Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-08

freight blockade, and goods were overdue, they
said as much \ week A an example Of the
loose methods employed he cited the case Of =
bill Of goods sent from Boston. There we're
three c.ses all shipped the same day. yet they
were received each n day apart.
WHAT PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIAL SAYS
Freight Soliciting Agent J. C. Malcolm q
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad sHid 10 .
STAR reporter Yesterday afternoon tina, he Was
assoni<bed so learn that the merchants OF the
city I'd complained IN THE srAR Of what thcy
termed a freight blockade. Il do not know.
said Mr.. Malcolm, ''of any freight blockade on
the baltimore and Potomac road, aud the COM
plants IN THE STAR are overdrAwn. 90 say the
least. That is 80 far as our road IL concerned
As TO the other roads l, OF course, know moth
ing
I'VE have a fas; freight. which leates New
York AT ?. m. aud arrives here At the follow
ing morning. Sometimes this train IL late. hut
never more than n ~ or six hours. Our siow
freight line from New York makes the run In
from thirty-siN 90 forty-eigh; hours. OF course
We are not responsible Tor delays beyond our
own lines, although we are frequently blamed
for them.
The facilities % our MARYLAND avenue Yard
have been increased three fold. and We are re-
ceiving and dispatching freight usu.l
Very naturally We receive and then indi-
yidual complaints. but in no such numbers
10 warrant the assertion that there i block
AIDE. Almost invariably when we investigate
complaints discover that the fault Is with the
lines connecting with us"
THE b. AND @. SIDE or rHN CASE
There is positively no freigh; blockade"
said Mr.. VIM. Alvey. the agent Of the r. and %.
Railroad Company in this CITY. when questioned
about the matter by reporter Of THE srAR
this morning. ''our freight business is in very
good condition, although this has been the
busiest fall ever experienced and more goods
have been received here by freight than ever
before, There has been very little complaint
and even that Was not chargeAble 10 us I adj
mt there has been sCme delay in the shipments
from the west. bat il has invariably been the
fault OF the other roads
"How about your terminal facilities in this
city, DO you consider them ample2''
"On the contrary. think they are grossly
inadequate. Every one who has had any ex-
perience in the matter viii tell YOU that the
terminal facilities Of the railroads in this city
are not equal 60 the business. A. far ~ the II.
and o. is concerned. At is ready and anxion. TO
better the conditions. but legislation IL neces-
sary, and until Congress comes GO the relief
the terminal facilities cannoG he bettered.
GEORGETOWN MERCHANTS MAKING A STIR
The merchants If Georgetown wills make q
sustained effort az this session Of Congress IN
aid OF the pending bill TO authorize the Norfolk
and Western railway 10 enter this city.
A committee of merchants has been app ointed
TO represent the views Of the citizens npou tins
subject and TO explain the benefits which are
expected 20 accrue to the commerce Of thu city
by the entry of this road. Their efforts for re-
lief are stimulated by the freight blockade
which now exists, aud which they clam IL GRIP
ping business
Prominent among the merchants who will
advocate the bill giving entry Co the new road
are Messrs. Samuel Wheatley, Samuel Palmer,
W /; Gilbert, l. :; Cropley, H. 4. Fickling.