The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18

meet tbs demand. Altogether tho
company has In this city an Invest
ment OF over $4,000: they employ
seventy five men, and their annual pay
roll Is something more than $4,000
Their uniformed men meet all incoming
trains and the outgoing trains also, so
that they welcome the incoming and
speed the departing guests Branch
offices have been established wherever
necessary In the city. They are at the
Jefferson, Murphy's, The Richmond and
elsewhere. and in all of these offices
polite and well-informed men are al
ways on hand to give prompt and
accurate information to the traveller.
me main office at 500 East Main Street
is ofhcered by large force and Is In
all respects veritable bureau of in
formation. A better arranged bust
ness Office Is no where to be found
Heavy European bookings.
somewhat new feature of the
business Is the insurance end of 1T
In that department traveller can OBJ.
tain life and accident insurance for
himself Or liability insurance for hi,
baggage while on trip of few days
can touring or foreign travel
pany this spring has been even lsrger
than in former years. number OF
| large parties have been booked and
ticketed for travel In foreign lands
The company is known all over this
country and Europe. Its office Is
really gigantic railway and steam
ship centre. with business ramifica-
tons all over the world. and n source
of complete and accurate information
be his destination. At these offices
tickets may be bought to any point
in the United States. Canada, Europe.
Asia. or even Africa. and the ticket
buyer can have choice of routes to any
travelable point in the world. The
facilities. conveniences and information
offered to the public can nowhere else
be obtained In Virginia, and 1t is
doubtful If there is place in the
United States that is better equipped
for the transaction OF this colossa
business.
Travel Made Easy.
The company has traffic" arrange
ments with other transfer companies
In the principal cities OF the United
States, whereby baggage may be
checked from your house in Rich
mond to the house or hotel at
which the traveller proposes to stop in
the cities named. That is to say.
man living on Franklin Street and in
tending to go to Old Point. Norfolk
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia
Atlantic City. Newark. Jersey City.
New York, Hoboken or Brooklyn, can
have check put on his trunk in his
Franklin Street home and bother
himself no more about II until he
reaches the very house he is going to
in any of the cities named, and on his
arrival there theAtrunk will be in his
room ready to be unlocked. European
passengers eau have their baggage
checked direct TO pier.
TO maintain the suberb service the
company has, of course, TO keep up
immense stables. feed many horses,
keep many carriages, cabs. hotel
buses and baggage wagons, besides
employing small army of men: but.
as above indicated, the noble horse Is
about down and out, and the quicker
moving taxi and auto truck takes his
place
Checks for Travellers.
More than n year ago the Transfer
Company added 10 It's other big line
OF business great feature for tn,
| comfort and convenience of travellers
bound for foreign lands 1t made an
ARRANGEMENT With the American EX.
press Company by which 1t issues here
in Richmond that company's travel.
ers' cheques on any European city. A
| Richmond man starting for tour OF
Europe can call on the transfer com
pany and make all necessary financial
! arrangements and have the necessary
| money handed TO him in foreign parts
| just whenever and however he needs 1t
| Other cities in the country have first.
| class transfer companles-of course
they have-but no city on the map OF
the United States has more up-to-date
| or better equipped concern than
that which serves the travelling pub
| lie turned towards Richmond or going
hence. and no people have better
transfer service. locally and otherwise,
/ that the Richmond Transfer Company
affords the people of the best city In
the country. which of course, Is R!cht
! mond-Greater Richmond.