The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-22


er protest. signed by business men, was
also submitted.
WANTS THE TRACK.
Mr.. Freeman. Of Drewry Hughes q
Co. appeared and spoke on the opposite
side of the question. The running OF the
railroad down Cary street was proposen
to reduce the tax OF drayage which
weighed heavily on the leading business
houses along the proposed route. me
Transfers would, Of course. lose consld-
cradle business but the facilities would be
increased, and that was question ne
thought that the committee had TO deal
with. Large business houses were beins
induced 10 leave Richmond and 60 20
Manchester, where better facilities wers
offered. The firm OF Drewry Hughes *
CO.. had been approached again and
again and while they were anxious 10
remain I'm Richmond and help the city
they had been compelled TO consider scrl-
ously propositions which would reduce
;heir fixed expenses from $500 10 sL.w
annually the principal items being rehI
drayage and taxation.
Mr. Freeman was closely questioned n
this connection by Mr.. Allen and other
members Of the committee with q Wow
90 bringing out the source OF the 'ner
and whether il emanated from Manchester
CITY officials
The City Attorney was asked whether
taxation ought not 20 be equal and he
replied In the Affirmative. "Certainiy.'
INDUCEMENTS HELD OUT
Mr. Freeman said that the railroad
company had offered special advantages
10 his firm 10 locate I'm Manchester. lie
spoke A. length on the drayage charges
which were enormous. he said and he
cited an Instance where a jobbing firm
which made an average OF Sll50o0 a few
years ago had increased its bushes,
since 10 had located on railroad and done
away with the drayage charges. 10 Saoo.t''
tie made a strong appeal FOR better rali-
road facilities, and called attention 10 the
f8ct that the petition ~ Transfers AS
socatiou was signed by persons whose
property lies below Thirteenth street. the
point a. which the proposed extension
turns south.
Mr. King asked what railroad bad oher-
ed inducements 20 Drewry Hughes a. 60.
% 60 90 Manchester
ar Freeman replied that two such OF
fers had been received. and they were noi
from the Chesapeake and Ohio or me
richmond Fredericksburk and Potomac
which bad no line over there.
sir Freeman said further that he heard
OF one firm which had located in Man
chester had told him recently that be
would not return 90 Richmond under the
present conditions n the best house lh
inc city were offered free of rent An
other large concern IN this city was con-
templatIng going across the river. and al
the FARMERS of the firm had agreed to the
removal.
SAVE SIXTY PER CENT
cap,a,n WYATT. OF the old Dominion
Steamship CO.. asked whether d. IaIiro"u
track would save an the drayage.
Mr. Freeman replied that it would save
between sixty and seFenty-lve per cent
Captafn wyatt said that 10 would not
save drayage except ON car load lots. no
railroad company would run car up ana
down tho street % collect packages Incte
yrore only Hh-ee streets for hunE.
Franklin Main and Cary Franklin was
ont of the question. Main street was
network OF street ear tracks. ana cary
street was au that was ieit t' tAe team
sters.
AIR King asked whether thes1peaNr
and Ohio car would DE traslerfsd 10 aI'
other Tine without charge ana D'l, t''"
WYATT answered that lt was 7'iNe-iii'
done though not always.
Mr Tyler reappearad to SPEAK rs
,ronartv.owuor lie denied thdt Man
chester enjoys better railroad facihues
u,r Richmond and said that other ln-
duremenfs evidently had been hrlu OUT
ro merchants tO locate ON that side OF l"e
river. ,-..-....l
mr. s. IT, BeverIige. as an interested
nrorartr-holder. addressed the D"iiii"I'-
,oa ne had been bon business t"'n}-oH'
wears ln that section. and had nel -
, congestion of vehicles between INe.i,h
and Thirteenth streets
MAJORITY WANT ny.
Mr. Henry Cannon and Mr. Herman j..
uyers commended that majority or ln7
pronertv-0WDers alOns tne -4'H''s1 "- '.--
nroo1sed extension were tnNlOus io nav.
ina road. The latter said it would heHe-
n- his fru-slater. Myers to--to inc
evtent Of $500 or 5000 annuaHs.
vr GRIMM. president of the hichinol"
t,-a-ehe,,-a Coentauv. wished 90 know eN-
slIy tbe position of the proposed track
~,. and Said that 81 Doe saw where
would benefit his property. be would "o-
roc.te the extension. lIe was h the a~
fitule of seeking information.
ONLY A PORTION OF TIE DA1'
Mr.. Cary OF The John r. Cary Company
-,it fhnf b. was proposed for all the urms
D., load and unload during pracuca-y the
Sam. h9urs This would oOylate me me-
ce-.lfy of cars being on the track -1n-
tinuously throughout the day Tie tholSlt
b. y.eyld Doe "a great benefit to the mer-
chants I'D have the privilege of the cars in
front of their places of business carry %
the morning UNTIL say lo O'Clock a. vi.
He was confident the building of tne eN-
tension would enhance the value or prop
ertv along the proposed route. and SAID
tlat the road would be O benefit % ,hose
merchants ON adjacent cross streets. Tie
uetltion for the extension ne said u.u not
EXPRESS a mere fancy or whlm ON The part
OF the merchants, but asked Tor am 40
solufe necessity. The merchants must
have The facilities sought by the petition
or else lose business TO competitors more
advantage1usly situated with reference %
railroads.
The committee endorsed the suggestion of
one of the members that joint statement
from the railway people and the mer-
chants interested. setting forth the facll-
ties the former would grant The latter and
that the merchants would be satisfied with
those facilities. would enable the committee
20 arrive AZ a just conclusion.
THE NEXT MEETING.
Adjournment was taken at 10 p. VI. after
the chairman had been directed 10 call lie
committee together when he thought It,
I In the meantime the merchants and prop
: erty-owners are expected % arrive az some
satisfactory agreement with the railroads
10 be embodied IN a report 20 the COM
nittee. When such agreement is ready 10
be submitted the committee will be called
fngef her again At that time an uorsOue