The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-07
HOTEL KEEPERS PROTEST
THEY CHARGE RICHMOND TRIMS
FER co. WfTH DETERMINATIONS
A Petition to be sent to he Different Hah-
roads President A. w. Garper De
mics the Charge.

For n long time past there mas DEC"
,.o,,nlaint among the proprietors OF a
number OF the Richmond hotels against
the Richmond Transfer Company the
charge made being that the above
named company. through its agents mas
been Offering for sale tickets 10 on'y
IN. hotel in Richmond thereby damas-
ing the business Of the other notes
So strong has the feeling become that
some time within the next few days d
formal protest will be forwarded 10
all the railroads entering Richmosp'
This protest will be signed by the pro-
nrietor of every hotel in the cay eH-
cent the Jefferson. IL will be read as ioi-
lows:
"Dear Sir. We. the undersigned pro-
,,r,oto,s ~ the several hotels OF this city
feel constrained after months OF torbear-
ance. TO call your attention TO what we
consider an injustice and dlscriiIli"a
ton against us. practiced by the iNlVn
mond Transfer compan. ana alio"v'
nv the railroad authOrities-viz, the
boarding OF all trains coming into Rich
mond by agents Of the said company
and the soliciting Of passengers by the
said agents for certain hotel 10 the
exclusion of all others. This Is done
mainly hv the sale Of tickets OF transfer
from the stations to this particular hotel
and to no other. We think this very
unfair method OF doing business, and
while the Richmond Transfer Company
may see no improperly In resorting 10
such practice. We think the railroad
officials will see the injustice OF II. when
their attention is called TO the matter
and Will not countenance or allow IL 10
continue We. therefore. respectfully
petition and earnestly request you to
withdraw the permit which the Richmond
Transfer Company now seems TO have
viz. the sale on your trains OF tho said
transfer tickets. that each hotel may do
business on its own merits as formerly. ~
MRS. ATKINSON TALKS.
The leader In this movement of the
hotels il Mrs \. y. Atkinson. proprie-
tor of the Lexington. In discussing the
matter yesterday. she had the following
TO say:
when Major CARRIER heard Of our
movement he came TO me lie offered
10 sell tickets TO the Lexington. l re-
piled that / did not want that done. but
instead tho selling OF tickets without the
mention OF any hotel. or course the
tickets 10 any hotel. We do not deny
that. Still we have a right to protest
against any such procedure"
MAJOR CAREERS SIDE.
Major a. W. CARRIER president OF the
Richmond Transfer Company. was seen
yesterday. i'm order 20 get his side OF
the controversy. He said:
This complaint has already reached
the railroads. and they came TO me. I
satisfied them that there was no discrim-
nation against any hotel | want TO
say that we are strictly impartial i'm
this matter. To be true to our own in
terests We cannot be otherwise. why.
] have had a complaint from the Jerfer-
: son that we were turning business away
from that hotel. II was groundless. We
nave given our agents implicit instruc-
ions 10 take travellers 20 any hotel they
wish and to work In the interests Of no
I hotel. / want 10 say that the railroads
! have cOmplimented us for the strictly
I impartial manner that we have treated
| the hotels"
MAY ORGANIZE A COMPANY.
! The proprietors Of those hotels who
charge that they have been dlscriminat.
| ed against by Major CARRIERS Company
| say mat If necessary To secure what
| they claim as their right they will or
| ganize transfer company OF their own.
ana do all OF their own hauling. AT rho
same time, they say they have no OH
| lection 10 the Richmond Transfer Com
| pany continuing the work II no dlscrim.
ination is made.