The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-21
MEET AT STAUNTON
TO DECIDE ON CAMP
Officers Will Confer With Rail
road on Rates to State En-
campment Site.
ACCENT FARE is OFFERED
Discrimination Against Militia
Would Be Insult to Uniform,
Says Stern.

a conference of a majority OF mem
hers OF the State Military Board, of :
ticers of the Virginia Volunteers and
a representative OF the Norfolk South
ern Railroad, will be held at Staunton
next Monday morning 10 decide upon
the place for tho encampment of the
brigade OF Virginia militia this year.
Ncaly all the infantry officers will be
thcr, at the time 10 attend the camp
OF instruction. Adjutant- General W.
w. sale has asked the railroad to have
a representative meet them.
the situation. which has resulted
from the proposal of the Norfolk
Southern 10 charge the State a great
deal more for transporting troops from
Norfolk to the new rifle range and
camp site than II charges the general
public To Virginia Beach, nearby
was the sole topic of conversation in
military circles Yesterday. The state
ment as published exclusively in The
Times Dispatch was commented upon,
made part of the hearing before the
state Corporation Commissions and
caused continuous inquiry from militia
officers.
May Go Elsewhere.
There is great deal Of sentiment
for the selection OF a new site for the
Vainp, IN view of the attitude or the
railroad Staunton and Culpeper are
spoken of as sibilitics. in cnse some
agreement cannot be reached.
The Norfolk southern. in reply to re-
quests for bids from the office OF the
Adjutant- General, made a proposal to
charge 80 cents per passenger FOR the
round trip between Norfolk and the
camp site. While this is little more
than cent n mile. which is tho price
made by all other railroads, IL is
double what the road now charges the
public, which is % cents for tn. round
trip to Virginia Beach.
However. there are two things to be
said on the other side. one is the
fact that the road Is now seeking an
increase to round trip rate OF 80
cents. The other is n statement made
yesterday morning during the hear
ing before the State Corporation Com
mission. by an official OF the Norfolk :
southern. that il has been now decided
To, make a rate OF 30 cents to the
State. General Sale has received no
information to this effect. hnt the
statement is assumed TO he authentic.
Some officers who visited the Adju-
nt-General's office Yesterday ex-
pressed the hope that no camp would
ever be held at the new site.
Would Insult Uniform.
Lieutenant Colonel 10 Lane stern.
Assistant Inspector General. took a
partially different Wow. lie said that
as the Norfolk Southern must haul
through solid trains with steam
power. including baggage, Just as de-
livered to IL by other roads, the price
of cent mile. or is cents, was
hardly excessive, and hardly compar
able TO trolley rate with no baggage
included. However, he said, very
many officers and men would journey
from the camp TO Norfolk and back
by trolley during the encampment, and
IL the fact that they wear uniform is
TO be made the cause OF charging
them a higher rate than civilians pay
riding at the same time, the discrim-
ination would he an outrage agains,
the uniform. and sufficient cause foI
the utmost Indignation
II is hoped by the Adjutant- eneraI
that the road may make such further
concessions that an agreement may be
reached at Mondays conference.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
has agreed TO run the train leaving
this city at S:15 o'clock. and, which
stops Sundays at Charlottesville
through to Staunton next sunday
morning so as to convey the officers
going TO attend the camp OF instruc-
tion. which begins on that day. Ef-
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