The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-08
RAILROAD NEWS
FROM ALL POINTS
Freight Agents of Big Lines Here
Looking After Business
Matters.
Mr.. LIE GRANDE APPOINTED
Southern Takes Steps to Insure
Prompt Handling OF
Frcights.

Mr.. Samuel A. Howe. freight ngent OF
the Illinois Central with headquarters
In New York, and Mr.. G. Howard Hart,
travelling freight agent OF the Chicago
and Alton, whose home office liz also
IN New York, were In the city yestcr-
day. looking after matters for their
respective lines. These roads get q
great deal OF business for Western
points from Richmond jobbing houses.
Mr.. Charles ID. lie Grande, formerly
of Richmond, has been appointed man
ager Of the Eastern Carolina Dispatch,
with Offices in Norfolk. Tho Eastern
Carolina Despatch is a fast freight line
operated over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk Railroad. and Norfolk and South
crn Railway, between Northern and
Western points and Eastern Carolina
points on and reached via the Norfolk
and Southern Railway. The establish
ment of an office In close touch with
the patrons VIII be a great convcni-
cnce.
! Mr.. A. u. Plant comptroller of the
Southern Railway Company, announces
: that:
! For tho purpose OF insuring prompt
spect to the handling OF freights at
local stations and the handling OF loss,
damage and overcharge freight claims
occurring on freights received or ship
ped by Its patrons, Southern Railway
Company has inaugurated and placed
In service corps OF travelling freight
travel continuously the respective ter
ritories assigned to them, visiting nj
each station not only the local agent.
but the company's patrons thereat with
the following objects in view:
"a To secure the prompt handling
and settlement Of all fair and honest
claims against the company.
/ (2) TO give assurance OF this to the
patrons OF the company by prompt.
courteous and efficient attention to their
i3) TO prevent accommodations Of
freight claims and oyer and refused
far and as promptly as possible all
over frcights with shortages.
(D To educate local agents to the
!, highest degree OF efficiency in treating
with patrons in respect to their trans
actions with them both In respect to
the handling OF freights at their sta
:. tions, and the prompt payment or de-,
clination OF freight claims.
4 A new steamer to handle traffic dur
b ing the Jamestown Exposition Is being
: built for the Chesapeake Steamship
y New York Ship Building Company at
Camden. N. j., Tuesday, March 18th.
It is expected that the ship viii
4 ne completed ana READY TO 80 INTO COM
\ mission by the opening of the exposi-
9 ton liz April. 1t Will be operated. az
@ are the other ships of the line. in con-
$ nection with the Southern Railway
The company continues the practice
z of naming Its steamers. in honor OF
enterprising Southern cities, and. there
n fore, the new steamer has been named
q after Columbia. the capital OF South
. Carolina.
e The Columbia was designed for sis
o ter ship to the steamer Augusta. but
i Will be IS feet longer, and will have
h. about fifty moro staterooms than the
II, Augusta.
le The company realizes that the In,
" creased business because of the James
n town Exposition will be 80 great tina
~ tho steamers which 1t now has in ser
= vice will not be sufficient to handle thu
:. increased travel. and 1t will.Sthcrefore
y operate a day steamer between Bnlti
lie more and Old Point Comfort and Nor
y folk, commencing about May ], 1907
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