Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-15
COAL TRAFFIC LARGER
THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS
Chesapeake and Ohio Breaks All
RecOrdS-Larkest Train
Has 1O6 Cars.
SAFETY FIRST MOVEMENT
No Passenger Killed on Pennsylvania
Lines East Of Pittsburgh Since
1912 - New Baggage Valuation
Rule Is in Effect.

For the same week in July the east
ward coal shipments over the Ches-
apeake and Ohio into Clifton Forge have
showed steady Increases since 1905. AT
the present time the road is showing a
I large number OF seventy-ton cars as
against those carrying only fifty and
sixty tons In previous years Conse-
auently the actual increase in TONNAGE
is much larger in proportion than tho
gam In number of cars handled
| For the second week in july the
average daily movement of coal into
CIfton Forge was It3 lOads-Saturday
July 10, having been the banner day
OF the week when SO loads were han
died. For the first week in July the
average movement was 729 loads near
in July. 1906.
The figures for the first week in
July from 1906 are as follows: 1906.
1856 loads: 1902. scr loads: 1905. aga
loads; 1909. 6o4 loads; 1910 39l loads:
1912. +s6 loads; 1918, ass loads: 1al4'
622 loads; 1915, 729 loads.
The longest coal train ever brought
into Hinton. w Va, was handled last
! saturday. There were los loaded cars
fifteen of which were the seventy-ton
type. One of the big Mallet engines
was used to haul the train and two
4
from the coal fields.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad lines
east OF Pittsburgh and Erie. including
the Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia.
| Baltimore and Washington. and tho
west Jersey and Seashore railroads. no
passenger has been killed in train ac-
! cident since November, 1912, during
which time the road has carried $685.
ooocoe persons, according to cornpiIa-
ton issued BY the road yesterday.
The report states that on the entire
pennsylvania system $50, 600 900 pas
sengers were transported during the
year ending June so last, and that they
travelled through thirteen States over
5000 miles OF track on the company's
$4,000 passenger trains a month with
out fatality. The Lonr Island Rail-
road is among the lines included in
the system.
The new baggage valuation system
went into effect on the Chesapeake and
Ohio yesterday under the Cunmins
| amendment to the Interstate Commerce
act. Col. John p. Potts, general pas
scngcr agent, has issued instructions
10 govern baggage agents, with the
view of avoiding as far AS possible
any Inconvenience TO the travelling
public.
Central Lines are now located at Buff
| falo, y. Y. tho entire system being
operated from that city.
The Alabama State Railroad Com
| mission has refused the plea of the
| Louisville and Nashville to raise the
passenger rates on its branch lines in
that State from two and one-half cents
TO three cents mile. The commission
held that the branch lines were not
exempt from the same fares and freight
! rates that prevail on the trunk lines
| II. r. Tyrell has been appointed enR!-
ncer of maintenance of way for the
western district of the Southern Ia
succeed G. f. Buckley. who was recent
/ ly transferred to a similar position on
the northern district, with headquar-
! ters at Richmond.
Canadian Railway officials have wired
the States that harvesters are needed
| to gather the most bounteous crop in
years Canada is seriously handicapped.
/ however as there are almost 100, 900