The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
TUESDAY. MARCH 10. 1901.
LEX TALioNIs.

LEX TALioNlS.
In reply 10 sa.,ic remarks OF ours
concerning the removal of the 2ellei'ii
offices of The Seaitoard Air Line from
Portsmouth 10 Richmond. cur esteem
ed contemporary. ti1. Norfolk II
cinian-Pilot. says ii,a1 The Times iias
spo;,,u withou, :, fall consideration OF
nil The facts. /; CHARGES 'h;'t ihS
,,,opoSea removal OF the Scaboard OIL
fees is ,,ot in iSoiaiea act. 3ut is III
keeping With the general polio! Oh INC
SealeoaI,. under lis i,lesen: manage
ne;lt. President Williams insists MAI
allis charge is willlen: foundation. 7tat
he aud lis associates haze large IN
1e,es,s in Norfolk and Portsmouth and
vicinity. and that tley could moi afford,
if They would. 10 de anything TO lhlure
those cities.
s-,iu. the Nireinian-PiioI SAYS that
The Times oyerloollS the tact shai me
Seahoard hitherto has not been placed
Tx Tile Norfolk people merely upon an
,.u,,al fooiin" with other roads there.
In, has always received more than lis
normal S!lIit Sl i!.ili' ii'Ai4
and Portsmouth business men. IL As
NO boyco,t'' adds our friend. 10 WITH
draw these favo:S. nor is ii i threat 10
ulyise that they he Withdrawn as Il
counter move 10 the policy OF ioS1lle
discrimination the Se:lboald is phr-
suing
But ii was :, threat. with all due re-
s,,eci TO the Nirginian-P ilot-a distinct
fh1ea1-wllicl our contemporary made
IN Tie article upon which we conf
nenieti i'll Saturdays paper. Inc II
rinian-l'ilo. served notice on President
Williams that if lie persisted ia remoF-
inc The general offices Of the Scii'":ilai
Air Lime from Portsmouth, the h'ls'-
mess men of thai community would Hi
lure the Williams interests as 3li' as
they could 10y giving preference 10 oih-
rr lines. la conclusion. 1',e Sit1hlSio-
i'iiet says.
.,rbc leuplc Of this community ;ii'.
neither, irving 10 brighten President
Williams nor II dictate 'lic policy al
she Se:il.oard The NirGililail-t llo1 >li;sS
certainly advised nothing 81 :he sol'
u has merely outlined :. possible ana
perfectly Legitimate. business plan by
which ibis port might Protect l'Seil
against !, policy injurious 10 it, and I
f,olicy for which il IS admitted lr"s!-
dent Williams is responsible IL any
body has Il better plan 10 suggest, NC
shall checi1ully advocate il. But in
any case. we shall contend that The
people here are under no sort OF obi
g:iiion 10 show favors 10 anybody who
,Ya,,iteS favors .yitil injury. Tie
IN,
valuable, and il is Ia the interest of
The port 10 threw lis trade ~ The rail-
WAYS and Siealnboa: lines from Ntlicii
it has most 10 expect. Ii is also le"i1-
innate for ii TO protect itself by refnS-
III. further concessions TO Interests
that hasc not IFS good At heart
With That we haze netting to do.
The patronage OF the business men OF
Norfolk is theirs 10 bes.ow upon
Mhoulsoever they will. and if they sec
of our business. What NC protested
against was The 1hrea: which wa>
made so distinctly in The Sirsinian
Pilot. and We still insist that ilie Sea
board Company should moi be punish
ed by the people Of Norfolk becans,
Mr.. Williams and the directors he
lieve that the best interests OF lh'
company demand that the general of
fees be removed. We take it that tn
Seai,Oard people are not asking an.
special farors iii lale hands OF the PEG
q,l, of Norfolk and Portsmouth. Bu
IL the Sealoard gives 10 the people
service as prompt and quick and rea
sonalie in price. and altegefEe: as goo
and as cheap as any other line. the
the Seahoard has a right 10 expect il
Stare OF the traffic from THAI rich :in
l,ornlous section. regardless ;:i1o.eti.e
of The question OF tie location Of it
general offices. We are quite sure Tia
d!le people of 1l.e Norfolk community
WHO are sensible and iusi anu bus
ness-lile, will tale this very reason
able riew. The address which piesI
dent Williams made 10 tie citizens Q
) Norfolk and Portsmouth. WHO Gale
. upon him last. SATURDAY.. co1iiinende
iiself 10 US as being fair and straight
forward and bnsiness-iiie aud Il con-
7slen answer 10 all q lie arguments tla
Aad been - ably brought forward b