The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-03

thins in it at all knowing that MIR.
Moore was using the water in the dock.
concluded IT was all right. and | with
drew my objection to the bill, notifying
me Richmond delegation that had
done so. also told Nil Cooke. who
said he would secure an amendment
making 1t apply only to cities OF more
than 10000 people"
Would you have Dreamed" asked
Judge Christian, of voting for the bill
nad YOU known ii related to closing
the Richmond dock?''
u desire 10 make my answer plain. !
said Captain Curtis. in 1905 was
probably the leader in the movement TO
iiye he city buy the dock. have IA
Norcd 1t since 1871 aroused the
.hahpcr OF Commerce. and every bus
mess organization in Richmond in
norsed the proposition. It is hardly
to be expected that I would ever, have
voted for or allowed TO mass with nv
consent a bin TO close this institution
unless had been acting under such
representations as those made By Nr.
Bradley"
Removed obstruction.
On cross cSamination by Mr. Byrd,
captain Curtis said that bridge had
been removed since tho bondholders
have owned the dock. and TO that extent
ne property has been improved AS 10
inc iumherman who used the river, il
appeared he did not use the dock Can
tain Curtis said that the business done
by Tie dock was 81 small part Of thu
commerce of the city. He thought
therc is plenty of room for hosting
engines between the viaduct pillars.
when YOU had that talk with N1r.
Sc7lSs,' he WAS asked, did you saw
only what You have here repeated"
Yes hardly saw him more than
five minutes
Did YOU tell him that if the city
would not buy the dock ii ought TO be
closed?"
u did not"
Did he say that TO youo"
No have talked with Mir Hemiss
many times and have often told hin
mat thought the city should buy The
property. but | have always opposed
flling ii up"
On denomination by Judge Chris
tian Captain Curtis quoted the LAT.
| president Of the old Dominion steam.
| snip Company as saying that if HE
gates were made larger and the dock
Were owned by the city, he wou,d
hrins ms boa Is up to Seventeenth
street. TO save tie haul.
| t'olkcs Explains
Senator Folkes came next. lis ex-
animation was in part as follows:
Are you a Senator from the city OF
Richmord?"
| II am
mir. Bradley has testified that when
he came before the committee Of which
YOU We're vice chairman. in advocacy
or his bill, and when lie told you what
he wanted. you replied: All right
trad; let the damned thing be filled
up, or words TO that effect Is that
true?"
Il DO not recall every detail regard
Ing this bill but some matters remain
forcibiy in my memory in connection
with IT. The first person who called my
atteation 10 the bin was Senator Wat
k!ns, Of Chesterfeld. who asked for
my support for a measure to utilize
the unused portion Of the city dock.
what remains prominently in my mind
is that II was to include that part OF
the dock between the Southern Depot
| and Davenport & Morris's
Agreed to Proposal.
- thought 1t good scheme to use
| the property in Ibis manner. agreed
TO support the project. underst andine
| that three squares OF the dock would
become business property, now the
most undesirable portion OF the city.
| I never at any time heard sug.
gestion Of closing the dock by any
body. No representative of the bond
holders was heard from by me, nor did
any one suggest an idea regarding thc
discontinuance of the dock. had The
greatest faith in Senator watkins and
had the understanding that the dock
would not lie disturbed
u recall thinking that the Southern
hallway has a trestle in these three
squares. and that piles have beer
criven, which would he used in erect
4 ing buildings. recall Mr.. Bradley
and mad heard that the Bradleys had
engaged in pile driving. suppose the,
wanted TO get the contract to put piles
III the three quarcs OF unused dock.
1T never occurred to me that 81
euiieless layman was pusbinf
through bill so -enslrcly different from
what ] understood. Nor did ] know
any better until two or three months
after the Legislature adjourned. whe,
was astounded by the news OF tn
movement to close the dock.
Mistake by Paul.
AS TO the language I used, possi
bly vas quoted correctly I believ
st. Paul once used such an expires
!. sion"
Mr. Pollard asked for tho refercnc
|of this in the Bible. Senator Folk
ddn't know II. but said he thought /
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