Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09
Richmond Transfer Company has been
big advertiser to this city.
AGENTS FOn MANY LINES.
- RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP

q a big advertiser to this city.
AGENTS Fon MANY LINES.
49, RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP
80 The company and it's managers are
Jjoint Official agents for the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway, the Chesapeake
and Ohio, the Norfolk and Western
Railway. the Richmond, Frcdericks.
Line, the Southern Railway, the Nir.
ginia Navigation Company, and con
nections for all OF these lines.
They are the local agents for trans
atlantic. transpacitic, coastwise and
South American lines. including the
following steamship companies: Allan,
Anchor. Atlantic Transport. Austro-
American, Canadi.n Pacific, Canadian
Australian. Cunaro. srench. Fabre,
Great Northern. Hamburg American,
HollandAmericsn Ley!and. Lampor,
and Holt. Mallory. Murson. Northern.
North German Lloyd, Nippon Yusen
kaisha Pacific Mail, Peninsula and
Occidental Quebec. Red star, Royal
Mail. southern Pacific. ndinavian-
American. Toyo Kaisha Kisen, United
Fruit. Ward Line.
AS matter 81 fact, they sell for
every line necessary to get the pas
sercer 20 any point on the globe &C
cessihla 10y raj! or steamer Baggage
is called tor al the residence and
checked 20 destination in the United
States, Canada or Mexico. and 10 the
embarkins pier for all passengers des-
tined TO points outside OF this b.
steamer
LOCAL TAx1CAB SERVICE
IS GREAT FEATURE
The taXicab service Of the company
has become q great feature, which has
within the pas; three years advertised
Richmond far and wide. and this ser
vice is being constantly enlarged to
meet the demand. Within the past
twelve months the company has added
dozens OF taNis 10 this branch OF the
service. and nearly as many new motor
baggage trucks.
Altogether the company has in this
city an investment OF over 500, 900: II
employs nearly 100 men. and its ar
nual pay roll is something more than
$4,000. Uniformed men meet all in
coming trains and the outgoing trains
also, SO that they welcome the incom
ing and speed the departing guests
Branch offices have been established
wherever necessary in the city. They
are at tho JEFFERSON Murphy's and else
where. and in all OF these offices polite
and well-informed men are always or
hand TO give prompt and accurate in
+ formation TO the traveller. The main
Office at 500 East Main Street is off,
cered by large force and is in all re-
spects veriiable bureau OF informa-
ton. a better arranged business Office
is nowhere to he found
= what now fe,f,ra Of tho hue;
ness is the insurance END OF it, In
that department traveller can obtain
life and accident insurance for himself
or liability insurance for his baggage
while on trip Of few days or =
few months be il local or American
touring or foreign travel.
IS KNOWN IN EUROPE
As WELL. AS AMERICA
The company is known all over this
country and Europe. Its office is really
gigantic railway and steamship cen
ter. with business ramtications al
over the world. and source OF com
plete and accurate information to any
traveller, no matter what may he his
destination The facilities, convent.
ences and Information offered TO tbs
public can nowhere else he obtained II
Virginia, and ii is doubtful IL there /.
n place in the United states that is bet.
ter equipped for the transaction of thi!
colossal business.
The company has traffic" arrange
ments with other transfer companie!
- in the principal cities OF the United
States whereby baggage may bt
checked from house in Richmond tc
the house or hotel at which The
traveller proposes to stop in the elite:
named. That is 10 say. man living
in Franklin Street and intending to gc
to Old POINT, Norfolk. Washington
Baltimore. Thiladripha, Atlantic City
bokcn or Brooklyn, can have n chccl
put on his trunk in his Franklin Stree
home and bother himself no more ahou
it until he reaches the very house h
is going 10 in any Of the cities named
and on his arrival there tho trunk vii
be in his room ready 10 be unlocked
European passengers can have thci
" baggage checked direct to the pier.
To maintain the superb service. tn
company has, OF course. 10 keep u
immense stables. feed many horse:
keep many carriages. cabs, hote
r buses and baggage wagons beside
d employing n small army Of men: bu
: as above Indicated, the noble horse
I. about down and ont and the quicke
moving taxi and auto truck takes hi
g place.
ISSUES TRAVELLERS CHECKS
B. THROUGH F.NPRESS COMPAN'
More than two years ago tho Transfe
q Company added TO its other big lin
stl of business a great feature for TN
comfort and convenience OF traveller
3 bound for foreign lands Il made a
& arrangement with the American Ex
press Company by which il issues her
a in Richmond that compHny's "trave'
Il ers' cheques" on any European cit,
Richmond man starting for tou
of Europe can call on the transfc
i company and make All necessary fuar
cial arrangements and have tho neccs
s sary money handed 20 him in forele
parts Must whenever and however h
{ needs It,
Other cities in the country have first