Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-17
C. & @. FREIGHT LINE.
PURPOSES OF THE NEW CONNECTION
WITH THE r. AND A. ROAD.
Company's Bill Heported to tho
House Of Delegates


the Chesapeake aud Ohio Railway Com
pauy the right of building a connection
track from the Richmond and Allegheny
road 10 the Chesapeake and Ohio's Penin-
sula division having been amended at the
suggestion of the Chamber Of Commerce
Committee on Inland Trade SO as to pro-
vide that the track shall he laid wholly
within the county Of Henrico and not more
than five miles distant from the city, is
likely TO pass without opposition from any
quarter and will in all probability become
o law IN n short time. As IL well known
the Richmond and Allegheny. road IS the
property of the Chesapeake and ONO Com
pany. and 1t was purchased TO give the
chesapeake and Ohio additional facilities
for moving its through freight. In
this respect II is more seryiccable than
O. double track by reason of It's level grades,
and as many a. $50 cars passed through tins
city on IL one dag recently, the east-bound
cars being loaded with coal, grain, flour,
&c.
THE DOCK CONNECTION.
The present connection between tho
Richmond and Allegheny and Chesapeake
and Ohio roads IL by single track through
the business part Of the city. mostly on q
trestle running parable, with the dock audi
generally called the dock connection" IL
has grade of los feet to the mile tor three
quarters OF a mile, and passes through
some important thoroug ghfares, the crowd
ing Of which with cars is from time to time
much complained Of by citizens and OBJ
iected TO by the municipal authorities.
The growth Of through traffic has been
80 rapid that IL ls evident the time Is coming
very soon when this dock connection VIII
lie inadequate to the wants OF such
business "a that of the chesapeake and
Ohio Company. In anticipation OF this,
with the desire to rid the streets as much as
possible of the railroad traffic. and With the
hope 10 secure for themselves connection
of better grades and comparatively free
from Instructions. the legislation men,
toned is sought. Ghe interest OF the city
is to prevent obstruction and delays TO re-
coving and forwarding its own freight,
which is now being very seriously impeded
by the necessity OF forcing this heavy
through traffic over the single track that
the company has or can get through The
city.
10 was represented TO the Chamber OF
Commerce committee that OH this account
one shipmont mentioned had been delayed
a week.
THT BTIT-IJSE.
The limit of capacity to pass trains
through the Richmond and Alleghany
railroad yard is the limit Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Company 70 make
use of the Richmond and Allegheny road
as line for through business. In other
words, the weakest link in the Chesapeake
and Ohio transportation system IS the gov
ernng point. In tho opinion OF city oiii-
cials and of citizens who have had occasion
10 observe this limit would soon be reached
without such relief as Is contemplated by
the proposed act. The Chesapeake and
Ohio road is therefore doing what the con-
dition OF business forces them to do,
They never expect that the time Will come
when they will want TO use this belt line 10
90 around the city with their passenger
trains. On the contrary, it is their ultl-
mate plan and purpose to have new, com
modOus, and attractive passenger depot
convenIentlv located for the business OF
the city, and though the attainment OF
this much -to-be-desired scheme Is not CON
nected with the proposed legislation 1t IS
one of the probabilities Of the near future.
MIR. Decatur Axtell who is the assistant
to the president of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway. was before the Chamber OF
Commerce Committee ON Inland Trade
when the subject was under investigation,
and upon receiving his explanations
which were substantially those stated
above--the committee approved the bill as
amended.
Tho Pan-American Railway.
In the House OF Delegates yesterday
morning the Committee on Roads reported
fayorably upon the bill TO incorporate the
Pan-American Railway and Navigation
Company. .
This bill is the one introduced by. Mr..
Jetcher to incorporate the Columbian
Railway and Navigation Company, the bill
having been amended by the committee.
I'm addition to the cOrporatOrs originally
named the names Of NJ. B. Harlow. Berry
man Green, and w. L. Sutherhn are III
serted So,
The committee propose to amend the bill
20 as TO prohibit the company from con-
demnation proceedings in this State with
out further action on the part OF the Legls-
lature.
There has been much said and written
about this enterprise recently. especially
by northern Papers. The charter has been
fully considered. and purged of such tea-
lures as were deemed Objectionable. Tho
enterpr Sc is al Outgrowth of the prevail
inc sentiment desiring closer commercial
relations among the American republics,
and It's object is to bring the trade OF
South America from Europe to tho United
States.
There are great possibilities to the South
in It's consummatiOn, giving our develop
ing manufactures relatively the nearest
foreign market.
in Virginia the company expects TO build
and establish its docks and ship-yards;
These works would be mammoth. aud
would be a grand development for the
State.