The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-25
RAILROAD NEWS
FROM .'|O| n ALL 4 points! ! \ 5.
Visitors from 1900 Different
Directions Pass Through
Richmond to Exposition.
.suNDAY-scH0oL EXC UR.s Rs
Valuable Work Done by South
crn Railway to Aid i'll
Road-Building.

Assistant General Passenger Agent
w. s. Bronson, OF the chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, is something Of q sta
atistician.s Yesterday In looking over
mn exposition folder he made tho state
fnent that there were not fewer than
I,20O different routes that passengers
from tho West might take In rea.)i-
ing 1.-the Jamestown Exposition. and
that in all these they could and ma
turally would come via Richmond. No
matter what route a passenger took
Tho could secure Estopoyer In Richmond,
and would be enabled TO s/.Ad few,
days in this city.
no exposition has ever been afford
cd such II variety of routes, by he
railways, and lower rates have never
been offered to any than to the James
town Exposition" said Mr.. Bronson. b
Exposition travel from the West tA
now fairly beginning and prorLses to
grow heaty from this time forward.
The through trains Sunday and yes
4terday were crowded with Westerners
ticketcd to the exposition.
President George w. Stevens. Chief
Clerk M. r. Spicer and Stenographcr
B w. r. Turner, of the chesapeake and
Ohio. have gone on an inspection trip
over the lines of the road west OF
Clifton Forge. Tho trip will ccupy
several days.
vice-P President j. NJ. Cnlp. Of the
3 Southern Railway, has recently writ
ten letter to Superintendent E. =.
Morgan. OF the Virginia Penitentiary,
Informing him that this railway will
transport convIcts. camp equipment
and road-building machinery free over
its lines II desired for road building
crn Railway. Superintendent Morgan
wrote to President Finley, asking as
! TO transportation for a party OF fifty
I convicts5for working on roads in Am
herst county. The position taken by
the Southern is in line with Its policy
for many years of endeavoring in
every way to develop the country
through which its lines run. Some
a years ago the road ran u special road
building ,ratnf throughout Virginia,
giving demonstrations OF practical and
permanent road building.
AZ that time the train came to Rich
9mond, and While here a demonstrate ior
~ road -making was given on Floyt
avenue between Lombardy and Parl
streets. On the same trip, specimen.
of model road were built between
charlottesville and Monticello. and i,
another place near Danville. Wher.
s aver the people along the route OF til,
southern desire to build roads tn,
Southern VIII transport materials
machinery and convicts gratis n
Mr.. W. II. Wiegelman, travelling
freight and passenger agent OF TIL.
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt LAX,
railroad. was visitor ct the loca
offices OF the Southern and Atlantic
Coast Line. Norfolk and Western an.
seaboard yesterday. This was hi
first trip to this territory in which.h
Is looking after business for his road
a The line Is new one, but promise
to become q valuable property.
The Southern Railway is handling
B heavy business In Sunday school ex
cursions from this city.to Beach Park
Yesterday the Fulton Baptist churc
took down q party of eleven coaches
to-day the Yenable Street Baptist
VIII go down TO the park; for Thurs
day tho Randolph Street Baptists hav
chartered n long train. and for Frida
three Barton Heights Sunday school
have chartered ten coaches. On Sat
urday the First Baptist Sunday -schoo
VIII go down.
On Sunday about $50 people fron
this city and $50 from Norfolk spen
z the day at Beach, Park. All these. ex
cursions leave this city at or SO
A. M,
Both the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road and the Norfolk and Western vii
operate special trains to the Jamestow
Exposition on Thursday, ana the out
look for crowds Is promising. Attend
4 ance on the exposition is steadily grow
ing
a The Chesapeake and Ohio Sunda
4 outings toTthe seashore will begin mex
Sunday. June 30th, and the Norfolk an
Western will on the same day beg
operating Athelr Sunday seashore spe
cials.
Next Thursday is Baltimore Day a
the Jamestown Exposition, and ex
Baltimoreans from all over the coun
try will turn their faces In that dirac
ton on that day. The Maryland con