The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-13
FIRM STAND TAKEN
BY COUNTRY CLUB
Ready to. Invoke Md OF Law IN
Securing Better Car
Service.

Setting forth their grievances ~ q
set OF resolutions. the stocknoiuo's "
tic Country Club OF virginia ~ .'si
nunl meeting last night instructor
peal for better car service on the Wesl-
their president to maize one more az
hampton Line. Failing in tilis. VI. ~
rectors are instructed to tune iNsn'
action to secure the service ues 'i'le'.t'
and arc empowered to employ rollp ,,'
tent counsel to attale, the desired en's'
The legal action suggested Is IN
appeal to tho state Corporation COM
mission tor an order directing the V
sinia Railway and Power Company 70
furnish IL more speedy and conNeniel.
schedule. SO that the members OIL Tue
Country Club may have satisfactory
service.
The annual meeting was well at
tended. Directors were elected Tor the
ensuing year as follows: George W..
Warren. j. w. Young, John T. LearS'
Coleman WORKMAN ana Horace Ha"cs.
The directors will elect the officers
the club later.
Text of Resolutions.
Tho resolutions regarding car SER
vice We're offered By John A. Coke, u.
and unanimously adopted. They are as
follows:
whereas. after more than two years
OF labor and the expenditure Of more
than 100000, we now have one OF
the finest country clubs in the conn r,
with membership of nearly l,3oV. M
Guiding the great majority OF or
wealthiest. most prominent end innu-
entail citizens;
Whereas. the most serious menace
that now faces us. from the STANDPOINT
of both the comfort and convenience
of our members. is the inadequate car
service upon which the great majoei,!
OF us are dependent for transportation
back and forth from the CLUB;
Whereas, an increase of the sehed.
ule on the Westhampton Inc 70 one 9
froniy3 to s j. NJ. each day, togetler
with a transfer from the Main street
car going out without additional rare,
appears to this meeting 70 be eh,lIs q.
reasonable and justified by the ,raiiic
or said line. which has enormously IN.
creased. as is evidenced by the use OF
trailers by the car company, ana Wltcll
said increase is necessary 10 take care
Of said traffic;
Whereas. our board of directors re-
port that they, realizing the serious
ness of the situation haze eShaustel
every effort to obtain fair concess,on,s
without success. and that IN their
opinion legal procedure is necessary
IL we expect to accomplish anything
Now, therefore. he it resolved:
club Go address a letter to the presi'
dent of the Virginia hallway and pow .,,
or Company. calling attention 10 our
views and demanding the Inaugural
ton of at least as good n schedul'
as is herein set out, and further re
guessing a prompt answer to said let
ter. at the same time inclosing In III!
letter copy of these resolutions
Second, That in case said demand
are not granted and the said schedul,
put promptly into effect. together wit
the transfer as aforesaid, the officer
and board of directors OF this, club ar
Instructed 10 take appropriate lega
action in the premises to enforce on
rights
"rliird. That said officers and dt
rectors are hereby authorized to en-
ploy such competent counsel and Z
| incur such expense as may be nee
/: essary to carry out these resolutions
Fourth. That said officers and di
rectors IL they think proper, shall
1 cndeavor to. enlist the corporation
| and support of the Westhampton Citi
( Gems Association and of Richmond
| S-nllprc IN this un,lertak king !"