The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-08
SHIPPING FACILITIES.
Her Water and Rail Lines Load In All Dis
recfIona.


Richmond enjoys many advantages
over other cities as a distributing point,
for she commands an immense territory
ard has complete shipping facilities both
by water and rail.
For goods of local manufacture, which
seek further than a local market, all parts
of the country are easily accessible.
Two great trunk lines reach from Rich
mond TO the Middle and Western States
with quick service and low rates, while TO
the South and Southwest Richmond is a
day nearer and has lower freight rates
tran any important city north OF us.
But it is as jobbing centre that the
Virginia capital stands pre-eminent in
the South. All jobbing must be kept in
a somewhat limited territory. and few
cities have finer fields or as large an ex-
panse of country az Richmond. In many
jobbing lines Richmond does a large bust
ness, because of the great natural ad-
vantages she has-frst, in getting her
supplies; and, second, in their distribu-
ton.
These jobbing linessare dry goods boots
and shoes, groceries, provisions. flour,
nay, fertilizers, harness, hardware, and
agricultural implements.
LARGE DISTRICT.
Richmond has advantages surpassed by
no other city competing for the Jobbing
trade and equalled by few, If any. The
district in which she can thus sell at
more favorable prices than any other
city to the merchants is a very large
one, covering the entire States of Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama. the Southern part, of
West Virginia, East Tennessee. and parts
Of Florida, Mississippi. Louisiana and
Texas.
In all this great expanse OF country
there is not city so admirably situated
for controlling trade I'm these States as Is
richmond, for TO every part of this great
neld she has choice of two or more routes
10 points south OF her; she delivers goods
a day Quicker than does any northern
competitor, at lower freight rate and
goods are delivered here as cheap or
cheaper than in competing cities.
MANY RAILROADS.
Ihe railroads coming into Richmond
are the chesapeake and Ohio. which with
l,s branches, traverses and penetrates the
states OF Virginia, West Virginia and
kentucky, connecting with systems in
those States.
The Southern Railway. extending south
ward by It's eastern and western systems,
70 brunswick. Ga. Columbia, S. c.: At
lanta, Ca; Asheville, n. c.; Knoxville
rem Chattanooga Tenn. Augusta Ga. /:
birmingham, Ala; Selma. Ala. Meridian,
Miss; and GreenvilIe, Miss. and with its
SSffa a,nes ltrayersing and penetrating the
DINA, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee
and part Of Kentucky.
The Atlantic Coast Line. south to
Charleston, S. c.; Denmark s. c.: Column
bia, s. c.. and by branches TO Wadesboro.
kinston and Washington. n. c., and the
country about, rich tributary to Rich
mond, this road with its branches, ira
versing and penetrating the States of Vir-
ginia, North and South Carolina.
The Norfolk and Western railroad whose
trains enter Richmond by connections at
Burkeville. on the Southern and Peters,
burg on the Atlantic Coast Line ard which
has extensive southern and southwestern
connections and trayersing and penetrat-
ing the States of Virginia, North Carolina,
West Virginia and Ohio.
The Seaboard Air Line leaving Rich
mond via the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad and Weldon. south to Atlanta and
making a through line othe south and
southwest and Florida, the road pene-
trating and traversing the States of Vir-
ginia. North and South Carolina and
Georgia.
The Farmvllle and Powhatan railroad.
leaving Richmond via the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad, and Chester on the
Southern and Moseley's Junction TO Farm
vile.
The Richmond fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railroad. north to Boswell there
connecting with the Chesapeake and Ohio
with the Pennsylvania Railroad system.
The water lines are the Old Dominion
Steamship Company plying between Rich
mond, eastern Carolina points and New
York. the Clyde Steamship Company, be-
tween Richmond and Philadelphia. the
Virginia Navigation Company, between
Richmond James river landings Newport
News. Old Point, Norfolk and Ports
mouth: and the Bay Line. between Rich
.nond and Baltimore via James liver and
Chesapeake Bay.