Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-25
.FL|CKW|R ON BOARD OF
NORFOLK AND WESTERN
Roanoke Man Succeeds to Vacancy
Caused by Death of Colonel
W. n. Taylor.
SPECIAL. CAR TO ROANOKE
Railroads Make Provision for Dele
gates Attending Republican State
COnventiOD-CostU Of Railway sup
plies Is Steadily Advancing.


Arrangements wErc completed ycs-
terday by the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company for handling and
providing Though special car service
from l;ichmond to i;nauo.c next week
t"r delegates attcrSinr the State Re-
publican Convention in that city on
Wednesday,. Accommodations for more
than fifty delegates from Richmond 10
, tho convention have boon made by tho
railroad.
! Tho delegates vii. he provided with
special Pullman car ont Of Richmond
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon. arriv-
ing In Roanoke ct as o'clock the
same night. The car viii bc parked
in tho station yards in that city ana
they Will IL" allowed 10 US" il for
sleeping quarters while in the Magic
City. The convention viii bc held
Wednesday. and IL" delegates viii re-
turn home lat" that ni=ht or early
| Thursday morning.
David w. Flickwir, ~ Roanoke was
added To the board OF directors of tho
Norfolk AMI Western Railway 20 fill
the vacancy caused hy tho death %!
Cc/,ncl Walter II Taylor OF NorfoIE.
: 81 the meeting il. Roanoke several
days ago.
The earnings OF tho NorfolR am,
I u
denied rate, and indications arc that
March totals viii exceed tho ncurcs of
February. pressing close 10 tho rec
ord showing Of last October. The soft
( coal tonnage on the line is continuinc
( heavy. and general merchandise
freight earnings snow steady Increases
While there was n report current
last week tina, the Norfolk and West.
| ern would be leased by the Pcnnsyl-
vania system. through one OF its sub
salaries. it has been denied by Off
Gals of both companies So far as is
known. the matter was not considered
at the meeting OF tho directors ot
either road this week.
operating officer pf the 81 Louis san
Francisco Railroad. has circulariacd all
officers and employees Of the company
urging the greatest possible economy
In purchases ana consumption Of sun
plies because Of tho fact that prices
or all materials used in railroad opera
ton have increased approXimately ~
per cent during the past year
Along with the receivers circular Il
given list OF the materials in which
the principal price advances have oc-
, Cured. Thirty-siX classes Of mate
riais have advanced from so 10 700 pcr
! cent In price as compared to that OF
/
OF materials have advanced between 10
and 50 per cent. The circular SAYS:
1T is essential that purchases SHOULD
be restricted so IA" as is possible and
held TO as low minimum as is con-
Sistent with keeping the property in
condition for safe operation 4 care
iul analysis may develop that consid.
erins the prevailing excessive prices
! or materials, We would at present he
D " La L..
pairs instead OF undertaking complete
renewals. although it might ordinarily
ne better TO fully renew than Ia rerair
in part. There should he a saving T.,
the long run by reason Of having usod
fewer materials a present high price.
pletc renewal"
DESPITE the efforts OF the Chcsarcake
and OHIO Railway Company to reduce
the number OF deaths and iniuric.
along its lines. carrying out tho safe
~ hrst' slogan to tho fullest extent
thouShtlcssness tolled another death ,
Few days ago, when a telegram oncr,
Tor IN one OF its signal towers was
elcctrocutcd.
Ihc operator was on duty iu the
signal tower at rrrstonhurc W. Va
ana was nttemotiur TO signal a train
through the use "t an clcctri. .iron
'I~'t auHhtNtci from the ceiling Of
me tower. While clasrin: the bulb
IN one hand he caught ono Of tho 10
Nrrs TO throw the signal with tho otl,cf
hand. The circuit was completed. ana
q heavy charge u electricity flowed
through his body. killing him INSTANTLY
Among tho railroad men visitors in
me c''N yesterday were Thomas re
Ter. commercial agent Of the Zig -Four
route, OF Columbus W. r. johnson
general agent Of the Southern pacin..
OF baltimore, and :. A. Howe, travel
ing freight agent uf the Illinois cen
trail with healqua"icrs In New York
CITY.
: u. Ki@cr city ticket ANA pasaon.
ger agent of tn" Southern Railway
icft Richmond carly Yesterday to srcnd
the day in fredericksburg on Official
business. He will return to-day. Ma,
Sruder Dent. division passenger agent
OF the Southern. who returned :, re,v
days ago from Augusta. left Yesterday
Tor Washington. where he will spond
several days
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