Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-05
COAL LOAD|NCs SHOW
CONTINUOUS INCREASE
Tho Chesapeake and Ohio Reports
2,425,355 Tons Loaded Dur
ing September.
FOREIGN SHIPMENTS INCREASE
l.. G. Bentley and DR.. w. T. Open
heimer Return From Installing DIR.
Il. j. wilkins as Surgeon of Hos
pital at Huntington.

Figures OF tho amount Of coal and
coke loaded by the Chesapeake and
ONO Railway during the month of Sep
tember. made public yesterday. show
Sood increase over the same month Of
iast year Tho railroad last month
loaded 2,425.355 tons of coal and coke.
as compared with 1.994,750 for Septcm-
Der. 1914, an Increase Of 43o.6o5 tons.
Ihese hgures are for coal and coke
Jointly. and while the number of tons
OF coal loaded was not available yes
terday. 1t was stated on good author
ny that not moro than $4,000 tons of
THIS amount represented coke.
Tho Chesapeake and Ohio dumped
a73.s5o tons OF coal over the piers at
Newport News during the month of
September, as compared with 3Sl.o
last year, making an increase OF 42.7Gl
tons.
The Southern Railway has awarded
the contracts for double track con-
struct!on that will complete the double
track system between Charlotte. y.
C., and Washington. distance of ass
miles. One Of these contracts is be
tween Arrowhead and Elma. north of
Lynchburg. distance of twenty miles.
which has been let to w. w. Boxley
d Company, OF Roanoke. The stretch
Of 81 miles between Whites and Dry
Fork Will be completed by Robert Rus
se!l, OF Danvillc. and the other remain
Ing single track between Danv,lle and
Lynchburg link of four miles be-
tween Gretna and Sycamore ,rill be
double tracked BY the Hall Crawford
Construction Company, of Macon. Ga
In addition to this an lis mile con-
tract between Grcenville. s. G., and
Easley has been let to II. ]. Dunnavant
q Company. OF Knoxville. Tenn and
from Easley TO Central. Ga. distance
OF hfteen miles. to N. n. Elkan. Of
Macon. Ga
l.. G. Bentley, superintendent and
secretary of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Hallway Hospital Association. and DR.
w T. Oppenheimer. chief surgeon Of
Tho road. have just returned from In
s,alllns Dr.. r. J. wilkins. of this city.
as surgeon In charge OF the coynpanys
hospital at Huntington. w. Va While
away on this trip Mr.. Bentley attended
meeting OF the freight agents of tho
Indiana and Ohio division of the road
held at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati
There were nf,y-e!ght agents in at
tendance at the meeting. which was
presided over ny J. 7. Earl! agent of
the rond In Cincinnati. and pronounced
IL success In every sense of the word
z. p. Smith. immigration agent OF
the southern. with Headquarters in
Washington, was ii visitor in the city
yesterday.
r W. Grice. general superintendent
OF transportation Of the Chesapeake
and ohio. was in New York yesterday
on business
Wins F. Wilson. commercial agent
o: the Southern Railway in Richmond.
was in Washington yesterday attend
Ing meeting OF tho freight and tra,fic
agents OF the Southern. He will return
nome Tomorrow
'" w. Croxton, an old Richmond boy
now general passenger aren, OF tho At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
road. with headquarters in Atlanta
was IN the city yesterday. and
visited many OF his old friends He
Will remain in the city a few days