The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
Passenger and Power Company Claims
to be Providing These.
THE CAUSES OF SOME DELAYS.
Supcrintcndcnt NVhiteley Calls A,ten-
,ion 10 Hindrances Resulting from
Trains Blocking the Street-Cac
Tracks in Fu1ton-Enorts to
BE Made 10 Avert These.
The Schedules.


branch OF the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company is proceeding rapidly. A
large force II hands is at work ana TIE
new rail H., been laid ready Tor cohcret-
in. as far as Cumberland Street on the
south bound track.
The company has arranged TO comply
with the City Engineers requirements,
and has ordered iron pole construction ior
the entire loop This new construction
will be upon the route authorized by the
new franchise of the Passenger and Power
Company, as follows:
Southwardly on Laurel TO Cumberland
and * m that point a single track loop
weStwa1Giy on Cumberland to Cherry
Street: thence soutnwardly on Cherry TO
Albemarle; thence eastwardly on Abe
marie to Laurel; thence northWardly on
Laurel and connecting with the eastern
track at Cumberland Street.
This loop will be laid its entire length
with ninety pound grooved srder rail-
IN accordance with the requirements of the
CITY Engineers department and similar
to the track now being laid by this com
paay i, other parts of the city. Ran being
in lengths of sixty feet, it is claimed
that the track will be more lasting, even,
ana satisfactory than if shorter lengths
were used.
BETTER FACILITIES.
IllS track from IloiIS Nooa ~ -'AeiiAi
Street is being laid in accordance with
the requirements of a resolution offered
by Alderman Whittet and passed by the
Street Committee at its last meeting,
with a view to securing to the people pet
ter facilities on the Main Street line.
1t is claimed by friends of the Passen-
ger and Power Company that the placing
OF this additional line from Hollywood
and Oregon Hill down Main Street all
the way TO Fulton VIII give the pubic
better facilities not only through the bus!-
ness and residence sections of Main Street,
but will enable a great many people who
reside in the southwestern portion OF the
city to reach the factories in the lower
part of Main Street and Fulton without
changing cars.
General Superintendent Calvin Whitley,
Jr., Of the Passenger and Power Com
pany, who is also engineer for the COM
pany, stated yesterday that he had been
able to considerably increase the service
already on both of the main lines-Clay
Street and Main Street-and that he was
now giving on Main Street four minute
schedule, which is increased to a three
minute schedule during the busy hours
Of the early morning and the afternoon
He added that on the Clay Street line he
was giving a schedule ranging from four
to five minutes. according to the demands
of traffic.
Mr.. Whiteley remarked that he was
very much embarrassed frequently by de-
lays on the Main Street line, caused by
the stopping of cars at the railroad cross
ines in Fulton, and that as the public
probably did not understand this delay,
he had no doubt his company was fre-
uuently blamed when it was not at fault,
as the cars are often stopped from flve
to fifteen minutes. These delays, added
to the ordinary delays incident to heavy
business on Main Street frequently cause
irregular intervals and consequent annoy
ance to the travelling public.
ut is impossible said Mr.. Whiteley,
..to avoid this entirely, but we are doing
the best we can and feel sure that When
the matter is brought to the attention
of the C. & o. officials, they will aid US
by preventing the stoppase OF our cars IN
Fulton as far as possible.
Superintendent Whiteley, though he mas
not recently resided in Richmond. was
some wears ago-in 1881 and 1SS2-ensaged
in the engineering department OF the
Richmond and Danv,lle and York River
r. r. lines, when tlle road was under the
control of Colonel Buford as president
and Colonel T. NJ. r. Talcott as general
manager.
A. this time Col. II T. Douglass, now OF
the New York Subway COMMISSION was
chief engineer. When Col Douglass was
appointed chief engineer OF the Baltimore
and Ohio, in So, Mr.. Whiteley Went WIN
him and was appointed resident engineer
of the Baltimore end OF trle ,,a,.,,;, 60
building from Baltimore to Phlaoeiptlta.
since that time he has had varied eN-
nerience in cable, steam and electric ran
roadins, having been engaged with street
railway lines in Baltimore. both caple
and electric and on the Colun oia anu
MARYLAND Railroad between Baltimore ana
Washington, having charge OF the eEec-
ton OF power houses for that ilhe.
Mr. Whiteey was also ehsaseu ny .i.0
city of Baltimore on its great topoSs api,i-
cal survey, where his work was hlsnlS
eulogized in the reports OF the topos. s.lIii'-
cal commission appointed py thal citS'
MADE sEABOARD SURVEY.
Ahort three wears ago Mr.. Whitley was
sant here. bv New York capitalists, TO
1nake a survey and locate for the road
through the city of Richmond, Whlcn mas
recently been built by the seaooaro AT
Line. This work was quietly done. ana ms
connection with it was Hol sehei any
known at the time. but the ROAD mas pesii
built practically along his line' Win 'he
exception of the changes hlaae py ,'s az
rangement with the Chesapeake anu oaio
Railroad
since that time he has been engaged on
+ha western and Maryland Railroad, as
rasida,,t engineer. constructing and man
aging important lines in the Cumberland
T,,Iev He resigned this position to ac-
cant tha position he now occupies with
fha Passenger and Power Company
Superintendent Whiteley IS hrm and
eonrteors officer. and his friends point
with pride to the many changes and i'm
nrovements III the company service and
the appearance and conditson OF ITS cars.
which have taken pace III MS orles con-
necrion with the company.
Mr. whiteley was q college mate at the
1Tniversity of Virginia Of Superintendent
cowardin. Of the Richmond Traction Com
many. Judge Lamb Captain a. B. Guigon,