The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-07
PRESIDENT STEVENS
SENDS CURT REPLY

| to change this remarkable schedule and
| give the people the mail facilities they
| have heretofore had and to which they
are entitled. He got no satisfaction
ut the Chesapeake and Ohio offices, and
then called on the postal officials with
View of getting the star routes that
branch out from Bremo Bluff to wait
for Chesapeake and Ohio train No. o.
In post-office circles Mr.. Burgess
gathered an impression that the gov
eminent VIII not submit to this ar
hitrary change of schedule on the part
OF the railway officials, but at the same
time 1t was we'll known fact that the
| government goes slowly and makes
| thorough investigation before taking
decided or drastic steps Uncle Sam
may in time bring the railway folks
to their proper knitting, but that will
| take time. and during that time the
| trade of Richmond is suffering not a
little in the territory affected by this
curious business.
Fork Union Heard From.
The following special to The Times
Dispatch explains itself:
Fork Union, Va, June 6.-The ar
ticle in the Industrial Section OF The
Times-Dspatch of Sunday, concern
ing the Indignation of the people of
Fluvanna and other counties over the
train No. on the James River Divi-
sion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way, Is but faint picture of the in
dignation that is felt in the neighbor-
hood of Fork Union.
1t is likely that tho people in this
immediate section are greater suf-
ferers than those mentioned in the
account from Columbia. The mail comes
to Fork Union and other star route
points. from Bremo Bluff, and the star
route men must needs leave that station
under a schedule made by the POST
Office Department in good faith. 1t
was made on the basis of the schedule
OF No. 8. Without notice and without
consideration for the convenience of
the business men hereabout the Ches-
apeake and Ohio made the change in
the schedule, which throws No. AT
Bremo Bluff about a half hour after
the star route man has left for Fork
Union and other points in "Old Flu"
The result is that while Fork Union
Is only four and half miles from
Bremo Bluff, the people here cannot
get their mail from Richmond until
p. M, the day after 1t was placed
| In the Richmond post-oftice. An au-
tomobile service could beat the great
| and imposing Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway mail service to this part of
the country just about thirty-two
hours
Twenty-Four Hours Ola.
The mail that left Richmond for
Fork Union this morning, for instance,
VIII reach Bremo Bluff about 2:15.
me star route man having left lit
tie after / o'clock, that mail for Fork
Union and other points Will lie in the
post-oilice or the station at Bremo
Bluff nearly
1ect TO the dangers of burglary, fires,
etc Remain there, mind you, within
less than i've miles of the anxious
owners of that mall, and 1t can't he
moved peg until it is twenty-four
hours old.
Great Indignation.
Talk about Indignation, why, that
which The Times-Dispatc SAYS Is felt
by the merchants and other people Of
Goochland, Cumberland, Albemarln
Buckingham and other counties is NOT
patching to that Which stirs he
breasts of the business folks in this
part of FluVanna,
me people, especially the merchants
and bank officials who have close bust
ness relations with Richmond, are lust
up IN arms about 1t,
VINO are the people kiclingy Some
OF mem are Captain c. G. Snead b. A.
ufgess, merchant and bank presi-
cent, j, &. Whitehurst, bank cashier,
w. Is, Snead, commissioner of the reve
nue.; d. $. Lgon, manager of the Fork
mon academy; H. D, Weaver, mer-
Ciaht; George Bashaw e. p. Burgess.
| W. Q, Joynes and others.
| Ihere is talk Of public meeting
ana Inc appointment of a committee
20 80 to Richmond and make an ap-
| peal to the postal authorities and ,he
state Corporation Commission. Maybe
these powers viii listen TO the COM
paints OF the people II the Chesapeake
and Ohio officials will not.
-, Series of Services.
IRE me- ICY ~ a Forrest, superintendent OF
sS,ptaah,oastefh branch of the Christian and
Sa,.ssssslpnat% Alliance, together with the Rev