Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-20
EXPOSITION CHAT.
TIE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION A
GREAT AND PRESSING ONE.
Location Of the Building with References
TO the New Grade Of Broad
Street.

The City Railway Company AND the pro
posed new Manchester company arc making
applications Tor the right Of way from tins
city to the FAIRGROUNDS.
The Electric Company as Jet have made no
move 10 the matter, but II is understood that
they, too, will extend theirlires to the Expo
nt,on.
The general idea seems 10 10 that there Is
plenty OF time; but R.e5nouds experience
Is that Il + not matter OF weeks but oil
months 10 build siteet-csr line and equip Il
and have cars running upon u, and Just at
this time al o. the car-fsctDrios are over
crowded with orders. The Electric Com
pany want additiopai cars now. They have
secured some. but bad 70 do IL by taking a
lot very expensive ones) made for the Fnl-
ton-Sireet Line.
II 4 time this matter OF transportation was
being fixed. Al best there viii be a ierrinc
ism when the people are about TO qui, the
hail. Surprising there arc twenty-five cars
In waiiing-that's n large cumberland that
each will carry forty people, the grams total
will only be one thousand.
II i suggested that The steam ears should
run. 30 they should; but they can't run
down Broad II the street ears are goiug
70 use that track. Perhaps u will be better
10 let them keep that track and allow The
CITY railway 10 run UP Main 10 L0mbardy.
up Lombsrdy 20 Broad, ana mp Broad TO
the Fair-Grounds, or cut across from The
New r, seryoir 10 the Fair.Gromds. Either
way much Of the distance might be covered
by dummy engine, and the company have
both plans in view.
AGAIN II Is suggested that rather than
have no sleam-car transportation at all II viii
be better 10 start The steam train from BelYi-
dere street near Monroe Park.
This question Of transportation is great
one. "a far rs the public is concerneda plan
has not vet been satisfactorily worked OUT.
II looks ~ IL II was going TO be next to
impossible 20 move the crowds without the
md Of the Fredericksburg railroad cars; but
n any man knows how il is 10 be done. whv
he should let the general public have the
benefit OF the information.
IL Is clear how II can be managed by the
sieam-cars, the hOrse-cars, aud the electric
cars combined, but 1t is not clear how II can
be satisfactorily engineered otherwise.
BROAD STREET.
Broad street between the city and the Fair
Grounds is 10 be graded and macadamzed,
ana 10 get the correct levels the present road
WY will have 10 be cut down in some places
and filed In at others. AS understood by
the Exposition people, the roads will be
raised about two feet for considerable dis
lance opposite the site OF their building.
AS much OF this site is on low ground al
ready, the III will put them lower down
still-a thing not AZ all desirable.
City-Engineer Cutshaw and President
starke will together visit the place to-mor-
row. with the view Of ascertalning IL some
different arrangement cannot be made.
Without doubt Colonel Cutshaw will be
found well disposed TO aid the committee In
anv way consistent with his duty, but he has
10 look 10 the future and 10 the streets that
viii hereafter intcrsect with Broad, while
the Exposition Committee are naturally
looking after their own immediate Interests.
The ball should have all the front elevation
that can be given consistent with the nature
OF the ground and the money In hand. A
squatty.looking structure will damn the en-
terurise from the beginning. Heighth In
building goes fer towards creating favOra-
bic impression.
Mr.. A. j. shepherd, OF the firm OF A. H..
She pherd & Co.. who have contracted to fur
nish the lumber TO Mr.. Sitterdng, the con-
tractor. left here on ;he 18th instant for the
South 10 ret the material, snd will be absent
several DAYS. The irst carload OF lumber
was sent 10 the Exp)sition.Grounds yester-
dly.
Mr.. Sitterding yesterday gave the bond
required Ot him as contractor for the Expo
siiiou Hall. with Mr.. Isaac Davenport, DR.,
as surety. lie will begin wolk tomorrow,
Cd ~. 4 ov,,,,lov a largo tnreq Of hands.