The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-24
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President Stevens Promises 70
Connect Mails a Y Oh "
lottcsville. S7sss85
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Business ofS Hauln Goal g 81 Has a.
Become Enornrot't5ss--. The Re- n g5
4s5i Schooner Lawson. 8Iss$
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" president, George w. stevens. Of ~ "
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway assures assure y
the neoplo OF Richmond tt.t he will ! In
MAILING up the early spring seize dulo 9
that railroad, provide for m early train
5o,,t of richmond for the west In timos TO D
connect at charlottesville witt, south
RAILWAY trains north and south This 4
aarlvl trair, viii con acct at Chariot esyille
With tho fast through mall trslin, SUD-
sdlzcd by tho government, and VIII thus u.
enable tho Richmond u papers to Il reach
'noints on the Southern Rni Iva y, BET weef
Charlottesville ana Lynchbu,'g ana the Z
last named city! ns onrl ns the az
ton ana Baltimore trains. Such nm early
train will, It Is hoped, also enable ~ ne y
Richmond papers 10 reach nor 81!
rInin and tho lower Valley points hours
earlier than Is now possible. II VI hls8
way Richmond morning pa pers VIII " b 2! 4
;ennbled to reach many points IN virginia, "a
the day OF tissue. instead OF y no fcllo
INK day. as is now the case. III s8S
aSSThls carly train will BIO Of great yalus y
to Richmond merchants, In ona bling them,
to establish n large mall order business
with people OF the Valley and Df n orr
Virginia. and will bring to- this city n1uch
OF the trade now diverted to vVash hi
ton and Baltimore by rcAso on ot tho si Ms
OF Richmond under existing x
schedules ana connectionu. Such ~ train
means much to Richmond. Trade fol-
lows the newspaper Il and when the Rloh- X. \
imond newspapers are embed to get into s.
the Valley and Northern Virginia the
same day OF publication, It vii mean not
only the extension OF thoir% circulation.
but 1t wllsbrng to Richmond many cotitt- ~
try merchants to buy their good 49, TT ey$$i
will be enabled to got to this city and
return to their homes within the same
period OF time required to go to Balti:-SSS
more. IN u 55f5 ~ ~
Bright Prospects. 55s55
tho prospect OF tho building OF q Y
railroad from Richmond to the Kappa w
hammock and the N Northern Neck, the out
look IS good for an extension Of the cit ~ n
trade 10 practically all parts Of tho Stat (:
Tho railways ara II oWs$ d ding a s heavy
Goa hauling business to the sea board, ! y Il
gentleman engn ged IN that business suited 1
yesterday that tho coal hauling roads \
were unable to supply tile demand for \
cars, and that those avail Liable re cling !
moved from point to point Ike the pieces
'onga cilcckerboard I'm the effort to deliver II
coal. AS an Indication OF the enormous !
traffic OF one roa 4 ;ilo ric, It may DO stated
that yesterday the Chesa peake and Ohio i
Railroad dumped &c. 900 tons OF; coal az
tho Newport News piers. .5 Thi g coal Is 4
taken almost as n fas t " as It can DO de-&
ilivered by coastwise schoon ers and team
ers. and often$a great feet Of schooner
and Sbargcs are wal ting mt the piers, While {
steamers arc filling 4 heir hunkcrs.S
I The Thomas w. Laws on. hi
u yesterday; among tho schooners at tn 4
pier, was the Thomas ". Lawson, g 81 +
gnntic sevcn.master. the 4 largest fore and \
aft rugged vessel In the world . awaiting ~
her turn TO load. There is one other
vessel OF tho Same type as the lawson
This marine giant is named for tho Bos-8
tonian or il ,F'renzted Finance. fame, and
he owns large interest In the era it,
The Goa -carrying capacity OF the Law
son is 5000 tons. and h SO ID wonderful ars {
the facilities for loading at the Newport
News piers that tliis great oal-carrier9
requires but two days to n fill < her hold. i
-Four thousand tons loaded per day on
a single vessel Is something Nv rful
IN tho art OF rapid handling S l3S
$ Mr. II snry w. Fuller, general passenger
agent OF tho Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road, was In the city Is yesterda ,SE ana !.
was a. caller at the execut I've Office OF the
company and a t the oflcea Of District
Passenger Agent w. O. HVart hel MI
Fuller Is a veteran general passenger
agent. and is as widely K1lo own as any
Southern railroad Official. ii
IT he big Parsifal company. Of more 4 han
two hundred people, yin reach this city
over the ri edmond, Frederic sblirg and !
Potomac Railway to-day. ! t has not been
announced what road will take the com. y 4
;pany fgouthWard from this city.
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