Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-30
Talk WITH INGALLS,.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CON
MrrrEE PLEASED WITH RESULT.
Tue OFFICIAL REPORT MADE.
1t shows That the Rate-Making
Power VIII Remain Here Though
tn. Clerks De Removed-rhe Result
satisfaetory. !. a

the Clerks he Removed-The Result
satisfactory. =! ~
The report Of the committee appointed
by the Chamber OF Commerce TO confer
with President ingalls,. OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway. regarding the decision
Of the company TO remove the rate and
| claim bureau Of the road from Richmond
to Cincinnati was made public yesterday.
The committee, which conferred with
Mr.. ingalls, at Hot Springs, returned 70
the city yesterday. with the exception OF
Mr.. Gustavas Milhiser. h was stopping
at the resort, and will remain some time.
There is general belief. not only among
members of the committee. but OF the
Chamber generally, that the arrangements
finally c-onsummated. as published In yes
terday's Dispatch. will result In Rich-
mond's interests suffering little or none
from the change.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
Below is the report in full:
Hot Springs, Va, July %, 1893
To Mr.. u. l.. Morris, First Vice-President
of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce:
Your committee, appointed to represent
| the Richmond Chamber OF
and also. by request OF that association,
the Young Mems Business Associauon, IN
a conference with Mr.. NJ. E. ingalls,, presi-
| dent of the Chesapeake and ONO railway
in relation to the changes about TO occur
in the office of the general freight agent
| of the road at Richmond, beg 10 report
that they met President ingalls, to-day.
MIR. ingalls, explained the changes pro-
posed to be made, which, in the opinion
| OF your committee, are not detrimental u
| the commercial and manufacturing inter
ests of Richmond, but may prove OF au-
vantage to those interests, and seem 10 DC
entirely justified by the circumstances
and conditions relative TO these changes
MR.. INGALLS'S VIEWS.
His explanation was as follows: That
| with the head of the traffic department
at Cincinnati, and freight agents al fach-
mond, New York, and Louisville, with inc
power to make rates for their respecuVe
territories, it was desirable to have the
rate or tariff issuing and the claim de-
separate from the office OF the
general freight agent at Richmond, or any
other point. and in immediate touch with
the traffic manager, to serve as a check
upon the general freight agents making
the rates. He assured your
hat in no degree whatever would tie
scope OF the authority Of the ONCE OF tne
general freight agent at Richmond 10
make rates, as heretofore, be curtalieo'
but on the contrary, that 1t was the pur-
pose and intent of the administrator 10
Increase the efficiency of that Office III
every respect possible in its reiauon u
the business interests Of Richmond.
Under these circumstances WINE YOU
committee may regret the occasion Ior
the removal OF any Of the force employed,
or departments heretofore contained III
the general freight agents office at Rich
mond. II the full authority TO make rates
as heretofore is vested in the office al
Richmond. they do not consider that IL
would be reasonable on the part OF Rlch-
mond TO object 70 such other changes as
NAV conduce to the interests of the road
and the effectiveness Of its management.
GUSTAVUS MILLHISER,
ARTHUR b. CLARKE,
Attest. OF the Committee.
r. A. Dunlop, Secretary.
THE CHAMBER APPROVES.
The publication OF this report in ad-
vance of the meeting of the Chamber was
authorized by First-Vice-President Nor
ris, as it was not convenient TO mold a
special meeting, and it was desired tnat
the public know from an official source
without delay the arrangements hnally
made.
Mr.. Morris, and, indeed, 1t seems all
the members of the Chamber, feel that
the committee did its work well, and that
it was fully justified in accepting the as
surances of Mr.. ingalls, in reference 10
" - rz-. - aNI tho nNRO Sim FIR
these changes and that their mission 10
the Hot Springs has served TO entirely
remove any misunderstanding which ex-
listed. and will be conducive 10 a heartier
cooperation between our businessmen
and their organizations and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio in all matters OF mutual
interest hereafter.
THEY SAW THE REASONS.
While the changes are a source OF re-
greet, as the report states, the Chamber
always aims to be conservative n rea-
sonable. so that when its representatives
were convinced that from the standpoint
OF the road il was important that the
claim department and the tarin bureau
should be so located as TO have estab-
lished their proper and usual relations TO
the head of the traffic department. and
that the value of the general freight
agents office would in no degree be i'm
paired, but on the contrary Its efficiency
be increased, they could not consistently
urge the retention OF the claim depart
ment and tariff bureau at Richmond,
though their removal might involve the
transfer of a considerable force in the
employ of the road from Richmond 10
Cincinnati. II is true that only about
fifteen clerks will be taken to Cincinnati
nv ason of the change.
Other questions of interest TO the COM
munity Units relations TO the Chesapeake
and Ohio were then informally discussed
between Mr.. Ingalls, and the committee,
but, not having any immediate relation
10 the subject Of the conference, are not
referred to In the report.
THE uIIJ. At THE