The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-16
The DEMAND | ! ! ! !.
INCREASING.
Travelling Men Come Out Il Strorg--5 g-5
" for Better Train
.,servicc. 4'
VOICES FROM THE he VALLEY Y 4 vi I
Prominent Citizens q That and
Other Sections Urge. Improve s3s
lnent5 in Facilities.


Rlchmond Is nothing bu II nrss We taL-si s.
3tlon. ..&r + "a cretl -by slow local Trains from
any direction said a member or a a. well
known wholesale firm recently Fer
sons travelling eastward over the Chesa-.8
5peake and Ohio Rail Iva v so In handsome. me.
luxurious coaches Iii fast throug Il trains \
&until they reach Ciordonsville, and hen
bump along, stopping every few Sinlll-
1,tos until they reach tls city. The i
same condition exists at 3Danyille, on the
Southern Persons coming from the
South travel In handsome. fast trains ur- u
| til they reach Danvillc. There they
are transferred to Il Slow, local train. ana
| finally reach this city
| Colonel John S. Harwood. one OF tths
| best known and most prominent travel-%
Ing men of Virginia. discussing the SUBJ,
| icct Of Rictmond's isolation from the q
| Valley and Northern Virginia, said,
speaking OF existing conditions: 1T Is =
great handicap to Richmond. we ous
! to have better connections with she
Valley and Piedmont. and our news
i jnapers should be3 circulated In those secs
! tIons. | am heartily in favor of any
plan that will enable you TO get your
papers into all parts Of the State as
.Eit is, we get almost none Of the trade of \
those ricl, sections of the State y
Colonel Harwood stated that lie would
bring the matter to@ tho attention OF
| the local post of the Travellers t,rotec--5 \
| tive AssociationBncSt week, and endeav vor
to secure some expression from tina BODY
4 on tie subject. Tho Chamber OF Cons
mercc, too, Is at work in the effort ~
secure more satlsfactoryxsch schedules
| r $50 s45li5
Richnond is not alone Interested In
this movement fnrhnn early train to the
| Valley and one that will connect WIFI
trains penetrating Northern Virsinla.s 4
| Tho people OF all the towns along tl1e8
lJno Of the Chesapeake and Ohio anil
tho Southern Railway north OF Char.
lottesville are cordially III, sympathy with 4
the movement. They wish an opportunity
TO trade With Richmond and to read the
newspapers of I hcf capt. tai OF their tate u
The newspapers OF other cities are taking
up tho cry for better service and a re- Z
arrangement of schedules that VIII af-F
ford a,rcmedy. The Stnunton Dispatch.
tho cnterprisins afternoon paper OF that
city. says OF this movement:
!s$Tho moveneit TO secure, better railway
service from Richmond to and from all
poInts in the Valley OF Virginia and that
! rich and extensive territory embraced ~
| the section known as Northern Piedmont
! Virginia is steadily taking shape and
| gathering force and momentum, NOE
/ alone from this city. but from az paIlS 4
| or tho territory referred TO come urgent
| appeals for better connections ana the
operations of trains at such hours thai
| one may make the journey from Northern
! Virginia or the Valley to this city WITH
/ less, cNpensc and loss OF time tharl now
| The trade OF this large and prosperous
| norton of Virginia is under eXlstinS
conditions, diverted from Richmond, W
| whicl. under even conditions, IT would
| naturally and preferably tllr ana is
poured into Baltimore and Washington,
! especially Baltimore, This is greatly 10
the detriment, OF this cfty's jobbing trade
and its retail trade MS well. The depor-
able condition is entirely due 70 the fact y
that the schedules OF the railway lines
are such as To lead Virginia TO Baltic
more, Philadelphia and New 4ork. any
| one OF which can be reached WITH less
delay than Richmond. The Richmond
| morning newspapers, tho Vanguard ot
| trade, arc prevented absolutely from 81
culutng in the VALLEY OF virginia ny
ADVERSE railway schedules u cos
.Sceded by thoughtful and obseryant hlsh
| that where Il city's newspapers clreula6s
| tho trade Of that people is NON iof tl,' Y
| Ecity With schedules 50 operative az "
| place baltimore and Washington pape's
| regularly into tho territory in question
/ henns earlier than the Richmond papers
\caa ~ any RaSlbillty set thsEss shs
d . . !