
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The Chicago Tribune of recent date
claims to have advices 10 the effect that
the railroads OF the entire country are
preparing to make general increases In
freight rates--increases that the Tribune
& figures out will enlarge the income of
the railroads several millions of dollars
annually. The Tribune says that In Chi
cago conferences are being held between
the highest traffic men Of both the East
crn and Western lines, with q view to
The elimination Of hundreds Of rates
which are known as COMMODITY rates,
and TO compel shippers to submit every
.hing to the classification rates, which
are substantially higher. The plelml-
nary work Is being done by the COM
mtttees representing both sections OF the
country.
The exact magnitude Of the increase
and of the general move for more reve-
,ue will not be,iknownt, until these COM
nittees make .,lleip> repdft, which may not
come before June !.
President F. D. Underwood. OF the Eric
Railway, was recently asked how he
thought the railroads and the public
could be brought together. His reply II
nutshell was that the general public
should be given better chance to owl
i the railways Being asked to cXp!alr
further. Mr.. Underwood said
Split up the bonds. The people can
buy railroad bonds as the case stand:
now, and as for the average employe, h'
never has $1,000 together at one time il
his life. So let the roads split up the