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VOL. 1.—No. 180. THE WEATHER—Unsettled; Showers.
RICHMOND, VA, WEDNESDAY, A TGI
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ST 31, 1910.
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USE IS UBCE
ii Minns
Labor Report to Show Indus
trial Gains of Several
Million
TANNERIES DO WELL
AND EXTEND PLANTS
Manufactured Tobacco, Wooden
Wan and Cotton Also Among
the Lines in Which There
Has Been Improvement.
The credit side of the report very
shortly to be Issued by Commissioner
James II. Doherty* of the State depart
ment of labor. Will show an Increase
for the year of a good many million
dollars, which Is considered excellent
In view, of the fact that a number of
Industrie* In Virginia suffered a felling
off daring the year, due in large meas
ure to the recent panicky conditions
from which business In general has
not vet entirely recovered
This report—showing the operations
of the department for It* iblrteenth
year—wift be delivered to the printer
eortv in October, nnd wilt be publish
ed as soon thereafter as possible. It
will contain aWut 300 pages, and will
give In detailed statistics the exact
condition of every branch of the in
dustry in the Htate.
Marked Improvement.
Among the moat marked Improve
ments which the report will indicate
xre tn the manufacture of leather, to
bacco. w ooden ware and cotton.
By reason of the fact that Virginia
tanneries are practically surrounded
by every article required for the man
ufacture of leather, and on account of
the recent Impetus which cattle rals
rrs have received from an advance In
the price of raw hides, the tanneries
have found material In abundance, and
with an excellent market, have In sev
eral Instancea doubled their annual
output, the total Increase over the
product* of last year being valued at
welt over a million dollars.
The value of the -inrronse of manu
factured tobacco Is roughly estimated
at Il.000.0fi0 and Indicates that the In
crease was not In the nature of n fluc
tuation. but rather a steady advance
ment. the factories In many parts of
the State Installing permanent im
provements which will enable them to
still further increase their products,
which the present demand Indicates
will steadily Increase
Wooden ware has Increas'd from
11,000,000 in value to l!.0W,00O. the
-exact figure being not yet obtainable,
*s the totals received from the \ari
>u* factories have not been tabulated
mid added.
The manufacture of cotton goods
shows a like increase, and this. a. •
'ordinic to Commissioner Doherty, is
particularly gratifying to the depart
ment. as it Indicates that Virginia as
well as other Southern State* is forg
ing to the front in th<> manufacture .<f
_ ,he finished product from its own raw
material Instead of relying on the New
F:.gland factories for the manufactur
ed good*.
Few to Show Loss.
The number of plants which will
show a loss In business for the year
are said to be relatively small when
the conditions under which they were
compelled to operate are considered.
In one or two Individual tnataneea
these losses are large, but the gen
eral average Is so good that the report
when Issued will be recognized as one
of the hast printed by the department,
and will forecast business conditions
In which even those who failed to show
great gains wll find considerable sat
isfaction.
About four thousand copies of the
report will be printed, copies being
sent to all the larger libraries in the
United States and to all important bu
reaus of labor.
in addition to those mailed to In
stitutions In this country, a number
will be sent to Europe, several of the
leading universities in England, France
and Germany having especially re
quested that thev be placed on the
regular mailing Hat of the department.
HIS GOOD STIRI
Twelfth Annual Exhibtion Opens
Tender Most Favorable
Conditions.
{Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
warrbxton. va.. au*. si.—
With the crisp September air blow
ing. and the moat favorable conditions
generally, the twelfth annual exhibi
tion of the Warrenton horse show, and
the taat show of the season In the Vlr
(tnta circuit, opened here to-day. and
?rom the present prospects the crowd
,’or tHtf two days will easily reach 10,
000. The grounds were In excellent
condition, having recently been com
pletely overhauled, and promptly at 9
A. M. the bugle sounded and the first
class of the day came Into the ring.
The classes, saddle and harness, were
all well filled, and for the hunter
claases It la said that the finest and
iargest exhibition of Jumpers over
congregated at a ahow were exhibited,
9* entries being In the two classes of
green and handicap Jumpers.
