Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10

ern papers and the advancement OK
northern business. Is pushed not only IN
our cities. but into the heart OF rurai
virginia itself. At Penola. the Richmond
mail arrives just seven minutes after the
mail-carrler has left with the northern
mail in his bag; thus Richmond Is sadiy
Disseminated against in favor OF her
northern business competitors.
Nothing could illustrate the injustice
OF this schedule better than the mere
statement OF the fact that northern
papers are sold at Boutwell, hu'ne'
Glen Penola. Milford. Guineas, summit
Fredericksburg, Brooke. Wide water
potomac. Neabosco. Woodbridge anu
sprlngman before the train with hic"-
mond papers on board leaves here'
.. The Chesapeake and Ohio roads hrst
morning mail out OF Richmond is at lo'zo'
daily. except Sundays. Here "'
arc confronted by New York. Baltimore
and Washington papers going out 70 'he
country coincidently with the morning.
ro,ers NJ this city, On Sunday no mali
..ot, leaves Richmond on this road unni
215 p. NJ. Thus our stanton SUD-
.or,hors for instance, are furnished with
tho northern papers on Sunday, while the
Richmond papers do not reach them until
,a,e AZ night BY this schedule all
r,ocos ., the southern railroad between
Gordonsville and Washington are served
hut we miss all cross-country malls. or
tho bad connections at stanton for Lex
ineton we have heretofore spoken.
or the Richmond and Allegheny road
the earliest train out from Richmond in
the morning IS at 1890 o'clock. On the Pc
ninsula Division the earliest outgoing
morning train is at o'clock, and this OF
course carries the Richmond papers
along with the same mornings papers
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and WASH
lngton.
2 Naturally, we might expect that II
the tide from the North overwhelmed US
IN reaching Northern and Northwestern
virginia. we would. at least, have some
advantage in reaching Southern Virginia
Alas. this is the worst Of all the dis
eliminating schedules against Richmond.
rho earliest train out from Richmond on
the Richmond and Danville road Is at
to.m y NJ The afternoon has come be-
fore the Dispatch subscribers at the near
est stations on tho road between Rich
mond and Danville can be served. Our
naper gets to Danville about the same
time that the New York, Philadelphia,
and Washington papers reach there.
4. The best schedule we have on the At
lantic-Coast Line takes the morning pa
pers out at A. NJ. for Petersburg ana
southwestern points, and, as in all the
other cases we have cited. this train
takes along with the Richmond morning
naners the same days issue Of the north
ern papers!
The York-River Division of the South
ern road is the only road running out OF
Richmond which gives us decent morn
ing mail schedule, and this roads train
having no postal-car cannot deliver mail
AZ all the post-offices on the road; great
norton OF the papers have to be brought
hack by the Richmond-b train and
delivered as they repass the stations.
The presentation of these important
facts we think. calls aloud for remedy.
| The discrimination, though it may have
been unintentional, so long practiced
against our community, should cease. II is
too bad that Virginia roads should clog
the enterprise and stihe the growth of the
| largest Virginia city and disregard the
interests and convenience OF thousands
~ country people. 1t is not right that
the roads should nullify the geographical
position of this city, by holding back
their morning trains here until the ar
rival of northern papers. and northern
letters. and northern drummers
Yes; il is time to abandon this dwarf
ing and discriminating policy and adop
one which will enable Richmond to ex
pand her trade. and which will recognize
the rights of the country people to nave
early news, and early business letters
and early visitors from their capital city