The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-10
RAILROAD NEWS
FROM ALL POINTS.
Hoge Gillian in Charge Of Elec
trio System OH New York, New
Haven and Hartford.
NEW RAILROAD TO OPEN SOON
Roanoke River Line Will Pcnc.
tratc Rich North Carolina
Section.

Satisfied with the operation Of cleo.
trio trains over part of the svstcm
INC New York. New Haven and Hart.
ford Railroad is preparing to extend
the work to the main line. Mr.. uope
Gillian, formerly of Richmond. and
a son of Mr.. NJ. NJ. Gillian. of tbis
city. is in charge OF the electric avg.
TEN. His office at present is at stam-
1ord. but when the equipment is az
tended he will be transferred 10 New
Haven. The Hartford Times prints
the following about Mr.. Gillian.
Mr.. Gillian was general supnrin.
tehdeht OF all construction work for
the Westinghouse Company and bo
installed the system for the Naw
Haven road. lie is, OF course. 0rm
believer In the future of electrical
railroads. and the big men In Mr.. Mel
iens company consider that his ap-
poihtment procured the best man In
the country for the new development
of Its property in very important
direction. Mr.. Gillian is said to work
as hard as any man in the company's
employ. His position has been a diff
cut one, for he has had to deal with
many new problems. Quick pcrcep-
ton, thorough mastery of details. close
application TO business. and an ambi-
ton to make the equipment of tho
New HaYens lines the best on earth,
are some Of the qualities with which
ne is credited. If you ask him any
thing about the operations OF the sys-
TEN. he will declare that 1t is com
plete success, but there are some do
tails which. like most railroad men.
no VIII discuss only with representa-
tives OF tho company"
New Hond to Open.
The Roanoke River Railway. a North
Carolina line. twelve miles long. which,
VIII traverse very rich lumber Sec
ton, Will be opened for traffic within
the next thirty days. II Is being built
by W. G, Tompkins. OF Raleigh tho
Marrow Brothers OF Vance county, and
the Trcnchnrd Brothers of Gumberry.
Laid with sixty-pound rail 1t Will de-
relop one of the finest farming Sec
tons OF the State. and Will provide a
means of transportation for more than
lo0.o00,0o0 feet of timber. There Is an
unlimited amount of fine quality
granite timber in It's territory,
farming accommodations thercabout
being exceptionally good. The Roa-
noke River line Will strike tho Sea-
board Air Line not far from the Vir-
gina border and will enable the peo-
pie to get their timber and granite to
market.
Salaries Cut ON l.. & n.
With the first half OF the fiscal year
showing decrease in revenue OF ST.
126,S9a. the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company has announced that
there Will be a general cut in salaries.
taking effect with the current month.
The effort of the management Is to
adopt other policies for relief, which
will prevent the necessity OF FUR
Their salary decrease.
Tourist Travel Light.
The records show that tourist travel
is far below that OF last season. opti-
mistic passenger boosters to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. The Atlantic
Coast Line and the Seabonrd Air Line
specials. which pass through Rich
mond six nights In the week, are by
no means empty, but they are not
crowded as they were last year when
the Southern Railway was securing
the greater part of the travel with its
Palm Limited. The Palm Limited il
not being operated at all this season