The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-11
PLAN AN ELECTRIC
LINE TO URBANNA
Promoters Propose TO Buy Seven
Pines Trolley Road as
Nucleus.
VoRTHR0P AGREES TO SELL
Line Would Tap Rich Territory
Between Richmond and
Rappalannock.

Tentative plans for the extension OF
ne Seven Pines Trolley Line TO Ur-
oahha h;tNc been presented to William
Northrop. president OF tho Virginia
Hallway and Power Company by John
:. Robertson. Mr.. Northrup said last
niSht that he had discussed the plan
win MI. Robertson and had agreed to
recommend to his board Of directors
the sale of the Seven Pines Line out
right to tho proposed company as
II nucleus from which 10 extend 10 the
kappana hammock River The price for
the transfer has not been fixed and
the consent Of Mr. Nortiirop az prcsi-
dent of the Virginia hallway and
Power Company is condition on con
sent being secured from the City Coun-
ell Tor tho segregation Of that line from
the general system Of the power com
pany
we Will not be connected With tho
proposed company If tho sale goes
through" said Mr. Northrop. 1T viii
be sale outright to Now corpora
ton being organized ny Mr.. Robertson
with which we Will not he connected
unless we make some comrnerciai ar
ranSencnt for the sale or current. OF
course, my action Is subject to tic APP
prevail Of our board Of directors"
Open Bnrsc section.
MIR. RobertSonS plan * to build from
the present terminus 81 the trolley line
at Seven Pines within tho next twelve
Or eighteen months. through Henrico
and Hanover counties TO King William
Courthouse thence 10 King ana Queen
Courthouse and thence to Erbanna in
MiddleseX county where terminal
VIII be established on deep water near
the mouth Of the Itapphannock. While
operated 5 a trolley line the proposed
route would open n large trucking see
ton and carry ON n general freight
business.
The enact line has not been definite.
~ surveyed, but it will pcnetratc five
counties now without railway facilities
and bring to Richmonu d. large volume
Of Trade which now goes BY steamer
to Baltimore. II is calculated that "a
population of moro than $4,000 Will he
put In Immediate touch with Richmond
Governor Promises Aid.
Mr.. Robertson has not Indicated who
Will be his financial associates in tho
Undertaking. which will require Il capi-
tai of about Si.OoO.OoO. 1t is stated
that Governor Mann has consented to
make several addresses at various
points in support OF the undertaking.
Mr. Robertson some time ago organic
ed the Richmond, uhbanna and PENN
sular Railway Company with the in :
tention OF constructing line from
West Point. the terminus of the South
ern Railway, to tho lower Rappahan
mock, crossing King and Queen. C;lou-
cester and MiddleSeS counties. Pos
sibilitieS Of an electric line direct from
lirbanna to Richmond presented moro
opportunities for opening to trade
bic farming and trucking lands
than the former route.
IT is understood that much of the
financial support is to be local. Mr.
Robertson and his associates in Rich
mond hope TO have the aid OF pros
porous persons along the route whose
land values wiuld he greatly enhanced
by the building Of sucn Il line.
Terminni Oh Church Hi.
Tie Seven Pines line enters Rich
mond along Twenty-ninth Street, com
ing to the intersection of the Clay
street line ut Twentyninth and ?
Streets, where there is a waiting room.
IT is anticipated that a suitable term
inal both for freight and passengers
would be provided.
Mr.. Robertson was at one time
president of the Richmond Telephone
Company. the home company which
for several years fought the Bell Com
pany for this field and is well known
in Richmond business circles.