The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-02
RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.
EFFORTS TO BETTER THE slTuA'
TON IN VIRGINIA.

TON IN VIRGINIA.
R,chmond and Her Territory 10 DC
e,~a-second Meeting of Railroad ""-
c,.,. and Business Men Win '"i"'"''
sioner Hiii.
r,,.re was an important meeting oil rat
,,oad officials yesterdey morning at the OIL
Geo NJ state Railroad Commissioner 6enera
James &. HUI. 4 dcpuiation nom tne
chamher Of Commerce. consisting Of ;. w.
Travers. r. &. Leigh, Jr., II. u. Iahaierro'
A. II. Antrim, Captain =. IL. Deane, ana
secretary X. 4. Dunlop, were on hand
The object OF the meeting was 30 CONSIDER
the question Of better connection on inc
mar, OF railroads north of Richmond
From these railroads the following gem
,,emen were present: Thomas c. Prince,
s,neriptendent Valley Division Of the Bal
,imorc and Ohio Railroad, and {. CIV Walker
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
NOT WHOLLY SATISFACTORY.
The connections for passengers going
~, ON tho Chesapeake and OHIO, ana
Xor,h nv the Valley Branch Of the Balti-
49, IA ohio were improved 10 the extent
81 establishing a connection which hereto
fore did rot exist between the tram leaving
Richmond at II \. NJ, arriving al Staun'oh
nos l.. NJ, and the valley IRAN, winch IN
the past left staunton at 4'1o NJ, y! - ~;
Prince agreeing 20 hold the latter tram ull
5.lO T.. NJ, thus requiring n delay oil Only
i've minutes AT StauntOn. But II was I'M
nossible. with the present trains ON the TWO
roads. 10 improve the connection between
the SouthbOund trains OF the Baltimore anu
ohio and he EastbOund trains OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, and the best existing con
nections are between "A Tram START
ing no farther North than Har-
risonburg, leaving there at a.
n arriving at stanton at y A. NJ,
and arriving at Richmond at 300 /. M,
which requires a lay-Oyer at Staunt0n oil
two hours and fifteen minutes. These con-
nections are not such as the travelling pup
lie should have, in another respect, namely,
that the west-bOuDd Chesapeake ana ONO
train first mentioned, and both the North
and South-bound trains OF the Baltimore
and Ohio referred 10 are mixed trans. Inc
Arrangement. therefore. was not by any
means satisfactory 10 the representatives OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, but had TO be
accepted as the best Obtainable Tor the
present. ~
rpon motion Of Mr.. +. II. Deane, second
ed by Mr.. II. Il. Taliaferro, resolution was
adopied by the Committee OF the Chamber
10 the effect that the authorities OF the Ches-
apeake and OHIO be urged by all possible
means TO put on fast tram, leaving hlch-
mond at least as early as t:JO A. NJ, gong
West. 50 as TO accommodate the travel be-
tween Richmond and StauntOn, and to
connections with flp nnSSpn-
Ger trains nj Gordonsyille, Waynesboro,
and stanton. and similar train from
StauntOn coming East, and that the cross
lines then be urged 10 modify their sched-
ules 10 meet these trains. To secure
such train going out OF Klch-
mond is also a question of great
Importance TO the Richmond press,
whose daily issues can only reacD
the people of the sections referred 10 after
New York, Baltimore and Washington
papers are generally received and read. 1t
is prime necessity in the cultivation OF
such business relations as are sought that
not only the freight and passenger facilities
should be equal TO those with Northern
cities, but that our papers containing the
discussion Of Virginia issues and interests
should be read by those people. and not that
they should he reached upon such topics
through the medium Of the Northern press.
which the Chamber Of Commerce is now
seeking 10 establish closer relations take a
lively interest in this subject is undoubted,
and il is believed that in Orange, Culpepor
Madison, Greene, Page, RappahannOck,
Warren, Shenandoah, Fauquier, AlDemarle,
Rockingham, Augusta, Rockbridge and
other counties the same feelings end views
exist upon this subject.
They have, however, been weaned for
l.. Al ..rtf6afal influence M a fp1iqy
ON the part of the railroads adverse TO inter
course and dealing between them and
Richmond, and are only beginning to wake
up TO sense OF their rights and interests,
and 10 an appreciation of the obligations of
the railroads trayersing their territory
PREVAILING SENTIMENTS.
The following resolution adopted ut
Orange last Saturday. is an example OF pre-
yailing sentiments: We, the farmers and
merchants OF Orange county, have read
with deep interest the recent conference
held AT the Railroad Commissioners Office,
in the CITY of Richmond, between the Super
lntendents of the Chesapeake and Ohio, the
Virginia Midland, and the shenandoah
Valley Railroads, and representatives of
the Chamber OF Commerce, relating TO better
railroad connections at GOrdOnsylle; and we
earnestly urge that the train promised by
Mr.. Thompson, OF the Virginia Midland
Railroad. TO leave Orange Courthouse at
$3.50 A. NJ, making close connection at
Gordonsville at $40 A. NJ. with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, and arriving in Richmond
at 9:1j A. NJ, be at once established. such
q schedule would enable our people to leave
home in the morning, spend the entire busi-
ness day In Richmond until 1880 L. NJ, and
reach home at sos L. NJ.
We desire 10 thank the Chamber of Com
merce for this important move on its part,
and to express our unqualified endorsement
of the pending proposition to establish
freight rates upon basis Of distance. In
other words, points equidistant from Rich
mond and Baltimore be made the same, and
points relatively nearer either city be rela-
lively less to such city. With such passen-
ger connections, and freight tariff based
on geographical considerations, the people
of our section could choose whichever mar
ket that offered the most inducements,
either for purchase OF our produce or in fur
nishing our supplies. j. w. Scott, secre-
tary Farmers Alliance, No. 595; Williams
X Co., l.. &. Ricketts,, Dave May, John L.
Morris 4 Son, G.. A. Gaines, Frank Male,
John McDonald's son. William ii. Ricketts,,
r.. j. Dabney (druggist), X. ". Rogers,
Max Coplau, +. 4. Row, Emil Levy, Z. Y.
Wager, Mrs. Erasmus Taylor.
''Richmond now has fair rates and salts
factory freight connections with points on
the Shenandoah Valley and Baltimore and
Ohio Railroads" said General Hill yester-
day, snorth Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. but the complaint comes from
Piedmont Virginia, on the line OF the Viz
ginia Midland"