Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09
NO CROWD TOO BIG
FOR THIS COMPANY
Richmond Transfer System Able
to Handle Even Reunion
Thousands.
LOCAL SERVICE FEATURES
Dozens of Taxicabs and Motor
Trucks = Tickets Sold All
Over the World.
LOCAL SERVICE FEATURES

Now that the Confederate Reunion
is so close ut hand, when thousands of
visitors will have to be provided for
In many ways. the problem Of hand
ling great crowds and looking after
their comfort In a material manner be-
Fortunately for Richmond. as we'll as
for It's visitors, a remarkably efficient
and energetic transportation company
has been established for years in the
city. and 1t has grown to such dimen-
sions that it is hardly possible that
any crowd will ever assemble In Rich
mond of such proportions as to render
1t even difficult for tho Richmond
Transfer Company to handle persons
and baggage smoothly and expedi-
ouSly.
Both the efficiency and courtesy OF
this company and its employees have
Frequently been the subject Of COM
ment by visitors who had no personal
interest in the city or Its institutions
one of these visitors, being at the time
me spokesman for dozen. once said:
You Richmond people have the most
complete transfer system we have ever
run up with in all OF our travels
-; and he proceeded TO ask some
questions as to how it came about 1t
was explained to him that our transfer
business was like ali OF the other good
things to be found here--a mere mat
ter OF growth from a small beginning.
Live and wide-awake men were in
charge from the start. and they .snew
now to mako things grow and reach
cfn - e
teristic of Richmond. He was intro
duced to some OF the transfer men,
and he commenced to fire questions
right and left. He got the answers all
right. and when he got home he wrote
for local paper. as an object lesson,
the story of tho rise and progress OF
the Richmond Transfer Company 1t
may not be out of place to record here
part. at least, OF the story as he
wrote and published it. 1t has been
published before. but 1t Is good enough
TO be printed again:
TRANSPORTATION CoMPANY,s
REMARKABLE GROWTH
He set forth how, soon after the
closing of the War Between tho States,
a Confederate soldier, who had re-
turned from the field to the desolated
home without Il dollar. bought a few
old army horses and n wagon or two
bought them on credit-and opened up
Kind OF baggage hauling business,
the main part of tho business being
transferring trunks from one passen-
ger depot to another for through pas
scngcrs. Later he added 10 his outfit
an old fashioned omnibus and two or
three hacks, and commenced to haul
the through passengers also. Still
later, carriages were added to the OUT
fit and local business was looked after.
From that small beginning in the
days when Richmond was still on the
ash pile has grown the great Rich
mond Transfer Company. an institution
that is known all over the country. and
all over the world for that matter,
for its transactions pertain to all coun-
tries to which Virginia people travel.
tnhsmuch as the company's agents sell
tickets to all parts OF the world. give
checks or letters of credit 20 travellers
payable In any part OF the civilized
world. check baggage right from your
house TO any part OF the country, and
keep bureau OF information that can
put an inquirer wise as to schedules Of
all the railway trains that run In tho
world and all the steamship lines that
traverse the waters OF the globe.
Thus. In way, and good way. tho