Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-17
TIDE W ATER ROAD
YOUNG NEWS BUSINESS AssOCIA.
. TIoN DISCUSS THE MATTER.
DIVERT LARGE TRADE TO RICHMOND

DIIEhl LhhuE lhADE ~ hlvnMVnD.
IL II Thought That the Road Will
Bring Much business to This City
Committee 70 Investigate the Pro-
jectors.
The Young Mems Business Association
held a special meeting in the Assembly
Hall of the, Chamber Of Commerce last
night. and after discussing pro and con
the feasibility OF the construction Oh
railroad to penetrate the counties OF Hen
rico. Hanover, King William, Essex, King
and Queen. Middlesex. Gloucester. and
Mathews, decided to appoint committee
Of four TO enquire as to the responsibility
of the projectors Of the enterprise.
The meeting was not very largely at
tended, owing. probably. to the inclemency |
Of the weather, and in the absence of the
president, who is confined at home by
sickness, Mr.. J. l. Hill presided.
MIR. CARRIERS TALK.
Mr.. Eichelberger, reporting for the spe-
| said his committee had the matter well
| i'm hand. He presented Mr.. w: j. carter,
| of Essex, who emphasized the Importance
| TO Richmond of such road, reiteratlng
what he had said at a previous meeting
| of the association. He SAID while tne
| people OF the Tidewater section would
| be glad to see the road built. they were
| afraid to vote for bond issue, their ex-
periences in the past having been rather
costly along this line They rear they
will lose the money they subscribe, whe-
Their the road is built or not. IL becomes
necessary, therefore, the speaker asser. .iot
| for missionary work to be done among the
| voters in the counties proposed TO De en-
| tered They must be educated TO the
| advantages OF the road.
Mr.. Carter thought this might very
readily be done, but said II would take
| money to get the voters out, and THIS
money must be put up by the merchants
of Richmond, who will be the penelclirles
of the road: Mr. Garter then sp1Sse az
crue to Richmond by the construction OF
a line opening up the Tidewater counties
to the trade Of this city. Baltimore -
now enjoying almost exclusively the traue
relations with these counties, ana the
freight carried by the boats from the Tap
pahannock river into Baltimore aggre-
gates each year not less than si,wV'ovV'
, The Weems Line is serving the Kappa
hammock section now, but If the merchants
and farmers could get railroad 1acil'l ne
into Richmond they would be glad to d.
vert their trade to this section.
} WOULD YIELD PROFIT.
: The penetration of the Tidewater sec
ton by railroad. Mr. Carter SAID, Woulu
, cause the products of that section 10 IN
Z Grease. and the railroad would be liberal
ly patronized, and would prove paying
| investment.
, The proposition, he said, is for the varl,
| Gus counties which are to be penetrated
T, to endorse each the bonds of the new com
/. panies TO the amount OF $4,000, taxing
stock guaranteed to yield S per cent. To-
forty years, in exchange therefor. ~
a said that an election was ordered yester
day in Essex, to be held in May next.
a MIR. WOODWARDS FIGURES.
:, Mr.. Carter was followed by Mr.. W. W
n Woodward, of Middlesex, who endorse
J. all he had said, and added that Mlduie
: sex pays about $4,000 per annum 10 VA
n steamboat companies, and the goous snip
Q ped out Of the county each year woul'
aggregate in value $l,tOO,nO, exclusive
a the oyster industry, which Is estimates
. at $4,000 each year. , A.
a Concerning the cost OF conducting IN
o elections in the various COUNTIES Nj
W oodward said il would aggregate slo pc
precinct, or $50 county, and IN the 81
T. counties would aggregate 500. ne tlou -, =
the elections would cost certainly not re-
=. than So 800, and that every dollar OF thi
should come from Richmond.
MIR. Hunsdon Cary asked very pert
nent question concerning the action hicn
3 | mOnd Will take III lHc plClilA'NS' -'A'' -
u alherger replied that Richmond was en-
- pected 10 give the $3.50 necessary
= carry the election, but he was not pre-
=. pared to say what plan Should be adopte
Ie to raise this money.
d WHO ARE THE PROJECTORS?
y Mr.. Christian asked the gentlemen froi
le the Tidewater counties II they KNEW III
. promoters OF the road and their respohs
bility. and Mr.. Woodward replied that Il
Id did not II II is assured that the prS
5, moters OF the road are acuhg IN soo
I'd faith Mr. Christian said, ne WOuld eut
n, eest that committees be appointed 10 car
o. Yass the merchants of this city with
la view to securing the money needed. w III
n out some such assurance ne thoushe
Z. would be difficult to raise the money
l. this city. $780,, :, 81
e. Mr.. Carter said he had confidence in u
n belief that the projectors OF the re
y meant business, and he suggested thi
a committee from the Young Men pus
he ness Association be appointed 10 conI'
10 with the projectors and ascertain iro
them Just what they purpose doing.
MIR. jenkins endorsed Mr.. Cafters SUI
OF gestlon that the responsipllity 4 th ,ns ~
s. would be well to require the protector
10 to put up forfeit .s.o - n 60
lis felt. and suggested that all tnht was y
50 cessary TO be done was to secure abs
an lutte assurance that the projectors me'
On business. ..or-r
OF THE COMMITTEE OF FOUR.
rs NJ Uunsdon Cary too issue with NJ
- Christian. thinking IL was ill-umed y
"a, | dead for the association 20 question III
~. III nroiect Mr.. Il. NJ. Pitcher at TINS Jun
20 fure offered a motion that comiitr
~, OF four be appointed 70 inquire INTO u
-, responsibility of the projectors ana 10 d
20 certain their plans, ..oo.od
So Mr. Carter at this point INTERCEPTED
-. few remarks, setting forth that unie
atieo the promoters of the Richmond ana no
~ vater road mean business the supervise
- | Of the various counties VIII never ehuor
nv thenn The road must be built, ne sal
W" ~ the bonds are subscribed, and IL I
present projectors don't build II, othe
In will. , 49,. ,,.ot,
lu ~, Mr.. Eichelberger assured the meeti
~! nc that the road would be built IL the Don
W are subscribed by the various countl'
nn' and asserted that he had the guarant
en- of n prominent financier in Virginia IN
On, he would lend his aid to the enterpri
ie. The motion offered by Mr.. Pitcher
she carried. -
-" THE B. Y. p. u. CONVENTION.
lis Mr. Eichelberger called attention to I
at approaching convention or the Bapt
ch. Young Peoples Union In this city, a
as asked that the Southeastern Tarin as
airy ciation he urged by the Young Me
on business Association to grant an ext.
ted sion of time-limit on the. tickets OF
ITS, BAPTIST Young People when they vi
irs this city. This, he said, was necessa
be 10 insure the unions coming mere
CHI, was authorized to telegraph in the ma
n" NJ the Young Mems Business Assoclau'
lrS. | A vote OF thanks was rendered Mess
'ul- Carter. woodward, and Pollard TOT IN
lin presence at the meeting, after when
nd association adjourned