The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13
.CONQEN|ENCES IN
RAILROAD CARS
Travelling Public Demand That
There Shall Be Room for
Hand Luggage.
ALL RAIL FAST FREIGHT LINE
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Interesting Coal Statistics Used
by the Pennsylvania for the
Year to Date.
ALL RAIL FAST FREIGHT LINE

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once upon a time traveller was asked
to vacate seat in d day coach on the
plea that It had been reserved BY tho
placing OF articles In Its hat rack. II
you reserved 1t, then sit In the hat rack"
was the unyicldng rejoinder.
The early passenger cars were old
stage coaches mounted on trucks and
retained the small receptacles for hand
luggage. Until recently these space cav
Ing ndjuncts have not developed In pro-
portion to tho increase In chr dimensions.
Among the roads that hayp been liberal
IN this respect are the New York, New
Haven and Hartford. the Erie, and the
Southern. Their latest coaches have the
continuous hat rack with coat hooks.
Where traffic ls dense and important
stops are frequent, as In the case OF the
New York, New 1fa ~, and Hartford,
the disposition OF wraps and hand lug.
gage becomes serious problem. The
New Haven solves this very nicely by
following suit cases and valises in the
conmcdous hat racks. Some roads object
to this on the ground that, In case OF
accident the personal injuries will be
increased BY flying impeachment. The fur
thor objection Is made tina too heavy.
a load will tear off the rack or otherwise
damage the car. At every turn the
car builder Is confronted with the neces.
sity OF following the deacon's plan In
constructing the wonderful one boss
shay, ,"'...... Jest to make that part ez
strong ez the rest"
The matter of suit cases cannot be
laughed out of court. The busy American,
impatient OF delay, and economical OF
time, likes to have his clothes reach
the hotel when he does. To accomplish,
this, he is often willing to be Ills own
transfer wagon. Since he may sometimes
carry his own suit case. he tries 10 keep
1t clean all the time. He objects to the
contamination it may suffer by contact
with the most elegant OF trunks in the
most refined of baggage cars. Railroads
must allow hand luggage To pass through
the gate, for public sentiment will nullify
any cxacting inhibition. 1tawould seem,
therefore, both reasonable and necessary
to provide suitable accommodations In
the coaches. The coat hook Is another
attractive and convenient device. Many
men hold their oYercoats In their laps
Ito avoid tho wrinkling due to sitting
thereon, or to folding and placing in the
hat rack. The more carefully such de-
tails are covered. the moro nearly do
actual conditions Of comfort follow the
advertising folder.
Effective on May i the all-rail fast
freight line, operating over the Pennsyl-
vanin and the Southern and connections
between the North, East South. South
east and Southwest, heretofore known as
the richmond and Danvlle Despatch,
were designated the Eastern and Southern
Despatch and operated exclusively in
connection with the Pennsylvania aud
q the Southern via Alexandra.siya. and
via Primers Point, Va. The organization
is as follows: F. W. Parsons. manager.
101 Rourse Building. Philadelphia. Pa;
Philadelphia Territory. Robert Mayo, Jr.,
agent, 1ol Bourse Building, Philadelphia;
New ENGLAND territory, J. 2. Fitzwison,
agent, 51o Old South Building, Boston,
agent. EOS Wilder Building, Rochester, n.
y; Pitlsburs territory f. G. Morgan,
agent. 1913 Bessenler Building. P!ttsburg
Pa.
$500 ,ftf1tts,fss sos
$500 ssf5 VA 5l in
The Pennsylvania Railroad SCompany's
statement OF the coal and coke orisinat-s
Ing on us lines east OF Ptttsburg and
Erie for the week ended May 5th, With
comparisons follo VS.:
1906 1905. 1905.
Week END Year TO-, ear to
May 5. May 5. May O.
n ,al, short I, 4, ], j =. i .
Coke short tons"24S'91S s. $50 100 1885, Boz
~ 7, i;s 100 40 771,ouo a O., 7c7s