BULLET II HEART;
EIDS ILL HEILTH
BOSTON, MASS., Aug. 31.—Shot
’Through the heart and leaving only
.he penciled words “111 health'' on a
u-rap of paper in a room of Young's^
Hotel, where she ended her life, a
'.•man. whose Identity promised to
r prove a mystery, was tp-day discov
ered to .be Clara E. Cavanaugh, aged
fwenty-flva years, of ths Boston sub
urb, R ox bury. The MgaUflcaUon-w&s
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HIT ON THE NOSE
BY “FOUL BALL”
Richmond Lad Stops Spheroid
With Probascis During Game
In Fredericksburg.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., Aug. 31.
—Master Russel 1 Fleet, son of Mr*.
H. A. Fleet, of Richmond, who Is
staying with her sister, Mr*. J. P.
Rowe, was painfully hurt at Hanover
Park yesterday afternoon. He was
sitting on the players' bench during
the Rapt I st-.Methodist game, when a
terrific foul ball struck him on the
nose-.
L>r. Mason Smith rendered medical
aid and the patient Is resting easily.
Colored Boy Sent to Reformatory.
Robert. Goings, a colored boy who
looked to be about eighteen years old,
but whose parents swore that he was
Just thirteen, was up before Justice
Crutchfield Wednesday charged w-ith
breaking Into the grocery store of Mr
John Goode at Twenty-sixth and
Broad streets. The boy was sent to
the negro reformatory.
SAUNDERS ELIGIBLE
Citv Attorney Says Residence is
Largely {t Question ed'
In tout.
HIGH OFFICIAL DIFFERS
| La tier Say- Candidate Jduy lie
Prosecuted for Voting Out
of Ward.
If Mr, Wallace C. Saunders, chosen
candidate of President K. L. Peter*,
tor the vacant council seal of Air.
George fe, wise, moves trom la-e warn
w here he aumus he has been in mg
for severs, years, into Henry waru
net ora midnight Wednesday, he win
oe eligible for election from the lat
t.-x w.ini, according to aji opinion
given to Air Peters by City Attorney
it. it. Poiiard.
In his opinion, which covers nearly
two pages of typewriting, Mr. Pol
lard declares that the question of
residence la largely one ot Intent. In
vo.-.v of the tact that Mr. Saunders,
although he moved out of Henry ward
long since, has always continued to
vote In that ward, and iu lurther view
of the fact that Mr. Saunders says he
has slept over his store in Henry ward
I on several occasions, tho city attor
Qiey thinks his legal residence has
; ue > er Jhean changed.
' Mr. Pollard does not think the fact
, that Mr Saunders’ wife and children
. have made- their home In Lee ward,
| where Mr. Saunders himself has ad
mitted that he has considered his
residence to he Xo 507 West Grace—
which is unquestionably in Lee ward,
j to he of any importance. He deems
!t necessary, however, that .Mr. Baun
; tiers should move hack into Henry
jvvard before Thursday morning
j Mr. Pollard’s opinion was based on
I information given him by Mr. Peters
| during a conference between the two
J Tuesday evening. Guided solely by
Mr. Peters' statements he made hl’s
; decision. The decision itself Is sup
j posed to he secret. Mr Peters at
1 first told a representative of The Vir
l ginia that he had no objection to the
; document being made public. A few
I moments later he changed his mind.
! however, and in a telephone comer
. sat Ion with Mr. Pollard Informed the
■ latter that he wished no one to see
i the opinion until it had been turned
| over to the lienrv ward delegation,
probably Wednesdav night.
Mr. Saunders Moving.
At Mr. Saunders' home Wednesday
morning. Mrs Saunders was busy
| overseeing the removal of the family
| belongings from 507 West Grace to
No. Ill) West Ora ** street, one block
distant, and half a block within the
limit* of Henrv ward. Mr Peters said ,
that Mr. Saunders had been wanting
to move for two months, but that he
had b«nn unable to do so because the
family who lived In the house was not
ready to give It tip. Consequently, he
said. Mr asunder? had had hts fur- [
niture stored and had been watting.
Mr. Saunders removal of his resi- ;
denoe Is taken by city hall officials ;
to Indicate that Mr Peters still In- \
tends to fight for the election of his
favorite on the floor of council Thurs
day night
Could lie Pr oncost led.
