The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-03
OFFICIALS VISIT \.
Us. NEW STATION

I NEW YORK. y Y. DC, spra.,.
dent W ". Finley. accompanied
ny large party Of officials of ,ba
southern Railway Company and its
affiliated lines in the southeauern
! states, spent an afternoon inspecting
| the tunnel system and New ynrl
passenger station Of the pannsvt-
Sahia Railroad. which ALL the
| New York terminal Of the sir
through passenger trains operated
! ny the Southern Railway between
New York and the south. The
visit OF the Southern officials Was
made on the invitation of Second Vice
/ resident Samuel Rea, Of the Penn
sS'Nania, and the party were escorted
/ bS Mr.. Rea, assisted by Secretary A
J. county and George Gibbes, chief
/ engineer OF electric traction After
thoroughly inspecting the great sta
fton, the party boarded a special train
ana was carried through tne tunnels
leading to the Jersey City side and
| Long Island
Preceding the inspection trip Presi.
dent Finley entertained the visiting
representatives at luncheon at the
railroad Club. at the HUDSON termi-
nal buildtng, Though informal, this
luncheon was marked by a talk by
Eresident Finley, in which he express.
ed nigh appreciation Of the courscsy
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Offices
In afording this opportunity COR this
! inspection. and he also paid tribute
% the great achievement OF the Penn.
sSlNania Company In providing facili-
ties by which the Southern Railway
will be enabled for the first time To
land passengers from all parts of the
south in the center OF New York city
without change Of cars.
Judge Ebert II. Cary. president OF
the United States Steel Corporation
and director of the Southern Rail-
way Company. made an address, In
which he told of his great confidence
in President Finley and Of his htEh
opinion OF the organization OF the
Southern Railway and predicted I
great future for the Southern.
President Finleys party included
Messrs. Charles Steele. Ebert II. Cary
and George F. Baker. Jr., who ara
directors OF the Southern Railway
Company. First president A. b.
Andrews, Colonel r. L. Russell, OF
Mobile. vice president OF the NJ and
O.; Fairfax Harrison, director Of the
Southern and president Of the Mo-
non: j. M. Culp. vice-president Of the
Southern; H. B. Spencer. vice-pres,.
dent. II. g. Ansley. treasurer; a. r.
Thorn, general COUNSEL E. II. coSp-
man. general manager: A. H. Plant,
comptroller: l.. Green. freight trafflc
manager: s. Fl. Hardwick, passenger
traffic manager; H. +. cary, general
passenger agent: Assistant General
Passenger Agents l.. l.. Meek. or At
lantas J. G. beam. Jr.. OF st. Louis:
G. A. De sau-sure. OF Memphis; "A. q
Thweatt. Of New York: -fransporlae
ton Department officials: c. w. Tay.
lor. w. II. Wells. -. w I.um. Sc
Washington: c. L. Harris, of Birminr-
ham; g. n. Loyal. or Knoxville: 81
q. aFllis. 81. Louis: II. r. Hutchens.
of Greensboro: w. n Foreacre. Char.
lotte. N. c.. Secretary r. D. YAnk.
ford. New York; ]. c.. Williams, Wasn-
ington: L. Foreman, Atlanta: vice.
President J. b. Munson. q. 3. and ~
Comptroller NJ. r. Molloy. OF =. and
c.; Comptroller c. B. Hays. Of N. an1
o. HI
The purpose Of this inspection ~
the Southern railway officials was 10
acQuaint them with the magnitude 81
these great improvements for, pAssef,-
ger traffic and thus ena bie~ them 10
better promote closer trade relations
and heavier travel between New rse9
and the ssnth. /. Ct