Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-10
R0ADT0 W ASHINGT0N
A NEW COMPANY WILL ASK THE
LEGIsLATURE FOR A CHARTER.
PREPARING FOR A STRONG FIGHT.
The Charter IL Drawn, and the APP
plicntlon VIII lie Made on the
First Day OF the scssion-RaiIrond
Notes.

The announcement made I'm the Dis
patch Sunday that the seaboard Air
Line would endeavor to secure a line OF
IFS own from this city 10 Washington
created considerable interest.
There is however. another company In
the field for the purpose Of securing a
line 20 compete with the Richmond,
Fredericksburg aud Potomac. and the
gentlemen interested are acting indepen-
IDENTIFY Of the scabOard AIRLINE. In
tercstcd in this movement are capitalists
from this city. Baltimore. Philadel-
phia. and Pittsburg. They have already
surveyed the route they desire 10 take.
and assert that they will decrease the
distance by rail between Richmond and
the national capital nearly fifteen miles.
II is not purpOsed 10 parallel the Rich
m0nd. Fredericksburg and Potomac, but
rather TO open up new country en-
route 20 Washington.
The gentlemen have already prepared
their charter Tor submission 20 the Legis-
| lature, and II will be presented on
| the first day Of the session IN Deem
! Der. A gentleman who has seen the
! charter, and who is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the plans OF the promoters,
gave this information 10 a Dispatch
man. and added that the gentlemen felt
already that they had assurances of
success.
The Dispatch's informant did not
state what amount Of capital was named
l i'm the charter and said ne was not au-
! thorized to give the names of the pro-
moters nor their plans, further than 10
/ state that the charter provided fully FOR
protecting the States interests in the
! Richmond. Frederick sburg and Potomac.
Ths fight for a charter for line 10
/ WASHINGTON will undoubtedly he an IN
/ teresting one. and will occupy the atten-
/ ton of the Legislature for some time.
J 4 similar fight was made TWO sessions
/ ago. and though there was strong
/ lobby i'm favor of granting charter az
/ that time the bin did not secure the
/ necessary votes
! II is not generally known that The last
/ General Assembly chartered the Rich
mond and Bay Railroad Company, which
/ proposes TO build a road from this city to
! the mouth of the Potomac. It's line coulu
be used a part Of the way by q ROAD
! wishing to get from Richmond 90 WASH
/ ingtOn. At q meeting IN TINS city le"
I DAVIS ago the initial steps We're taken
looltine to the organization of the COM
pany. The gentlemen from this city chlel-
/ ~ interested are McssrS. EoW@td
Crump. ". Z. IIghtfoot. II. G.. Tayloe'
| Joseph w. Chinn. and $. Gaieski. Inc
/ capital stock. as authorized by ihe ast
/ Legislature, is {lw1o'
The force al work on the Southern de-
NOT will De increased 10 day. IL is Ie-iied
/ IN rush The work all possible in order 90
bave ia well advanced when winter sets
i'm. There is every reason TO believe the
building will be completed by May h. 1870.
The train-sheds will probably be COM
pirted by that time also. The latter Will
COS, $4,000. making The total cost Of The
Southeru's improvements here aseres1 te
| $Gi0p.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railroad yesterday put on a hc"
train. composed Of first-ciass vcsubuled
coaches and combnaton-cars, md FULL
man buffet parlor-cars, between Rich.
rond and Washington. This Tain VIII
be- designated as the washington spe-
/ ciaI" and takes the place of The team
nov. leaving Richmond ut - noon. und
arriving I'm Richmond at 1901 =. VI. II
will shorten the time from Washington
/ 10 Richmond.
Trahlc-Manager Warren =. "ayi2r, OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg ana Pot"
mac was not able tO boz nj his Office yes
terd9v. OWNS 20 q severe cold