At direct Variance to the opinion
of the city attorney Is the statement
of a prominent city official to the ef
fect that not only is Mr. Saunders in
eligible. hut that he I* liable to
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
NO HOBBLE SKIRTS
IN HIS CHURCH
Xew York Pastor Says Women
Who Wear Them Should
Bo Spanked.
NEW YORK, Au*. SI.—Rev. Pe
ter Henry, pastor of the First Re
formed church of Orovevtlle. N. J..
has refused admission to his church
to any woman-who wears a “hobble”
skirt, and has denounced from his
pulpit those who have adopted this
style of dress. He terms girls and
women who wear them as “walking!
balloons,” “lunatics” and "godless.”
He says the style is a travesty, and
asserts that girls and women who weal
such skirts should be spanked.
Since the minister began his cru
sade few of the “hobblers" can be
seen, and although a number of wo
men in this congregation had gone to
considerable expense In placing skirts
of this style In their wardrobo, they
are now bemoaning the expenditure,
as they have destroyed, them or given
them away.
R» Mr. Henry seams to object tn
modiHod forms of the bridled skirt, '
and says that no self-respecting girl
or wosuan would wear one because, he
contends, "they are made polely for
w
I CUTS HIS THROAT,
j THWARTS CAPTORS
!
j James Joyner, Private Detec
tive, Ends Life While Be
ing Pursued
SEVERS JUGULAR VEIN
WITH POCKET KNIFE
Had Tried Revolver But All
Shots Had Been Tired at -
His Intended
Victim.
(Bpcctal to Th* Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA., Agg. 31.—With a
pistol which he had emptied in an
attempt to kJH a young married wo
man who had refused to accompany
him to Ocean View in one hand and
a pocket knife In the other, James
Joyner, a young private detective In
the employ of the George M. Hoppel
detective agency, committed suicide
to-day by cutting his throat.
He used the sharp weapon while
an effort was being made to over
take him after he had fired the pis
tol at the woman. The wound was a
deep and jagged one. Joyner walked
almost a hundred feet after ho had
completed the deed, and died while
he was being carried to thu 8t. Vin
cent's Hospital In the police patrol.
His body is now in the city morgue
and has been viewed by the coroner,
who will hold an inquest to-morrow
at noon, it is said that he had been
drinking.
Foresaw Capture.
While the shooting occurred at the
home of Mrs. Mary Winslow, No. 205
Brewer street, young Joyner did not
cut his throat until he had run dawn
Charlotte street to Bank and had
turned Into Griggaby place- Ho whs
being pursued by a young white man,
and realising that he would be over
taken when Ben Whitehurst, a col
ored driver for Dr. Bheppard, joined
In the chase, he drew his pocket
knife and slashed his throat while he
was holding his would-be captors ai
bay with the pistol.
Gouging his throat several times,
he walked toward the corner of Bank
street and Griggsby place, where he
sat down on the curbing, and was
found there by Detective* Sprat and
| Cotton, who were sent out in answer
j to a telephone vail.
He was still gasping when the pa
trol wagon drove up "1th Captain
Ford and Detective Wilson, but died
before the vehicle had gone far. and
was carried to the morgue at the
Central station.
Joyner fired five shots at Mrs Maud
Robinson and her sister. Mrs. Minfin
DeLcng. who are living with their
mother. Mrs. Mary Winslow, and then
turned the gun on himself, but every
chamber had already been emptied
and his attempt with tno pistol was
futile.
Double Crime Manned.
That ho intended to Kin Mrs. i;od
inson and commit suioido ■was indi
cated in his threat over the telephone
that he would kill her, kill hlmselt
and end it all.
It was evident that he was deter
mined to carry out his threat, when
when he held off two pursuers at the
point of a pistol until he could in
flict the wound that ended his life.
At the home of Mrs. Winslow the
front door looked like a target when
a reporter for The Virginian called
there shortly after the shooting had
been reported to the police. Mrs.
Robinson. Mrs. DeLong and Mrs.
Winslow were excited over what had
happened a f->w minutes before, and
in the presence of the slater and moth
er and her two small children Mrs.
