The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
MOTOR ENGINES /
SUPPLANT ORAYAG
Project to Save Jobbers Much
Expense to be Put in
Operation
PLACE FREIGHT CARS
AT THEIR BACK DOORS
Plans to Survey Route Are Being
Made and Franchise is Said 81
to be Already Practically 81
Assured.

Electric motor car service for the 60
commoda ton Of manufacturers. Job
bers, and merchants In the main job
bling district of Richmond IL said t@
be practically assured. H
Plans for putting this service into
operation are well under way. and a1N
application for a franchise will Shortly
be made to the city council II
The project. when put into actual:
operation. viii place fright cars at th4
back doors OF establishments along ~
route. and will thus do away with muclAi
OF the cost attached to the present|
haulage system. 1t Is estimated th4g
the charge for transferring 1oade03
box car from railroad tracks and yntdml
to the rear door OF jobber viii ~
about - as against twice that asnouuf,
spent in hauling under the present sye~s
tenn. aEas
Route to be- Surveyed.
Steps are being taken, it il said. d.
survey the route which 10 designed t0.
run from Fifth street Fifteenth naAlk
ing loop by way Of Cary street an4l
the alley way between this thorou931-3
fare and Main street. 1t Is also do
signed to extend the line across MAtMs
up Fourteenth street SO al to reAE6
the jobbing and manufacturing pfantos
in the district lying Immediately north
of Main. III
According to plans In view. the rails
will be laid ON the surface and MT
underground as In Chicago which. ~
the way, is said to be the only otaSR
city In the country which has such III
service as that proposed here.
Motor engines drawing the cars Win
be operated between the hours OF mid
night and 8 A. NJ. and thus no an~s
noyance viii result from their opera
ton.
Project Well Backed.
Promoters of the project, VINO at4s
said to be many Of the leading tphbNt|
and manufacturers in Riehnlond, anl1s
cipate no trouble In getting francAtM
from the council In fact. this n -
ported To be already assured.
A stock company. X fs stated.
soon be organised and then the pInno
wifi be definitely shaped.
1t is said that the General Electric
Company OF Schenectady. n. X, Will
likely be given the contract to supply
the frat electric engine for the sex.
vice. negotiations being now undek
way with this end I'm view. such -
engine. II fs estimated. Will cost Abon4
$4,000.
Clark and Sons interested. 5
One OF the business firms Of N1cl1s
rond reported to be interested IN IN
project Is RI. Clark and Sons. whkn84Xs
dealers and distillers. 1905 East Mn1ns
street. This concern. which recently
moved here from Statesvffle. N. c., haaa
just purchased the adjoining property
at 1907 East Main, now occupied ~
the BauEhman Stationery Company
which holds lease until March !, ISL
Efforts arc being made. however. III.
induce the stationery firm to move tnt0I
other quarters before that time, % tit
the liquor concern may get into tl1S3
building as soon as possible. This 118
especially desired. 1t ia said. becauSs
the latter desires to add two stories 1
the building. making II a seven- stoGS
structure. The building has 4 dep4
OF 1913 feet. extending to the alNy e.
the rear. a
Fl. Clark and Sons bought the pre-
erty from the estate of WtlliAm EXss
Scott from $3T500 cash. through ri
realty firm OF Paine and Corling. A&S
this figure. the selling price was aAcSH4
$500 front foot. &;