The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-23
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President Leake Talks Of
Future Plans Of
r. F.. & r.
OTHER ROADS ARE
NOT I'm THE DEAL.
Byrd Street Passenger Station tcs
Be Used AS a Local Freighti
Yard-This Will Relieve &.
the Congested Con- ~ \.
dition Of Pres
ent Yards q u Il IL

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Judge William Josinh Leake. Il
dent Of the Richmond Frcdsricksbprg
and Potomac and Washing ant m
Railroads. declared postiyeTr soies
day, that his roads would unit tiy the
Atlantic Coast Line, the Chesapeake and rs;
Ohio, the seaboard Air Limo, and South
;ern, In making a grent Union Depot on
Main Street, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Streets. Y, sssll
All insstent rurlor has been in cir- AZ
icuation for soma weeks that all roads
running into Richmond would enter the
present Chesapeake and Ohio and Sea-
board Air Line Station. Judge Leake.
In discussing the subject, said that the M ISL
present Chesapeake and Ohio and Sea-
board Air Line Station was hardl largo "A
enough to handle tie business of the # #
two roads now using It. IT would be sE;
property between Sixteenth Street and
the Old Market, and between Ma in to
Broad Streets. to accommodate all the R1
roads named and this plan does not seem So
to me to be practicable.
Fair Grounds for Purpose.
az deny most positively that the Ricli-
nond, Fredericksburg and Potomac has
any idea OF moving It's passenger station
to Sixteenth and Main Streets. Indeed,
we have purchased the extensive old
Fair Grounds property on West Broad e
Street for tile purpose of building u
great tnion Depot. and it Is far more
probable that the other roads entering
the city will run their trains into it S
when 1t is constructed than that tile
Main Street Station will be used
Continuing, President Leakc said: II
I'VE need all tho property We own on
byrd Street where the present Union
EsGttion stands. for, tlocar treigiit yards
land for that reason, We may have to
erect a new passenger station and strai in.
| shed. iIs IS
When this will be done. cannot say,
as no definite plans have yet been
made 3ssS 8ssssss ;3S n
Times-D Dispatch man will yo,, give tll,it
}up?''s
1T would seem from the statement made
by Judge sLeakc. that there Is n Ia iis
chance Of Richmond having in the neat's
future a grand union depot. into which
nll passenger trains entering F.ictmontls ss
will run. fsss
Fair Grounds Convenient.
The Richmond. fredericksburg and Po-s
Etomac and Seoboard Air Line already
Shave9lines touching the fair grounds pror-
lSerty; the Atlantic Coast Line would
find the proposed slta eduall vas con-
venicnt as the present Byrd Street sta
tion: the Southern could find sln easy
entrance across James River near tia Ss7s
1 New Reservoir pump house. and tthe
I Chesapeake g and Ohio could approatlI55
8either by building a new track rom 5ss5
s.EllersolisH or over the present Sea boaf.l ss
i AIR Line track, which follows Bacott I:
! Quarter Branch around the north side of
the city, sS
u.
"Byrd Street. at Seventh and Byrd:
| the "NIain Street'#at Main between Six
lSteenth and Seventeenth Streets. and tho
Southern on Fourteenth and virginia
| Streets la sgsass
The, proposed union depot at the old &;
| fair grounds would be of great nd vantnge
! TO travellers. who would change from
one line to another without leaving thu
building. "a 81. .ss 81
Mr.. Stevens Denies.
Tile Times Dispatch, WITH \ "a Wow to-
wards ascertaining the sentiment Of tile ~
presidents of the chesapeake and Ohio, 8E
l4Southern. Atlantic Coast Line and Sen
board Air Line, sent represen tatives i d RI
tcall upon them and secure Interviews
concerning the proposed new union sta. q
ton. i $s533s ~ ss sS
IN reply. the following tclesrapls were 81
l3rccciycd: Ss ll2 III "a 1ssS}ss
NEW YORK.. March .. .. Colonel Far
lgton5 III. CirnndY informed The Times Dis rs
patch correspondent tonight, that there
was no trutl, III tEs report thata tile C1les-s
apcake and Ohio would unit in IA move
ISmcnt for II union passenger tation for III;
l3all roads ut the fair grounds in nieh-
| mond. $sss s8sE $slsg
'.Alr. Stevens is ndisposed. 4. and l,a:s ;s
been Obliged to take tn his bed y y said 8
! aIr. trundy. but he authorizes mo to j j
lzsiS that tho r,Inor lsButterlS ia lse. IIes5
| is annoyed that q atcment of that eh;r
actcr should take amy shape. Tile Chcsa- 8
| pqakeS and Ohio has not been appronrhed Il
jSon such q proposltIo and It's Officials gg
Fin fact, fnve65rlo knowlc,lse of n union {s
passenger, station plan such as is ms
lnorcd, - S ss5tlasaS
President stevens sent tho following Is
New 81 ork. March %. o.. N
10 Pho s Times Disputch ch,-,G c chesapeake s
AND Ohio Halfway will not change loci. "
tlon OF it's Rcllinond IN lsseiig ger sta ion.
# CillpRCi " W. S'rIsYl9Nss s. sSS3sgiS
Know N othing About ,lt,
4M.AsTItNGToN.D u, Iareli % sa. 5-- rest
dent Spencer, ener.a, Manager sper,- IL
Iscer nild Vices President Henderson,, sot i77
tho southern Railway, are In tho South ~
3on an inspect ton tour. and WI not rf-assS
5tum to the city until tuesday on iyye,i.s
nestlay OF next Week:. G'onseq equentl ly notli-fs
ing could 5be learned hero sof the plan 10 ~
shayo union station An lsichnlotid. Mr..sss;
.sF rloin, general counsel cot the Sout
Sern, s,lld tlo had. recci we'd no Norma ton
5on tho subject. SA
,'Nyolld you have heard oI tllo plan hid u
such heen IN Arontemplat Ion IN 2s ;aak
"I think would have hcdrd OF tt, slss sS
replied. 81 sS ri gs ss:S
No Reason to Do So.
IN ORE0LIS, Al, March "a. III. Al, yye. g2s
I'owslcy,a assistant Ia areai don't yT.s sne 8
lsthe Schboalsl ir Inc, sta ted 10 no
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