Robinson told the story of the shoot
ing and the things that led up to it.
i lR-ciiiMtl lnv hiSI Jn
“We have been knowing Mr, Joyner
for some time.'' said Mrs. Kobinson,
'an dhaie thought a lot of him*,be
cause he seetnda to be such a nice
young man, and was so good to all ot
us. especially our brother. He called
up over the telephone this morning,
and when my staler answered the
phone he asked her if she would go to
Ocean View with him He then asked
me, and I told 'him 1 could not. as
I was the mother of two children,
with a husband living, and did not
think it would be right for me to be
seen on the streets or at a resort with
him. unless some of the members ot
my family were along, and as mj
brother was not at home 1 would hav e
to refuse hint.’’
PRESIDENT 10 PLAGE
Y. M. C. A. CORNERSTONE
Taft Will Bogin Foundation of
Building for Which He Made i
First Contribution.
BEVERLY, MASS., August 31—|
President Taft is golfing with J. L.
Jones and Captain A. W. Butt at the
Myopia links to-day.
Late this afternoon the president
will officiate in laying tho cornerstone
of the new Beverly Y. M. C. A. build- |
lng. The president strated the fund ;
to erect the building with a donation j
of *100 when In Beverly last summer. 1
S
:SEE IN COLONEL
1 INSURGENT LEM;
| Kansans Looking Toward
Roosevelt to Carry Them
to Victory
HUNTER VISITS
JOHN BROWN’S CABIN
' Cheered by 2.1,000 Visitors Who
| Throng Streets and .Railroad
Trades-—Storm Increases
Enthusiasm.
OASAWATOMTE. KAS., August 31.
Gathering Insurgency across the long
stretches of Kansas prairie. the Roose
| v*Jt special; “train to-day pulled Into
: OsawAtoml*. the headquarters of the
| Insurgent movement.
| After th«t long ride from1 Denver
j "1th Roosevelt, Gifford Din (hot and
James K. Cgrfleld are preparing to
[leave the Ra>ose'.tlt parti at Kansas
! City to tak« the stump in Wisconsin;
! for Da Eollottv. Koccevelt himself Is |
'planning tnglve "lighting Bob” a lift;
when ho sptfcke In Mllwauke on Sep
tember 7.
Kansas insurgency, headed by Gov- !
error Stubb* and Senator Bristow, raJ- i
lied about Roosevelt to-day. The
governor, kith his staff. met the
Roosevelt sfl&clal car on the Osage in
the morning and came to OsawatomUt {
on the train.
"Red Vie" Murdock and Represen
tative Madison, who ltd the house in
(Conttnued on Sixth Page.)
WANT DEEP WATER
ON EASTWARD
Coast Should Be on Same
Footing as Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers.
HAM MOORE SPEAKS
AT BIG OPENING
AH Delegates to "Waterways Con
vention Committed to Efforts
to Obtain Canals—-Provi
dence to Entertain.
PROVIDENCE, U. I„ August 31 —
Committed to efforts to ure the
construction of deepwater canals along
the Atlantic coast from Maine to
Florida and displaying the greatest
enthusiasm for their project, hundred!
of delegates gathered here to-day at
the formal opening of the third an
nual convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association, whose sessions
will continue for the remainder of the
week.
The opening session was begun in
the Providence opera toouse by ar. in
vocation by the Kev. Samuel Webb,
D. D Addresses of welcome were
made by Mayor Henry Fletch'T, of
1 rovlocnce. and Governor A. J.
Pothier, of Rhode Island Represen
tatives William Green, of Massachu
setts. and John P. Small, of North
Carolina, responded.
Hhe principal feature of the morn
ing session aside from the reports of
officers was the address of Represeri
(Oontlnued on Seventh Page.)
Wright Aeroplane in Which Johnson Flys
CITI EMPLOYEE
BADLY INJURED
George Timber lake Has Skull
Fractured When His Mulo
Runs A wav.
George Timberlake, a city employe,
lies at the City Home Hospital in a
critical condition. The physicians say
that the man's skull is badly frac
tured and that he is almost cleanly
scalped.
