The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-12
NOT FROM THE SHOPS

NOT FROM THE SHOPS
Indignant G. &. o. Employee Says Mis-
siles Game from Elsewhere.
Editor of The Tines Dispatch:
s:r,-The following headlines appeared
In your issue OF Thursday, July 9th, over
an article that does gross Injustice to
the employees and officers of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad shops. Coward
~ Act Of Unknown Persons" You then
go on to say that through the cowardly
action on tho part OF persons unknown
concealed In upper rooms at the Chesa-
peake and Ohio shops on North Seven
teenth Street. The only car that ran on
that line was taken off at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, all of which is myth,
pure and simple.
Any one having any knowledge of the
construction Of the shops In question,
know we'll that there are no upper win
dows to those shops. but there aer some
upper windows to the offices of the mas
ter mechanic, and in Justice to the re-
tinue Of clerks In those Offices, think
your paper should explain.
Now, Mr.. Editor, to prove to you that
your paper has msrepresented the facts,
I will say that there is no part OF those
shops that have open windows, but on the
contrary are heavily yelled with close
woven wire netting. Thereby making IT
impossible for any one to throw or even
use q. gravel shooter successfully. and as
for slung shot. 1t would be almost as
easy to throw an elephant through one OF
those windows.
You say that Conductor schlossman was
hit on the left side OF his face Just below
the eye. How very absurd? Would you
have the public believe that a man run
ming car down Seventeenth Street with
his right side to the shops could be struck
with missile or piece of Iron on the left
side Of the face? "Ah, consistency, thou
art indeed Jewell" have an idea that
Schlossman got that scratch on the up.
rights of the car going after that lone
nickle taken In ON his car Thursday.
Now. Mr.. Editor, want to say In conclu-
sion that have been directly connected
with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
for the past twelve years. and know
whereof I speak. when I say that the
employees of the Chesapeake and Ohio
shops are about as lawabidirg as any to
be found. Certainly as much 80 as the
class of persons whom your paper has
persistently defended at the expense Of
the law-abiding citizens of this city.
Since reading your reporters dream
have talked with several police officers
who have been on constant duty In citi-
zens' dress at these shops who positively
state that since they have been up here
they have seen absolutely no object OF
any kind thrown from the premises OF the
chesapeake and Ohio shops or yards.
There may have been some throwing
from surrounding hill tops. Of which there
are a plenty in this community, but 1t ia
unfair to unload this on the employees Of
the shops. every apartment OF which has
a In oh xIbn nil
such conduct as you charge them with
even If they were so inclined.
Now. Mr.. Editor, you ought not TO get
mad. because prior to this strike we had
to wait until four or FIVE cars passed before
getting foothold to go home while now
four or FIVE cars will pass before seeing
passenger trying to get foothold
There are In round numbers about 100
employees at tho shops, who feel that
the public has been mahciously misin-
formed as to the true state of affairs as
concerns them. and / sincerely hope that
you will at least be fair enough to those
who have never done you, your paper, or
the Passenger and Power Company any
harm. Except to stay off their cars), to
give this space In your issue of Sunday
morning
Very respectfully
w. F. DELANEY,
NO -ol2 paramount Avenue,
We hope Mr., Delaney is correct in his
declaration that the missiles thrown at
the cars on Seventeenth Street. opposite
the Chesapeake and Ohio shops did not
come from the shops Circumstances and
what seem to be established facts are to
the contrary. The police authorities Were
SO we'll satisfied that the missiles came
from the shops that they made complaint
TO the higher officials of the company,
and were given assurance that stringent
orders would beNissued to prohibit such
misconduct. There has been no complaint
since of rocks or pieces OF iron being
thrown
Mr.. Delaney has "an idea" that Con-
duetor schlossman had his face scratched
on an upright to his car. The Times
Dispatch has Information, not an idea.
that the conductor was struck in the face
with piece of iron, apparently thrown
from the shops. One of our reporters was
an eyewitness to: the occurrence,
We repeat that we hope the missiles
came from'the hill tops rather than from
the Chesapeake and Ohio shops And we
hope there will be no more or them
thrown Let US have order and decorum