Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
IN THE OLD DOMINION
HIGH RAILROAD RATES CHARGED
TO JAMESTOWN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
| RICHMOND, Va, March 16-The bust
| ness element, the hotel men, the James
| town management, the owners of conces-
| sions, street railway men, commercial
| bodies, travelling men and all others are
| up in arms over the announcement that
| the railroads are to pass it right up to
| the people" during the summer for trans
portation to the jamestown exposition.
For many years the railroads have been
| operating excursions from here to Norfolk
| for 81 for the round trip. good for one day
! The rates which have been promulgated
for the exposition are s.. so for a single
| day, and that rate is to hold for the con-
| tinuance of the exposition Ten-day tickets
| are 800. That is to be the fare from this
| city. The Chesapeake and Ohio was the
| lrst to announce its rates, and those of
the Norfolk and Western are expected to
| be exactly the same. The hotel men of
norfolk and of Richmond are making a
loud protest against the high rates, and the
| matter is to be fought to a finish. lne
high rates will operate to keep many peo-
! pie in this city and section from gong
| to the exposition, for were the rates paced
| at the old figures it would mean that fam
| lily parties would make the trip-perhaps
several during the exposition when special
events were on.
70 relieve the situation, however, there is
| movement on foot to run another line of
steamers from this city to Norfolk, Inc
| fare to be 81 each way which will go
long way toward relieving the situation
| The time consumed, however, will be
! greater than that by rail, for it will not
| be possible for person to go and return
| In one day when travelling by water. 1t
| will, however, enable man to take his
| family and spend one of two days at the
exposition at considerably less than If
] he went by rail.
Celebrate st. Patrick's Day.
St Patricks day will be celebrated
| mere tomorrow and on Monday. The
celepratlon tomorrow will be wholly of a
religious character, the several societies
going to services early in the morning
Monday afternoon there is to be a parade
of the societies, and a great banquet and
speechmaklng is to conclude the festvi-
Ties at night. Robert LIE Masurier is
chairman of the general committee ar
ranging the details of the celebration.
" r. u. owen of Washington has been
sent mere to inspect the meat-packing
establishments of the city DR. owen
Will also have charge of the conditions
at the stockyards here
from many sections of the state come
requests IT'S Tor road forces, the statute en-
acted ny the last general assembly MAX
ing 1t easy and cheap for the counties
to get the benefit of the jaiibirds and
snort-term men in the penitentiary
many of the sheriffs. sergeants and iaiI-
ers to Keep the men in the jails. BY doing
that the officers will be entitled to so
much per day for the board of the men
some OF the judges take the same view
and decline to sentence the men to the
roads The highways of the state are be-
ing improved by the force which is all
ready out and the people are already
beginning the agitation of the advisable
lty OF changing the law at the next ses-
sion or the general assembly SO as to
PROVIDE an increased appropriation and
competing Judges to sentence men to the
ROADS instead of to terms in Jail
MaJ. n. r. Morgan of the state peniten-
tiary lately received letter which shows
the regard in which the camp life is held
by Ja1lb1rds. Woodrow Harris was given
term on the roads and was released
ne was arrested a second time and when
d uetacnment was ordered from the jail
IN Wh1ch he was confined he set up 2
great howl. demanding to be taken along
ne 1a1ler refused, and Harris at once in
formed the sheriff that unless he was
taken along he would kick the Jail full
or holes The sheriff sent the following
letter. along with Harris: You will oh.
serve that your order calls for five mon
send six. The sixth is Woodrow Harris .
he came here after your requisition. and
the list had been made up But Won will
nave to take Harris. He declines tn stav
mere and raised an awful row. Save no
mas been with you before and that he
likes the work on the road Besides he
says If he Is left here he will kick the
JAIL full OF holes. We do not want anv
holes kicked in the Jail So take him
ana De dOg-goned to him"