The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-24
c. c. & |. PLANS
NOT KNOWN HERE
Il O. Officials Are Out of City
and No Statement to be
Had.
AXTELL Is IN NEW YORK
General Offices in Dark as to De-
tails of Western Road
Purchase.
Is IN NEW YORK

II the Chesapeake and Ohio has any
special plans for Improvement and
operation OF the Chicago, Cincinnati
and Louisville, which IL purchased
Thursday for S. zoe. GOO at a receiver
ship sale held In Richmond. Ind, moth
Ing appears to be known On the subject
at the general offices OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio in this city. In fact, no
statement whatever could be secured
Friday when inquiry was made in r~
gard to the purchase. This was due
to the fact that none of the higher
Off of the road are In Richmond at
present.
Acting President Decatur Axteii. il
was stated, was on his way to New
York, accompanied by Traffic Manager
ger Whitaker and General Manager
Grice. These officials have just con-
Guided a trip of inspection of the west
ern lines of the road which also TOOK
them to Columbus, O.. where inquiry
was made into Hooking Valley litigation
matters. Some OF the officials In the
party. according to information from
Cincinnati, went even as far as Tole-
do for the purpose Of inspecting a new
kind of coal chute which the Chicago.
Hamilton n Dayton is said to have
lately put into operation in that city.
AxtsIi in New York.
1t is understood that MIR. Axtell is in
New York for the purpose of report
Ing to the financial heads of his road,
regarding the western situation. He
Is expected TO return to Richmond next
Monday or Tuesday. Mr.. G.. B.. Wall.
real estate agent for the Chesapeake
and Ohio, who accompanied Mr.. AK
tell west, returned to Richmond Friday
morning but had not come down to his
office when the reporter called to see
him shortly before the noon hour.
While the Chicago. Cincinnati and
Louisville will give the Chesapeake
and Ohio a shorter line by twelve
miles into Chicago than the Big Four.
whose tracks 1t has been using for
some time. II Is said that many i'm
provements Will be necessary before
the former roa will be able to fur
nish rapid passenger accommodations
and facilities. Fol the time being. 1t
is understood. the Chesapeake ard
Ohio will continue to make use of the
Big -Four tracks for passenger traIhc
into Chicago. the other road 10 be
utilized for freight purposes.
Playing Role OF sphynx.
With the headline. "Axtell Plays
Sphynx's Role" one of the cincin-
natl newspapers carried the follow
ing story when Mr.. Axtell's party
passed through that city several days
ago.
Decatur Axtell. first vice-presiden'
of the Chesapeake & Ohio. accom-
panied by E. w. Grice, general man
ager. and @. B. Wall, real estate agent
for the company. arrived in Cincin'
natl yesterday afternoon from Rich
mond, Va, over the Chesapeake 4
Ohio in Mr.. Axtell's private car. The
party remained in Cincinnati "A couple
of hours and left for Columbus. ac-
companied by f. M. Whitaker. vice
president of the Chesapeake s. Ohio
When seen at the Grand Contra
Station shortly after his arrival, Mr.
Axtell stated hat he was on his WAY
to Columbus to attend to "soine mat
ters pertaining to the Hooking Val
ley" the recently acquired propert!
of the Chesapeake & Ohio, because q"
which acquisition there has recent!
been much going on in the courts.
do you think the matter of tn
taking over tot he Hooking Vale.
by the Chesapeake and Ohio will sooi
be adjusted and gotten out of th'
courts?" MIR. Axtell was asked-
fIe Docs Not Know.
II do not know a thing about II
except what | read In the newspa
pers." was the unsophisticated reply.
When the Chesapeake and Ohi
finally comes into full possession o
d the Hooking Valley and all court re
straints have been removed, will Their
be any changes made in the official
of that road?"
II do not know was the answer.
Then what do you mean, MIR. Ak
: tell, when you state that your bust
ness In Columbus at this time has I
do with Hooking Valley matters? y
q DO you know M. l.. Ingalls-h
/. used to say to newspaper men whet
: they i~nterrogated him concerning tn
" proposed Cincinnati union depot pro
: ieet-'ask Decatur Axtell II he Wi
t tell you anything-well. you may res
n assured what he tells you is tn
t. truth"
n That is why / am asking YOU thes
questions know you Will not misin
e form me-but what do you hin o
G the Bleekman plans for a new uniol
station"
|, II nave no statement to make re
Is garding the matter and the inter
view, which was barren of tnforma
e ton, came to an abrupt close.
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