Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-15
DANVILLE SYSTEM.
PROPOSED REMOVAL or HEADQUAR-
TIERS DISCUSSED IN BUSINESS CIRCLE
slider the Situation-Nhat is
Said I'm Atlanta.

Considerable interest was manifested in
business circles here yesterday over the
proposed removal of the headquarters of
the Richmond and Danville system to At
lanta. Ga. Mr.. S w. Travers. chairman OF
the Committee on Inland Trade of the
Chamber Of Commerce, was quietly look
ing into the matter, and viii call meet
ing of his committee in q day or two to
consider the situation and make such re-
Communications TO the Chamber as NAV be
deemed advisable. What the Chamber
can do in tho premises IA not clear, but n is cer
tain that every step possible 10 protect Rich
mond's interest will he taken.
AcLEAN SWEEP CONTEMPLATED
A special from Atlanta TO the DIsPArcH re-
ceivcd last night says:i
"Atlanta IL now the official headquarters Of
the entire Richmond and Danville system, with
tho exception Of the financial agency In Now
York city, Of which Mr.. John II. lninan Will have
personal charge. 49,
"The first vice president Mr.. Pat. Calhoun, will
have actual charge OF the property ana direction
Of the business OF the railroad. While the official
announcement WAS made by MIR. 1nman In re-
gard to the Richmond Terminal Offices alone, II
Il generally believed that this is only part OF the
programme already definitely Set.
alt is understood that the operating Ollccs oil
the Central will be removed from Savannah, and
that the Georgia Pacific Division offices OF the
Central will be removed from Savannah, and
also that the Georgia Pacific Division oinces VIII
be brought from Birmingham. Everything tends
20 confirm this belief. Ii Is founded on good au-
thority.
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE TO MOVE.
"Thc number OF people who will be brought
here at once in connection with tho general Of
fees OF the Richmond Terminal is quite large,
amounting to probably hundred or two."
THE ROLL.
"General-Manager Green will come with his
force OF officials; General-P Passenger Agent Tay-
ior will bring an Office full Of assistants 80 will
TrafIic-Manager Sol. Haas; so will Treasurer
Hall and the auditing department. The general
car-accOuntant's Office comes, also with large
force OF CLERKS, and the storehouses for the big
system will also employ numerous hands.
"Mr John II. Inman Is stili In Atlanta project
ing arrangements for the removal Of the office.
alt IL no small undertaking, and he VIII proDa-
bly, be occupied several days yet.
mot much has been said about the East Ten
nessee In the movement 10 far, but tho mdl.
cations are that the Offices now at Knoxville vii
eventually hnd their way TO Atlanta 70 Join tht
head Of the Terminal systcn."
TO c0UNTERACT HOSTILE INFLUENCE.
The New York World Of yesterday says
president John II. lnman, OF the Richmond
and Danville road, Is working hard TO do some
thing TO cOunteract the hostile feeling asAins
the company that prevails at Atlanta, which has
been engcndaed by the press OF thar city on tht
advance in freight rates away beyond what they
have ever been since the Central OF Georgia nas
been woven into the Richmond and Danyile sys
TEN. President Innan has gone to Atlanta and
is telling the people OF Georgia what the bor.a
printed when the Central Of Georgia was scoop
ed in-that the general Offices OF the consoli
dated system would be removed from Washing
ton, d. c., TO Atlanta
"Mr. Inman, it is said, looks with some disfavol
upon a prospective investigation by the Legisla
frira of the consolidation and the recent advance