Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-04
Mr.. INGALLS, IN RICHMOND.
Employees Discuss the Subject of Wages
with Him-BeIieves In Bcoms.

with Him-Belteves In Bcoms.
Mr.. NJ. Z. Ingalls,, president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Big -Four rail-
roads. spent spent several hours in Rich
mond yesterday and left In the afternoon
for Old Point. He was accompanied by
his wife and other members of his family.
In former times it was his custom TO
come to this city once month to look
after the affairs connected with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. but since Mr. Axtell has
been installed as yice-president and the
Office Of general superintendent has been
moved TO this city his visits are by no
means so frequent, as he does not have to
come 20 Richmond oftener than once in
every three or four months. Though his
visits here nowadays are generally for
only few hours. he transacts an immense
amount of business in verv short while,
and is in every sense typical " hustler
ALWAYS BUSY.
Mr.. ingalls, is a man of unlimited bust
ness capacity and shrewdness. and with it
all he combines charming grace OF man
ner, which renders him an agreeable COM
paniOn TO all whom he meets. He has
pleasant word for everybody, and no one
would ever guess from his cordnllty that
he is the great railroad magnate. In other
words, he does not assume that pomposity
and rs not pufred up like some men
whom fortune has smiled upon.
TALK ABOUT WAGES.
Mr.. Ingalls, was called upon yesterday by
large body of the Chesapeake and Ohio
employees. stout, brawny fellows, who
wanted to know why, if the earnings OF
the railroad were increasing so rapidly (as
they had read), their wages did not likewise
increase in proportionr
Mr.. ingalls, explained to them that while
il was true the profits of the road were in.
creasing and business was very good, the
company could not afford TO advance the
payroll now, as the road had its credit tc
establish and had to make up for former
days when business was not so good.
4 representative of the DISPATCH had 9
moments chat with Mr.. ingalls, yesterday
but he was so busy that he excused him
self before the reporter could obtain an
interview
HE BELIEVES IN "BooMs."
The Manufacturers Record Of last month
in an interview with Mr.. ingalls,, quotes
hun in his remarks concerning southern
blooms" as follows:
alt is probably true that here and there there
may have been some little oyer-speculation "
stocks and town lots, but this Is only an incident
that has no important bearing upon the future
Of these places. Wherever there Is great &C
the stock and grain markets, some few peopi,
will always over-trade, but the great work d
solid and substantial development Of the coun
try's inexhaustible resources goes steadily on
No ono can carefully and conservatiyely study
the undeyeloped wealth OF the two Virginia.
and at the same time study the future marvel
lous increase Of wealth and population in the en-
tire country without being impressed with th'
fact that We are just entering upon an era OF the
greatest industrial and town-building activity
that any part OF the United States has seen
When we contrast tie natural advantages anC
the distances from centres Of population OF tn,
West andi Northwest and see the marvel
lous growth that has marked tho ris'
| OF such places as Kaneas City, Omaha
Minneapolis, 81. Paul, Duluth, Seattle
| Tacoma, Portland, and other points, and theI
study the incomparably greater advantages o
tho South, which has combination OF about al
| the good things that all other countries In tn
world have, and without most OF their seriOu
disadvantages, we must inevitably be Impressed
with the fact that the rate of growth OF town
and cities In the South win be as much create
than the rate Of growth Of the Northwestern
cities has been as the resources and advantage
OF the South surpass the resources and adyan
tages Of that section"