Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-30
lust closed over seoO was sent in for the
Virginia display.
rur rIrrs FROM VIRGINIA.

There has been much compliant on ths
part OF citizens generally as TO the railroad
rates from this State to the Worlds Fair.
After an investigation OF the fare 10 De
charged from points in other states II
seems that Virginia has been specially Ia
vored. The round-trip rate agreed upon
by the roads In the Old Dominion 10 q fare
and one-third. This amounts to s25.3o
from Richmond. A straight ticket from
Washington TO Chicago IS worth SlI.
while one from Richmond sells OF Si9
yet the WashiDgtonians will have to pay
S21.60 for round-trip ticket TO the
Worlds Far, and the Richmonders VIII
90 for S2.25 less. The gay and wealthy
New Yorker, it seems. gets no reduced
ticket at oil. except on very slow trains,
az the round-trip rate from that point IS
$40, or just two straight fares.
The Norfolk and Western and Chesa-
peake and Ohio railways give the Same
rates, but the routes, of course. are very
different. A passenger for the exposition
from Richmond would go, If his ticket
were over the Chesapeake ana Ohio, TO
Cincinnati by that line, and thence to tho
Windy City by the Big Four road. II he
were going by the Norfolk and Western
he would take the tram at the Byrd-Street
station. go by Petersburg and thence over
the Norfolk ond Western tracks proper TO
Columbus, O., where he would take the
Chicago and Lake Erie Line. which
would carry him direct to Chicago.
The Richmond and Danville gives this
same fare and a third rate. Its route IS
over its own lines to Washington and
thence to Chicago riG the Baltimore and
Ohio road. The Richmond, Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac railroad has not yet
fixed its rates on account of the Worlds
Fair. Its route will be ria Washington
and Plttsburg over the Pennsyl yania road.
The round-trip fare over this line Will be
announced in few days.
At the recent conference between the
railroad passenger agents for the purpose
of fixing the rates to Chicago the Chesa-
peake and Ohio took the position that the
people Of this State should not be required
to pay high price to the railroad tor
transportation, and the result was tnat
Virginia has gotten lower rate than many
other States secured.
PKRsONALLY-CoNDUCTED TOUR.
The Virginia roads expect to do heavy
business on account of the worlds FAR
and are getting their rolling stock in Just
az fine condition as possible. Many new
trains are being put on. and other con-
veniences for the public are being planned.
The Chesapeake and OHIO has determined
to explode all the apprehension on the
part Of extortionate prices in Chicago and
of its costing a fabulous amount to visit
tho exposition by beginning its business
with personally-conducted tour to
tho Windy City. which will leave
Richmond at 2 p. NJ. on juno 18th.
arriving in Chicago at =. NJ. on the fol-
lowing day. The party will be limited to
$50, and the train will be composed of hand
some vestlbule Pullman cars. which will be
lighted by electricity. The railroad agrees
49, ,Iy 70 me a
Chicago and return, give them good ac-
cOmmodations with room and board IN a
transient or family hotel or select board
ing-house for six days while in that city.
transport baggage from the depot to the
house, furnish SIX admissions to the ex-