Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-23
HAS HAD AN OFFER.
CAPTAIN PIZzINI MAY GO TO pHrLA-
DELrBIA NEXT YEAR.
THAT MAIN STREET FRANCHISE.
He VIII he Somewhere I'm the Race
when IL is soId-Union Passenger
Line to he Put I'm Thovougn NJ.
p"ir-Wt1 Order 3-Cent Fare Soon.

captain Andrew Plzzini returned from
New York yesterday. and WAS at his
once during the day. Captain PizzIni
says he has nothing to give out about his
Vtip or its object. beyond the fact that
ne has severed his connection with the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany.
Il am a candidate for a position thai
mas little work and a large salary at
tached TO It," said the Captain. tocu-
uarly. He has made no .overtures to any
syndicate or capitalists as yet, though ne
expects 10 be in the race FOR the Main
street franchise, when it is put upon the
market.
Mr.. Fisher. he says. is greatly mlsun-
derstood by the people OF Richmond. and
ne as greatly misunderstands the public
WAN which he has to deal. The idea that
sentiment can enter. and does enter. into
business transactions in Richmond. saws
Mr. Pizzini. has never occurred TO Mr.
FISHER. and he refuses to believe that II
Is so. The Richmond Railway and Elec-
trio Company. and especially the men al
the head OF II, are confident that they
VIII secure the franchise to the Main
street line when the time comes 10 give II
out. They base their belief on the ground
mat so much has been done for the
CITY In many ways by the company.
that the City Council could' not commit
an act OF so great injustice, as the diver
sion or this, the most profitable, Of all
their enterprises.
TO IMPROVE CLAY-STREET LINE.
The policy of the old company. Mr.
f1zzini thinks, will undergo some radical
changes. In the first place. the CLAW
street and Church Hill line is TO be nut
IN hrst-class condition, and a 3-cents
fare Is n certainty. How soon these
changes will be made Captain Pizzlni does
NOT know, but the order, he says. may be
looked for at any time as far as the re-
duction Of the fare is concerned.
Captain Pizzini complimented the Dis
patch on the accuracy of the interview
which he accorded its New York CORES
pendent. His letter in another Richmond
paper, he says. was 10 correct false i'm
pressions that might nave been dissent
mated through the publication Of an arti-
Gle the day after he left Richmond for
New York.
RETIRES WITH THE YEAR.
Captain Pizzini's resignation goes into
effect with the new year, At present he |
Is engaged in the winding up of the af-
fairs Of his office. II shall finish some
work l have promised to do for the
company" said he. "but l will undertake
no new business for ii. In a few days
my relations with the concern will be at
an end"
He reiterates the statement tina his
resignation at this time indicates no i'll
feeling between himself and Mr.. Fisher. |
the general manager, or DR.. Mum, the
president, and declares that their present
are as cordial as ever they
were.
Captain Pizzini's plans for the future
are not by any means matured. He has,
of course, his own private business, but
he is now considering an offer from a
corporation in Philadelphia, and he spent
some time in that city on his way TO
Richmond from New York. 1t is be-
ueved that the position occupied by Cap
tain Pizzini with the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company will be abolished,
though no authoritative statement has
been made TO this effect.
In speaking Of the possibilities of a
local corporation being formed to pur-
chase and operate the Main-street line,
Captain Pizzini is decidedly sceptlcal.
He does not believe that local capitalists
can be found 10 invest the required sun
Of money. "Some gentlemen may get
together nd do 10000 worth of talking"
he said, but when the time comes for
them to put their names down for sub
scriptions to stock nearly all OF them
viii reach for their coats and hats, as ]
seen them do before.