The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-06
sNorfOlk's Rival Lines All Run
todhe City's Center.
BIG TERMINAL STATION
This and the Looping Of Tracks y 'n ''
Heart ofthe Business Section OF the
CITY is a Sign II the SKY
Say Railroad People

| fHpcclll to Ine IlHcb'Di9p"t."'/
NORFOLK, VA. March o.---I'o .,nos-
apeako Transit Company Ocean view t
[ line, ana the Atlantic Terminal company
w,t, the Berkeley street Hallway four
large electric lines, covering many miies
OF fertile territory, now have the au-s
vnntnro of n terminal In the heart or TIC
business section Of the city Just q minute minute
from Main street. Three Of these lines
usc tho station in front Of the postoiiitc'e,
IN Plume street. while tho station Tor 1r
the Ocean View line Is being constructed
on Kelly und Tayette Streets This new
station will DO u great convenience to
the travelling public during the summer,
nc tho cars travel down Main and Church
Streets, and save passengers lo,ls
walk In the hot sun. The chesapeake
Transit Company now lands passengers
at Tho old station Of the Ocean Wow line
IN Henry street. The Buy Shore Com
pany, up 10 the time 1t suspended opera
lions, landed passengers IN the western
section OF the city, but this VIII not ~
the case this summer.
The Bay Shore Company now had
tracks laid in Plume Street to the new
nostollce. and here 1t will land passen-
gers this summer. right in front OF the
station Of three opposition lines. MS
concentration OF transportation facilltics
will, however, be n grent advantage. = ms ~
Is especlnly true for the people OF Forts
mouth for it will make the numerous t}'is
resorts in this section easily accessinio
for them. The Bay Shore Company by
\ recent act Of the Councils, secured the
rirht "a use the tracks of tho Norfolk
Railway and Light Company IN Gran py
Street; from Plume Street t. Brooke
Avenue, where the cars OF sle Bay snoIe
line will switch Off It's own tracks 70
Ocean View. The Chesapeake !. INST
Company will land their passengers IN
front Of the postonice. In the Union Sta.
ton. and at present the Berkley Street
| railway Company lands passengers IN
civ Hall Avenue in front OF the main
entrance to tho Monticello.
The erection OF big terminal statlon
and looping Of tracks In the heart OF
the business section OF tho city py ING
| Nnrfolk Railway and Light Company
Is sign IN the sky, as railroad people
think. Tho Atlantic Terminal Station
| which ia now crowded. Iupy be enlarged,
mn this Is ono or the possibilities OF the
near future. 6b
yViIIIsKI1Y& TRADE MARK. vs.
Charles H. Ross & Company LIQUOR
! dealers Of Baltimore. have entered
suit IN the United States District Court
against II G. .Willnms & Comapny,
liauor dealers here, for infringement and
! for 1000 damages. The bill states ti,at
| the plaintiff has been selling for many
| years a whiskey marked - JaeKson.
| which has been popular ans prontupie'
| that the defendant has Initiated the wy
rels in which that whlskey IS sold by
painting the barrel heads an orange color,
ami has sold an inferior article OF TINT
/ whlskey marked Jackson, five years
old rye" at sits a gallon. The plain,
/ TIFF says that practice has done grcas
deal or harm to tho traffic, and prays
an injunction and damages. The de-
4 tense Of II. G.. Williams Is understood
! to be that one barrel Of the whiskey was H
i sold on which there was q profit OF $lo
IHl,znbeth Hunter, negro woman, de-
i ceased. left a will which was fleu IN
u the Corporation Court this morning. ms
will Is type-written in proper form, bu'
IS signed with her mark. while the name
was written by some one clse.4 me VII
becueaths IS to her granddaughter, ny,
/ ing in New York, which with the tunelal
expenses Is to DO deducted from the es'
s tate before 1t shall be divided equally
n between two grandsons-Abram Hunter
q and Albert Johnson. The estate includes
Il two houses and lots in Hull Street. i
Fl is seldom that there is the VIII OF
Z. negro recorded. KS
BIG LUMBER PLANT.
4 Tho Dickson Lumber Company. com N,
Moore, nov OF Ashovllle, N. G.. hnA
n inst decided to remove its plant.
al Tho Dickson company Is one OF tn
q largest exporters Of hard wood In THU
4 country and receive their lumber from
nine dfferent States. The plant Of tn
company will be removed 70 thls GU.
and located on the southern pIuEci'
4 the Elizabeth River, a site having beel
secured.
representatives Of the company hay
made several trips to this city for tn
purpose Of purchasing q site for thel
plant, but could come to no terms VII
the owners of any suitable ground. me
z finally secured lease OH tho propert.
which they viii occupy and the deal wa
closed yesterday. 1t Is understood tina
the plant will be moved here imme
d,atcly and Will employ several hundre
mon,
OPPOSED TO FAIR.
A canvass among tho leading buslnes
mon of the city shows that sentlmen
is generally against tho holding Of tn
carnival ana street fair or.whlch ~
.. city Council has made concessions, 1t
proposed to hold it beginning May It'll
AT the time tho one last year wa
: held, there was pretty general complain
: from all engaged IN retail trade eScel
, those dealing In novelties, and anon
: tho hotel and restaurant men. Thes
!, lines OF business We're naturally greal
~ benefited. Some of tho merchnn,
! at that time clnimed that business al
6 not recover Its normal activity for seS
:. eral weeks after all the fakirs and sid
e shows had taken their departure, Som
: Of them then condemned tho show
: strong terms, where others were not 6
/, positive. At any rate, there We're fe
Q willing to say that the business Of II
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