Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-20
TRAFFIC AFFAIRS.
vIsrr TO WEST POINT OF PRESIDENT
SCOTT, OF The Rad.
New Warehouse to Be Erected at This
Growing Port-Mseting This Morning
Of Railroad Accountants

and Major Peyton Randolph, general
manager Of the same system. arrived In the
city early yesterday morning from West
Point, where they stayed Monday night
They spent a short while in the Office OF
Colonel T. NJ. r. Tslcott, second vice presI-
dent OF the company, corner OF Eleventh
and Bank streets. aud left on The II O'Clock
train over the Chesapeake and Ohio road for
Charlottesville, where they were transferred
TO the Midland road, over which they pro-
ceeded to Washington. They we're travel
ling in President Scott's private car, aud
Mr. Scott was accompanied by his vile.
FINISHING BIS TRIP.
when Mr. Scott was out In January
making tour OF inspection Of the lines con-
trolltd by the Richmond and Danvllle he
was suddenly called back TO New York be-
fore be had been over the eastern territory.
into which the branches OF railway operated
by the system OF which be rs the chief eXecu-
tive officer run.
About ten days ago he left New York 10
complete the tour and by appointment he
was met here Monday evening by Maior
Randolph, and the two ran down TO West
Point to look into the business OF that rapid
ly-growing port and to see what addition to
the compsny's storage and other facilities are
needed 10 enable the company to handle pro-
periy and with dispatch its rapdly.increasing
export business, especially in the southern
staple, cotton.
ADDITIONAL STORAGE ROOM.
The West Point traffic Is already immense,
but President Scott. finding that more
storage room Is needed. will proceed at once
to hsye additional warehouses butt. The
number 10 be erected will be measured hy
the increase OF the compsny's cotton traffic.
Already &c., 900 bales OF cotton have been
shipped through West Point since the be-
ginning OF the cotton year. and this lacks
only $4,000 bales Of reaching the total OF the
eompany's entire cotton business for the
previous year. With enlarged warehouse
facilities the volume OF cotton Will run over
half million bales year. There Is large
increase in the foreign shipment, which, as
President scott remarked. is 80 much gain
for Richmond, a. the money is handled
through Richmond bansing-houses. There
are three ships loading st West Point now,
one OF them carrying 5000 bales.
MAJOR RANDOLPH's VIEWS.
Major Randolph said: 1--WE are pushing
ahead on A large scale at West Point. The
company has a regularly organized fire bri-
gsde al the wharyes as fine as the Richmond
Fire Department, which is saying a great
deal, as RichmOnds fire organization is
| No. l."
Colonel Talcott, in conversation with a
| Dispatch reporter yesterday afternoon, said
the cOmpany's West Point business Is now
| tremendous, and the extension OF the ware
| house facilities is an absolute necessity. The
| sheds are kept full, and at times several hun
dred loaded cars have to be kept standing on
| the side tracks waiting for somewhere to put
the cotton.
PERSONAL.
Among those who met Mr. Scott while
here Yesterday morning were Captain &. c.
| McPhail, John Z. Branch, Esq, and Judge
| Waller Il. Staples. The president OF the
great southern system was In fine spirits
and did not seem to be st all istigued by
travel HIS car. which was recently re-
painted and oyerhauled at the shops in Man
chester. l. one OF the most elegantly equipped
private coaches in the country.
Mr. J. T. Hartman, OF Cincinnati, the new
general manager OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway, il in the city and is stopping at the
| Exchange.
! MEETING OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTANTS.
Meetipgs Of railway accountants OF the
United States will be held to-day in the fol
lowing. named cities Atlanta, Boston, Chi
oaqo. Denver, Louisville, New Orleans
Philadelphia, San Francisco. st. Paul, ant
Richmond-to adopt a Uniform system o
freight settlements.
Agreeable to the request OF President NJ
NJ. Kirkman, 1ir. l.. =. Ecker. auditor o
the Richmond and Allegheny, has called
meeting oi representatives OF all the VIZ
ginis and North Carolina roads TO meet
the Exchange Hotel this morning at II
| O'Clock sharp.