Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
.GARNETT COMPLAINS
OF INADEQUATE SERVICE
estate Corporation Commission Takes
~ Prompt Steps to Follow UP
McAdoo's Inspection Order.
SCHEDULES BADLY ARRANGED
Chesapeake and Ohio Service, Both
East and West, Sharply Criticized.
: :Aany Stand in Aisles OF Over
crowded Trains.

"overcrowded conditions and made
quate passenger train service. which
newspapers state were noted on your
inspection of the Chesapeake and Ohio
out of Cincinnati, exist TO greater de-
gree on its line from Richmond to
Newport News" is the text of a tcle-
.gram forwarded yesterday by c. d.
Garnett chairman of the State Corpor-
alton Commission, to William c. Nc
Adoo, directorgeneral Of the United
States railroad administrations 1t is
evident that this message was"the re-
suit of the recent news story respect
ing Mr.. McAdoo's observation of con-
Editions on the Chesapeake and Ohio
and his instructions TO Federal Dis
rfrict Manager stevens TO provide ade-
quate service by additional trains or
second sections OF the same numbers
1t is known that both Chairman Gar
nett and Judge William +. Rhea, of
tho Corporation Commission. havo
called the attention OF the Federal adj
ministration in Washington to the in
adequate service some time back and
have repeated il. Speaking of the
matter OF passenger service. Judge
Rhea stated yesterday that he had been
reliably informed that the trains were
usually SO crowded from Newport
News west that the aisles and vesti
dulles are full OF passengers who stand
the whole distance. OF course, the
same is true going east
~ Judge Rhea also stated that he had
seen Main Street Station so crowded
that it appeared to contain 5000 peo-
-ple, and when the gates were opened
there was such a rush to get to the
,train for seats that it was marvellous
a. \,
ON occasions there will be SO many
people in the lines waiting 10 buy
tickets that the trains have TO be held
FOR an hour or more. or else passen-
gers must be let through to pay on
the trains If they are to travel accord
ing TO the plans Such Is the con-
gested condition of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, which came to the view OF
Federal Director McAdoo on his re-
turn from the West
RICHMOND CIT OFF
FROM REST OF STATE
= According to Thomas c. Digs. adj
dressing the Tuesday Club. Richmond
is in way cut off from the rest of
the State by inadequate and badly ar
ranged schedules so as to throw many
advantages TO Industries from foreign
territory. The Chesapeake and Ohio
train for Charlottesville on the main
line leaves hero at $40 in the morning,
there being no earlier train in the day.
The morning papers from this city
reach there long after the Washing
ton, New York, Baltimore and. Phiia-
delphia papers have been on the streets.
This train runs only to the lower
in Charlottesville, and Dasscn-
FtE ers desiring to change to the South
ern are put to much Inconvenience
and expense OF transferring themselves
and their baggage across Charlottcs-
vile. The next train for the West
leaves here at ] O'Clock and is the
first to carry the morning papers 10
points west OF Charlottesville. thus
cutting off large part of the State
from communication and intercourse
with the capital city OF the State.
There is no train from Richmond to
I Norfolk and Old Point from 4 o'clock
in the afternoon till o'clock the next
morning. regardless OF the great gov
section.
Virtually the same situation pre-
> walls as TO express service. y confer
ence has been arranged between Judge
I! Rhea, of the ao=poretion Commission.
l and ]. b Ho-cka,'ay, general manager
southern territory, American Express
y Company. for the purpose OF making
!: general survey of the express con-
= dition,. going over the entire situa-
: ton in detail.
I. You have not read all the news until