The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
DICE Of the. P eople


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TO the Editor uf The i mes Dispatch:
Sir,-Rcfcrring to a letter from H.
IL. Carleton of Edna. king ana queen
county. in which lie tries To put "a ilttle
hire on our backs. IN reference 70. the
subscriptions 10 the proposed Rich
nond and Northern Neck Railroad IL
gives me Tile opportunity 10 make the
following statements;
This proposition has been unani-
ino,sly indorsed by the boards Of di-
rcctora aud full meetings OF the cham
her Of Commerce. tile Retail Merchants
Association, the Travellers Protective
Association. and the United CONNER
cial travellers Association. II has
been Endorsed by nearly every hank
president OF the city and by their
boards and. therefore, the PROPOSITION
has certainly the backing Of the repre-.
scntntlvcs OF tho material Interests OF
Richmond. The committees were COM
posed of men selected from our best
and most successful citizens---inen who
have made good. but In acquiring po
sition. have not lost sight of the good
Of the city. OF devoid or civic pride.
and with Two or three exceptions.
every gentleman asked 10 do so has
accepted the position on inc solicitinG.
committees fh.> proposition has been.
objected to by some. on the ground
that The road should come to Rich
mond. when the fact is that bringing
tic road 10 Richmond would make
il prohibitoryf on account of the cost
Of condemning land and cxpenseof pur-
chasing terminal facilities. Another
reason for not subscribing liiai has
been very poprlar. is tia, the Rich
noHd, fredericksburg and Potomac
and Chesapeake and ONO Railways.
one or both, should build this road;
that these roads will be greatly bcne-
fteh and should do their part there
can be no question, and this same rca-
son should arouse all who are to be
benefited. 10 make subscriptions Sew
oral plans arc now Icing considered
\ hy which either or both OF these roads.
with the material assistance OF Rich-
inond. and the counties through which
tile road VIII pass. viii very speedily
contribute, The rights Of way have
been acquired free Of cost, and con-,
tributions amounting to $4,000 by
the people OF the section benefited
by The building of the road.
This road will carry between 100000
ana 600 00G tons Of freight annually;
most OF which is Of hlgti class. and
from lb0 TO 100 passengers daily cacil
way. All OF Which means n revenue
Of considera BILE Importance. On ac-
count OF the nature of the country. the
road can be economically built, and
its business administered, and there
is no reason. thatIthe stock should not
in a few years be of considerable
value
Due to the absence of officers out
OF tho city when visited by the COM
mittccs. n great number have not been
seem and as The regular canvass is
over, any one who wishes to tnkc
part In this great movement will have
an opportunity TO subscribe by phonnS
any one Of the committee and the
Chamber Of Commerce..
The. following are members OF The
committee, to whom our city should
ever be indebted for their earnest
and inselhsh labor in working through
the Chamber of Commerce oil this
propositions which. we believe will
mean so much TO our city, and every
one OF them should have the thanks
of the city for their services: James
D. Crump, Q. II. Funston. John 3.
Purcell r. y. Stokes, w. ,I, Broaddus.
Leon Wallcrstein. w. II. Miles. Il. H..
Noting, Edmund Strudwick, Fritz
Sittcrding, George w. Warren. Cole
man workman, John NJ Miller, Jro O.
s.. Sands. W. T.. Reed, r. III. Smith,
Julien II. I'm, IL. W. Jackson. i. T.
/ Ryland, g. C. Reed. n. Pcyton Grymos.
| C ID. Coleman. John G. Easlcy,, Gordon
l.Wallace Polk Miller. Ed. Schmidt n.
H. Gordon. W. X. Midyctte. j. q.
prewry. j. stewart Bryan. z. r. Reed.
/ II. S. Tuck Alvin NJ Smith. John Il.
! Finder, r. q. Iiennolds, r. Il. Brown.
/ NJ. II. NIarcuse. l.. o. Miller. !. Kauf-
! mann, J. G. Corley. Samuel Cohen.
/ Moses 'rha thinner, Il. w. Spinian and
| H.. ~. Wood
y. NJ. DARLINGTON. M
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