The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-16
THE R & D. R. R. SHOPS.
auMoRS ABOUT THEIR RemoVNl
FOUND UNTRUE.
O,c Of the Great industries OF
,.r-over Six Hundred H"nd'-N""'e'
.f Cara and Engines o'erh""'e" "''
of tho Force.

pf tho Force.
special telegram published In Ihf
r,,,rs a few DAYS ago about the remoNai o'
tho Richmond and Danyile shops 10 'hai
lo,te. y. c., many people cohsuue"
90 refer 20 the Richmond and DanNiiie
shops in Manchester, but inquiry on o"c
subioct Yesterday demonstrated clearly mat
such move is not only improDaole, out
weli.nigh impossible. The special referred
TO is as follows:
,In,erest in the question of removal OF the
Richmond and Danvilc shops TO THIS city
has hcen renewed by a receipt Of a telegram
from Third President A. II. Andrews, now
i'm New York. 10 his agent mere; i"- ,I ..0e.".
hin, 10 accent the offer of the iresDyteIian
Ornhanace property OF forty acres, on wh,ch
no had an option. The price was s0,occ 'n-
s,ructious were also given 10 ciosc on Up-
lions Tor INV acres from Georges Hal Tor
e. s.o. five acres from Mrs. Brem tor S,Il,
and ono acre from Thomas Ritch, price not
known. In addition 10 tins the co,npan!
has bought four acres from W. nile,,
aud a strip 300 by 1000 feet from Pegram
Wadsworth al the Junction. for cotton COM
press and platform, anu those movements
ioad many people 10 believe that The klch-
mond and Danyile intend to bring their
shops here. RI, ~.
Mr.. sol. Haas. traffic manager OF the Dan
willie system. and who is in daily commune
cation with the authorities al washington
ms IN their plans. &C, was sought yesterday
hy n reporter. IL was found on inquiry that
Mr. Haas is at the White sulphur attending
n meeting of the Southern Freight AssOcia'
fion. Other officials were seen, but they
had heard nothing OF the matter' anu
Thought the report OF removing tne WAN
chester shops a mere rumor. None, now
ever, could tell what the Danyille road H.
tended doing with the land referred 10 III
the telegram.
AMAIN STAY.
1, is generally accepted fact that the
Danyille shops, in Manchester are one OF
that city's main stays, and u oy any acl
the sbops were moved out OF Manchester
aho,, six hundred men would be out OF en-
ploymen,, or be forced to 20 where the shops
were The shops. grounds, machinery, Nc.'
nre estimated 10 he worth a half million
dollars. and over seven hundred men are
employed in them daily. They are on the
river bank, east from the free Drluse'
and extend eastward hNe OF SIN
blocks. one reason why runors are
constantly current that the SHOPS
ARE To be moved is because il is well known
that the present quarters are too small Tor
the work required of the shops. 1t is i'm
possible TO extend them nOrthward, as III
block or so Hull street would he struck.
They cannot be moved eastward ana on
the south steep hill oyerlooks almost the
entire yard. This problem II also conirohts
on measure on the west, and u mat Por-
ton was used it would be very inconNenl-
emily done.
OF the seven hundred men employed,
fully four hundred and fifty are skilled Ia
borers. All trades are embraced-carpen-
tiers, blacksmiths. macbinists, mOulders;
painters, bOileTmakero. timers, all hhu
employment, and none but those who know
the workings of the shops have any ade-
quate idea OF the work performed.
WHAT Is BUILT.
Cars are built, passenger, freight ana
caboose coming under that head. Engines
are rebuilt and oyerhauled, and the "eXten-
siye repairs for the Danville system are
done. By extensive repairs 1t Is meant
repairs that cannot be done at the smaller
shops on the system. Another great WORN
done is the oyerhauling and rebuilding OF
freight cars. These. of course, are handled
roughly on the road, and are always
needing repairs. \ great deal OF iron used
on the road and about the stations Is manu-
featured. Bolts, bars, switches coupling
pins, and other such implements are mere
idea can be formed of this work when IL is
known that the output Of castings per day is
10000 pounds.
Last year fifty-sx engines were over
hauled and the same number OF passenger
cars. The freight cars overhauled were
several thousand, the shops sometimes re-
pairing two hundred of the latter day
This work is not only done for the DanNille
road, but for the whole of the Danyllle sys-
TEN, and although there are many shops on
the system, all the biz jobs are sent to Rich
mond.
IN CHARLOTTE.
InCharlotte, y. c., there is a small shop,
in which are kept duplicate parts OF en-
gines, cars, etc. When "A break or accident
occurs 10 running train, and the cars are
near Charlotte, that shop renders the neces-
sary aid; but if an engine or cars are
badly broken. they are Immediately sent
% Manchester. At Salisbury "A somewhat
similar shop is situated, but at both places
very few hands are employed.
The shops in Manchester use over hun
sired thousand gallons of water day. This
is taken from the river and pumped into the
high tank, the latter's capability being thirty
three thousand gallons. Pipes are laid all
over the shop grounds, and besides water
for the hands and machinery the tank gives
pressure of forty pounds TO an inch pipe in
tank has already been laid. IL Will be
about half block southeast from the old
one, and will take the place of the latter.
Its capacity will be about 5000 gallons.
THE FORCE.
Mr.. g. W. Gentry Is master mechanic;
J. j. Bayley, general foreman; W. i: Ia
wilson, foreman car-shOps; James 1. Wood
all, foreman Of foundry; W. A. Gibbs, fore
man Of mathine-shOps; W. L. Lediord, fore
man of paint-shop; :. G. sheppard, foreman
of round-house; 4. White, foreman of plan
ing-mill; j. W. Alexander, foreman OF
blacksmth-shop; Thomas Marshall, fore
man Of bOiler-shOp.
Mr.B.F. Prison is general storekeeper,
and IL is estimated that he handles 100000
worth OF goods a month. lie furnishes sup
plies 10 the entire Danyille system,
and anything almost that can be Thought
OF can be procured at his store. \ great
deal of the supplies, such as meat bacon,
and coffee. for the section hands Is pur-
chased in Richmond. Not only are the sec,
ton hands supplied, but the men employed
on the road and in the shops purchase lheir
supplies at the store.
Mr.. Pilson also fills all the acquisitions iOr
stationary, books. ink, ETC., for the system.
This in itself is large undertaking. III Is
proverbial that railroad has as much red
tape about its business as the United states
Government.
The Danyille shops are a big institution,
and do much for both Richmond and Man
chester, and though there is not now
prospect Of removal, still II the
matter is ever discussed more minutely, II
will he time for both cities TO protest and
do whatever is possible to keep them in our
midst.
80.
Grace-Street Railway.
The Committee on Streets will meet TINS
evening, and among other matters VIII con-
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