The Washington times., 1906-08-05
Chesapeake Soho OFF,
cial Discusses Shippers
Plans to Extend Trade.
GET THROUGH CARS
Nothing to Prevent Wash
ingtOn From Advantages
of Other Cities.

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. A- General
Freight Agent l.. ID. HoJchkiss, Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway. after an
absence from the city for several weeks,
was interviewed in his Offices today rela-
tive 10 Wasnington's jobbing trade.
AIR. Hotchkiss talked very frankly re-
garding the matter lie secuted the
probability that Washington has been
Disseminated against IN favor OF other
cities for whose business she competes
He said his road, as far as In its
power lies. viii cooperate with the other
roads entering Washington for the par
pose of extending the jObblng trade Of
the Capital city. MI Hotchkiss was
asked II he knew whether Washington
had suffered through special privileges
granted shippers I'm Philadelphia. Balti-
more, Norfolk. Richmond. and other
cities. His answer was that. so FAR as
he knows, there has been no dIscrimina-
ton against Washington In favor OF the
other cities named.
can YOU suggest any means Of CO.
operation among Washington shippers
whereby they can obtain the advantage
Of through cars from Washington 10
o;her polnts?" ne was asked.
Freight the First Essential.
1t would SEEM Mr.. Hotchklss an
swered, that II the jobbers of Washing
ton could procure the freight there would
be no difficulty in securing the C0-0peTa-
tion Of the transportation lines in run
ming through cars from Washington
upon the same terms and conditions
up0n which they are run from other
cities
DO the regulations Of your company
as 10 demurrage payments differ from
any corresponding charges imposed 10y
your company In other CiJiesy'
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company does not reach Washington
with its own rails. It's traffic IS receiv-
ed and delivered over the rails Of the
Pennsylvania railroad; so that what
ever rules are In effect by the Pennsyl-
vania and the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
ways apply alike 10 the Chesapeake and
Ohio"
''TVul your company join in the move
ment TO establish new aI-rail routes, as.
for example. 10 eastern Tennessee via
Basic. instead Of by water 10 Norfolk
and thence by rail- 20 destinations"
Il do not understand that the route
via Basic would be a natural one, for
o
a direct line from Washington 10 a con-
nection with the Norfolk and Western
at Lynchburg. thence 10 eastern Tennes-
see. would be a much more desirable
route; therefore. so far as this particu-
lar feature IS concerned the Chesapeake
and Ohio has no interest"
No Terminals at Washington.
Mr.. Hotchllss explained that the
Chesapeake and Ohio had no terminals
in Washington, and that as soon as the
Potomac yards. at the south end OF the
Long bridge. are completed. the Chesa-
peake and Ohio freight trains viii not
go beyond that point. Temporarily and
for the past few years the Chesapeake
and Ohio has been operating its freight
trains TO Washington and using the ter
mlnals OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
When the freight trains Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway stop at the PO-
tomac yards the freight of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio to and from Washing
ton proper Will be handled by the Penn
syIvania railroad or the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.