Timberlake sustained the Injury
(Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock
while at work on Mayo's Island. The
mule hitched to the care he was work
ing with hcame fractious and ran
away Timberlake clung to his seat,
but the wagon encountered a large
rock and turned, throwing him to
the ground with great force.
Other workmen witnessed the ac
cident and mshed to the assistance
of tne injured man. Seeing that he
was badly hurt, they sent In a call
for the city ambulance. He was re
moved to the City Home Hospital,
where an examination disclosed that
his skull was fractured Dr. Turman,
of the City Hospital, has the case In
hand.
Latest reports from the hospital are
to the effect that Timberlake is rest
ing easily, but may succumb to his
terrible injury.
E X T11USI ASM FOLLOWS
DR. BLACK’S CANDIDACY
PITTSBURG, PA.. Aug. SI.—Oppo
nents of Congressman John Dalsell are
enthusiastic over the positive state
ment made by friends of Dr. R. .1.
Black, of McKeesport here that the
will be the Independent congressional
candidate. It Is expected that Black
will be supported by the American
Federation of l*ahor. Daxell defeated
Black for the Republican nomination
by a small majority at the recent pro
martes.
1
MAN-BIRD HERE
FOR TOP LINER
Executive Committo of Fair As
sociation Aeepts Wright.
Broth's Term.
As was stated in The Virginian sev -
eral days ago in contradiction of re
ports to the contrary, the Virginia
! State Fair Association will put on a
series of aeroplane flights at the fair
this year as the top liner attraction.
• Negotiations with Wright Brothers,
which were supposed to have been
called off, were continued, not through
j their representative. Mr. Jackson,
who was here, but with the home
offli e of the concern
These negotiations were closed
Wednesday at a meeting of the exe
! cutive committee of the association
‘and a wire was sent to \VYlght Broth
ers accepting their terms. The con
struct will be forwarded Afcre at once
; and the fair official* »-ff sign It at
onoe and the flights will then be ah.
! solutely assured.
Until the contract arrives the fair
officials will nek be able to give all the
| details concerning the flights. It Is
certain, however, that there will be
i one or more flights ever? day. that
| pasenger* will be taken up arid that
there will be no fiasco as on last year
Wright Rrothers will send Ralph
Johnson, one of their best men, to give
the exhibitions here and it ts said
i that while Johnson has never gone as
high as Brookins and has never tried
! for high flights, he is the most spee
■ taeular flier on the Wright's staff and
had done as well as any man they
: have.
Thomas—Shcpherdson.
A mrrlage license was Issued hy
Clerk Christian, of the Hustings Court
I Wednesday to Joseph Thomas and
iMiss.Kdna Shepherdson. both of Rich
mond. Tl|* marriage ceremony will
he ^performed Wednesday evening.
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The All-Virginia Virginian”
lhe Richmond Virginian's Saturday Edition has been so generally commented upon fer
its excellency of news service, covering by its correspomlents every section of the State, that it
may well be called the "All-Virginia Virginian”.
1 iyou are not reading it regularly you are missing a good thing.
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It Stands for Virginia.”
HE SHINS A TREE
AT EIGHTY-THREE
,j II. K. Jennings, of Harrisonburg.
< olebratos Birthday Testing
Vitality.
1 i Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
] HARRISONBURG, VA.. Aug. 81.—
IT. K. Jennings. of Strasbnrg, a Civil
| War Confederate veteran, climbed up
a biff plum tref> in his yard the other
day. It was th»- old man’s elghty
third birthday, and he was celebrat
lri*f and also testing his vitality. Ills
friends say that the old man will last
as loiijf as the tree. lie makes the
.[climb every year.
AGAINST GUAGER
Federal Officials In This State
-May Have I o Answer For
Alleged Collision.
I OFFICIALS
ABF
KAI.OFS
Searching Investigation of Opera
tions o! i 'istilleries Being Made
Bill Col. Chapman Silent.
Developments in alleged illegal
methods pursued by disttlllertes and
probably liquor dealers in Virginia will
! t>e made public it the Richmond of
fice of the Unitjd States Internal reve
nue service decides to push charges
of collusion, which, it is understood,
have been preferred against a store
keeper-guagt r or this district. Where
are about fifty storekeepers and
guagers employed by the government
j in the territory under the direction of
Collector M. K. Dowry.
