The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-03

citizens that free Development OF trans.
portatiun facilities along this most ia. i'..
}portant line of traffic which 1t mas Hloss e:s
literally fostered and encouraged ~ AZ
most every other direction throusnout
the State. q
WANTED IT REFERRED.
Mr. r. Carter Scott moved that the reso-
luton be referred to one of the commit
tees of the Chamber for its careful invssss-
tigation and report to some subsequent
meeting, saying that there were otheri
parties interested in securing charter OF
this character and also that the Ssate
had a very important interest involved.
and that in such cases he thought that
the Chamber should only act after the
fullest consideration. whereas this meet
ing was called on short notice ana the4
members of the Chamber generally had
had no opportunity before of being ac-
quainted with the payer which nad o oeet'
presented by Glr. Younger.
In reply Mr.. Younger stated that the
subject was no new one to the people OF
Richmond. that the papers had rerensly
teen filed with editorials upon 1t and
that he thought This meeting fuiis COM
petent to act intelltgently upon the r,flt-
ter.
The motion of Mr.. Scott not meeting
with a second and the resolution orereu
by Mr. Younger being seconded ov Mr.
Mr. Younger,s resolution was the question
before the meeting and that remarks upon
the resolution were in order
MAI. sDOCLEY rrAVORS CaNRT E'ts
Major James II. Dooley stated that he
was q director and a stockholder in tho
Seaboard and Roanoke railroad and th;lt
he had invested large amount OF his
means in this railroad enterprise having
for its immediate object the organization
of a great railroad system through to the
Gulf of Mexico and later on the estantlsh-
ment of shipping facilities from Tampa
to Havana Cuba: that he had invested IN
this enterprise from his belief III It's
merits and that TIE greatest oenelit
which co,:id be bestowed upon the south.
upon Virginia and espessally upon the iity
OF Richmond was the granting of this
charter to the Richmond and Washington
Air Line railway. We propose. he ss.id,
to have cars running through this spring
from Tampa to Richmond. but when We,
get to Richmond what do we flndz Look
ing to tie south and southwest we nno
three great systems centering at Rich
mond-the Southern. the Atlantic Coast
Line and the Seaboard Ar ,Line-iooKlns
tn the north and west and northwest we
find three great systems centerlng AT
Washington-tlls PENNSYLVANIA. the BAT
tfmore and Ohio and the Chesapeake and
Ohio: thus making Richmond the gateway
to the south and Washington the gateway
to the north
,SHNGI.Fl TRACK RAILWAY.
But what do we see between them! one
sirgle track raiIroad-the. Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac from Rich
n,ond to Qianticc. controlled by the At
lantic Coast Line. and the line from Guam
tico to Washington. controlled by the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Under these con-
disions not a pound of freight nor d Pas-
senger can pass over this raute either way
without paying te! to the Pennsylvania
Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line and
the Richmond. Fredericksburg aud Poto-
mac being old-time friends and, allies of
the Pennsylvania. gather large quantities