The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-12
Mr.. L. z. Morris Thus Happily
States the Situation and
Demand. 3
RICHM0N b ISOLATED BY II
ADVERSE SCHEDULES.
Washington and Baltimore CT.
Trade That Properly 3 elongs
5$5to Richmond B ecause They 3
Are Made ae More Accessi- ~
bleJobbers Urge .
Morning Train

ne ue mana 10TH Gall " u d4I1 6eIVICoIr
westward from this city over the Chess AZ
fpeake and Ohio Railway that will enable
persons to leave Richmond In the morn vi
Ing and transact business H and points III
west OF here, and return the same day,
is steadily growing. With the exiatir9
schedule this is rendered impracticable.
II not impossible. The first train leaving
this city for the west Is a local, at 1910 Ell
A NJ, and the only train on v hich one @
may.reach tho city from the west In the u
afternoon is at 80 except that there Sis is s
,nilocal train from Clifton Forge arriving 8
at $40 except
rrayellrg his city Tho .le Il. de- ~
sire to reach Il the owns and y cities on i
the Chesap peake and Ohio and return that
day find It Impossible to do 50. Persons
desiring to 70 from tls city to Harrl-ls
|sonburg, H Woods tock, NFinches ter and
points liz the Valley. cannot reach heir
destination The so ma day. but must lay
over lii Staunton until next day ! his i
condition OF nffadrs pl.ac ctlcally cuts Il OF
tile trade Of the YalleY.of Virginia from y
Richmond merchants, ard II forces 8 that H
section to buy in Baltimore, because n
1T is so much more accessible The trade
OF that extensive and rich section OF the
state is we'll worth effort. and there Is
every reason to believe 1t might be had Y
with train service that would enable
Richmond statesmen to reach valley
PORTS the same day. or would permit peo-
pie in the Valley to come to Richmond.
make their purchases and return IN o
reasona BILE time. 49, F3is d
Conditions In Baltimore are now euci, Ii
that, with satisfactory sche dulles, much
OF the patronage of the Valley that now f3 X
goes to Washington and Baltimore could
be diverted to Richmond where. under
even conditions, 1t should go. a train
leaving this city Al 80 or S A. NJ. and
another reaching this city from the west y.
about I or g. or even 0 P. NJ. would res 4
suit In greatly promoting Riohmond's
trade AS 1t isg now there la no oonneo-
tion with the Valley Railway at 6taurrton
by tho train leaving here at 10:l0 while
an hour or two earlier would give suct, N
connection Besides being q great cons
venience to Richmond people having bust
ness at towns and county seats along
the route such a train would soon prova
a source OF reverre.
\ Follow Their Newspapers.
The prevalent opinion among jobbers
and merchants is that the merchants ana
retail buyers in tho smaller cities 4 ana X
towns, and In tho country generally. buy
from the cities whose newspapers they
read. On the principle that trade follows
tho flag, so mercantile trade follows ths
newspaper 3 g a. ~ .l4 8 55i
RI a train service were afforded which
would put the Richmond papers into the A
Valley and Northern Virginia. as soon
MS tho Washington and Baltimore papers.
or sooner, preferably the people OF those
sections would, In. large numbers, nat-5
.urally come to Richmond to do their buy
Ing, Then, too. It Ia an important factor
In the comnetit tion that country merc hants
and small town merchants should be en-
abled to come TO Richmond. transact
their business ard return the same day.
even II they had to rise very early ana
be up late getting home. rather than nave
to spend two nights In the city and pay
hotel bills. Tho johbers express them
selves as anxious to send out statesmen Y
into rev territory If the people OF that
territory are enabled to reach Richmonu
as easily and quickly as tney may now
reach Baltimore and Washington. y I
would greatly promote the business pros z
poets OF this city " the Richmond papers
can he nut into the cities md towEs and l.
ali nolnts along the railway lines In the
EValiey and Northern Eirginia as early
as the papers from Baltimore and WASH
ington.
train should he operated Westward from 4
Richmond, on such q schedule as TO en-
able Richmond business men to leave TINS
city in the early morning reach their
destination. have several hours left FOR
business, and get back to Richmond tha1
night. There are many points along the
line OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Rails
way--suoh as Louisa, Gordonsyille, Char
lot ottesville, Basic City and Waynesboro--
to which Richmond merchants have oe-
CASTOR to make frequent trips, 10 facili-
tate their trayel and the return travel
OF the out-of-town merchant TO Richmond
would greatly enlarge and promote the
business interests OF Richmond In every
.channel.
"It's a Shame" Say They.
The firm OF r., "A saunder's Sons y
one OF those advocating better railway
connections and train service from this
sotv 10 and from points on the Chesaf 4
3neahe and Ohio Railway. and Valley
po.n,s. reached by the Chesapeake ana
Ohio and the Baltimore and ohto'a 'Ya!-