The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-11
TRACK-[Ay|NC
FORCES MEET
$3.50 -------.
Now Within Hailing Distance
and Expect to Come Together
Sometime To-day.
OPENING or LINE ON JULY S1sT.
With Favorable Weather Cars
Will Be Running Soon to
& Ashland.

Work on the Richmond and Chesa-
penke Railway between Richmond and
Ashland has reached such point to-
ward completion that tho officials arc
now prepared to say that the cars Will
on the LIST day OF July. Ofcourse an un-
expected spell of bad weather may at
the last minute rotard the work 80 US
to prevent the opening OF the line on
TINT precise date. but the completion
Of this precise date, but tho completion
In sight.
Two track laying forces are push
ing ahead rapidly. One started ut the
Ashland end and the other at the Rich
mond end Last night they were in
hailing distance. only Il gnp OF q half
miles length. near the Ginter man
sion in 1fenrIco. separating them. II
the weather man will vouchsnfe clear
akies and sunshine to-day tho work.
men Will come together tonight, and
the heavy steel rats Of the Richmond
and Chesapeake Bay Railway will be
laid and ready for the wheels OF the
big trolly cars, to begin their rovo-
lutions between this city and the beau
Y tiful college town, sixteen miles dis
tant
FinishlnE Touches ON Track.
Considerable work Is then to be done
on the track in the way OF ballasting
and making 1t smooth. This is being
pushed by q large force Of hands. and
weather permitting. can be completed
within ten days. Experts who have
examined the work 80 far completed
say II has been well done, and when
+ the cars are put OIL July LIST tho rum
ming Will be as smooth and az COM
Portable ns IL the rider were on a
big Pullman on the steel rails OF the
New York Central.
Two squads arc also working from
each end. erecting the poles and
Btringing the high tension wire that Is
power. These wires are much heavier
than those used on the trolley lines
in the city, being OF 5000 voltage,
while those In the city are of $500. 1t
Is expected now that these two forces
Will meet and the final connection of
the heavy wire will DO made on June
GOTH
Four fifty-ton passenger cars are
standing under the sheds OF tho Rich
1nond and Petersburg line at Bellwood
in Chesterfield county, ready to be
transferred on short notice to the new
line and put to work.
These cars are Of, the same pattern
az those in operation on the Peters.
burg limo bat are larger and will carr,
more milk cans on the early cars, II
need he. They are handsomely finished
and supplied with all tho pnraphnr.
fclia necessary for comfort and safety
Many Stations Wanted.
The stations at tho terminal point:
are rapidly nearing completion. Th,
Broad Street station at this end Of
the line Is farther advanced than TIL,
ono at Ashland, but both will be neal
enough to compilation by July LIST t,
accommodate the travel without an.
sort OF Inconvenience. The location o
the intermediate stations and regula
stopping points will be determined at
ter trip OF inspection over the line b!
the officials. which trip viii be mad
this week.
The line has already become popu
lar among the people batween Rich
mond and Ashland. At least 1t woul,
seem SO from the number Of applii
cations that have been made for TIL
establishment of stations. But perhap
there never was railway built tina
every citizen on the line did not wan
depot at or near to his front door
It is the purpose OF the management
to make the stations as numerous an
y rs convenient as possible to tho great