The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-23
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The oecl.ea ,dav evening received tne RI
IiiIorinc COMMUNICATION 49,. , II
wrsrFRS USIoN IElES oxeIrr. va I
sUPE 5.c,,, ,''' July O.. 1889. y
e;r-Yours Of the l5'h i ,.7s;nn.
Dear on rreamble and iesols ',',rs
overlng tne chamber OF CommeIOs
dop'eu ~, Ds meeting. would nav IL ~. /
& their iasl -, ,esponse but for my "o-
With an ea' NJ IT, CITY. quote them az
ollows: b. Western Union
r.,a~ranh Company n' made for de-
ieie . aa extra charge Is lnau' sections
" h'on a. a. kilograms 10 cei ."',,or ellie,
Of the Guy mo-, only di-pensv,s g. VIII" fbe
this compan,5, establshe Offices 10, -. '..
this rule, d 1 ZION u sucl sections '"''
fore be IT Thatthecbame.e.r, l I,3 Som,
nany such faciiit'e .,, as cities.
'" The question is-au I'm M 4 Mon is Civ
,yhelher the Ne'leln proporion-
el 'he civ Of Richmo5;", gives dher
ing In ,he 'ame facilities " XIV
cite. t.. o..o a-ceraired tt that ed P Sy
/ Il has .ro diagrams rans'llli''ss,rcaniie
cent. Of the 49, y,-7+m are on mel go
the Mesle ,1 mar cent. -efer 10 onivfo
subjects. i' MI D per GER
- locial.or family nl ~ i'''l'nond nay
s. the business cenl,'netween seventh
} 1lo.cribod a- iyld between Broad
Pei D' ,eo..,renteenf There is mo- doubt.
70 anu - ,re -, the bulk of the business
% a"" 80 within the limits aboye de-
40 theie,io2oal say. ten squares i'''' 49,
,r is a,5nd west and five OF s'N
She river. es area com
0 Thfs limited busircc II ar" III WI,
,,red with the citic "'
hb.I.delnhi, and -''i'''ioie' "n. ~ pr
hll"u al. comparison "a ~ the
HiilcHl' 10 '4rsciltics furnished. II We
'','1'ap .,,ae population OF these cities
'.lo9,.si'u the following results:
NV York 800 Western Union Offices
IT. one Office lo every l2OOO pef.ons.
Pniladelpna. .ixty-seven Western
Union offices. or one ciiice 90 every
is coo persons. Baltimore. t~eh,t wv %
Western Union offices, or one once ''
IN every % OOD persons. kchmon ''
three Western offices, or one ONCE ''
every 26 900 persons. .t,t
IN =. fair to assume, therefore. ''' ...
fine busino.s area off Rchn' qua i','
f,,llv considered bv lhe telegraph e''''-
49,. aud that really with jess nNai'
ness area than Baltimore. aud certainly
with less number az messages io
transmit 1t has pr0p0rtiuata number
of Offices 90 Oh. population.
Referring % the Western Union ruio
of collecting an extra charge loi d'-
livery when the addrc-5ec resides oi
has his business place beyond the Tree
delivery limit the tel-shapmc c1nran}
,,,.t- no revenue from such collections.
The me--euger-1Ov - p1l Df iNt
telegraph company certain sum l'i
the delivery oi each message ID h.h q
MESSAGE i- delivered beyond the free.
delivery limit hs collects simply DID,
carfare The iree-leiivefy hmit eE
tends EIGHTEEN blocks east and west of
Thirteenth streets. dna from the poor
mouse TO the river Id tha boy dad no'
ride o points outside this limit. aside
from breaking down with fatigue. l'
,,ould loose tle delivery oi mc--a-.
in tho business E. .r. 0f tine city. which
ho would obtain by making h- TRIP az
ouick "a. pos ible. DO NOT itno" ni q
c,fy where .h.s extra delivery charge
bavani The lree-deIIyery limits is NOT