The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-28
STRAIGHT FARES
G|IOA A |. COMP ANY
Abolition Of Transfers Said to Be
Purpose OF Richmond
Street Railway. ii
CHARGE MADE IN MEETING
East End Citizens Association
Opposes Westhampton
Proposition.

Charges that tpj proposed ordinance
covering car service on the West
hampton line Is but an entering wedge
on the part OF the Virginia Railway
and Power Company In an ultimate ell
fort to exact straight scent fires all
over the city and to abolish transfers,
labor and school tickets, were made
last night at the meeting OF the East
End Citizens Association of Marshall
ward. This view OF the situation was
taken by members of delegation
from the Clay Ward Annex League. at
tending the meeting for the purpose
OF interesting the assoc.a ton in oppo-
sition to the ordinance.
In the end the East End Citizens
Association adopted simple resolu-
ton expressing 1t as the sense OF the
4 organization that there should be no
discrimination between different sec
: lions OF the city on the part of pub
lie service corporation. and that 1t
was opposed to abolition of transfers
and OF reduced "a ten on tho West
hampton line. More sweeping resolu-
tons were advocated. but City Ser
seant John l. SatterHeld Invoked CON
servatiam In dealing with the propo-
sition. remarkins that after all IL was
;iSEs. gely question of whose OK was
gored. However, he heartily favored
the spirit of the resolution, which was
offered by Joseph Atkins Sr Sand
unanimously adopted.
3fr. Tucker Speaks.
John N. Spence pregid ed In the ao-
sence Of President Mat Davis. 1t he
Ing announced that tho delegation iron,
the annexed section of Clay Ward was
present, the presentation OF it's our
pose was invited. and W. J. Tucker
acted as spokesman
Mr. Tucker outlined the history OF
the Westhampton line from the begin
ming. He said that slnce the section
reached by this branch had been bull,
up. the car company proposes 10 make
81. the money II can out OF it, and 10
make II necessary for the residents &c
amount now expended for car fare
While ne thought the schedule pro
posed would be OF value 10 most OF the
members OF the Country Club OF viz
GINA. with its fifteen minute service
1t would not be OF value, but 10 the
contrary, to the working men and 10
the fathers OF school children, whose
fare would be increased
The real purpose OF the company he
commended, Is to secure the final aboli-
lltion OF all transfers and labor and
toNiOci lhS0Ste. anu " Charge a straight
scent fare for every ride, dropping
also the sale OF tickets at six for "a
cents.
Heard of New penI.
II heard only to-day" said Mr.
Tucker from source which a ppea ed
to be correct. that the Virginia Rail.
way and Power Company has offered &c
purchase che property OF the Richmond
and Henrico Railway Company, pro-
vldcd the latter interests would Join
with u In the effort TO do away with
transfers throughout Richmond" Such
rumorB have frequently been in circu-
lation and as regularly denied by Off
Gals OF both companies. FE
II Asked after the meeting for the
source of this information, Mr. Tucker
declined TO give II. saying that he did
not know It positively to be true and
that he had mentioned It to show the
belief OF the trend OF events.
e. w. Gardner, another member oil
the delegation. spoke briefly, giving d
list of number OF points 10 and from
which residents OF the city between
the corporation line and Robinson
Street would be required to pay sec