A conference looking to the advis
: ability of taking the case In the Fed
; eral courts, will be held Friday by
I Revenue Agent W H. Chapman asd
District Attorney L. L. Lewis. The
latter is now out of town and no in
formation upon the subject was given
out Wednesday at his office.
Result of Investigation.
This is said to be the net result of
the recent searching investigation Into
the operation of the liquor traffic in
this district by deputy collectors de
tailed from Washington headquarters,
j Half a dozen of them have been in
and out of Richmond for the past six
i weeks. Their visit here was at first
attended by considerable publicity, but
i it has since developed into a "still
j hunt." Seeing the prominence which
| Richmond papers gave the presence
' at the revenue Inspectors Commls
; sloner Cabell issued an order forbld
i ding any of them to "talk to re
porters," under penalty of dismissal
front the service.
Colonel < 'hapman was seen by a
Virginian reporter in connection with
the reported violations of the reve
nue laws and the alleged part played
by a gnager, but declined to discuss
the matter, saying it was in the hands
of Collector Lowry.
Mr. Iiowry Silent.
Mr. Lowry waa surprised that the
affair had become public, but asserted
that he was not in a position to give
details concerning it.
From what can be learned a distil
lery In Virginia, said to be operated
illegally, w il) probably be seized in the
next few days, and not until that time
can any legal steps be taken.
Ideal Weather Prevails for Flight
of Mau-Bird Across Lake
Erie.
CLEVELAND, O. August 31.—The
Curtis* biplane is in perfect condition
and the weather forecaster predicts
ideal weather for the overtake flight
of Glenn H. Curtiss from Euclid
Beach, east of Cleveland, to Cedar
Point on Sandusky hay and return this
afternoon. Following the postpone
ment of the 12t,i flight yesterday af
ternoon. owing to the high winds,
Curtiss negotiated a successful trial
flight over the city and lake yeeter
! day evening. He announced to-day
1 that he would attempt the long flight
j under the auspices of the Cleveland
! pres shortly after noon to-day.
France Orders Fifty Heavier- j
Than-Air Machines and Es
tablishes Aerial Diversion.
PARIS. Aug. 31.—The French war !
department has ordered flfty new army I
aeroplanes. They will be of several
types, mostly biplanes with a few Ble
rtot monoplanes. Training grounds
for ofltoers are to be established over
the country. The land forces will
henceforth be divided Into four class
' es. infantry, alitillery, cavalry and
aeroplanes. The military schools at
St. Cyr and Paris will Include courses
in aerial navigation.
Not to be outdone th enavy has '
j seven officers with aeroplane pilot*
I certificate*. Every naval center on
j the channel Atlantic and Modlterra
j neau coasts w 111 have aeroplane offi
cers. *
Cholera Alarms.
'BERLIN. Aug. Jl.—Despite the as- i
isursiice of the Health authorities that I
there is no danger of. a spread of chol
era in Berlin and Spandau. where the:
disease has appeared, considerable,
l alarm Is manifested to-day. Eight |
new cases were found to-day. making
fwwa'ia.oi *&***' TlMirt .hiwa bea*.
WO OmUOa. .
| Issues New Schedule Worth1
Thousands of Dollars to
Richmond Shippers
DECIDES ON ACTION
AT OWN INITIATIVE^
f i#!*- Itcfow < 'oiinuiasiuu Alay
■Be 1 micw«sary as Other Koadt'?
Are Expected to Take '0
Similar Step-.
Withdrawing from the joint tai
schedules up to. this time toilowed
the three railways operating frt
ltlchmond into southern territory. 1
Seaboard Air Lint- has just issued «
independent tariff tvnieh. as tar as
is concerned, practically deposes
the much beclouded switching
trap-car' contention, and which
benefit local merchants and shtpp«
('■ the extent of mans thousands i
dollars annually, besides going a It *
way towards bringing to an end
w are fa re which for a year has X
waged between the chamber of ci
merce and the roads -
The tariff is effective October
''opi, arc being distributed here,
;as soon as possible a special in-otiagf
of the committee on inland trades of
i the chamber of commerce will IN
called to acknowledge the action .4>J
the Seaboard and to take such ft
th.-r action as may seem advisable. ,,
Jn issuing this Independent schedull
the Seaboard Air Line has followed?!
line of almost, unbroken precede
having been in nearly e\ery inat&lo
when it appeared justifiable, the fit
road to grant broader and better tra»-,
flc regulations and privileges to Rlch^j
mond shippers. ' *“
Local merchants are more tl
gratified at the action or the ro.
