Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-29
COMPLAIN Of SCHEDULE
Of H0PEWElL TRAINS
\" Provision Is Made for Army of
Mechanics Engaged in Build
ing Trades.
"TRIP TAKES TOO MUCH TIME
Jew WOrkmcn in Plant Can Aford
To Pay 10 Cents and Spend Two
Hours aud Half Going to and
From Daily Work.


From Daily Work.
Travel yesterday OH the richmond
iopcwcll specials was slightly Icss
han on Monday. the first day that the
rains were placed in operation. At
he outside. not more than 3i5 passcn-
ters used the commutcr trains ycstcr-
Jay to Hopewcli, and about half that
,umber returned from the guncotton
ity.
The carly morniug aud midday trains
nrricd fairly large crowds. but tho
rain that left Richmond last night
{ 9:15 O'clock carried less ihau sew
nty-nve persons. business men Of
richmond patrouiacd the early trains
ctserday TO :, large extent The train
hat left Hnp"weil at go o'clock yes
crday afternoon ana arrived N Rich
iond At $50 p'cIoch. hauled 100 pass
myers.
Travel Monday and yesterday vas
made up in u great part OF workinen
cturnug TO the plant from spending
. he Christinns holidays in Richmond
'hc saic OF roUud-urip ticket hooks has
been small II Was stated YESTERDAY at
he local passenger Offices. Less than
Sny books have been sold ~ The Rich
Elond offices and while tho number
t,urchas ed ia Hopcwcil IS not known
| is not believed 10 have been lar"c
Tho greater part % the uaasenGerS
ksing the trains NcStcrdaT PAID the
jtraight ono way fare, as or Mnndar.
The fact thut no provision has n""n
made by tho railroads 10 car" Tor tho
rmv or construction workers that ar"
mployed nj the plant has caused con-
! ide rablc criticism or the rev train
3ervicc These men, III the nam, AR"
. he ones tina, would profit most from
ommuter trains and rates. II - stated.
In the Du ppnt plant at torcwei!
hero are moro than 5000 men en-
.loyed irH construction work alone,
.hilc In tho runcotton city thor. are
uuallv a. many. iabcring mainly IN
Inc building trades. The rebuilding Of
Inc town has demanded . larger force
IL workmcn than usual, although there
such activity IL the building lines
i all times as 20 employ s'N"rai
thousand men
f,v tho Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
nd the Norfolk and Western Rail
hay Monday makes no provision for
Ihese construction wOrkmcu, Uho Work
Ell hours u day, quitting ~ 2;"p
|'cloci1 in tn" afternoon. The aftcr-
oon and night trains under TIA"
chedule leave lIopcwell ~ 2:&p o'tlock
In the afternoon and 1880 "'cloch at
| light.
The greater part - the construction
ben are Richnonders and would u ar
3angcnents could be made, spend tn"
\
Iyay by which they cnn mako tn" TRIP,
Inc commuters -ato-75 cents round
rim in :; book OF ten ricket---.s only
lvaila bio FOR use on these three spe-
HAL trains.
The Du Font coiupauy. 8, was point
| Id out Yesterday provides 'Ncell"nt
| homes for the operatives pi me plant
I.u, at :, cheaper rental than could b"
occurred in this ely This would work.
LEains, the plan 10 have these work
|nen reside I'm Richmond on ~" "lhcF
hand. the construction men cannot Sc
mrc dwellinps from The powder com
bang aud are anxious :" TtiH,h 20
her homes iu Richmond at nish'
Efforts viii be made. il was stated
estcrday 20 induce the railroads 20
I1acc in operation q service that woul"
handle this department. II tn" tram
Is ru, or and rates secured iho' ~"
|vorkmcu can afford TO pav. this train
WIN prove a big commercial factor.
Tor recent canvass Of tic powder
|,lant revealed that NOR" than loco
|rorknen would use the conmut"r
rains 1T reasonable rates Better
need. however. * required in handling
|hc specials. rs the schedule now calls
or ono hour and nftccn minutes to
make the run % n little moro than
|hirty miles. There are few mechanics,
II is stated, who can pay - cents
(ay and use Two hours ana half
n going to ana from thG>r work.
Earnings Of the railroads % the
Eouthland continue 10 snow large i'm
|rcascS over the same wocRS ana
lnonths OF last Year. and TESTIFY Ia
he rapidly Improving conditions of
business In this section o. the country.
he estimated earnings OF the Southcru
Railway for the third week m DeccIu-
per were sl,4n3,ooi. as compared with
.23o,39i for the same week year
go. an Increase Of fi72.G07. according
Ia figures made public Yesterday by
y. II Plant
chesapeake ana Ohio'S earnings for
|he third week in December aggregated
fs5o,cG6. as agains, $G03.i.3 for the
fame week Of last year, an increase
pr S255,79:. The earnings OF this road
FOR the period July J to December Il
we're S2l.39i.72G. compared with SIS
o1 ."35 for the sam" period OF last wear,
Er increase OF S3.i9o.l9l.
Railroads of the South and other! Soc
ions Of the country have announced
|, special rate OF ! /. cents per mile
found trip 10 the training camp that
viii be established by the War Depart
nent for civilians ~ Fort Orglcthorpc.
IA, near Chatianooga. Tenn. This
amp Will he conducted aloug the lines
81 the one held last year ut Plattsburu.
md VIII be under tie direct super
iision OF the commanding general.
EASTERN DcpartmeD; The first camn
viii he for business and professional
men. and VIII last four weeks. begin
ling early in April. There VIII hc also
student camps during the summer