Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
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Evidence accumulates thaI tHo 90''
y, tho mail trains leaving Richmond lh
Tho morning are not only unpopular my
,,,, with the Virginia public generally
In any practical effort that our people
NAV mako 20 have tho ovil corrected we
NAV count upon tho sympathy ana as
,ss,ance Of many friends whose mans
from Richmond now reach them much
later than they would under reasohaOie
and fair schedule system. We append d
sample letter on the subject:
Keysvile. Va. March II, 1899.
no the Editor of the Dispatch.
am glad so SEQ that you are asl'ollnB
tho question Of better sehedules IVI ulo
morning mails out OF Richmond. for lile
past two months nave pecn =" Ie,e,I
Carolina. and ] have frequently W'shtu
In buy Richmond papers, but seldom saw
INV for sale. az they were two days ora
vhen thev reached there. The New ! oIN
ana baltimore papeh get there ahead
of them In our own town-heI
seveutv-threo miles from lachmono-lt Is
23o 4. H. when the RichmOhd l1p,.9
come. AMI the same train Dlhss b"''
more ami Washington papers. We bo'
the Raleigh ana Charlotte tN. - p"pria
at las - NJ. three quarters Oh "li nun
ahead of Richmond.
O,r noople hope YOU will keep up your
,ffo~ts until we can got a. morning udhi
with better mail facilities. Il4l"E-N'
The southern road IS "a great offender
in the matter OF schedules, but 1t IS not
The only one. There are others"
Not only is Richmond hobbled in hei
competition with her business rivals by
bad schedules for her outgoing mofniht
trains. but we are also the victims o.
numerous violations of these schedules
IT too often happens that the trains carry
ing our morning mails are behind tiin'
in reaching their destination. The reason
g. that they are sidc-tracked ana mad
% wait at way stations tin belated fas
trains have passed
OF course, the Dispatch would not
SO unreasonable as TO complain Oh
occasional occurrence Of that sort Blu
when the Virginia public is made 20 sune
,mmoderatcly because local interests ar
sacrificed TO through business. 1t become
our duty 90 voice the general dissatisfa'
tion.
Year after year our people see grow
ing disposition TO treat local interests
# they were of small account i.'"'
a great mistake. We warn our lAifo'
friends against the continuance oil 'h'
policy. ii the stockholders OF our RAJ
road companies, who are non-resldents
VIRGINIA. were as wen informed on u
subject as the resident stockholders al
local officers are, they would adopt
dinerent course. In the first place Il
practice IS unjust Next, It is ungratei
"a a state which has been so liberal
Ats dealing with railroads as virgin
has been. Furthermore II Is iool
policy. and in the end Will prove unpro
table 20 the companies themselves. VI
,dnians wish 10 see the through buslnc
.rosper but we are not content 20 $
30 many ,ocal interests sacrificed 90 tn
end
when we hear of frequent delays IN q
cunning of local mail trains our Wa
der is that the Post-Onice DEPARTING
does not take note of the fact Ii mt
be IN informed. indeed, not 70 know Oh
xhe failure TO make connections at u
portant Virginia towns is chiefly attrit
liable 60 these trains having TO give th
right OF way 10 overdue fast TRAN
We repeat that we think alowan'
should be made for accidents and for I
avoidable delays, but where such della
are OF very frequent occurrence. we 81
init that the Post-Onice Department on
10 let the public know the reason VIII