Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
ADMIRE. Fighting VirxinI.n..

Admirea Fighting tir8inIana.
To the Editor OIL The Times Uispatch:
Sir.-A certain lady of Richmond. re-
Gently returning from New York. upon
snye them to- the
her trunk to her home, After several
hours waiting. 1t not having. arrived,
transfer company that the prohibition
poii,e o,,s were s.a noldlns up al trunks so
liquor. When her trunk finally arrived
she found that tho lock had been forced
and was hanging down. and since then
tser ne contents q the the trunk trunk w Ssr
materially upset. The writer. upon
going i..I.s more 'Srs deeply into the matter.
ladys steamer trunk. which was SINH
lar to many others there. and was prop
erly labeled and tagged with her name
at Il" After the cracking. no doubt f1
no liquor being found therein. the
trunk was delivered TO her home as
Tnia 9oE7o and dHssrtbed
may DO part of the laws of a State gov
p mish, ov sqt right i certainly smacks of
I had always admired, the lighting
Nirginians. but alas where are the
cowed state. and wonder how long tho
trance Is TO last, and whether, with tho
awakeniin,g: the people Of fine old vir.
run their State as an honest democracy,
which ! translate as leaning. freedom
and not a despotIc admlnistration.
which denies to the people the right TO
govern themselves.
Richmond. Va. August l6. 1917.
James River ms Transportation Line.
To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
railroads have been in connection with
the matter OF closing the James River
new sabee wh the nn ss and tho
boat lines" No war condition has
brought about unique condition. The
se eaed. h av.l s ssee s. Ing
present war. and 1t Is now that they
have decided to call the game which
portation asset. Strange that H.e any ra on.
at this time should ever think Of prac-
ticaliy closing any water transporta-
i mon th bne' t %nsn the rais9ads are howl
OF the government and tho people
Some OF us recall the tunnel through
Church Hin, and what 1t cost this city.
think that the tunnel meant the termi-
nus Of tho Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
how lonE It An took 'e tss rsas 10 Just
Newport News. Now. then. paraiieiinr
the river all the way down-from the
railroad standpoint-why have boat
Then on the southside. the Norfolk
and Western Railroad parallels the
ne the on w Ss aHwn W Never h1 MIND
Richm ond. let h'r, go hang: Our bust
ness Is to clear the way for the rail
h sesas .n why ,n should the 5a'zSsss
mond because she happens to be on
stream Of navisable water?
what loS %ou axe At,,n,s %iys to me
sea up to her doors. II there ever ever IVES YES
a TIM when he for tn. GO I'd Of Richmond
orally. there should he an OMEN. active
water route from finland to the sea.
r,p ,sI, ;, located "a as the lanes River
| The real reason why this river has
not been attended to P- II should have
heer is because 81 has been considered
at washington from political sta nd
| noint: and not as real available fac
tor in transportation service. Tho
work on I, for years has been apnro-
nriafed under protest. It has hcen
treated simply as one OF the riders in
Sim. n at Paris The 1T ond ION:
the branch Of the Elbe. at Berlin. are
neither as wide an the James at Rich
s s"s ,snss Cites 1 bay
railroads at that. II does not matter
what boat lines are taken OFF the James
n,xsr; nor how sh9.t,sishted or no
gard 10 it's improy ement. the day Is
tust ahead when circumstances and
conditions ara going to demand the i'm
| nrov~ment OF this stream. regardless
| of what any corporations or politicians
| NAV do or neglect tc do.
| Suppose however. just now. the mar
| chants and people OF Richmond, Pc
tersburK. City Point. HONEYWELL and
.ven Lynchhurr. resolve to divert every
Mound OF freight thew cav. and insist
that Il shall be brought over the river
| transportation lines. Even II in some
cases. II might require little longer
| time. there is any amount Of freight
| with which a few DAYS more en- routs
| wakes no difference. II the boat facili-
| ties arc not adequate: * the freight
| charges are not az thew should be. have
| w. not commissions and courts to look
| efter these thinFs' Are we about to
| be rUchred? TRANSPORTATION.
| Richmond, August l6. 1917.