The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-26
Voice Of the eople
Let Tldewntcr Trade Come to Rich

To the Editor of InG Times-Dispatch.
sir.-While The Times ispatch is
adWays read by its Tidewater sub
part or II is SO interesting to its read
ers down here as the articles publish
ca ABOUT the electric line from Rich-
i mono 10 uroanna. The people down
ROAD, and read with much interest
every word that is written concern
ing IT, Tor they now sec some hope
Wen they Will have It In their power
10 travel TO and from this section
~ ran as we'll as by water Tncsc
1 pEopis are liberal buyers, and deal
iurget! In merchandise. fertilizers and
machinery of all kinds. and IL is their
M:sh TO turn their trade and business
70 Rlchmond. their states capital. In
.oe 70, OF having confined exclusively
70 baitlmore. and IL the merchants and
. business men of your city could only
rcaiiIc the amount or trade that r. .ch-
mono, mon would reap by the building of
this line there would bc but little
doubt of is early construction. | sec
that this week the Chamber of Com
merce or Your city proposes to have !.
c1 iiGn meeting to investigate the pos
sibilities OF this road and 10 consider
the Probable benefits to be derived
from It to the trade of Richmond, and
II found favorable, will receive the in
mnt i OIL many OF It's members. l do
.heE VIII follow In the investigation
70 oe made. yet am convinced that a
tuli ana thorough examination Into
iacts and reason, Will so Impress them
as 10 tho merits OF this road that no
doubt viii arise as to Ats contributinr
q large part of the business of the
e oud n OF Lancaster. lIlddlesex, King
enu queen, Matthews and Gloucester
with population OF $4,000 or 100000
winch Is now carried to baltimore, for.
inc, inc reason cas- there Is no other market
theE can reach Besides, you should
consider the amount of travel thn1
YOU'D pass over this road to and from
mShichmond every day of the year.
ihese people want to go there, and will
do 80; for they are liberal dealers and
as you may term them, high livcrs ana
aress nnc. No section OF the state can
furnish better class OF people and
,no lonu OF dress and pleasure than
tnese down here, and you will be sur
prised at the amount of trade they
wlli cnrry TO Your city, II thuv have
IL In their power to board an electric
their homes with tho purchases thew
VIII make of your merchants, who no
doubt VIII sell them goods at such
feasohenle prices as Will induce them
10 go again when they are in need NJ
more goods. Indeed, IL Will be a great
iniucement for them to patronIzS Tho
nlGninond merchants instead of Balti-
more oy reason of the quick and cheap
.tahsPortatlon' going and returning
inc SINE day and saving three fourths
OF the expense of the trip TO Baiti-
more. II the members of the Cham
Der or Commerce could only be here
any day and see the steamers arriving
here from Baltimore. taking two 10
three hours to unload at thees two
whar es, the largest on the river, they
WOULD be surprised at the quantity Of
freight that would he taken off ana
i ,stt IN the warehouses to be hauled TO
tne various parts of the county. They
would scarcely believe that this Tide,
water country was having such bus
mess with Baltimore. and 1t is not
only at these Urbanna wharves that
,his immense trade is to be seen. but
II Is SO along the whole section OF the
country on the Rappahannock River
from the mouth o. it, as far as tide
water extends.
1t is to be understood that there is
no competition or conflict between this
line and the Northern Neck line, for
the reason that the two lines traverse
a different section OF country, and
" the Richmond merchants may he
called upon to contribute aid to that
road, yet the line which IS proposed TO
UrJanna. they may rest assured, will
DO an tn is promised for the trade
Of Richmond r.
Grbanna,