The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-26
THE Neutrality-suspicious.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF
ROAD SUPERINTeNDENTS.

n,..,ssiou with the Chamber Of Com
merce Committee on Inland Trade
p..ter Arrangements on Virginia Lines
proposcd-Over the q. and o..
An important conference was held yester-
dav nj noon at the office Of the Railroad
Commissioner between Messrs. George w.
stevens, general superintendent, and G. {.
Walker. superintendent Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio; Thomas l.. Courtney, superin-
tondent of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad; J. :. B. Thompson,
siperintendent Of the Virginia Midland
railroad. and O. Howard Roger, general
freight and passenger agent OF the shenan-
doah railroad: Messrs. :. W. Trayers,
chairman oftbe Committee on Inland Trade;
+. &. Leigh. Jr., chairman oi tue 'oinhli,
too ON chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and
lis connections: II. b. Taliaferro, +. Ii.
Deane. and G. b. Antrim, Of the same com
mittee. aud Judge George l.. Christian, hrst
yice-president OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
MIR. Thomas c. Prince, Superintendent OF
the Valley Branch Of the II. X o.. who was
also expected. telegraphed his inability TO
attend. but is expected on Tuesday next, to
consider questions relating to his road.
THE OBJECT.
This was a meeting growing out Of the
agitation for several months by the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce Of the subject
of better freight and passenger connections,
via the &. a. o.. with points on the virginia
Midland, Shenandoah Valley, and Valley
Branch of the Il. a y.
The committee of the Chamber Of Com
merce being requested TO state what was
wanted by the Richmond Chamber. Mr.. l..
G. Leigh. Jr., on behalf of the committee,
said that il was desired that the people of
the section referred to should have the
same facilities for travelling to and from and
dealing with Richmond that they now had
with W ashington and Baltimore; and that
points occupying geographically the same
relation TO Richmond as to Bati-
more should have the same rates
to Richmond as to Baltimore, those
pOints nearer Richmond relatively
lower rate to Richmond and those points
nearer Baltimore a relatively lower rate to
Baltimore. That the farmers and mer-
chants of those sections who used to ship
their produce to Richmond and buy their
supplies here, were now, fOr:the most part,
entirely prohibited from doing so on ac-
count Of the rates and schedules estab-
lisbed by railroads which had obtained val
liable franchises from the state, but which
franchises were never intended to have the
effect of destroying the relations then exist
ing between Richmond and the sections
trading with her, or of diyerting the trade
and travel to other States.
BALTIMORE INVASION.
Mr.. :. W. Trayers then stated that in his
business. while he could ship fertilizers
South nearly to theGulf Of Mexico, 1t was
impossible foE him to do business at points
a little off the Chesapeake and ohio hardly
more than hundred miles from Richmond.
and that Baltimore manufacturers seemed
to think that he was invading their terri
tory when he attempted to do so; that In
this connection il occurred TO him That the
same Baltimore manufacturers would
think that he was perfectly wild If he at
tempted 10 sell his goods AT points relative
" as near to Baltimore.
Mr.. L. II. Deane called the attention OF
the meeting to the fact that parties going TO
WarrentOn or other places in that region OF
the country. on account OF the poor connec-
tions would in MANY instances 90 all the
way to Alexandria, and there take the Viz
ginia Midland Railroad, and that the article
of wheat was often carried to Alexandra
and Baltimore, and thence brought around
To Richmond in vessels, or otherwise, which
should have been brought TO Richmond via
the Chesapeake and Ohio.
While this meeting was called to consider
especially the subject of passenger service,
and not that Of freight rates. the two ques-
tions are so intimately interviewer that the
eases mentioned were cited to show how
both the passenger and freight schedules
and rates had injuriOusly affected the sec
tions of the State thus divorced from each
other.
CONNECTIONS PROPOSED.
After full discussion and consideration,
the following connections were proposed 70
and from Richmond via the Chesapeake
and Ohio as the best practically for the
present with the understanding, however
that they were subject 10 the approval by
the proper authorities of the respective
roads, and with the assurance on the part
Of Mr.. Thompson that the schedules over his
road would be improved in some respects,
if it was possible to do so. They are expec
ted to 90 into effect early in July next, and
il is hoped when freight matters have been
properly adjusted, that an active business
in both the freight and passenger depart
ments Will be developed.
Leave Richmond al II A. W., arrive at Cor
onsVille ISL i. n; leave 6OfdOusVlile2 T.
NJ. arrive AT Orange Courthouse 2;tO 4. VI.
leave Orange Courthouse for points between
Orange Cor rthOuse and washington AT 5'Do
=. VI.
Leave Richmond at 1870 Z. NJ, arrive at
Goroonsyille 7:25 =. NJ leave 1880 +. VI. and
arrive at Orange Courthouse 500 4. VI. NO
connection north OF orange CouIlhouise,
The Chesapeake and ohio and virginia
Midland will recOgnizs VIA CharlOttesVille
tickets readi 1g to points north Of orange via
Gordonsville.
Eastbound: Arrive AZ Orange Courthouse
from north al 1850 A NJ. leave at ll:oo y.
NJ; Gortonsville at 1920 +. NJ, arrive al
Richmond at 2:55 p NJ.
Leave Orange Courthouse az 800 "A. NJ.
Gordonsvile at 600 A. VI leave at 6:23 a.
". and arrive al Richmond at 9:l5 A. VI.
Train leaving Orange Courthouse az 300 L.
VI, Mr.. Thompson promises 70 put on If pos
sible.
c.AND o. AND sH. V. Il. Il. CONNECTIONS.
Leave Richmond at $50 = NJ, arrive at
Basic at 4:Oi \. NJ. leave Basic AT . A. NJ,
arrive M Luray al 7:lo \. VI. ON saturdays,
leave richmond at 1870 T. NJ, arrive at basic
ABOUT 9:ih T. NJ. leave Basic at 1880 l.. NJ,
arrive nj LuTay 1880 a. VI.
Into fichmOnd: Leave Luray at $40 J.. NJ,
arrive at Bas at 10 Z. NJ. leave at DOB a.
NJ arrive at Richmond at 7:i) A. NJ.
ON Mondays, leave Luray at 2:2O \. VI ar
rive nj Basic al 4:l6 A. NJ; leave at 1870 \.
NJ arrive at Richmond nj 9:lS a. NJ.
From the south. through train from New
Orleans arrive at Basic NJ 0:l5 4 NJ. leave
AT $50 or 1904 \. NJ, arrive ut Richmond at
300 II. NJ.
Connection is made at Lock Laird for the
North, via the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
at 7:ii A NJ. Train correction with this
leaves Richmond at 1870 =. NJ.
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