They declare that it is impossible
estimate the benefit yvhtch will aecr
to the city, though they unhesitating,
say that it will be worth thousand
of dollars a year.
Others May Follow.
It is also believed that w-lth it$tm
breaking of the "joint schedule," longt
Tegarded as a veritable. bug-a-boo by
those having the Industrial interests of
[ the city at heart, the Southern rail
way and the Atlantic Coast Line will
not be long in following the footsteps
I of its neighbor and will grant simtlaS '■
| privileges and shipping rights.
Heretofore the Seaboard has begn‘:r
I willing to absorb switching charg»* t
j on a car of freight only when the point
of destination was reached by the road
| on which the freight originated. It
| also refused to switch any trap, ot
! package car, to its own tracks unlestt '
a fee of two dollars was paid.
Mow, however, by placing a broader
construction upon "competition" th»i
road will absorb switching charges
whenever the freight is destined to a, '
point reached by one or more roads— >,
the Seaboard, of course, being one of
these roads, while It will, by agree*
ment, perform similar service for mer*
chants offering trap cars. ; «
i~auv imii, a.
Regarding the handling of carload
lots, the following rule applies, every ;
word of it being regarded by Riche
mond merchants as representing hun— ,
dreds of dollars:
Seaboard Air lane Railway will
absorb the lawfully published
charges of the Atlantic Coast Lina
Railroad, Chesapeake and Ohli
Railway, Richmond, Frederick*
burg and Potomac Railroad op
Southern Railway on carload ship*
merits of freight originating at op
destined to competitive points.
(The term "carload” will be con
sidered as including any traffic In
carloads, for which rates are pro
vided in current tariffs, and othep
traffic, for which carload rate*
are not provided in current t&riff<%
when such other traffic 1* tender
ed in a quantity of not less than
10,000 pounds of not more than
one commodity, from One consig
nor to one consignee and destl
nattn. in the same car; when a lot
of freight in carloads, for which
carload rates are provided, op •
leaf tobacco in hogsheads op
tierces, is received for shipment
In one day In quantity exceeding
the amount that can be loaded lit
one or more cars, the term "car
load" will also Include such sur
plus as may be loaded in a sepa
rate car.)
The rule for trap cars and
oars follows, a valuable privilege
Ing granted the shipper In this:
h« may place In the car 3,200 pi
of "trap car" freight, and thu* In
the, free handling of both freight
carload lots and in "trap car ‘ '
without Increasing the ten thou
pound minimum freight limit,
rule is as follows:
Seaboard Atr Line Railway >
absorb on trap, peddler or
tion order cars loaded at pota
on the Atlantic Coast Lino ~
road, Chesapeake and Ohio
way, Richmond, Frederick*!)
and Potomac Railroad or
ern Railway the lawfully p*
llshed switching charge* of
lines when such trap, peddler
station order car* contain S.l
or more pounds of freight de
ed to competitive point*,
such trap, peddler or station
der cars contain less than t,l
pounds of freight destined to <
petitlve points, Seaboard Alp
Railway will absorb all the swit
ing charges which the Atlant
Coast Line Railroad. Chesap
and Ohio Railway. Rid
Fredericksburg and
Railroad or Southern
may make In excess of an
gate charge of #2 per car.
either case the Seaboard Air*
Railway will switch such earn)
trom its connection with either <
said lines to Its own Kl
Va., freight warehouse, or iatdkjj
trains at Richmond. Va.
With the new Sea hoard prlv
effect. Richmond xuerehantn
placed in position to,
favorably with shippers In <
Thu Chesapeake and Ohk»
Richmond. Fredericksburg
mac already absorb »»"
the / freight is destined
reached by another cumi
and with the Beaboard|
it* concession#.
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