The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-22
OUR NEW BOAT LINE.
ADDITIONAL FACTS ABoUr THE
sTEAMERs rOR JAMES RIVER.
One Of the Moving Spirits In the Enormous
Enterprise Tells n Times Reporter some
ofthc Plans to BE Worked Out.
Mr.. f. r. Barney. of Dayton. Ohio. Is

Mr.. r. r. Barney, OF LAY tVh' Oi""' q"
Mt the Exchange Hotel.
Mr.. Barney is to he the secretary and
treasurer OF the new steamboat line on
James river, the story OF which great
enterprise was told exclusively in The
Times Of last Saturday.
In a pleasant interview had with him
last night he substantiated the essentials
Of that article.
But said he, you were wrong as TO the
rest OF those beats. They are to cost
1T least $50 COO each, not 10000 as stated;
On the first one, now building soo'VV0
has already been paid, said he.
MIR Barney went on TO say that 'he
lire Ia 10 be entirely Independent or any
other line, or anybody else. and ne knows
nothing OF Mr. Clyde or the Nirgliua
Steamboat Company in connection WIN
A.. He sasd they had paid spo- cash LOT
the wharf property here ana were s0i"e
20 pay cash for everything else
The companys capital was placed AT
saoo o0o hut. said ne, / will spend 100000
n necessary. II is for the public, ana
reonia on James river to decide by their
airport of the line, now many boats they
want.
told him OF the statement in morn
ing paper regarding the extension OF .he
line 10 Cape May. and asked MIN "hat
that meant
treme. What on earth or sea snoul1 &c
do this for? he wanted TO know. gave
IL up. - .ho
wanted 70 know what put him In the
notion OF establishing this line. and ne
REPLIED that he was forced 10 II; that ne
had extensive interests In James river,
and had spent hundreds Of thousands OF
could not get good service from the pres
ent line on James river.
THE announcement Of the list OF officers
of the company is a little premature. ne
resumed, though 1t is probable that they
will be as named by you.
All those gentlemen named are large
stockholders.
There has been $4,000 in stock taken
along the river, which, OF course, makes
the line Of and for the people.
Asking him II there were any other fea-
lures of novelty and interest In addition
70 those already mentioned by The Times
MIR. Barney said. Yes, several.
You may mention the sure connections
with railroads at every point, ensurlng
speedy and safe transit.
Then there will be on each steamer a
cold storage room, with capacity for loO
TO 200 barrels Of fish.
In addition to the United States mails.
express matter will be carried. and there
will be an express messenger on every
boat.
Then as TO the music. Every boat VIII
have an orchestrion, to be run by cleo
tricity.
The instruments are to have roper
toire of TO pieces Of music, with selec-
tions grave gay, classic and operate.
All tastes will be pleased The orches-
trions are to be imported because they
can't be made in this country, that's all.
! would buy them here If l could, Said Mr..
Barney.
Remarking as to the cost Of them, he
had TO say that the published cost OF
1000 was silly
The duty on each enc would be more
than that.
What will become Of the Virginia Steam
toat Company? | wanted to know.
can't say, replied he They and Mr.
CLYDE can no doubt take care of them
selves.
We are going ahead and placing the
stock rapidly in Richmond and Norfolk,
Major A. II. Drewry and myself repre-
senting largely the people on the river
Mr. Barney grew enthusiastic about
James river.
Said he: Those people along that beau
tiful stream have been neglected. There
has been no proper means of travel upon
Il. Visitors and tourists have been shun-
ming it because of this state of things
They leave Richmond by nearly every
route except that. In scenery and points
OF historic interest to the American and
foreigner it equals the Hudson They
shall have a service soon equal TO those
fine boats on that river.
The boats will be 204 feet long. 80 feet
% hull nd In will
will have a speed of 20 miles an hour,
with steel hulls, feathering paddle-wheels,
electric seal Oh lights and In short, every
known appliances for speed, safety and
comfort.
/ have lived on that river, he concluded
ten years, and if l don't know what the
people want. from my experience, who
does? said he.